AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 421 ?( V, b! [! C, ~$ `
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2 X. l" Y/ c" d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& L. g' |. v
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$ s6 _& D9 U) t* n- N, _ F* hMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130- N& c8 m9 _$ Z2 L
* Y; {# W; G% [ f' e4 J# j, i3 [5 fWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 j, t' v1 R1 N
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& `, d# j: j) D; dEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, |+ E5 h4 ^- a) v+ \& k7 }( V
A6M2 Zero x 2* M* M7 H# m- ?) y5 p/ \
( \% f: x: k+ ~' rAllied aircraft
+ [' p* }3 ]7 R' ^/ ]( n' M! l, V" a F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) Y, J9 J; Z, E4 S2 `0 U2 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 548 \% J' Q7 k4 w: I1 M) S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& p4 ^* i2 n, r9 b2 \3 r
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No Japanese losses3 f0 Z8 i; {. o5 q1 r
* M3 C: L; y& g" W/ i3 z6 jAllied aircraft losses5 e3 H8 @6 E: t+ t* |5 ]5 M2 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 H. }9 T" s/ I- D2 d- Y" }3 l
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 K# x, Q7 ]! j& y5 O( r. l( C, ? CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
$ X0 ?% T$ O' n: M) T CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage' L# K& V. z+ x: Z: g& k
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
5 C6 C* Q, O E xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk! k' @) O1 J% K9 L- D- O3 h; v
[ n5 a2 u- R1 i4 aJapanese ground losses:
# B7 Y# H7 d& V Q 750 casualties reported, _' e/ \+ A: Q
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled3 T; u5 M' S3 A* ^) e+ Z S
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled- _% Q: C( d9 g$ e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! r; S" n8 y* e' _ G$ I- C2 nEstimated time to target is 3 minutes# q9 r3 _; ~7 a8 n7 H- z
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Allied aircraft1 f( p' x" o2 P* M' E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, t0 W3 U9 e2 O1 S7 ^" e
TBF-1 Avenger x 158 _# ~. B- v8 j0 C
6 {) i( f5 q0 h8 \+ cNo Allied losses
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) ^* G, e+ t5 n/ m1 M* }& X& gJapanese Ships3 w& C8 j% k1 o% z& o
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( ]( v6 j9 B% H3 z1 V
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:4 d, B; ]1 k3 ]1 D$ Q
422 casualties reported" q! u, c% k, v) O3 j5 [
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled3 j6 `+ l, j3 N" P8 F: Z
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled* U# d/ K+ e6 C+ Y" ?
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 c0 F* `' d# fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130& ?" K$ Q% Z7 v
# d5 U, b; R+ s7 {$ ~Weather in hex: Partial cloud; S5 ]8 ^2 n+ c6 o. u' Y
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
v: V M% J6 n# ?) aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes$ W# A0 B0 {$ g P( x
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Japanese aircraft
/ r: \5 [4 K2 J3 C A6M2 Zero x 2! Y$ i0 m7 r; I) |6 p3 C
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* @8 ]$ k: c0 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
; v$ @/ b' q5 ~ G$ c SBD-3 Dauntless x 202* X7 Z2 L/ x! f) {" T3 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses7 K, `/ t& o. A( j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( l5 c6 M" @& E- F4 U( o3 U
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Allied aircraft losses
1 [. V5 g: m! H F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 `6 v: o4 S1 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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2 z2 D3 ?+ @5 y( t, l a9 \Japanese Ships- W8 L) L% o+ r2 |" m
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 c% |2 g; c M, J" H) G) e. k CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 M7 C6 j3 t3 i1 W6 N
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |