AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42* @8 l3 x4 R# H
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& `. q& y/ Q" ]" ?Day Air attack on Lae , at 54,87' o; x& i8 i% Y
" J. B/ ?% Z9 Y6 S; ]Japanese aircraft" u; P6 z' { `- J* @0 o
A6M2 Zero x 99 O* g7 R8 _. V4 U |; S
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Allied aircraft
+ n9 s! ]7 v1 y g# p, ]F4F-3 Wildcat x 6# _0 A3 t6 M) |9 f0 |
Catalina I x 2
. V. [( c& I7 |% E; H$ j2 f3 [Kittyhawk I x 14" z7 I( ^( E J4 h5 K1 t7 X$ J
Beaufort I x 3
2 |# B" K6 P }, B* i/ YBeaufort V-IX x 10
) q1 X3 }9 x* Y3 p: lP-39D Airacobra x 7+ f8 {+ e0 f" t+ c+ C+ e. O
P-40E Warhawk x 29
4 R3 B% L8 d qB-25C Mitchell x 10# m: j' H# a9 h' p. j
B-26B Marauder x 144 t6 b7 @8 t9 x8 \) p o6 ~
B-17C Fortress x 16
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/ K* O" G3 q: m6 z- h2 a) c3 I1 F" yJapanese aircraft losses2 a b' t& j7 H
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed/ \6 k- u# m2 X g5 Y1 G
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed* {( x0 v$ M& q9 h" t
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed* b& s, P/ |# i
: n; {0 o. h* K+ F8 jAllied aircraft losses
! T- [6 N( c2 a& Y" {Catalina I: 1 damaged0 M! t2 | g2 {, n/ V; Y# Y) ^
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ H# z$ g9 [6 i' ]Japanese ground losses: A+ s# E& ~+ x/ C2 N; s4 k
171 casualties reported
% K, G$ P/ t( u0 mGuns lost 1
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d/ n; \$ _0 t: J0 BAirbase hits 14 W) v/ ^/ _' \4 b1 B
Airbase supply hits 3
( H5 g R7 K' ~3 s: [3 ?Runway hits 21
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# h2 Z$ E6 v$ N5 E' s/ I8 CAircraft Attacking:
# `8 B1 \- ?% N }! ] 5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet" {9 F/ g# T9 i- Q/ G! H' r- v* o
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
2 {5 F* D2 J j+ ? 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
9 s$ `! c7 H1 V- \ 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet/ [' h$ W$ r; T" y4 f: ~4 h
6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
& h9 o8 S% W. S. Y7 I( Y 3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
" h, Y4 m" J$ W, Q+ ~1 O. u2 X 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
, X/ y4 N; Z) a; \ 3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet- E- S4 K6 ?2 L
5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet8 b6 X! h; |1 `' w
2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet+ s1 A" ?8 a0 D/ K2 v
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
: P# u* n0 F3 c p 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
4 q& V! g5 I3 n) J* X m( d: q 2 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92' f9 G: |0 B( l
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A6M2 Zero x 5& t' F" Z! N/ Y* F7 u3 a" ^/ h
G3M Nell x 38 }6 x% ?' K+ k6 }
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Japanese aircraft losses
; q7 G6 M/ L8 P* c% b# SG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged& _" K* n4 B% {- U, i
( e2 q3 O& c% k! l ZAllied Ships: Y- {+ m# N# c
CA New Orleans; h8 e0 M" e3 ]/ J. s |$ i
! C$ f2 W& N0 J$ @0 {8 L- [Aircraft Attacking:" p1 n2 x' i+ P7 K& ?- G
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet! P* O# q- p4 c" n+ E
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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Japanese aircraft% J% C' P! @, P" O% ^
G3M Nell x 3! N# t" g0 D& y3 L! J
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses6 V/ y$ a6 y% \! Q. L
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed: ]7 y- a F9 D" v1 O7 ~5 f3 r) g
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged+ c. A6 G h) A9 z
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Allied Ships
) r1 C- G" f1 M0 S0 s. ` zCA Minneapolis
0 z6 S7 O% v8 f" v2 }# l4 YCA Astoria
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3 W' @- W9 d3 V, o5 B4 vAircraft Attacking:: O' G% J/ {& S6 G0 {
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet3 M* X& [8 f- E5 h
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 A2 s' \4 H$ Q
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7 ?; p7 r! D- O5 x/ ADay Air attack on TF at 59,92
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A6M2 Zero x 220 g4 l* R* j9 t0 U! t( i4 l9 ]
G3M Nell x 41 ?2 g5 e' G. t' Q
G4M1 Betty x 3
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" A0 O, ]# h$ \, f3 UJapanese aircraft losses' Y8 z) E1 L+ M( A
G3M Nell: 4 damaged% s6 r4 e2 J9 a0 I
G4M1 Betty: 3 damaged7 q$ I6 u$ M7 N3 o
2 j% |! v9 `( N' E" zAllied Ships7 }7 G n) Y) n$ c
CA Astoria5 A0 G+ X F, c+ V
CA Portland( P( u% c% ~" Z) w1 w# _
4 Y9 ?& F0 k( }Aircraft Attacking:. Y4 M; g$ c. f/ `# s( ~! L6 ^
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
9 n' h- G" N5 A4 h4 G( Q, E 4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 l& Y$ V2 S y
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,940 X4 f: o9 t( i5 C7 x/ |6 ^& c" o
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Japanese aircraft
! M& b* C2 c% K+ lA6M2 Zero x 4( L& H1 `8 N) E; w
G4M1 Betty x 3
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No Japanese losses
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# c$ q* B% R5 n7 CAP Westralia: c- H/ S1 I! \( N% ]- [' U
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Aircraft Attacking:
' Y! ]% e! H6 ~" R 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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9 V7 ?1 N) }/ p; i9 d* i. CDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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% s6 n( Z: w% ], KJapanese aircraft
6 x2 e7 B2 G/ u- \! ]4 ZA5M4 Claude x 5) g7 q0 O2 H/ J5 ^2 X
D3A Val x 18$ ?* M: Z3 v9 L( G" _8 J$ y. l
B5N Kate x 40# S6 [* S: D$ I8 J$ D& b- u) j9 ^
: F" M% P( r d' F8 g4 pNo Japanese losses
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Allied ground losses:
1 f" j# z* B& ~" _8 u* z66 casualties reported6 |) o, R5 G- E7 D4 ^
Vehicles lost 1* O! u. F$ f$ x/ i9 w$ M4 _5 s
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Port fuel hits 3
* [5 A2 e8 ]9 ]8 O4 f9 h8 @Port supply hits 22 d) z }- ~( G
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12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet3 n3 |. G* M$ i O/ O) o' D
14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet6 l+ d& ~4 X5 i0 v, N
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
* ?& w5 Z, N: {3 D20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet1 I* {, `2 B# v3 q. s) _' k
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet) j* G7 `( W1 ]% o8 j
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Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft: E+ c0 z! n# g# ~% q
A6M2 Zero x 23
% z6 P {0 k; f" y5 c; l# ZG3M Nell x 9
/ Q0 U, q4 f7 b6 \8 dG4M1 Betty x 3) p$ m- v7 `4 _" x1 `
% a9 |3 @" a: |6 M3 s' v9 ^; j) W* dJapanese aircraft losses
" R5 }" U" `; _* W0 @G3M Nell: 1 damaged
8 p$ w# U0 o1 O( VG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged) F, i( C: ~) p6 k/ R
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Allied Ships/ q; X3 E B1 \/ C' ]3 T* \- ~; ^
AP Wanganella
( G4 e# ?, e1 t7 gAP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ c# \ d5 e5 ~1 B wAK Diomed
0 f9 ^! A7 l5 Q* M! PAP Ormiston
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" J2 `2 k0 @' P" z, wAllied ground losses:, J% @$ r! Q1 r l' a
33 casualties reported
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Aircraft Attacking:
# j1 y) ~( M! @ 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# M- b" x4 x* F" A$ H8 r4 C( A3 | 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ a* \, \! O. W, z/ H! h
3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ Y5 N3 U- A. q- j- {' S; I
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ \( U$ j' h$ M; h* O
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# [2 J8 y- N- p9 W/ r4 ESub attack at 62,795 r4 U: n* I, b% p8 V3 P
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5 @5 \9 z0 t" WAP Tatuta Maru
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3 g9 t9 y( G, M3 G) |7 f3 r% uSS Greenling |
发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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