AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42
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" R% Q6 `- c% I0 w' C. S在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事) _" [. o* ~4 r
向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉" D1 D0 O: b, q; |- R. u
向西追击的TF58分队由于天气原因,全天没有出击,西撤的大和编队逃过一劫,盟军将再接再厉继续追击+ R- f% Y4 s, n
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* J/ W: v. E6 N0 y+ t9 WASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128- m& v: d8 w* t5 A; D9 C6 h% j
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Japanese Ships! P2 w& \$ J" {) ^+ b/ l
SS I-166
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Allied Ships
3 b# S& y" t) q2 u CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 12 ~! u2 ] C% W0 ~+ Z
CA Canberra
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DD Lamson- Q+ m4 z1 r+ ]2 G5 z7 T: m. b0 k
DD Drayton4 H9 L1 p2 ?0 g2 E: r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud o! H) j* ^+ A$ }* C" c0 d+ x& z! i
" \2 w$ }1 `3 _' pRaid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
6 w/ ?! J0 h$ p. ?3 zEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 s/ D2 {3 q* G& q% H+ D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 h* N3 V6 g. l1 F% B
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No Allied losses
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( G8 H/ M) R4 U' ^2 IJapanese Ships5 R2 P) X$ C7 X# ?
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage& {; E. ^" j5 i7 l
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# G. J8 ?5 I5 @! KMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud; `" t' Q( n3 K1 y1 l
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 r. V" |6 @* sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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1 g3 M! Q0 d. W; {& ]Allied aircraft
* X: p- d. X7 d/ l% v: {: |) d- g; M F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 w C- Z+ v; \9 ^ J# ~8 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' p2 r! p8 w) b4 \' C SBD-3 Dauntless x 186 C7 {# |" h0 x. ?8 M- ^
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Allied aircraft losses
2 d7 z( d$ y T ?$ y3 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 {, {3 u, E Q+ X; J7 `' E: e4 x6 [
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DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 Y9 c' p. E) {8 u/ v7 A( g
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. ~1 C# U8 W0 a! K! iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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( _" j! _! \# P. t) mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: l" y6 f P; F9 @8 e2 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 [3 q8 Q6 J" I% }
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 r2 R+ i8 M5 u3 ^. ~3 d
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
9 v8 }9 F! {" W; I; x J F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' b8 c% Q% d! Z+ q SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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9 M. g0 |) r* \7 QNo Japanese losses0 t2 d( Q* C7 j- {! D+ ?1 ]8 s
, a; [9 K4 l) \/ U% vAllied aircraft losses
7 ]' M+ U) y! g$ }% d" i8 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
' f( _, b5 Y+ P& `0 ~ DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |