AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42
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& M# M. z) {$ W7 K5 U z7 v9 {+ {# K5 @在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事& M8 C, C- L2 @; \- ?% A
向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉& B0 P5 z. f! `, J7 G8 L
向西追击的TF58分队由于天气原因,全天没有出击,西撤的大和编队逃过一劫,盟军将再接再厉继续追击: j; X3 p& e% X9 _( X+ ]
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" M4 e* T$ g# N6 H. t9 yASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128
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8 u) s: h- r8 c7 k" A' gJapanese Ships
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Allied Ships$ [' z+ W( x6 l" W$ m+ n! h
CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1& |: u. G& v w' Y/ k$ y5 z
CA Canberra
: O1 G. t \' w# C2 S DD Cummings: J U8 C% V* B# a& C3 k6 u) E* A
DD Lamson
0 A) @! P4 ~, j/ v/ p DD Drayton
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 [+ i z1 t }( n
" n+ z2 R+ Z& H! \: ]) O, B6 a8 lRaid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
4 y" D6 N; I9 y* [2 @' F" kEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 @6 t, v) K8 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 9- P& z$ |; e, o# v6 z7 v! S" _( M
0 c, v5 R8 h1 O8 k2 SNo Allied losses: ]: I3 l% E2 {+ Q7 x
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; E& c- _+ g, b& m% g% x$ w6 U+ O BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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; D& ^4 G$ i$ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- h g" C9 B, t
% D S7 X& o# g0 A) E7 e; d% s$ oRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 b* ?/ g& Y3 N; R' j& x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, h( T9 ~% L3 [2 b; n, L F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
7 m' A1 \" R. g F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
& U; s, T- @/ C% r& B4 l8 R9 g+ Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses# ?/ v1 C9 _4 |1 o* D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 j/ l4 c* q& R: M$ L# j* Y p BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage( I9 m8 U# J" O5 A- ^8 v4 T: e
DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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3 K+ _( a) V! L0 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132: O0 |8 e! M! Y/ d4 N
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( ~9 V% H* R, hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes) z, A' \" ^, w( J9 R- Q& I
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no flights0 W: A. j% ?* c7 {2 G
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, r2 q+ | A4 a! Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
- V; ~: J: q2 O/ ~! g8 y/ N* f F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 u7 Z3 ^ m1 K2 i/ k SBD-3 Dauntless x 18( p5 L& q6 {2 b
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No Japanese losses
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( B, R; {: C8 e6 i' u* g+ T/ vAllied aircraft losses
# x2 q6 o) c: d1 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 K, `2 ^4 g. {; f BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
% C( n4 R, L1 G9 a' N DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |