AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42% R( _. T: Z) L3 C3 E6 Z
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft5 m6 p9 Z& U, U+ d/ R9 ?
A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft8 U2 J5 _4 O' M$ p; ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; w+ Y, c* _6 S; O8 F R" O
Catalina I x 2
) x% U- Y, U e" h6 kKittyhawk I x 145 r5 F5 V1 X" K1 F; G
Beaufort I x 32 d6 |/ a' }0 r; H
Beaufort V-IX x 104 {, T! ]5 S" J
P-39D Airacobra x 78 r# }* e$ j/ ]1 K* g% z
P-40E Warhawk x 295 p9 g% Y5 l; |, D. l
B-25C Mitchell x 107 q1 B8 g( o# h, D; ~& ~. r0 e f
B-26B Marauder x 14
7 o7 a) G( W8 X9 XB-17C Fortress x 16
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$ |9 C" f: i$ R& AJapanese aircraft losses
7 a: Q3 @3 i2 Q+ ZA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
7 T2 o; [8 I, o) Z7 R7 nG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
6 J0 l. N/ y8 ^8 iH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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" ]6 @$ ^1 s2 u" ^Allied aircraft losses
$ }/ h' J" L) |( F+ Y9 S) ACatalina I: 1 damaged
( K/ ?4 D# a& X% c, z# VP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:' U: i& N. n, e$ W5 d9 p
171 casualties reported6 D; _+ ]4 i6 i
Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1* P. l5 X j6 U# H R6 H" p. c- d
Airbase supply hits 3
, G& C7 H" ?/ [$ T( o0 v' o3 IRunway hits 21
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- o$ M6 u6 H( S& r5 R3 d; iAircraft Attacking:+ R7 }# \; j2 E' A! }$ V
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
0 Z( u& L; t! D" s 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
, p: m4 y2 J( G0 u 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet1 F9 z C5 A( y$ k: \ t
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
% w- [+ s% u3 s, c, }# ^' h9 F3 q( e 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet ~, E. v9 s0 [* p" e' Q$ N
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet3 i1 l$ p8 Q; {
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. o% T' b1 |- I, z' ?0 g% K
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet2 N0 B, s% N6 C1 u j4 ]
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet! }3 w& F- z4 y
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet5 n' z: }; @! n+ U5 m1 w/ y1 X2 r
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet4 }. o4 A# X4 n( j
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet$ a9 ?* G, I, I3 W3 v
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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& m, l2 \3 F. Y/ I# t1 N% l& _Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft+ g0 q5 l* [" C0 S8 Q
A6M2 Zero x 5
2 Q" J& K3 P, ]2 p( `& _- lG3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses. p+ x% c+ `" ?& T' o1 }
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged j1 R+ e% n2 N/ I4 I, ^
* }: o8 ?( Z: V. T# W8 ^# l' EAllied Ships; P4 i* W/ B% U+ v4 ]8 h! D6 g
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking: N- I0 k+ c2 \+ c
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet% e: R* l& I* q) X, y9 x
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) |- z3 L* v. _Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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( v! c4 N! l A# aJapanese aircraft9 k$ E, D* W- B
G3M Nell x 3: B5 W/ B; h- C2 ]" l
G4M1 Betty x 3
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4 n3 G" K; s: O# v; n8 O+ dJapanese aircraft losses
) g0 ?& p- B0 z" q7 q' i. `0 wG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
# t$ ]$ \3 p6 F0 x% T( a9 W( V' x: z/ \G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged7 L ^ l0 K6 [: h% r3 }
P; ?4 B9 y' z% V) tAllied Ships
F0 `+ U; E( tCA Minneapolis, L/ T. s& \- @. A) A9 V
CA Astoria- `9 ]- ]2 Z' I4 e5 R3 ?
6 E; g7 @) `* C% ?5 x; `! Z/ W0 BAircraft Attacking:
5 w* r0 b7 N# i) D- J# k4 Y( d 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet, j+ g" O: a2 g+ [. l+ P
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 c- \8 U% X8 o& sDay Air attack on TF at 59,928 L. [ o6 o& M' ]& N
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Japanese aircraft
; f! T! g y2 s7 b0 W+ aA6M2 Zero x 22& m( O4 Z' b. l! n
G3M Nell x 48 d3 B+ J# k) n$ m7 m
G4M1 Betty x 3
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9 r/ Y' `/ b7 mJapanese aircraft losses
' y0 z& | p z( N3 |2 K- [G3M Nell: 4 damaged
; f5 y( b% |" w$ f3 M- iG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged u% _0 D& n: V& L0 M5 c
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Allied Ships
7 \; c! l# g) i: z9 s7 WCA Astoria
3 s9 ^2 W; S5 N& E. t$ wCA Portland* P ~4 z+ q2 i+ y
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Aircraft Attacking:
: l, s1 |0 H3 n( C, [" [" N; D1 P 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& O5 s, ~+ A2 R) w 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 _+ N* C1 n5 I, e
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, M$ G& b& V d5 ]Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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$ |' T9 J3 N/ C/ H! HJapanese aircraft5 s& R& L, j) x4 o2 h$ O
A6M2 Zero x 4
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V) g9 W; q" e) w7 C! b4 {No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships- P# _8 {! z5 g# e* i/ j! q% a
AP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:
) p2 T( Y" R( d2 U 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,1112 ?% B f2 n+ Z0 J* x( e
1 R0 `( n f) NJapanese aircraft1 I# X" e. |4 |# v9 ?7 u% S% P( u8 e- E
A5M4 Claude x 5
: y( O! {/ ^& c+ Q/ z$ m6 lD3A Val x 18
. Q, I3 F9 ?9 k7 u- p" dB5N Kate x 40$ W1 w2 M% K. d$ I
" S' I. r( n2 z, m0 qNo Japanese losses! [+ O6 X! j u
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( i) @$ E! D7 D/ E4 {$ E8 eAllied ground losses:
9 R! K( S0 C) _7 q9 D3 I66 casualties reported
6 h- s7 ~( c% ? d( CVehicles lost 1
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* t7 z" H J3 k, E0 G+ s ~Port fuel hits 3
; _; S4 n7 {; I5 a9 yPort supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:+ U( g- }( Z8 _) d8 E
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet1 y: J- y6 X. T+ g2 I
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet! x2 }3 g( m" Q j% I8 T
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" U1 G7 |- C% t+ G" p! N
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
) g( q4 p! }- {0 z 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft3 W" e2 R# C7 |1 |1 O3 S
A6M2 Zero x 23* w$ H) T# j/ O K; A |4 O6 |
G3M Nell x 90 E) c+ x7 L- L% G6 i& I: j
G4M1 Betty x 38 s: M6 L3 W1 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 X6 d% ~( ?: A* N) O3 V5 b- k1 SG3M Nell: 1 damaged0 y3 j. x1 e% M2 b# W. D8 H
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged- b: o: O# h4 P0 A) q
! {, i$ d+ U; b. G" m* ?* Q) n6 [Allied Ships
. y3 k# {1 ?5 W. N1 O4 lAP Wanganella
~: q2 }/ u' I {' G) wAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: _: x. b6 n6 @" k
AK Diomed
0 v! `9 {: J& d. _% UAP Ormiston
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" H2 _! a) G# ~9 _( ?+ u# w2 _Allied ground losses:& \: c& H5 p( |7 I# Z, G1 T
33 casualties reported" u3 y# g7 W3 Q$ {& o/ X% N
* h' ]# J/ u5 d$ @: nAircraft Attacking:7 _- Q6 D* `- V; D
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 k: w) U0 G/ x$ D, \
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet% p( ^$ G+ w9 q% G/ w2 M0 _# @" N
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet) ~/ x6 z& i0 @: G2 V" |# g
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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2 |% N2 w9 \# f i! i4 L/ ]Sub attack at 62,79
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Japanese Ships
" M; P8 M3 A- ~% \AP Tatuta Maru$ k2 i5 |" u1 G. F; U5 v
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Allied Ships# G4 D5 [' C2 \4 J% y( V
SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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