AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 421 z* ?) b7 _9 w- U, |( N
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5 f$ w& d) ^* W& G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。& l# E2 i; M; a. x$ K
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: \0 w& f$ C+ |( FMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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7 M$ I4 g8 z" K0 EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. R" Z0 \. ~+ y5 ^7 f4 i, U- o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes/ u# n- I6 A/ i, ] ?4 m4 ~
1 ?4 y3 U% e8 ~Japanese aircraft$ F. e6 g- v. a( w) a
A6M2 Zero x 2# {8 K7 w8 O; |. t( I
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Allied aircraft# m( \, p& A: \5 u, b. |% ?; k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* v% ]# L2 |& w1 i/ }: p3 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
Z0 z. ~; | q9 ~4 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ t9 k+ k, Z0 K# h+ ]+ |( T! z
% J7 R5 ?& }+ V/ z& W, lNo Japanese losses) ~% F* Q' z* Z$ g2 |" r
- y) W7 o/ d9 AAllied aircraft losses1 q7 w2 w4 ?, ~! l( z! Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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# c8 O( q* `2 u$ n. pJapanese Ships2 X6 `' G, D- @ v2 ^/ R) W
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ i r# V, n) N# l l" i( A8 |
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires |) K* j0 C0 t
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 t0 O) e6 p9 o) y8 f) o y) i; } xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
$ ^3 }/ v+ N( v# [1 T) h xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:1 n: b& D# w/ t) ?' J k1 f% l
750 casualties reported
7 X5 S |$ r2 n0 |1 t. j) D) e/ n Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled0 s# `- ~1 u, J/ @0 E
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
+ ]2 l# z; |- m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 G" M5 W M' c0 k/ C! D6 S) ]& _' _
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8 C# R$ v4 ^. m$ g2 ~& ^' I% DMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133/ c$ S; l+ |% u
O0 Z+ B% w. x6 h9 f* L* mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 v- ^: ?8 p( h* ~1 lEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 d+ T* r' t0 a4 I+ f& J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% y% ~) g% E ]" h8 j
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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8 j5 M* g; \% h- x [) F- }Japanese Ships
4 }7 ?; _, f; K$ ~/ |4 W0 p' V xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) d4 ?! d7 }# g2 @9 y2 F- N' Q. `1 C
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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7 p; i6 ?1 c0 D/ d& z- q3 v: VJapanese ground losses:. P# S0 t4 L( z- {5 l
422 casualties reported
y( l6 `. }2 l0 U: _, ^ Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled4 n3 S' C e2 g; ^% I3 X
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
, h: s/ N: c* m Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 G1 o( N2 n4 p/ @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. D; Z4 ~+ B* T8 m; E1 A, k j
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* n8 Y* P& b- K( Z4 J0 |8 ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% u# ^4 `! C0 Y& i$ y1 ~& wJapanese aircraft/ _$ G0 [% w% e: N+ Q/ \$ n
A6M2 Zero x 2
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8 e; Q" J! r* \: P2 w" |/ {Allied aircraft% @/ S* W& X5 d/ u4 I) _# L
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 {+ m6 W+ z, X( a2 B" `4 `1 D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
8 K) P/ {/ T% }4 A# Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 202# ]0 L _3 ]- k9 F4 T* q& A) W8 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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( M+ ?( ?# `& U+ c+ |0 `( kJapanese aircraft losses
6 v; J3 Y* ]+ ]# w7 V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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* C5 b, |3 R7 z% U. EAllied aircraft losses& d# z! Q: {# ~! n; E2 i
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& `$ U0 P; a* c" j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged7 o3 ?7 C2 C/ ?, [
$ C- _7 p$ a. w3 m6 }4 @) M, l! vJapanese Ships; u, N8 i' C0 r
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ E. T& W! Z: c3 s# S1 p, w CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* r) Q: S0 D5 n' Y$ W3 U CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |