AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42$ N6 K" f9 L+ T8 @) F, e* _8 O
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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+ e* h2 K7 A9 {* p, w6 eWeather in hex: Light cloud. n$ @: @: ~: d4 j- b; g4 b
9 s. x& M/ ]' `/ b* wRaid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 G: `: o. A* _( x' t+ ?Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, V- q' k3 V4 b' J. F
G4M1 Betty x 10
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/ }' ~0 s, O* X: M/ UAllied aircraft
$ [ Q6 L; Q* f# z* K" j% r no flights
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! h# W. h2 a/ {# s& T3 WNo Japanese losses4 M5 ~8 u) Y) x+ z- e
" @7 H% |3 O" WAllied aircraft losses
; M/ }0 B2 ~* L- G% k Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
`, l' q ^" j: B P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged0 C/ o/ n |1 V& F+ G3 Z- `! P2 W
P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
" K, Z% d V* k' d) f$ K3 X0 T Catalina I: 2 damaged
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% F9 p+ b& ~% b/ h# i# HAirbase hits 2
" R5 G- H9 R1 C2 L. ]& bRunway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ w- q6 q) \' M! \! |
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% z' a7 w7 Q2 B, {2 V7 iEstimated time to target is 17 minutes g Y* W+ ?# C0 B
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses+ E0 s4 w' v8 [$ |, C% ]
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Allied aircraft losses+ V9 g7 P$ b1 S8 ~# R
Catalina I: 1 damaged' Y) l8 c4 ^8 T; Z
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged
+ D0 B. R9 A6 D7 q! F Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 3% f0 W3 ^+ K) q
Runway hits 1/ w0 M! f5 u& n6 \+ M
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, w0 @1 N2 n1 S+ K" YNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133; ?$ V$ X4 c& e) P$ ?3 g9 t
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Allied aircraft2 f" t# b; v! P! ?
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses% r% y" ~: z/ \3 z( J
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged# \. I0 j+ g6 D
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Japanese Ships0 Q. X! l3 T3 r& v+ X
CA Kako
: T) V3 b: @) E+ c, ^ A CA Furutaka
( T/ q; p8 ?8 J. ^3 e7 z2 @2 r CA Kinugasa
% Q% S8 C# \2 {% q6 S1 K CA Aoba" K7 n' V2 @7 M! ~5 ]
CA Chokai
0 i1 c( Y9 M' Z! w CL Yubari9 f; @- Z" V7 L- N/ {
CL Tatsuta5 n$ r$ }7 }- V8 e
CL Tenryu8 [6 C) ^3 ^, [$ t
" }/ a X) b2 q& g4 h1 i- NAllied ground losses:
, K0 F) |* ~2 q+ t 57 casualties reported, m% }* Y- @7 d- t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ g# w2 F: t- `7 [4 f9 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled2 ^; F& {4 V8 X N3 {
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled+ [; p: k: N- F) _, S1 r
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 Y) {+ j5 O6 j' ?, n6 y4 p2 B
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Airbase hits 3/ C! o& Y$ [9 k* }; B
Airbase supply hits 53 F9 M# ^: X. T( w
Runway hits 10
- Q1 o m1 w! p( k/ x. MPort hits 18
% q+ J, r* O# WPort supply hits 3
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 - t3 ]* t! ^0 Q2 T0 Z* r
+ ^" Z6 s0 y' l- @" ^Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ m& \* I, u9 B+ _Estimated time to target is 11 minutes/ R5 c/ p- X; p# K
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B-17E Fortress x 17% [1 f) V' x# J9 e: x
1 f }2 N3 l! H# Y0 C3 \7 EAllied aircraft losses
/ o4 B: B6 s8 R1 H) U B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |