AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 4 q; Z4 ^# U" t0 b8 X; x
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Weather in hex: Light cloud1 t2 p& {% H) f h
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights* s& {2 y: F$ T
( ~- X0 W' Y% j$ M4 e+ dNo Japanese losses
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+ R( R/ F1 |. N& a0 HAllied aircraft losses- X Y+ O/ G9 A( r, D3 q K" J
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged4 R+ k+ m6 m' S2 K% n
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged% H" O$ \+ M! s: I
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
* w' p2 R7 s7 Q9 W4 ^0 _ Catalina I: 2 damaged
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9 D' e$ ~6 L3 f$ N% X; E, X- }# V KAirbase hits 2
) d. t( ?9 m- G5 O; cRunway hits 117 }( d7 c/ t6 ]2 _: u
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! j9 e, S+ {. G: C4 X+ @9 `
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes! Y4 t- E1 i/ s# U
2 u1 l# z. x% [' E5 T0 zJapanese aircraft5 K' N2 z0 \. C
G4M1 Betty x 8
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Catalina I: 1 damaged! Z+ C+ p& [! z( [+ a. V3 K5 R5 M/ `
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged5 D0 B" h# _" ]3 T; y! I8 w8 H
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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2 d, U6 k5 c- ~4 ~Airbase hits 3
9 S1 O$ D' [7 F& \; dRunway hits 13 K0 G$ L- _$ {* o0 Y- n
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133$ }$ d/ @! q3 _' y W
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Allied aircraft losses
9 l2 _: h) d3 Z7 ? Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged' P; I: Z; F* l9 B
; C* i- l7 q+ Q- SJapanese Ships1 `, c# ^; W* t' [3 i( V
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CA Furutaka
! {2 J; B. r- B CA Kinugasa. [: [! q7 t, m
CA Aoba/ X, W! M2 g6 }4 w
CA Chokai
6 d+ y/ Q) @6 ^5 U CL Yubari) M) U1 Y- @. o: @: s+ j& r
CL Tatsuta( J9 |( i* O1 n8 k0 E2 m6 @
CL Tenryu
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$ ?1 f7 U- g# m* z2 R! m4 o* y0 fAllied ground losses:$ u' Y2 `: K! G4 c
57 casualties reported
5 K8 T4 T( {5 T; s o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; G& ~5 B! @( o# \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 32 ]2 ~3 u" i/ b, K% h: t
Airbase supply hits 5( f# U+ H. e9 R/ Q! f3 [% k- c' ]
Runway hits 10
: d0 |- R: F( vPort hits 18
, y' s0 x* N& J$ G7 V; hPort supply hits 3
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# O, D: Q& X0 ^; _. {' dMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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' s; T2 x* \8 B9 ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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$ Z- ^9 ]0 h% Q9 p8 t- ZRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, n, O' d+ p, q REstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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7 K4 }9 E2 j D3 k8 RAllied aircraft losses1 k; U7 i4 F' r: C
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |