AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42' \/ b* b$ m1 j! \! E! D+ o
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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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! @1 S! N) s' Z5 W2 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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1 R1 e2 g8 F$ P% }, p; wRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ h1 ^7 | Y& x; Q# w$ X2 r- |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 G0 y, I5 t; c9 L
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Japanese aircraft2 j; |3 ] b; F4 ~6 a1 w' m
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft) _( M# M! t x5 v$ M' x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 366 ^. l; h! y. H+ C/ N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
8 I3 g9 S% _) O% @8 N SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 G8 q+ @+ n% Q1 L- ]
4 f: v* E0 s# }2 X) V. {No Japanese losses9 N3 {( h7 Q* c- ^$ o6 F& s; v: s
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Allied aircraft losses1 Q, x% M0 C2 y, s4 m! \1 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ X B* i8 j6 G0 c8 O
" u3 C5 T( ? w$ _' L [" C3 `Japanese Ships8 J- Z* m0 D% x+ O
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% A/ E2 ~6 h; {4 I; I8 I
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires3 r. j; ` B5 q8 r, F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
, z8 n+ w3 @9 T xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk6 F Q' {8 V+ i$ U. a F
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 Y# l5 c) ^" `
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Japanese ground losses:8 W7 _# @3 G4 D+ q4 F
750 casualties reported7 m% J4 B, D" J, @. O
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
: n9 O$ d+ ]% z2 k/ d$ R Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
% r! T9 S4 K; T( ]- [5 N" d; D* \ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 \4 X# C* g7 V! \9 b" S
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1 `( _" B) m |* t, _6 ?" vMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133 z, s% r- a, Q) `/ k$ N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 [; z% @) p! l& @0 y6 cEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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. d) ` y0 K1 e) m9 f4 H' QNo Allied losses$ M4 p3 Y1 t2 _+ S1 X; s5 v& s8 b
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Japanese Ships
% o9 q; t0 J( ~! M4 K+ N xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ u3 t: Y0 a0 B8 H; ~) w6 j xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 M3 _) k) y' M
4 ^( c0 Y G' _& V( HJapanese ground losses:
$ X+ m; E! n! k: Q% L 422 casualties reported
4 |5 d& C) Y: L6 d Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled# ?1 \( N% Q) M4 o
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
5 f+ Y. W7 v# r) ^2 _4 v Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled+ n! `8 e! I; L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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2 q. @/ k7 F& @+ I) AWeather in hex: Partial cloud1 f7 c. j& t0 Y& C1 E
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# o+ R/ W; n/ j. r3 m7 @, jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) y! G3 g% _, }$ W6 r& T
+ E: u! y9 @. r+ O# p, MJapanese aircraft
; Q7 B8 W3 W# x1 w; w# z A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft1 X; K; t" \; E4 m9 ~2 Z {3 _
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36& B9 {, a# q" q7 D8 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
8 W+ K: C3 z. c$ e) N1 U3 K" Z* Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 2025 w( \# y7 s! n: R7 ^) ~' \) R
TBF-1 Avenger x 80! M$ R5 \1 Q# c; c5 X
" }0 P1 E4 q# H" s5 h6 f8 YJapanese aircraft losses
* o% A' x6 `5 p# Y5 M# e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( h! K3 d5 \7 a( A8 J, @
/ H* ]* Q. {. v9 @Allied aircraft losses
. f1 f( R% A1 P# F' X3 s8 w, J1 e# D. ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 K) y# u( {% S& `. [: M5 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 h: ?! `# I. ]! t/ h' \
0 G: S$ k/ {- o1 I& V& LJapanese Ships" ~4 O3 p5 j# l- X7 Q
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ P. f9 H: K5 t! T( S7 t2 d CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' r, x4 e; a. Q4 C2 \' o CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |