AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 07, 42
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* x& Y6 n3 y0 D* r, l查克大将结束缅甸战役后,貌似把战略重心转向了新几内亚方向, Q; {* P+ L0 H5 L& @
本回合纠结了NG周边各个机场的零战向莫港发动多波扫场,双方互有损伤,零战损失较大,同时陆军开始向科科达小道增兵. ~2 Z8 ^6 s* E) |" o% k
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3 j1 I- Q9 t" K) c( `) yMorning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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* W4 H b+ a, V) AWeather in hex: Clear sky5 ^$ ]' u& A2 `: P# `# W& j
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
7 l! T0 u" S4 E5 j) yEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& M9 r' m/ j2 D; Y g
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft' r. m: y E0 {
Kittyhawk IA x 32
, p; K' p6 r/ m5 E, c$ M; ?5 n5 | P-40B Warhawk x 252 ]$ l" P0 K1 a( n( }7 K
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Japanese aircraft losses
: ]" }2 E( S1 T2 W: S A6M3b Zero: 6 destroyed
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% N& u. f$ m6 t1 \3 M; {, Z Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed+ Z! X9 r$ g! }& l9 l( F1 v
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed7 n: ]* h2 `$ U/ C" V' A! l1 ~0 L2 m& f
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 9 V, Q& ~+ O2 \8 T" R
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* P9 P% \8 w8 _9 e) ~5 R2 W. yRaid detected at 66 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet./ _1 S6 r: t$ g( E8 r, p
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 J& M4 R% c$ l* p& l; c
A6M3b Zero x 25
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Kittyhawk IA x 216 a# H- I3 j* j! q
P-40B Warhawk x 19( R- b7 Z) s) m
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A6M3b Zero: 8 destroyed
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4 _3 t/ i; \/ G" w) SAllied aircraft losses9 y$ D8 v8 l8 z
Kittyhawk IA: 2 destroyed) b Q* M* y/ k0 h( o! n Q) n
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130 7 r& H0 w' ` ?
1 t4 d( q9 y9 W8 ?Weather in hex: Clear sky; C9 ]: p: ~+ F4 V
, a) m- X2 h, j- gRaid detected at 106 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
6 l% R5 x0 _" g; I- q& P) LEstimated time to target is 26 minutes2 F, w% C8 X' C( o( I8 ]- z, ]8 ^& M
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Japanese aircraft
) g( H4 r" p/ b. Z r A6M3b Zero x 3
/ t; {: x( V; @" {' p2 v% Z A6M3 Zero x 86 Q) T" R0 O2 |, ^( G4 u6 {" S
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Allied aircraft9 T5 Y9 D/ \. P2 w1 Q/ }4 n+ M k, Q
Kittyhawk IA x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 k6 B) I% G# _" X; j0 d& l; D+ W8 C I A6M3b Zero: 1 destroyed o/ Z5 R$ G, b6 B! |% |# K
A6M3 Zero: 1 destroyed1 n( R8 c# B( o/ y9 W+ g
; H' `6 w1 {; |; Z- VAllied aircraft losses; J3 y! Z" d9 d- o4 b1 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed+ b! o+ t& p. g4 ^$ g! U
P-40B Warhawk: 4 destroyed0 B/ C9 U& q1 Y1 S& g1 Z$ X
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) A. ~0 V5 N' ^5 R* o& s' G" n* JRaid detected at 45 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
8 D- Y ~. z5 `7 g" qEstimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ d( }! c) o6 f% h( K# K A6M2 Zero x 1
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Kittyhawk IA x 3) s$ }- D* f/ `0 n2 \4 [
P-40B Warhawk x 8
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No Japanese losses: H, R3 T8 v" N% q+ H
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Allied aircraft losses1 j2 [- j5 j# b6 L
Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed* i& e! O( Z) b- b" L
P-40B Warhawk: 1 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
. p% G& l" i0 m: m3 xEstimated time to target is 11 minutes4 w# c# d* B7 z7 d) o; \. X" e+ `
2 L2 ^8 p+ u6 i' JJapanese aircraft4 t) P l1 {# O3 Y
A6M2 Zero x 7
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Allied aircraft: o$ N& j/ ?: I7 v1 l" I5 F/ L
Kittyhawk IA x 2
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Ground combat at Kokoda (98,129)
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Japanese Bombardment attack
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5 Y ~- |8 T" c' D3 aAttacking force 6852 troops, 108 guns, 12 vehicles, Assault Value = 2546 [( V- b; [& G: g) G% p
+ s& b4 k! l% G$ x' ]6 U. x. M" j. d3 ODefending force 1803 troops, 0 guns, 45 vehicles, Assault Value = 71' f* c- X1 l' L: ~ M* e3 U% }
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Assaulting units:+ E9 N# E& i6 ` P* M: A
2nd Sasebo Assault Division# i) A4 }' O f% r n8 N: v6 X
83rd Naval Guard Unit1 c* T# X" {% y" m- q1 E
1st IJN Pioneer Battalion
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Torres Strait Battalion
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