AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42% {1 E: W/ T N# E2 D- H( ^: p: C
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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 105,1307 [; u" w2 H" I
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2 s: E k- r0 o" Z0 n& K# NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 @" _& o/ h" j% C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; j. O: R; O+ l
7 t2 p* P8 _) F6 g6 SJapanese aircraft
/ f8 {% e/ x2 D6 g% t5 Y' ] A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft/ P! \8 ?% P7 J0 [2 ]
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36( j! b, ~4 h% w/ T# }. a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
2 g p: q9 }% P/ ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses+ W* i& K5 L+ G( }1 a
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Allied aircraft losses
3 H, k8 u! p9 v( C SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
0 y( @, [$ A6 Y) { CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 d* ? n8 v" c1 K! ~ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires( j7 G; \9 \1 F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage, v$ P# h. }& K) a0 W
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% n: g$ V3 A4 f: f! N
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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1 l) ~) t! d6 ?& C+ |Japanese ground losses:' f4 W) G7 x- a4 G, p8 L7 r( Q
750 casualties reported
$ n. p6 R3 Z" [9 O: o Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
8 W0 G# h- l2 t4 k" [ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 o6 S: _7 N: V0 P# I7 B. v# H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 j- k" _+ q+ q
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. T5 V& O! ~% dMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# M {6 J$ w0 @4 K
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes) ~4 s& ]7 u( J$ K. y- [
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Allied aircraft4 S5 F" V- ~: z& n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12$ i0 n$ l5 S- N3 v; {; ~, k5 s
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 ^& } L+ \4 H2 H
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No Allied losses) N6 h4 j3 w6 e1 i p5 o
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Japanese Ships
8 V& h8 Q; s8 s# n3 s8 P, ~ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ^( g+ ^" u3 {3 C1 |0 Y' Z$ B xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ t. c. T' {' E0 j. uJapanese ground losses:, V f" X! }% ?/ d8 Q
422 casualties reported: g' i4 A) A2 M' Q' \
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
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( O) ?, H" z7 D Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled |5 k( i1 l6 y. p
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' D: T. S) S0 K' \* S, ?$ b WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130! d- l" S5 K: J1 Y5 A: Z) W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" k6 d' Y4 L! m' [% s
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., y! U# @. o0 w5 K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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g4 Y/ P! _1 d6 e* l A6M2 Zero x 21 G+ d# [+ ^# \, w2 z
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Allied aircraft, |# [. N d$ V; I& I. W+ d! N
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( ~+ U0 \5 }& \7 z' y6 R F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
5 R' S5 v! J9 \) o# T SBD-3 Dauntless x 202+ S+ F6 n) g; z% F
TBF-1 Avenger x 80; m# f9 Q& _+ _4 U$ @8 W
N; P# [7 u A j4 d/ SJapanese aircraft losses$ i4 F9 m& c" p5 o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 Y# \ B: D/ }% y9 `% x2 g
7 D! K" O: M* D% L% M7 O+ D6 OAllied aircraft losses
/ J/ {6 Q: Y: |( S8 d F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, `# n) U6 S: Z: P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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0 h7 S" R) H& q) C5 B) A, lJapanese Ships7 d% J1 _: M1 r1 \9 ~2 E6 @. \, ^
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& T4 s) }( r. F. A4 c7 ^4 K CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& F; {. v" x3 K* C9 ^
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |