AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 422 Z9 n5 Z4 i- v4 |( p
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1307 o3 Y' l* a5 W8 n8 `" o0 u% K L& { `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 T0 x( s9 f; MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( o+ y ]# z8 Z5 y+ O
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Japanese aircraft
) Z# r/ M. h2 f0 z$ U; M# c A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft Z# F$ k; k# x5 T3 V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: ^) w( u( V' ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
" ~. ?1 H% E8 y: W0 |3 _% D SBD-3 Dauntless x 70. s9 ]. R6 o0 }; Q. ?* V* s
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& B, g$ s; X: B# o p* K' \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( D! \) K/ k9 i; y4 I2 m L
4 M* h5 H0 T! M& Z! }/ L) EJapanese Ships+ l) @" e3 }1 X9 b& M2 r
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" q* T* k: e% S( Y+ C4 D
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
( Y q/ O& K( P9 ` t1 i CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* W6 ?: \& b7 ~, j/ S7 Q xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; i& t# L- `& m* c" y1 v! T D xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:: \6 Y7 @" K! T9 N& a. s
750 casualties reported
M, p, Q" S3 s2 R( Q. R Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
, L& b% E* v/ B, X Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
; j0 ]$ V7 }2 _+ y; ^$ L- m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; J7 G& r0 ^: m$ c' j& ]" ]0 ?
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% e. A6 s6 k [$ j" k, EMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133" B9 C6 E" U$ J$ Y
3 ~! O( H/ m8 GWeather in hex: Moderate rain. D; z+ r1 _, b
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 S$ V9 M7 F* A0 T: PEstimated time to target is 3 minutes- w& i. g3 W i! K0 _0 N5 C0 }+ A
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Allied aircraft
6 |$ q: M6 m& X( w& q) j) X2 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
3 c5 m* K: c$ l/ u4 I+ ?/ I" \& H TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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; i$ \6 h. r- |! X7 L! oNo Allied losses" ?( ~1 R5 K) o3 Y
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Japanese Ships- J3 T) C" u6 x. u. D" w
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 y; d1 y9 y- E* }9 v7 g8 N* @
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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% f- A; d# W% @, O9 r, A; G5 t9 ~Japanese ground losses:
9 N5 c, Y! `. @5 p( S; J# U; t 422 casualties reported
- A2 N' L9 z6 j4 M Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled m- _' c7 J7 x2 L
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 P7 z. r& @* e+ A Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 \, h& T; \; y$ N: i7 y
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# g' P1 @, b6 }6 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1301 J- [8 b0 T1 ]
r: h o& }/ p; [. _5 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
O" _/ E, J+ ?+ f/ e& b, \: X3 DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) Q. u1 N: N! E2 q* Y X8 Q
A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 367 S; M1 g; w" S& ?7 C
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
* P' F3 O. ~/ Z' T2 C' v SBD-3 Dauntless x 202/ X! S! y1 \7 l/ W7 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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z) z5 z, B& v& gJapanese aircraft losses
. r7 B6 }5 [: V' w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* ~9 k" x) C+ d/ }, I1 V0 l
. q5 H" y; t: Z& E9 d. T5 |Allied aircraft losses
0 Y# B$ S1 {; w. o/ ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( m# Z; O0 _2 n% E8 @) K0 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 k9 Y8 k6 |# f J& Y8 A$ O
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage" E4 J. C- F+ q- V2 i3 t$ h$ w
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- Q& L' y% V7 u- X- w0 H8 {. D CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |