AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42: @/ X" r3 ?6 m! J' D- U
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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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% n/ Q4 X) R! EMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 {. f- {3 L5 |+ J8 |0 P0 l
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 D4 I' g( q/ F7 ~+ {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& p# a2 o) W% B" d" m8 n0 DJapanese aircraft8 d$ L4 W" p0 }. Y! I
A6M2 Zero x 2' e% x" Q% R, K+ D) \! q' P) y' E# ^
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Allied aircraft
' j/ ^; `2 l7 K' C: @) z% Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 36) O7 r( `8 h" k# a: t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 542 p' I- B" C8 I. w5 b5 Z9 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 708 y K/ h0 `% g+ v0 ]
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No Japanese losses0 P* f, y. a3 Y0 X7 E
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& C" b2 b' i" F! E3 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 D1 q" N0 t* o0 ]; C
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Japanese Ships0 f2 x4 ?/ z+ A! d! Q5 w
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
' h" ~1 K/ ^3 x4 I8 a8 n) b) R+ [ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
4 T; H J' M, v. N9 o CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m3 \) ]5 k0 W9 n# ~8 b
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 G; O& u7 v" C! d2 T
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 a7 V" q+ E. l" b3 I
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Japanese ground losses:6 K; m% g; ]& ]' B
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled+ n# d1 B' O' L( Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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.6 x% o9 a0 `/ }% j, I
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes$ \1 K0 ?, r5 F8 S
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( \; h& K( m( X, ?% \' H F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
! Q- r/ j2 {5 B TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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! h. O& A& V5 }7 ?; S1 FNo Allied losses, h: H9 ?/ k6 ?. K$ l6 y2 @
$ B4 T k' S$ m8 YJapanese Ships
' e, g7 H/ l2 l1 `# e xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 s/ t+ e$ H/ |1 M; \ xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* g, x1 C1 {2 i/ `" K8 ^
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Japanese ground losses:
2 [- T8 }( T/ l+ h1 X, C- ~& q* G 422 casualties reported
3 i4 k) M6 |! { h0 C- S! V Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
( P& C7 R& B4 d/ X! x4 F; Z) x Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 D1 f( ?8 ]/ k5 Y Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled7 [! J( T9 @% n# g+ x" \9 z1 d+ X
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, S2 t6 f$ V/ g" kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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$ X) E) J" s! V/ C2 I# n7 j& lRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# |4 O E. k2 \1 c$ a7 b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
n& e8 E8 k$ e D A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft/ ~8 S4 c7 p! i& I) n
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36* U0 r+ @2 P6 I8 a4 n7 K2 o8 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66; p% X1 t, J. y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2027 f3 s z- F0 o W! [, g1 l
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses1 X# {2 j# }0 Z4 t) }3 ]
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, a4 n5 m$ j2 f- c9 L `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; _6 j* h" W- _/ L8 d+ s6 P+ E( P1 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ v6 x0 s) [5 R7 B CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Q" O. h6 o; G7 b, E/ `
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; q% Z$ q. M, Q3 G; ?3 [( `3 _% ^
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |