AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42/ a5 W {9 u$ O3 }9 {8 n# G, U: R
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87
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Japanese aircraft
% r$ A$ K/ }0 R. ~" oA6M2 Zero x 97 J* O# G) m0 M( J: q6 N0 C
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Allied aircraft
* A: ?6 x1 P( C5 R. q1 @7 S( _F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 Q+ }; Q e# d
Catalina I x 2
- X$ I4 Q9 x. T% Y1 o: R) NKittyhawk I x 14# u) A- D4 _* @! m3 \* n, z1 w; P
Beaufort I x 30 X/ z2 }4 H6 ?' L/ t$ Y! ?6 u
Beaufort V-IX x 10
' a4 D8 E1 [' h. x' mP-39D Airacobra x 7+ ~% \, B$ i7 C6 o' i6 E, Y5 e. A6 a) V
P-40E Warhawk x 29
% J! `1 [# [ }' W* lB-25C Mitchell x 10
! v. ]4 G. j8 [; u' `- Z) } V$ UB-26B Marauder x 140 Z" r$ D) p# D2 |" p
B-17C Fortress x 16
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) L6 ?& M6 l* K% L4 iJapanese aircraft losses# N7 g. S+ b& P1 |2 D$ r
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed1 f/ e/ A% P: i/ @
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
( |! n" r# O: i# S$ oH8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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: u) r, x+ P( ^3 g8 @: W JCatalina I: 1 damaged) \+ B0 u# x b$ \ P8 O* E5 s
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged" X" ^" G7 w7 g# C6 `
0 g4 u2 K: h3 r6 L0 uJapanese ground losses:
+ B& l, U. _" e' Q. Y6 `+ Z# _& G171 casualties reported
' e! y/ B" s9 z* zGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1; e1 z3 |9 a( W7 Z5 u
Airbase supply hits 36 \1 R" v n* Y
Runway hits 21
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5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
3 e. ], ]1 D" F. ` 3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
4 O9 m7 ~% z- [* h* a 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet2 C& K: s5 `) i9 s9 v: \" v- k
5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet$ W! c9 E- X% n; H: N8 C
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
! ?; u, @" Y/ Q- m% v* r 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet3 w( ]; }5 B- @- T! _6 B# }
7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
# l. p3 G$ [. ?3 t1 t. W6 H 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet M# L+ _ u6 u* s6 T1 x& V* x
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
! J+ l9 p2 V2 t3 |+ M3 ]1 q, ] 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
8 M# M6 Z. o# O1 m4 j8 z 3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
p u8 r, f+ m1 U" s1 P; a 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet- m: d! g( ?# y2 T" P
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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) O3 h7 @7 J& K. y# ADay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft% E# E8 z' \9 {% M3 c0 F
A6M2 Zero x 5
- h6 b; n+ }9 |G3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
P9 N3 Z6 j+ v( {7 i/ G6 wG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships1 U/ ^7 ]" f S' T8 O
CA New Orleans- U# D$ E+ T$ S% }. K& n8 N& a6 A; K
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Aircraft Attacking:
; H) Y' V4 ^( s 2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet* i/ O0 K" H6 T, i( @4 e/ F
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7 @2 g8 e1 Q, L* t. W9 _$ }Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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5 n( g E. s2 V4 iJapanese aircraft' R/ ?3 A& E* T, ^/ E1 Q4 b
G3M Nell x 31 t- J7 {5 y1 |7 k' l
G4M1 Betty x 37 o1 x) ^& V- R* W/ Z; h
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G3M Nell: 1 destroyed" L% d$ s. G; G' z1 H' Q
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& k8 L; J; E5 I& N+ d0 L% P
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CA Minneapolis
. P( X8 ~ k, d% I( i- E. b0 W0 cCA Astoria# q. A8 b- J" p1 C' \
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet l+ ~# K/ V0 L8 V% g- d; f. O
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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" t* A& {3 l D& FDay Air attack on TF at 59,92 g7 N) S$ F" o% c: E- T3 p( b+ X
( o9 B/ w8 p2 x. p/ aJapanese aircraft1 g+ e4 d j* u" z& i1 R
A6M2 Zero x 22
1 Z( J8 W0 V3 \2 p2 ^0 D6 MG3M Nell x 42 [, p1 A" l- S1 T) ~
G4M1 Betty x 3
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# t* K8 H" \4 @& p4 }8 {+ k$ WJapanese aircraft losses
. M7 V' S5 W- UG3M Nell: 4 damaged
( s9 Y" a% q% \# ?' l# pG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged8 j* S; }8 T0 O/ s) W: R
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CA Astoria! I- Y7 a! w7 w4 R
CA Portland1 q0 e2 x6 j ^+ g, J3 \
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Aircraft Attacking:
" {6 m) I9 R0 S" ]+ W 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 E+ T3 g w/ L( d8 m7 N; a& Y 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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4 z, M' A: A/ J0 g. qDay Air attack on TF at 52,94. D' Y3 ?# \" \1 V0 h8 Q- Y
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Japanese aircraft
% d7 ?; h Q6 h% z, P7 sA6M2 Zero x 4: x3 e9 x! z( ?& S/ ^8 |
G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses/ h9 s: q! [5 q5 m
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AP Westralia
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3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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- y2 U8 `; D4 y4 P, q7 Y. T: rDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft8 M" Q+ u" Y2 M/ l; |, ]7 @
A5M4 Claude x 59 v$ j( M* X2 `! R+ X
D3A Val x 18
0 W9 ]( w7 l7 @/ J7 v) W9 G* x0 qB5N Kate x 40, n- C3 V' v. x" f7 K
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; U0 B/ H8 O6 \+ m. CAllied ground losses:
) _# R6 D- K2 A. K3 y Y66 casualties reported0 T& |+ M& n7 [/ U/ R' I3 S' V
Vehicles lost 1) g$ f) A/ \4 e* M' u
0 x! {& x. m* y% ^2 C, T8 X3 |Port fuel hits 3
. W- s4 q/ r6 I+ vPort supply hits 23 V* l$ e( `; Y5 r+ e% L
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet- \4 \- G" q: O0 C: T3 {
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet, E& ^% F7 z5 U
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet# [1 @: Y w6 k" z4 P3 }9 |5 J
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet [ K9 x* ~# ` a" O
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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/ ?# ?; [" D$ m1 T5 QJapanese aircraft
& F: ?5 ?- O# eA6M2 Zero x 23% m3 N- N# h, k; v/ A" D
G3M Nell x 9/ c/ f2 _4 {: [3 Y, i
G4M1 Betty x 39 X' S. p) V8 P7 J% Q
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G3M Nell: 1 damaged
/ Y5 o) c6 x4 A/ I+ ~/ uG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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5 R D, H2 f1 H) K) F8 k# {Allied Ships
# h$ `+ @* I& R; ^) y, uAP Wanganella
) @2 f/ i' o3 \AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ b$ x6 A: m+ b# G* lAK Diomed
: h$ ~* P' L1 r, v* O, tAP Ormiston8 k$ L% p, D, P9 `8 y9 [: _
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Allied ground losses:
$ M' z5 x5 A- G) L) c33 casualties reported' Y! V3 \9 i0 g% Z
. E3 S; p' r- Y/ }+ JAircraft Attacking:
( Y# I" I4 o$ q: V: V* |$ N 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 s( d" g, _& Y8 D/ V4 ^! f 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 S- U3 `6 Q. r8 L3 B7 L8 q5 O 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 q4 _; | Q/ J6 C# Q4 x
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 G# {8 a7 a1 C2 e7 eAP Tatuta Maru4 l9 l9 \% T( ], `( D
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Allied Ships% V1 w" V% n% P! x
SS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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