AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42; j" B6 H; ~: U3 [* w- `
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1 R) l8 x0 o: m% N1 z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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0 t/ T' T. O& t* L$ e7 B9 O' ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130# D! A& @; @$ g5 Y/ i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- X# f- c: J1 \7 I& F
2 H4 u1 r" W* g/ M4 K1 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. g* y4 I! o0 O/ `- p3 `, p4 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 O/ U- U: S6 p9 a# Q& b& P
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
* u! p( f$ P% q: E1 X1 F I F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: v" h/ P$ Y8 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54. S7 J n$ }9 Y/ }% ^1 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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% h" ?+ z: C2 m; O. ~7 ?No Japanese losses' k; a. F9 y8 N1 ?3 X" Y
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Allied aircraft losses: D* P# u7 O2 i4 d# U& K5 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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8 \; p6 M `0 Y5 z8 DJapanese Ships
4 D: J" g* Q4 c" a' l2 E CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 D8 H! o6 n, Q @" c! D' @
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires$ |/ F+ u. g$ k0 ?; Z
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
' G- c4 O! l; n4 |5 B; r5 C xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 o7 n' s5 I* e1 ~4 W xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk$ a) n a7 @# h! o( E6 u0 U& B4 Q
7 y0 N( R- k" q7 r. O. m$ WJapanese ground losses:
+ O! l. i" N; e7 N1 e) O- L' W 750 casualties reported
, S: \. v5 D* y- v7 V Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled, \3 }" m g* K4 {4 Q
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
: H6 \( { B, _8 ^' T1 c; G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 Y1 w- N' r, ~2 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133/ D. O7 ]/ F0 X; f1 v# g
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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* U) E) }, i" s2 PRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* L; M& u h) N+ dEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
H+ L' P2 d, S. D: P F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* x# f( O& i4 |7 i+ ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 155 x8 K) s: M5 j3 ^! p& }
( H! O0 i; @! QNo Allied losses; K( s. y) E) ]
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Japanese Ships) ^) R% f n" Z; N0 g
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 q5 D* u# n i+ }0 P. T4 l/ o4 H xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 }% H5 |' {: e
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Japanese ground losses:
+ {( T, \# P3 n 422 casualties reported6 X4 @9 v3 z. G6 L
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
" m. t. D% P9 L+ p1 K* i Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled" W) ?/ {& Z+ C3 @8 l7 z; b# j* [
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 |0 l! j7 u ?6 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 J: j1 _# c9 [. F6 P% l
5 c; }+ h* q, Y" [( WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: d; D( o N/ gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* Z0 E1 X$ ^. I" T A6M2 Zero x 2. ~" T1 g' N+ A! r8 D" q: a
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Allied aircraft
+ w% u$ w* M+ _5 T5 Q# } F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 n7 F5 `) u% X# {! ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 66/ \ B1 y9 R8 I- h+ B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202# l; T* s {) F* _9 Y) j2 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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1 |# x. v. M" ^+ m: z9 l' sJapanese aircraft losses
4 ]2 f+ z* }8 j7 E0 H+ e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
M7 J! Q& C7 C; K$ p* v F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. X1 z- f3 q6 e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 _" p5 {& E, H" l# S/ b
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Japanese Ships9 ~9 a0 a I9 z. `' x8 `+ r
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
' G" U7 B( H$ I) i: q6 d CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- c" d/ }5 l( ?5 }. ]
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |