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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1304 ?+ l6 Z7 u* x) h8 W( D: x
% ]. m4 | \0 p! J: o M2 vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% [+ T5 f0 s5 P/ i$ ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.# E' i$ S j8 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ }" h2 N) j" ^Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
U) D1 Q! }. _4 b* _2 w7 } F4F-3 Wildcat x 36' D# d* G! C# ]. l- y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
0 o( E7 @( j# B: E SBD-3 Dauntless x 707 \ ^" r) I4 ^% f
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
N% @1 j! |- d( V6 i. k8 c# F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' [9 r6 q k! W1 Q
) W8 G8 A* K6 S' B- c7 PJapanese Ships$ r8 l- U k/ W8 A
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l3 }! V$ j6 _2 X( J' y/ J CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires& o. }1 X7 T5 c% B& t
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
- f/ B/ R! v( e Z9 M9 p- S xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 m% @7 v8 H4 w0 V2 p8 J
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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7 h/ ?. C$ q9 ]/ o7 aJapanese ground losses:4 p& H& f5 t$ i0 `4 C j4 a- f
750 casualties reported
4 y) {: t2 }' J. d2 Z9 \" ], l Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
5 S2 Y! y1 B" h& Y' n# C Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ C: H0 u. @7 {. B. `5 E/ @" z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ]# m( ~3 A: r
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3 f( ~7 x0 l. y4 M' A/ } bMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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& ?. s8 Q' `8 D8 K1 @% TRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ }5 m/ z1 z; p* T
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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2 }4 _1 D4 J g; t7 k) ^Allied aircraft5 u( r$ K0 z f" E# U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12% Y) y0 S- v) A; Z8 y
TBF-1 Avenger x 154 X1 U6 u$ K4 b" F* y9 c3 d( Z/ _
* G/ t. O8 P. B& K9 j% z% y! \No Allied losses; |6 j& Q6 E$ F0 k$ `6 U+ Q
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' Z' l$ A4 K. o4 R xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# K' V A7 Y5 p( X
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Japanese ground losses:2 \% p2 u g, F% M! z
422 casualties reported/ A1 V- |5 E+ D3 W' |$ W. `
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled9 ]* u8 m) V$ [& c: [% I/ W- j
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled8 F1 S6 R5 N+ Q, c- e, `3 z4 L
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ L' B F- X4 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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1 T9 D4 f+ A4 yWeather in hex: Partial cloud3 f( n- `7 Z) p9 {, I
! k. ^2 m$ u7 d* E; vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 O, O+ g( q$ I' D. }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36' h. v1 S# w& a& E' \/ c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66& {3 k2 M+ ]- }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
& [$ _: I$ y g& \2 j TBF-1 Avenger x 80( m, `0 N, S* Q' A) q/ T }
1 n: A: ?" O8 L5 M5 Z& Z1 yJapanese aircraft losses9 g( o& ]; H# s4 [0 }) F. c8 o
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) t/ V4 D4 v5 w3 p# G$ Z6 P. M
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 ] q3 O% q: {2 C0 G: z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged/ q0 P6 e# p9 p
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Japanese Ships
1 T/ j; }2 Z e o4 V# O4 q CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 z: u) t7 F! {9 H! T CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: t8 l0 a* {7 c J CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |