AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 423 E1 P9 N4 O; k: O2 U5 A2 I
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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9 u: c; W) n4 x- qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 K- y. ?+ W( F: i" z1 yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 Y6 O4 F: B, v8 c" g; V A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 546 F: y( \* r- {. _: c0 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ }* {/ V# h( G) d- k) X0 r) ?
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
$ ?+ g) v- P$ Z CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ Q$ V: r- d. E CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
% H, {6 {4 _' v3 N8 R) p7 ` CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage) [, A" g% o/ L& |3 w5 N P
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
' a9 ~ ]3 a# z1 [ xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 l4 [' r- c- g* ~7 Z+ f5 L6 u
% f& [% W. [% F6 qJapanese ground losses:
& M2 U5 f) Y. F( e* }. i. P/ P5 E 750 casualties reported
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5 j8 o% ], K* H. M3 ?- }+ \ Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled! Q: |# j- j1 J4 ]+ x' @( n4 k0 }
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ k" u, {9 a8 \ Q2 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ {- Q3 g9 M7 A: D; P# g8 D% kRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, t$ X; f4 x! F3 k- ^( r+ \- tEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
. q% q8 K: l. @' i; N% C xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 W) G$ w+ d5 X6 E9 n$ j3 _& ^ xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 `6 o+ L7 H+ x. m! c# f0 ?5 O* m Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled6 ~1 Z1 u* l( S. p: p
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled- K2 F: N+ s! ]1 `2 E3 y! {! L
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled: N& w% ^ ~- } `% Q+ ^1 n& V$ o
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. t+ e; @& l7 w6 i8 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1306 o; l+ B; O7 |9 d4 G) m$ S
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, W% c6 H) H8 K+ URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ H! L7 b3 c& n/ t1 o' Z7 b
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes( v; f6 ]8 A8 F) b& u, {0 ?
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft- E" a, k5 I7 w# _4 `
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 B6 h* F9 |: U" }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66/ u& |9 O% X) `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
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' ]0 o4 j! v; H3 z. L$ Q9 l) k: Q. tJapanese aircraft losses
' h& S3 N. E( E7 y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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* F- Q: y$ S* H( w CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 b0 c2 o# o s& ~2 H: f4 v: B( ^ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 d: |5 g* ~' y5 p5 K# p2 @ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |