AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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; ?: m' O7 b3 q# @& y: Q+ e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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! l# P6 Z8 k1 y- ^) ]9 g" v5 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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3 q: R8 z' W: L( \6 A! KWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 O; l1 |# ^& U+ Q3 J4 z6 z
; k8 b( O# K yRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. _/ e( R" L1 L0 N0 G9 U
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, ]2 M2 F8 l( A" g# |. z
" n/ O* q7 H: r! A0 ?& L9 u5 v6 aJapanese aircraft s/ H$ a' X& w8 F* p( j6 i
A6M2 Zero x 2
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: Q/ F: M; t% W- b8 pAllied aircraft# J5 d8 @ Z5 M. E( M
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
& m5 { \ w) F% p* c' B; K F4F-4 Wildcat x 54* Q3 n C( F2 S0 X. F
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses" I7 z v. m( r
/ H* @+ r7 |; ~/ `" _Allied aircraft losses
% O1 P- C) o8 f8 @4 X; ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 P. D" Q" z+ d9 C0 G( L
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Japanese Ships
* j4 c4 c, y4 i CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. ?, N# O1 w, B+ N( m2 G7 ~+ Q
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires" z4 U) F2 `8 l9 @' t# S' Q
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage {. h, S, `( G+ G* e6 R
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ z6 \' y( c, _% k# n xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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. A% o* l0 D* C7 e Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled0 ~# L" r7 _! D g* Z6 _
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled* t4 a* o0 \& H! A l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' S7 p! [7 M3 X0 k6 x+ I. g
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9 z0 B" t- q5 v o6 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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- [- u. z. t `Weather in hex: Moderate rain. B6 ?' t( {! ]* P0 V- F5 R
8 Q! e; O# H# h9 d/ ?+ PRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 _; r9 Y: e$ w2 FEstimated time to target is 3 minutes6 t4 f6 ~$ f* w1 l
7 q' b$ Z4 N% p0 l; ~0 wAllied aircraft) B: Q& o( P, g3 m+ n" u a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
7 ^& M" |+ D2 G$ G TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
0 Y) Y+ E& B2 K% \: d2 a xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 L$ S# f. D, ~( l
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk U* p8 l+ j5 h/ C
/ s7 ^" ?1 O9 @% K2 o" y% }# R# TJapanese ground losses:. G" i4 P' y' l' Y* K0 D
422 casualties reported
8 e E0 R! \0 a9 Z8 F$ X Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
T& H, T# ]/ _% s Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
, C. B$ b) m# ~9 N4 c Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled/ _0 L$ ` s% }' t
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7 p5 `. A* P- s& Z( Y+ i/ qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130 Q1 I1 O8 @3 I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% y4 y+ g1 g: h& U1 n" \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 x$ u" T9 X1 [* t; J' ~7 ]- k9 qEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' T; L1 m7 W; r
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Japanese aircraft+ {. c$ b; [% n9 ]3 D; m2 F
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ n3 z1 r# N# [8 F F4F-3 Wildcat x 36; ~( n/ B$ V) Y$ p3 c7 I
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
4 U( c- y" u3 v; E SBD-3 Dauntless x 202. G6 \% v# j# o i
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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1 a# H b# [" U, h( {, _( NJapanese aircraft losses i6 _+ ]+ {* G3 N
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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% S$ D" z* X& x6 oAllied aircraft losses. A/ D+ A4 R7 ?/ X( P! E
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 c: o1 z5 Q @& b. w" l. e, FJapanese Ships
1 U" J- l8 [1 l8 Y CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage4 |8 A7 U" @7 p- q/ g* t( h, D( S7 G
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, S( Y8 L: _# E# x6 l" j
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |