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9/6 戰鬥報告6 `: U- U+ P) J9 C O' G9 }
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42' c1 L( ^7 L/ V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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6 Q/ {% U9 Z( v2 i3 eRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& p- D5 b) c: ?7 C' b% h; e( U& EEstimated time to target is 39 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) W/ w) x+ N, u! ?) x G4M1 Betty x 30
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Allied aircraft% j4 J4 k9 L/ R6 h" [; H' d
Beaufighter IC x 5
8 U7 |8 j5 ^, ]( j: E' A Kittyhawk IA x 3
0 }" ]2 d0 u5 f4 ~2 k) C+ r- J; y, p P-39D Airacobra x 36
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- @4 a) q4 P( X# ZJapanese aircraft losses: v* b2 O4 P3 E) `- d: i
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged
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. h0 s5 Z8 Z/ b/ L* vNo Allied losses& _- y4 z/ H9 @4 _5 |! w
) T! x \# S3 ^Allied Ships2 }+ ~# \. T3 J/ A" c$ R
PG Warrego1 }4 a! ]- o3 B0 J" ]* W
CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)" D+ K; R, q( r' E0 m. e* t8 |
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2 q W$ f+ s6 B, CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
6 U1 i' F1 K8 n& g& @8 O3 ?0 jEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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" ~: b' l0 u/ M+ t1 L$ ~; VAllied aircraft; o1 p# }; l! r" k
B-17E Fortress x 24
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9 f* h* S) q; }# E, w5 }- vNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:6 O2 e0 v1 `% Y7 N
88 casualties reported
5 [" b- ~' v) W/ w- E& D Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled. `4 n& i, Z) f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* i$ ~) [/ v2 Y$ |" L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, j6 v$ k+ L+ j; {4 T
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0 X6 V- v7 j7 g0 F/ u0 S9 sMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain' V/ J7 p% p" A7 g s
" e9 @9 S0 I0 F2 z1 M3 iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet. j+ t' t$ h+ R; P' ^' S
Estimated time to target is 5 minutes
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Allied aircraft
) O z( Z3 F0 A4 R# } B-17E Fortress x 6
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7 @3 ~% a/ S8 x8 `Japanese ground losses:: z0 X, [# s( a. H
20 casualties reported1 h2 p% C; a# I. [4 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, l+ i( `" G9 _% h) R3 \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled b! [4 b2 K7 X! s4 K5 y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% Y6 S7 x4 Y; d. fMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 ) @/ [5 V7 H( L! ]
h1 W8 d% p- n1 }1 yWeather in hex: Light cloud, d4 y- S8 X/ M" Q5 D% |. g
! ~- n$ L1 U) s; U6 H) B8 KRaid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. J2 f: P+ d, q1 A3 g% @
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' w7 G5 [ l0 E Kittyhawk IA x 8% H7 P3 I7 b+ U
B-26 Marauder x 183 g) }6 }* F' ?
P-39D Airacobra x 8
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! \+ l! X6 q3 J5 F+ s0 z9 q! A B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 i0 V- a* _' GRaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- b3 G! V" d+ ?" l
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ h. H3 e- u. b7 C A6M2 Zero x 27
: R( d, e; i4 W; l$ E B5N1 Kate x 13
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) Z: D8 l4 ]* H0 B$ m1 R2 D: bAllied aircraft
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Kittyhawk IA x 26 I2 o7 n4 m5 Q/ F0 C% o
P-39D Airacobra x 17
" E2 i0 M$ L. S, Z. o F4F-4 Wildcat x 102
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Japanese aircraft losses3 B' n" y' v9 d1 }
A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed d9 B8 G. I1 w$ U6 V) _. E
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed7 z2 W A# I0 G, Y# p
1 R4 S4 ^! I, r/ F8 n9 I4 {Allied aircraft losses
, ^& _3 I. [4 u9 @ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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& c0 X1 G1 n+ v* oMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144 \ T! h6 Q H! R4 e
# Q0 m4 m% ]0 `7 m2 I/ WWeather in hex: Overcast
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4 f/ x9 f5 Z9 x V, ]6 jRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 X9 t) s& J! p( {) J( v
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 M+ p+ x" o( K5 s% h( \, O2 ~
& _+ g0 X! p' S: L0 q. HJapanese aircraft$ {% N2 Y( f( ~9 q" Q, ]
G4M1 Betty x 9- ~2 `% L, A( i% x, g
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses9 z! V( G% W# g7 J( c' C
G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses/ R- K b" l6 y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 T/ l" M+ T" C! ^# O
Estimated time to target is 37 minutes
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( f- U! Q$ O; e1 U4 F* A& D- o B5N1 Kate x 22
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Beaufighter IC x 4
8 b9 `& m6 ?5 O r- w3 P Kittyhawk IA x 3
" H* e* p. p* h- ~5 q P-39D Airacobra x 34
& b m. _# m" C! |8 t5 z4 H$ k" U F4F-4 Wildcat x 1003 k2 o# H ]1 k+ v! `
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B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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! _* A( \: q1 Y9 o; |% s# g4 U P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed' _: g; T% _8 B, G+ n7 Y& l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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) f: u! k% G Z) w' `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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) b+ L c3 Y) P I/ mWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 R4 ~" Z& R% g; `Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: }' n1 H- y5 |' Q- n% N1 K) cEstimated time to target is 36 minutes: a- J9 G' j8 W* b- `' K, j* g2 `
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A6M2 Zero x 4, K2 n# G( i$ T6 W8 A& |/ k
B5N1 Kate x 9% [; k1 h; ]% h' Z# Y' q
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Japanese aircraft losses
( T# e1 J$ J H$ h' F A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* W) q9 I% b9 F1 |" n2 s9 l
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