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9/6 戰鬥報告& Q7 y4 \/ ~5 K
) g& I% N r7 @. |+ kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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d2 u4 l3 x5 O# U7 i) RMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144$ J6 R0 y, N8 Y" l) r; q! W
* ^& _- Y# R1 z5 dWeather in hex: Overcast1 h* T# a' B/ f2 O: A Y @" g
- F% s5 m4 Z1 b2 d+ H* X* lRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, J% I [% m' W% W# O. \Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. N& e. c, z& I5 u+ L5 }) D: e
G4M1 Betty x 30) B0 b, T' x$ f
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Allied aircraft$ U$ K/ b* I) y) G) f- D I% y5 Y
Beaufighter IC x 5& U; D; |6 a7 O
Kittyhawk IA x 3
6 |: J( D- D3 _4 C7 ~# V0 } P-39D Airacobra x 363 q+ _. q8 W( c& B1 m
+ `1 a5 ~* o3 [" e2 @Japanese aircraft losses
* ?2 A1 E/ r; O G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses
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! `# W- r; T: q5 p6 J |; e6 rAllied Ships9 U3 O3 d; {2 k( g9 K. m) s7 [7 S
PG Warrego
; B/ J" ?7 F7 t* k: B+ w3 L CL Leander
+ j1 Z) I/ ^3 y f9 E PG Swan
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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, N' N7 V% ]8 c. D; p1 j
/ f" N" j$ @, |9 PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet." `9 o k" Z f6 ?- ]; u% r( T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 R7 M% ?1 H* P B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses
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$ j' Q! N% l8 @& X8 H1 B" SJapanese ground losses:5 F8 K% \+ l: U3 `% ]1 X& U' I
88 casualties reported! R* V; J: p0 k4 y" y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
# G: O ]) x7 L# D' I1 O$ l( n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% W. Q) q( G0 {3 I, x* U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ M; G8 A) G" | m0 F
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)% j9 \! N" q/ a+ i0 q3 z8 K: Y) n
; F, D* B4 U& _" v7 SWeather in hex: Light rain
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) K C% g5 U9 k% C. @ mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.: I& g; H* I) y# `4 u8 M) K* D
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes9 m1 ^6 `+ z5 K, G1 R1 M7 G
- A K2 e* L0 ~; n U& FAllied aircraft
\8 A- n& K# R6 n6 Y B-17E Fortress x 6; v" L& ?7 |( M, h" t( c7 g
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Japanese ground losses:7 M2 p. @' A* g2 ?% t) @6 t( }8 t7 P
20 casualties reported8 g: p/ V8 E& z) B% B' \# s' |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 x% u9 }( B2 i' x6 P8 { } Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 C/ V1 r8 H' m% s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- G4 e T; H/ r& ?. T
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 , z# x0 C6 s* R. a
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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' z/ ]- I, d7 p3 yRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 S+ n/ |% [' R' |' N2 G# iEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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. [5 g2 y8 Y. R, v3 [. @/ L LAllied aircraft7 \) q% f6 B9 v6 O
Kittyhawk IA x 8
9 L, w8 }- d$ f7 C B-26 Marauder x 188 a5 x: x$ u4 E. H3 _/ w0 I
P-39D Airacobra x 8* w# F8 r, a/ c1 u
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Allied aircraft losses
' L+ Y) i8 m. r2 W' d9 G3 n B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged% ]& |$ P2 l& X% a
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Airbase supply hits 1
$ c$ R1 ^5 ^( r8 }! q% D: f* u& [* hRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145+ G0 @0 \- ? e$ ^. B& a8 v6 d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 R1 }: C- W D' Q/ d
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes- F- o( B8 E! k! I) e, D5 d9 y+ d& c
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Japanese aircraft$ a- L1 g+ D) C4 c0 A) O
A6M2 Zero x 27; M* L. d8 T. Z8 K+ K6 ?" i5 T Y: O( i1 V
B5N1 Kate x 137 ]5 @7 A0 ^. h7 X4 b
# x/ W6 f- n0 R, l' dAllied aircraft
7 T- z1 @7 D& X% H% M0 h Beaufighter IC x 5
) G- V& k. g0 z2 G J+ J Kittyhawk IA x 2. d$ ~1 Z# c0 ~+ n1 V& @& f
P-39D Airacobra x 179 B( @$ }0 J3 k, _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1027 `) O6 h% ?* w8 W+ U/ s @8 j+ e& T- M
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Japanese aircraft losses
# F: E2 `* C% S0 [; ?, P9 p A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
' J# P" K! y# D8 U: u2 u* Z B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed5 [0 \$ u$ G# m3 S- U% e7 x, o
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Allied aircraft losses7 G- d* B( T: u5 Z/ A9 Q6 \# l5 {' z
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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" y- G8 a {. f" ^/ e- _& GMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1440 M- P6 a; w- v7 K
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Weather in hex: Overcast; i# ]/ {: Q$ K+ z$ Y1 F
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" ?0 L x4 G- h( |+ y4 G% I" BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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+ z5 v$ s/ |: \! n/ JJapanese aircraft
4 Q7 U6 y' M5 N8 u G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft
9 p! N V6 I& Q4 Y- x: U P-39D Airacobra x 6+ r5 |% M2 K$ C/ M. L" N' z9 N- q8 p
0 c2 F) z2 C1 ?Japanese aircraft losses
2 c/ q; G* W' l. i% m+ ] G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, a. d; ^& z: t+ N {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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9 e9 S C4 Y; O! D2 dWeather in hex: Heavy cloud5 L, ]6 o0 X- k) ^
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. e2 ?; C- j( G7 q j% MEstimated time to target is 37 minutes0 [- {% \ h/ [3 w
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& p- \! y% @. [ \9 ^; J A6M2 Zero x 45
6 d* S r: R }6 e B5N1 Kate x 22" `- C0 z* Z; C7 I3 ?
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Allied aircraft
* h8 y/ T- W) b' v" \* E Beaufighter IC x 4
% t$ U3 `! r6 c5 n& l* n Kittyhawk IA x 3
# @7 h$ e5 \% @ D P-39D Airacobra x 342 u9 _) e- `/ ^) k2 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100& b" w5 _& o4 X( C$ W0 D! K
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Japanese aircraft losses( c7 `0 d2 b3 K: B3 m* V
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
! y6 L5 f' J+ y! ^ B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 v1 I" g' H8 y& Q/ k8 V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed' N7 p2 g$ @. j: {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144' v2 M* U4 j+ }; j
% M0 d( p. j! H' t m: d& B2 sWeather in hex: Partial cloud) u% k' o: p- R8 Q. [4 ?
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ s7 L. F) o" \: w" uEstimated time to target is 36 minutes% Y( J$ ?8 q5 ~3 E" n
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A6M2 Zero x 4
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Allied aircraft
# G( m( r+ m7 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; E$ m0 D* J" B' e1 b) ?1 J4 t4 o
9 c" E( g& j+ T( wJapanese aircraft losses& m8 G$ k+ E o2 \2 ?" V
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed+ s5 H, k' x+ h
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Allied Ships
" }+ E' W9 D6 N u' A CL Leander& n' x3 i5 t5 j: ~! @, V Z y$ P" Y
xAP Diomed
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