AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft) P! w3 v; i2 p
no flights K. p- O+ N# T7 i$ F1 @) Y
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5 V9 O2 q' p) _Allied aircraft losses+ r/ g9 w1 C; ?) }. n1 @* ~
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged, w) d. N5 ~- e9 Z" B
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged4 ?: [$ n X+ j6 ~5 U
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 2, L" f# `; K0 U1 l+ K( f
Runway hits 11) L& j! |6 M: U; [0 Z
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: e7 C6 K, c+ l3 r1 tNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 : t! p3 |9 t' e
- {1 l x: g0 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
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# L6 O3 p; ?$ DRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 P( e9 l' o+ L# Z) qEstimated time to target is 17 minutes. ? T* c, h0 U
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Japanese aircraft: g$ E) ]) M& g5 s, r
G4M1 Betty x 8: e4 G3 w" R \: P
# o- v, ^' b9 t& zAllied aircraft2 e, Y* J2 {' D. c" o+ q% z, S
no flights# V W4 _0 p H% t+ t t; P
2 n( ^) g1 k& ~! aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 _9 w4 i6 Z9 N1 {; n Catalina I: 1 damaged6 l# R: G, o/ \" f0 S1 T; e. T9 Z
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged6 i" ?2 Y0 u( v9 j1 D( _% x5 p. b& t
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground! u9 t% X- j7 M9 u
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 u' O; e; u/ g
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Allied aircraft losses
+ [! |9 o+ j$ I( e# t: t Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged4 X" y* @& {/ B1 q; e4 K
+ S% q7 b* }4 l- ~& jJapanese Ships! J& a) ~) s$ ~( C; f% v2 ^ B* S
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
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CL Yubari
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CL Tenryu
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4 j. N; I( o. m$ L3 n! {Allied ground losses:* R7 ?4 t# G7 U( t# a' l$ j
57 casualties reported+ @0 X' @3 Y) s* J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 y+ A! @2 Z6 t0 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
2 d* i4 _0 P* t: t Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled S7 _% W+ Q, F* S9 L0 Q
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* P. a9 P3 M- W8 r
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Airbase supply hits 5
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Port hits 18
+ c5 X0 g! l/ zPort supply hits 3/ {* C2 C7 B( C. P1 [
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, V+ o1 G+ x0 o: K8 ^7 n$ FMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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! c9 T/ |2 b- G6 Z3 VRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 o! i5 ^* ~7 V% R" b. C) ]! R+ p W
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft% l* ~% S" u5 A7 f& p2 F7 r0 F
B-17E Fortress x 174 ~! M( ^& x/ v4 J; E
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8 J: B) p& }7 r! l/ [+ m* J0 `1 C# n4 f B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |