AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 28, 42
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: v" w) B# ~/ [8 r7 R在追击的过程中,1条CLAA吃了潜艇一雷,所幸CV无事$ B. R3 U e3 k9 `$ i
向东追击的TF58分队空袭了山城编队,成功将其当场炸沉
. [" G6 Q1 ]' \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
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ASW attack near Horn Island at 94,1288 C( r- ?- f. \/ R
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SS I-1669 V" @" K) D5 k8 l( \% T5 m
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Allied Ships
1 o s: m! e. k: R; U8 d CLAA San Juan, Torpedo hits 1
* W* v9 {1 Q) B1 e" S$ p* _ CA Canberra
( U. k2 K* v7 B DD Cummings
( P+ h9 r/ y! o, E/ Y. V% a DD Lamson$ s8 l) N6 e4 {, p4 X, Y9 G& R
DD Drayton* x' N* U) v5 y1 E/ c
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+ Y" G8 F. I* p4 f' SMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,1323 i# r# g$ v' G+ B/ ]+ N
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 N2 v8 S# `1 S) v4 e
" g6 o: I/ U6 yRaid spotted at 1 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
2 s# h9 T# q+ \* w! ~Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Allied losses) p* L u3 D8 I% I6 h M/ _0 E
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Japanese Ships
+ I, u7 w! b' R BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 2, heavy damage
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2 d0 L: G9 l: q, nMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132* B: |! ?% o6 T
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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& {& _8 ~, [8 i2 w- S9 WRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ q8 Z* K* e8 nEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 r, d& ?3 N; `4 x4 K6 Y% h) ] K' I- {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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; ]0 v- m, V3 I) DAllied aircraft losses0 k; }' W; D2 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 Y0 R4 `5 y5 ~& H3 ^
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Japanese Ships
. k" |/ R) G3 J BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 7, on fire, heavy damage6 S* t' ]9 V% p! Q4 X3 q
DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 96,132
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0 A. Z+ g* p1 v' QWeather in hex: Overcast0 y2 t Z5 _/ W8 l) F! t6 d. E: i
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 F$ I8 Y# t/ x3 N( O. WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 m; H6 D9 P6 b1 BJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% `% p! ?0 _3 H, p) d! ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
( \$ f& U7 d: T7 C5 A, z1 z& n+ | F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; V& L8 X8 c) E) e2 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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# i! f& _4 T9 v3 Z* m, O) rNo Japanese losses
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4 P, I& C' B7 G* H0 \5 tAllied aircraft losses
8 ~% r) h( T3 t, f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ @6 X6 f1 s0 p. q
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BB Yamashiro, Bomb hits 5, and is sunk
- { J" A) I$ @8 h$ L% e8 v DD Nokaze, Bomb hits 2, and is sunk |