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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7 d9 v# J$ ~9 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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1 B; o+ M: S$ g0 b2 jWeather in hex: Partial cloud% P9 R* W! l% h+ ^7 T i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 E/ { ?: G2 \0 Z/ g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ _5 o" ~, H. V, s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
1 h$ z; X9 D# f9 M! H% C) V8 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 702 d( X" B) V& f# G; n/ L) M+ K
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No Japanese losses, |2 ^2 {( q6 D' L& S
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4 ~' y% n1 x3 c6 m P, T7 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ U3 v% Z& d6 s0 U5 h
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Japanese Ships
2 y7 `1 w% Q; G% A" {0 Z- u CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage9 _2 d' o4 o8 Z
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires# U* R7 _& P, v( Q: `- P4 n
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
! R4 V- `% g) j8 c6 g xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- S" o6 `9 y+ x0 W7 I7 E! \ xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk5 O7 y6 S6 ^: ~8 Q# s ~% D8 y1 D
+ A+ _7 ~! J" B, m9 K& g& KJapanese ground losses:
: @9 q8 c4 D) Q @9 e" j 750 casualties reported
" l' \: W _, E) p0 {, `% i Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled: ^! A+ |& L1 G" N0 O8 a
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
: P* r" o1 \' e4 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 i8 o2 S9 m2 @# Y6 r+ M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 c, Z3 e0 [2 m3 W6 d- N" [Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
+ V9 u I w5 V/ M/ iEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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4 j5 J/ X5 D a5 V K" R7 FAllied aircraft- j9 j. L: Y0 m. v# N5 R% ?4 ^- v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Allied losses* a2 T6 O0 E# O, F) E
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xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) C4 R+ U9 S5 z9 g1 X
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
h4 V R1 h) P 422 casualties reported
$ N9 J" f3 U5 v7 O9 F2 ? Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled8 t7 C( i7 U8 y% p( |8 |# q
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
, H+ {% R% u! V7 t. s* o s! n) I Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ~3 p l$ ~5 a, R6 n& }4 o6 n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1304 B. T7 F" [8 b
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ P1 L1 G# b! | @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 20 _' l8 m& |6 I) a. M% y
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+ ?; ~" u# i' s C' D F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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, r' s+ k1 s3 t5 l) {" O* { SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
* H8 t/ n" H* ` i TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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' X, I4 y' t3 P+ Y5 B4 XJapanese aircraft losses
8 Y+ M9 J; k" ?/ e4 ^5 I' ]- z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ \3 v( y3 O- x* k
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* a1 ^4 I' R! |2 J5 e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
`- A1 Q' c) s% U: D/ M CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 U. }% A' u# w7 O* Y u, x& ` CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) T% |7 P1 L8 D! e ^3 T m' V; J
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |