AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # _6 a0 [1 A0 Z9 S4 X) A" H
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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5 u! j' k T. W' v$ H+ p, d0 IRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 q0 ]& A9 Z, k! N0 ?
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes& a, F; E7 d( e: y+ t: i9 S* w
, e; q. g, E" Y7 H; L& h$ qJapanese aircraft) K; Z) `& a& ^4 P
G4M1 Betty x 10
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8 a G- Z9 e o( gAllied aircraft+ G2 b* E! O3 G1 r
no flights
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0 g% g0 ]+ j/ g: q0 e2 d" b- uNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 B7 ^! J8 ]) l/ w3 R
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
, c9 @$ C9 U* c6 }0 i P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
, Z* w; z' d" J* p `; ` P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground& u9 g/ G) O- X3 {' e6 m
Catalina I: 2 damaged5 \! u+ G1 l+ z. X: C. Q
( {; t& F6 ^& H! Y' j( DAirbase hits 2
# V8 H% i* H& I' A% S; A' ARunway hits 111 f' Z6 b U, F( H3 t8 |& \! l3 h
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1 o5 V) K1 N& s. U# M( lNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. Q( ~5 {* O. W/ ?
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes+ C/ n( P t! x
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft2 { [2 |, v! |
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No Japanese losses( d% Z) v3 i |# D! @; e
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Catalina I: 1 damaged7 t7 G& ^. n( g) y, a( q6 `2 j" [
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged- [. U9 k* x5 ]* l/ \
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground7 }+ B. Q7 a s$ h' j- v$ J
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Airbase hits 3
! K( U3 A. u# z" PRunway hits 14 {, ~) L) b2 m# ^+ M9 ]8 Y
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133, t: \( A/ I8 w$ }& p$ S( ]/ R8 ~
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' C4 t* e. W: A) X6 Z% i1 C Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged# v- V6 C: Y$ ~2 J3 u
6 o! D4 y( _, ^/ wJapanese Ships
8 S4 q4 F, k* ]: n8 i CA Kako6 Q; }) r- K- Z- { K( S. p
CA Furutaka1 n* i: I1 v7 C; a# F) |. P! v
CA Kinugasa+ ]2 L/ |/ f3 X( t; n x
CA Aoba
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CL Tatsuta$ ?) P. A, d% ]" J% M! f9 k, s
CL Tenryu
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Allied ground losses:
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( o9 H2 }- i' b9 w6 }% N Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ k" {7 `) A* P* p7 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
0 D1 K5 D/ U2 c! r8 i9 i. e! l/ f- _ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled, n( r2 ]/ ~: z
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
8 {3 S* y& I, xAirbase supply hits 5
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Port hits 18
/ h2 I1 h/ A! I9 H/ rPort supply hits 3( O) q: L' t; v3 L* F
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! S# X) y; `" f1 i2 x. NMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 , {9 ?) {. v/ f) y8 L. f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: \- V, i7 H) Z. u% }. n
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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1 u2 I! I R) j+ L9 H B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |