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。+ M" J; X6 s% ^+ g5 B$ {
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/ K {5 a) |8 `' dMorning 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.
& r& A0 \: |: g8 R: w; ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 e( F3 l5 a' k0 o6 `Japanese aircraft% c6 `' h* O+ V- v7 C" ^ }' p. f4 y* f
A6M2 Zero x 2; l9 I6 I h5 ~0 s* E
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Allied aircraft
! m% A' u& U4 Z- ^4 n& ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 363 T# u4 R2 f+ j+ n) |& S0 j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
# k* A9 y+ Z1 _+ c# s4 m' o% @ c SBD-3 Dauntless x 708 M8 _! [4 v! D; i
/ a4 \* E9 {; Z2 z6 W! w5 P( RNo Japanese losses- J0 ]& R* f4 N. g" ~* H& L
. i, E5 Y" {+ k5 ^* }5 `Allied aircraft losses
- Z7 u H' e- A SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged# j/ v" X5 I* R% y; d. p
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Japanese Ships% l. O$ m; o! b8 r/ k- \4 O
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
& h* C: N8 \+ o, P# t CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires" P q" }( x- m% [
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage" I* M2 J& ~4 M( a7 D3 f
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk5 w9 k& x7 H- G; }+ ^
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:& m3 O* L4 K1 o K" |5 o
750 casualties reported5 Z/ d# m4 K0 A2 W1 P
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled/ e N' [9 R+ Y& z
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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5 H5 v0 a! ~, V4 C' k( RRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! {0 O2 l( t/ W; [) @# S5 b
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes( q; R# B+ q1 G5 D8 R2 f
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Allied aircraft0 w! v- A/ k1 g9 [7 R0 u% D6 n0 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 X5 D A. M8 }! m, }4 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 q. k* x) F- c$ ] \' [# Z
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No Allied losses* x! L1 o% i- ?
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% }- W% H. ]: y+ ?& ^ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) d$ d2 N' X1 f8 m* }! J
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses: b$ L3 |5 k3 l5 P. r" ?
422 casualties reported: n# U$ s9 s' k- @
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled) T7 m+ C$ j6 A* C9 e: M
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
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' v/ W0 s& C; vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 ~0 T" y, r0 O! W" ~Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: j5 b# x; @# g* K A6M2 Zero x 2! U" ^. |+ w! q" o# c3 q
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Allied aircraft
9 W# F* { [1 ]" m9 Q3 j2 W, Z* k1 ~ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. q, i" H4 A- r# d3 ?( J, A7 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
- u2 A7 W, a6 m, F SBD-3 Dauntless x 2026 q' Q4 k, }5 N1 M6 \' u1 i
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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6 D" t. V' j# a% P- N) NJapanese aircraft losses
C; I+ F/ l1 ^3 a7 @ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( N8 X! P3 I$ s& [( p F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& ~; J% L+ _" U8 r; l1 a8 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: y+ a; g' O+ t4 O
/ J. N& _ I2 }7 AJapanese Ships
' d4 W# A) l- `$ [5 l CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage- I& F4 Q6 Y. P$ p
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" Z* A! E- k7 l3 H) { ^) t( Y$ V
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |