AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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5 C8 E+ C3 `! K9 K, m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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5 A2 H4 ~8 H. ?+ ~3 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130* R* S" b$ _0 ~ O* B
- u% e7 x# ]+ i8 t+ s2 WWeather in hex: Partial cloud; Z* K8 Y2 Y( P" ~5 o, W
: V5 V8 f8 }% v& p! gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 _8 T3 ?5 G6 V2 P: {, c* _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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, X$ ~# K3 |6 O7 z6 V" L# S9 ^& h& fJapanese aircraft
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9 e0 x; i3 }' D2 A2 }3 ^Allied aircraft
0 @4 {7 q; w* ]( S( o F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 f+ j1 }5 n& A; Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 547 M9 [) x$ I$ J& n. E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70: Z2 ^3 K9 v* i% C6 J( c! l$ k
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, F- C1 x ^' [) l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 I8 F6 }" k$ x
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Japanese Ships
+ d$ r! v# ?. {0 I) {; B CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage6 D) I: C# M' [( D
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires/ J" m, d$ [$ M$ r0 @, I4 l+ j! T
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
) Z; i; Q; C9 h0 \0 c xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk- W) J F0 J: k2 r& ^/ H
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk: H) k r- E* o: [6 p3 D7 r
d8 n$ U' c) H7 N+ L' Q$ h3 g' ?; ? v* eJapanese ground losses:
( v1 A% }/ T$ g 750 casualties reported+ u% r0 j8 V' m+ g
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
F: J% L; S4 U1 z; m( V' | Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled* A: q: \; Y' v7 t: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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~' J6 Y; s5 U( J" fMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. X: m! p8 Y2 P% T2 m" h
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes/ B5 n7 J) s' u) {; z4 p
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Allied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15 s; p* F S4 {" D5 B) n- J3 @2 N
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships. |5 f1 V, I5 }* ]* G3 G
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" y- k6 j3 T) D, O3 H- P) d2 s
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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* `$ J8 z# ~) H/ a3 MJapanese ground losses:
) n: ^3 W1 S' U' h 422 casualties reported
- }0 A7 `0 ~$ Z* `" i Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled! | R7 S2 b) M u$ J( V; y4 b
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
; t7 j/ ^. E, {/ { Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled- x0 K6 O, d2 G' R1 L( i# H+ @
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( {- K! o- D' vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 F y1 Q* e/ Z7 a( n8 Z
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 m) b* `5 j n nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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, q) q6 E/ c8 `) w& g' x _Japanese aircraft
' M% R# X% f U! K: P6 T% v' e A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
% C# d$ O, d' N% S! H8 X% G F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
2 s5 N0 o0 r$ I* J8 j4 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 202; T4 d A5 a2 k" A" o) ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 804 ^+ u' L$ N5 V0 k+ m' j3 c
# q5 g( L& Y- W3 G- TJapanese aircraft losses& F5 Q3 o3 I3 G6 Y$ K; ]' |# [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, j; p# ?) r9 E3 i0 O. b! F" V4 \/ O; Z
' Q9 y( N; ?& ?, J5 J) g) b+ vAllied aircraft losses
; ~% p8 Z: n6 p, r0 `5 l0 W F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 h4 p3 R$ d& C; B; W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& k8 O6 r$ g, ~4 r/ M9 G
% S: O! ]1 W, P" k! F) ^Japanese Ships
: G1 ]7 H# H8 T ]; ~& w6 C CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage5 F: L5 r7 x/ O4 N: E. w, A0 S
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: }( u% g! |. o- H3 S* o CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |