AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42( o4 z2 C& g G/ y# j. @2 s: L7 y% J
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% i; {0 ^9 e$ Y) o" v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。! i R9 @7 q. N! A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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4 f# Z3 R7 n5 l6 g$ r) DWeather in hex: Partial cloud: C+ f* s2 _9 g- `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' R) U2 y: X, [6 }* ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) P( t$ U% ?. [, G/ U( I6 m5 rJapanese aircraft
8 H0 q& K" E8 z# @+ w4 N& F& e% k$ e A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
) f8 \# R% U1 n# a* ?% Q$ Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! }' D# z% t# h* _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 54/ Z2 U9 u5 M& I, P% m. A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' s4 | h4 o: `6 G8 l' W: @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ d! Q7 z/ B8 ~+ V% {7 f9 X: U
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Japanese Ships: ~% E: J0 w m9 g: w4 p
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! Q$ q1 P/ e6 r+ s8 m. |
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
$ P( {" t6 [5 Q+ g- @. W0 u CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, A$ |) G# a9 d4 b xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
0 k9 R8 l* C# {% U$ G( Z0 Y xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses: f& O( E$ [) |
750 casualties reported3 U; X' s) x9 J) V8 g. _- d6 e% S
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled8 g2 Q# C* j. p. ?0 c0 q- j d
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
3 ?/ T8 F$ M7 ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 l$ T* f- W: l9 R+ Z9 ?% oMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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. k1 l, d% V) ~ fWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." }8 T$ K' g/ R! B# M5 ?) l7 q' Y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes6 `- M/ y( a/ s9 u1 t
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Allied aircraft
( Z3 M; B. d* J; S9 p3 G6 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
3 @4 u8 J, k y7 Z( q; ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 152 J- J% N! y" [) N/ M
2 M& @9 k0 l/ b) L+ `$ H9 p& C5 f( jNo Allied losses c, w/ H% i3 @8 s( q7 q
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Japanese Ships% ^, F8 t! H+ F H1 [% O
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" M. x* Z1 m: p1 u1 p
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
7 l7 g+ _ \8 b% C 422 casualties reported
' h* V. [: m( ?1 |3 l Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled: G7 u: c4 u7 O9 a6 W9 M
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled4 M1 t/ g$ J9 i/ ^1 ~
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130: ^9 K/ _& l0 V, C, L+ V
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t3 S/ f% j/ w# F& X, YRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# W3 B* Z6 p p7 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! f8 U. P5 Z4 _3 Q8 R& ~$ G
A6M2 Zero x 2
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# |9 A9 M6 ^+ Y; p7 t- e6 U) R% s F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: ]# p: D( s3 {6 w' { F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
4 g1 e, s) ? M1 ]! g SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
6 l6 E, \& O0 c) \: f TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses. P; K4 ]; F: z
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 X9 N+ g9 z6 l3 X- h% h; l F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' y. z" E/ H! r% c7 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ o0 ~, k% ?* ~" e* f CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 I+ S; y i) z/ l6 R CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |