AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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( w; Z8 ]- @* a) d3 w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 cloud: k7 {) r8 @1 {" c: t/ I L7 k
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 Q3 r K. w* l4 H! l6 f, B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" G" @, C5 v- ?3 Z, u9 z7 \
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Japanese aircraft/ c1 c/ u( O0 y/ q( M& U5 j w& g
A6M2 Zero x 2% v6 M8 a/ {* _ d6 I* E+ Z
/ s+ W* d+ X3 V% E, D! m4 h1 c3 ^1 sAllied aircraft
, N9 D2 K* P4 A1 g5 L# d6 P% e F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 K; ~9 b7 Y4 ?4 F1 B, |# e- g3 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
* e$ X; ]5 I3 I( \- p/ ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses/ u! {* _/ V4 ~8 P
8 \7 h" m$ J, m3 ZAllied aircraft losses
7 z0 p: f- P3 _$ V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 {* r9 R5 \, q$ o3 x& k+ m- q
( s7 }# k; g, Z3 y- e7 i* h; fJapanese Ships
7 c: |) k) v6 x* { R CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) D" W/ D" m1 l$ M0 }8 v CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires: Y, y" Y( b% w
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 K/ Q4 o& i; _3 G9 {2 j
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
! F* \# G/ [3 U6 Z; I+ T; b xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
}$ {9 T. e" e% H 750 casualties reported# @1 ^7 z( Q* c4 ]4 ^! u
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled) s1 s9 y# a; s, W4 ]* B$ n2 V
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled p: E. I% E% v2 {5 K+ B3 j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# W7 d2 z2 j2 x7 B, K1 h
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, ?7 e' D6 y# K$ `) EMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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# ]. j2 E& S2 |, [; u9 T2 `: R- wRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 s5 F6 g5 Q; T+ O$ a8 y( `4 A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 V# ]1 x5 X2 V9 y0 z% q9 i/ R4 | l& a
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Allied aircraft
1 Q/ t) H2 w# d6 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 V! T# Q+ o. p" T TBF-1 Avenger x 15$ P1 r/ r* g, U- R3 o
' M. k2 O1 q- pNo Allied losses0 C: A8 q4 k- O$ w
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Japanese Ships
9 `# m7 @: x) m xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' q8 j6 Y) x/ H. B
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% O: u3 R4 B7 Z4 M* Z. q1 K# c+ @
8 t8 }) f% R% e1 N- w" b k8 `+ pJapanese ground losses:
0 z$ e, b* ]/ u1 A1 ~ 422 casualties reported
' G/ |! h( @8 `2 r- f* I Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
0 r1 l: d0 L- P N& R) D Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
4 h x3 D3 l2 C- ~ B+ S# c7 ` Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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) ~7 G9 [( [- r2 P# tWeather in hex: Partial cloud* @1 K4 Y4 v q; b
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 \' m ]* V: W+ K* P5 [5 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% o" M! P' G% G& K! F- a, Q5 z% d
|! {. c# m3 P. x5 a |Japanese aircraft
4 ?8 [3 e5 j5 G8 n A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
+ H% @' v5 ?2 {3 Z1 r2 J8 S9 Q3 O F4F-3 Wildcat x 36" Q A9 Y! }8 T* A! B) P3 f7 E' J4 @4 F5 r
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
& _' w+ S2 p0 D& n/ b6 @, _' e* m SBD-3 Dauntless x 202$ f% V* h- {6 K. V+ r
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
' L8 x$ W! Z$ Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses% Y3 J, @$ J+ C% b* l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 _6 ^, N4 m/ v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; i+ X# `+ l# w. Q& H: v7 X CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 h5 Y2 |9 s9 a4 `4 n, X' U) t
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" \8 r0 c/ n" D6 A1 ]; e
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |