AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42. L( K1 C W* a/ c; F4 [! o. S# i4 @
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9 c$ N# h- F5 A3 k1 W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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+ q( `% Z5 d1 Y# nMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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' U- P* D& m" c) K8 qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, K* T. ]6 J, C1 e9 SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
j" `4 _" z3 l8 ]" \0 I% K' ~" }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ g% [' E9 k/ }9 ~4 U' j
j# i1 t5 \& s$ P* yJapanese aircraft
' N3 a. n6 Q k! p3 K, g; a A6M2 Zero x 2# c$ G% }' q3 ~+ q; X
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Allied aircraft
C4 w3 m3 V% |) T) l- m1 c0 b% g F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
" i: h* `- j( k6 s: g% w F4F-4 Wildcat x 547 p/ m* H6 G4 e& C( s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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' W. {+ O3 l$ }" H4 J JNo Japanese losses$ H4 Y6 s/ X3 Z
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Allied aircraft losses7 ^- H; q: v: A& F/ J& y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships" Y5 I# `: w. }) d
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage n+ T( C8 g C- b. T5 t7 M
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires$ {- k# D* l; a2 |/ }3 }
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 \& [0 C6 d" w+ v xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk" _$ h' R6 D" P7 M! W7 S: S! s: M
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk+ P# |; P5 W7 }: U+ Y
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Japanese ground losses:
7 a8 b. O2 y7 j: p0 `% S! Y 750 casualties reported& I2 o1 g& b, ?$ ~: E% V
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
6 z4 v- h0 [8 @$ s Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
2 T. n( {. f6 s/ }) f' N 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.3 v, |. U5 N9 i; @' g& u$ T
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes8 x( D& x8 w4 m N6 N) ^7 J# z) a5 f
# b* {2 r. |& R" n8 _# a4 U2 oAllied aircraft
: C, k3 [4 }% S5 p. a7 d; K F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
- L/ |/ s8 X6 O. s3 }3 X+ o TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses }2 f: E" }) z1 @' o- z# U
* u1 s) L5 O" E" R/ k' hJapanese Ships
2 g: K' V! z2 Y; s7 M xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& V$ p. C) ^" k6 e! K. Q
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# h9 Z: Q2 i$ E# @
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Japanese ground losses:- f9 D3 V! e4 W8 C( f
422 casualties reported1 W& E# m1 K+ f3 {, Q
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled( ^- L6 ?: y/ w
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
: `( C) X* t ~! Q Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 |8 Z% w$ _1 G( aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130/ W5 Z' t) e1 |" G) N
8 _- i$ ^5 F0 aWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, @( Q/ R$ _1 q) p# c6 \* v6 K5 J- R' HRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ b' {, Q3 K2 `) {' uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ r* f; a( n3 A' {+ R2 ~* _
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Japanese aircraft
* T8 g. ]1 p# R' s* h' t1 Z A6M2 Zero x 2
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, P" A# z+ x) |8 P6 V, J( u5 o; mAllied aircraft$ N5 [ _& A1 r5 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! x4 Z1 [( `9 i- j6 C' h F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
$ _) I$ O$ T. d# q; m SBD-3 Dauntless x 2020 D3 i9 Q$ e( p4 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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! J+ q3 w& Y* \! {Japanese aircraft losses
( |* [* p( D& ^ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( S( \. B9 l1 ]6 P, s' w$ M# w5 o
3 i1 C" G: v9 M( c, k+ M- QAllied aircraft losses: i( R- w, D- D5 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
- f& x5 W y/ p/ |: e! h SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
3 `" D$ s5 I. ]0 ? CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage3 @) D3 b2 t/ z+ s+ t
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; y$ G* p, p- i D CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |