AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42! j% ]/ n) J; I2 q( I+ F/ t2 C
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( F& N/ m8 z) w9 F5 ?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。1 f6 d8 {! S$ O+ W( f6 V6 Y
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$ X% X% y5 h% `9 e# sMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130; ] s5 a7 g3 \7 Y. K3 _( f E& {; G
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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% K2 Z/ N( i2 z6 ~, dRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 |* v* G" I; o* L9 M* Y! ^8 O6 u2 B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 |. I P: L) O) Z- u
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft9 i. v5 {0 w) {7 g
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
/ f, g2 w2 @: J: F* a F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
$ Q- `8 a# g" }( C+ x9 L9 g. V SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" y; }1 t4 f- e, n0 Y6 O: M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 |% W4 m6 W% g8 H/ J7 R% r6 U
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, v. o+ Z: X) F
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires/ M7 d7 H4 u) t4 O( ?
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage! x: J4 e* ?, F
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
* I' \9 s7 P, y9 t xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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]% j) T% L1 TJapanese ground losses:8 r9 Q. @! U2 U# N) ]% a, p9 g
750 casualties reported. r" L0 @9 J* Q U* Y# K# H; O
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
! n7 f* T6 }/ D# L( u Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled4 B3 T P9 J9 c0 W: l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 O: b* S& Z7 D' J
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# i2 h. k' H. C4 U# [+ UMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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2 Q% L, V5 ]+ IRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 @ X/ g3 _4 u$ C( r7 \Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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' `: a( _- \9 |7 B2 e5 AAllied aircraft0 G; y9 H2 ^* z$ v4 c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
( {, g. T8 R3 O. X0 b* |* F: d TBF-1 Avenger x 15! F9 `* e' |0 C. J& J- I0 l S
_3 L& j' C, {2 }1 yNo Allied losses
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) N! t8 r; R# l( N1 F. YJapanese Ships
( g! _# ^6 ^. o' N xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 s6 P/ w* B9 z/ H xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled' J: S7 \2 X4 T8 f
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled4 B! o* }- u2 d z
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 K+ F1 }' d L2 K
; I7 S; p5 T$ mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.% M S4 R2 G. A* c' h5 u6 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) @/ b9 }5 p" N6 s# X$ s
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Japanese aircraft) f& G6 \7 K3 o4 C( W! n. s
A6M2 Zero x 26 Y# @* A2 f- y1 K
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Allied aircraft
" l/ C: M' _% k" h( _- P8 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 36 E T4 F! Y3 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
. E7 Y! }" V6 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
7 O3 U7 O1 m: A; ?7 z TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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7 `' u8 F9 g' ]6 W9 M# S5 Y0 fJapanese aircraft losses4 T5 D. Z1 d0 m ~, c1 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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1 g) D& H$ p3 D, m- j6 n& o* \Allied aircraft losses7 f! l! k8 e* h2 K2 K- k
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships P% S# f: y5 U
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage7 U, Y% U0 @0 d o
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 I( U4 [: c" V0 j0 f CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |