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。0 s4 U8 O3 E0 B( u8 J( p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130: o# y( x% P6 ]! M' o
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$ ?" `5 i) T/ `" Q' ^% xRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: T* R, G# n9 N; p* I x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 }! |5 A6 n8 nJapanese aircraft
0 Y5 j- n8 g% D A6M2 Zero x 2" D9 e! f4 |& s
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Allied aircraft* Y& _0 @! @! A' U4 T. X7 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) n% D, P% L- \: ~7 ~% M9 d5 S J F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
; _* j1 Z( t8 c; {' ?4 w. t SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' ~* ] p/ {! G! y+ }+ ]: r. a SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- c' C0 f: Y- J& E# L0 w5 i F
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Japanese Ships. Q4 {0 w% t3 U$ G$ ~& I5 A6 i
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 u5 Y) u" s6 e e9 A" C CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
6 g' E9 m& A \ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ {: ?9 x+ Z- L7 r, Q1 b- T xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 u( A$ [9 I3 l' o S5 [9 _
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk6 Q1 `0 D! I- d" t5 ^; O1 a
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Japanese ground losses:4 R9 j& V! Q4 S' I6 c5 n& f
750 casualties reported/ d9 v! ^/ s! a5 [
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled9 n4 q' |5 I$ z: S- v
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled- o3 j, g/ v0 i" V( i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 ~+ X; B9 z, |6 O) A) h
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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+ T8 a9 ]( \; z& y2 j( kRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; U4 C- T3 h9 k; r' N! F1 M! C
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes q4 \3 D) f, m, ]5 w
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses1 U6 ]) J6 z) Y* o
/ U# F8 R7 i* y$ i7 ?5 CJapanese Ships. V7 M$ Z# {% ~% \1 F
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* o/ ~4 X: [$ A) P xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 j' N. A9 e1 W# x6 mJapanese ground losses:* L5 s, D N: l3 P! A2 ~+ j
422 casualties reported$ {8 [: K5 Q6 k" s4 l9 Y$ e
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled5 T# J& s5 A$ n, f( v# d( f3 E* D/ l* l
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
# U0 ~2 n O1 H. y1 D% |( M6 f Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 i" v+ v4 u: T" _1 z1 C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130) Z( W" M l+ [) q" G _
, v: m, i$ R, f4 j" TWeather in hex: Partial cloud' L- i" [$ ?/ t# `
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. n2 f3 m+ R6 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- r) _! g: z. h2 R) X$ n/ S
/ g8 j2 J' ~! `+ \5 GJapanese aircraft. ~5 _8 F* m( t1 p a8 C
A6M2 Zero x 2; ~, _) d4 D$ ^& J
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0 `+ S) R7 ^0 }9 ] G F4F-3 Wildcat x 36) _+ j9 b V; S3 |& y1 Q2 [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
8 w, q; n0 E, y: P8 R0 e SBD-3 Dauntless x 2029 I$ {0 j/ m$ U# P8 E+ i
TBF-1 Avenger x 80, I, n! Z5 b/ d9 O" L/ S. z
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Japanese aircraft losses
' n3 K$ Y; R. I8 h A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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4 F( t& X0 a3 S; |0 AAllied aircraft losses
7 P. |+ {) B: ]& q6 O( x* M1 C F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( H0 j- q3 ?: P4 Z1 }2 k0 f. B* z9 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ }# W& q, M; t0 b7 I+ w8 [" d/ x
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Japanese Ships
4 ~, V0 R) @: Z CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% ]% c0 o6 z* h4 j# o# p: [
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- t/ }/ ]; y! ]" w
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |