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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 428 S* L; R# Z2 R- t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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, n4 G, J! d% T3 M5 i+ q7 n5 I1 QWeather in hex: Overcast9 C; @/ b7 p" U
( r3 o$ ^+ _8 O# S K$ V; o/ y( lRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 C _ c; t0 H& s* ^" }# `& qEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( K: m+ f) a" |9 E7 \2 T4 i G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
) K; ]( ^) ` ?6 I) | Beaufighter IC x 5
! K( H' _- k7 Z9 }8 L0 J Kittyhawk IA x 3
1 J7 O+ \. R/ [# ?9 T3 h P-39D Airacobra x 36; ? T! k- |! n" Q8 l4 [
1 |: A6 y5 O b+ nJapanese aircraft losses1 b- [: ^ Q! X
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged' ? `. C+ K$ r
# h; ~' k$ N ^3 YNo Allied losses0 w/ I! A# c8 D! S* \
+ l3 j! B( @# o, f0 p' l5 z* \3 @& O9 DAllied Ships
- D7 @! \2 H2 G; v8 A1 G+ E1 T PG Warrego
7 s# I! m. G+ j" b$ X9 C CL Leander1 Q2 ?1 U. S( W' x, I3 u) S1 x
PG Swan
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay), N( I# ^2 K9 W( ~
4 b, n5 w% e8 T* j# KWeather in hex: Light rain
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( w5 Z) o* {. _9 i$ i3 X' k5 \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet./ ~6 I8 _: I/ @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ ^7 C" o3 v5 c' @ A B-17E Fortress x 24
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8 b4 l) i9 _# p; n! TNo Allied losses3 L# r3 _8 D( ]3 Y7 n8 Y; q
6 K' R2 b% s2 U2 E! ]0 |3 }Japanese ground losses:8 }1 b9 a2 |% F, k! N
88 casualties reported1 E" t" b% J& L j$ P9 C& e$ ?9 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
. Z T7 H$ _) I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 h p; ~- x. e J$ U Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain! m0 S! r8 ?! g
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet./ E( i R1 Q% S- ^' }; `7 z4 D: ]" c
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 6
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1 y; e% R+ h# X O% C, P- \Japanese ground losses:
0 \4 E f5 `$ ^2 l& c4 T 20 casualties reported% ~ ?4 w* a% b# F9 w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# a2 m0 z% l+ R& \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! u( p+ P6 T+ V% J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 S4 Z; y- u6 B+ q- ?Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 4 v, F4 n" L% Y8 m5 q+ A
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! p5 N0 X0 K2 y4 s1 wEstimated time to target is 3 minutes7 |& d8 {3 Z% a( T& x* y Y6 m
! h1 d, I) v1 G% J7 q3 h- NAllied aircraft
, N! z3 j! ?% I* K" |5 q9 F+ g# c Kittyhawk IA x 8. _1 @$ Z0 }+ W% P* F: J
B-26 Marauder x 18
2 E: o) _ z" A9 N8 _, p: e0 @, M: @ P-39D Airacobra x 86 Z0 [; C+ j9 @; X7 f3 r2 \2 k
7 k; D; X t* ]0 y2 c$ oAllied aircraft losses
1 @) u O' S7 l; h B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged8 Z% G( `; A1 Y* b# J8 v/ {, j. u$ c/ e
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Airbase supply hits 1
7 v! \# v" g1 B1 l; J, v8 KRunway hits 10
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: q6 J$ A8 D l" o! WMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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) ^5 r) @0 [/ }. b. W3 TWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 {. F" q1 [2 L# O( j6 c- d* C7 X
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) J6 f, H% t5 K$ h: d! r' }
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes7 z: S1 |) V- i0 l# f4 e+ K
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Japanese aircraft
7 W1 K8 h# k5 Z! y& d, M7 @. B A6M2 Zero x 27: r6 r: v6 v2 I U4 r9 H/ K
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Beaufighter IC x 5% ]0 j5 h) m& R# L: b' g0 C
Kittyhawk IA x 28 q* _0 x+ t6 ^+ j# S7 J" A8 [0 v
P-39D Airacobra x 17* R; x f4 D: z1 T; ]2 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102/ S+ @6 S+ j( i( @4 Y
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Japanese aircraft losses# b5 W7 Y0 Q! Y7 A2 }! T
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; o! ?1 a9 {4 R" H0 ]
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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/ f0 s8 x. U' `$ i8 ]6 WAllied aircraft losses
8 M/ e. G3 ^: ^: c% m P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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0 B9 ]2 m, A' jRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 @% v: P- v: R9 b
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 I* n& E5 s+ w G4M1 Betty x 9
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 P* Z R) Y0 U+ V6 w7 C& J G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed' U1 i4 }! \9 ~. i# c2 G: t3 g
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No Allied losses5 B$ X) S5 j/ J
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# r7 C: Z& N. M6 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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. F' M7 D; P1 hRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 z2 w% c# b6 }4 ?) T; y3 E% A8 s6 rEstimated time to target is 37 minutes; J) ]$ q: @" F6 Y% ]* b8 U' Q
" t9 W) r7 `8 m# yJapanese aircraft
9 Y3 U2 s! o/ u: J4 E A6M2 Zero x 45
/ w! B1 K3 O+ \7 M B5N1 Kate x 222 N+ S' M6 l. y2 x' [
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Kittyhawk IA x 3- E+ {; @: G9 D) S1 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 349 J5 i1 k; `" B; G4 k8 q2 R% [3 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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9 S( G, w6 P2 E1 Z |. _* E A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
* ?- T- ]3 q' d2 f+ W+ V1 q" W3 ] B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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5 r5 E+ o( s6 n/ L Z+ s. kAllied aircraft losses
, M3 k; a7 a. Y5 `7 z) f. K( a P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed: U6 e- I: X+ i0 K0 G
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144. ~* X: v$ ]$ |* S9 B, y! A
3 k& [8 x- ~2 l* T# d& s5 }Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 n8 i. a! I* a6 d/ e% W* q9 I& j
g9 r0 N; E" b' @Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
Q4 _) ]* ]$ r& _5 b0 B6 x2 j' ]$ ^Estimated time to target is 36 minutes! z6 K- [. x& q8 g
" K/ w2 q( C0 G" l' MJapanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 9
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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* H7 H8 [3 U, H' Y0 K2 N A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 E1 F# q; W ], Q
& Y9 Y4 w0 O/ m6 \1 \: H- |No Allied losses
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6 z+ R/ l0 {0 J C* eAllied Ships
, j% f5 ]9 ?0 G4 @ CL Leander
" u) `0 r6 h& d xAP Diomed
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