AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42- l/ s' M% B' j
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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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/ _# ]/ J( S1 ^! i( XMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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7 G. M8 a: ]7 @+ S: ]3 E9 ?! DWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 w. H+ _& d, S; B' ?+ v- k- t
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." d; V* M! I1 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- J: {7 u4 ?. h
$ Q4 [. ]4 M8 O) QJapanese aircraft
) E0 `" F# _" _7 |, a A6M2 Zero x 2! s0 N- x) {* A$ i# h
' b3 T9 k0 o# Q0 D# P4 bAllied aircraft q# D: w& J: t) |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36( l- ~* a! d/ x. A$ \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
1 F( e4 |' S: X SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! p" K0 P r+ j9 H% R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
R# Y2 o9 d# u CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% Y- Q# [% }7 E: |/ F
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires1 g, \: w8 z2 l/ W- P, w
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; j4 A9 X7 x* L3 V6 i4 ~
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 s2 A% V: p& Q H& @ xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 G' R. g* \6 X# K0 M7 Z2 ^
8 A0 N0 I0 I0 \; j0 J% e3 PJapanese ground losses:
' V8 Z) ^* K' L! \8 m 750 casualties reported
4 y4 H2 J3 J) U Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled2 H) Q, t; B# }% ?$ v5 ?
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled: {4 f+ {& [( Q9 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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% j: Q. {7 V1 ?) ~, V$ KRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft$ E8 w, U5 S3 B$ M& J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 a( m% N d* y0 y1 d* U
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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\ T- I. y1 t- i# @ L' k" J/ _Japanese Ships
( B$ B& z! G- [$ ?; j# R) m xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 f5 Q( s; L3 U5 J Y xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ \) a" e: {# p+ ^ ?( b7 RJapanese ground losses:
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4 }6 S8 |2 J- P' | Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
4 c3 ]# r2 X5 i! a* e; S) O Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled5 q. z+ ?" E5 U4 O4 L
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 m( Q* K [- e0 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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$ n! @! s9 X* v& H0 e1 xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ `: _8 p& y) V9 e9 ?, n6 C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, o! T: s( x; V/ g& H6 G$ p
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* W i; A' Y, Z- I7 L( r F4F-4 Wildcat x 66' X3 T' \% T8 T; C5 e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202% d+ ~4 A! s R- M
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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6 s. ^7 A+ i0 Y% J% ^4 E/ sJapanese aircraft losses
( O! F+ l# i$ a) M0 o9 v; A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% v& S0 D) A$ {
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Allied aircraft losses
* [2 G# O) o0 [( Q( h# F F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 L; {9 t) m, L- W& W! F! t; ?7 ] J SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 J" K: A5 k& P+ Z- O4 ` CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 Z- k' l+ Q# \0 W
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! p/ o9 l+ ?! Z, G
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |