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。3 T# j4 ^* m! l- Z2 A' [; |' {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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& R& {% ?0 m+ i X6 [Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 m- V. s9 L2 X9 a" S: w. W
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ ~& S$ ~- O7 r5 u5 j: C8 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! {0 a( e9 s# `, h
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft9 {! i$ K; G5 w; e2 A& a5 m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36. e8 I0 Z0 C+ ]- G( @6 i) r* ^+ t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
- z! z% ?7 l& M# K6 Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 708 B; F" g, e& u& z; U, r+ @
9 P4 N- e3 m1 R( O/ h- g# PNo Japanese losses I$ r, k: F9 J0 R9 q( I
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Allied aircraft losses8 ^7 ]: [$ M [$ `5 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ ?( p+ `$ ?1 k# C: ?' j. y* q! B3 |
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Japanese Ships4 Q# @4 |& m; M' A/ F# G
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 \8 Q6 B+ n- C, M$ v. ]: w! h
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
/ R0 W: Z' P) c5 i CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage$ `6 Y; e' d8 U
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk3 o g/ q1 G. D( u
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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! _, ]9 b" W+ zJapanese ground losses:/ o. O$ V! S2 q2 U: Y+ N* m
750 casualties reported
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! Y. l7 i ?0 t3 h$ `) U, Z3 ] Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled' E2 F' j c, B3 |* {' D$ \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! e; N/ a6 Z: }4 r, I0 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133% m1 o" {% d* I0 n3 E, ]' l; S
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 }! b* W( `7 H9 B/ L1 W
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" z; g! v L+ }- qEstimated time to target is 3 minutes' n5 X8 Q* l F0 k0 b5 N
! c. n, T6 w+ N2 J2 ^Allied aircraft
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2 G1 ^* }" ]7 B TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships; Y; m- b) f* z' L
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" X R: W; }, N8 z' ?
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 y% z5 ~2 Q+ a7 y$ n3 }7 a7 cJapanese ground losses:* w. { I' `8 ?, M* N7 q" h( Z4 k
422 casualties reported# R2 ~$ d! Q5 t. K9 F
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
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Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ]/ U" L3 l" q9 B
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5 @. Z- g! C1 I8 ~; r) `( J0 D& BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ B2 b. T. E; p) BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# K2 m1 R% T- l U; p6 L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, z) F5 _1 @$ [; S; u
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36* r. W+ C+ n0 j% _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66) W/ G+ n# O* U% ^9 R+ j4 g- ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
7 `, [+ O. w$ M. R1 ]5 g TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- k. d" `8 |3 {2 A p
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! R1 g$ F# |1 x$ t4 H F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 u: V* ?7 B# X1 _# Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 p3 o1 g! l, H, n0 c: m& q
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Japanese Ships: |8 h, Y; }* }3 H+ P
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
# R4 K' [& g0 J4 t$ R CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" u$ J2 }; S' w( o- }+ {. u
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |