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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Jun 29, 43 
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$ E  a/ [" P  {3 e, ]9 {( I8 A43年6月29号,300架盟军4发排着整齐的队形,突破了日军少量的直掩,把拉包尔港口变成了欢乐的海洋。7 ]9 x+ U* C: `% j' p( M5 q 
 
3 y( ]1 \" a' @是役盟军损失4发19架,击落紫电7架。5 `% H1 p2 q; N2 {, k, M, ? 
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+ ~- J$ w' O7 C- q/ O* f$ B5 T% ]Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125  
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ Y* w7 ?8 B5 Y9 F$ d+ E 
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. 
# Q( I) t' y) r- bEstimated time to target is 26 minutes* ~; _% h- L2 r6 W/ \ 
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Japanese aircraft$ ^% T$ h/ L/ t. z0 L+ { 
      N1K1-J George x 40 
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; d1 i7 G3 V$ V+ b7 o3 GAllied aircraft 
: {! f/ H* Q. s* @2 U      B-24D Liberator x 40 
& I5 c; n- x( ?, E: K      B-24D1 Liberator x 128 
9 b' m7 \% y6 R+ e% y      PB4Y-1 Liberator x 828 z0 C" k$ V& L$ A 
 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
1 V# B9 P' J: N8 t+ t( I) K! E      N1K1-J George: 3 destroyed 
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      B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged9 t, y3 ]3 l. o/ S; \. U; ~5 }; c 
      B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 7 damaged; h5 F+ m1 A0 e, X. ~ 
      PB4Y-1 Liberator: 4 destroyed, 8 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
, X7 X# {1 b; l, }& V" g3 v+ s      xAK Taito Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire  _0 G. u7 M/ t; z5 G# k 
      CMc Katoku, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
5 C) O& R- b7 e5 X. @; K" }      xAKL Kokuei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
8 P) O2 j4 t8 M- g6 k; w/ }9 L      AK Seia Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire3 e- R4 I9 L3 a3 h 
      CM Hatsutaka, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage* E: p7 x6 g8 m  g1 X 
      AKE Daihachikyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire$ ^( @/ a' r: l  }' b 
      PB Minowa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
2 I  W0 O' z& V5 r4 T      AD Koshu Maru #2, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
7 I7 V; H. R, R- x9 N      CM Ukishima, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 \5 p- ?7 j& ^$ B8 } 
      AV Akitsushima, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  D' `* C% b! t 
      xAKL Totai Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! _2 X/ S* }# n1 H: a 
      AK Tatutaki Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire! f: y- C( a7 l+ p) N 
      CM Aotaka, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
9 r, ~% a) b- @' F# z4 n4 a      AG Mamiya, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires1 r5 M& E$ G7 U% Q+ P4 f# Y 
      CL Katori, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& I/ H( H9 q) f# N" W 
      AKE Kato Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
# s" W! e  Q! S# ~$ [      AK Arabia Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 H) C% C; G- t! D9 ?  _ 
      APD Nadakaze, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 g  A9 l! F. x. x1 E! V9 V 
      xAK Yamagiku Maru, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. ?( z$ Z/ j: |' J 
      xAK Tyuwa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires6 O5 S* h' ]. E) Q: r1 U4 O5 B 
      PB Fuji Maru #3, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
. c2 o* b! }( g5 {& K4 ]      xAK Rakuto Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
+ q. {1 L/ F, }9 `      AK Kumagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1 
6 W& ~. @6 `$ `5 l8 F# {      PB Tatibana Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, q6 l2 ?  o/ E 
      xAK Hino Maru #3, Bomb hits 1,  on fire- L# ]0 @" D  I# M% ^# R# V) k: I 
      CM Takashima, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 y9 n/ ]- P  H5 J 
      AKE Boston Maru, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 X- n# p) U0 @  s2 z5 a- [! [$ b 
      CL Kashii, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires 
1 b: ?$ p! P! ?      PB Heizan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires3 J4 X5 t0 R/ i" n3 H9 o( ]0 o 
      PB Kembu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage1 K! ~6 c% o6 i8 ] 
      xAK Yamagata Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire6 i+ s# q% l4 [4 Y 
      xAK Tosei Maru, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires 
* p  z1 g" G" N/ d; ]- T      xAKL Nissen Maru #2, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
1 t; q9 {0 h3 z$ b( M      CM Ishizaki, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage9 n+ u3 S: a3 m& Q; | 
      PB Kongo Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: I; l& [) c. d6 `: I 
      AR Akashi, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
' i  x# f! n7 Q& C! b      xAKL Natsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires1 H" e# Q. ~" L! x 
      PB Jokuja Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
: i+ D& j( v* ^, F- M0 w9 J+ A      xAKL Nanko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire: h  ]  n2 f" {8 H 
      PB Takunan Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk) Q( }( n; S! ~6 p- c4 G 
      xAK Taketoyo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
2 N8 {- e2 F/ n( f6 `# M- {      xAKL Hotsukawa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
  t1 z' b7 ~) n9 |      PB Togo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
0 J" B& I, j; {      PB America Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire. W+ @, l6 @. n/ u% \0 m" n( w 
      xAK Spey Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
0 r1 Z/ Q* ]- E- l+ {  O* j      xAK Taiko Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 v  ?9 ?7 P2 O 
      AK Tenryu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire: ]* p9 ]' h. i4 r* V8 l. A 
      xAK Asuka Maru, Bomb hits 1: z( F- G$ I, O 
      xAKL Genkai Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire+ d' P6 S: Y) n8 Z. r  O+ g/ u 
      AK Mikage Maru, Bomb hits 1: q4 l9 L3 X$ g: z/ r 
      PB Tatsumi Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 I3 ?- {0 W# A+ z& p. g 
      CMc Ashizaki, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 y, J; i- Y( s, ^ 
      PB Takunan Maru #8, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
) Y8 q3 _$ S0 c2 O1 _4 S/ [      xAK London Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire8 v; T/ U) a' n5 L+ G 
      xAK Kozan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire, r& Z3 d) r) _4 _# G& ^  _6 U3 T 
      AK Tamagawa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
' h& v. I6 Z) R% Y      PB Rokko Maru #2, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires, I. S/ |- V; K/ N( w 
      xAKL Assam Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires7 f6 A) U& E, b% M. K- f! k 
      AKE Hague Maru, Bomb hits 1 
( `: R0 n; r' s; a$ h      AK Keiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1 
' q0 U) x* W- K/ p' h, I      PB Hokuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 e  v( `) N- j9 O/ ^ 
      AKE Ryugi Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
) O$ P4 b" E  G! f      PB Senyu Maru #2, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk: h$ ?9 K" z* a6 ` 
      xAK Tateisi Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
6 w; t9 [: u; K8 ~1 _      xAK Delagoa Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire4 N) k, e, a5 u# N 
      PB Kyo Maru #12, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
" s3 M1 y; P9 y( _      xAK Norfolk Maru, Bomb hits 1 
! s2 I+ N* `2 V+ n      AK Tatumiya Maru, Bomb hits 1 
6 E- r- z' X2 U# M* T      xAK Toyohasi Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
+ r" a/ ^. x( I, |6 p3 ^" T      PB Lushan Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires 
+ C4 U, y5 \% {: \0 e      xAK Omi Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
* H8 Y% K; ~2 c: a2 F7 V      PB Genmei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 `2 M% R* `8 {: ~" R 
      PB Nishho Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 {* e1 i) x* `8 C4 Z: J8 r: J 
      PB Ryuto Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
* E; n( Y* B4 z      PB Shonan Maru #1, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! B, P( T. r! l 
      xAK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
) P# k) ^( `% X3 E      xAK Aso Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire- S' E7 \. {* W1 I2 u9 N 
      PB Fukkai Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage 
, t# {5 K+ f3 k, m- _; }2 r4 l* r+ h      xAK Sensan Maru, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage, Z( n6 _2 i1 Y' W- i3 Z 
      PB Kyo Maru #7, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
, M! x  g" u+ J0 H! m1 S      SC CHa-3, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk, @3 H+ ~( Y4 K2 b; _ 
      xAKL Koyu Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire3 A/ a/ C+ A: E  J4 w, V1 k 
      AK Katuragi Maru, Bomb hits 1 
6 e( f2 M. M( m* m      xAK Kohoku Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
; L0 K& K5 L* n& D      PB Heiyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk 
" m) [4 c& {% y      AD Toei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage 
: C! ]* I/ k: G5 I2 P" j7 ]      xAK Venice Maru, Bomb hits 1! ~6 @1 z# {& N' V  w8 O 
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Japanese ground losses:! M. V- X( [# F0 I5 t 
      6 casualties reported 
- I" |# Y2 m! O$ [) [8 J         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
, m) E+ V# N2 G% M2 X         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 O8 B4 T# W% i4 Y0 D8 I8 H: \ 
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled 
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$ g( V0 D7 P. D( s0 t6 OPort hits 32* p  [, ~1 X: K5 F; R0 e9 M 
Port fuel hits 3' Q5 n1 I, l' F5 q, K 
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 C/ ^5 K! n! m1 N5 q2 g( k$ ^ 
 
. h1 s* D3 M! C- q. Y* a* n& qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
' ~2 O" ~+ L" l3 iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes 
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      N1K1-J George x 167 \$ s) w+ A; n1 L1 e 
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Allied aircraft5 v! M& x8 w, J 
      PB4Y-1 Liberator x 9% q0 ^, y6 l4 i9 A 
 
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No Japanese losses* ]7 u% K2 N% E8 ^* a  s, g 
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Allied aircraft losses 
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5 f5 _) T$ O6 T9 B; S+ Y" tJapanese Ships2 p% h) e9 f7 L: i 
      xAK Alaska Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire 
9 L* A6 V8 k) P) w      xAK Nichiryo Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires" S  o% P& G  V 
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Raid detected at 56 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. 
- J7 d! R7 t/ G7 nEstimated time to target is 19 minutes 
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      N1K1-J George x 8& c0 `, I/ V& o. ]+ d9 h/ i 
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Allied aircraft 
: c3 w; J/ k5 Y8 o$ ]0 c+ l      B-24D1 Liberator x 14 
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Japanese aircraft losses 
- [2 ~2 t9 J2 J" P      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed 
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2 x' x/ c6 W2 C$ q  g" k" u      B-24D1 Liberator: 4 damaged3 E/ `0 N3 r+ O& m2 ~2 U% y. X 
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      xAK Syohei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires' C3 x. ?6 y0 v3 W" i/ y" A) { 
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4 l% W6 D. i8 [; |) qRaid detected at 48 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 D7 e3 v( [2 b. @ 
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes. U! n0 L, z" z: z! d- S! I, S5 G: x: L 
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Japanese aircraft 
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Allied aircraft4 Y- C& g8 `6 V8 e2 ~0 G, @4 l 
      B-24D1 Liberator x 6 
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      N1K1-J George: 1 destroyed. Y0 S) e& B, G1 z4 c2 N1 z( L 
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Allied aircraft losses 
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      PB Koei Maru, Bomb hits 1,  on fire |   
 
 
 
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