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。% G) P( [% T- x- {2 D: k
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K( X* ^, T+ C# ~: n$ hMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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# y. B! y3 N0 s8 C& FWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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- ~7 V3 V4 ^+ p/ J3 K5 P jRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& F1 G, u, A; a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 d' R/ E: q7 [
A6M2 Zero x 2
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1 O9 R4 r5 q# \, ~Allied aircraft9 J- t* L" e9 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 362 |& X, u# x- j# j$ q! {1 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
2 S# D: b0 J2 b$ O SBD-3 Dauntless x 70' o$ a+ c6 k, G$ U" x
6 m$ K- A% W4 V @& \" }No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% _" ?/ Z J7 |4 {9 `. q) l n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( y6 K% l+ Z* g, }6 q1 m7 D% F
2 j* f* o' ]- h! {' K$ lJapanese Ships
& b ?" o( A9 R! Q$ g% b8 H1 X' L( { CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ]& t/ {: r- [3 I4 v' W/ s/ y8 W1 e CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
0 ?' N ~4 M, W, U CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) x5 g+ u" Z" _/ h! u2 f
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk& ]7 R4 p5 I$ F2 a1 m% R9 D4 [
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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3 m) K* e* p& K! Z, LJapanese ground losses:
, K( R2 q9 e B$ N; ~& b% ] 750 casualties reported1 D9 {! J, F2 r. W. F( O0 L" {
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled9 \+ y* |8 `( Z3 b3 w6 X! z" L9 l
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled3 x: b2 \' W0 Q- Q& W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* H8 T6 A \+ \ w! V* P' L8 }; X" IMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1338 X$ w; z8 L$ h. M( f
2 c; y: Q! A) {% ^$ U, ~. QWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 E G e5 B3 P! ZEstimated time to target is 3 minutes4 q2 p. u) O# f& p& h* d
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Allied aircraft- d8 p2 d' a! I6 s; K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
+ J) }: K1 o8 s( Y% ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 155 _2 T0 M0 i+ K. A
+ I, M/ a! H5 z; }) T# f: [9 RNo Allied losses9 F, f" m" i" N) b- b! ?* Q, w
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Japanese Ships+ m% I6 J2 c# l1 |
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 n4 m) {* j1 t }8 F$ j+ R xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:* t& J( l% ], J/ N; q! u+ I3 B- u
422 casualties reported
2 J6 ]& o& Z8 z. y k" j Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled+ k* K: y3 U4 C3 _5 u
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
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2 l+ Y" X- P7 z1 I: PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130* }. _8 G- p: K: F9 g% R
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud) x, R' s3 g0 J; \
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, b0 W, `* Y# p4 y- Y, x) }! SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. O4 D: ^' ]# N
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
3 H, i' o1 g* V1 ^: l$ t F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
# J5 p1 [6 O# m' K6 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 66( G( D8 v# N/ s& t2 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
/ E. R" a' ?6 A# q" K TBF-1 Avenger x 80& o* i2 P: S$ S+ t% ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 o# F' v: z. \5 J2 B1 {. A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses. |2 n2 R: ]2 I/ q# ]' O! l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( V Q- i* [. q- P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships I) G9 O9 ~8 ^! V4 Z
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage+ H+ ]/ h* B/ c- C1 V: o6 k
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' Q0 p$ D2 p, U8 d
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |