AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42% j! ~& o" u- ?. o7 n
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9 a, f6 P. v* W) V' k5 k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。& d: u) N" F0 { X/ V7 S" f# H
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. g. \6 y" }0 O: s# h O7 [ }Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130" I; ?* y# i+ v3 ]8 [( U
, `8 K7 u( u5 S1 J8 k9 ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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, n+ z4 r9 t" P6 i3 R7 y8 ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." U+ K7 z3 l7 S0 T; ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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. w9 U, N+ C' m) \1 h# N1 sJapanese aircraft8 z, O$ m7 I: Z6 u, ?
A6M2 Zero x 2( w7 y" C, I1 @9 M3 j* X, `; I
2 n6 ^+ s& @6 f6 n$ E( O& RAllied aircraft8 ~$ C; y- y. M: H' x9 [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
7 b" b. }! N/ t) ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
: W" f8 ?. ^; b SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses7 `' t: r7 U+ ?, z# G
6 A) {; L7 a6 ^, [8 S$ vAllied aircraft losses4 f8 w. R; R+ @4 j9 s) B l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged V) C3 |0 r- R+ e& J4 ~
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Japanese Ships
9 M0 c1 U7 h7 D" C: e; q: ^. ~ CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ u/ ^6 i# t& I$ f' X4 V
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires* t; b/ c! J2 K/ J' N
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 V6 v; G$ ]) b" |' A/ | xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk! X5 r, u4 Z2 s8 p
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* G* i& q" U4 w
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Japanese ground losses:9 c) a( O! d) L7 w" H
750 casualties reported
- l2 a g' _4 Y. e Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled9 \4 g( F; k" g( J' @. A' X
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
" m+ u. @; _' x( I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. U/ \% i+ t8 ?" nMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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u. S* S6 y. z- x% v+ aWeather in hex: Moderate rain; e8 S. |$ c* y( N
6 T/ H. y; v4 }- X2 {4 F+ O+ pRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 W9 Z' s+ O9 ]: c0 c3 \Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 U7 J7 K+ R7 i5 j; i$ ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
- ^4 f1 |8 o8 ^) Z8 x6 K TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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' s X6 f2 n' s" ~2 D5 F5 j7 YJapanese Ships
. v1 P. F: j0 f& t xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ y4 {2 r4 I* U4 s* [ xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:$ V, ?* b3 _) C3 W3 N* d8 S3 I
422 casualties reported- e4 F* `- u+ _) Q% `
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled4 |% {+ }& M5 ]3 `1 ]
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
% j$ g2 h2 ]" Z+ Z Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ y; m: n0 b" Y: u0 `3 P3 R# AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1301 ^2 B& @8 D( G
/ i& b* Q9 S& D: a9 y5 A, u3 hWeather in hex: Partial cloud; Z% S; i8 c+ C# j% c/ D8 J) A+ B
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ y* q4 h; r% q. C' o+ G7 ]) h& Q+ BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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4 P0 M5 a8 M v( m6 A5 P+ EJapanese aircraft, @! _* k2 J- t4 ?8 L1 S
A6M2 Zero x 2
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$ [* U3 j* |5 R! p" ~# r9 g, r7 p/ n3 Q1 yAllied aircraft
, L+ T, B0 F% b8 x k9 u F4F-3 Wildcat x 364 [; }- L) r+ h/ M9 a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66$ r$ U% q+ C1 V, R5 p H9 X5 F! y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
' v; ?6 w4 {, o) g# z TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 x" ^ q/ _: a- t) l A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# \! w2 |/ \) d. K
! P) A2 I' ]1 C# HAllied aircraft losses* i" B: Y3 N" S6 d8 D; ^# D+ Z5 i6 [
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ g4 U' y$ Y! y2 i9 ~' @( E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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/ r3 q; R/ ]$ ~6 L2 Z! l7 Q( mJapanese Ships- G. F% X/ j# C- d5 h
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
% z( j% @' {" ~8 X8 a3 p CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* Q# u# q/ H/ Q( J$ Z1 K CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |