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。' g6 \ H/ j3 G9 }0 `+ k; \, J( |
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! a8 |! K4 `9 [1 |" LMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130) I$ A, N5 n. e) b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ f8 Q$ r- ~- G: B# w
0 t; D! p( W$ l4 z2 V7 I; g1 W- i9 YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 R* C: W; v+ G. C' B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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5 A" ?, B) f! E/ [Allied aircraft4 E5 E+ q {6 b0 ?7 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 a8 X+ z, e2 w9 n; [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 54" \. U- ]( {$ G( c/ \/ y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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& a5 ^+ v, b( a- _- R; FNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 F6 V2 l' R! h0 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! P5 ?9 x+ r; ]6 p+ `# t
7 f0 i2 r+ a6 ]Japanese Ships
4 Y5 V' }4 J5 ~ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# K! d3 m# b# ~0 v: b2 f% ]
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
" n2 {- B3 @7 b CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]! g' A8 z5 P# I2 \) O* X' O
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ p3 s% _$ E; u& }. Z
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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. c4 c* p ~6 R# w$ e! u6 LJapanese ground losses:1 W6 U' h }$ q& K+ R
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled$ }) P! N7 V+ P8 S4 o# r7 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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( p+ q% u* ?# }3 K, n" ~, jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; g" I: S; T" ]8 HEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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7 Z% M8 U* P0 J/ c% v; PAllied aircraft" \, H2 r- y1 o A& S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' ?1 C: d( E4 r7 U% K% g2 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ m3 C2 I% J5 m/ L5 E4 W& s
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No Allied losses
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- A g/ g( r/ E; Z7 J% x) P xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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422 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
+ E) j7 V- i9 C Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 Q3 X/ J" v& l5 O E1 U: G
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+ E5 [7 Q/ f! K. a% C0 c7 B2 F( ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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- V' ]1 L; q+ F8 QWeather in hex: Partial cloud* D% K& l6 g+ ? N( \6 _- Q
% e- |4 A* D4 B* xRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." P& z+ e, U; N4 F
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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|- L2 f, c3 b, j. bJapanese aircraft5 Q0 B) c6 U- K% @3 \' R4 N4 h
A6M2 Zero x 2: r1 i; W# @5 v4 |7 V8 n% n
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Allied aircraft
( t, o+ S. y6 M1 }8 R- } F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
H0 X0 m" ^9 O1 D1 `. u F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
( ]- V3 U4 g7 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 202 p4 s4 l! _1 ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 80$ \2 L; ^5 x2 k: O8 }. r( c
G6 G% D! i2 E; v, s( E( SJapanese aircraft losses
+ V) ^& S0 W5 Z2 x9 I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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9 T; R( i! ^* \4 C& oAllied aircraft losses
( C V @7 G. h" `6 u F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. r& H/ ^& n% s4 F) S E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged, R5 V. \3 o" N! x" V# b- c$ g
! q7 }6 K& E' H3 G$ LJapanese Ships
% p6 n% t8 M, B3 \: `; v3 t, y CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
! @- |- B3 x+ k0 { CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ _7 \- a( D# F% j( x( ~3 u2 t
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |