AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42' |1 A. @1 f# w' c6 g
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9 P, ]# p; G( \" }: r1 |! n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
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 e+ g3 v |2 N, S: [4 A( S
$ E- q. @5 J, c3 |2 @: pRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: ~" F$ q. o3 q+ Y0 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- {. x1 ?' W# }" p/ uJapanese aircraft
0 p# L7 n2 K3 _) ^ A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, N# S; t5 W- k9 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 542 s0 c! q, A1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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Allied aircraft losses3 G; [3 J1 k$ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ W& ?4 M& z' R$ ~
; h' }. [0 B/ a* SJapanese Ships4 b# w$ s* W6 L6 t8 h
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 V- ^1 N- d, n. \( u# T CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
6 a" c/ `; W5 g, a9 e CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
& y+ b# T* ?3 N+ r xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk8 @7 L% a7 G2 U( H
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk/ J& t# Z5 s. y7 b, \! b) M5 e
4 P( L0 ^0 `5 t3 Z, sJapanese ground losses:
q/ d/ ?% F0 X& r 750 casualties reported
! Q! n' [/ J% E( @ d( v. s Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled8 V W" f* e/ X) G: J
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
! Y* ]0 A2 s) l' a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 z+ ~! Y5 r, Z" M* m" tMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 V6 \0 C6 h/ q a) n7 CRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ C1 b& I! \% n( l% O
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes" b$ X/ T+ U) s6 m/ E
7 J0 g; N" P0 W2 Y, s Q& kAllied aircraft
a9 r" d# ], ^: x9 E2 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* V5 _# y% b9 q" W
TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ e2 ^# X. [& g h: m( L1 A
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No Allied losses
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2 I; G4 k7 F; B' HJapanese Ships
0 t9 Y9 r" F2 s, n$ m xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 e8 d0 X: W' ~
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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7 E7 @8 l8 H3 n( F% CJapanese ground losses:
* p0 u* \% W C8 s1 D) ~4 r 422 casualties reported
( U0 I; j) n/ v: P Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
" e# i9 P" ~0 S7 U8 ^, c6 }# D, M Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
/ n8 u; t! E5 L" y Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 W( Y3 J1 P% t5 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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$ n" a$ N" }: V* w9 u( [$ xWeather in hex: Partial cloud' K! P& i/ ^7 i, m1 D! s- U1 Y
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.6 Y! i% a! K3 q Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- P. W- l( O3 u( p% R) {: b7 \
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Japanese aircraft$ L: U/ I9 b( i/ B' @+ |- i
A6M2 Zero x 29 e/ u5 X, f( g0 B+ ]3 p/ Z- D4 E$ R
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Allied aircraft
8 ?8 [9 f5 {& [# k7 u- i( O F4F-3 Wildcat x 36( S, I" A5 Q. h: a. m. Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66. Q& z) N$ x/ w3 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
0 G( A; ~1 k! R5 C$ Y TBF-1 Avenger x 80. c) o# b6 D2 ~. Q
E7 X* b u2 X! PJapanese aircraft losses
6 b1 Q2 ?/ W1 b2 C A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 A2 e0 F5 D# q* g$ r. E
2 e* _" M1 h0 S& x( S/ qAllied aircraft losses
! i2 f; p$ q' C4 w# t1 Y F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) p h" V7 {; U2 w5 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged2 z8 r- E$ x' G" K# j
. H* [' e d1 l: dJapanese Ships
# Z- {: @( Q- y) H0 {+ g% J CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
& q5 P$ @# h3 S CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 {5 B! |2 b! t. H% ~% p
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |