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" {! Z2 g. I- k8 R' ^" L9/6 戰鬥報告( G1 w9 c( f# D6 y3 [, \
5 e( w$ E/ W6 AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 420 C6 W, Q; h9 f+ l7 n6 _
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8 k% f2 Z4 Y6 l9 |6 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,1447 m4 q, P$ L% t! j* T( [& [' }& [6 A
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Weather in hex: Overcast% U P7 v2 V+ t* e- @
( f# A& |' ?; P3 J) URaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ i1 m, a" J2 b0 |: R
Estimated time to target is 39 minutes: b# p4 d" S/ y( S
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Japanese aircraft
; H2 u6 q9 g" v4 k% _$ q G4M1 Betty x 30) E2 ]; w+ N# p- f) {' a d
- m+ F7 l/ U% W7 ]0 e; O- PAllied aircraft
; v) m& s0 q$ e, R6 ? Beaufighter IC x 5
7 r2 j4 \" c* E Kittyhawk IA x 3
) K; \4 w/ }' e. K$ j P-39D Airacobra x 36
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! m2 O" i% q0 d0 v( GJapanese aircraft losses# s4 c; V; b& z$ y
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged- V. ^ P9 K) B# X, L7 W k
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No Allied losses7 T# Z! n& g6 H! T# k
) R3 c7 Z4 Z* g/ l8 m. G O7 {Allied Ships8 d1 S. A) W0 I S, _4 p
PG Warrego
" ^8 r6 W+ ?/ [ CL Leander
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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* V7 w* a4 ^- Z( K; |$ iWeather in hex: Light rain
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9 K# v; C9 S6 M9 \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
9 |- L+ ~( @7 E: rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes% f6 s, G9 @, l' l
9 u/ c" f2 t( i' ^5 g* T; x/ @Allied aircraft
$ C& G# t6 t3 S B-17E Fortress x 244 }0 x8 H, [ ?
" \% }8 H+ j. S9 {$ p) D% @No Allied losses
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, ^& F- X$ [0 Q5 J8 m _) tJapanese ground losses:3 I4 r+ T, \ J" R. [" _* }( x
88 casualties reported
6 ?6 g0 F _3 Q, Y Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
: g) n+ i+ i! W' d( c% H3 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% _4 l3 s# t9 z& @7 h Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 o D( `# f. @$ j; I. A( zMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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/ `6 i* N7 L3 `Weather in hex: Light rain2 l |7 U$ O" M0 @4 l5 b7 D5 [, d! m' B
t3 O/ D, A! r. M& HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
: [0 ]! v1 v2 I; ^4 a; I) xEstimated time to target is 5 minutes
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3 C3 m, @% n u5 S% hAllied aircraft
0 L* Z) H' y- \0 N B-17E Fortress x 6
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, A+ A" o0 O4 k6 i9 v! |) x1 `No Allied losses* c* ~8 a0 E5 Z; @0 Y9 C2 _2 i+ V) M
8 h5 u2 x* M1 t/ T" f; u0 {Japanese ground losses:, m5 w9 h! w$ m, r* g
20 casualties reported9 Z8 o# c% N6 V4 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 R; m3 N! S, h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ @3 J2 a' S' _) E: N" ~, O- J. B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126 : j2 k3 u8 |1 R5 _& d% P' g# n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. Z0 C4 U& j; s0 `* {3 }+ ~5 i- g
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Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, s a5 ]# u. B& [Estimated time to target is 3 minutes3 c% ~! F0 _; f) d& w, ?* S2 ?: I5 N
1 A% k: u5 y0 {0 B0 IAllied aircraft: f5 G1 o8 {, Z* C
Kittyhawk IA x 8
/ C' q. w! r$ O B-26 Marauder x 180 g6 Q2 x, w8 o$ ?4 z- w
P-39D Airacobra x 89 C* F4 c; ~& l3 K
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Allied aircraft losses
5 l: d# B" q" O: C% p6 K7 ` B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
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Airbase supply hits 1' e; ]. ]/ F& L
Runway hits 10 d8 `# d: d$ k# J; `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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8 ]$ t0 w4 c7 i0 nWeather in hex: Moderate rain& x7 h7 S# G9 o7 U1 ~4 u( N7 t+ K
" ~) k, T& R6 ]% X; w9 URaid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
g' ^$ @6 V$ ~Estimated time to target is 49 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ u6 G* w& q# E* @7 E" g' d+ @ A6M2 Zero x 277 |1 I8 R7 f5 [7 U1 L, y
B5N1 Kate x 132 l8 _+ W+ M' M8 M% U0 W
i+ }2 W0 a0 |7 ?) ~Allied aircraft7 X' x6 \( R! G! D0 N; V' t6 _
Beaufighter IC x 5
, I7 v5 K' V; F; F Kittyhawk IA x 2
! t; B$ i$ ?! X" v, ^/ F P-39D Airacobra x 177 |( L3 u. I' h+ \9 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102% G+ ?0 K& G& t
/ h1 @' u5 Y. @! d) {# @Japanese aircraft losses
2 _5 S$ n, D8 [$ w A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed& r" Z* _7 |: U, h& t- o
B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed8 ^( M8 y7 B% B/ ^+ w
^* O7 p V8 R2 CAllied aircraft losses/ p% l' K0 B6 |9 b7 }
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed/ c6 F1 D+ w$ r( B7 B) t; B
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2 A" ^" F6 v, D1 gWeather in hex: Overcast
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: F1 W# @2 O* e/ u* ZRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., T% p+ s' N# n" F, u; N
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" C+ n+ B0 O3 u9 x
G4M1 Betty x 9
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P-39D Airacobra x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
; L2 G1 c/ A% V/ n! h* N G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses
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7 c. H, w& k7 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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' f3 P& d4 G. p0 U5 w; l% e0 gRaid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" N; M: c2 r0 XEstimated time to target is 37 minutes: M# v5 b N& N, L! g$ V0 ~. z
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A6M2 Zero x 45
& A0 f8 S6 H- G: A# Q B5N1 Kate x 22
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Allied aircraft
" Z7 Z+ U% B5 ]. B, R, S Beaufighter IC x 4
, k9 _$ Q; L1 T. k Kittyhawk IA x 3
6 Q! R' S8 u. v4 d) e P-39D Airacobra x 34) u; c& f5 ?- X& G; y$ y8 |' J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100' |1 l- J! s9 c2 I" _
' z# Y2 w3 I8 r$ n" [7 yJapanese aircraft losses2 G4 M. f, u" H
A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed. J, ^( n; d0 a( N. k, r* i+ @
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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7 {& M6 T+ C+ dAllied aircraft losses% y1 k, W$ P2 B( [
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
' o# K" _$ ^- H+ i5 B F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged) Y+ @# ]0 t( j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ W4 {# y# b3 j% S; u1 z
. `. U" A& o9 Z8 gRaid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. S% o5 a" X3 ^+ C, U8 _
Estimated time to target is 36 minutes% H" n& u) \ l5 U# h# B; O2 }
0 M3 ]& [8 r. {; ^" \0 c1 E7 Y2 JJapanese aircraft
# h x' z9 `3 A+ p' y" A: I I! b A6M2 Zero x 4% }" }6 r1 K: o5 {8 H% K! T' K
B5N1 Kate x 9
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Allied aircraft& @- `3 u i6 `) m9 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 145 T; G7 ?# o% w D
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Japanese aircraft losses
% l9 m, v) L/ P( z2 ~ A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed* i- v( o+ i6 K2 P a0 X4 ~
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships A( P, ~* O! O8 t. ]
CL Leander. i% M0 Z5 }% d4 E; b0 l6 Z- J! S
xAP Diomed
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