AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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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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) R7 v0 a, x8 N3 v0 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130% t6 w' \' w0 S# s' D1 j7 b
2 W4 b- V: J0 `2 U# y% ^8 PWeather in hex: Partial cloud$ j1 Y7 c$ L. E3 a
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% A6 f0 {) M! E3 |7 REstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, X t% ~. R) b# q A6M2 Zero x 2
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1 @7 H$ L* Z2 I: _( `8 |; hAllied aircraft8 A9 D9 ]* c B4 c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 ]0 [" S0 z4 W% X F4F-4 Wildcat x 54 f+ v$ B5 m/ k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70( g4 Q+ y$ U; a/ ]5 D" u
7 N0 F& F4 s! ^# n5 h6 k1 NNo Japanese losses5 U( c8 F* R# c0 b- k& x
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Allied aircraft losses5 d9 T, c9 o( L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged$ y, o. o. ?' J( O7 }
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. L. @% X9 H% y6 S* m. ^ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) @0 U* G0 k1 F, z( _& s CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires' a! s& O, a/ A' [3 c9 W! }) P) E6 f
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 _9 C3 a3 g! o: O: o: W5 i4 d
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
1 X8 @8 T1 S0 @# y) Q) z' U+ o3 L0 } xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk" y. ?9 U+ y9 G1 h
& _+ l7 n' K6 M: |Japanese ground losses:( d, ?1 f8 b6 I. u
750 casualties reported* C* N% q0 Y* a. h" B
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
# @. ^9 b( r! K. }- S Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 F* j9 |5 ~+ } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1337 ^( h }. V, I2 s( X
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# h! T, \. `3 a) | b- a9 Z
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 S. F* l! x6 g$ K4 q6 y9 BEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 Y Z5 B9 m3 g5 n/ |Allied aircraft& e& P/ t8 m* ^9 K9 L0 N: [! K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 L5 w7 e3 k6 T ~: h! g% k, L6 S. V
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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9 t& ?7 g( A3 @3 GNo Allied losses: L' {; R/ R# [5 R% i8 R# t; r4 N, A
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# l9 o! X1 g5 I# V xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 [+ x9 x. x3 w! p! k3 f3 r
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422 casualties reported
5 B% l* r0 ]6 m Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled& r1 [& G) @. g7 i, l3 ^
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 G( o6 `3 A6 y& y Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130% I* p4 w3 u' m: Q4 {$ C
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ y( U2 W, X1 I7 MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes. N( y# i' p7 J: f$ |# }
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Japanese aircraft5 @0 b- i# }6 L2 R( v0 X
A6M2 Zero x 2& o! q: N6 @! F. ?- G7 v) A6 S
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Allied aircraft( b3 F5 t2 r0 u4 `+ y/ s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
" }4 P3 i6 Y5 o9 p' Q) T F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
, c. D: {3 z% O- \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
/ n, y& N8 \: b6 Y, r8 I8 s TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
# V8 e3 F6 B' [2 ~; Y' _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 j |8 n* X ?' j9 }
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$ a: l0 y$ ~9 N# ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 F+ e; W0 T. M( ? O5 \3 ^; q( G k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# M! t/ R0 v6 \
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Japanese Ships
; d6 v6 q4 e3 a1 r& v CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K* K+ b2 W$ @( Z7 ?& ^$ s" a( w CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) ~+ V% ?" Z$ Z7 m# v0 U
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |