AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87- T& |5 A% B3 m& E$ K( d
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Japanese aircraft
0 O" v/ I% n- K5 P8 a: v- E' TA6M2 Zero x 9 G0 C+ u) v6 @* ^3 H o5 l
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8 Q8 E* L- F$ B% s& bF4F-3 Wildcat x 61 c+ m# t9 I# G) a" \+ F
Catalina I x 20 {% B. x9 I" T1 }) W/ d7 b6 \
Kittyhawk I x 14
. v9 m8 ~/ f" xBeaufort I x 3
. X/ y- M. f+ Y1 J. N5 [Beaufort V-IX x 10
5 ]2 n Z$ R9 [P-39D Airacobra x 7/ p2 ?% J4 H6 i) |- g
P-40E Warhawk x 29
3 |: T: r6 ?+ ]8 R7 D7 X9 r$ `B-25C Mitchell x 10 v( B6 j% K& k) g
B-26B Marauder x 14& p- R3 L, Z$ C: o9 ?
B-17C Fortress x 16) C* ]8 @3 [8 b; u9 N
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Japanese aircraft losses# A- H! ~4 @- H( N- [2 c
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ G+ a& K8 {, }. V! B6 ^
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed- {5 X+ l$ y% s+ I
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed. e6 b$ Y3 N* L+ M" }
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Allied aircraft losses
5 a# V$ b1 G/ T( x0 U4 _- ^. r+ X+ XCatalina I: 1 damaged) }5 Z+ @/ L, \3 p
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 _5 G/ j$ l" C) WJapanese ground losses:
@" @% h6 a: t171 casualties reported# A( N/ A: N* U6 m
Guns lost 15 O! G* Z* |8 H' h& m' H: ~8 M, M
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Airbase hits 1
5 x3 D$ y0 i* e. T' LAirbase supply hits 3! i4 V/ N9 L( t {* G
Runway hits 21
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1 K4 W0 x# w9 Z: b# ^( _, L- ^ 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet" y! o1 x' d# n6 B1 F6 J. V# C- H! h
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
0 M/ F H! n- ~. B. c; J R* j" ? 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
5 T- f3 F9 @/ X7 ?; L( }/ Z T 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet# F0 d G( L9 A3 Q% x
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
n6 p ~ [! Q8 e/ t7 U 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet/ r' @) [$ F% K
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet8 i7 s% k/ ^6 R
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
& Q5 b! I+ H) W: ~/ p% |: r# c 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet7 ^" {$ r4 D# g, E8 {& p$ w# P9 P
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
, I% |& O& o, D+ f# P/ v6 R 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet6 K+ E; t- m" `% B: W5 b" ` D. \
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet/ A: `* U6 c4 O
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet0 l4 n; N- x9 [1 F h7 y+ F
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92, W4 l. s5 H: c: k/ D: _3 S
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Japanese aircraft( G7 S- ?9 ~% ?) @6 L- b/ m5 }
A6M2 Zero x 5
2 z( s- O2 e8 G3 B2 Z& Z: J1 [G3M Nell x 3
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G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged! H, K2 y5 j$ }( [
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Allied Ships
6 }+ V/ N# j6 V& ~6 e( E' wCA New Orleans! c; G! l: v$ d/ L& _# x7 z% a
2 p& E+ |) C. PAircraft Attacking:! R, ^% t# S! t6 }2 o3 R0 \8 v8 m
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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' n5 p, {7 Q- l0 bDay Air attack on TF at 59,92- h% ?1 p* ]% k+ B a) G
. q z1 C" G+ M! mJapanese aircraft
% ~0 d7 B# T1 X8 |- y8 CG3M Nell x 3
( o' o4 H$ w7 p. Z, t( S0 BG4M1 Betty x 3' e! A/ _- ?) J5 Q
8 J0 l) D4 A4 N( O& U( w! XJapanese aircraft losses
* Y/ [" t) r A! Q- X0 fG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
0 N: z3 \ ~9 x* ~3 _) bG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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8 l) J- R+ \ O9 u; sCA Minneapolis
! @! i4 i& I' ]% kCA Astoria2 c7 s) {' A) J$ q' [/ q
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet. V' J' L/ K$ l5 `2 X7 X
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft
1 d' X# y) O6 b4 UA6M2 Zero x 22% R% w v2 h2 W# M
G3M Nell x 49 x7 }' C9 T4 r
G4M1 Betty x 3: M" l; B- Y0 ^% d
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 y7 N [9 e) K' L9 W0 S: PG3M Nell: 4 damaged3 y! m/ x+ v; Y$ Y
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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% R0 D/ d5 z/ Z; zAllied Ships
" B( a+ v T$ |6 \: h) l0 wCA Astoria
- K+ V; B2 I# ?; g1 w i2 tCA Portland! D" P5 h) u& t" \, A: g
2 H; h$ s. A- b( a/ v$ \Aircraft Attacking:
% h# H6 a9 Q4 ~& X7 I. f* {$ t 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet" ^5 Q# k, c0 E, h
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet, j: H c7 B! |; ^* h! B9 O- T
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- {& ^% h4 ?, I P" F- C$ aDay Air attack on TF at 52,94% ?5 z( O0 C( q
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 3( B: N! ]3 j% N; h- ~
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No Japanese losses- d3 x/ l$ T% l; e0 w9 P7 A# T: x
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Allied Ships
4 H6 s4 H8 X3 s7 iAP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:) ~+ }9 J8 \0 z9 ~! p: B2 q
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet* l' U) v1 _; p% L) v
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4 e3 h! N$ T' D% ?Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,1113 }9 H( l9 \: n/ @3 _2 c0 i
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Japanese aircraft# e1 |1 C; a- K; e8 m' W
A5M4 Claude x 57 q3 s; G# p2 e* p% O& Q7 _
D3A Val x 184 E5 h* \* l" T8 `- P
B5N Kate x 40, @) p. q' U) ?8 L: w
3 X7 ]0 i0 f+ S/ y( LNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
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Vehicles lost 1
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4 n. c& I& b8 Q6 {9 G6 yPort fuel hits 3$ L! g1 K; S% n+ N
Port supply hits 2, h9 l3 O5 D \# X
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0 w' b/ t, }9 f2 c12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
3 F' T3 V. f- q8 J' x1 t ?; g14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
$ \8 [$ G8 ~+ M7 I 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
5 W- h( \% B% V! s k20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
: H& C3 d1 I1 X2 N* B, P6 p& w 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet/ E e- [0 N" O0 u1 V; C
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft# m- u2 U# o4 Z9 a8 g4 F; r2 l3 \
A6M2 Zero x 236 W( U% p0 [: E8 G3 E- @
G3M Nell x 98 [1 _! L- _* g8 Z+ O
G4M1 Betty x 3/ f* m4 }+ [$ A, Y' B5 Z$ ~9 S
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G3M Nell: 1 damaged
: G! S$ I" A6 k* CG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged; f% m% ]( L1 t! y' f
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Allied Ships
: q7 M' J' F, R6 G |/ {AP Wanganella: n% o& F. \* L6 z
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 O5 u. Y8 j& O$ @+ v7 c6 L
AK Diomed
$ y1 f" S6 S8 b# m' L9 }AP Ormiston/ Q Z0 z( `- t# c
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Allied ground losses:
5 I. y& X6 P) u9 S7 W! X33 casualties reported3 A; Q* x( c( g3 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:. i' k2 u, J% r7 G+ o7 N/ y/ ~
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 X; u- Q* `' c7 k5 u2 `$ ^1 T
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ I, k- s$ [! r( e+ `$ v" V, {5 W: U
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% Z2 j+ s. y4 b7 H3 {Sub attack at 62,792 j, W T: M" V O) C& D3 x
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Japanese Ships9 W+ x9 N* O7 C$ f
AP Tatuta Maru
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2 _5 W& t8 M! [ _! T( C# wSS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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