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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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7 {1 _1 `# @* E: F" iMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144+ V- T' s) G" _+ t$ Q1 ]
" u- Z5 j( U7 g0 ]& C* mWeather in hex: Overcast
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! F0 h8 n- Y' n/ G3 q. f. b. KRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' O9 z6 H7 l& oEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; b% d. r3 B2 h5 p" I* W G4M1 Betty x 303 s* N" l" O% L7 A4 T3 D: ^ a8 d
% N5 r6 P7 g3 J0 s5 uAllied aircraft
3 P0 n+ @- Y" V Beaufighter IC x 5
* O: N4 v" Z+ E( ^' A Kittyhawk IA x 3
: I/ x8 t; o4 C0 N5 N' m1 p P-39D Airacobra x 36
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Japanese aircraft losses- B: S( L, }+ v y/ v
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged, t( {1 {' f$ K- C% k6 x' d; e1 A
7 @8 r# m3 C3 f: rNo Allied losses' ~/ o) {" D9 Q7 D9 g
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Allied Ships
2 l, |9 A3 c. A) Y PG Warrego: i/ k. \# c7 U
CL Leander& c2 |' b" ] ~* t
PG Swan; ?- y# l8 x1 p1 b) T! C0 f0 g0 W
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& ~& C' L. |4 f) v) y. h& q5 L6 [Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)4 \1 m B; C& D1 z9 B. B( \- d3 O
# H7 q, e3 @6 |: a9 K8 c5 v. YWeather in hex: Light rain
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5 ~! F4 _% Q l1 r7 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet., F6 e! h# p# O* ~" c" g
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) H6 a* B" w/ @
6 t0 N) N; |: \0 J( U7 AAllied aircraft
9 E8 k& h% ^8 J! g! `2 O2 z B-17E Fortress x 24
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5 J/ p- o1 ^6 w' B1 ~No Allied losses
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4 y2 R- p5 X4 x+ u; [Japanese ground losses: b3 S7 |8 U" N! r0 k/ g9 B
88 casualties reported3 }% \% @/ ]8 A. }) B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 E& D; A; k+ o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# y& m0 V1 ]" k' z! n3 Y T! F& p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: ^4 [2 c* ?. s8 j# M% W; ?
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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: C% c5 E+ |$ N/ v- KWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
/ P: S& ]! j' ?. [5 oEstimated time to target is 5 minutes& u$ E2 G4 ~& q( D
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Allied aircraft! c# v3 C% e* |0 \9 X$ r& S) L
B-17E Fortress x 64 o- G" E- p( w5 Z
, r7 J* B7 n/ B, ~1 f, s- f- RNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:; D9 I; {8 \- U1 }! A$ z- l
20 casualties reported
8 q0 c7 u& A) z1 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 `3 I' i# r q' ^- k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! I: Y# R0 U$ C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ t9 M4 n3 x$ ]+ i5 S2 V' p
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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3 l, k4 X/ A+ d, F0 aRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ }! T( G' g+ |! E
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft. O; Q- L4 F2 x
Kittyhawk IA x 8
- K ?6 e' K0 s2 G B-26 Marauder x 18
1 j) ]; B. M! r1 n! c P-39D Airacobra x 8
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! P% |5 X7 ?6 v# d A$ i" ZAllied aircraft losses0 s. H9 G- f2 v
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1. W, I/ {5 f% g# V2 ?: n
Runway hits 10- L) b, P) V# j9 X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145, u7 U) B( [: P: H" T
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, ]: e0 ]7 X( Q4 n6 dRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% m" l/ r9 z! a; q) J9 F
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 274 ~& t* W) a% e( L7 n" g- z
B5N1 Kate x 13! o% O4 @% b% ]( R# K' v
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Allied aircraft
4 x. E- w) _1 y0 } Beaufighter IC x 5
5 g( ]* k0 m9 n- t& n0 B$ Z$ j8 i Kittyhawk IA x 2
: `( o5 [ Q7 n3 P' i7 b P-39D Airacobra x 178 E0 r S/ M; t5 q+ {! r7 i" E. y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102; B& F7 _( C# V: T. R$ r2 S* A
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Japanese aircraft losses% h% z" G* F$ A0 x1 K& i/ c/ v" O
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed" E! `& X8 g9 M$ m
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed$ L! X! U' B& b3 ?( o8 K
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4 z: \7 {" a6 q. `0 T P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed! _! e* W# k; z
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9 M2 _* k. Q( AMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144+ ]! u9 r' N: \! ` v
7 |$ Z" X! f! O c- y& X0 HWeather in hex: Overcast5 w$ R: }7 F) C, E" P+ v
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% W: K O6 r! Q q. C
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9' o( x, C4 D3 k
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P-39D Airacobra x 6$ `, |# }/ [' S5 g5 ?1 p
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G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses2 k8 H7 ^% E ^: d0 }: i; M
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# w1 M5 q7 X4 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145! ?+ ?. C! O& J- @3 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% o4 e/ g, M% b, HEstimated time to target is 37 minutes5 D3 T7 f$ p0 ?
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B5N1 Kate x 22. v: K/ }+ @1 z! t% [, R2 J
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Allied aircraft6 K0 t2 K8 ], J' e( [+ r' M" s
Beaufighter IC x 4) }" a, H) |2 N/ H' [2 F* e, U
Kittyhawk IA x 37 `4 ]7 r. Q9 K* T3 s. t6 {
P-39D Airacobra x 34 y2 P6 c, O5 j4 J3 V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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" x, d0 ]3 I1 r1 B% g9 n9 XJapanese aircraft losses
! r7 j. V& d6 H) u A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed4 i! `/ ~5 a* ~% p; K0 `
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed2 g4 ^" z0 b& K" q$ X# o+ Y
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed# A+ C7 G( D; S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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% a; ]6 P+ g$ I" `, }! Y4 q$ oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144* m6 N) r- u$ F" Y7 F& D
7 y8 b9 t0 N C. h b. sWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 k/ z; N8 A6 R+ i( e' ~
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( i4 ]2 [1 ^8 T6 k& xEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 9- x* |! D) J% i7 g y5 p
& y+ R: ?, t9 d5 g1 m9 LAllied aircraft6 w4 u. Y6 u& R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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* N* Z$ A9 y4 {/ k: s A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed& r* J. s0 g9 k ?" h
6 Y' u/ y8 Z" G8 ]+ _% W# eNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships. Z9 z6 @! X7 j2 g" ?
CL Leander
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