AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 426 x( w% n( r* \* f" n
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) p, o$ R9 g- L* u: R3 m; k, ?) j
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
, Z" S% ]& X3 N3 X/ s W1 SEstimated time to target is 28 minutes% x7 z' R! ~& _; Q1 @+ P. q
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Japanese aircraft% |6 S% ]7 I$ q' L- c. K
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft
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$ q8 F" f3 }' UNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ o! ]6 t. Y& y Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
t! W) g, V8 y8 g6 a P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
& W8 U0 Z) M$ @ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground4 v4 H5 I* m n# H* I
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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, _( o) ~& {3 ]Airbase hits 2
$ x8 r6 }) G+ E1 a3 B% `% u6 r3 W9 eRunway hits 11! G4 D, |2 \ m) ^) {9 [- ]- M2 p2 B
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 j! f7 g0 G* i) A: p! f& K
/ M4 b: L' I* R" G% eWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." Q/ p W2 C) V5 W: j( W$ y
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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4 ]8 a+ N+ |; ~9 lJapanese aircraft5 n+ o# K5 u( C& B, `0 |# D: B$ }
G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft1 u+ m4 g6 Y# ^. T. c% X9 f
no flights. R- G% @1 O4 Q& I
8 ?' U1 }2 X5 D1 KNo Japanese losses
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3 D0 H# u* l" V8 cAllied aircraft losses
8 z, {0 w7 U! P4 {& p+ f% `. L9 S Catalina I: 1 damaged
8 l/ l5 i; y: R, T Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
$ N8 C: H, X0 N+ D; o6 p$ y! A Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3+ F. V( H6 x3 r
Runway hits 1
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7 f5 v/ U i5 U+ ~, T: Q1 tNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133* q4 S2 e/ F6 m' W& P* A5 ]% q+ j
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" e H- Y! J' Q- t5 Z4 D. K3 v$ zAllied aircraft losses7 T, ~9 B* S, I. i. X6 C
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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% l0 ]2 g; ~# Z8 Y5 R& X' XJapanese Ships1 ?7 t4 e/ c# P
CA Kako6 f9 I9 J3 Z( N. s( k. H
CA Furutaka
7 A2 L* S* F C, g# I6 Q CA Kinugasa
4 P; F2 v D( `, j5 a CA Aoba4 }( X7 B$ g! J W+ R# _
CA Chokai
9 D5 z1 Q- f/ e7 Z CL Yubari
8 ^- x1 {' `5 k( m CL Tatsuta
' @ |" v2 j: j/ \6 x$ ]9 M; [ CL Tenryu
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$ V& t9 U$ c! tAllied ground losses:8 J% M- ?, S2 g+ l9 B
57 casualties reported
2 H& y7 D! P' J* w0 E3 v( V Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' `8 x4 i# s( M/ I$ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled) s0 X4 v; ?4 C6 D; X: V
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
, C: E2 s4 \, r- [; N! L, `% X& ? Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3; y7 w, v( x' u& t
Airbase supply hits 5
/ J1 y6 E; P; H1 g6 g4 PRunway hits 101 d( l) _7 [$ S( r5 z. d& l
Port hits 18/ }" u2 K2 r U9 G3 m
Port supply hits 3$ _+ O& ^3 |& ?! c
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9 H4 l/ L5 Q* k" ^Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 / E1 @4 u4 R# G9 d- q+ G
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' ]8 V) V+ u% w" p8 D- P
' ~& L: a+ n) W" z dRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 \$ r: N* j! \# CEstimated time to target is 11 minutes4 @* H, ]9 x: Z. l* ~! b
' Y2 \, d. E4 a9 P/ ?( aAllied aircraft
+ F' W2 C( u% S, _* c* Q B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
q! a9 b. ]3 A8 m7 J& _" M B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |