AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 X7 b+ F9 }$ T/ dNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 % U5 n) r% i7 z4 }. i' q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ V2 Y2 R: j5 q: B' l+ m# \5 O1 f3 M7 w' D
' a2 O5 S% s4 d9 c9 Z, gRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.3 P+ v$ x' r/ Q0 O
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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1 b* P' W5 @( g7 z! gJapanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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5 S- |8 H) n7 k% z- o0 kAllied aircraft losses6 M! q- D' U+ i8 M# }1 S8 E
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
* ?& T8 u$ a, _) V, Y9 | P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
+ \- r5 O( v, M7 S# _ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground {8 t/ N+ l5 F9 B) b, S
Catalina I: 2 damaged1 ~" f4 v5 B7 z7 u, i: B- E% t
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Airbase hits 25 m U0 d2 h% N- m6 P' Z- S, g
Runway hits 11' ?. D0 k; v/ L. w
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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.9 P9 _; n) m; ^
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes" @6 _$ q; P# n
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft9 W9 L$ @: f! P r* P6 R7 J
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No Japanese losses s' U3 r3 ~5 a2 L5 R/ r; m
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Allied aircraft losses1 v8 r* T% _8 a( _/ }5 `
Catalina I: 1 damaged
! [1 E* a6 a U, G) _ `* g! ` Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
9 c" [! A1 ~7 ?4 N3 H# W Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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no flights
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7 E$ a5 z8 X2 z( G2 o: e7 ]5 wAllied aircraft losses; g8 _7 B+ j! ^# y2 i: [; ]
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged) S; U5 b) u& T" q% M/ Z2 ]* _
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Japanese Ships
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9 K: q( ]& {4 l; ?- w% _ CA Furutaka3 a! I# e: e2 A* V8 m
CA Kinugasa$ f% ^+ v4 s/ F1 G6 M& S6 j' Z
CA Aoba5 \. s7 n6 e7 J' s' A
CA Chokai
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CL Tatsuta
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Allied ground losses:
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1 }& M- h1 E9 ~. d4 ~# S; E2 a2 A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled ^; q. i. d( R4 e" h$ G) X8 V8 H* [" D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 36 [* b( V) P# u: r- [# B d/ `
Airbase supply hits 5$ U3 Q/ M5 Y/ I8 ~/ Y" a
Runway hits 10# q& p+ B/ C7 F. j; }0 ]
Port hits 18
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ; Z" Y; h9 e% a
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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y- J9 s9 g8 G% q3 KRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, m7 ~; O9 K) Y7 w h- o2 ~Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 17
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |