AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 428 N0 ^. _* Z1 x3 W: [4 w$ n
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1 g$ J* p- w6 j1 YNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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1 S0 F% d2 }; ]/ RRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
0 N: `; |9 h; @- f: f* A9 {Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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9 ?, z$ D. d H0 N" CJapanese aircraft4 n) M( X: U+ e
G4M1 Betty x 109 Z% K0 r* ]6 k
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Allied aircraft
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! g4 J" b) b( {3 M# ~: f; iNo Japanese losses/ T3 n8 h3 T* L1 e) C2 _& t
+ Y! r9 D4 y7 z4 \1 [, w% {. n+ UAllied aircraft losses
% v8 L6 ]* r2 H0 p' M Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged0 e3 t9 p/ z+ j, @4 a, X' W1 G* S s; W
P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
- _' Y, f5 U c* C8 I& Z3 b P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
8 z# `9 x' ~# o0 P, {' I% r Catalina I: 2 damaged. L; T9 n& J$ B9 j
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Airbase hits 2
8 E2 N& j! I& r1 X& V" \Runway hits 11/ R, `, ~$ O4 d+ t
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2 K( ~5 V% g; S% r' m# XNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, ~! N$ o2 ?4 l' Y5 Z- C
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( T$ ?. O3 S; G' Z8 i. l( P3 d. q7 YEstimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft9 f0 G. U/ M6 t/ i3 M" j$ [6 K, t
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses0 w2 g7 U4 O. y' g% {9 E
Catalina I: 1 damaged
- y8 n0 O8 k9 b3 }5 Q6 {/ U Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged4 R3 v9 f% B2 _3 ]+ f1 l5 N4 c
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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7 i3 o3 J# D# t3 z4 E; QAirbase hits 3
2 X( y! j1 v& T- s9 Y) cRunway hits 10 T% Q# `( d" Y+ X% e: I4 {
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" |: N6 d Y! l+ {Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133$ `, h, b. q- F2 u
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no flights2 z, s. O$ L/ X# R# v3 q
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Allied aircraft losses. c6 \: j5 S9 D2 I+ d5 w/ e7 n% ^
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged. b7 w' a- i1 I$ q; B4 Z
* c3 h3 q5 X8 T5 M, P" AJapanese Ships5 [( i! q* [% Q4 Z& l8 P
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
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CA Chokai
+ j3 \9 n& {; M5 s4 [ CL Yubari
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CL Tenryu, }! {5 q, {8 S' j
( B. Y) n/ b% t! s8 WAllied ground losses:
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7 ?( G6 Z8 V, h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 d |$ x# T! ^/ n( b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
f8 i/ F9 P: U; G( C3 h4 g Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled. I/ Q, P* b1 P) Y- p3 J) ?
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)* @0 {( y1 O4 o
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Airbase hits 3
- I& C. Z+ n8 T+ oAirbase supply hits 5
, E: Z8 ^' Q5 n1 s6 R* a( k3 MRunway hits 10- y1 D1 K$ X" L5 ]: J9 M
Port hits 188 j, u# U, I4 u: J* x
Port supply hits 3
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! ~% k% @1 {+ g* ]; r. W5 jMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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2 [- y1 j5 m; ~ N0 e, mWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 j! C5 r9 a5 y) r. F* p. ^Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 D) l' y8 H/ ]' P# F
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes+ L8 _. L* s2 P
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* a3 }8 T$ m( H' m4 s+ d B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |