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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 421 h' `# [/ L0 y5 i% X* b
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" y2 S5 R9 U4 w/ ?' G盟军好不容易在澳东盼来一个大晴天,隐忍已久的P38F和4发大举出击,夷平了莫港机场,P38F在空战中击落了20架60经验的0战,自身豪发无损,倒是下午日本轰炸机轰炸出发机场凯恩斯的时候,炸毁了三架正在维修的P38F
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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) @3 f- x2 w& g" G. AWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 P0 j# V, Z; v4 i T
9 E) S$ F5 l% c# yRaid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
! ?- ]* B3 |% |7 i% Z$ l$ V% ^Estimated time to target is 3 minutes0 u; n, j! _& b& z6 @
2 y, \1 l! p- Y4 GJapanese aircraft: ]$ a1 |3 c' t [2 a
A6M2 Zero x 30
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7 z3 `! i/ n2 ^. R* J P-38F Lightning x 229 \8 W, ~$ b- d, b- b/ H
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Japanese aircraft losses
* `. [7 d) x5 p- W$ x$ A- h A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed
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5 ~1 t& x3 Z6 k! T+ O- |No Allied losses
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12 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 / F3 X, }( ~% X9 B& y- i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ q; H5 i; i+ v( Y2 [& I$ |5 RRaid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.
& k! N, T9 U+ D9 SEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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P-38F Lightning x 21
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed0 I% j! M4 V* i1 ^4 [
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21 x P-38F Lightning sweeping at 39000 feet *
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ U6 C$ Y( m0 D; l$ r+ v
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
5 ~& X8 H* p9 B, h& y0 g% r: B9 n( ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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8 f* P# o ~' o% l3 r* { B-17E Fortress x 47
" m) m" r5 J1 s$ Z: w B-17F Fortress x 27
/ M; Q7 i; E1 {9 @* P B-24D Liberator x 82
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3 k, W& ?- ?/ K% k# GJapanese aircraft losses
( O2 M: C8 O: o6 t' {! q0 F7 [ Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground1 A/ m' L5 q, v. x
Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground
) B5 C9 U p' G, y8 e' b Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground
% x' P5 Z' D& D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground9 [# E& I2 J8 @
L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground
4 r7 x6 \7 k# Y$ v! q) H Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
) E4 x) M1 h& {6 f, g B-24D Liberator: 1 damaged4 m8 y0 }& _% Q; [) {
5 n, E+ \, A% ?8 V) j9 l2 K2 ~Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
O: o; F- I+ f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' U8 g, H* S' T) z; `) ]# Q6 @4 b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Airbase hits 34
2 A( ^1 L2 x& ?1 g- I+ `: YAirbase supply hits 3) i! U! C7 ~/ P# P
Runway hits 92
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$ D* {% F% q7 Y2 `5 `3 M/ E6 WAfternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 O# K4 r) s( V4 l5 a
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes' }+ A* o* Y0 n. }
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 80( K0 _3 e/ {. V
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no flights. x5 h0 j! g1 o. B: V3 [: F/ ] P
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7 q; N0 l, o# F4 V$ ` G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged
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P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground8 t1 K5 i6 f! k- E% D
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Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140 . K/ h* c7 B, l' B; H. ^& Y& \2 f3 R; c
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% Y* s' Z3 u! E5 QRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
9 o e- T/ x- w/ P, kEstimated time to target is 24 minutes) M q; N. c$ v3 O! ~ \
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G4M1 Betty x 269 ?" d% ~2 W( H! `; l: W
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8 h2 N9 ]! |8 R. ^9 J: ]9 z G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged/ W( l) @( w6 c, l( s7 }8 ?
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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; j5 H, ?; } i* B5 P P-38F Lightning: 5 damaged1 \5 R/ e& I2 v% o. Z
P-38F Lightning: 1 destroyed on ground
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"I have nothing to offer but supplies, fuel and women." |
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