AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 423 B1 k I, \* w; f, P
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% k+ T2 j. @) q# e. L4 a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。
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& {) {! `( v/ Y/ j! M( q. k) h( v* WMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130+ E" s! V: @# n1 r
7 h/ d6 k$ H3 x" j3 Z2 t- n% KWeather in hex: Partial cloud6 g# B3 M* |% E3 {
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- ?! ]- Y$ }* v/ H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 N# v6 [) k( A
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Japanese aircraft c9 K7 \- L# g0 B6 _* u8 G
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft* D: O/ G# _: f( {# f
F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 a r N" \, J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
* U$ v9 y0 { \% Z, | SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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8 u$ D, o6 }! p+ BNo Japanese losses2 o, V% m* x. a* j5 {( k) }: h
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Allied aircraft losses
: Y y3 I* O$ L& V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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$ v# d- O" t' n, W9 Q" } r ^; Q1 jJapanese Ships
% n" K) M4 L3 C$ [ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
( h) @1 q3 g* B* B2 J8 D CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires$ {; d' m5 ]" A4 A D+ X3 K
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, ~, _; I+ r" `. g7 M: k3 ~ xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk1 q+ }0 m6 i; R9 Q; S
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, K8 L, z$ U' H/ C* X5 w! Z0 E/ I
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Japanese ground losses:
9 j$ L7 P& P4 r8 B; J7 j* q5 Y 750 casualties reported
$ t: X ~0 t; P& M7 \# x* {+ h Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled' B n% X7 p: K. Z1 d
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
7 V0 W9 O" {5 S5 K- {$ |3 X7 j6 J+ o1 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 b6 `; V& V4 t) Z0 C" q3 Q
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6 m. p/ n5 [; KMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1336 _" f& j* y! _$ {* e6 S5 m1 r: G0 E
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 Y5 X3 i) `2 Q3 I! PRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( R- X) N9 p: Z+ J
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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% ?3 b0 {5 N& f' S' a6 V1 SAllied aircraft5 J7 N; i0 q, m& m5 _/ I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
' I0 R# x' l' p, n* `8 V TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese Ships- y6 ~# r& g5 ]4 n3 G
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, [5 f, v0 W5 a, P2 f
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! O3 o& |4 B/ B9 @" X+ L% r4 I
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Japanese ground losses:
. a7 x1 o0 r& a9 I6 k+ R" I 422 casualties reported7 Q$ ^! ?" r) J p; k
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled6 R$ |% h3 e: M ^2 O
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 H c# w3 y2 T8 h' N Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ {5 V5 {8 p. V& g" ]. k& @# UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 q& V- R% a2 R, Q: E7 e0 uRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.( J0 [3 F. h& L. F9 w, x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
) |+ |: ~: z$ f F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
, K, T# ?! b( d& O5 Q# D F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
/ y1 s6 m; i# O SBD-3 Dauntless x 202; }/ P! H! o9 D2 l5 X0 H' r
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses" i* Y8 ^5 b3 y% a9 V. m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) @2 v; \7 f% }# \* s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- A: P6 b- W, w# b& ]8 i5 q$ B
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Japanese Ships
( c* c( u1 I, Q0 q' w CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 |1 \$ [5 a q CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
D6 y2 W8 X1 g6 P CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |