AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 426 ?" M1 A/ X& I1 j6 W
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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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 }3 f9 z/ A# E! w* P
n- e* i2 N# g2 M) j: r! `$ lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( i2 f- P5 ^8 w f1 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% g. v8 p. [1 @2 A4 K5 `4 \
6 h$ c; _# I1 w: M0 o1 R$ V3 uJapanese aircraft& ]& g* ?, c7 o4 w c M" b
A6M2 Zero x 2
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8 B/ _( w: k- uAllied aircraft
" g% L$ Q- [8 \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 |% b* f( c% \% z4 f7 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
' t: z; v O8 B5 K8 D: n, n SBD-3 Dauntless x 70) |6 r- {3 m6 O- ~' Z2 a
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No Japanese losses
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3 e# u( P+ x8 u; Z# IAllied aircraft losses
5 z. K* H0 E% d/ Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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6 J' |1 U( V, X& s+ Q# [Japanese Ships9 m9 {; W, j6 z) t( Y6 ^
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 y4 H9 m+ }# @ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
, p3 D9 b! y' x& o" U CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
& @6 |( T6 m6 |+ I' M4 M1 W* R, l xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
. |) H: E( {7 |* ~! e! c( ^0 o xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk4 T: U3 n+ |3 Z5 j1 k" n
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Japanese ground losses:3 X+ e5 O( Q! O& z% F: Y
750 casualties reported: s0 B f- U. t( m* H0 i
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled, G% j' f1 o5 F9 G
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 P% D$ b, X2 J; w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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. r L! U6 k0 d3 B) O2 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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U/ l4 g5 Y$ }9 M% ]Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." k1 G5 _3 w1 |4 m, z; U
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes @. {- ^7 H. ^4 e
2 \8 A% l- B* U3 Q0 a9 p; bAllied aircraft$ o- p$ `) M6 w- A6 M9 Y+ l3 j& s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships( L% Z! h/ F, |
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& v0 Z4 N# s i c) p, {& N' h- a xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:$ N5 @$ A3 z9 R# U- j7 K
422 casualties reported
9 c( j: A0 S5 D9 { Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled2 }# Y# ^1 Z* q5 ~8 c
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled1 ]- Y) ?" K; j* N
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 G8 @0 L& H3 c6 s3 Y4 a [
; z6 g% J; z# }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& S6 g; o9 \- p, o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( S3 u" C$ R9 Q, h# X4 W" A
0 I+ v9 t# s. s+ xJapanese aircraft2 d4 U: T7 X* B: }/ k
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft% e. W* y9 h3 w% g. x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( H, |6 h I9 l7 x# J0 _) b F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
4 e8 O2 j! e* }! h# u( _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 202- t$ s" k2 F# J- t* C( |" Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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* ^! I I' C4 ~. j: z& ^Japanese aircraft losses
% E& p$ k( T/ q+ R/ u7 z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 J( r! O# _3 l; r
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 K5 K' G9 o' d# Q7 `* i$ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: }# c4 h1 }) Y CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- D4 Z! H3 v. j CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |