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。
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. S. k" |7 l6 v4 AMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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% \6 O$ r7 ]. X$ y9 b* o8 N, f3 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 M5 P. M: A& ?4 sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( l: [1 D+ }9 U% V4 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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( U/ X& z$ T& P6 G7 BAllied aircraft% M# G9 l g! R* j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: ?6 ^% ]0 ]7 b# P F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
$ Y6 J1 X, E/ ]' s SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses8 G2 Q3 O. z1 J, j4 ]( M L1 k
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Allied aircraft losses9 I0 |: `3 c& G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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$ ^4 @5 ^7 A6 r% ?, w! WJapanese Ships
+ p% l% r4 J$ r* H3 ^; G3 c CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ |4 `. A: ?( I6 t, D0 e0 F+ a
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires( F, O2 R2 B/ b; m& ^' X5 S
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, D: W& k2 D" V& E. l2 b# p
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! W$ _3 X% Y, M* x xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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+ k$ w9 ^) W7 n# q2 b5 B# `+ r2 HJapanese ground losses:, \2 s+ v% x& k* ^% e
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled/ k3 Q% ]/ K6 x9 M' M2 w" n) l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& N- x: W" t% R; y9 p" XRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 d/ p" V, S/ n& d% ?8 T f
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes) f. ?8 H- T% z# b' \& w
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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7 l" l1 t I3 A' t6 H xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk ?$ I s0 H' l& k( x, u
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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% D. h/ ?5 I4 J5 D0 D& i$ w, F: hJapanese ground losses:" @; s; h; x; v# }5 l
422 casualties reported, Z6 J+ J! g" D
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled+ ?, T! P) M) @
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
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; i. d, B1 Y+ u; [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130" X- ]5 D+ R5 W2 y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ G" w! N" U0 I( WRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 \1 F8 b. n S4 K0 m" F7 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) o' m% f) ?8 A6 F7 @+ x
. ?% ~" {" y: R/ `$ I; lJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
" i# {3 i/ S# u1 E4 D# J F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 d$ N O& g3 S$ U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 668 l# \3 r0 u9 |! J6 C N& ?* _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
" p5 \7 }1 Z! x- v* y7 h TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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0 f9 P; {' Z( Q! r. VJapanese aircraft losses' }8 Q( l: A4 e+ _- d
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; O! v/ o; C* ^
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$ W1 c4 C; x* W0 L. b8 { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ R% a" k7 z8 z; U5 x7 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged L9 q3 b9 H8 ]: v: o! k: {, W" [
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage. T9 J* Z( ]5 v+ e
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& F' _ c* T9 K- @ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |