AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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3 _0 p l0 {: N6 u. T; [5 |% F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。0 W/ \$ w0 Q+ D$ f
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& ^6 ^* ?$ r4 V- AMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 d& |7 c5 `* z' K
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( g' e' G5 h9 Z) a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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5 l& m" o: k$ H: K. a6 rJapanese aircraft
6 j7 U2 k8 b; Q9 x0 R b( H' C( [7 | A6M2 Zero x 25 [- x8 [4 d! Z' L, G
/ H. D+ ]( L3 S1 \+ Z2 N8 _Allied aircraft
5 S; Y! X2 w4 c F4F-3 Wildcat x 36* t4 j W1 t1 {8 m& O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
" d& O# l8 N6 f SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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$ I9 }! k. A2 o# X2 zNo Japanese losses
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5 T1 g. B* }, x9 ^/ s9 `6 y% ?Allied aircraft losses
, l& z$ [0 f& s SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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8 G1 X2 ~* D8 T6 g% a6 rJapanese Ships
! M5 z/ A, t. B% W CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; R- r# i4 V# l
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires ?, N" q g; i5 h7 Q6 F4 x3 }1 n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ T0 q7 v* P# w; u2 A xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk% P$ J+ m+ d4 x# j4 t# }; L) U
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) K7 u) V) s1 ]0 K9 F
" B4 K+ j9 U8 a% ?& F w5 k sJapanese ground losses:
( |* Z& q! W7 _2 e9 G4 Q 750 casualties reported
& S8 K" d; v$ k2 _9 ^9 D& T) r' u Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
/ d, x+ f# ? a6 N) `! V Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled: n% h% Z8 R8 M9 z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, W. H2 l( b, O1 H, j0 F' EMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133! X% B7 q8 Y, Z! o5 ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, W, v0 h/ a. d8 _- b# H
6 q$ g& c2 ]! hRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 |/ o, j# d! s4 Z# `Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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7 {4 m/ @" c1 B, |Allied aircraft
1 [9 L( t* \. w, Z) _! ?* p6 C1 S$ x F4F-4 Wildcat x 129 o. c" q" F0 N" D+ b& _8 O2 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 15! Q& y1 j3 l5 {$ {; Z- v
7 ? j, V# j9 l! i$ a! l. q7 }( ~ oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- [" z, T5 ]8 |+ j* K. b/ A Y
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% F$ |$ m% Z/ P4 y
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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& s, H# E+ k; ~; z/ q# hJapanese ground losses:' C3 w: J. }8 G; Q/ r0 i$ M/ j
422 casualties reported: X1 r9 X6 Q$ N
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
+ M6 D. v% I' z# C ] Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled$ H$ Q$ |& u O8 z# k, v% m, M
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130& V! f" |4 b; z F6 o# I$ ~& [" \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( p. l- n2 O5 `" U% J, x& \
( R& A9 X$ Q: Y u: K9 oRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. ]$ ~ Q U4 j, b/ r0 G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) n& s, N2 q8 | A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) r# P% l: B' F F4F-4 Wildcat x 66" e$ E* c$ A; d( \2 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
& ]; t' r( N; n& Y4 ^: m TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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8 G- s4 J$ L6 ~1 J3 J' \! V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; E' C+ m1 V# h9 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# c: T3 T( N8 T" y1 ]( Q CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 P' N3 ?* `8 R( ~( {$ D
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |