AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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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。
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& U* [$ }) i0 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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6 |& r( P& b2 Q" m% xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
8 m @& e; ]+ v% |% h" eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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& g/ L; y! I, f! g9 ^Allied aircraft
( T& P8 h+ |9 q" E7 M- Q/ h! ]$ n1 C F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 Y H; {- n+ ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
; m) h; r8 ^. Y* A- B( p0 @0 D SBD-3 Dauntless x 706 Y; t6 {6 j- d5 u% \6 v9 o7 H( W$ r
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No Japanese losses$ x) Q) l6 ^% j. }& F" x4 b+ {
: H9 i! p, h: qAllied aircraft losses
6 y# M* G0 ]; a SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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2 w. e0 `: N: fJapanese Ships. w/ U4 C) M. o0 Q
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& H8 B0 S# i0 g: a CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires& ?5 k9 ~; C- o# ^- `& T
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
" x, o. _7 L8 Z+ p: ` xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
) Q( q' Y0 B# ^ r3 i xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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/ z+ O9 G" |' h2 k- DJapanese ground losses:
( G4 l, U9 ?3 h9 s1 P. c( D% R: c8 N 750 casualties reported
0 \) }+ A& p! w8 U) n' c1 w Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
, g0 X2 G4 h0 f$ I& L6 Q Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
4 c. ~: r* r$ Q& t$ `+ y( H2 a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 x$ q" n# ]1 ]& B6 C. N2 Z- {
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! D# t& f# b1 |5 `+ P$ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" i! @6 g. u$ p3 w. u+ l( w% O6 q
8 k+ E8 h9 ^' Y8 W, yRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.% i5 Y6 k0 ^; {! W
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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) W. g L/ f" H, `Allied aircraft
0 a* l+ }: T, l4 X& d) | F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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2 w# `) ~; O( o( x5 H7 M( b% oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 s* D+ \/ ?' p* ~9 \ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* v2 F* e7 w+ g" A# W- l
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk \; m, F7 O f0 B$ p {6 y
9 w. `9 A! @8 I9 u5 t4 i; w6 xJapanese ground losses:
$ [ r0 c1 k% g1 _ 422 casualties reported
! E9 J" k* p9 M. E6 ` Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
+ R2 ^9 W o/ c5 H# \/ \' U ] Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
0 y; g, w$ w1 _- q9 I- K# } Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud2 I, g8 D7 [2 z/ X7 ]) N: J
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: w$ s: E' P" O/ j; E* w, q5 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 y/ K, k6 {2 N+ J, j6 F8 Y
/ V) h- n: n* G; u6 D0 EJapanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 b4 d; e! T% r/ y( i c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
, d, a, E* n/ V& J0 f4 ^" U* h6 T) ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 K- Q/ L0 f- x5 w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" ?8 F, [7 Z$ u/ v! T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# n l! U7 }4 o8 \
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ R' `; b. l, K, L" f" E1 b
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ p! z4 o7 t4 I/ O6 f" u: | CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |