AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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5 v |5 x" f- ~: d- zDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' M7 c! x5 U5 a
+ I2 J3 w, ~! l% s* e% y2 FJapanese aircraft5 Y' E8 s2 t) S" t9 h5 f/ Q
A6M2 Zero x 9
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% |) V- \3 s8 N) v5 m* t( JAllied aircraft9 D4 K& b) z& X/ }% O9 G' h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
- N& `% F- Y* x+ d' j( I1 BCatalina I x 24 |& E% U- P4 W; f& f X
Kittyhawk I x 14, B. y2 g& ^0 E) ]& s
Beaufort I x 3
. h3 ^' }" M! R+ T" J; e# O; b" g- ^ R6 aBeaufort V-IX x 10
& X0 d: o* B% D2 Z0 G) oP-39D Airacobra x 7
+ `! O2 f# W0 }( U& sP-40E Warhawk x 29
, @# i* M; v5 u* |: Z6 N' AB-25C Mitchell x 10
* E! v6 a9 B/ j" p! y/ X% @% \B-26B Marauder x 142 C/ m) N+ G6 ? t
B-17C Fortress x 16
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Japanese aircraft losses: u" t: p) U% e0 |7 S. [5 B
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
- w& [& h& k/ j' [' u. b: a5 @G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
: O- K2 R9 m3 vH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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, W" }. {' E9 }& q x* A* hAllied aircraft losses7 V' ^7 G' Y7 \& D; I# X5 S( p
Catalina I: 1 damaged
# R( v3 h4 e: a& J6 EP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& I0 m( s' Z4 Q0 J5 [
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Japanese ground losses:9 s I, e! F6 S8 h/ Y8 J
171 casualties reported. I" n$ d) o6 o4 B
Guns lost 1
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2 n: B1 j; ]+ }6 oAirbase hits 10 i% Q G: o) H
Airbase supply hits 32 _# A; ^5 n+ J3 u8 g( n) [5 v7 M
Runway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:
# g2 X5 g. |8 y! i 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet7 d9 T. J9 a3 }6 ?
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
1 o7 j! E* h9 A. o. d _' P 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
+ j* H! ^+ h k6 r' O' j 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
( p% m% _4 T" m* _7 Y 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet# U9 h. O4 Z" j% m
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
! L( Z: v {, e" M4 i+ l: }" o- x 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
% Z( R6 O1 s8 ~ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
) Z% I2 d: V9 Q 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
& i9 r) Y& w) _ 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet+ V8 v' V- ]" y) J2 T7 a* a% _, ^! n
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
) l& p7 `$ U& o# o 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet; p. d. Y9 h" D( T/ G
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet: ]% a f( F# r: c* R7 K
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft# Z* l- e" [$ }" f0 p) T* b+ x
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Japanese aircraft losses2 m# p' I7 o( E5 ~1 z7 c9 J6 Y
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships6 }+ ~/ X( _4 |+ _( ]8 u: N5 h
CA New Orleans# G; l6 C2 V* n1 \: L* K
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3 }6 R/ m0 u5 f1 t 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 d: z K2 G B' t* c
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1 U% k- U3 V, D9 p; G7 X" jDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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# D% U8 U8 b* Z& ?6 R+ y* }0 tJapanese aircraft" k) o! z% M, A( g% H/ g( m6 K
G3M Nell x 33 i" Z" t4 j: [ G- V$ Z
G4M1 Betty x 3$ m6 E3 K( T+ n. z
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Japanese aircraft losses0 r* ^5 ^+ }7 l- F
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed' @: q: [* E3 W9 m
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged, r5 c# k4 ]$ _
% k0 T& S) m: GAllied Ships6 R S9 \( L- k$ V
CA Minneapolis
1 V8 |# f8 A$ }1 Q# c4 XCA Astoria
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Aircraft Attacking:
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2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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$ d' e: @ ~2 I+ g" n) S6 uDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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4 u- {# j6 I& ?- DA6M2 Zero x 22
! B1 W. h' ^* O" D3 EG3M Nell x 4
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Japanese aircraft losses) Y) I2 j+ F: n/ b% O9 J; z
G3M Nell: 4 damaged
' N, E5 `* R z7 K8 c; x, @7 zG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 B- E5 a4 Z# j% f l7 b$ V& t
- N7 G9 [4 g$ Y: ~1 C6 V ~6 Q6 w# IAllied Ships
`" N& f3 C" w6 x4 lCA Astoria
( D; _+ L' @; D7 lCA Portland Y% z' G1 }: R$ S- D' h
& M6 g4 B/ \. S! e' G, s EAircraft Attacking:
6 c3 D9 h7 l, C" f1 |+ ~2 ` 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! y9 C$ P4 L8 \, y+ T 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ?; j* z" ?( D4 p5 B$ Q
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses3 o: N% y2 R2 O; }% g* e, b
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Allied Ships
6 Y h5 b- R% }% t3 ^6 \AP Westralia3 R0 N. R% M. _9 b" b. x3 H
0 D: B8 T. u9 }& c4 [Aircraft Attacking:
, d: j; O$ o4 q& o; K 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- P' s5 q( t9 f
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,1118 i* W/ ^ \3 E* G! ~8 _8 E& R
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Japanese aircraft3 M! u* y7 n! `
A5M4 Claude x 5
' t3 ]! J5 _$ T) d0 A: yD3A Val x 18( e3 m/ X' u, S; V2 ^
B5N Kate x 40! a+ s5 ]! X/ o" D0 \
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No Japanese losses2 l/ M! k2 \* E D9 Z' q
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Allied ground losses:- s1 ^) T B/ f3 K
66 casualties reported8 K. Z+ L, w, g' L! T
Vehicles lost 1
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_, \- }: K6 A+ g! W6 GPort fuel hits 3
/ C: G) B: y! m6 UPort supply hits 2
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet6 [# Z; F! \3 T
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet, w7 ~9 s8 {2 ^
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
/ L7 J2 [+ F# ]$ j20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet2 B+ b( ~# v$ s3 H7 b( w
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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3 o, F2 ^, L/ t$ fDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft3 X- t$ z0 @. q* ^
A6M2 Zero x 23
5 N1 t; M' K9 P7 `G3M Nell x 92 ^% b/ c% L: O3 B
G4M1 Betty x 3" b: R: N `; ^) Y% n9 S
! V; o; Y# u' E# U0 Y1 E7 hJapanese aircraft losses1 w5 L/ y7 e& d; K) M
G3M Nell: 1 damaged
/ C" E6 y) I e* FG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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8 D9 _$ Y% ]8 FAllied Ships
B& g# A" b( V: a4 }4 jAP Wanganella+ \* W; q3 } _7 H- ~, `
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 B% R* N! R$ z3 P1 o2 WAK Diomed& [/ q) S5 w3 n, B
AP Ormiston0 S* _% ]- t) @! ~ b5 ?
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3 o4 h& T+ ^; mAllied ground losses:1 \/ F1 U% L* Z: z& P, Z& G, K
33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:5 j) p7 X, U- `9 \1 [) T3 U$ z) V4 w
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- c% \: w' L6 N1 \ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, j' a( l0 E) z1 ]; }0 K' s, n 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& @/ ?# x8 {' w4 y 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79$ g9 u- Y! W" ~4 Q
! l" p6 d9 g6 g$ `Japanese Ships
6 {2 C9 r5 o7 C0 lAP Tatuta Maru
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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