AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42# r0 Y M9 H! s
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: _7 T7 z, ?& N在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事
5 O; S8 | G8 ^向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉+ N3 b' a3 G {/ P8 _2 l
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; O1 f0 \8 ^; f, L' d- \* T+ o
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ASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128
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SS I-166
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Allied Ships
" t/ r; y# g, `% U CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
5 `8 a M0 b3 _& s' c) Z1 N* R CA Canberra" k6 t: V/ H+ A" T9 h) ~
DD Cummings9 O; `" x5 Z ~+ n) K
DD Lamson
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@8 a4 [* u" i- V4 G, f3 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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! i- ?) c; b" Z% M6 ZRaid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
0 G$ G' Y% [% KEstimated time to target is 0 minutes8 o! M2 R. l5 Z+ e
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Allied aircraft
0 ^# m q% r4 r0 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Allied losses! K) |' ~* L1 h& W$ T$ O
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Japanese Ships4 J0 t0 Y' {- D, ^% x7 K
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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. ^5 T) ?8 T$ x5 Y6 s$ [/ ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,1324 u% j) e# ? d7 B- F
6 n. m0 o! I! S: o3 oWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 p; r. e# a0 s8 v
' L, a) l8 N2 m! VRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 ~) | b% Q$ H7 u
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 p6 B: K* j7 w! B9 XAllied aircraft; e9 n: \# P; O" t; J. S3 D, t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
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+ b* c B/ r9 ?( _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses" i4 `& f8 A: v7 x& K+ i9 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 f* u' u+ z: d& u
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
! @. h2 b1 o- X% k% a DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ C. J+ x& i% j% L. }# X* C6 b
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- C* \: N% H- R; b" cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,1327 _- j4 W0 G u: m: C# e8 f, ^
# n4 t) v* u: K* XWeather in hex: Overcast8 z, @; U ]( Z) M4 ~3 U7 G! `, v8 _
6 v7 A& _ m0 D0 ~6 CRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 W% y2 w- o3 e7 f+ O1 A' Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
D% t: @& g6 y. [: f+ }% n F4F-3 Wildcat x 187 ?0 j# d# F* P. z& E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Japanese losses
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, s7 X# S7 D1 n0 F9 I3 _Allied aircraft losses3 [" _6 v& n Y1 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 v8 v9 o+ ?7 x1 E% Z* O7 `
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( d5 |0 |( q8 _ M BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
, h$ [% t, u& Q9 D+ u& B DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |