AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 422 Q; Z; c9 G% R& f( I
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$ z1 y" X# q8 j/ B6 V w2 s/ P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。( I# U6 _- b1 L% X, d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130, t7 w# K1 r, l9 j& H- a( X1 m
$ o! Q9 G- s. c" P, \9 ^/ X+ mWeather in hex: Partial cloud* d. _ B+ O* y0 L- M+ Y$ e4 c: }
2 l" W" s) C" {* b8 rRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( q2 {2 U; ]$ S: N: REstimated time to target is 7 minutes' N5 a: r0 ]9 D* {& a
" ^; ~7 Z6 U% r3 ?% N' TJapanese aircraft
" e6 C% `) R) d; B; R A6M2 Zero x 2+ A! V/ @# ], s2 P. G
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Allied aircraft3 L- `# [" U% R: u) i/ ?" H$ s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) T! @; r- ~1 ~$ T4 V3 E" A F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
; Y6 N3 B W3 M( O8 S, Z' T SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses
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6 b: h" Q" s+ ^, m4 h& iAllied aircraft losses' V) p+ B; ^/ m3 Z- [* s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 O9 D! z7 n3 ~1 Q' Q4 y
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Japanese Ships K, N* A. ?5 V# x
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 V$ T3 x! w4 j; r( L! ] CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
* I e' f3 c# ?- V1 H6 \" d: y CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]9 T* Y0 e) G( F, L3 Z& Q
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk/ s0 ~+ e ]; b, v, T
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. p1 F& H" @" V: V* w
Z0 g. y' _5 j4 Y) ~3 b0 ` n- kJapanese ground losses:
& G% Z% i+ y5 g 750 casualties reported" |; Y6 H0 Y+ m2 P! w3 }
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled; [$ U9 x" \0 v
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
: T% t* L4 e% n. \5 O/ [6 ~& v% } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* j/ R' h* i$ N# f; B/ |3 t8 f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133) j5 A1 t# H P2 T0 R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 a0 F# D6 K9 h3 ]5 WRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
_, _* b2 z$ R! c& W( G! `/ c& gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes, r3 s5 O& h$ Z3 T4 s/ l
3 l) L+ e9 j# d# ZAllied aircraft- S4 v( m* ^ A; j: r' L: R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12+ E. d5 i: @8 p
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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6 `3 T& x% Z0 N1 u6 h0 YNo Allied losses
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) t$ `' F3 P" KJapanese Ships8 g7 m, p# K9 e+ R4 Z0 Z& i
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# [& Q# w% p( _" g xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 O- F' E$ m4 k3 l
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled# E! H3 s1 C0 b. h
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled k3 {& E' o" `( p
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 |" C- e$ s! M6 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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% G$ w1 @% C: k( z8 |Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 I1 p' s2 U; E! {: \1 k* REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- i+ U6 ^9 g( e7 MJapanese aircraft
# y! P6 G7 H% {/ i* m/ { A6M2 Zero x 23 x+ N, |9 k/ u3 U5 d% n
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Allied aircraft, u* Q; f; ] S! o& Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 r6 W$ J4 |% A4 L0 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66+ e3 M% ]% T* T( @( Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202" C* M0 h; P8 ]. N7 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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; U" m C: E) S7 IJapanese aircraft losses
% n' ]: z; {# I2 o A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 s9 `) I5 J& A8 @
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Allied aircraft losses
" N( g% u% z/ X3 U/ n3 \; Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 u# a3 m8 R. @4 q! M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 G( C: O0 M$ H
$ [, T. A I% J! G% n9 pJapanese Ships* I3 l8 i2 A7 e7 v, ^7 J* ^
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* c: e/ e' S4 \3 _- ]8 s! ^
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# w' l Q/ f' y2 R' N* w1 y
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |