AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42) F# Y' Y7 {$ N, k5 U$ o* `1 ~5 I
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4 e$ ]! G. R7 z" v. n G在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事
/ z: G# J1 W. z向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉5 C2 u$ R. C1 P$ e0 f
向西追击的TF58分队由于天气原因,全天没有出击,西撤的大和编队逃过一劫,盟军将再接再厉继续追击
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/ ?% Z' p8 u6 IASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128, m8 K4 [1 f6 E, h i
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Allied Ships
! ~2 W* |8 F2 K# y( c B; l CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
* {7 W$ @ o0 P6 _1 n CA Canberra
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DD Lamson
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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/ ?, x5 P( I1 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
8 T& k' M8 J" ~Estimated time to target is 0 minutes7 C2 _# \8 {0 A
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Allied aircraft. @' R4 x' }, E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
; Z2 t* h' I- D5 S/ \ BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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4 K/ {2 i1 X- o8 G& X! DRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 P! u6 Y" e ?; h, LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 s. L1 T2 B# c, `! n3 u# ^) a
8 q7 {) u( q7 W' S# { `; cAllied aircraft4 k) Q* Y. W1 i3 i4 C; Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18, S/ ^5 a8 v2 _, r! w$ Z/ Z1 K3 r, W% ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% G" c3 q- A: E7 w* n, V% N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage
0 n7 P. H6 Z* v1 p1 d) h& l DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 l8 {. R0 g9 v0 n
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$ ?; s y2 F1 e3 f1 H$ QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* q3 E; O3 c. L* I3 Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18# l& `7 ?4 J! ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 A* O) F" W7 f6 z4 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 18- R: [1 w1 h/ |" ^* U3 i u i3 D
5 X1 ]5 }# ?* ~& TNo Japanese losses L" K: B! J$ m( _
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7 ^" w; j) Q& ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged! N0 I" N! k; b7 F/ V
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
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