AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42" V, k( _4 q$ W" l+ `8 O9 \
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0 T8 g; a6 c: G" E: \9 l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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1303 b+ k' d G" g1 X
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 b; X; V. ~0 E* d4 C
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ ~% y4 l5 [# d3 r$ q& q- ?6 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 y# w( \ r! {& S/ \. m2 |Japanese aircraft
0 O5 q9 y1 p' }7 L) [ A6M2 Zero x 2
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( }4 e2 C5 U- h: j$ R& F. E* BAllied aircraft
) ]7 b; p, x* B" m1 H: m F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 b' p+ f" b ~" } F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
9 _" M, s! d' D k6 ]- v SBD-3 Dauntless x 70" w9 }% X' g* H. {: T. p
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No Japanese losses
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8 S0 f& k. ]2 h) ZAllied aircraft losses2 o7 k% @5 S; G& ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 ^' x0 g$ w; _$ x
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Japanese Ships% |* V% x- D& U
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 O1 Z6 e2 j/ r' Q& O CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires. d5 i1 B+ k8 A& n& I, [6 \: I: m
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ s% R. g" j% B# g( O
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- C' X- J/ q2 ]) p$ M- k
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& B4 ]6 ?( {. H& f+ x5 G
; ~/ i2 c$ P. j# Z1 jJapanese ground losses:
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5 W+ [% b# b3 ?) {! B4 w Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
1 l' ?/ E; R+ G" h7 x8 { Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled7 T1 V8 Z; u8 M5 X. |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1332 y+ H4 V. }: \( x5 o! O: T4 s/ s
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& A# S9 K: g' J3 o8 c2 Y4 {
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- n' _* _2 n. tEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
c- O: L, [) }9 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 129 Y4 h& i6 ?) M8 q! q% F; C* h e- U. j
TBF-1 Avenger x 15- y0 ~8 |5 U, v$ T, ^8 T5 i
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No Allied losses7 E7 {# G: D+ f
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Japanese Ships
3 \# R2 M' D: w3 [ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, C) X6 o. t# J. ] xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, {: g Q# b6 Y, ]5 c4 d8 |Japanese ground losses:
4 | ^" ?4 ]) c+ g1 ^: x% K 422 casualties reported* m/ S) C! n7 l0 ]9 h) O w# y
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
: d9 }1 Z, i6 s! o Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled) e2 T, [3 x* N. U+ }: h! O
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130$ x7 e% k7 y1 \; S* u* h$ M; d: F$ O
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 g+ ~; H7 ?2 {% vEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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1 c! X* l1 Q0 B/ ?. w# tJapanese aircraft# J" G; W1 m+ p0 `9 ?; t% x# p$ j
A6M2 Zero x 2/ x! i8 v: s$ T- g0 S
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 ~. ?% N& C, L- p4 y+ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
+ }% x7 r! A3 z9 C @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 202 v' Y( \. N9 u/ u5 `# k
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ ]+ d5 G& j7 s" X A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses! L% W5 f& {- y Z: W H9 W
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 ^$ A/ I8 A2 }* h$ Q" G; _8 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 d6 Y9 {% M; H2 ^0 Q CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ w4 a4 r2 k$ i; v, ~; s
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |