AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42! b9 V; G6 a% |$ {! E9 w' a
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6 g& a, x3 J1 q8 Y- ~1 d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。+ U& O* K# X' I1 Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130# j2 p/ J0 h; F% N
: B. a6 A+ P1 L+ `$ Z8 gWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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" `+ R1 Y8 y& U* A3 K. t7 kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- S0 b o% y' ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 a) P) t% q1 d! t9 J A6M2 Zero x 2% F$ ]4 y# k% e
; v6 o* I5 @$ t z) K6 f1 `" y7 XAllied aircraft
7 C. e! `7 L! Y% D' Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, ?/ V" x! f3 a8 S7 N3 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
, z8 H" N: j: R, D# d6 o7 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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$ f7 x0 n) q+ M9 D! G% [$ l+ qNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ T6 H. V! ^! U) K% N t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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; _, c) O3 P Q$ i& RJapanese Ships2 b( O4 q3 q. b
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 t0 X( T2 F7 H" O CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, c$ V, t3 y5 W$ w) O$ c
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S1 Y+ N% }; | N! W) h+ F$ R
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
( I. U7 |. U; |+ Z5 t. G* x xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk: @, q, A) I L+ W
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Japanese ground losses:
' D" Y0 E2 O' D( O( ^ 750 casualties reported
, E0 c' C( W! U# c( q9 q+ Q Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled' r+ h; j+ ~% p5 r
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
" x; P( V+ \ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 w7 I9 _. B$ ARaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 x, f$ Q4 o( Q' p0 k& g! u! yEstimated time to target is 3 minutes: Y6 m a) N: s" `+ i1 H
$ p& j9 M( a7 J; y! UAllied aircraft
; A4 v6 u: g: u8 {/ Q# H' x' w F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 f9 G' u. m5 h/ g
TBF-1 Avenger x 154 g7 H' V& @; G) k
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No Allied losses
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1 T5 E8 g$ g6 c0 m% m2 P, xJapanese Ships
3 Y' I- ^! Y- I7 Z4 v4 y* ?* P' c xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- p+ u. P9 k# R+ e* T6 M xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
4 [, w/ m$ m) N1 s u. z- | 422 casualties reported
, b' G4 u0 \ s% Y Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled; Y0 r, ~1 h. e# O. o% ^+ Q
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& [, ?) f1 h: O# n* g4 R
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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& U7 I v/ {2 f! T5 v* s* tWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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; u, Q0 ~' {: g' e+ I* LRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" a3 {( d& T! Z: k. T# wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 W+ E) B0 W: e A6M2 Zero x 29 A J, v3 K+ H# G- E5 ^
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# v' s4 P ]- a8 G& ?4 A6 S6 d/ Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: W9 J0 j$ L" r" e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66& W) O I, g- T; `$ X( X `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
- m5 P1 L: l2 L TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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! T m6 `. r" `" UAllied aircraft losses5 z R, D K; L" P
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 U" b) t5 A0 E+ x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 x" h. g q3 ~0 J# d
& y+ `, |% q& Q0 [" iJapanese Ships% ~9 \/ n( |" Z0 C
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 B1 v9 c: G5 j o% i/ p* P& j
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; R$ j# `4 B' h3 F8 y ^! A
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |