AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( X* D$ B7 O" Y: n' M* I( @
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2 j" G* |, u! \- ^; ^ V \Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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; P. N/ [. L; @$ K' h. a9 B2 {2 sWeather in hex: Light cloud6 I5 S4 V: a8 S# W/ A) c% r
: D/ i; [/ k5 m6 i* h8 c, P+ ]Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.& X/ y3 s' C6 I- t; |' q
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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5 K, y9 |$ d5 d. x% w% [: U o, VJapanese aircraft
; m7 P1 n" l& G r% D G4M1 Betty x 10
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3 Y" b3 V/ D$ y7 R# X9 V( nAllied aircraft
! d' v! ^. _' |% J, D0 c& F no flights
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) Y' q W# u2 [( d3 ~No Japanese losses
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- W) a! M1 Y* M$ o ~0 o1 uAllied aircraft losses
0 X& F# Y% d% u# O/ U& ? Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged/ F/ {: K& S3 C5 y, t4 O# x$ r# R
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
( C8 y8 | N/ E( m& j' ? P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
- a2 R A+ y9 [3 D2 x! D Catalina I: 2 damaged6 J8 h/ E: f) w2 `6 T$ N6 m
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Airbase hits 2
$ F* K1 {0 D$ P7 u4 \6 ?Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' |6 o) p. h) I% M& l
& o4 P" N4 I7 J! a; S; x9 eRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
o; W' c6 V& Q0 }Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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% U5 n! `9 W1 cNo Japanese losses% E! Z' X9 a7 Y; j1 Z4 n* i
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Allied aircraft losses
2 T' j8 ?" N$ c8 {+ t& w `, o Catalina I: 1 damaged+ B* W. U( M* i0 V- w/ i, F7 r
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
8 ~2 s( F. u( D4 Y Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground! M% }2 G) O: u4 j0 U& i! X; I
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft0 F' ?/ i8 P) F% z: D7 I3 u: o! L
no flights. R0 B& t" H1 a( u& F- v. i
: q2 r, {% j$ h6 D: d$ F" ]Allied aircraft losses
2 W# {# [2 l* n$ F8 ]* T& c Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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CA Furutaka
" O# `0 A! N6 Q6 S% y! S# r0 q0 ^ CA Kinugasa* @3 B7 o5 Y1 T3 |. ]; @. ^2 F
CA Aoba
6 f3 m* Z. k' s, v9 Q5 X& n2 p CA Chokai3 ?# I0 y) i6 H1 N
CL Yubari5 K/ }9 e; p3 A( f' H: v' s
CL Tatsuta1 y5 J. U$ c R# T7 V8 g6 _
CL Tenryu
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4 M M I. A+ v6 l3 uAllied ground losses:
, a+ |& O' O9 X9 ~3 @6 J! h: h% m 57 casualties reported. t# ]& Q: N$ l. S# q4 @( q, q* O' t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 @4 [# Q0 u. G- c# P
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled9 G$ t' o8 `& E# k0 R; n) {
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
- r) ^+ W' p+ f Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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' I" V+ q8 y: s2 TAirbase hits 3
2 f4 t; |- e9 xAirbase supply hits 5, ]0 H; t* @6 q- }* t8 p
Runway hits 106 e! `4 _$ o- k5 E
Port hits 18
9 s- C: |; p B. G+ zPort supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 + V. |: N1 M( K4 r! A- E
6 t& t1 k. H. K' X; ^3 ]Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ L; |' w0 M1 E4 P, W: x& [Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 n8 A) T% ~4 G7 ]6 _ \6 c) ], v
B-17E Fortress x 17
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) `+ S# G4 |; V) [& q+ f' AAllied aircraft losses
& V/ o; V7 D3 |) {# o9 ?' M) \3 u B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |