AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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- T4 s9 Q( Y8 o( y5 \5 a! nDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87" a1 W' P6 M9 t% M
/ ~5 c- ^, T% g: G+ r( mJapanese aircraft
, s, }4 ^ u% P7 a4 ^, K: g6 E4 ]8 {A6M2 Zero x 9
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; d# ?( J5 \+ u7 i" |5 j: nAllied aircraft$ A$ y( Z4 U3 J, a7 R3 [6 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
4 e1 g2 d# S8 }+ s& Q: }) \5 RCatalina I x 2, p* M) K# ?5 w' B2 G
Kittyhawk I x 147 e: v, }$ z8 f+ c$ d
Beaufort I x 3
8 j a* X) v% E- Y XBeaufort V-IX x 105 H/ f6 r' z$ { ^9 c5 L/ g1 ^% m
P-39D Airacobra x 78 |9 q, @# Q& i
P-40E Warhawk x 29
4 {3 Q2 T2 J L; i+ B, GB-25C Mitchell x 100 w3 J$ {( r Q; a
B-26B Marauder x 14
6 V' z2 X0 b& O, p) ~4 LB-17C Fortress x 16
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( r. a7 R/ b, R) E kJapanese aircraft losses
0 [. L& e+ z+ O" c$ ]5 g- h6 VA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
) f' B" c7 v0 [/ rG3M Nell: 1 destroyed0 P0 j* Z! m* ?2 g
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: L! l# H$ j' ]1 S5 ?7 y# n! KCatalina I: 1 damaged, f/ G. }4 Z" S' U7 c5 G2 Q7 U
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% u5 p- d1 ?! h; o' \( X8 |( bJapanese ground losses:
, u4 ?; u9 u- m171 casualties reported! S. B6 V7 b; M- n, `7 o! P3 A
Guns lost 1( V: u' q- F3 O8 E
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Airbase hits 1% K6 g: t& x3 }2 Y, I
Airbase supply hits 37 Y" W0 W( Z, K' _/ ^6 J0 r
Runway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:
& v u2 \7 h5 f+ d 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet. K( ]! c& g8 T
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet. T$ e" T' y: C4 [& X0 D
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet; P7 N( s# Q, L. k
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet4 ?/ V% `, _/ J! p Z s3 t: v
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
1 D: j. Y5 u$ N; v3 v5 Y3 b 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
. X6 N4 Q8 H$ |# l8 ?( S 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet+ {: [% s. p* f1 |* T: ]# {7 u
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
! s+ s- D+ V# m# E' T5 s+ I 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. r4 A! W" K U
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
" _6 M, I6 p6 t3 k& `: T 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet) U% N# Y2 c: o9 P2 y
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet2 Z' {& ?/ p6 N# K1 {7 R- }. Z
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet2 U. T& x/ k8 z2 Z) z, y$ Q6 o! t
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/ l9 _- x/ P3 [Day Air attack on TF at 59,92& _/ T& T. V% E- X
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Japanese aircraft
7 ^. F6 e3 n+ W Q2 UA6M2 Zero x 5
4 L' q& O% ?0 a+ eG3M Nell x 35 J2 U6 ` C# A. X4 z# `
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ B& a2 ~: N0 W7 I p$ L1 P2 cG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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0 l3 c" b( v8 z8 ?# N8 @, K& b' eAllied Ships
( F( L$ ]. y0 tCA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:9 Q" l) [7 C. P q
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet( T* H+ t8 S3 T* s
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,922 g1 a! N8 f$ [( C& t" W
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Japanese aircraft
% O4 V F8 {( U. L& jG3M Nell x 3' d) x" `5 u. v0 x
G4M1 Betty x 39 y$ n3 m# ]" m9 L
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Japanese aircraft losses8 G; @0 v6 U: [4 K: A
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
1 l4 s w; d5 z3 pG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged# o9 w' q$ b3 o% _- a
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Allied Ships
; L- f! ?$ j$ E8 t5 U" p3 WCA Minneapolis
) g4 S4 y1 K" e- E1 s! _CA Astoria" |9 H3 W9 b5 ^% j# e3 _
* G+ B/ H5 ~) LAircraft Attacking:
5 n; ^7 c: f+ W4 ~; A 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet' A) O5 ]- f/ [. e3 K' l* d
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) o$ E8 v5 e' ?
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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, F6 \2 W' X2 m/ B, U wA6M2 Zero x 22" M* t0 h7 g; O# z0 v) y1 N. H
G3M Nell x 4' O( L5 [. c6 L
G4M1 Betty x 3- }2 @1 t! p e% E' ]
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G3M Nell: 4 damaged$ V3 Q; j) K4 R: n' c
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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* k- h- ~7 @& yAllied Ships3 D% d& Y; W. n' u, p
CA Astoria9 G9 Y) V+ n, u4 k- s, s2 I
CA Portland% c6 r |, @6 o' W+ Z/ ~* x$ g; b
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Aircraft Attacking:% T2 V C. n* X, `( S0 h) @# |
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 ] n* ]9 S% ~, M 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft+ j# `( M0 r+ E+ \/ @# P
A6M2 Zero x 4
: ~$ Z) Y3 L1 Y7 MG4M1 Betty x 3. C3 ]( B- a6 N, p
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships$ \' V1 q* L2 [* {& t4 b2 L
AP Westralia6 v1 f! D8 G2 _0 e! o2 {1 _
& y4 T: R" S2 Z3 IAircraft Attacking:8 ?! A; h! ?- V% U& D8 ~
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 e: N- m3 S8 o
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* r9 [, z: a2 u7 @& o2 ?: bDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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* Z' _. _! q4 n9 gA5M4 Claude x 5$ Y) _2 [9 M3 _7 X
D3A Val x 18
: h1 W& q4 t! ]3 |4 |! w8 l oB5N Kate x 40+ ~' T$ t$ l% f& J
$ a% T; d& H0 P- L: g; ]No Japanese losses+ q0 }, o' l% G3 Z6 G2 R" T
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( p" t2 w: a2 y7 ]% ?" UAllied ground losses:
6 g: A3 w/ X4 M4 c66 casualties reported
* g2 P9 q V( P1 gVehicles lost 1# ?% O% I% c- W7 o/ Q$ M1 A
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Port fuel hits 32 l. V# r x5 f/ M$ X4 `
Port supply hits 2" ~" V( Z# M; _
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet, w/ Z8 @) w4 P
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
5 |8 V( m- R; ?0 y6 k4 D+ u9 e5 L 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet0 W: C0 ~& E2 e% X5 H4 y, Y* ]
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
# ~! Z; a l N, _1 G5 R/ ~ 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet. O7 U! ?! i3 J0 R/ U
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,944 \: a1 ^1 R. a$ A% b4 x, Y6 M. ^$ [1 A
7 H4 Y6 [2 Q. PJapanese aircraft
. {# O9 r* \ tA6M2 Zero x 23
4 p$ n- @& q( z8 j0 QG3M Nell x 9
Y4 d, m+ `$ g1 Z# _; Z( h. NG4M1 Betty x 3- L3 J: R& a- I) e8 p/ P1 p
k" L' D# ^% M9 V& q1 e) s. FJapanese aircraft losses
' e2 J0 W* w5 ^; uG3M Nell: 1 damaged
4 {- ~ V/ _" T9 R9 NG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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9 f: {# D( J8 U# `4 AAP Wanganella: K, A$ W0 C, u
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. S/ B8 U; K# L& B! ^# _
AK Diomed
# i8 P ]% L0 s5 {- qAP Ormiston
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5 \2 e: p2 y& O! O/ B5 LAllied ground losses:
7 y$ m! |& o# C% ?" {( L33 casualties reported y9 }+ h4 S# j) o; i5 j) q
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Aircraft Attacking:- i4 G9 Z; V6 q+ H
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 J `( X* N2 q
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( K0 _6 U8 ?; K/ A 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet% \1 x& M: ]7 s8 U
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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& |" m2 w/ P* bJapanese Ships
+ _% g% v& X) e h% {( x1 OAP Tatuta Maru6 i% y6 `( y9 @) U5 _7 |0 n( ~
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0 ~+ g- x2 J8 Q7 j# i0 x' ISS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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