AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42
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% l, m% {- q0 X在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事6 ]! _8 Y+ e+ N
向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉
* K5 _) K r- M5 z7 c. \; v! b k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) s) f+ H& j* @
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" q( }. |. w, ~4 G( C, VASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships* O7 F, W4 {7 ]6 c) K
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1) ~! @8 A' p5 M1 }6 R! Y" u
CA Canberra( j, k" j! y) {6 d; e
DD Cummings' Z4 \0 l+ ]$ H/ w: ?" v! k- K/ k
DD Lamson
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.6 `( u* }/ A4 y! D
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 _" N# X4 U& R+ j/ Q" A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 f) J0 `9 T: O3 H" W4 J u( `% T7 JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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/ y; h# ~) w; G% aAllied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18! |7 G- c% j% t$ [$ r
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Allied aircraft losses
r) ~2 {" s) h- ?4 p" A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" H& x4 x# O6 E/ K T: u: EJapanese Ships
* f+ G. |& J5 o4 {$ r BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
. }# s& k" `; C3 i DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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% {1 ]) ~2 p8 J" d0 n7 K7 RWeather in hex: Overcast
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9 q% A! o ]! SRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 l3 v% s) C4 H# GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ ]" j- p' R) [ d. k/ uAllied aircraft9 T" c1 q3 @' l1 e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
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% s, K5 M' w4 @( e- }, A5 a$ H SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses' }: E% T/ [ g! O
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships% k) D3 K# ?# H, s/ k* r w M' ?& z
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
6 J( j+ [, y! G2 K DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |