AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42/ x( X, a! V# [9 p& i7 K) x- I9 u
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; {( N, r0 C; l4 I+ d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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$ C( Q h) O, E7 \' k( {Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& Z- P) u" r- c- R
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) e$ p$ g2 \" h+ m) b8 Z, fEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 h$ P0 b0 n6 c; f A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36+ c8 o, K5 Z. P* D3 T( @, d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54- i/ a; y, q% M: K4 _% r8 I' M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ r7 k7 |5 x/ l0 u8 m# N! e& Q
* }% R4 `6 S' [ h2 x% L% N7 ?No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships; a3 L( g0 [' r0 O
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 S3 f2 ^4 p1 `+ { p
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires0 ~0 @9 o8 J" x0 j
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage V1 a, h5 {: `& o! m; c
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
Q l# N f4 \6 Y& g xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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( A% y0 Z" S% f# U% H/ kJapanese ground losses:3 p0 G. s4 c* k5 l; b$ y
750 casualties reported0 X& [/ J; k' S1 ~# t' H' V
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
$ M7 T9 @ B; W3 S7 g Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
. [3 d9 `) s$ ]. Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' T) z& Q$ \# r& c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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: P: H4 r( A- F' w- |Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. _2 ]: \+ {, @- h
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ n, Y- I2 `; r+ W
3 r; r, ` K6 l- dAllied aircraft C. Q5 H+ L! c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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- o' N; {1 P5 M! D6 \No Allied losses
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3 V! b% ^8 R) eJapanese Ships
2 [* Q1 m9 M2 H# c( t$ n( m( k xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 t* Y* B6 V# x+ _, P
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Y G! V% w4 h' J5 Z% D* TJapanese ground losses:
# v9 n+ ~( N3 a. m 422 casualties reported" }- C2 ~. C' O* K9 c' B. D
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled: G/ r) S5 {% Q1 ^
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& `8 _7 |$ B' z- g
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled: p1 ]; ^9 x0 l4 u# b, I, d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( s8 I6 x0 X% a5 n/ m3 M0 M2 B; F( u
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 w. U z ] z) hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 \! w. i. i2 k
A6M2 Zero x 2& U7 @6 Z$ S9 ~) e; D
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3 w* R- H; s$ g) t0 K. C) Z2 L F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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" z) S3 ^2 ^# _: g& m2 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
/ Q9 T9 A9 P1 m. \3 i TBF-1 Avenger x 809 [ {7 D6 n9 p- I# H
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. g" ^$ p. U* E. N7 R) B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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8 S& G. ?( s, E* i0 {* XJapanese Ships" U; l9 e8 P8 f& H
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 e+ u4 K4 H4 x) m* j1 T2 D CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk H) Q& O) U* }' |
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |