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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。( h- {0 h3 K: z1 d$ @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud, o$ B0 ]. _# [: o0 u
+ ?( }( F) R8 u8 Z! @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.; C% `' m+ r4 p9 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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% P2 w: A, N A! O2 IJapanese aircraft
3 {. r4 O: Y6 h# G, A/ r$ [$ _8 R A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft g) f: @, |7 V- c
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& ?& F( v7 l; k+ C+ m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
- B; ?8 [( N1 ~. ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ O5 h7 |6 j" f; J1 W
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No Japanese losses# N. q/ O( [2 |; ]9 S8 q
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Allied aircraft losses) L, Y4 d5 t! w7 v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships: c/ C# F2 A* o1 ~
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 ]( Y2 B7 U9 C# [8 B2 ~
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
9 O# [) k+ B3 X! i! ` CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 o4 Q) m* [- n9 w/ |/ Q
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk* m* x& t, p0 X( G. Z2 x/ ~/ P2 L
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:+ B, f2 W0 `' v7 F1 ]" x
750 casualties reported
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) X% T! q' V' I Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
* X/ e. ~& P9 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# v- v( L" `8 ]5 {) w% _# YMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* ^( c+ }* r$ x2 z! {' k
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes/ B/ @( E1 E3 H# W
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Allied aircraft. a2 o4 f4 X. {" q% X$ [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" d6 V8 D2 w7 Q. Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses% O, F7 ^& k0 f! r. R! Y
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Japanese Ships
3 \8 l" k+ b3 y xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' }3 o2 @+ ] n) D, Q8 a; i4 G8 _
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 H- J/ `( N" ]7 w% `6 j- b
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Japanese ground losses:9 x: s/ s/ E$ P
422 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& Q7 y& w* A7 h* d! O; |' ]
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled1 p# z& o4 V1 l7 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130% C1 `# d) b: x! y6 T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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' M8 V" q, {" P( m. b. [1 X6 k2 }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
o3 `$ s& K; F3 t2 k$ AEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 i# A, e6 @ I. i
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! H9 y$ `! q( o" r7 Q& v1 m, a0 N A6M2 Zero x 29 @0 R4 Q" o v9 Q ~* ?4 Q
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: Q6 C7 n& x, m1 p3 w F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
( x2 _ [4 f1 A) C+ o/ Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 66 `* o! H& [& O7 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
3 @5 A" \- w& z) c TBF-1 Avenger x 803 @* t: o) P- O D8 M
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Japanese aircraft losses6 b3 f+ v# {" ~! r' e
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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2 i& y8 ~4 x) T6 d% t4 n% i, }0 |Allied aircraft losses
+ y* P: r$ d4 R( f8 i* ?6 } F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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# Z, J: T, L7 R ~; s1 PJapanese Ships5 v5 g* }# ?: q" _% H' V0 t# m6 B
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage( I/ c" a3 }0 j
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: m* `2 G4 |6 v& Y4 m: ? CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |