AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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9 t# d/ O2 t' V+ I6 }( 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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1 k0 a4 {: k& w! z. F7 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" N7 L' V4 f( M' j( m
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; J/ b) Y- c7 i' g3 D% OEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 S1 Y( u! O& g5 [8 c1 f* B0 ~1 ]Japanese aircraft: e+ J2 z, o5 Z3 k2 a. E& E
A6M2 Zero x 2
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+ Q. x4 R5 {9 [ R: GAllied aircraft" {/ G( H. O, I4 h! O, r1 s( f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 ~ d7 J6 e' r6 V: W4 j$ a1 t" {' T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54* v" a& [2 T, \! k3 s5 a" `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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. }4 ?; V- c' S0 aNo Japanese losses
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8 Z9 @. h2 Y/ @5 }8 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* B1 G5 \6 ~6 w1 r& c2 a- O
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Japanese Ships
, Z0 C+ y" O6 n3 J/ r CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
% a' b3 i( L) L" f; @& x CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
F" N. G, @: r7 F0 E CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 u' k8 h& j* q. I* \# s5 s$ [
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' x% u1 N" E3 E9 |, o W0 _2 Z8 S xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' N# P2 ?! d4 \% _
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Japanese ground losses:
2 d/ C* ]/ ~& \- }( r/ ?$ W8 x 750 casualties reported" O7 `6 C/ v% O: C: \8 f, |, n4 O
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
" J. N& q) ?% I4 {% H Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled9 H& H4 T6 A% I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ]' _9 D: B1 x: O% E/ d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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' X0 h9 K c- X- Q* LRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, ?4 ?; M. ~% w! _" a) {0 wEstimated time to target is 3 minutes5 k, G. Q9 {9 ~2 Q
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Allied aircraft
6 O( a. d1 L% i. ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 C3 J: ~4 x* ?% F, \/ @- m
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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( T+ [- {% a" V9 U7 ~4 Q xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& x- k6 b" v* v7 I) l xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" f, y& p! h9 R$ Y) L+ h
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Japanese ground losses:
3 @2 n7 f! w9 K+ K/ g) a3 X( v 422 casualties reported! Q( f+ S4 E# s$ m
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
+ N7 o4 @- ?, E5 B: P s Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 w: S# q2 T7 F' i" Y Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1308 ~" P; B/ |7 T( `/ G7 N7 _
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 r; i3 s8 i7 e% C. m# N4 o) a
& Q! \5 {/ `$ |! y( T* BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: M1 V8 H9 n% q8 N% y4 F) h6 D% `* MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ t. H% D4 k9 a3 j# O7 q$ L$ ~
$ M% B! D: p: U8 J6 IJapanese aircraft
3 p2 g D" s* B# ^! O A6M2 Zero x 28 E. W* u5 b& d& h
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Allied aircraft
5 }" E6 ~* j+ x/ t; f3 `( z F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
t% q! g# G% M% v8 s% F F4F-4 Wildcat x 665 V' p% S- a' y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
' T" e6 ~; X) x/ U TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed d/ f' N9 r) K% |6 A: Z/ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged, [! b. B' _) G. B% G0 B! C
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Japanese Ships5 I9 |( r2 l3 p+ w) F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
) w. L" n0 E( [4 F( X, y% r; [ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ~1 A( @/ K2 C0 C$ G% D: Z6 T! @$ r
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |