AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42) s' _2 @7 M; [9 p
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; r! ]+ P8 O H& y% W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。! P& f% W, m" v6 t l2 u# [' Y% K
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# ?* Q" B( Y6 e) I" w2 e6 SMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& R2 Y/ ~; } b( r m- Y
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( }& S# B6 j% v NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft+ X) ~* ]7 {6 n- Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. E Y- h7 {0 C* p, B F4F-4 Wildcat x 54, P9 m9 f; R% j- V* y' K$ e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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$ |5 \& v2 C, C" ^2 C7 sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- {) `% T) A$ h/ D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ M+ y- R' w/ Z6 x% T; e5 \! G
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Japanese Ships: m3 Q/ S* x2 i0 M' u
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 E# B* V) V( `+ }# O CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
. E; |4 n/ H+ c8 l CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage& P' f' I. \- v
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk4 D. A8 [4 G7 }+ y2 o
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk4 b" i; A! {1 m- @
) Y3 o, M8 D) }Japanese ground losses: ^6 ]9 f' [, i: S
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
. V4 j$ d4 [/ j9 o" F* e6 Q; y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~. b3 k* q7 q, c8 `# A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133( A. e$ I; f) k7 H* M. G& k1 h
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# R, m" X d& W8 [4 n5 o% Q7 v% n$ X
$ k/ j, h, Y1 Z2 KRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( c1 ~; _/ n# P9 pEstimated time to target is 3 minutes8 E, E& F& ~/ M# L! |# o$ q
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( o7 O0 V* f2 D F4F-4 Wildcat x 12- t. b2 p' }1 e8 R: d* I# H
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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/ x+ J6 L7 W8 x/ z6 R% VNo Allied losses7 L- k9 n, G4 J/ {0 b
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Japanese Ships
+ l9 y) |, U! y9 B) w xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# U; c$ x/ g$ g, w; { xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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. A' j# R" `$ N" hJapanese ground losses:
9 z, ] d! h3 A' X$ u* P. M 422 casualties reported
% P. R2 D6 R3 O Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
$ _- \5 ~! G4 G& b: B Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled# p, W3 w3 ?8 B- j0 ^% ]+ l
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 h8 B0 H8 {) Y7 Q- uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1303 L& a" i, ]5 B2 E+ b/ N" b7 n* Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 \ G2 G$ X1 t6 v$ H- N( v
3 J2 b/ R; C; l+ p( `( t/ XRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( r: A' c& H( P- [0 {6 L& X# xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: C: y: b, r3 B9 s A6M2 Zero x 29 m- D7 R" p. I4 j/ a j4 a
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Allied aircraft
1 j: t: G( w# \/ I- F$ x* v/ l F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ m7 h. w I- s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66$ V$ j7 [' S* G: X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202( p1 g5 l8 n! ~6 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
. o1 p* w. `- U/ C! C \* u* m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ U0 P$ {$ v; f" i9 e
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Allied aircraft losses+ ?- @: O$ S/ ~& G9 }+ |& R i& H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" b& V N% E: _& J1 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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! V( j0 a6 [4 f) wJapanese Ships
; ]2 X" @1 G5 R2 {, a5 A2 M/ k CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 G, N, X4 a, |! \, }' O$ V
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% c! k6 E) s7 h/ f, D
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |