AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42- `4 g& V7 D- [1 b5 J2 e
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# t5 v+ Y& h3 @6 o8 O0 F' T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。1 Z7 a Y3 f6 d' l$ Z" S6 d/ A8 m
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' x6 X$ Y* E" o1 r9 |3 L8 f* u2 KMorning 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 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 l ?4 D! J. p8 v' \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( A' J: k% i/ e% D, @' f( L+ O0 y
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Japanese aircraft
4 j, l* c: h2 X( | A6M2 Zero x 23 t$ k# G0 L8 {8 Z& {/ b
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Allied aircraft
' n: G0 _& D6 o: L F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
: q8 ^+ \9 r3 B! ]- u* R3 C1 J6 `1 x- M F4F-4 Wildcat x 545 v; _0 C* n6 Q" T, z2 ?1 Y# [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 702 {5 f( p' p" p* r6 z' T
# M+ }% Y( T% T6 j yNo Japanese losses- N/ X7 C- C/ F3 T
7 Z- @' ?; w, KAllied aircraft losses7 ]) I. u; q% }# ]$ Y, g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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6 T( k6 `! ^% @- E) `Japanese Ships
/ I. l" |' g# @( \( e: | n CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' z: [, t. K) T) J! ^$ W! b" Z0 x
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
$ ^0 @* S3 W3 M6 Q: G& U& I% o# O3 g CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
; l% F/ O# O% w Q- V$ l, n xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
6 h* N, D! e2 ] xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 o" W+ ~8 [" Z) q( ]9 X& m, r6 S W
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Japanese ground losses:" }! [4 S0 F# \. F
750 casualties reported
8 F9 ~6 a2 O( v2 u3 k Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled$ k. d, w) X! {( }, V, @/ Z
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
$ P7 V* g, n! c, H0 k! a8 k) a- r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, ~7 I0 t9 ^3 x( ]" T* v; Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1337 F7 h# D; F% l; [8 |) ~& N. H
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 s. Z8 T" C' X0 F* o" E& y% w
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' V+ Q( S. a" b2 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
7 C6 c4 }1 {6 H$ {6 v TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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2 A- a; E$ ~9 v/ k1 S5 iJapanese Ships
H7 I5 W" j. C7 W+ X, F xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ z5 X% H9 F! f9 u
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! i* y# _6 Y4 e4 ] n: ^ ]$ \, [# u" x- c
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Japanese ground losses:- T6 D& G, G, j/ N, t% Z4 a
422 casualties reported
) R' d/ z8 _3 P4 ?7 W3 C Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled( ~# |5 m: W2 }. X) m+ x
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
; N6 t o/ L, n% }1 `: ? Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 t& `% @* R& Z& }( HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 v6 j8 |4 D2 X- g- B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, E e4 H3 a" d# U; g
4 }1 k, }/ |$ Y+ X' s2 `Japanese aircraft: A5 Y' [8 ^- v X+ G E; D
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
. l9 J, E3 P/ ` L3 F# ^ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
* s- L% w* d) M6 C. s1 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 66) K8 f( b' }5 i' c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202. O7 a9 E0 q$ S1 n/ U2 U7 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 80+ U, g0 N1 _, l7 R6 r
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Japanese aircraft losses `& g4 {# F5 D( M1 i4 A* t
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 X+ E7 m# d- A2 V4 ~8 bAllied aircraft losses
z; T) J0 Q5 W& a) g F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. O" t ]2 z" \8 l u SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships8 R; T# ^' [0 ^0 l. H) f c
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage* N* n+ D4 B, J/ o/ \3 J, z8 `- \
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 E+ ]4 h6 R* u7 j: F CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |