AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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日军进攻莫港的MO计划失败后,运输队向腊包儿方向撤退,从珊瑚海深处赶来的盟军TF58兜头拦住,在强大的空袭力量下,海面上再也不剩下一条舢板,一片干干净净。
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S+ J' U7 k0 r8 {6 ~, XMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1304 {3 E" P f* K$ X. u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, ]8 m6 z, |7 j, o0 S7 K3 }
, h3 s! @8 }6 R! z" k) K% PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: T; G j) R$ e. K. t! ^# r' ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* Z, f: V2 r4 \) L8 X! s
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Japanese aircraft
7 z" i1 H! x% E: G% ] A6M2 Zero x 2& O# @8 a1 K( \5 ^; A
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Allied aircraft
: v, }+ Y7 ^. f9 _' k+ S F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% [5 P! E; d1 @/ @. I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
3 P7 P8 [. p* T, X5 L( h' V SBD-3 Dauntless x 703 W. B C4 U, {4 |
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No Japanese losses7 j! H' c4 M4 _0 r3 r7 w9 @
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Allied aircraft losses: m6 e, [( t# g8 O$ l. {9 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 |* z, T6 ^) i- q% G+ T ?Japanese Ships
+ E! ]& k3 H h- R2 G" s2 E CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ p F" ~" Q4 s Z" h { CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
. K3 J9 t7 Y- g* D* b6 V0 W CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Z$ Y" B- B/ i9 Y& [# e9 n
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 t+ M% A, N. {& r1 q5 @# \
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk! i: C' J5 u" H! {, T* d
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
! d" j# ]2 K4 C Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
: U0 A1 e: g7 z$ E7 p6 c6 g v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133) p( G, e( p: w) F+ ^2 }8 q
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ G5 O) S" L0 OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& H# `3 j- \+ I$ V F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( p3 [0 q; t) P2 Y9 I0 Y+ }$ v0 q' B! u9 @
TBF-1 Avenger x 15" d* O5 N2 X9 D: S
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No Allied losses4 i7 I2 n1 e8 T! A$ V! G
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Japanese Ships' ~4 z K6 F2 H9 \8 p2 E" i; Q
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 m* g1 B4 ^* O: n$ ^2 c( n xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) V3 u$ i' M" \4 s% k' x
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Japanese ground losses:$ F0 n9 G% w% j$ J) t, d& @. F
422 casualties reported% A' d; }9 O& e1 ^/ ?$ P2 [9 i
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled+ i' U( o" G7 f% p
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& S; \1 [8 {# d
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled( r) M/ N8 f% e8 O/ I5 r+ g1 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 j% b: `5 e( r* Z- wRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* [: _* A/ n! z" W4 l8 `. T+ S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* E/ e% F U @% ^9 ^
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Japanese aircraft
_6 q4 P# V2 r1 D$ W2 G7 C A6M2 Zero x 2& |& K! \+ N! J
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" c$ c7 R" j4 F/ H9 B' u F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& t, H) g* }* I% D# B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66' ?; c- Q( @) U( ?, ^2 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202& A" _; G; S& E, a, J8 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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) P6 U1 P' l! t. MJapanese aircraft losses; G S; L7 o/ O, Q9 Y8 t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 ~2 c2 p2 A4 y' R W
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+ L5 a3 @. N' _ Y- ~& y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 Z7 A5 G O" B l& u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' K. j# G2 t4 C) V. y$ f D
; v$ a2 W8 g9 l0 b- q$ n, HJapanese Ships& A% [) e- n& Y8 H/ i. N, w4 a
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage0 g# u4 i( P5 j5 \6 C
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 b) z. Y' b" Z* C
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |