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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 06, 42 h* m9 o1 l- q) a& Y# c& R
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" o5 u, |2 U- ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144' ~( k: I3 D2 D( t) e3 M3 Q" t# P6 W
4 X- |* [) {' h6 p8 [9 \Weather in hex: Overcast
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" y( d1 M0 e+ \6 H1 w% T8 H* WRaid detected at 112 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* x6 i/ l9 h7 w2 ?Estimated time to target is 39 minutes
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: ~" W& g* w; y: oJapanese aircraft
) ~8 g$ x- O) N% ? G4M1 Betty x 30
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. j+ j2 E- E7 a: Z7 [) K) J+ DAllied aircraft1 g* r$ |; R: M3 R7 a8 I- ]- K
Beaufighter IC x 59 E6 u6 m S* P. z% J7 P
Kittyhawk IA x 3
0 ]- X: {+ A5 {/ ^ P-39D Airacobra x 36! t z0 i2 H: R$ e. B
- T( A! D8 y B& B" V+ n1 J4 ~Japanese aircraft losses% H- m6 q- K; K5 o
G4M1 Betty: 14 destroyed, 5 damaged8 F3 K( ]) Y2 v0 c& j2 `
$ u4 m/ l: ?$ x5 rNo Allied losses6 R8 m! a0 }* x
! w: [& ~, N* z/ l* n* k: {2 }Allied Ships1 M' e: s' H+ d" K5 E, G$ u
PG Warrego4 J" m" _+ n7 C2 O
CL Leander
, O, W) I) X, H6 C% ^) V PG Swan
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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, x, q {/ R& S5 n' FRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
8 f5 d, B2 k3 w/ z! kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes e; ]5 x R& h6 Y* c+ O
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Allied aircraft
$ @: J6 S9 k- |4 A/ y B-17E Fortress x 24
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) i, Q" M- f, gNo Allied losses5 h& J5 o. K+ }) [0 B% G# s, O3 j
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Japanese ground losses:
( Y: U" R" h; U/ B M8 [2 P 88 casualties reported
- I) \4 I: E: v4 w8 W& I Squads: 0 destroyed, 8 disabled
& V7 a% K4 n: I: |3 R$ z9 `* q& d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 G/ A% Q' ~4 t# R, g: j/ w+ `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# C* n3 p$ ^3 [" o7 E5 [, W2 H
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)9 a3 A% g" y1 s b3 W, U
. N* U- P" P0 t" O. S9 p& A, `9 iWeather in hex: Light rain
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1 I: |7 Y" K: s Y$ i+ X& }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 20,000 feet.
3 v' v9 X3 |$ ] p# OEstimated time to target is 5 minutes/ e6 H9 y; ~1 D$ c4 ]# k# |3 v
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Allied aircraft
, e: Z+ S# u/ Z: w5 f& k B-17E Fortress x 6
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No Allied losses0 D z" t. F3 D2 A. a( W( h
h; H7 _+ [* O8 O- ^& GJapanese ground losses:
. C; n2 }$ `( v% C- l) A 20 casualties reported- K5 A$ J; Z$ `/ k( M' p7 g7 T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 K/ o$ d- A# d2 \9 W1 ]9 U* d Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( v! g5 U' N# y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ S5 m8 M3 [' S1 p
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. | D4 P9 ]% a- O' H" LMorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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8 M8 i: d% m$ NWeather in hex: Light cloud2 I9 M8 q) _, k6 h
1 n/ v4 q; F2 y: F4 E; Z2 U2 ?Raid spotted at 14 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." o& I/ W8 p( o
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes% B4 [! k3 j: |3 _3 ~
$ f/ k! l* }- q+ o% d7 t3 n: j5 Y( Z2 iAllied aircraft7 W {- t' |! @+ D5 [# {
Kittyhawk IA x 8 t7 T0 f; g, E
B-26 Marauder x 18
) Q) Y* ]! h/ v5 d. H& G P-39D Airacobra x 8! g; y& ^$ E. }) u9 b7 h0 I g
4 @$ V5 u3 R) W+ i: V+ ?& ~Allied aircraft losses5 v1 i/ @! Q# z1 b- J) R
B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged& Y" [1 m) t/ j* S
+ D0 D4 n) q" ~Airbase supply hits 1( X' W7 G/ t! d7 p5 y/ H! T
Runway hits 108 m z" K" B/ B- m/ h8 P
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4 D0 k n+ R$ J& Z$ V0 k# b3 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,145* Q: p4 C6 x1 ^9 R
6 c! ~) E, F% X, A: z) K5 q( ?. b3 RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 114 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* R2 _3 l" M+ j' M) y, K/ Q2 _
Estimated time to target is 49 minutes4 `) X, {% ]" j; q5 C
; N8 X: b6 ~6 ]5 f+ T* VJapanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate x 13
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, m7 a2 A* G, ~2 E5 X8 JAllied aircraft
9 O8 H1 U4 ~& f0 o8 @$ O& q0 G Beaufighter IC x 54 a& Y( \8 d# g$ ?
Kittyhawk IA x 2" b% u# w2 @, b8 M* [
P-39D Airacobra x 172 F0 M9 B% T ^' ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 102" Q1 r1 H8 R3 q- j( Y$ L) L
# @* V$ ]& y3 U2 G. [# b( W YJapanese aircraft losses
5 H* N: g7 A! T1 d A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
* P) ?- S0 ~9 K( S. g8 O; A B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 ^0 k- A- u: ]. Y* o+ _ P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
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9 E* p% X6 n3 I, Q1 y) BMorning Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144+ ^3 t8 K# y$ O
( [ _- W& x8 _* y# x' A/ uWeather in hex: Overcast
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" x5 g, _( n4 Q% G4 C6 f% r% QRaid detected at 10 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: w& N# e* c4 D0 nEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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/ _, c3 n$ ^, @% @Japanese aircraft8 k0 A. X4 i* \4 ~( E
G4M1 Betty x 9
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
" x( W1 k1 l% L4 \1 P# Q+ o( | G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed
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No Allied losses- Q$ s6 g$ _( Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 93,1451 \& }9 z2 ]: o8 G$ p
+ p9 H$ n* i4 m( R0 j% H O7 K% ?8 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud1 I$ e# {9 F( @9 V- D6 O2 g8 i5 ^4 N
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Raid detected at 87 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 d& t/ r" X4 B. H kEstimated time to target is 37 minutes
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9 B5 S3 A. H% _3 B. Q8 ]1 k% ~, fJapanese aircraft5 M$ t+ ]8 R8 j6 r
A6M2 Zero x 45! F4 r7 Z: W* j8 z) q
B5N1 Kate x 22! e# f9 g% x8 o2 E
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Beaufighter IC x 46 i7 S1 Y3 `, G- Z: r1 i: F n
Kittyhawk IA x 35 {5 X; ^$ {; H8 L m8 \& B
P-39D Airacobra x 34. W9 a( |8 Y4 M2 |6 j$ A$ I/ y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 100
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A6M2 Zero: 6 destroyed0 w8 o2 k+ Q6 w
B5N1 Kate: 13 destroyed
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1 J7 o1 L4 I$ u2 S P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed3 [+ t5 ]4 H2 P! g& n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged
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( G% M( r" a1 f( N' s+ ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 92,144& c% l6 T2 O$ E
7 B: p) J( Y6 SWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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. B( Y* }5 l2 ~Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 A) o- M \* {- }Estimated time to target is 36 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 4
' J) ?" A0 G4 @( s! R# _" a B5N1 Kate x 9) S$ K( ]5 i2 ?# a7 }' L& }
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 14/ O6 B3 X, R. ` z- p
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Japanese aircraft losses
( f* g7 a6 P' L5 m. b A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed2 V8 }0 X+ U3 b1 n: t. L: x
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Allied Ships
2 Y0 ?1 B8 w8 `) n CL Leander2 b9 m! b' P, D! V3 U
xAP Diomed
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