AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42: y" [; q: ^8 o% E. W3 s" `% I
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.( h! `$ U0 ?" Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 D+ b- W% z! A) q6 \
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Japanese aircraft1 ^9 x ]! @2 k) J+ \2 S5 w
A6M2 Zero x 2
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3 W5 `! p9 p5 z) p+ `Allied aircraft
! E1 w% k- [# ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. X% s& ^$ O" f& c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54" E9 F/ L" N6 y8 Z. X `! U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ w2 I4 g3 [" J& [- F
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: F5 r, c% Q- N) w) G4 ?5 }. y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 G0 t! T* t Z- e
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Japanese Ships; f- _5 S/ Y" Z X) H9 q: Z, o
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 u# k U ^( Y) s CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
7 C' \8 D' x6 Q, c. ?; N1 w/ | CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ?& _5 Q4 o% m& Q( Z
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 Q" S: p( v- ?+ N) s- _- u2 J7 Y
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
) s; s3 A6 q+ s3 O. v2 f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 {! x W3 c0 s U. C( D% _( C
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3 l' M6 ^. q* jMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133+ E [8 v$ S" O/ R* M! z
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 R8 ]# Z' A3 o+ ?6 ~
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ O$ i c; A5 M2 o% I5 vEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& X+ C1 p# {3 C Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 124 M% @+ y; R8 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 154 B7 J, }8 S' S, }0 T# U
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No Allied losses( E8 R7 {, I0 R8 W4 t7 x
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 p3 L& |) f/ t% r0 i; S7 v% k
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 Y% i, g$ k- A" A1 [ p8 LJapanese ground losses:( k+ l( c; m- E8 V7 { l
422 casualties reported& k; \. u @/ `. z
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
3 ?+ i8 W+ Q0 f Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
3 `7 n% Z j9 o0 T, K' i# p" ~ Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled2 a6 ?" r: O$ D' ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130! d) q7 W: O! L. H, [: d$ B! l
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 2; [# v' m/ K0 R% M3 `' u' b/ h: Y
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Allied aircraft& x5 [- P: ^1 A: V3 ~- T9 a
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 j! Y& T% c P2 B& T% f F4F-4 Wildcat x 667 n) |! H7 w* I1 d! I$ n: E+ f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
$ x9 y% m% q% E* [5 ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
" a6 P n& s/ s" p# D! Q1 l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed T: I( V3 t% i% F/ {
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# V+ Y+ y2 m' ]5 B. T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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( o/ k+ S. n w* vJapanese Ships
4 O, D" `2 @9 h( q `* R" i CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ z; I5 z: m! ]( F CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. ~, |3 K! k! C: E, Y' C" ]/ | CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |