AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42' u$ n! ?( U( |* O4 C9 q
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,872 q/ @3 v: N- l
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Japanese aircraft
' T# Z: T1 C* V6 BA6M2 Zero x 95 l! O! I/ P& N+ U
2 Q/ w/ p, s+ n7 hAllied aircraft
' ^) A+ C5 m1 R* YF4F-3 Wildcat x 6
5 R- H* y) {# t7 D0 [* sCatalina I x 2& N6 j; p1 g2 S c% \( K$ w
Kittyhawk I x 14
; T1 v* z8 Y5 d |% z1 JBeaufort I x 3
4 e" q* e$ W; ?Beaufort V-IX x 10
) i! a6 b1 U% r+ ?P-39D Airacobra x 79 k. L/ J! ~% @
P-40E Warhawk x 29% M. H0 D+ k7 I3 S' n
B-25C Mitchell x 10" F' L! q8 g4 t p3 A* | y
B-26B Marauder x 14
1 T# u+ t1 x* p- f1 w. pB-17C Fortress x 16
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4 j# p. a G% a3 p$ Y# O$ D, QJapanese aircraft losses
# y& K1 o- x/ r9 ]& T( KA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed4 K5 ?' K; R- o$ e2 c. L; z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed) B: X: x' e: t! S
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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2 w3 W8 i& D9 k/ }) ` B/ hAllied aircraft losses2 U+ a/ H* ~. P l; n
Catalina I: 1 damaged
- x$ p+ y+ ~8 a7 _5 ~7 MP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:, a% D& ^8 M" C6 y) G( u9 {
171 casualties reported
+ y7 D* \& O8 }Guns lost 1
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Airbase hits 19 J6 L1 w) f9 m6 D; Z
Airbase supply hits 3
( v2 I2 Y7 ^8 r" [2 }Runway hits 219 |& p1 Y6 Q5 E d1 q" N
2 M$ X& W7 P, e& }$ XAircraft Attacking:3 _5 |' a; L W, k. @! P6 G4 |& V
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
+ k- S$ J0 F" y' X. [4 N 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
% X2 W) |# F! R- m 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
# J( ?! \$ w' t2 Y/ y% O3 G: Y 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
% |/ k4 J2 N2 r! b 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
7 b% K0 I. A( S& Z" [ 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet5 |1 A5 v8 y/ O' a+ D2 J3 B8 f
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet% g' F6 l$ K$ D% S: [" o; h L0 K# Z
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
. o: g; p! u+ e: h" ~ 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
& P* t( w, f9 V4 V+ u 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet% Z4 v ]) h. ]7 I4 u" g
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet" D& q4 p1 W* Z& E3 J
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
+ a" e" n6 ^7 G6 T, J% e 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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u+ i" j% i5 J) L& w6 H) bDay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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8 F+ E: u5 G2 p2 [$ S6 EJapanese aircraft! |2 d7 E+ P) B: A! ^
A6M2 Zero x 5) o1 \! L4 `+ M& Y. x
G3M Nell x 3, u# b7 K; I8 v& w# c3 i9 t
( ?- k/ x8 K" wJapanese aircraft losses" V* @& F; P0 x
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged2 f, K. z7 y- Q: \' c
! a! R4 K9 R5 ^0 HAllied Ships
" I* h2 V H7 ~ H9 [CA New Orleans7 b+ I( I% }9 Q
6 S8 C$ t4 l3 p1 oAircraft Attacking:
) j- m8 U& R- `% S& \ 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet( W5 m, M$ @& r1 z4 c$ o& l' a
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% d# u$ s1 i; t$ J2 c- {' DDay Air attack on TF at 59,92# W. i2 n- e: p/ U0 }
4 h+ n5 |% @( I7 gJapanese aircraft8 ?, f8 ~3 i7 j1 T' f _+ c
G3M Nell x 34 _2 z' |6 x5 V$ r
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses( {8 c% t8 u7 \$ Z
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed+ {3 H0 c& t% E( U( v. R0 h! u4 w
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged r( J0 W+ \% j# I$ m k/ @+ i/ r& j
1 P& l& w1 L/ ^' mAllied Ships
. I( h' q7 P' i& n5 D; J4 |CA Minneapolis% E- e) E5 A' S4 r W) X8 m
CA Astoria2 y$ U! l5 n0 ~6 g, h
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet. a: A% w, {$ F8 |" X+ E9 Q1 n
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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" V d+ V9 Q$ e2 KJapanese aircraft" C, D3 X, W- z0 r* J9 |
A6M2 Zero x 22
' s1 Z; x0 N$ @% T! u4 {6 qG3M Nell x 4) x; U4 L5 N v4 Z6 A
G4M1 Betty x 3
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8 z# m# r7 G6 c7 L/ OJapanese aircraft losses
. b+ S% M" u; Y4 Q8 [: HG3M Nell: 4 damaged
( Y* a w1 s7 @: h' w- dG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships) D# t1 G# [3 o6 m9 f. z) P. j
CA Astoria
9 ^! s @8 s' U2 |, K- oCA Portland' ^: A& @& [- ^4 T' w) y9 g
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Aircraft Attacking:
1 J' q/ r, O _. _' x; O4 \ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; ~) B# @' b: U 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,941 e; s, \/ |( z$ n$ W
) a6 w, \) @$ e: ?Japanese aircraft
( Z! z! Y( X# _A6M2 Zero x 4/ t$ F- M9 j8 L' c2 L: l
G4M1 Betty x 34 x. j ]! E% o! K
( W; X$ s& M" r; VNo Japanese losses' V4 C* X3 C$ S6 c" ~' Q
% b ]0 V1 Q( b; |# }' Q+ KAllied Ships
4 ^6 g/ Z3 k8 v; H7 T5 n: UAP Westralia
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Aircraft Attacking:
; A$ ]: [5 P* e1 n* S 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet# M8 w; B; d; |3 c- e; B* F# x
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111# I1 d, ]! g. Z; D/ z
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Japanese aircraft
! `, r* h8 [1 a. G+ k, O2 UA5M4 Claude x 5+ R0 q+ M0 Q. Z ~4 M! ]
D3A Val x 18
* d' Q' F( W: \" f" p$ ?B5N Kate x 40
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, u0 Q& ~. Z7 Q: _0 D) P$ u& QNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:4 X6 C# f e2 Y5 N
66 casualties reported
; l2 o% d6 i% qVehicles lost 1
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Port fuel hits 3. x# t) j: C+ Q4 h7 u
Port supply hits 27 k+ m8 h9 y. H+ q* c
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Aircraft Attacking:
, F9 `, J( R- W9 d) \12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
; c4 ?( n: N! w" P1 N( J' _' b14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
7 B/ _5 A; M2 v, i3 h: e7 x( v$ i 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet8 E/ X/ k$ G% B y
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet0 @, n4 \0 Y$ y6 F( R6 v
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet" {5 F1 ^+ x5 J5 m* R( l7 O f$ E
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft4 ?8 d4 C5 B, o: n3 N
A6M2 Zero x 23
1 ?& N t" l* G8 g eG3M Nell x 98 r; ]$ H# i- c# F0 c8 z# i( F+ s
G4M1 Betty x 3% k! F6 d- a* Z5 @) [5 |; U" C" @
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Japanese aircraft losses
, w5 ~- V8 u; a H" k _5 [G3M Nell: 1 damaged8 r9 g/ o6 d1 K2 e. m( n1 Y5 O, Q
G4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 G) d' T7 N- m' [AP Wanganella" o! F: n" r/ ]
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) k1 X/ y7 j7 f# N/ @/ y# W
AK Diomed9 g) F3 E+ o% ^) M/ t6 x) `: ^* j
AP Ormiston+ \1 w3 m# x: F% _6 m
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Allied ground losses:
7 x! Y, @6 ]7 Q5 [. w1 i+ G( A3 X3 O) o33 casualties reported& ]) [( P1 Y/ Q
7 `( N8 O0 u; v+ {$ \3 d: i' a* wAircraft Attacking:+ _ E+ P. ~3 k' S9 B" L
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ j' H, g+ T* k' B
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet& N" W( ?6 {2 Y! G- ^" b$ f, x: e# g# d
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 ] \$ H- K! V2 I; N5 Z, M
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79
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Japanese Ships
0 S% A8 w# ?. Q# p& e7 k+ UAP Tatuta Maru6 [- z p! u( }& G( ?
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Allied Ships
. x; {( T; c+ s. U- hSS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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