AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130' c* ?, q$ {: i* [7 b* k! S
3 I, M0 I: x: i: tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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# y9 D" f9 g% d7 `; Q6 KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.2 C. ?$ Q* I7 A$ m9 \/ e- M, j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 u; H! N" N% e" s! R% z
A6M2 Zero x 2
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4 ], ^/ G! [5 m9 [, I4 gAllied aircraft4 ?; D6 F E7 C& M' X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( ]$ f/ w3 s: K" b F4F-4 Wildcat x 54- T! Y9 y2 [ f+ e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70( }/ ]/ k/ k* Q
$ _8 E% n1 g# U: _5 VNo Japanese losses
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7 x1 ]$ D6 U ^7 x' [Allied aircraft losses. y U5 i# Z. X) V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 D Y% h- C2 w$ C+ l" z
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; D8 I4 K) s7 n8 E CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
. F! s* {: _5 X0 f CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 y. ^3 r1 P' [9 O
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- N5 L( {$ Y; _3 C6 K( X* V: ~; i xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, X' T* d. p' g# z; t9 I
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Japanese ground losses:6 z3 ^: ~6 T; Q% Q3 J) y3 ` o
750 casualties reported3 A5 @9 S% R8 }
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
, W3 c, K/ S7 S5 ] Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 `, D$ P; A* n. s) x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J! i, E7 L7 U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133- v# n* @ g3 X- e9 \
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain- c, c' F! ]6 w5 L
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ b2 Y, s, }2 O {8 LEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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1 Z9 J: ^% I F6 R0 h" B+ ONo Allied losses
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% k: L2 y8 p( I5 S% e& B xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& @1 s' ^* d" S xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:5 [% D9 u! g4 Y, h0 X0 P4 z$ L
422 casualties reported" _+ |" b: P& m2 [: U1 g. f
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
0 B% l% |7 r& V8 v Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
$ [/ L7 H* r& n: f" t" L Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 X/ f: C" f6 ?6 n& aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 a0 h) C8 X/ |6 c; A/ M
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 d* T' A+ w6 O' e* o3 O2 }' @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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' S# M) I; J2 @- N3 kJapanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; P, I& x; q( A6 I8 \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66* O+ N/ L1 f9 c! q8 Z7 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202( q0 B% k, N7 p# `: }0 h
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses2 M I8 e* `3 |0 K+ g/ ]" y2 w7 g* ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; _ W/ S* r8 w6 ?# j) M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 n: ~3 K7 f( R/ N& c) V" W. Y
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Japanese Ships
1 K9 `& Z/ {+ h' Z7 f CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ?1 T3 k, O P6 V0 y4 T- ~7 w6 l' f, F CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 n0 @7 T7 e$ g0 C4 ?6 D; `% X
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |