AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
( ~- H& n% x# x3 {% ?5 t1 h--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
" |: ~; ]+ [! s" W2 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。0 Y, N/ j+ `8 G5 d1 i, e
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3 D) h+ L: f) ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130& f( o; s9 K8 D( M( C$ P
: }1 r, i7 j: x; S! `4 @8 o1 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud" [8 ~& n! ]. C1 o' W( L
. x! `/ K* D G* ^, }
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. u/ N% P" M8 g2 l2 h! o$ v4 y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ |8 |/ C7 m. f- \/ ^
0 {+ T d( P" \* a0 V# s
Japanese aircraft
( W" Z" A- d1 ^' S5 M: p% u A6M2 Zero x 2& |' f4 c, y/ Y D
7 k' k+ Q* J: b$ v& w9 n) KAllied aircraft" _9 B3 f! S+ s
F4F-3 Wildcat x 360 {5 r$ \) R' Y( s9 \5 ^
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
- n8 U7 [0 h8 V4 [! D SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
, D6 }# t5 [4 O, G 5 ~0 i. p- F. _+ e" x
No Japanese losses w t7 @4 x; D* f" D. _# E+ u
4 }# B/ T! K9 [8 n; K( F& I" @Allied aircraft losses
$ ?- N5 s8 S' b |0 s( Q$ T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 e$ F+ W! k6 ^$ \5 K
' u! L6 E) }' M- w1 o3 CJapanese Ships
& B5 ~" Q; t0 a: T X3 |2 l CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage {0 u1 N& c; A, Q$ m8 d
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
8 C/ J* c3 l1 t \$ G, z CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ b. ]) \, A' u0 G. E" I xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
- q% i0 z1 t$ u9 g1 N8 x( L xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk! I9 ^2 ?$ ?% q* U; m- W/ [
3 C! s5 {% e9 v$ _
Japanese ground losses:
- F6 ^% Z G8 O1 a3 T 750 casualties reported- g4 V# A$ E4 l4 ]
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
7 s' a- G7 J& n2 k1 g- y Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled5 E* A; O4 B, i: p5 E- h- o3 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 X8 }( J3 Y7 o5 ^
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------, f9 t; C1 w) h2 {& a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,1339 I3 D8 g' L/ _. i% B, y! S
% W% B9 k5 J. y: D) x9 D) H/ zWeather in hex: Moderate rain
) X) Y( Z4 \6 J- {8 O; \' r! t( C; N9 L 5 c$ b' g" o/ l4 w' S
Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
0 K/ @, [0 j- h3 ~Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
@9 a6 n) G& V" D/ c. T$ e) U 2 G: E" k7 K9 N9 l: A
Allied aircraft
8 I& s- F7 {' `, D N6 u) K F4F-4 Wildcat x 122 R5 V: ] r# T
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
8 Y7 L2 i, ?/ s
/ I# P/ w: Q1 x, ]No Allied losses u8 N5 k6 o5 e% M: T
, ^, x! K1 \. |1 {Japanese Ships% X/ l; R/ N% a# @2 I+ O
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: r. x( U$ {+ @' [: E% C
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ x9 ~* }; r5 L: }1 w0 {* y+ \. ? & \; G. B& j8 y; O: R2 [
Japanese ground losses:
) a$ I9 b T. V; K- x5 D 422 casualties reported5 T1 c, \9 @) k+ C! K
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
9 i4 Q4 \7 ] m Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled* @9 i3 _# [+ H# f2 P, K; [
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled( V. A6 ?2 L5 G" ]8 E$ [$ I
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$ y" E- ^" `7 p5 hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
k4 q. X, D7 T- D5 b: P - n4 F* J. z5 F
Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 s3 j. }8 h/ K2 ^5 p- x5 f5 C3 J. W
) b: X# W: O; r& T9 t
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 V$ U2 h5 p! Z# x8 o6 n% ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 i- j7 N) U/ O6 w
6 O" T0 W4 |/ p% z+ x- s& Q
Japanese aircraft( | O. \1 ~1 {1 X* w6 C
A6M2 Zero x 2
3 o( L' e- e( w8 D/ }; s+ w* e , i% D r# Y3 A: |% L
Allied aircraft7 I. S9 L6 h' S/ w, U* s: A; z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 361 z6 U7 ~4 }5 Y: w! s1 f
F4F-4 Wildcat x 666 |! h0 L& w- y9 r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2025 e8 H2 u# S8 `$ W
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
7 o* ]$ A% N# a6 Z8 }6 O
; w6 Q/ M+ S4 p- |% z: N7 qJapanese aircraft losses
) w C2 P* e8 G: S) i4 C A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- q$ x0 U9 Q- d& f, _1 U: o# M
- t1 z- g4 Z+ f" H; c. \
Allied aircraft losses
9 L* e, T: z2 C1 z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- {5 a+ R6 _) s1 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
$ N2 l% l$ K+ ]; h7 a: N9 t$ q
& f% V0 x) A# }$ yJapanese Ships
9 W1 y& K: a6 x- }' s! v' t CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 c' J8 q7 V C- f CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" m8 K% ~- v- y" S( m" D
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |