AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 05/08/42& _ A0 ~) T! ~$ r- M/ T
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- O) H" m" ?$ s6 ]7 U/ t3 Q5 l% bDay Air attack on Lae , at 54,87; J- O8 O S. ?7 ~4 v P
* s7 N# Z' E* Y2 B9 a, d6 s- Y& eJapanese aircraft
( m8 h% w H6 H l) {! KA6M2 Zero x 9
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" L- Y; U% c2 s. m2 g! G5 H, KAllied aircraft8 i% j) P, c6 F `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 69 l! Q! Q7 ]+ P) z% `3 t
Catalina I x 2. n& o3 B3 G! m! g6 _% a
Kittyhawk I x 14
, m* o# H7 `* \1 m$ u8 l6 J) iBeaufort I x 3
+ U6 t w! x9 D/ m: k7 WBeaufort V-IX x 105 e8 x5 N$ Y" `9 Y. c5 f0 e. n/ I
P-39D Airacobra x 7( [1 m( W+ M; i4 v& T8 N
P-40E Warhawk x 29; i: i5 B! h+ l/ ]3 {1 Z# V7 P
B-25C Mitchell x 10
: v/ P" l7 e5 Q% J/ {5 MB-26B Marauder x 14. u$ v$ b; m9 i& l+ F
B-17C Fortress x 16& @1 ^' ~# W" `% \3 \% O
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Japanese aircraft losses6 ?: t: x$ M; E6 ^( T4 W- o
A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed c" }1 a8 v" e+ B6 K: }) T
G3M Nell: 1 destroyed' @1 b1 l+ p* Y
H8K Emily: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
+ |, s5 t) X. i' }* {6 P( ]Catalina I: 1 damaged! X5 x4 C5 w! J# c/ t2 s
P-40E Warhawk: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged9 d& I! V0 g4 U# _* Z
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Japanese ground losses:
# T% {/ a+ P/ K% C1 l/ B, d6 f171 casualties reported
, `' l; E2 n- }0 C9 o& Z* O. hGuns lost 18 W) J0 ^6 v F( E% g' `+ w3 ?
4 X) ~" {) C! j& sAirbase hits 1
1 E% z( q+ p" u" i. oAirbase supply hits 3- M1 f# d, |* N* r* T: n: o6 q
Runway hits 21+ X) f. l) x9 j/ |2 d, m, q' u% G
7 ] ]1 o6 M. g' G3 xAircraft Attacking:6 m1 S" J' R& [5 w& j% O% A
5 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet4 [- }- o6 s+ Y3 q+ J
3 x Beaufort I bombing at 7000 feet
# V D- Y1 U! H$ S$ n1 g5 v! o( _! c$ m 7 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
6 V# ]: V+ `5 `- y' \ 5 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
$ J, x. A* \2 z% v 6 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet9 R1 }1 \4 T# n2 [1 G9 {2 U
3 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet
/ s' s3 p" J+ Z& c8 _ J" n5 W 7 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet/ i( a9 y; q1 T- S+ l6 x$ w' b. c
3 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
d: t$ v/ i$ J* c. K; y; H6 e% s$ c 5 x B-26B Marauder bombing at 7000 feet
0 l; b( [6 y$ X' l; I' p 2 x Beaufort V-IX bombing at 7000 feet9 Y: j8 X0 |% Z. ?
3 x B-17C Fortress bombing at 7000 feet
] v. V- m+ [6 `/ t4 N 2 x B-25C Mitchell bombing at 7000 feet
% t/ a+ e! h7 k4 Y6 M6 p7 f 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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Japanese aircraft
. R0 N1 E% ?* Z8 n5 C$ |A6M2 Zero x 5
' B6 r1 |# a# ~8 E; VG3M Nell x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
( L+ X! H, f8 Q; _8 E2 wG3M Nell: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships* l1 B: E3 B& F4 c* w, g' i
CA New Orleans
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Aircraft Attacking:+ J) U; R4 ~; [
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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Day Air attack on TF at 59,92" W8 D; J. ?% D" L1 K4 R
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Japanese aircraft* S) Z- O. g, I$ @+ A3 p2 l/ M
G3M Nell x 3; A7 Z. `( f' H- l
G4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 j6 {" F; B* Y/ d) q4 zG3M Nell: 1 destroyed
' k% _4 n7 R5 @' aG4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged. u1 V- H0 Q( N) b" q. o* F
; Q# h" {- `5 l \4 A- x5 x' e$ O+ oAllied Ships/ `; y0 l& z7 Y) W
CA Minneapolis l m: I* ?3 P
CA Astoria% E$ ^/ J% W+ _$ X% u$ f
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Aircraft Attacking:' M3 Q, q/ J9 U% V) l
2 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 o# o$ r6 K4 U" b
2 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ \+ i2 t1 Y4 [9 q8 L3 S0 U( \ U
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9 v, J9 ~ A3 k+ \Day Air attack on TF at 59,92
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A6M2 Zero x 22
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$ |4 P: Y0 H& W; rG4M1 Betty x 3
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 Y3 ]3 F% G. Z+ n" cG3M Nell: 4 damaged
. t- v# i% x+ K- l5 ]% E6 fG4M1 Betty: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships: B) e! q. I5 S) d
CA Astoria% S& W- x6 `& R% L' _7 J
CA Portland! }6 A/ V- t6 N& Y: ]% S; T
8 b9 @" G6 H) l" S: B* JAircraft Attacking:
0 w- Y" F7 r& C5 k3 R b+ [; x 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet- N2 \& p5 d U+ L; Q
4 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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* v. j4 B* \! g( ^Day Air attack on TF at 52,94
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Japanese aircraft! H' M) L( M9 U# l a
A6M2 Zero x 4/ r( X3 _8 H3 ]+ o, F# Z. p; u
G4M1 Betty x 3
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( @) Z! l4 C; G. b4 e8 vNo Japanese losses
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/ W+ v' b6 s" R- C, U! s9 ~Allied Ships7 h/ }* T' T* b& `, i
AP Westralia1 v( i j4 e% ^$ {" T; f* f4 J. B
2 z V* b8 W% {5 C9 _& bAircraft Attacking:
0 v5 o( P" t& w( j, W 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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5 K, Y; g- I, ?1 I5 _: F" HDay Air attack on Koumac , at 67,111
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Japanese aircraft
" \2 T; R5 b0 RA5M4 Claude x 5; J* I9 V. K& B5 R8 @6 U
D3A Val x 183 z( V2 p2 E# }9 O6 P4 }
B5N Kate x 40" k( K& W+ Q+ H! f5 [# ]' Q
8 z% r' e+ ~4 w1 I' X6 B LNo Japanese losses8 l+ O6 j* u X4 ^4 C' N0 F+ Q
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( x$ m5 ]7 V" f& d9 C! E% P( cAllied ground losses:. j% k& J3 D8 v
66 casualties reported! p) R; B! Y& W1 u
Vehicles lost 18 G& _* K0 {# |: w0 v, ]
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Port fuel hits 3+ F. M! A/ x& m4 s
Port supply hits 2
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Aircraft Attacking:0 ^' A' E2 J" H2 V
12 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
( V9 ]( E7 m7 V+ f14 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet4 D% G( `( U1 q4 }& T
6 x D3A Val bombing at 2000 feet
, ~. D3 V- N& P" F3 H20 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet- t' h/ k) y& E( ^1 Q1 z: x0 Y
6 x B5N Kate bombing at 5000 feet/ |! U* F0 e2 a2 p ~0 Y6 v
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( X- J# z2 A; x+ P7 tDay Air attack on TF at 52,94
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" ?5 q) ^- r0 _/ Z& IJapanese aircraft: n5 I! _, e0 E. K
A6M2 Zero x 23; [, z# I8 G% { Q7 _
G3M Nell x 92 b& `% ^- ^: H' o
G4M1 Betty x 3' F$ l+ `% O' |; R
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Japanese aircraft losses
M5 ]/ A( C" t, b& x; g- g$ Q p! jG3M Nell: 1 damaged
, m* @7 T. Q: k$ rG4M1 Betty: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 G b% E; M1 n! j$ e6 V, gAP Wanganella" K' D0 g2 O8 I5 H- `- a! N$ v4 K
AP Westralia, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 e$ `% B! c( B) \
AK Diomed
8 e. T: N3 w& E# {9 HAP Ormiston
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Allied ground losses:
' R5 r% L7 ~) d2 a8 u33 casualties reported4 w0 P/ Y! e. j: i
4 A, f: [8 a4 d" H/ ZAircraft Attacking:
( R) n) G) x; p( W8 Q+ m* w 3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet) Q/ r( @% w4 [1 i; l1 @
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ C' o& S: A5 M 3 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; @8 Y9 Z" K0 q2 R, X w
3 x G3M Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet m, ]1 c& H: f0 G$ c
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Sub attack at 62,79; H) g. _& T! [* U) e
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Japanese Ships
! I. z$ W" a7 d; GAP Tatuta Maru
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发表于 2006-8-10 11:39
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