AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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( ]: l2 x5 [2 n7 [6 T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。0 X/ z* ~3 ?( F6 D
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. D9 T! M5 y. y& K- @# Z! wMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1306 q6 ?3 w% t( F; }1 C
' m4 r% w* n- ^8 [+ ` H9 LWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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- P( l" Y+ |) k( L$ ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! c: @5 O( [1 t4 ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. G4 w N: ~ Y I) d$ q. c, h; ]3 w A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
7 Z+ E. X* v# Q F4F-3 Wildcat x 368 X2 a. @9 w8 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
1 r* K) y9 ]8 Y- V- \' k0 o4 d SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses2 h4 b/ ?* {+ p: E2 U2 H' v
6 _% n' u0 g; ?4 u8 \Allied aircraft losses' }4 I& ~9 H4 j) R9 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 y; j8 R5 z1 { YJapanese Ships
6 j2 M: O! ]/ ? CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' e7 R- z1 W8 r# y J; k
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires) y, c- w! u; p+ w- q" I
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage5 X! P: c z9 E& F! ~- L
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 r* @6 D; M5 ]
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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! I, H+ @( C5 }* k% B7 k; IJapanese ground losses:
9 X6 V* [. {' H: |* F9 W1 ^" | 750 casualties reported
; U$ j/ S* D ]" P, s Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled0 Y% j2 z0 x9 L" J3 U" ~: L
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled6 Z; f7 B f3 e, c) B! C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 H: K- ^ R9 @) f0 c X5 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain0 l2 D2 O+ S5 _- }) Z/ @6 v. O
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* ~$ _; h( K- E5 u3 ?
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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; u% O: D& n9 A, Z, ^( w: aAllied aircraft
! |( w% F5 K( i% L2 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 12! {$ y L3 ?( o: u
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, q _5 {# R" {" l4 q. c- A
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; k$ E' a2 O, A3 |7 @* o
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
v( ]- X5 q( ~! T 422 casualties reported; @! d, `$ }% f5 R
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
2 n% ?+ O8 C# v! d3 ` Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
, D/ c9 X0 e) ?$ d, m7 a5 k Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled7 o7 I: L$ S( P, X
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% ?9 [$ g8 m! Q2 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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% o8 s G6 b7 u& _# s" S1 pWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: p) z" Y/ z/ L, xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ K; g& O8 B; h! h# C" h
8 r& F! f4 G) U9 \Japanese aircraft8 `$ P! U: S! Z$ l! ]
A6M2 Zero x 2
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0 S( j4 z! j3 I2 oAllied aircraft- G! e1 D% l+ H) j7 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
1 B1 L0 g e% i, ^4 W0 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 66- |8 h# o2 ^% N' g0 t3 P* `2 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
) R5 k5 R9 q3 F. x8 B TBF-1 Avenger x 806 Q, a( s4 ^) s" g
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Japanese aircraft losses
& X* u9 o& k- T+ |: q: I$ J& U A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# [9 \0 X% {, |$ i6 d
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Allied aircraft losses
9 S0 X4 A" ]. E5 _ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- N/ N, g, [% M5 }5 i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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. Z% }0 |. U' uJapanese Ships
; L8 s$ ]; e( A! S; h: l8 w* c CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 Y' M4 L4 F, C% h+ x3 y8 E CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" X# D1 e9 G; B+ L( @3 b
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |