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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- s) y( V: |4 [1 wMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130* u) p" v8 C H: ]. f, W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, F( [* y; V" K$ z" l; _ U
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' k2 T8 S; S; P
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ p9 ]- K. d0 q1 P- TJapanese aircraft
! g8 m, K* I, D' u A6M2 Zero x 29 a$ i+ d7 I% ~- R
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Allied aircraft
% F5 H9 `- n( I; ]3 s' m) S/ v7 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
2 q( w+ @6 B$ G- c' m3 F( Q$ [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
! x, }6 ^ [$ C+ x5 x/ n SBD-3 Dauntless x 70, u# @' |& N" f1 q
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No Japanese losses* T7 I. S0 k! |
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Allied aircraft losses
1 C7 I: k- y6 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( m# H/ o* {% a6 a ^3 [ K$ o4 p- s
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Japanese Ships
@) f2 R# l' Y$ g& [# S: k( Z CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Y7 f# i* H: U1 Q
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires4 A6 s( w6 y3 o0 H6 [) p
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage4 t" Z6 Q" s; y0 k' X
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) \- e$ w' @% B7 t& W xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk- O# c* m. y6 @: k- J) y) W
2 d; z( ~$ U9 c; D# m$ hJapanese ground losses:% M* g) f9 T$ Y) u
750 casualties reported' _- M8 ^" e/ s
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled5 q' B- V# b4 ^% E s% e
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
8 N0 d* @9 u7 h/ p3 k) Z 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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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! c; X& A, b d$ Q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes/ }+ d& B, @& ^! h' b( d n7 b+ E
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses: G9 }) q$ c: e: j* b
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; D) z- G' l9 ^# S# T; K8 g- P
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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' T2 z- j; T% F* \! P9 d$ j Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled c9 V! M, q4 Y% T
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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( E" [8 V/ p; k2 f+ A9 h) I: N3 kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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) F2 f2 b, z& U0 w$ q4 o- cRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& V `$ ~) `$ I0 Z0 o4 s a4 d {* g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 I( B& R' w& n2 `
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A6M2 Zero x 2$ |2 {# I- H6 A
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% z* n) N% G' k F4F-3 Wildcat x 365 R+ _7 L$ K/ p' w: T" M) ^7 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66! S4 J, w% @% I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
, a3 w* Q# Y: C/ M1 k TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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+ @6 R7 L9 z& l* G/ O( a A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% }5 k0 ?1 y/ M7 J9 l# | @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 [- X9 [" C$ {! X7 c CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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