AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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7 y4 K; ?7 L6 i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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3 v; Z5 s: ?! H; M/ 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.
1 ]" C; w; I9 Q# ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 t9 M1 Q+ j9 J K N
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Japanese aircraft
' P5 o" o# y/ X- s9 E* m! Q1 n! \8 ] A6M2 Zero x 2
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4 m! J' O" I. w# I& ^Allied aircraft: P6 c& Q/ A( h* t0 k" ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 Y9 Q4 K% {7 I/ d3 i2 r6 q f F4F-4 Wildcat x 54! f* T( }% {7 A7 |, n5 X# `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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0 r: z; f2 v+ i' J) N3 t5 @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses. j2 U3 ^2 w \3 J: m- E* f# }: o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships7 |: [$ g" f* E. [" z
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, `" K& }" W3 [) U& }
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
9 J! L( F7 V0 Z% }' f: {2 H# g# L CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ]1 M) Y- M4 d+ Y xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk2 ]- n' u1 m& m; X5 Q6 S
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk" G( p& \5 [ ~0 e& |' B
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Japanese ground losses:
0 S% W! l! c( Y& X 750 casualties reported
) R' I2 f( H$ }! E Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled4 J0 @7 E/ G- [% A- W9 J/ ~
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
- J! P, K3 ~, N: e* u' g' l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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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; R% X2 ~# S4 u1 c1 ~0 jRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., B* ]' `5 G3 Y8 {$ H
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes: }, Q" q0 S$ c' E- R! C
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Allied aircraft
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3 W7 t; ~$ a" r# N3 w- eNo Allied losses
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% F5 [1 J% f& Q$ j, o& }* YJapanese Ships C3 {) z( S4 B
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: v; }8 ?. |/ V: u" Y
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! ^+ |$ B& } F9 g7 V
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Japanese ground losses:! ]% a- n5 `$ [% x. R% K7 e
422 casualties reported
2 w' x: @8 D1 i* { Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled5 {! O7 }0 I4 T b, u5 f. K% X
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled9 i! N5 _5 I/ Y5 a! X
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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4 o; U \% D; N: U. s1 P# ZRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# |' M- F$ m0 c1 K1 @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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3 e- _& {4 B1 M" M F4F-4 Wildcat x 66* V% k! S8 b5 X. T7 J! g* f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
1 ] C% I7 X+ j9 Z8 z) r TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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. l7 y" c% |8 E' Z. F A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 D1 e8 x( z. D" A |) t" ]7 G6 Z
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/ H9 q2 T4 T& }% A# r. ^% ~ F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
: R0 l( |2 H& f* O6 c n: a6 {) E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" [) B. S" I" }) Q
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CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk z D$ Z- V0 E: R+ X
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |