AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 428 K* p: v6 o4 x3 e" Y% k. @, `
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2 q8 H5 s% \, q% F0 F, Q5 f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。+ m0 @- z0 V) A- v- o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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% H6 E3 t7 L- BWeather in hex: Partial cloud9 a$ a6 ^3 l7 u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 B7 `6 H& _8 D3 q9 d+ L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; T7 Z6 L8 r3 I# X% o2 o6 K; u
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Japanese aircraft
* I+ I; \4 ?7 B! L# B A6M2 Zero x 21 T* v7 ^7 O1 C( |" S4 g; `
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Allied aircraft& S/ r4 {. O! R: p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 366 b9 \7 L( |8 y2 ?/ X, z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 543 Q! a( }& ]3 X' R* h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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, ^8 i3 ]- m" zNo Japanese losses
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% S: Y1 s1 ]" L& h3 OAllied aircraft losses
4 \0 C6 b1 b3 W7 u, |, e8 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 e7 L8 y+ f5 |+ L/ s$ D6 H
; f/ c9 t) U6 _; Q& DJapanese Ships$ c9 P1 r! |+ L3 K5 F
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
) V) G: f% O# E& ?* |) U3 ?% o CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
8 q. q) O' d4 R: T, ^: S8 t CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage3 n& i6 s( O- D2 C, A( w3 ?! Q
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
4 s3 M7 g, r, n) u+ q" g xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. Z% U' n) V1 M9 ~
, n$ F Z g: |Japanese ground losses:( x7 {' J* V$ j$ ~' Y+ D
750 casualties reported3 |7 @1 r1 \& @8 f
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
! P- z" t: j9 E) T7 Z; C Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
9 s- |6 U' V: z) U. c+ v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- G$ _- L2 h5 b
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5 g' H+ G* a( {1 h$ U2 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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& A9 m3 D" |2 f L. LWeather in hex: Moderate rain Y2 R8 y- @! [9 e. Y2 M' K
: O4 B, K; W" ]6 VRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ d W+ W2 E! K. Z; A
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes, F8 g' f8 _& ~* e
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Allied aircraft
' f$ V1 r5 f- W' j" ]7 Q4 k2 \2 M F4F-4 Wildcat x 12' c* x* d Y) B5 B
TBF-1 Avenger x 15* @/ f2 o/ b# W4 U7 ?
" v: H1 q. Q% e* |! QNo Allied losses5 L' i B! H# M0 I, a) Z2 d. v* ^
* i9 c1 S$ ?! Z5 [2 sJapanese Ships! ?5 A1 c: R2 p, m2 Z3 S7 W S
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% {5 |. Q! L' E3 n xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 @( B+ C9 ^8 f* o6 i; M
K8 H5 Y5 `; c, l' p- [Japanese ground losses:( C W5 S5 {; B8 q+ `: k% {
422 casualties reported
# y K+ S: I2 w: D3 |% f3 q6 n) Z8 o Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
) {! ^$ R* D+ M/ a% F1 w! P# Z Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
* S! [5 `/ i/ o& h Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130# D, J2 R" ~1 @1 v$ X/ [9 M. ~
# N" q# I! I4 F7 @' u3 k. O% ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' e2 S; c' L6 z5 WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 i0 Z4 i# ]4 P A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft3 s6 X% b1 a4 {1 y0 R$ p
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
) [, \7 L) F& ?' Y X" }1 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
8 r$ |+ L) y, F, W6 P7 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
& e5 a! w, h" Y9 C TBF-1 Avenger x 80& N' w+ f% x+ w6 y: z! H. ^: F
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Japanese aircraft losses- q. Y: b! B8 `4 \. v |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# ]7 |5 p7 p* r9 a0 d
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Allied aircraft losses" ^1 y7 C- B. B/ e W5 t/ T
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed n" ?* A$ N8 H- N6 q: r1 ~* M- F# z- E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 G5 i# u7 v0 I ^- o7 ~ CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" F; }2 B* `; O! {( o1 j0 [' d- ^
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |