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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42; l/ R& e) ]& j. W7 t8 q# n
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/ H* H" X: V" r0 x: [' L" KMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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% Q; u) C3 n& Y; c, G |Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) z9 _: y3 m0 f5 m" ]( [Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: g# a1 U" T/ X$ y6 D# B
G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft
( h3 m' R7 {* j; m Beaufighter IC x 5" L( B& n/ _0 m! n7 p4 g' K' y E5 g
Kittyhawk IA x 32 S' P3 J% {' p* p6 n
P-39D Airacobra x 363 J1 e5 S- Y) O4 h- G) ?
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Japanese aircraft losses( E' w7 i4 M0 o7 b. X8 ^
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged5 ~" ~# h% U, `
5 \: m( g l5 F: u7 C0 aNo Allied losses
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PG Warrego& f/ a/ Q1 M/ ^- y
CL Leander0 x9 { U: n8 w1 Y8 y. T
PG Swan* n/ x0 {' t9 q( T
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)/ M$ J3 H3 \* Z. m1 v0 j
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
2 S2 d9 c$ s- `% |' S6 d0 M& sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
5 J3 A! ?9 n) K B-17E Fortress x 24% K, ?8 I( V. I9 ^0 N9 C9 c/ I
$ L a$ t( g- t+ B; LNo Allied losses
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( p- m) y; X. c, j% HJapanese ground losses:$ s7 C$ C8 \' y( |5 _4 Q p0 u
88 casualties reported* h- {+ ?, _. Y2 x1 D% } i+ M3 D2 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
% g+ T9 r! L& J, e- r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) P) G/ K6 o1 P$ s0 v# d
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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# ~1 y5 I3 p/ b4 b" j. z% }& y$ U0 k+ NWeather in hex: Light rain. Q0 c: R1 p% G- H; v+ b1 r
; j" X# f# X: d! p) f; n1 f% f, Y+ Q8 HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
5 l: r" `. u' n2 z6 T0 EEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ { R" Q5 k2 K8 C3 o: M3 _& Z1 l
B-17E Fortress x 6
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Japanese ground losses:: A: U- C7 s; z, P& A
20 casualties reported0 J! q) X8 n+ _) {; X$ j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 V* v7 u- c* |: [4 }" Z1 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 S( V# O7 \( ]$ P/ u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 ! I$ w x. q0 {/ Z6 x6 ^
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." O0 o' p e$ ?7 r8 \ ?* u1 [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft! U ? v3 r/ r0 M" {
Kittyhawk IA x 8: i" X r% g8 e- O' k2 ~9 \1 z
B-26 Marauder x 18
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Allied aircraft losses. g: Y; {) r" L/ W. l
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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. F0 b! J' f/ z7 t' `Airbase supply hits 1! R1 K2 w" p- O1 t
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain7 L4 ^) W5 a4 h
5 i& l6 r) {! f, t7 l* O( D0 sRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ Y# W% y; H3 K* i+ D
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes6 |3 Q" j. y7 B; }( S! T8 W
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Japanese aircraft
. X3 l' u `4 `% E A6M2 Zero x 27
) _: k8 `( ~5 I# z B5N1 Kate x 133 m6 m6 s" w3 \" o$ L
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4 E' L; b8 R1 n Beaufighter IC x 5
$ @$ V$ v: }3 T: ^# ~ r Kittyhawk IA x 2/ B( M2 X) N& U8 a& U& b
P-39D Airacobra x 17
8 e Z7 R: |0 n5 R- N2 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 102( _* ]1 O: u# y6 [% ^; P
% O6 O* `8 c7 O- N5 j* h/ @1 r* _6 ZJapanese aircraft losses$ { d* R6 j9 z3 M# j3 M
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 l0 M0 ~! h' B0 d7 _; }4 ^
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed% O% z" x- q+ }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144, i2 V7 S+ U+ T2 x2 ?% L
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- P r! ~( K) b( k! F1 KRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( m. D/ H3 k& [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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G4M1 Betty x 9
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0 a9 l/ D2 j; V0 Y+ sAllied aircraft- W2 a2 } ~# J: F
P-39D Airacobra x 6
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' f6 {5 O/ [+ b G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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8 Z7 J3 w' c1 t2 o# ~4 `, a( mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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3 Y! o% O V+ B a9 Y `% o/ tRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; l& x/ n& C8 ~7 Y: rEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 w- q, N7 _, E* T; B A6M2 Zero x 45
' [6 J y3 O0 I B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4* m8 R3 D7 i8 d- \
Kittyhawk IA x 3
5 q& @8 U7 S5 \1 d1 P& M/ q8 p P-39D Airacobra x 34# u9 `; V0 g. |/ u0 J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100. d8 Y z. v. F% z& R
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Japanese aircraft losses
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B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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% G4 H9 p1 {' x( g7 f: a. }( U P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
; X H2 ~/ E7 q9 }" d F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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; ~4 Z+ ]1 @+ t3 DWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# h6 c* V7 l. f4 U: q" u- X. b
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 49 \2 l9 \- K9 H1 X. ]
B5N1 Kate x 9/ H u0 C& n7 I3 P. h0 G' Y0 `0 U
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Allied aircraft
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
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) B6 b4 R$ Z1 }6 ZNo Allied losses0 X0 e8 s4 |' \# p
1 g; D! u8 E; v+ [+ s- XAllied Ships
7 h% K7 z9 `: m$ U! X CL Leander
: N Q$ x% D6 l8 `; m xAP Diomed
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