AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 426 h I3 L' M! \9 a% H7 v( h" w
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% n0 Z3 H; l1 i在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事8 ]7 q$ ~- {9 D( n8 V3 K1 Q
向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉5 l7 s% C( P N) K @# 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* A0 z$ w3 y& y/ {$ G
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ASW attack near Horn Island at 94,128
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A3 \5 G" m2 I, NJapanese Ships2 m3 K4 Y* P5 J# @; ~8 l( \
SS I-166
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/ F t1 f1 S0 y4 W/ w6 YAllied Ships
. C3 N# K, z5 G2 l: C# z! t9 k CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
! r" Y2 L, B# V2 ?* d CA Canberra
+ G' Q5 f! g, R1 z, J2 R DD Cummings
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DD Drayton& g0 o% p \" o! i
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6 u$ W+ H4 [4 `' c& PMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,1320 m* l |, N, M4 Q, ~9 O, s
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.# C* R/ S$ _ v8 P% z; z. V
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes0 X- ^. R: x" G' x" F& Z1 m7 Y
. z# h$ N! x8 h& P' kAllied aircraft
3 ]& P. @" B) R) u3 Z/ X SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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' c" n/ T# G5 Y- B3 a! \No Allied losses
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage4 r$ Y2 J$ {1 @" X) [
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9 _2 w! z9 s; h' M2 d' }1 W9 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 B& M1 n' f b$ }' X- e
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 r/ Q T8 O8 o3 p! V+ L
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 184 I- C1 L% b8 _+ L' O! g+ k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
4 }/ I2 w8 M$ h1 O7 t8 ?+ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses# N8 T. n# p* x' Z* H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged) `" b3 K7 n* |( `1 i% f
. N% i: U$ j/ d9 ?/ KJapanese Ships
) }. \, y( ~- `6 @ R1 G' \ BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage; C" G9 p; x3 A E
DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 M9 G, }0 z, x4 f5 `/ d( F2 z$ |% o; @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132# i" w* e, i4 ^/ n. c
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: Q2 v8 z" K5 XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 B$ ?& V$ a& L3 C& e, c6 p
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18- ~( S5 m7 ?3 g( u8 k5 o1 _
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, k; ]/ s# h+ L! }$ h9 g! ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses' o$ A$ l+ W, O+ i
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4 i+ U5 Z: i) K8 i# Q. l- p6 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 x% H& H6 e1 o# v9 {
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Japanese Ships4 {8 Z/ ^9 p8 r1 R# [
BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk# X# y t' Y5 Q0 P0 Y7 R# A& S
DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |