AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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! P* S% {1 i# F# w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。! G4 L, D6 ~+ ~" F$ e3 J, G! H0 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. F6 s, w' J, [6 \9 @; C7 M @
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
b2 y+ x; c2 I, HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" x" W0 r7 Z! dJapanese aircraft1 V$ z3 Q4 Z! R* B9 l1 O2 s8 a9 o
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft; I# Z" i8 U# D8 C9 [' L# i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36$ S: B7 W0 c; `% E8 [: ]2 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 545 i0 t. |2 }+ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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6 ~% R4 G8 p" ONo Japanese losses
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' r! E% z% ]6 n1 r: k- t+ eAllied aircraft losses
6 D* a" _8 j- `4 ^, u: O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 U8 j: H) @" Y+ z9 L! q; }* {9 \
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Japanese Ships5 h" h( C" c6 e) K" F
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! T0 u: r9 y: X; @2 K: K2 L CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
5 i$ i7 y8 m2 i" E CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) s& r3 N o/ }6 J1 g& F
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
7 Z; w0 h0 k0 S e4 L0 f/ S xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:6 G0 h9 @- [4 Z6 j- k) q
750 casualties reported! `& f2 F9 Z8 Q! N; C& x0 _+ u+ i
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
' e- \8 O! ?/ N, E& A Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled# p5 K' [$ @) C5 L, C- `* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# \7 u5 n# I6 S8 O' Y
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( s6 A' A( `1 M2 z$ S0 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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0 P" Z' w0 h. s* k Y& KWeather in hex: Moderate rain }# t3 B5 E" \/ Q
. F0 x3 Y1 P3 ~7 }; F! e$ h9 kRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ ^* X; f8 v* IEstimated time to target is 3 minutes" [" M: b. o2 L* a' @& M
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Allied aircraft
2 ]& ~7 W( m- [5 I/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 `. @/ x& P5 |) p: n, F3 Q8 T3 e TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 P& G# t a' a/ ~. @( P2 QNo Allied losses, `7 v* i, S% t! u4 S# I
% `* \/ E7 b3 jJapanese Ships
3 \; J! m2 Q- F; z) W4 Z6 C7 @ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) r5 x0 [/ U' w2 r
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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$ `/ B# F: ]3 c c9 m% ` Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
% w3 F4 L& U% u, E' w9 u4 p* n Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled8 F8 w; u( f4 l' O3 y, `
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled; X- F2 D: y% n& d" ?
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3 e/ R, l& }) y' |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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# P6 Y1 f( V- { Q7 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud4 Q' R' C/ {3 L
+ e7 S+ w7 b \1 fRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., n1 L2 X' S; s. s7 @; V7 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# H4 R) N& a2 u7 u& y: X+ N j4 o
A6M2 Zero x 2
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& \$ X) N4 O+ ?" j- S F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" P U3 Q L& F% [& P# {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 666 A: D. L+ A/ X8 [" f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
1 m- q2 g3 _& s( T0 N8 P TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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# ^0 P; U: q8 k0 E) Y5 q, iJapanese aircraft losses
+ [" u5 I, K! `1 ^. q/ F- j4 H& k: Q/ f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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N& I- ~ b5 S# y1 R; @' r/ F+ T$ QAllied aircraft losses; M( G" ^, c* `0 i* F G
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 x" J( j9 c1 O# i. A" C SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged. D4 X: }: c; S; I, `- D7 q! w9 `
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Japanese Ships
5 s& J! N# J& z1 {! ~! P! N$ }; g CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 x3 T! m1 u2 I CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 X6 [% x, ?" \6 c V. j# _
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |