AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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4 V5 o$ J# h1 @' t. m0 w U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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& y$ |) H1 i+ D8 u7 C3 |9 MMorning 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 q! F! k2 v& L6 a1 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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: r% K$ f+ B2 s7 j. A4 Q3 x8 SJapanese aircraft) N' I. l: x6 R- B8 n1 Z+ n5 @' k
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft( i# a$ z) {$ ~! u0 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% U% n5 u3 I1 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 54) {% B2 U* `/ v* C( H4 Q; v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 703 h7 O2 H2 {- s. P! y5 y2 s1 O4 K
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No Japanese losses X) n; D9 [5 M8 M$ {- M
0 `+ U6 F I1 m6 q; U0 D) @Allied aircraft losses, a- h4 C, n* h3 F6 V5 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 m% @! n) w! |- P9 \/ d' B0 SJapanese Ships
e. _( r. F' V9 c* J2 u. L CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 N- l8 o0 x; v" p; R4 z CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
8 ]( b+ j0 S' U# \: x# h% o" [ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
# s# P1 ^" I5 o8 M4 |, o xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- {: [' o" D. M' K5 B1 U4 X5 x2 C2 L xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk6 c: ^1 w3 s" h4 h9 N
" {$ w! R' u. D+ J5 I" [8 OJapanese ground losses:
' \- k {8 R4 F- g0 n 750 casualties reported
E- K e% v! g0 }; g5 q Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
( C4 y8 F; L* y O6 f3 T8 L/ A; r Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled9 n$ K! d# d2 n5 Q) ]3 _4 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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z7 [+ ~9 O) s2 O& ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 N! r, K6 [8 @2 Z% `
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft. s$ j H# ~6 u( [+ x) Q6 t) j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12# a7 o/ q! q5 H5 A3 Y5 |( B) C( y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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4 i0 M' Q: q( dNo Allied losses! Z$ C7 o* x! N0 C0 T3 s
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: J# H: i% n: ~( j' i xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 X0 M* P4 |4 v# e3 g: T9 [
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 D# Q! X3 K& v$ l, ~& |8 ?
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- V8 l2 \6 q; h1 ~6 @, D Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled7 b2 o* K/ e9 T
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% `7 D4 {9 ~ b( x
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
! s ^7 S1 `5 U5 {2 P8 tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 J! a% \8 \0 r
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6 S. o+ F/ `( I/ W A6M2 Zero x 2% V' p% y6 A' M3 r0 _8 o3 P2 k
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36' j9 z y2 b, d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 661 Y/ Q! Q( P* E: S% d8 j" t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202- j9 N; d( E: s; r) j& u( J
TBF-1 Avenger x 80* F! @7 L6 Q2 M' q9 ^, L% W
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Japanese aircraft losses
' a" ^; Q0 j; p$ V+ ? A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed [3 G1 |4 a8 R! W: a( Z3 M; K
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Allied aircraft losses
- B1 U9 S* Y# s& h0 o! u. o F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 _; j8 I. {9 @' y9 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged5 q! J- x" E- T& A& _
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~/ U- f0 b- {) l# U. K( k/ [8 V CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* _ l3 M; U5 l. X
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |