AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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* k' x! L+ l" C, {8 x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。9 ^ [2 A6 t1 N, {4 L1 t+ W# O
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( V1 |: `$ j* _8 l6 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1305 B$ o4 e; C7 M3 X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 f, u6 z6 J0 Y% x, W( S( O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& a7 U5 {" ~. VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes, w* H3 A. B4 n( {# I3 A* l/ V P
3 r; F' w* }# Z3 kJapanese aircraft
8 i# @- w5 d* X A6M2 Zero x 2) L4 [6 J, f. _! Q. K2 k4 ]7 M
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Allied aircraft
& A! w6 p$ z5 `% N) J: b F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% x" I8 ^8 A G$ R) y$ x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
' x2 |2 i) _2 x E& x4 z% f SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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2 T- r3 `+ p" S' kNo Japanese losses& T5 x% O. d+ B2 S6 ?$ P3 u; P
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Allied aircraft losses
( `) s" w d& T+ f9 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged ?0 F1 f! }+ Q
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Japanese Ships/ ?3 r& N# k6 y @1 }0 m5 f. |- i/ a1 u, p
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 K" }, B, a$ B0 Y' L
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
6 V7 g9 ^+ x; S; n7 ~9 c CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 `8 o7 r4 U+ g1 V) b& s! k6 U xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- z5 O$ n. y3 x7 P xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled! h0 o0 B' v. m5 v
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled' |. l, v7 x- s1 A, O+ ], E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" X/ } U2 e& R' ~8 h+ i! wMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133# e. Z8 i; U, A" Q- n4 H5 p( g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& e8 U$ h |' \8 e7 w
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& V( B+ B, Z' [4 e* N& z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes- }* B/ E2 b" `7 y6 s1 v( M1 b
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Allied aircraft' p. r3 x1 f7 e% [" m# ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 Z, G8 V0 x0 A0 z5 a$ B1 d1 e
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses! R( R4 W2 f& }3 t
, B' o' X% x, |1 MJapanese Ships
2 k+ \ b! B- E! e xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- M1 w( g {$ O. ] xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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4 q2 p5 x3 [* k7 i; e' I# e) KJapanese ground losses:
) d1 U7 }) K' G3 u7 {8 E' A' \' s 422 casualties reported
" \' M3 s/ x/ j' i* ? Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled' L6 c0 u c* d3 l; V
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled- i8 w% i; G9 b9 j7 a, z
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled" c( }. M" _! ~4 n; z3 o
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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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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 v0 f4 O/ X p% l" l# [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( p4 w k1 ^ G0 q5 g4 K/ H, u
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Japanese aircraft: O% U6 R% N v+ ?& f$ Z' z
A6M2 Zero x 2: ~. d; v# c' p! f: g' n6 a- \9 e5 u
+ h2 z, i3 `, Q, AAllied aircraft
* O2 I( I9 ]! k1 \; V7 L7 ^ X" Y g F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
3 h- }7 F; H& u# i4 K. P9 J6 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 66- A- b: O! {1 q& x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
& L% G0 S/ B/ Y& y$ ^. p; B TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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$ u, k3 J. `9 f- d4 uJapanese aircraft losses
% X( p. `7 |$ C x# d" g& e! H A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" L' J# u1 g3 v8 o3 l! E N* e: e
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% U5 v& J7 i7 y5 s F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" D& {6 `3 j+ {3 t2 b, s5 m) M SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' c/ s$ y" Z; ~$ o0 q6 G CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 y5 G7 g- ]" o) |/ r6 q& T8 N
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |