AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42& t7 U3 G* N: Z
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& R% f2 k5 S5 s1 h- P+ X# Q2 r) E! E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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- G, s/ _! K; \) B& ~+ A9 f/ J5 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130* @: W. {& S5 {
) U; \: n' o6 |1 T: }% WWeather in hex: Partial cloud2 L2 r0 V) ~# i6 S" U! E) e: ?
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ E- M1 N% ?: o" FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; A/ l7 [, q" m3 R* N2 a; a
A6M2 Zero x 2
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2 H8 S! o3 e2 t3 ^ z$ Q4 p! jAllied aircraft* v' x1 ?, f. C3 g/ e2 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 n! d' g# K2 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
" i7 w: T& P: g9 [5 o2 C6 t% \/ M6 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 701 ~9 o7 I* A L5 Q5 n
! A# c% m' b/ g" r( ]& wNo Japanese losses
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0 M8 o, N4 E' IAllied aircraft losses/ w2 O( e+ _, ?1 s; P u3 I; U( A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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$ \+ X$ g8 z( ^& w @Japanese Ships
$ H U- y3 h$ s4 c CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" n+ I! ?, ~0 Q0 ]/ H+ A
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires& n1 H, Y1 d. Y$ Z! d
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
( `3 |# r( @" O- U2 R; D& C xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk$ O1 j% M5 U7 G* ]1 ]6 c
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk6 o K+ c- H) M# ^
, m& t8 X( Z( kJapanese ground losses:
" N4 |7 G$ K9 |9 u* \/ y* n 750 casualties reported0 @) l4 t/ b$ Q% u1 g& D
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled- g+ A( x& L, u. _7 c+ Q4 _2 h7 h
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 o; ~) B$ h& u7 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( t# [, p# j4 O& A" }: [ lMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- D# N1 T* K, }' Y; T. m
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 g$ m1 M9 J7 s; L) n) ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
0 a6 I6 J3 ~# m7 j( K/ k TBF-1 Avenger x 15) V0 r! ^( P9 W
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No Allied losses
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$ i" u8 |5 y* V xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 T$ X# c8 [: k) }$ X* ^1 c, C/ {5 o xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:9 ?- _6 J e W" N4 V
422 casualties reported
) n" y& Q# J% @5 w+ _ Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
0 R; Z) }' j g" b" w Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled0 p; w& e4 U: @5 ]) ~% ^' f6 g3 ]: T' U
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' p& Q2 y6 J) y# KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130( F# W$ d- f, L" I9 K
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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6 C$ C% n, I' I4 NRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) m1 C3 ^) o5 E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& N7 z8 B! u/ m; Y" L9 C, Z/ M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
# ~* ?+ U' w; r4 G; D( S SBD-3 Dauntless x 2027 |* x" @3 t2 h8 z# q0 D2 u4 E, C* k4 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
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$ C/ @( M" i, B1 @3 _4 m F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
. Z* E! k$ o! i" Q% m5 H3 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: E \0 g' P7 a, W. n4 y0 I
: o' U9 ?) s6 o# D! zJapanese Ships$ l. ]3 e, r I- b( f) N3 B! V7 ^
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 A. _. C( }3 O w3 W CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 w4 q% l q8 d$ V9 G1 @) p g# F7 c$ o
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |