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9/6 戰鬥報告8 d$ f2 ^* S9 X9 t: b
3 t) n/ o @, x; Y" G5 Q) SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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! @8 T+ r, p. w" m$ zMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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7 q) k- f, r' z: n/ W+ sWeather in hex: Overcast9 z/ H) d' F8 q* D& G
5 H( r2 x1 X* p. [Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 b( _# D. {' }" c: g& wEstimated time to target is 39 minutes0 x+ q* ^3 S8 z) j) d9 X
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Japanese aircraft
: {3 X( r4 q7 A2 I' j$ X0 R- X; p C G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
+ |# L9 ~ t* a2 h Beaufighter IC x 5: `' j$ ], c. B! u
Kittyhawk IA x 3
; H* e2 b& e" C7 w2 F+ S: \ P-39D Airacobra x 36- ]& W9 N; C ? F/ O
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Japanese aircraft losses
" X! L5 n4 ^: l G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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6 f* p" m* F! ]6 ]No Allied losses
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Allied Ships1 E$ y: F: {8 y
PG Warrego
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PG Swan4 s9 T$ R. c8 w% s" b9 m$ ~/ _
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)2 V t) C# M& v% q1 j( U {
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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7 k4 Q6 u& W4 k' W, m2 V" p! Q6 YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
7 V! z$ O i% A8 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% R$ j$ y' S* @ xAllied aircraft
1 n. H: {9 F5 \1 t, q8 Y' o+ ~5 x: x* G B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses6 I' D6 K* A; Y1 \
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Japanese ground losses:
7 t/ e6 z: o' R5 X) B 88 casualties reported
1 o1 L- V) {5 x/ { Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 O; O# a& s7 j: A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: z: y, r8 ~2 ]' ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 [9 X- W$ C1 M! H& ?6 a# n2 ~Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)! [ E4 c1 ?( n3 z5 ]" d4 S0 `3 x
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
2 K2 o) \) l; a% t1 ^" A. OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 65 Y- F& ^; P5 ^5 |+ x8 T7 W5 {# f* O& d- P
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Japanese ground losses:
8 n* _5 f6 Z; d, j8 w1 i8 |, T 20 casualties reported/ ?# w4 o5 B0 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* p( ~4 L5 j& z1 J- M( l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ a L0 u7 W% b2 k8 | Y& B) W, e7 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 G k1 K( x% \" A ^Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 " W6 R4 ]- E6 A& D4 l+ G
* X M( S/ F0 A; h3 tWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# F6 |, c4 o" oEstimated time to target is 3 minutes/ }1 Y) C" C; N d. G
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Allied aircraft
- z( e s) x6 P5 T/ @/ f/ I- E3 e+ w Kittyhawk IA x 8
* R5 K! h8 Z7 L; z/ ?. V* ] B-26 Marauder x 18
+ L+ n2 A, V$ X P-39D Airacobra x 8
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Allied aircraft losses* m. O4 C* v# c; w5 Q- c- p
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
+ w) o( C5 f. F, T: l; W2 oRunway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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% d0 k+ _) ]6 B& F, jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 k; G, L# n) ]& k. O! ^$ E) pEstimated time to target is 49 minutes- Y0 L0 q6 ?. v7 s9 \
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Japanese aircraft
8 M7 _% {- |: a/ D3 q A6M2 Zero x 27. e2 i4 t- ]" a, Y
B5N1 Kate x 13" K+ y& B: _& h4 G! j
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Beaufighter IC x 55 T! |' R, c+ }7 s; ^4 b$ p
Kittyhawk IA x 2
! ~+ i$ R6 d3 U P-39D Airacobra x 17
' W8 b* v" I" f& j( H. L" ~2 x( N$ S0 r5 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 102% ?8 l& H* [0 V* z
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 S1 J6 Q& n" u& ^5 e$ Q) A0 i4 V P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144- s* u! K# W! f/ E1 T
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Weather in hex: Overcast% R8 Y! T1 w- T3 }" D( X
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., S( | h' t9 f
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes6 H& r" Q7 N8 ?& I4 C
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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. |# y& G/ K2 \' ~: v* l, t, [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145; N! N- z1 ~4 s( h5 z1 L
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ]. B( A7 `9 S1 l a% r# r' AEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 ~9 Q! C- h o4 ~0 o5 W
A6M2 Zero x 458 V' g o6 X& f, z' o3 L3 j) N
B5N1 Kate x 22, ]6 {4 \% T0 a( H% T& F
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Allied aircraft
1 o1 Q% Q+ x2 c Beaufighter IC x 4
! G+ x/ N9 t- s7 U4 @ Kittyhawk IA x 3$ `2 |+ r# x$ s3 S# [6 |7 s! I* o
P-39D Airacobra x 34; M; y1 ~/ J% L" } V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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, \: z) j: ^: B0 a A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
6 q8 {. U* n3 e/ \3 m$ r B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
. N! B3 W$ @/ X- ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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* Q# w3 v" A7 Q1 m2 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1444 j% c* N* ?7 j7 G, h4 u
3 W' c3 F/ N* a. ?! \1 E" VWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. b, z- w* d: N- v' TRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# }; P" C9 G( L- v0 V/ m
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes: p1 w4 l2 n) {2 _! r5 x6 ~; X- {
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A6M2 Zero x 4
9 U4 |# Q' @- ~+ K B5N1 Kate x 93 E' e/ E# }4 L& Y
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14, |- n9 x9 |/ s) A; F4 G% D4 d
1 a8 ]) Q$ f i9 tJapanese aircraft losses
0 s- V& p3 b% R' K: u' b$ }0 b8 {% O A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships( P! |4 a7 ]8 O& X; U
CL Leander
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