AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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( J! K2 ~$ |* [; r/ `7 mNight Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 ) D9 T! j Y2 U$ C$ G. U# x) _
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid spotted at 82 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.0 n: _$ D9 _% w& e
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes7 p8 g7 A# D. W3 \ O3 _! O
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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$ W3 L) U, D" Z- {( A; J% |! ?No Japanese losses( P' s# u! I0 z! R& V/ _/ N/ h, U8 T
8 B% j& B2 `' Q2 _ z1 P6 t; q4 XAllied aircraft losses9 O7 R, X- d& u. A! @& G5 N- ]' q
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
: o" t2 k4 G: I4 E, R, J) @* a1 B P-39D Airacobra: 3 damaged
H+ l) K% _/ j* F z P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed on ground
. C: ~- C1 R- _ Catalina I: 2 damaged
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b& u6 X0 P9 p4 }Airbase hits 2% V! y6 C" {4 J3 h
Runway hits 11
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 . Q: l# C/ ?! Y: F" T
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Raid detected at 49 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft% k' C) J1 v" d! e1 f
G4M1 Betty x 8. S4 a9 j2 d$ f+ @
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Allied aircraft
# |2 u- ]- Q x6 x; K/ I2 A no flights
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2 D) i- F9 w) X4 g2 a; P- T8 bNo Japanese losses
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8 m; U Z D7 X, x2 kAllied aircraft losses
3 w) d- u. y, |) V* |* H0 ] Catalina I: 1 damaged+ J- L- W: e# w3 f0 u; r# R
Kittyhawk IA: 1 damaged: D0 t$ J. `2 s) e! ?
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed on ground( W9 O* n- m t) d
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Airbase hits 3
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133 W: k% \' A3 ~5 s* f: V1 [
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/ h& @) v, ]# F. k l! xAllied aircraft losses) |) V- O6 K7 c* g- F
Kittyhawk IA: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 B `1 o$ v8 F0 n, b8 G9 r/ ^* o CA Kako
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CA Kinugasa
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" h4 F. y" t! J CA Chokai
6 j1 Y! F' D% ]9 q4 G5 S CL Yubari# T" R" l' F0 ?; x% B
CL Tatsuta
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3 l4 Y! T% D0 \! y2 v# @# KAllied ground losses:
5 U: L5 l4 Q! D. T( {1 ~3 ^, k+ V 57 casualties reported
' M1 j5 e. R, H' K0 q- H Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 a3 B/ V C/ }, P2 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 17 disabled! S2 T! d+ [# B4 q
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 2 disabled" d5 f4 J7 g% P* B
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
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8 _& q2 P+ m, o1 bRunway hits 10
/ n8 L% g% o# j! TPort hits 18
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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( @1 P& p2 `* G' P8 g& w& @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 i( q% g3 `3 S1 N! n& j" X6 V3 V
: I3 z& _: g8 x ZRaid spotted at 39 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 d& s' s2 Y0 o5 T, V) v8 S! N
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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1 D- l. M- l1 A$ O2 ~+ EAllied aircraft
1 R1 W/ _1 o, f B-17E Fortress x 17
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B-17E Fortress: 1 damaged |