AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 423 I2 T a k5 e
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$ U* ]% E# l& k) A) w& J0 {Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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( C1 f0 U% ~5 P- k7 U, yWeather in hex: Light cloud, O0 D$ B9 d2 l" z4 I. J$ [
" ], u1 L3 R3 x! tRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) b) K5 C/ W r \# ?3 ^1 r
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 _1 I; W6 G- t& {+ H- h" `0 B
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft
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: K; J* E3 O- }' g% J* d* m' |9 xNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# l/ j6 ^$ ]# x, c( \3 Y1 m Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged6 B$ d/ i: N" r8 R$ {/ o1 x' `
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
% x/ g5 p" A4 a9 f$ z' h, _ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
) u- F' ~4 E7 q7 H3 n2 b Catalina I: 2 damaged+ t) ]! X. z& K3 g: k
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Airbase hits 2
1 O2 w2 T. }) H# u9 z+ Z6 bRunway hits 110 s+ ]6 C( q; e( k
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . W& ~! e% i! E8 T3 n( M$ R
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8 N, |1 u) {0 j7 Y) {Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 d5 P9 Z" l& z0 j# C# [
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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% P2 J% b& m4 K, Z2 VJapanese aircraft
n2 S3 t) e4 @4 p! G. g G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft5 [: S, m+ u7 P" f7 y' i
no flights
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2 v) d/ y9 s8 ]+ R' _9 ^# Q/ pNo Japanese losses9 s- S0 \$ n+ |9 N" V5 e
' M1 y+ r$ C; \& @Allied aircraft losses
|8 V) a5 Z% T% E Y9 r A Catalina I: 1 damaged4 K" b2 g1 q' X" j% @& N0 |
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged [% I D$ R) O6 j# ]8 h6 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft0 G, u( g+ e: m2 b9 a: C% F
no flights
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" J, |) M3 k; \. L' r) CAllied aircraft losses
5 j4 s) t9 L b, a0 J Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged$ x0 X* S) c% V* [ C+ u
! p& n$ i6 ^/ s6 w& i. dJapanese Ships1 C6 z0 r; D* x. }. _6 J
CA Kako# N" J% @6 u ^" U5 F9 Y
CA Furutaka g) ?7 ~2 Y) B2 X" s" T
CA Kinugasa
; J2 s& z5 y. z CA Aoba
0 |/ A4 X4 {: b- r CA Chokai4 N- u$ i/ c% [. i; M4 @- H& P
CL Yubari
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$ L) X$ ^0 C8 V" Y, S- E CL Tenryu6 ~1 S4 T9 L" E9 ]8 a
( w- z* g6 K; R; T: D. nAllied ground losses:
' ^' m% W! _5 u4 O$ N1 R4 z 57 casualties reported3 s0 m3 Q9 a5 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, d' D& w! v- ^6 l$ w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
: ~9 _8 z' Y( N6 u: y x& J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled2 Q& n- q1 \% Z) _
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase supply hits 5
( F4 _8 }4 b% R- W7 P b1 ^Runway hits 10
7 p8 x4 I$ N6 ?Port hits 18
+ ~& x3 }* V0 S! b8 TPort supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ N- N. r7 X2 L( d r2 A
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes; n( M+ \/ Y, Y' }0 Y+ Z
' D; n$ T, ?# V) oAllied aircraft
. ]( }# d y7 r$ W" } B-17E Fortress x 176 `1 Y$ x6 ]9 G" y4 Q7 B- ]* \
% R; {4 Z& R0 s, i- K' }Allied aircraft losses
, F) w# I. k8 S" C B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |