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9/6 戰鬥報告$ j1 l7 Q* @% ?1 i z( f7 t! j, g
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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4 {7 ^' T$ T; S) e; LRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 F8 p+ t3 X* P$ E$ _: ^ R4 o6 A) gEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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# R: n# [8 E& M0 c5 Q" w. FJapanese aircraft
. W$ ?; q6 J& ^" i# l B G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
1 C( Y" t) }" ]5 _8 I- f Beaufighter IC x 5% ^: w, X! J- K" f" n1 T2 [
Kittyhawk IA x 3' k2 t% q7 P4 D0 g) I
P-39D Airacobra x 36; i2 Y6 F9 {: {8 p0 h. h& w7 o V
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Japanese aircraft losses4 C6 u4 x: n) v& G2 E. r$ {* z
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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. A3 [4 R4 r, }No Allied losses/ B7 F! F; Y4 P- m. y+ l# f# j
. u: Y6 I# H, \7 }2 D& HAllied Ships
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CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)/ Y3 g* n1 Z1 M4 j
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.! H; l% u: W. q. S
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes( h7 U; H# e, m9 J ~) V- B0 o
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Allied aircraft
" T$ k) m r: y+ S- o; K B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses
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& q& `" [+ x+ P' r/ o2 ~# d. EJapanese ground losses:
) i/ n ^ o" H 88 casualties reported
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. h/ Z3 P" X0 q% y% e& a; e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ p- a0 c6 n4 |8 x7 M; M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 z3 Q' L# L7 E. wMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.2 b% C1 e- _% C& V; t& \: Y7 a
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes2 k2 E* H: v7 |
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Allied aircraft6 A% O& i3 L; s+ y( y+ n0 i
B-17E Fortress x 6* k8 a( ?3 H/ P6 k2 @0 O2 N# X- j
2 j* G* U. K7 ^5 R* X- ZNo Allied losses
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( J- n' I. q. P7 I/ D7 Y% \ p! yJapanese ground losses:
$ B- R% V7 x% k7 m+ u% a. [ 20 casualties reported% `5 ]+ u- U9 C b; r( w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 j8 n4 ]2 k" G7 T( M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- O0 |5 u! X- J( A" a+ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! m9 S& C$ S" j& y$ O; a
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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. @* d( d8 t# M. tRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- H: i% q: [. H1 {. _# S n
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 l7 F# v8 u$ N1 H
; h/ ^" [- w* Q0 `/ {4 LAllied aircraft
' d; {* A- ?& d' w |* E Kittyhawk IA x 8
3 L, _) G: f' n; z" }) ^* p B-26 Marauder x 18
% T3 T) Z% ~2 N1 }, h P-39D Airacobra x 8
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B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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B9 r) s" S0 tAirbase supply hits 1
6 J \, w% j) m' yRunway hits 10
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N6 v$ U* x( E" ?% Z6 sMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1459 M; ?5 ? q1 t# p7 d6 E# a5 y
0 S0 ~* U0 N+ k; ~# WWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 Y0 Y3 o6 B+ RRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 u) p2 v, ^2 T, [& H9 e% B
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes# S* k! ~8 ?) C6 H/ g4 _, E. `( j
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B5N1 Kate x 13
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Beaufighter IC x 54 H _" V5 \ {) c9 O
Kittyhawk IA x 2
0 H: t2 ]6 o; u" l P-39D Airacobra x 17
+ M# O, |& V7 L3 b# q2 i4 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 L. a: f g$ O u A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed& S4 W" }3 X) e( A
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed6 B- m0 W7 ~' N% G6 w! \+ D" Z
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# U# [# }6 h; R/ p8 o
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, {! r$ |! L5 J) B: t3 h1 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1447 y0 k9 @, \0 I i, {$ ]# ~
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." U `( C7 ^* Y' N4 w Z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 93 q3 P! U) h2 p5 K
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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# J8 H6 |) M% aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145/ e1 T' F6 N9 n- Z) [" D! Z) @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# P* f! \* u' C% U! J' PRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- }! s& g* L( d9 \, v0 v( X+ I1 o' ?
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes; p- b6 X- w- d& ~
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A6M2 Zero x 456 W, |" v# ?1 l& l/ l5 Y
B5N1 Kate x 22! ?/ F5 i3 Y$ J1 D `
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Beaufighter IC x 4
6 L; p3 x. H7 F5 g2 ?8 ?& I) }$ z Kittyhawk IA x 3
9 b8 j( |$ p8 f2 ^5 F9 Q P-39D Airacobra x 34
% a- R& o: a) P9 i1 \$ A F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
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& M% R, _ p/ v! l3 H- M! T P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
* _% c9 {$ Z# ~! a1 f: w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged4 H. W$ ^: } d8 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144% x$ o& t' Y, Y6 Y, x' N9 t
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# a4 i7 ^" R5 B1 P3 j) kRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# ~/ F1 d$ N9 I' r k+ o7 l( N; wEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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, B% J( v6 |* E1 p' B F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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CL Leander
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