日军又一艘潜艇受创,同时日军夜袭盟军各前线港口中。; [2 F/ s% Y! M# _8 u1 [+ F1 ^3 }
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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" m$ O9 V$ a: A/ N( aNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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" }6 R) @9 r9 ]2 U" TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; r( b% `4 C k2 m4 V3 FEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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# V s2 m! S& A* h' V, V n9 MJapanese aircraft1 A. z5 j5 X: c9 a. G
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No Japanese losses4 g2 ]% Q7 X& {
$ j& I% `% R* v5 {2 c2 pAirbase hits 1
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Sub attack near Koumac at 114,157
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Japanese Ships5 m, A; F+ G. ~/ h7 B" F
SS I-171, hits 4
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; J6 V0 O% K3 R8 KSub attack near Koumac at 114,157
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Japanese Ships9 E( |" |2 t1 `% V7 w( Q
SS I-10, hits 1! k1 d8 v( k2 O; f
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SC-742
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2 b ]& M- X+ E1 m4 QMorning Air attack on Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit, at 113,137 (Tassafaronga) M6 z4 X# d! b; \
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, V- h4 ^! i1 a, I& U7 u( hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.! _; m$ ~! [/ K5 Q5 U
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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8 t( k+ a: m! z! j- Y B-17E Fortress x 18
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; H$ y5 V- V$ ^ f+ q+ D6 LNo Allied losses! R! p1 t) z+ P& G! q6 S8 _) ]
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( J y3 }6 X" x! ~2 z( P! b5 H! f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 3 j+ h4 F7 A& K B, c0 Q: O* I
( ^0 @6 O( M2 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.4 p8 k9 N, z/ _ D/ J* S
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ W' f, W* p/ U( u4 @
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Allied aircraft8 G. A+ Q! p1 }" F( x
B-17E Fortress x 11
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1 w! _7 u# t5 I$ ~No Allied losses
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