AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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Y4 S3 g) a4 y A' o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。8 Z' [3 y3 i; y2 X, f+ a/ _4 f& V
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! m: N9 A# Z( L9 n+ v# i5 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ `( Y! u1 y" i! E ]1 O
/ e! I) m% f+ @, I" q {! tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- P! W, [* C6 oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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2 ?% K; n# M; R6 ~& qJapanese aircraft
5 a! Y6 d2 V/ X1 k; m A6M2 Zero x 2
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* i g! }; D& NAllied aircraft
9 B1 W; g3 M0 v& l/ a3 M% v" U F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 N# F; L2 [7 l# @% ]; @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54, R5 K! }+ H, G2 V2 d% o" {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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9 i# r' l! a2 `1 MNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. O! U5 W( {/ H& P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: s; y. _9 t V! u4 G% M CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ z d8 Y4 V0 F9 g. |4 s
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
9 [$ `$ S( A; N% {* w9 m CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 U0 C, g' K( S xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 J. @3 a% q, [3 m xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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6 U/ X: B& I* C- z 750 casualties reported2 K: c# F: f( T' o: i
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled/ I) j. l" J; ~$ O; [9 \+ W8 D
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133% D, L x/ n2 x" b# B% c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ ?& J$ I* r$ y0 S# M/ U+ l2 n8 q( aRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ @0 z0 v' s+ Y. B, v3 t0 tEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 j# X, E6 Q; V$ i, K# Z1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Allied losses8 U+ G8 h/ j2 B+ U0 i6 W- _
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Japanese Ships
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xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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422 casualties reported& x0 L0 J* Q8 f- D _6 U, C- V* l
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
, _1 j# K4 ]2 @3 k& L Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130 W. H) G; c r9 o
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft% X, y; f1 u% i B3 q. s8 e) H
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft% ? d1 y9 e4 g9 v; M2 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
; ^- P( y8 \, L$ N" n! g& V5 u+ v F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
7 M" ?5 \9 z! B% F4 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 2026 L( y: K1 Z( k$ @1 F3 k: T) }
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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) |; ^. d1 Q4 Q4 a# [. o& ~; GJapanese aircraft losses
{8 u' C8 c* ?6 S- B4 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. _3 i- z X5 \
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage# w2 N/ u8 X: u% T& B$ b
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 z( e1 D# k4 x( N. @ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |