AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42# E$ H" Q' F; a
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! o3 |5 M# l% q% m" R0 R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。. R; C4 d. ^( h2 j6 T
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, G$ a/ r/ C, ?8 w: m* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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9 Y, z7 q( k+ _Weather in hex: Partial cloud( h* P7 z0 z) v
3 Z' J" h8 g. ~0 ^' C" aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
: q7 Q1 B- y) A$ M) fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 j8 r) B+ k$ n- a. e# k# @
A6M2 Zero x 2& `0 r& u- {& \ l- F1 R3 p
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Allied aircraft/ L9 l8 V! B6 z+ d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ H F8 ^, M, ^% T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
3 @ A: v% [" X: f- S SBD-3 Dauntless x 70$ S8 H4 @+ W6 \& r* B5 w
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No Japanese losses6 x5 Z( l* E; b' R: K( a
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Allied aircraft losses
' f0 g# T3 Q* v9 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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4 M/ ?4 s% j# ?! j4 {1 f8 e1 a9 H' [1 AJapanese Ships
' s1 O6 t' G6 x7 }. O CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) n4 Q& ]* K( u/ `+ r! `# t CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires6 j2 @- J. Z* T6 c- R {
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
- P* i1 F+ j1 W' F0 [4 t xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ S3 f7 A& v0 ?! X; f4 Z% A# b; _5 r
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. E1 g* @, d' u n J: ]- p/ C5 Q" f, e
0 [2 z2 o t, l! u1 Q/ M. |6 m" {Japanese ground losses:
1 R5 {/ K$ W& M" n2 L2 g 750 casualties reported
/ C! w d$ i' _* C/ Q Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled |& t+ Q4 e- r$ U2 }' }
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
! t: q' c9 H$ p- u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 L8 k% C# [) G1 i4 d2 L+ f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1332 @. D: D2 b, B% U7 u
, z2 }2 e- [/ a% C( a; h% AWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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1 B! I# O |2 U, R* R& D$ q1 O- hRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: i6 L+ G% } ]4 p3 ]4 v( [
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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0 ~0 _* O+ ^5 `Allied aircraft, t0 C5 T1 k' j7 E6 @) k2 E8 H: Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. M# p) @3 g; o. a* d TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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- h3 _( y* q4 M/ i$ HNo Allied losses" Y, E8 o! o9 I! m9 W
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Japanese Ships5 `, T2 {4 P# U0 W4 b: Z# o
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; W9 _* l% U; @* v) s4 U
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 N2 o9 v2 w& V. i# Y, \$ u
- y+ Z, B6 q8 IJapanese ground losses:$ c( e9 m5 U9 ?: a) o" s! T
422 casualties reported
" O- q6 g0 ], Y) M5 B4 D Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled3 {+ f6 Z, x v
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
+ y W8 F2 p" l- w9 P6 k+ F& H Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled7 }! K, l: P2 f7 q3 r2 k1 t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130, B: D! Z8 J9 Q& [$ j$ L, G: M
" {, u% A. w. _8 b) |5 }3 j& z! xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% B% y. O4 M9 M/ IRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 ?& W0 d s0 Y! I! M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( a4 p: C' R2 `+ j) I
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Japanese aircraft0 \8 Y5 |( N* }4 e( y0 m
A6M2 Zero x 22 g2 x" c% F! ?; r! M
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Allied aircraft* _' H* E) `) R1 m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
4 }/ r$ [( X3 a* Z" y$ R6 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
, T' o% Q$ H2 Y9 a1 S# d SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
2 o6 E0 ?; p/ K( A9 P TBF-1 Avenger x 80) Y5 ?9 W0 A G; y" m3 e V
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Japanese aircraft losses1 A P; e3 s2 g# H7 p& z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Z: X6 t9 u$ n! |' g8 vAllied aircraft losses- R s6 k: t5 S- h: {6 z
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: P2 I6 B9 x1 n0 i( @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ w! |7 j$ M1 J9 w: x
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Japanese Ships
* E* w* P* N4 ]3 z- w CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 S2 e/ Y i9 y! e$ k1 P9 w CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 g6 q' ]3 K: E
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |