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9/6 戰鬥報告" j1 k/ G, ?* B; ]* _ f2 Y
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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j2 H3 I5 p3 Y1 b: g& tWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 ?) v" |/ s: s, JRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" W; q& N2 u1 w- ^0 T0 ^# A: L XEstimated time to target is 39 minutes; x: F" M1 `1 r! k$ ^
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Japanese aircraft
$ ^8 f$ D- B! O( M0 n5 H. k G4M1 Betty x 307 C2 A6 @: s) W' P7 y3 P
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Allied aircraft
$ y: _7 d, X y7 E: y Beaufighter IC x 52 G4 G% D& b* g
Kittyhawk IA x 3
/ n( U6 p% w: x) [# }- t# n' g P-39D Airacobra x 366 B! L, ]- m; p5 r# a! s/ g
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% o u3 P I( v5 X0 H f5 P G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
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! h: N( j2 W& W CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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2 c4 z9 K. P! j* J! Y& O zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.5 ^: U' n- k y8 T1 [
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% c. Y3 Y- H, ]0 o7 i& O
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* f- m* r& ~* E" z B-17E Fortress x 244 j _. _5 ?: Z2 F
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- j4 h( F5 S1 ?+ ]Japanese ground losses:
1 f& h2 j& s4 I 88 casualties reported
# y! W' p0 g7 g" D Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
! P- x3 w! J( X& T$ @# i" o2 s; `+ d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. C6 D, T F" d1 I* G" g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)( j) j: e. p9 k- k7 `
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1 |% u* @$ v9 k$ wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
$ ?1 u2 V* H: x6 N3 JEstimated time to target is 5 minutes$ n4 q9 s g; R
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Allied aircraft
' {$ L2 h0 T% [2 {; c; O' _. y B-17E Fortress x 6. K! D& P9 h. _* F g3 s
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:/ C' {6 d' W( p/ V
20 casualties reported4 {% u. u5 \/ R) A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 T# y& x! b/ n" r5 V0 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 W: L: ?7 G4 @; C! n6 `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; I! O6 z1 A) H0 ~& t/ ]Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ |# F' h! b8 z( FEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 e8 W% t+ R+ g M$ d |0 T Kittyhawk IA x 8) V% j4 X! C: H( D; R$ T8 V* l" F
B-26 Marauder x 185 s8 k7 {5 f& X1 s9 Z: x4 i/ g+ Q
P-39D Airacobra x 89 U. B0 d/ e4 P, _
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* U6 u& j! `/ v8 o3 C! \- u" F5 c B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged9 e W( ] c m) {" J0 T
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Airbase supply hits 1
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3 f2 C" D3 r* j$ TMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, K. [' P; w) ?1 E% U. g0 z
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
9 q" r( j( m1 j m6 S- V0 s A6M2 Zero x 27- ?6 Y0 h0 |7 W. ]3 Y
B5N1 Kate x 13
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Kittyhawk IA x 2
+ i y( p" k) k P-39D Airacobra x 17: [9 D% n- q7 M8 k( n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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U9 E. G6 c) D; H, r A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed; D H# y$ l% R; i: s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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4 }6 V7 [' d d% I, d. @9 mRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 W. P! E e0 H3 vEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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. i& h. B3 h8 c; \ G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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B5N1 Kate x 221 S: ?* [: y3 l3 J1 D4 i& S7 I
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Kittyhawk IA x 3& C+ T9 w: @, ^2 U( g8 ? p6 i. |0 U
P-39D Airacobra x 34
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed
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P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed6 b& J! N0 K/ D$ i! a2 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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, c$ v/ F9 j7 V& M& s% t+ `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144! m& _2 s2 {' s2 O7 ?% p1 E
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Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 41 R& X0 [" U. S
B5N1 Kate x 9; m3 }: E8 \9 k- W6 k: C
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 148 z4 y' W. Z/ Z' |8 |) I
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' W* p! ~, Y2 u! r8 b# u
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