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9/6 戰鬥報告' T" X% t' `- q+ Z0 m$ n3 H, q
9 L8 j0 O: _; dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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. E+ P9 I# z" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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7 R h" B) N- x- ?, I/ t: b# n. \Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& @* @9 j: E0 ~' y2 k/ X+ }
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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8 [, g- W1 n: A$ h% ^+ \: yJapanese aircraft: H5 x! q. ?7 ^$ s: g- y) T1 A
G4M1 Betty x 303 f7 d& k9 A! \# L8 U- B
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Allied aircraft6 f8 L$ ^* j# _1 m
Beaufighter IC x 5
; Y U, J, l2 N- x6 d2 [ Kittyhawk IA x 31 j! G) a0 _6 M/ j
P-39D Airacobra x 361 \5 S! G& M! R) I' i
; a7 n. h; f' A4 N3 b2 Q0 |Japanese aircraft losses
# [( F" Z1 N8 b( J0 [* H% }5 O G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses
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7 _: U4 }1 w6 D6 B; fAllied Ships( | ]4 S! B& f* K7 ?/ Y n! e3 p
PG Warrego( v8 ^, _+ i! H) d2 i C9 L5 L
CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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' p+ [3 X6 a! uWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.1 e9 @6 L+ L- |) q( W
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( |' a8 _; T6 H7 h( \& F' Y B-17E Fortress x 24; v1 K* L4 J! e# G g
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No Allied losses2 a0 ~+ V- ^3 O2 D6 @' S! x: m
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Japanese ground losses:
/ M- q! f1 L0 e, W3 _! f 88 casualties reported9 n! @* o' i; n5 q% i7 J d4 C. E+ f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled( `% [6 x! t/ t% m9 y: h3 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 Q* ?) h: b1 \% P! F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ H" j, Z2 W c/ P5 D
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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2 G+ q' _9 O& o* v# ~6 YWeather in hex: Light rain X2 ~6 O; D9 n, y# u- l6 @ M
! v% F$ B; e( F# g1 Q9 Q; ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet./ v- D3 t0 U5 v2 e6 [6 a: p
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes. o, r) o! ]0 Q, Z) I6 c3 e
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Allied aircraft6 g: @$ b* t6 X1 L1 o
B-17E Fortress x 63 O5 S8 l+ j( X8 N% b3 W2 A7 t
4 |8 a L; ~5 c# u! f, ^: h- NNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
. f, E4 _# \; m+ V/ ~! |. p 20 casualties reported. P8 F4 @8 i& Q7 L( M' Z: u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 F) {7 M! \4 r7 [. B! k E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 {* o$ Z: j; h9 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" t \+ t2 V5 SMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 + J8 w; i, z3 p% q g$ b, Q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. C5 y- `0 |3 @8 w! l
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 n* @! F4 v" ^4 I4 e
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- L0 x0 g( k4 B( [- u0 b) [
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Allied aircraft
) g) @- ?* T3 }/ _/ }9 E5 Q Kittyhawk IA x 8' p# q+ m1 n; U- T, j% k
B-26 Marauder x 18
1 E8 x' i8 Z! V& o' b9 `2 i P-39D Airacobra x 8$ ]* p5 a8 y* F+ @& d5 V/ o
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Allied aircraft losses6 ?$ y4 g7 a8 C( r2 ^' A
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged2 {+ F. j' r; T, ~' o
, w8 G" R; |9 ]6 a0 d& QAirbase supply hits 10 l( [ a' {; T3 z- d6 A/ I: c
Runway hits 10
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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) [8 Y1 X. a$ ]- y2 c$ cRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., S3 a- W& Z E3 Y. G
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes6 h# M0 K- K+ Q! O, K! D. H
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Japanese aircraft7 X+ Z3 u: u- {' T" j
A6M2 Zero x 27
( c9 V0 W$ E/ }' u' V' y# L- r B5N1 Kate x 13
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9 F5 N/ @, m9 H( F& zAllied aircraft( l8 r( D0 [! C( S, z, U# t3 d
Beaufighter IC x 5
. o+ T- \) m2 k; J+ s Kittyhawk IA x 2
4 p' A, j; p1 s' k P-39D Airacobra x 17
( x, H- n, K& o$ {$ w% x+ A# M' G F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses
) D/ k k9 o! `9 u A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
" s0 ~% \! |6 x( `, `, k5 y B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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+ z5 n# Z8 t9 ^. aAllied aircraft losses
8 A& i0 Q' Y. n P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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" U" d/ N3 [. @& i; D" _" P+ S" [1 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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# q0 l5 N5 Q: CWeather in hex: Overcast
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- ~4 W( m& ?1 D" S; uRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ |9 x/ X. Y+ @$ p* M9 t
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes* g6 ?3 W' [1 a/ I1 X( ^7 W
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Japanese aircraft. A3 n5 L6 Y+ q9 K% l* L: x
G4M1 Betty x 97 u2 G0 O" S0 k3 G5 O6 ]3 i
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses8 \) F) ^6 \: Z# x+ Y2 V
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses# p5 ]; U& }8 I) C ^
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! @2 l2 y7 d( w) Y. AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1452 k1 X! \" u5 n: L$ H* i
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. ^0 e- o" [/ _9 Q* x
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 @, l+ [) w6 C! } A6M2 Zero x 45$ l' B6 s1 A8 d7 a& z
B5N1 Kate x 222 s) Y- x( x1 q1 e
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+ n( D# o/ t6 M$ |3 s( H Beaufighter IC x 4. w) ~1 K$ _: F! t8 ]
Kittyhawk IA x 3
& H% @; b3 L: Q0 P P-39D Airacobra x 34
3 a$ W' L/ l2 H% H F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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- j3 ?, w: o* P& o% b, B; s- E) Z A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed8 a- G- D# G6 [! q# H; l& ]
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed( Z" V. k5 H" r7 i
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Allied aircraft losses# k( }# F4 Z- J# ?+ d, c
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
" W4 v) S6 P9 k' L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged* K9 ?9 Z8 h- v& H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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& E i, Y) ?9 c- G4 yRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. Q V1 o" ]7 A( w' \. pEstimated time to target is 36 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" i- c8 u* h+ q, M, E" u. { A6M2 Zero x 4; i" N, R9 f8 O0 v8 j" ~
B5N1 Kate x 9& p* }' o u" F" Y, d. P
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) [7 G( O4 _4 C7 V6 E' n/ e5 f
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
6 [; o# x, i( V% ]4 D! U: e CL Leander4 Q4 I0 x( p e: j) \
xAP Diomed
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