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July, 1942
Increasing action now. Had strengthened PM a bit to the point where I could launch some mediocre strikes against IJ shipping in the Lae vicinity. However, had to pull my airforce out recently after some air raids over PM.
In the meantime Kido Butai seems to be at full throttle, harassing my sea lanes everywhere. Right now they´re painting red the Aussie coast.
So we decided to send our carrier force north to retaliate a bit. Some transports were bombed at Lunga anchorage.
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR 07/10/42
Weather: Partly Cloudy
Naval bombardment of Port Moresby, at 10,40
Allied Ships
AP Ormsby, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
Allied ground losses:
Men lost 349
Guns lost 1
Vehicles lost 1
Airbase hits 20
Airbase supply hits 2
Runway hits 57
Port hits 15
Port fuel hits 10
Port supply hits 13
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
no losses
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Air attack on TF at 21,68
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 51
B5N Kate x 27
no losses
Allied Ships
AK Rhesus, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Mungana, Bomb hits 10, on fire, heavy damage
PG Swan
AK Lycaon, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Betelgeuse, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AK Fomalhaut, Bomb hits 11, on fire, heavy damage
SC 517, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 21,68
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 23
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 2 damaged
Allied Ships
AK Rhesus, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AK Barwon, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on TF at 21,68
Japanese aircraft
D3A Val x 22
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 1 destroyed
D3A Val x 5 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Manoora, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Manunda, Bomb hits 4, on fire
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 14
D3A Val x 20
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 28
Japanese aircraft losses
D3A Val x 5 damaged
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 1 destroyed
Wirraway x 1 damaged
Allied Ships
AP Fuller, Bomb hits 8, on fire, heavy damage
SC 637, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
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Air attack on Port Moresby , at 10,40
Japanese aircraft
Ki-43-Ib Oscar x 30
no losses
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft
F4F-3 Wildcat x 3
F4F-4 Wildcat x 22
SBD Dauntless x 93
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5 destroyed
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
SBD Dauntless x 6 destroyed
SBD Dauntless x 2 damaged
ENS C. Isozaki of F1/Tainan Daitai is credited with kill number 3
Japanese Ships
AP Shinnan Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kinugasa Maru, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kenryu Maru, Bomb hits 2, on fire
AP Batavia Maru
AP Mito Maru
AP Hakuyo Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
AP Teiyo Maru, Bomb hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
AP Sanko Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
AP Keisho Maru
AP Hirokawa Maru, Bomb hits 1, on fire
Japanese ground losses:
Men lost 25
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Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 38,40
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 20
Allied aircraft
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
SBD Dauntless x 34
Japanese aircraft losses
A6M2 Zero x 2 destroyed
Allied aircraft losses
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 damaged
ENS V. Morris of VF-3 is credited with kill number 2
Japanese Ships
AP Kenyo Maru, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
AP Teia Maru, Bomb hits 5, on fire, heavy damage
AP Kyushu Maru, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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Air attack on TF, near Townsville at 10,62
Japanese aircraft
A6M2 Zero x 25
D3A Val x 16
Allied aircraft
Wirraway x 26
no losses
Allied aircraft losses
Wirraway x 5 destroyed
Wirraway x 2 damaged
WO B.Kubota of CII-1 Daitai is credited with kill number 2
Allied Ships
AP Fuller, Bomb hits 6, on fire, heavy damage
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