日军又一艘潜艇受创,同时日军夜袭盟军各前线港口中。5 {# X% }' d# s6 g" j
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42. D& G/ ~7 K' D4 g8 C( o
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Night Air attack on Port Moresby , at 98,130
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" k* v' z' r+ v/ |Weather in hex: Moderate rain- _2 L8 k7 }. }: A. O
# N' o: R4 ^. j9 K5 F# \Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' l: c8 c3 X5 c! {) gEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: k$ t/ F! j0 { {
G4M1 Betty x 130 q b) L( n1 l, b/ U% G# [3 o- f
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Sub attack near Koumac at 114,157' z, k' Q- f* Z' a4 ~7 v
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Japanese Ships
0 d9 B6 i8 k, D) n5 h# ^. m, o SS I-171, hits 4# F. l7 {0 B7 [) y
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Allied Ships
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SC-709
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Sub attack near Koumac at 114,157' {* V# n5 o+ O
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AM Adroit
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+ M: Q; X2 N+ x) NMorning Air attack on Kure 3rd Naval Guard Unit, at 113,137 (Tassafaronga)
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 k2 H v ?1 ?( V3 V6 ~" p2 l
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese ground losses: w, V0 t8 R3 X. A, s1 X* c" ]
13 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) P# D4 C T) _* j+ ]" u6 X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. X" L# q( ?0 l/ Q6 X, Z4 r. W7 S( Z
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' K% z0 }' ~/ [* LAfternoon Air attack on Buna , at 99,129 ! `' f% G& Q! e2 e ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
- B2 j4 d e+ G$ U# T, @Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses# |3 a! y# D- D7 J: z
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