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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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: _, `! O; B( p$ L7 ]8 @; oMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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* H8 \! C7 f, l% B7 j; t- FWeather in hex: Overcast# i" w+ O2 _$ A: i7 S Q, k
8 e, K/ m7 ^% g' a* D! j; HRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) O6 w1 `* c2 t4 z& m s& Z6 E3 WEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 `3 `: F& R. c/ ~/ P G4M1 Betty x 30! K1 _+ r. O7 x* d/ h6 B* G$ ?
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Allied aircraft9 C8 F- n, `5 d6 f2 ~+ D
Beaufighter IC x 5
; ~. K e- o) f/ B$ r5 H7 h Kittyhawk IA x 3( k0 b! j2 J! [ d2 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 36# F8 L6 g' V, C! n9 U
2 O3 U8 M1 ?* G% BJapanese aircraft losses2 v1 y3 r) `2 w! e: }& C
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged7 E9 J7 U; y* g2 {3 h1 P9 E, D9 v
9 u) T/ X. P4 LNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships1 I' Y; N& X5 s2 v+ v$ }. I; p
PG Warrego! X& b9 m: [, z3 z+ Y
CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)2 X9 h7 ]4 v C; d: g; ?( E) H
* H3 e$ v" H: g% j9 B1 gWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.: `% A9 L3 V( G& }( l1 v4 Q$ u2 E3 s
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 24
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No Allied losses
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0 v) @1 c9 o2 k& PJapanese ground losses:) y9 `! x3 K# R7 G5 f. J
88 casualties reported9 _3 } R/ p. m0 |" l) f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled' ?* z3 |2 Z! Y V1 y9 I, V/ y% d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; G8 C0 R! r& P1 s# p! h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)% \% w( g0 t% m1 {$ F5 k6 h, @3 y
4 b' z7 [& W+ c% P- o" ?$ IWeather in hex: Light rain! n( t* M& S8 [' Z0 d J
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.% c5 |" B/ L+ W8 Z/ Z2 w, z
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ @% f$ }# a) [% X
B-17E Fortress x 61 O, J+ j; Y* m* \/ g5 x
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No Allied losses
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: w3 Z: O5 O0 ]0 h9 DJapanese ground losses:. [; |9 u% ? m2 I& e+ Z
20 casualties reported# K/ r$ k% ~- F3 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; I& N# p! T9 f4 @) K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 Y8 F3 a; k( E* Z/ h. { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* @! l# u5 {- H) R: U% V0 TMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 ; l/ G* W: w% l( G' s6 I `, i( z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, G+ \8 r: {; ~. O- j
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ p3 [ I- y: G# w9 B1 W! d/ lEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& y0 q7 d$ v& K Kittyhawk IA x 84 |9 q8 @% R: H( F
B-26 Marauder x 18
6 h, c; A% g* k( `: ` P-39D Airacobra x 8
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ m! m, e' \. c" O& x4 pAirbase supply hits 13 O k5 F$ A1 c
Runway hits 10
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! P: z) h% g) H/ ~8 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1454 x' U/ Z5 e5 ?+ u: _3 N: l
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 e& F2 f6 u3 \1 J) m2 K8 gRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 W5 _4 O1 }% w6 N) x, Z' g2 _9 }Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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. S/ j$ h, ]8 ]3 {# ?7 \) S A6M2 Zero x 27% x" Q! u, P, x- {( P0 u5 [2 v
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Beaufighter IC x 51 {: o6 { h! [+ W' ]- M6 H
Kittyhawk IA x 2* {/ l- ~6 V3 o8 p( C9 t% D
P-39D Airacobra x 17; m+ s( k1 Z! Z# m3 `& x+ ]. a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
/ m: \* }" f- H1 A B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 N) [/ n) r2 y, K$ }: Z5 y
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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: H% r$ O) Y5 J1 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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" S1 Z- }3 i4 C% t# M4 A* hWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 @, b( K% p* M" |3 \$ ]& p9 g& D
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes5 o, x. f. d# ]/ M/ l' V' m
$ `' p9 ^3 H) QJapanese aircraft
& I. p8 n4 l- F; q( r G4M1 Betty x 9" n" a& C$ ?% L" @5 R. t3 s/ ^) R
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! ^( Q5 }8 g) B; J% V7 Y P-39D Airacobra x 6" F9 I |8 n/ S* D, X! N, Y/ T+ x
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Japanese aircraft losses& a8 T- ?. m' w F; s% N, `) _1 A- x
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
P: q0 L4 q. h, T( k8 [/ WEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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+ O l# r, x9 u4 S A6M2 Zero x 452 r6 A2 E6 J5 h
B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4) P5 F3 {) g6 i
Kittyhawk IA x 3
4 r' t) `# k1 R2 I y P-39D Airacobra x 34, j' w, ]4 d( m: @$ U; B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100% L5 R. n; b' E& @0 H5 L8 j
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed- l. {5 y5 N9 C0 k$ H' e' i: s
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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- k1 A8 N' J5 G P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed. J1 _. a& H$ [4 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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3 c! Y9 h1 D8 m4 LAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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* L6 |3 p7 k* ~+ [Weather in hex: Partial cloud [% d( ]( s8 j; R
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* {: I! Y1 x: S, L9 c, OEstimated time to target is 36 minutes8 M" z3 p, R2 B. F8 R6 Q
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* e3 c# v% X7 v9 [5 Y A6M2 Zero x 4
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4 @* b. |1 Q7 {, m6 {6 a$ H% r7 D) l F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
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3 {) u( {0 M$ r; x A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 v, O( a. N, F( _5 T9 r
9 G# R1 M4 D' V! A. ~No Allied losses7 s3 `, ?; ~: N% H3 d2 z8 Q7 T
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CL Leander l8 w3 N# q' B' Q+ A) j+ g6 u
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