AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42. Z! S1 o" E* @/ M: v* P" ^& M
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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$ g ^; a7 i! ^" J- w( jJapanese aircraft
6 w" {: ^( m6 F t5 x5 ]A6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft( |3 k( P+ R6 S* u) ~4 O" K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" J; V! z1 J* e! \Catalina I x 26 V" Y& J/ m" g0 d
Kittyhawk I x 140 g$ S9 h6 l, W2 g4 m+ s
Beaufort I x 3
. G5 [+ w; e5 BBeaufort V-IX x 109 J* i4 c$ }. }; }3 I$ v1 U
P-39D Airacobra x 7) ?9 D, z/ r' |4 s" X
P-40E Warhawk x 29
( q: t) V' p7 K, A+ mB-25C Mitchell x 10
( I7 A9 p* n" h$ `3 f! ^ C- g" pB-26B Marauder x 144 d# h! K2 N4 p) V E: H7 d; Y" H" I
B-17C Fortress x 16
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5 y; `) K6 }. e( uJapanese aircraft losses) t7 l& C9 s- |" O
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed7 w( _5 o' l& }5 ^2 G
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
4 W; ?' k& k/ {9 U- @( N: O& WH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) X7 T* Q3 U% a0 bCatalina I: 1 damaged
. ]' c! w1 i" c1 i: W( DP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:! f$ s$ Z$ O0 |
171 casualties reported% N% | o2 j8 g [
Guns lost 1% v2 i* H" C4 C U! s& \
. _. ~) h8 c+ O/ T; K" KAirbase hits 1 F' M; V( |$ i2 A- e. |8 Q
Airbase supply hits 3) k; [# b+ E k$ h
Runway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:
0 W4 w) d' a% e. x" }9 C8 @. v 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
4 G: o0 `$ F' ^+ ^( A 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet( l# Y$ X. E @
7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet0 ?' G% {$ `8 I" C( c
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet" x; `: \! j( U9 P
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
6 \# w; Z# {- x: d B+ z 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet: Q! G) ~- y7 g( L
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
. d% }7 R& o) Q2 {. p7 S5 L 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
* H& J1 \5 i- D% g 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet. C" A- E0 t2 u9 {% _* p4 K
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
0 K) u" a/ X0 s 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet1 ~/ [' X- V$ N6 ?, v8 m
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
0 I* Y- M- m" G 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet7 S, ?& d- V) c: j+ G& T
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft
- f" Q, L' }% g$ n8 UA6M2 Zero x 5& e0 m; m0 F2 C( R9 s- X; s. S2 Q
G3M Nell x 3
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G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged) {. A4 s+ e- e) |8 ~8 W
3 D. D+ {; Q8 e. xAllied Ships( U/ |- \$ _+ H) L: Q: k
CA New Orleans
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# A8 m) x( f# u% ^# {8 oAircraft Attacking:
, {9 Z6 j6 G( _ 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet' h- U- q. I& ?' u
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft6 u: d& J# o& U1 L: _% Z. L
G3M Nell x 3
& d: c- y7 O# DG4M1 Betty x 3
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1 F; R! d, M \* @/ x9 ]+ PJapanese aircraft losses
3 r C' m/ d3 Y: u5 ?* [! hG3M Nell: 1 destroyed: f0 q* L5 y0 k5 a* g3 b
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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CA Astoria
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ?* Z1 z3 t/ c* t7 X
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; R0 X5 [4 u- ^# k4 E* h; S; u
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92: ?8 I- U1 p3 [4 ^' D2 a6 v' e
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4 l9 r2 d0 h. G H9 J% AA6M2 Zero x 22
% l- e/ \0 Q$ h/ H. SG3M Nell x 42 G( h8 l/ X) [; |
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
) O9 C3 x2 o1 m. x% LG3M Nell: 4 damaged
) I/ y( H: L) pG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged4 a+ d" k& L3 p0 h+ A& \
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Allied Ships
7 M+ \ A- F9 k: `$ LCA Astoria
$ L5 S7 T* }" ?CA Portland
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2 @$ u5 O, \ f* `4 nAircraft Attacking:
& ~/ n7 k8 v0 { 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ b. N& i, p5 w3 Z- |
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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# U$ ~2 i' f6 H2 XDay Air attack on TF at 52,947 v9 }9 Z- O, ~& O D
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Japanese aircraft+ c8 |/ T6 ~) M- i1 }0 W. C6 l& k
A6M2 Zero x 4
* r! y. s& j% i' eG4M1 Betty x 3- w- X+ } w2 y( Q4 c
) }% {" i" i3 l; `No Japanese losses
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AP Westralia
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 @! o3 Y, a5 k* I7 N4 p- q
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- F1 I3 h$ N7 w2 NDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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* f. z4 S* j% q" r G/ ?Japanese aircraft; R0 d' J. ~; m
A5M4 Claude x 58 {* A2 q% ~5 D
D3A Val x 18
2 {- f3 J9 d- z( ]4 V# cB5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses( A: [0 S$ V& s: o
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6 X2 x) E: C1 k5 cAllied ground losses:
* U$ s) g* \0 y5 i0 N66 casualties reported
, o/ c. g I- [! |% ]! IVehicles lost 1
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, ], k7 m& d( Y1 x g* `Port fuel hits 3% S. d) y3 i# _6 H. Y( _, c7 b
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:
' [, e8 r1 i7 v7 }5 x7 `9 h: o12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
% V" j# i5 h9 c2 O' L; |4 Z$ c14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet/ J Z. c% b! w' g) d9 E6 Y' s
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet" Z7 S# }% c$ @( L# T/ F1 q
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
) n3 o2 N( \! ~& l& [( D% @ 6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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( P3 b' O& q7 ?* n& m; Q8 eDay Air attack on TF at 52,94* J" F0 s; G3 M3 ?$ L/ \" \
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Japanese aircraft
0 \# t% s8 p# o4 | d1 XA6M2 Zero x 23
/ N* y5 L4 T8 U& R qG3M Nell x 9
" w( p- q0 n7 C" r8 n' ]5 [G4M1 Betty x 3% F; m' F9 n! a/ Q
% a) T% K L6 K$ TJapanese aircraft losses
, g2 M& X. j/ z! f) H5 x ]* LG3M Nell: 1 damaged+ k7 J1 H f6 h% {5 [
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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9 H0 U+ d/ X1 KAllied Ships
& f4 ?+ P7 y; e0 K4 OAP Wanganella! |4 n; [; m" @% \. Z
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 H% a6 u5 V8 b% x* `AK Diomed! F" g9 b3 ]) W" O" ?
AP Ormiston( [" o# \. }! {' t2 Q( M
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7 @4 P/ h3 l! p5 {% dAllied ground losses:2 _1 J& {5 R o: {9 V5 X: o4 o, `
33 casualties reported7 h% E2 }; d3 ^/ G2 d6 K. _
+ N. c6 ~6 A! [- S# N8 vAircraft Attacking:
+ x4 O& V. r3 F3 x/ c- Y 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
6 w7 C8 V0 j% t0 G. \+ h6 ^' U 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet* G) Y& k3 w$ j9 M, j
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 [; G9 K h3 T
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ E; P( E% I+ Q2 ~* N( o- Q# [
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$ C/ K0 Z0 f1 l q& @( ySub attack at 62,79
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AP Tatuta Maru
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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