AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42! f7 ~0 u, L2 K5 C
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' Y; W. \7 f2 [/ F5 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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1 Q2 c/ w4 n- }9 ~5 B2 _% u: }+ oMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1302 V# Y9 m) V0 |# }( H' s
2 x: }3 S X% L O; B1 EWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( @4 I# V& [# c" c# a6 T N) k, EEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 L- X. _; n( Y: J% [
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Japanese aircraft
9 }$ d, S2 t+ l1 X$ ]# Q: [ A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
! `8 ]% g, c: Y- ?6 N o |# x4 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 540 F1 H/ A5 W4 p, w6 M( q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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3 W8 R/ @$ S; d' r: l3 L8 DNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& h& X1 V) \3 `9 n7 U3 ]& x* j SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; ^3 P1 I* O* K0 x
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Japanese Ships
9 l! `# M$ y2 \! U/ w# m. | CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
; E8 E; ~" Q" ~9 l6 N5 Z( F CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
% f9 W5 H- C' {8 ^ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; O* _1 x- Z; Y' {* f8 U8 ~; s
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk: ~9 A0 `0 E- Z/ T$ L- F4 n
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& r! B6 J# `" b6 D- {
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Japanese ground losses:
2 L* f' S/ n& k6 x/ A 750 casualties reported
, U. m2 J4 F# X6 H7 L" J Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
) q3 C# ?/ {6 F% D Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled! W6 O1 Q! q; u1 J6 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K0 p' y6 z3 Z0 A# X+ ]9 V5 X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# J1 V @# U+ M) {9 r6 B, P! m$ a$ F
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' Y& y/ K7 J8 G
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
- b2 n$ f. t4 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( F" b6 K- X9 j. O* R
TBF-1 Avenger x 15" e/ Z4 E0 T* C+ q
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No Allied losses: u0 U" g! U' h9 k' d
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Japanese Ships
- q! X1 M. ~+ H3 Q xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 s' z. g& n& E8 Q xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
8 r) p8 ^$ B9 q 422 casualties reported, R+ U. F9 d' {# `) a
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
7 C1 x! a# }4 r# k Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& @5 L5 ]6 x6 w7 X" R
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled: Q7 U+ E, m& Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1307 D+ a& ?( B8 m+ j; `& G+ c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* N4 T. m' ?- O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes* m' ^" g4 r. w. p" [/ g
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
$ h* @+ y' ~- @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
9 Y: s$ t* F3 v+ B" u* A$ B+ X F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
' h) n) j* e# {. D4 m, u& [5 l* ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 202" o4 H7 N5 {+ `/ R" x
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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; {6 k/ U* Z. EJapanese aircraft losses
' B) J' |' P. E' Y, G( ? A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 H n' ~3 S( h0 l/ m
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' u0 L; l; v; a, @" r p
0 m1 p/ C7 Z1 j: q- gJapanese Ships
# H% P6 W f0 x4 g CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
( I" v- Y3 I/ t/ O" L CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ]4 A' M& e9 e! \: v* a CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |