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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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5 j2 z) @: |* ?0 _% ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144" H3 W, X% C' { N
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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7 {8 e ]1 h0 x$ _. \; m MRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' ^' X2 C9 a, X8 W; y: E( sEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 e8 S* X' H) T( ]! y9 J Beaufighter IC x 5
1 c! D# g" g7 E. T1 A& _+ ` Kittyhawk IA x 3
* k$ |; m% D- n( V P-39D Airacobra x 368 x! `5 m2 _# W) U1 O2 s$ C& K
* p4 S6 {2 Z: c, R2 c+ N" \* rJapanese aircraft losses
5 T: W8 I3 G/ R9 I" D1 b7 i; b G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses6 j1 E$ \4 L9 F: m/ d) \( x9 ]
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Allied Ships" }2 { b R' h) `# O- _
PG Warrego7 S. A' x% y7 t8 T7 [
CL Leander, C( T2 V! y( }" i7 b- @4 `- x/ F
PG Swan
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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( v9 z0 Y" X. z/ @( zWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
7 { B- y0 w; O7 LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 24
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Japanese ground losses:
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B6 }) z% E1 v( M* {/ K Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 d1 d0 f9 B- ] I+ f8 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; ~/ q; _$ ?' s: P' A' _+ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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$ G) k \" w9 wWeather in hex: Light rain4 M- X8 {3 y e' v: P) h
! k. e* k% K& c0 ~5 wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 {& F9 Q9 y0 ^# v( o7 d
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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0 H1 G- G9 |% ?8 m2 l0 C" N/ lAllied aircraft
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Japanese ground losses:% O) `5 ~$ s- x0 i
20 casualties reported
$ T5 `' _6 j4 B7 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: x, R5 Y5 |& q% o; H" ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 Y7 l7 D0 i3 M& u# w. q* `; { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: x" m# l; @2 |' B1 FMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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# e; f! y/ F7 x$ a2 Y/ eWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 b) Q9 J& C* c- K8 a/ r
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes) ^3 L' W5 K5 F1 a4 V4 Q. s
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Kittyhawk IA x 8
3 W6 i. g0 Y# s9 ] B-26 Marauder x 18 t' b( g- b" z
P-39D Airacobra x 8% P9 M9 F3 x3 O! a1 m. G- F5 n7 w
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Allied aircraft losses
) T7 W" j. d# u# D3 ?# ]/ o; s0 i B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged% ]9 B2 O b( S
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Airbase supply hits 1
4 {) h8 E8 k0 Y: o: h' B0 RRunway hits 10) k5 L2 q' I0 x' j& K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145; R A' W1 o Z5 E X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 Q; Y. D$ S2 G/ Z; a7 `0 ]
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes, q$ t ~6 B$ k; @: ?0 J
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A6M2 Zero x 27! V$ i9 B8 t4 G2 c4 ^. w
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Allied aircraft a1 _) u8 n+ ?
Beaufighter IC x 55 q4 x1 b) J3 V9 {/ u
Kittyhawk IA x 22 a1 g1 j: w3 T1 ^
P-39D Airacobra x 17
% ^5 c- C/ Y P; E* k F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses: j( V5 n% y8 S# R3 L9 ~
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
! ?5 c% r T: e8 N4 J: Q/ Z+ [: \ B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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6 D) q3 D" s" `; C& Q, W6 W- l P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed. x( h4 }& b6 O' N4 j1 [
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144( ~4 H3 U1 G2 V
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. T2 a t m4 U+ C( m
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed5 G1 D& G* ]' \! H6 `
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9 L& f8 @4 Y& k8 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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5 L9 r( x9 g/ M9 R/ C. c1 ~9 @Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 L) |- q& C% ^: b' @8 K6 jEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 45 S7 W$ M3 v( y3 U" f
B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4
]1 p7 I1 P9 c0 x) U Kittyhawk IA x 33 z( v& i4 m9 l4 L- n- `8 _1 ]2 ?
P-39D Airacobra x 34
! v! u" O( R1 L; n* q9 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 1002 T( L* i, D1 u) o5 V
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Japanese aircraft losses
, M" v- `# m, ^0 [+ V A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed9 o6 y! A# Z/ R- w" ]
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed( |' Y0 z# Z3 y3 J9 D' u
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. y% P+ h1 @) j% |, P P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
) u" n- I5 h! L3 B+ N" J& O m F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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0 `2 Z! z; `; g- c1 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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5 D$ Q# p/ e6 k$ u8 U2 gRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 _: @+ J1 P4 g# x0 }
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 9
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 k# T, g5 f) S
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3 J: u+ C) z# \3 i1 @6 U7 i. v% d& q+ w3 T A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed8 n9 P* J+ O4 _1 n- P
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Allied Ships
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xAP Diomed7 J) A4 M0 [) x; T# U8 [$ _! `
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