AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
( k9 H- H1 Y- A1 @- j: u. k--------------------------------------------------------------------------------" M3 G: ~# ?; F _5 H |% k
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。
+ ]4 L( q7 ?* N4 j# A+ G; \5 F--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# P P7 N' m3 \5 v/ DMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
; a( R( X% Q% o/ d; B 8 D) G7 Z7 y2 k9 Q5 `1 m" C
Weather in hex: Partial cloud
. ~" w7 c/ F- O. o
& V+ w2 a/ C+ `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: u6 o6 G$ Q/ B B( `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* J1 W4 e0 d) ?2 U, P0 t L
. H B8 |/ ?( r9 W) o2 }- @* K9 R4 ^8 ~# EJapanese aircraft
* G- Q i# E* L: l A6M2 Zero x 2& N4 R, R* `2 p! ~
- K% H, K4 D& q/ K! b2 E* F
Allied aircraft
3 _1 |/ ^8 F! n! y" n* h( u F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! s g' q7 X9 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
7 T! Z |8 _9 M4 w. ?% O; R SBD-3 Dauntless x 70; P* Y, d$ t5 t) R) q2 k: K9 \3 T
5 A/ m0 F8 t1 w+ ONo Japanese losses
! _% S. Y; _" Q' z
) h" C; G7 ` E y1 X h+ \& ?Allied aircraft losses. d, N- H& K! ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
' U- R; J: ?% u. @5 A; D 0 N" O" `2 m* v) ^+ `+ ~
Japanese Ships3 M% i. I! p& B% Z' z
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( V: L# F# E4 e% v; r
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires4 j- `. x0 x' f* ]6 ]! z* `0 ~
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage8 [* I s2 D' p
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 Q: k3 [- Y- b
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
' R: z& }! g! x' p5 { ! W1 t3 o# Z4 Z4 x) O* S q: L9 ^
Japanese ground losses:/ v7 a8 b7 Z* `
750 casualties reported6 C* r" X: p& X+ ^: g- v5 N* }1 ~% y
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled) n; R4 H8 N) q; E/ p
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled* ~3 ?+ ?. X( n4 {$ m; C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" S1 K1 d% t0 z$ S2 s--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 v) K3 x" n! ]( E- r# c, o
Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1335 {5 s' \9 q5 w& }. P( |. P: S; J' q
- S! G/ Z. h9 Z8 W- u
Weather in hex: Moderate rain
* X& f" o* v9 H/ ]% u+ P
& C+ }4 b0 S q, a; R/ d/ H. nRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 i% O) T* _9 A/ B- U
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes) n4 _+ A3 `$ E* m6 Y" X
! d: }; n0 o6 _& z9 X' \: E
Allied aircraft
[- O/ o3 |2 m& A+ l F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
2 x8 K7 V- A. C6 ?# i) R TBF-1 Avenger x 15% t6 s$ n+ `6 N
5 t+ X$ L5 X0 [3 Q, y6 y; N2 v4 X$ w
No Allied losses, a% n2 M. z1 L, o* O
9 T5 \9 U& j$ E) F7 D. E; aJapanese Ships
# x: T5 c: V8 o3 u0 C, K xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 {! P7 E) r6 _5 w* d xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 U7 \7 ~; I& _- p; v9 w
$ Z5 ]; e6 w E( fJapanese ground losses:
# N# V# j/ v/ x# }+ I9 d 422 casualties reported9 z! [4 `/ g8 ~0 E' j
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled% F, D9 v; q4 Y$ k3 }7 ?- N3 ]8 p
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled0 K: g- d- H) l8 p( ^
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
' z- k8 y, D1 P$ |$ y2 f p-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ?6 m' c: |7 e7 I8 Z9 q
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1308 g0 Q( |& d. {: F% w8 R
6 N2 h8 \2 b { l& ~, aWeather in hex: Partial cloud) u4 O; n; S) S2 c# y! g8 a6 }: S
2 b3 Q4 _, J- SRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ u- ]5 v: k- a% I, B$ ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 T0 k3 ~+ d; ~
) D( K4 C. a; G$ MJapanese aircraft* S0 o/ J+ ~7 T- \- i% w
A6M2 Zero x 2
$ n, S l( h$ ~+ ^
* b$ k) }6 K6 S' X9 i5 g0 eAllied aircraft
5 u6 N) N$ N, o F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 j- {! k9 u- ^, ?# ]( C: \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
6 w; E: {: X1 h( w SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
?0 T7 ]! w$ N2 L, k& O TBF-1 Avenger x 800 c8 {+ G9 Q D: I8 R5 D
0 h% A: W* F4 u9 ^, O1 F9 ^
Japanese aircraft losses
4 B0 y/ \2 w7 U+ W# N# Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" a* a7 p1 c" x, v# q
" ?9 O5 \" w: ]% Z# a7 Y: }" w: @
Allied aircraft losses! [" s1 @% h3 O9 |
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 S- Y1 ?3 w! x0 o: ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. V, Y* f: L5 J3 q Q
0 P o' n( {1 w& u
Japanese Ships
5 p( h' q! g9 X0 M# C- i/ V5 h CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ g& Y0 b0 H( ^
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 M8 c: P1 N5 T
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |