AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42* u% s6 @. ^ i: 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。: f8 `0 E1 D1 A0 ^. j5 ^
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1 f8 R+ B+ y8 F3 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130) h6 z6 t: p' o- v: \* N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! }/ |+ I' x8 v2 }6 V' W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& J+ G$ ?6 l5 ~, \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 a ^* s8 Z$ [/ \! }4 TJapanese aircraft ~$ h8 X5 F0 I9 E8 e! \
A6M2 Zero x 2; f8 w* \: |+ a" N( J Y
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Allied aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 54* l( I5 P: I6 l% `: f$ E) b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 701 `0 m4 |- A9 z% @6 b! Q& K
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No Japanese losses
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! V% ^$ ]7 H5 k7 T& DAllied aircraft losses- N* {" i' f3 Y% e) G# o" H7 T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* a# y k9 z+ q* w
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Japanese Ships( G3 f) c# o k" K7 E
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 c& K' z d+ l! w: t1 _$ o% i CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
! C" N! q* z8 B6 d2 l' m( V* h CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( b* C9 ?: Z9 q4 s7 h xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
, [% {$ b, t1 @$ c: g0 ? xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:1 f9 U7 O% N( o4 [" Y
750 casualties reported3 U9 u5 u9 }( B7 C: N) B0 G
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled1 _. s8 H9 B2 \( N, ~+ V
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled% P% e. \5 k m* @) q! n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1335 w9 Y0 g3 m+ K) M6 r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( j2 I: t2 |* C( @" z1 X, E% Y* F
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes3 Q/ L5 I8 b3 K
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Allied aircraft9 [% K: X6 L8 p z1 T' C2 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
- M/ @. q' q! X' f TBF-1 Avenger x 15% l- @1 B% l( D3 j6 S
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No Allied losses% o" q! M5 V; C7 Z0 f4 K
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Japanese Ships5 X+ j9 ~6 q3 `6 Y# y9 M
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# k" M/ D7 X8 @4 { xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, W# Q9 `. h2 p! Q. I
0 ~ A6 f7 |$ n# M! VJapanese ground losses:" m5 }3 L n8 l- x, I; i
422 casualties reported
U" y3 A: c* G. p9 I Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled7 }4 L# `: ` ]- I/ h6 t- O& O
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled, X9 T9 g i' Q/ m+ Q# v
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1303 t% j' ?* H: o" @
! d" a& x" [7 _* T1 j0 B1 TWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" |+ H P3 o! K" _. q, NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# x9 h# G! R" T1 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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0 |8 b5 T* j5 r2 g6 \Japanese aircraft, ]* U/ |: x) {8 V: H8 Q
A6M2 Zero x 2# d- ~9 u- X" Z# ]& d2 w
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Allied aircraft" Y( ?7 ?. _, p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 202/ N3 H8 e. n/ \: H3 S1 X; U
TBF-1 Avenger x 805 w7 y( @0 j5 L/ d; ?% b+ X2 k
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ h* @6 q! |* `6 d9 N A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed h) c6 `1 l W5 b$ j1 s) i+ k$ a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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0 t. r- F" M- W" yJapanese Ships/ @4 d4 ~- l" W$ w# n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ {3 k2 h( C4 l' E
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ i4 Q l4 h! ] U
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |