AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 420 ^! B' u; @7 _2 ?
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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。+ A3 [7 d( x! x/ a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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' i7 e7 {# t- R% _Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. g) V' `7 f, C: A( hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 29 N. C' Q5 I& y' G1 F( o9 \
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Allied aircraft
& y4 T& j: w7 s7 ?, p F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
4 X2 q3 B# y& }- l# K8 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
7 O- m: a2 P7 d7 I/ \8 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& M9 \, ^( O7 ^) {# _: F
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No Japanese losses
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% p" t' z6 F! U/ L) j+ cAllied aircraft losses1 y$ [1 d& Z# L' I( U+ p* m" n7 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' L% h& f3 m, ]/ j# m& f
" Z0 ~* Y3 {, S% Z0 W7 UJapanese Ships! C/ u" k) I: a0 @) s
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& t, H; M' l \4 ` CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, _1 E% R8 u& n; ]& R& J
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 k5 P2 R& x# L, T5 m$ |' r: I
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk) V( V; z$ l0 v2 `' a' G. f
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:% F# p! R" A8 g' b- W0 c
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled: d7 V. z8 p: l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled S7 z# C9 U/ X# R( t
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9 w) s5 z8 S* c1 D0 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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& s2 E+ K+ N7 [$ n' m p2 ^Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 K8 @, A! W# g* Y$ y/ t
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! F9 S. |/ ^1 w$ _9 E- ]
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. d; @+ G- d6 Y. X7 z, u$ e TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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9 Q! X5 b; Y6 l& E9 wNo Allied losses: u* ^; X% o5 S$ \5 J
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Japanese Ships
7 x B1 S0 ~2 v. j5 M xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ }/ ]& V, s( z" x1 U
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:! n! B4 R0 f8 }6 ^
422 casualties reported+ T, N) a; K' F+ \; O9 l( b& n3 H( W
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
6 E' h$ @/ l: @! X, M Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled$ h: I8 B3 E/ y' _ b
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled' _# O# R( o9 U- B2 L) L: A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 \9 ~) g6 Q5 B6 `8 R
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 N7 K6 W2 g( Q ]& N5 Z8 T7 ZJapanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% i! S- d, E/ P7 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66: m7 h8 {# L2 c8 I) A/ L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
7 Q4 K: f0 Z* a9 I3 _) \* A Y4 j TBF-1 Avenger x 80/ U3 M# P; Z5 A& W! s J1 K& n2 M
: \: S6 `1 G0 G5 bJapanese aircraft losses/ x" g7 ]1 ~5 X0 x2 j+ [7 ?
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
6 {+ }* h! N' \( y- s/ B( J8 J: `0 j F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% S- d1 d Q; A% k5 {3 m% ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% L& y) H' @! v, u
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& v r0 U* }: i p+ P" A4 k0 \
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |