AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42# m& e- e& A* |) B8 m% x/ P
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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。- x3 Z5 H2 e \% L+ t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130, M% P. Q: x6 l4 ^1 y& J) f: d* u
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 S, l7 _* b5 m; o7 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 o( {$ I _* F! vJapanese aircraft
' M [" M' v3 ]4 D A6M2 Zero x 2+ p) D3 [% v& F) c- B
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Allied aircraft
2 _" u. Q( d+ f) P* Z% S F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
8 r+ ^& }5 J+ L, X! D# f F4F-4 Wildcat x 54- Y# [! Z2 v8 n2 x& u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 701 n( u; w2 ]! ^7 `+ O
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No Japanese losses" n: g" [4 p- X/ Y: o, W
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Allied aircraft losses
* H' ?8 V$ o* f SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% \8 X$ U! V" J# d E
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Japanese Ships
- E* M) i5 V- x7 Z CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& i' [/ J/ l9 O$ U8 V& |5 Q/ L! Q3 T
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
' u" v" s, w1 C4 J: b! P3 u( w CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 H; A; G* I0 H" l5 N xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk, o8 [* V! [7 L( S* P
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk1 }: W3 d$ j' I: O( ?$ d( }
3 d8 E |, ~ rJapanese ground losses:
4 e5 _/ ?0 g; N: x U' E v' v& w 750 casualties reported
" F+ P+ J0 T9 o: A! w, U Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
a( F( m: O7 a9 R8 B! Q; P* k Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled7 q9 U1 b1 x% p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ t1 N. F- L3 _6 _6 I: P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain. N2 {5 ^* \& h
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# }1 X$ m+ Z# k4 {8 M2 K$ nEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft& K4 D! [/ O" C' g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Allied losses
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' V% c) ~. v! g3 `* K% J GJapanese Ships3 l2 F6 U. k2 c! A4 ~
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* X1 c3 m" j4 B/ p8 I- j$ A
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; W/ q/ [; V {5 \ C
7 w- A! t+ g- @; i+ s VJapanese ground losses:
0 O1 {8 i3 a" o5 f h: G 422 casualties reported
1 ^, C b' q9 O* o: |: c4 h Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
- F C; e' U: H2 y9 f/ X5 S Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
8 N: [2 }& f/ d! ] Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1307 a1 W" j8 @& g0 |6 C
0 i: Q' a3 e. }5 e% ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; A8 c7 g( b9 g! ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& N- u+ V- b6 @* d$ \ A6M2 Zero x 28 B# V2 q5 w% e6 B
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Allied aircraft
! P2 s; U$ v' H" V* ^: R* k F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# g& K& G4 u/ [% N F4F-4 Wildcat x 66% C3 G# C; }! S/ a2 o: Z) q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202% \: y! X1 P, `+ [8 X5 Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 804 v: r$ U1 K6 W, n/ c0 j6 p* c
6 [' t! @, N* s3 f2 GJapanese aircraft losses; x% V3 A* Z9 [' x
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( N9 h5 @: [1 C) L/ o6 P9 ]
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 Q7 J6 g5 `, L2 K SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged- {7 H* Z I2 F3 ?
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Japanese Ships
3 w) Q/ B( L% I! Z% a, m9 p) L0 f CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 c$ H K: F: ~0 r CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 g; _" Y' f9 H! d4 V. e CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |