AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/429 y4 U9 c& k7 s. J* ^
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Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,877 d/ G+ B) q8 T& ]
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Japanese aircraft
8 c5 j/ _ W7 k Z; n$ eA6M2 Zero x 9
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Allied aircraft
4 t$ X3 \. F! ]5 Y3 j1 {F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
+ z! N/ ~. q0 |; \" BCatalina I x 2
: q6 a3 y/ ^* ~6 Y$ rKittyhawk I x 14 y: }, F. W/ @( I1 A
Beaufort I x 3
$ m, E5 X5 S0 QBeaufort V-IX x 10% H0 }, t" \. [2 J2 B
P-39D Airacobra x 7+ q5 v( e |- e( p4 z; ?9 N! k6 X
P-40E Warhawk x 296 [' R6 [: [) W/ h" M. d. V1 K" y
B-25C Mitchell x 10& ]. K; B( q9 r4 G( ~% {
B-26B Marauder x 148 w! ^, {" b3 p# F4 g( G2 z
B-17C Fortress x 16
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: f4 j2 y/ p t7 d; MJapanese aircraft losses
3 u- I) L- V' C1 q. v0 }8 CA6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed0 n5 V- I2 J& w" I5 Z$ d' {
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed
' D; s) P7 M/ K1 e% j" ~" cH8K Emily: 1 destroyed6 m" I. n5 B; v b* X$ f8 s6 L$ f
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Allied aircraft losses8 P4 ^+ i( x' A! t/ X
Catalina I: 1 damaged
; Z2 c3 h6 S2 d JP-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged" U2 F+ Y- P: M. t
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Japanese ground losses:) v9 p- o! d$ t& U9 o' B1 P
171 casualties reported
/ C6 ^$ y+ o% r( cGuns lost 1
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Airbase hits 1
0 j& [4 p) ^2 G b- [Airbase supply hits 3! ~1 M+ W& _) U# C
Runway hits 21
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Aircraft Attacking:. h1 l6 M- U2 P" K* I! c
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet0 ?! t q3 x/ @" O7 R/ b6 H
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
$ [1 }. `5 Y0 G% ?8 w0 U+ W. P 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
% n- }) N. i2 D: `# M3 p 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 v3 c( c$ x2 K9 I; ^8 |6 J 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
! D U1 o7 d, Z% U8 k9 }9 `$ R 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
. Y5 a8 W; \' W5 k3 O 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
6 j2 G% I% x( u6 D 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
* A- u: n' J6 y) b' E' N8 A. j* ] 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet; W% |! c& C, Z* O1 D
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet1 `+ C' `9 }0 u, @! u
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet$ P: P* J F; r* N9 ~
2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet. a8 J1 o" ?( y+ D& W, G3 |; ]
2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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4 S( k, V. a0 x- VJapanese aircraft
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% ~2 G* U$ u* p; Y7 x/ ]! m hG3M Nell x 35 |" `* ?) d0 D/ w2 f1 s% g- d/ T
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 P0 ~3 f3 ^& V; O6 A# YG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CA New Orleans- c! W& R. B! q1 r
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Aircraft Attacking:8 J" {4 z8 q9 Z S# Z* W8 ^- _
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Japanese aircraft, s% O: H3 J* t( m
G3M Nell x 3
2 e3 I- a3 f# g! AG4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
, I# \+ K f( K7 ^5 \3 sG3M Nell: 1 destroyed' V5 y7 I3 v) \5 l1 t/ l
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged3 t _2 P) j ]6 D% ~) f2 R
6 q5 u/ c! r' @- h9 j' u" e# W4 ZAllied Ships7 M4 g! I' J7 z! `' f
CA Minneapolis! w* B1 f* T. ]& g' t2 I+ t
CA Astoria! Z1 S4 ?" x T X
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2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! g8 o$ \( o A. ]% I. D 2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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A6M2 Zero x 227 J) l/ I4 Z& C$ d. W+ O# D
G3M Nell x 4& p4 D4 i8 D- Z8 i8 `
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 C# o/ e% j1 DG3M Nell: 4 damaged
8 ~0 E1 D! m$ b/ yG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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CA Astoria) Z, f6 g" J x, n; j2 ?* Y* Y7 r
CA Portland7 g! v) f- ^( g# P
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/ m9 y4 Q: S" S+ [ 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 q8 K& M, R- u9 [( B D" Q& \ 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet( s3 F8 m/ `( S& A, p) \) G+ P
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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A6M2 Zero x 4
6 \7 [/ U6 Y+ ]G4M1 Betty x 3, r' L o: @- e- X* A/ n1 T
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
* I7 s8 O+ D+ h w& fAP Westralia
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5 H1 `6 x3 ]1 r" J 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111/ Q! y# x8 S' w* O& D# g! D
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Japanese aircraft W5 v: A8 N1 }* V& y: b* N1 ^
A5M4 Claude x 5/ v+ j3 ^. E( I4 y: _5 ~( Q$ g% A
D3A Val x 180 Y9 w5 o/ q8 M$ I6 M# _$ y
B5N Kate x 40
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No Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
1 F- ~, b- [( W2 P0 e# ]: ]9 o66 casualties reported7 A3 p% F% M- N% m
Vehicles lost 1
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2 A8 p+ r) X( yPort fuel hits 3
( D7 I- Y6 u3 Q3 H+ U2 HPort supply hits 2
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet; x5 r3 @2 ?- h% H( S- g- O
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
2 S0 k- p) q8 G9 @5 K 6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet% L! S- F- L% v7 D. z; Q
20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet5 T/ A/ w3 }0 l+ \+ N6 @2 H |
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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) W" j0 f" C* \* DA6M2 Zero x 23- j7 S1 Q8 i! y1 R
G3M Nell x 9
4 K, Y: }. f) L; e0 I1 ]3 u7 y# sG4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ N# c! V/ K; {/ U2 ^G3M Nell: 1 damaged
* B! N1 T4 M( y% PG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships' R( r7 C: M u) K$ r- b' d. N
AP Wanganella$ e# k+ u2 I# {0 [! W
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; |' i @; q- ^
AK Diomed
r8 z$ F3 S i4 G; i4 nAP Ormiston t) A) h0 y( U- A' P
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2 ^( S, w+ Q" x% N9 J# v* mAllied ground losses:
0 P3 E6 ?6 T9 w" e F7 M33 casualties reported
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3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 e |1 |* w( v" \ c8 x 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& u* l* P* x. a 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# }# H% z1 w# i9 u$ F 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Sub attack at 62,79+ T6 I2 y2 L h8 v
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Japanese Ships
. f" ^- f) ^" c. B7 QAP Tatuta Maru
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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