AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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" Y1 t% n! r7 i: J9 p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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: e9 T+ @5 i' x( x* yMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: b# e% N* K W- S" L4 {
+ \( d, \0 d( }' JRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
1 F" B' a" y/ I( m# u5 hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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) u3 R5 e) { J. }- z. PJapanese aircraft) d5 c+ N4 `/ P% A
A6M2 Zero x 28 s- P1 d; ^/ i
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Allied aircraft
! x) Z# Y2 H* s% s1 X" v/ i F4F-3 Wildcat x 36# y1 b4 { F, ]6 y0 ?0 e+ u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
. ^' C0 T) d$ t' Z) D SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses3 `5 D7 x% s2 N/ \) k5 U7 E
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Allied aircraft losses
5 l5 y/ b) T. B3 ?- B SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ Z4 {4 T' S7 n0 Y! M8 M3 x9 V
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 ^* m" O, o* J* F7 s CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires6 o7 J; V0 X: G) M/ K, B
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, `0 z$ x6 G! V% O xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 S/ d9 q9 h! S) g }/ D
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk2 O" h8 g* W6 s0 @6 N4 X. o
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Japanese ground losses:* O8 H; c/ `+ M. o( ]
750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled# X& v; k. F8 T% i( V# i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 B8 q: z1 r- Z* r3 Z5 C8 U O. `Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1331 c: b( Q- |6 p/ k8 z
( {5 B. D( S! Q3 AWeather in hex: Moderate rain# u" o5 v0 j4 Z0 W# f
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
N$ B1 p' \5 @4 v5 `Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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1 Z! }5 y2 a/ IAllied aircraft
. M, Q& U7 @: m W8 M F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 [0 j$ W$ ~$ b% O% I
TBF-1 Avenger x 150 k) m. h% ^ ^
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No Allied losses! L M0 s, X) Y# O- g3 W
' {6 I y0 A1 GJapanese Ships7 R9 `" i9 c: n) f' ^* ?! u
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( P/ w9 H/ k- H- C0 v: f
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: e, O+ h. ?+ z6 r& I1 U- K
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Japanese ground losses:' K3 |) g% V' ]5 u
422 casualties reported6 P3 \" T, \$ Q) B
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
9 Q: z+ Q) }! ^! C- P: d; F" C Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
: U' t+ C! v$ w3 X+ E& |& C+ _ Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled6 D+ r, Q* S) t. U0 D4 |+ g
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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2 A0 `) r$ m$ q6 BWeather in hex: Partial cloud; i8 C- k7 N) ?' g5 V& V8 n
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 C3 _0 a0 H% V6 d; K0 HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 ~8 K! U2 \; k! y
+ z$ \) M5 W: X9 `: @Japanese aircraft
4 c$ t, j+ k. y+ E7 T) w A6M2 Zero x 2/ X9 N+ Y6 k; y8 J1 G
; T! {# Q9 f |0 e Q7 C \Allied aircraft
/ c5 S1 J0 e% n7 C g0 [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36: `8 @3 T4 K* Z) N7 @7 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
3 [; z- @! ]* t SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
4 w9 Y% Q. Z4 p$ p% C. {, [7 a$ y3 I TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 f5 o) C1 M% i0 { ?% j A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 ?! W9 M8 L7 D H {! G* z# e8 jAllied aircraft losses4 Y. D- b( i8 ~4 V7 }
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
6 K2 U) h' W {2 o7 |3 u9 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# i/ Q% l) {- j2 ]# b CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ }& h' f& \, G
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# k. N1 g; Z' a CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |