AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 423 L1 y) q" @2 S, H2 X) F; D
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* V8 s0 t3 Y) k+ K. E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 105,130/ G5 h$ m6 h2 }. M
4 |( b+ o/ e% n8 {; HWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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|# O! j" K/ YRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.1 S' [# f. H4 i9 m7 l7 s% J: k0 E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: c; ]0 o5 @& `' }7 y( w7 Q
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Japanese aircraft
: g- q$ w% p. z' Z A6M2 Zero x 2
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+ v% C5 E- b( R& ` ]; CAllied aircraft
6 o# b) ?/ q; A1 k" r6 V: @/ E0 I/ u F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" A3 ^. f- H' p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 542 C6 G6 F( U/ m( U+ C3 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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+ G8 b: B. r! J0 H1 KNo Japanese losses, A, J/ m$ c/ F5 U7 c
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Allied aircraft losses8 L6 p" W) t/ c F1 E% U3 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged" M7 H' Z& m7 \- S5 s/ [4 D
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Japanese Ships
) `8 H5 l( J" R" Q0 ~" Q CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage; N6 Q3 w* P3 R0 s0 q
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires( Y6 L6 j+ C# T% N3 T0 y+ J
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 a- h1 T% F [" n7 b* B6 W xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: R% E* z$ C6 t9 ]6 n
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
" N+ e T' z' k/ f# b8 a: D% _ 750 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled; A# U2 y4 G: @( a; b3 B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ m0 j5 \/ O7 ? {2 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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8 s1 ~8 c( ~3 ~Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 r; R; \; }8 y
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes& U" `) _( f( i$ w/ C; _2 v+ [* a
# j: x. z/ Y1 x+ D, i! c% FAllied aircraft! [# @+ G$ s: x( ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& Z' K2 I, C7 @2 A! B3 `
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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( n, M( `. M& }1 TNo Allied losses
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|. O4 g( q+ u0 @- EJapanese Ships
; f, Z- I, X( @* a6 S& M xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 g/ o( Z' C( w0 }- T- J
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ k8 l3 @7 E' V" b1 P% b: B; h9 |, Z. b
{4 ?; [2 e! m! Q, X6 R1 g& e/ c) iJapanese ground losses:
a# o. e$ w6 b' c$ b- t! I 422 casualties reported
2 T/ `' U) T! _1 k) l Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled( D5 q# r) l* }. H }
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled9 g' O! s6 B; y/ [% b6 Y
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; F$ j# h. g2 R, _/ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: C7 a7 J2 {1 ^* d1 G yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2- u; F% q* ~/ E' l' E2 o% U
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Allied aircraft
0 O& U- O. N; u8 t% N& ?9 W' Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 36! C$ B. j" D9 G, {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
( U0 v( r. d6 D9 s7 t* j SBD-3 Dauntless x 2022 S1 [4 q, E/ ]+ i# m
TBF-1 Avenger x 80, y+ @& z9 Z* A/ U: A' o+ H9 m% i
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Japanese aircraft losses `+ T9 H' \# n" h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, {9 O0 J4 y: k5 X/ [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: |- p# k2 F* k" Y# C
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
: V& j* }- W, S+ l: ~- y3 T- V" w CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( L6 j( ]( `5 _% W1 U4 _ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |