AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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) N/ t' q1 n+ RNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( u; Y, \& s- W: Z
/ p. F; r/ m6 o1 z5 `Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 b- b% @3 E8 K9 p& z# x. X& A0 rEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 O" @" B, ^+ @8 \8 [$ T3 S
G4M1 Betty x 10
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Allied aircraft* X( s" k2 u* Q6 f, P
no flights
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4 S1 Y2 V$ e/ @) DNo Japanese losses8 y2 G8 _6 D& N) a6 }
5 W, j: _5 W) ?! [/ F" k l7 \2 l! hAllied aircraft losses
5 x3 b5 s+ g9 x5 S Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
, \7 Y& K% K; r5 o$ T+ \; } P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged& U3 M; e, X( I8 ?
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground5 h# {8 n5 Y$ ?1 X s
Catalina I: 2 damaged
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$ a3 A# m4 B, e+ R/ V3 J! {Airbase hits 2" Z. n9 {7 K/ k2 ?6 o/ F$ Y9 ?% r
Runway hits 11
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1 {* [9 b% x) ^: A. U6 _Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. r; N" k4 e6 \& V4 P% }
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ f2 J+ S! ~: M3 P' W6 }: x0 v$ oEstimated time to target is 17 minutes/ P- b& g5 K3 M2 I$ T: @0 [, P
- Y+ ^0 H9 ^: F0 HJapanese aircraft
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- Y' ~1 t1 t2 i/ c5 FNo Japanese losses) I" _- ?# k' O
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- I5 `2 ^* _6 }- P! W Catalina I: 1 damaged
( Y! |: Z+ x6 Q# y Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
* Q: e' B. [/ M/ t$ [: ~ Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground/ }! U* ]; r' l# }8 k1 X
+ B9 a2 C6 V3 @# m( P( MAirbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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* M3 |) K* V4 ^) O2 v8 W+ uAllied aircraft losses
- S, X) x5 v J3 c: o Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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8 n7 [$ d! s" f; pJapanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
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CA Aoba
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CL Tatsuta
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6 I; |$ }- j7 C$ F. {6 cAllied ground losses:; [5 S. O1 u, j& c+ @ U, R0 z( {
57 casualties reported
% v- m- ]1 {' { Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- V& F# s9 \1 n5 k# ~- K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
3 X( s( D) z& r: \) K$ ~! n- V! ~ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 F9 d; a8 z$ c1 F Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)1 ^" f2 o% F4 X: V% I" H
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Airbase hits 3
) Y+ I2 x r/ sAirbase supply hits 5
, p! N, X' w9 i0 BRunway hits 10
1 a2 b* ^( H3 z, A3 n0 uPort hits 18
' K0 R W& B9 k4 I) RPort supply hits 3
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# l) ^# o3 Z* P A( dMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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- M7 o7 g7 I) Y' qRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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" ]/ x( O! c2 ^& YAllied aircraft
0 y: A2 T' w) v% b B-17E Fortress x 17
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |