AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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( M1 R& e5 p$ J& c8 Q( H/ z; t6 GNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 3 W4 S( c* Q- O. t
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ Y: l, a5 R% r4 |: o6 v6 t# x5 K
( ~4 r7 N* V& U9 ] N2 y+ iRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 Y( n) J( ~7 `4 x5 R" q! ^0 `$ E/ d
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes L: T2 c0 G6 E, R: @) [
: D9 v% j7 G6 A0 n/ T" D6 \% ]Japanese aircraft
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, U6 y! ^' g* U0 gAllied aircraft1 x3 R% \6 I+ J* i
no flights
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses I a; A- C4 d, [/ T; f
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
- j% ]& \) t) G# K1 I: u6 G% f P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged1 P. Y6 L# W9 l+ q
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
# c0 d1 {* ?2 Z, M/ {$ } Catalina I: 2 damaged: q8 K- \/ @& n% M0 Z7 ~
* s1 B+ x+ k& ?2 @8 iAirbase hits 2
* o0 m8 n; u& O- rRunway hits 114 k5 p1 \, H$ f( l' \5 w& K
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5 J) L8 m _9 K: g& `, |2 R8 oNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 # _* x" V* L# ?/ p3 I1 F& m
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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$ _1 d$ h/ @9 H4 X8 ~ SRaid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: @4 `! k1 G8 ]. Y: K7 S$ V
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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1 a1 E, h5 G) N! dAllied aircraft% E6 h& A9 y7 ?- P
no flights
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No Japanese losses- y6 B: m- p+ h& F1 @0 Y
* f ^, W" O0 s' YAllied aircraft losses+ A" w- J+ X. u5 R y
Catalina I: 1 damaged
6 _' T |) O ~: X5 |& v7 P5 N Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged( |7 F2 u0 |# Q, M
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
1 [% q9 [. P5 c# z! oRunway hits 1
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2 \3 z. d6 w" aNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
7 W, F) f# D9 ~- E+ @. x: M( a | Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged7 Y" D: O: O$ a8 z- B- d( B
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Japanese Ships# H& n- c4 j, Q F, [5 D
CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
9 t, m- A a4 m/ Y8 ` CA Aoba7 c* H; k+ v$ O' j! J
CA Chokai
7 x0 E6 J, t! W; h$ `% Y CL Yubari5 x1 {. \# D; W' k
CL Tatsuta: c$ f* |. L/ M8 B- s+ F: ^
CL Tenryu# s: G/ M& Z2 d) {
3 ^$ V6 u; M1 }9 O! t7 u+ {2 IAllied ground losses:
7 W8 K* ~1 |: `1 i" z 57 casualties reported* @: ?8 F1 k/ v- e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled q V/ J/ A3 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled
$ F/ G% {+ d9 @ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 }: P" I) q+ X% `3 H" @; A0 u' i Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
; x0 x a4 n i6 tAirbase supply hits 5
+ d3 _% ~( a" z3 k" X7 ORunway hits 10
/ ^4 n" |! _+ x: L) oPort hits 18% A' x6 c b* }% `( {6 F0 ~
Port supply hits 32 B. g4 h6 G. N& e( ~! ^
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 0 h2 @8 V7 q J% R& `) F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- ?+ q6 I% d, w( c
. n z2 W3 h! o; A2 |! uRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 P/ s. E, U' T$ [9 M& j/ c" S
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# ?% w2 Q8 ^+ O* [ B-17E Fortress x 17
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Allied aircraft losses' I, W9 k4 y% R# X t4 @
B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |