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。
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5 W) t: S+ k( c7 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130 G, e& a8 h$ G% S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 j0 x' i' O" F6 @' u8 y& k5 `8 w& j$ |
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ W4 x! O8 J( R# `2 ~4 Q5 |4 f6 b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ C" h& O$ w( v; r
A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# a; {5 U" L, W+ ?/ _ A* ?3 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54: u, }% u* w' n% @
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70% ?, P, f/ m" c
; W0 Z' U6 ]' n BNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses) R3 n1 F/ \; ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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+ P* [2 v+ L6 j: n4 ~8 tJapanese Ships# y' i' _% ^1 ~) S% ~8 F" R4 @
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 H3 d/ J: y' V) c4 x4 F' ?0 o3 W
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
6 b( ^/ l" A8 s, ?4 |& x CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 y" c/ F' x0 g xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! W6 m1 y/ z3 [$ n xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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+ h1 H1 w l4 j# q* A- Y Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled7 z# C% Y. s" u! c. v1 M$ C
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1333 k# c7 r6 p9 |( c( k) ?
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, M: v% t. C) H, r/ R) n) g. x5 h
% A* L4 H' l3 k( V4 F+ BRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 q9 _; e y1 {; ]Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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$ R2 M- z5 ]" G4 ]9 [ KAllied aircraft7 E( r% H/ T+ R9 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 123 ]0 _$ O; @8 b9 z$ `6 ?3 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 153 `6 U$ o3 K; U, s @
8 z! q. {3 y P; G6 TNo Allied losses6 D# R% |; f& j( k( T7 m* G
6 t/ \5 b% J% ]/ O( nJapanese Ships
4 R/ W5 z+ ~ |( | l. z( r xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) m# G' | v$ e8 h4 m- R6 F$ | xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
" ^# E- y, A0 B4 g Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled* \0 t4 m( i6 H* o6 D, Q
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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2 g" `- E. \& [7 i1 c4 NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# x5 o |& l2 M. Z% T6 W
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ Q5 ~+ L4 [4 U, ]5 } M
/ M- {1 g& N, y& jJapanese aircraft7 ~3 l j3 ~" u+ G' I5 G: E7 ]
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
! j7 j7 a0 Q! W F4F-3 Wildcat x 36% {( v( N+ H) y) u* l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66% t+ I2 V: \! b! `4 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2027 f# P# ~" x. U/ X6 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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6 J8 @( A. Y, ~2 x( \8 OJapanese aircraft losses
% t/ ^- ^+ M* K) { A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 A |4 v* I3 E
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4 Y% I" T" t$ I+ b9 A8 {) ]1 A F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% W6 S8 z o1 L. g; G4 ?0 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ f, p' \+ }8 S! d, c( ^) V CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- Q$ P5 ?; r% \4 A3 ]
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |