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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42: S9 `/ T% M* n
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% d( S1 R( R2 X- X/ i* ?- b1 o- lMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast d7 ^/ W( w. d' H t6 H
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 K( B- V9 u* P' MEstimated time to target is 39 minutes6 d4 y, T9 i% U6 A
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Japanese aircraft
; l9 k2 d/ [+ X8 A4 m( A) P G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
3 S @+ v9 K. c3 S, M1 t Beaufighter IC x 5$ J/ i2 A# w" z8 _7 T3 u
Kittyhawk IA x 3
. c6 m; k3 \2 P0 s) Y P-39D Airacobra x 36/ g! d" k' y6 ^
' o: K% X" c: HJapanese aircraft losses
, L6 R+ c @5 j1 U G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged. E5 i k! M0 A7 v W
1 r ^7 A; D0 U4 p% [% H1 JNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
" ^/ V6 S* ]$ G' ^' W% F PG Warrego
6 G$ e6 g1 v- g CL Leander4 p( R3 z, c( A; M
PG Swan
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( h! g9 S" h7 l9 UMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)# p0 J+ q2 c- X$ F, X3 v( l3 H
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Weather in hex: Light rain( K0 C- c9 c+ X# p$ b7 d' N' _# V
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
/ X) Y+ Y1 g/ `% A: P! ^0 q. DEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 q& Q: R/ Y# |8 [. G- X4 i5 F
B-17E Fortress x 242 | @! h2 D) I U0 r) m2 D& E+ U
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& Y7 g; c# y3 ?' c e. _ W2 HJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
6 F4 ?" [* G; @. N/ Q! _2 U4 u6 _: q M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ V& ?$ t1 R/ @9 K) e- N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)2 h; b# _7 y% q9 X2 ?7 H/ e7 V( ?
y6 |9 R8 ?. i \! y+ HWeather in hex: Light rain
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0 D) m0 n7 f: j( c& QRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
& Z; q* }4 H: V4 o' EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes: I4 w$ U' q V7 Z8 S* t) Z
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B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:, S, V1 `/ h) o4 o
20 casualties reported N7 o( n4 c3 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) j) L$ ?4 U: I+ k* W: } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( ]. x/ B3 b* A8 ~( @1 h! q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled }* A; X. z, _4 h
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: j4 E H% I6 @* `Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 " i3 U7 @7 g6 J/ C
) X) Z- N T+ e! Z y0 p: P' yWeather in hex: Light cloud! K6 W2 s- g) y
: M2 z, h, L/ ]( u4 }6 o4 Z$ j, sRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( o2 @% {( O" l& bEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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8 I4 }8 X. R$ H( T HAllied aircraft
- P9 P. r6 `$ [ O# a9 g Kittyhawk IA x 8/ P8 [; z/ }, _$ N6 |
B-26 Marauder x 18
, L$ t6 ^& t6 |4 Z6 E. K P-39D Airacobra x 8: e6 a) L! l$ u3 c D9 Z C6 d
) t3 v$ i3 b* B9 i( j2 qAllied aircraft losses/ f$ G7 {6 G6 x2 b, s3 u; a
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged! S2 z- c! y7 E& G3 U
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Airbase supply hits 1$ V' q( V) L2 ]& S8 e) z' k6 [
Runway hits 108 _, G' r: C9 d1 F6 C2 @
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- `2 E3 i4 z O* r" y- W; Z H0 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' y/ z) Q: [7 }6 g3 {; e+ A* P5 j8 j
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 Y# V$ R7 P' z, D% L" o* n3 k A6M2 Zero x 27# r: [( s1 {/ ?! C+ v
B5N1 Kate x 13& K5 S$ M- k5 z2 p+ B# d& v
# P& c& U! |5 E4 HAllied aircraft
2 B- |# N. j a& Z) w1 O" v Beaufighter IC x 5/ O0 d. C! S) F) s. X7 U' a
Kittyhawk IA x 2
p! ?0 L& z. _1 y3 d P-39D Airacobra x 17$ ^1 P0 o$ w$ p F$ P7 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 d) w9 R0 C5 }3 D; J% C& ^ A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed; C x& E& W" I4 V% f5 n4 n
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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0 W5 F. m8 K' P' f, ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1443 {9 k; U- I, p9 Q* J: _/ w' s
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3 w' H6 \# _9 C, c' A) }+ o/ |' PRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# x( H/ }; i& W% S" IEstimated time to target is 3 minutes p& T% O5 X9 v4 S q( `* o- d
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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( q) v( P( C( s- Z% o0 `6 ?8 s/ Y P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses0 J+ O9 W+ R$ Q* H
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed1 t7 X, F: y) n1 L
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No Allied losses
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* [3 y- \( ?* U9 h6 x( l0 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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- a6 Y8 z9 c( _Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: b6 ~3 ?% n" H2 p; TEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45* u! F0 e# k* z; z5 f; k z8 v
B5N1 Kate x 22" x& f3 [' x. z9 Q1 _+ C
8 `( j0 G% w- j* yAllied aircraft @3 K( w0 B6 G) p, [* W& A
Beaufighter IC x 4% K& q" _1 U% d) X* I2 C
Kittyhawk IA x 3/ |' w7 i' H% f. v5 y7 D v
P-39D Airacobra x 34! y4 \3 h P7 y' D5 ~" V3 c) m9 X8 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100: d8 y# ?( ~8 Q8 g+ m; ~1 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 P$ O' m/ H6 X A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed6 a/ t; W& N$ y
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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/ u+ L9 [8 y- ?$ A P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed3 G: ^+ ^" O! F& s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged G, Q# L+ J+ C& p; R
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/ X1 T1 H( F2 x3 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144- {4 M O, H9 k5 D! C
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ t" I! e) p5 mEstimated time to target is 36 minutes. x2 I! q, p; l( u/ w
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A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft6 A+ k0 N% V2 k. K. y E( X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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( J* M5 O3 j, M8 `9 _& Q! OAllied Ships
4 Y% _3 L" T% M$ @2 e CL Leander
/ E5 q" t% l7 K1 B xAP Diomed
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