AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 6 E! X: c& V# X+ o3 }
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.* U, D8 t7 C) w$ N
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes$ P* k2 h) o3 q
+ ^) C) k) F" M! [$ i' EJapanese aircraft
2 @& s% Q, s* I, D M G4M1 Betty x 103 u: y- j2 A$ L, k
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Allied aircraft
9 T) R: v) b5 k; F, b no flights
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, ^4 R7 t6 g ]% M+ CNo Japanese losses0 t s2 ?1 m& R+ k4 h; r. Z
/ A3 l8 W( k% c3 XAllied aircraft losses
: \8 j3 I+ @/ K( C' N/ Y Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged8 n6 Z ]5 g$ Y |6 p
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged3 U. f7 Y( Q. U
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground2 x+ {! f) r* H8 b
Catalina I: 2 damaged! _- l7 h/ d% o6 M
* K7 Z- Y* r; bAirbase hits 2
1 a% B, x& c4 }5 ^7 V' xRunway hits 11$ S3 ]* @, u% h
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! A! `4 J+ I0 s0 G' y- uNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 C1 z) u+ p! t' J' Q) |
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 G) h" e) M. b# T3 O+ G- eRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! V! [1 F- V3 H' g; VEstimated time to target is 17 minutes/ T+ r2 Z/ D7 n/ |* H+ ?% h2 c
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G4M1 Betty x 8
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Allied aircraft
' n' G! y+ G1 d7 o% \4 ~8 A9 m: } no flights& K5 f$ O7 D6 f& Z# U& k
! V! u* Y& q R9 L# WNo Japanese losses {4 G4 o0 r2 N) x6 i6 O' `
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Allied aircraft losses
% E! ?$ Y6 t: B% T6 V Catalina I: 1 damaged ~) X9 `* E% d$ P
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
- w; J! f/ o& u! \2 i" v3 x P Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
" t& f# J2 F( |- R. J4 QRunway hits 16 [$ A( ?% T9 e5 x, h* [" m
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133, [8 g, _# z$ |
4 a$ c; z& B! u8 P0 PAllied aircraft# Z/ x! p+ x0 t+ ~# h' M7 M
no flights5 ]3 Z$ K: }( \' _6 z) O
3 ]% G/ T1 a: a; G' c' @2 O- tAllied aircraft losses
( t7 b0 v! P, E5 U Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 p0 [0 o* Z3 j CA Kako, k' }0 V9 m2 `3 }, `
CA Furutaka: s+ o# _7 G3 Q) c. [
CA Kinugasa
' Q4 j$ O1 K2 i# ?' I; N CA Aoba
/ m: i- J' y% A4 j- x CA Chokai
& ]- t* D( w, Z% \ CL Yubari0 L/ j: o, ^# e* Z I
CL Tatsuta
: ^- ]$ U) m# @# f CL Tenryu2 R; h& \7 O" h
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Allied ground losses:1 P* ~, i4 R1 ]" w6 X, m4 U8 a8 R1 h2 @/ Q
57 casualties reported) z# [" {( s$ [% l; ]! d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 a3 Y" Q, |# Y* H, d1 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled5 `! T* d: W1 e1 |$ s& K: O- B% l
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
o7 P4 b9 x5 `. P5 X$ R9 U# u Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3( |) x. X) a. F8 x! @5 a N+ O
Airbase supply hits 57 x+ W# p6 P6 V) X h* U, R
Runway hits 10# n# f4 [$ D; L! f- `% a9 i
Port hits 18, U% _$ `. b9 }4 F( L
Port supply hits 30 B- P- C( t+ X/ C% Z+ P& p
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/ p+ A& Q8 t3 g3 P$ N* @Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 . W$ V- j9 \5 v
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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4 o8 G- P6 a5 H+ ~Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; I! r" V& M" T$ [
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17; b- u+ D* g' ]4 U8 v2 n0 |
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Allied aircraft losses
8 G3 N! w: V0 q. q" I6 f B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |