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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42. n0 Q! J5 W7 p7 [0 i 
 
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$ X# v4 y3 ]8 U. Z. u" J: _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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Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet. 
4 s. x- Y* a: ]8 d' Y& bEstimated time to target is 3 minutes# k% w4 z8 A" N$ o9 P 
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Japanese aircraft3 x. R  U8 v# |' \2 \' n+ \: Z 
      A6M2 Zero x 30+ V  g7 h  z. Z1 Q0 r' q 
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Allied aircraft5 \5 m0 B" H0 t( R 
      P-38F Lightning x 22% _/ C, \4 M9 [. C! \$ R! y5 B5 r7 ~ 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
6 b/ r& b7 q2 y6 }3 R. P% `      A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed 
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4 a& f1 b2 C9 B& x5 Z$ s* C# fNo Allied losses3 J- A4 {, Z) I 
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/ [% [2 M5 O- h8 k" \Aircraft Attacking: 
6 n, O) f2 q4 V' m      12 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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, e% A9 S3 ^/ y- LRaid detected at 29 NM, estimated altitude 40,000 feet.6 v. Q7 O5 D# ^, L; H( f. B- i4 g 
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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      P-38F Lightning x 219 f# n8 ]+ {/ A& j 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
9 j* E& w! Y9 ]( v      A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed 
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No Allied losses 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130  
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud 
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6 z/ O, U- H9 y. K5 u/ m$ TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet. 
$ E7 \! n$ ~" b( W( K4 G2 ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& p8 @& W! d# p( ^* ]4 K 
 
' D$ w* s% @" u4 f, C. p8 KJapanese aircraft5 J* Y3 V, B) r0 O2 k! |, ]! c 
      no flights 
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Allied aircraft 
. z# K0 L/ r5 K9 a      B-17E Fortress x 47" _; T/ H7 z/ z6 a3 q: f- n* W$ M 
      B-17F Fortress x 27 
0 L) I7 w: a6 k* B& }; u! }  Q      B-24D Liberator x 82 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
2 Q. ^/ [# |/ ~0 L      Ki-49-IIa Helen: 4 destroyed on ground  U& R. f" A0 `" g  X$ A 
      Ki-21-Ic Sally: 1 destroyed on ground0 o! O# M% u, f# ~% t 
      Ki-49-Ia Helen: 2 destroyed on ground! Y& c/ c# q( P, q2 T. { 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground! u- ~& J3 `; Z 
      L3Y2 Tina: 1 destroyed on ground 
2 E# h2 f% W: m7 k      Ki-15-II Babs: 1 destroyed on ground 
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      15 casualties reported4 W  g$ I- O+ X/ q) H 
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: K1 w$ y8 H' H) L$ D  `) O 
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 V% l  {4 }  Y3 d3 T+ X 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* \- U* g1 j- Z5 s 
 
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/ A6 _4 T3 v+ F3 y. WAirbase hits 348 r- ~5 n' I' W& g 
Airbase supply hits 3 
: {* P. {' u( K- GRunway hits 925 ^& o0 M2 ^  R- B/ a4 N) W8 N 
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Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140 & u+ p/ M, i$ Y  z% w& k 
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Weather in hex: Severe storms 
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4 y" g/ f9 G3 a) m0 t' r7 n, X/ iRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.$ `, G) F1 c9 i1 b9 C. h! E- G' E8 @ 
Estimated time to target is 41 minutes' g- s% F1 @9 h7 z 
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Japanese aircraft 
6 G- C7 F: f$ e2 t" {% N6 u( S      A6M2 Zero x 278 d8 T& E, b- h 
      G4M1 Betty x 80/ N3 g! P. ^- E6 f! s& e 
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      G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged 
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      P-38F Lightning: 3 damaged 
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Airbase hits 5 
2 u& w' J: V7 w* e( p" b$ QRunway hits 7$ t2 E) @- i. D+ g 
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Afternoon Air attack on Cairns , at 92,140  
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Weather in hex: Severe storms 
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" a4 J# l% p) HRaid detected at 71 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. 
! C& f# A8 d; P  H1 |Estimated time to target is 24 minutes$ V" K7 |  j6 | 
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Japanese aircraft7 i2 g" N* o7 D 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
/ K; R& ~  S9 o6 e' u* e4 t" m      G4M1 Betty: 5 damaged3 D) x( s% _* |- s: R 
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak 
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      P-38F Lightning: 5 damaged 
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Runway hits 6 |   
 
 
 
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