AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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" i& X% q6 k* b8 B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。- l! H3 Y r6 X# R, _4 z5 p& V6 _) t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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1 V! N! D+ `! t C& qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ Z& V7 @3 w& k7 {% ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 A- a% w6 G! w; @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ ?4 H: I6 s7 T% n& c
0 ] C9 G& r+ w: |Japanese aircraft
7 |% ] c( L2 a! t" v- w* ?. h A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft: |: ?, F9 V l% d5 q" `# \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 J6 R# @# R& K: |9 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 54( ^- Y+ ~) U; r, C, `& z; O6 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 703 j( \9 W2 a0 o; G+ S
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No Japanese losses6 x* V: i% S. B+ p
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships1 W% o: B0 B8 m: H! [: y0 g
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
* n4 C: |8 U. g6 J+ o2 t: d' ^ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires( z% z# ]4 }+ n& A2 M" k
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 R1 k0 b6 f6 \ S3 `- g
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk1 o, n. ~8 \2 Z! L, N* A- w) K* [* i
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 U0 L9 Z# L+ P2 I" M* u
( n5 G& G" N& p. M+ c0 p8 C; oJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled. g+ |; x# b0 J7 p+ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( F( ]7 j0 m3 f& l) S' A7 t7 ~& ^8 W
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9 a# A3 _/ [( a9 T# F. f# f% N* _Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133 S* R; |) j9 \- i3 O4 `$ Z7 |
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 q7 c" L6 s+ cRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) W8 l" w( @5 B6 j9 O
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes1 c7 ~; R! z* y, n" Z% @% W
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Allied aircraft! [" n- i; J5 S( x4 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" @( L) {. n# p, z" h4 l+ v
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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" }/ k6 Y8 p: ]4 S) HNo Allied losses
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1 A8 a3 W* e8 B$ q# K5 t0 _; c9 iJapanese Ships
$ D3 p7 B# f4 R7 a- n4 ^ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& k, {$ s |) L0 E1 I
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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0 y6 ]: n) H! N* p* ?Japanese ground losses:( H$ ~3 s" n& c) L; b+ `. J
422 casualties reported
) }8 M( E9 Q' |( S- _( M0 n# u+ ^ Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
3 D! [9 Y7 V4 P0 F Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
- v8 f+ J! B: p! O) n& w Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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( e) o {( B r. v, F' V9 m xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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; z. _ J. n0 s, NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 l$ _% i. p7 TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) r6 {3 }& G( Z) F
- L1 E! _. t% J- Z0 tJapanese aircraft2 F8 g' U! e% Y1 e* S
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
0 m8 l! m, d3 V4 M$ B b0 y5 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 367 n2 M/ m2 J: _" }6 n; u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66+ m* m6 t6 ~* x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
$ n* d) }, t% q; g TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses. O' k+ x3 a" G! l+ x
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses( U* T# M% s6 Q3 s% E9 I+ K
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 f% g9 N8 E: r- |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
, Y% A# w% C3 ~& S9 ]+ j CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 l8 d) T4 o" s; U* n1 b9 V
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |