AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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, Y8 n y& v3 @. H6 |! E% i+ @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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130$ I) R6 S5 E' G0 q2 O
2 a) B" U+ _+ Y4 }7 KWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ A$ S; @. C. z6 a2 aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: C; T! p/ \# `! m5 O7 ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 I- U9 J$ Z3 B8 k
4 |, Z t! J% t7 cJapanese aircraft
7 B |" z& V$ R( {; p) Q A6M2 Zero x 2# B) s! |% f" }
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Allied aircraft; e I" ]1 s$ w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
/ `" H9 t3 B# T; I/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
3 I( {7 x+ T6 m/ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 70+ p T b4 Y [- g, c2 i
2 L- o' G6 E& s3 P) r& `, h4 _No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ d. l' ~; W2 l1 V! x2 [! C2 B4 p; O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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" w. h$ g$ p( l( `4 zJapanese Ships9 u" h) Y& ^( i b0 k7 I( ` k1 y
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Y0 d' J$ e( N# s* B; E* d& B CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires6 j n( ~( W2 q1 C; b
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 n% c; N' `( ^, |; s" b xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
8 H& |! \# I4 @. K' \6 s xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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4 L" Z! Y3 ^* r2 l$ ?Japanese ground losses:8 |' t6 N) P2 ^
750 casualties reported
- ?- F( Z3 m+ a% X" ?+ a" Q( x Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
% \" e( @7 N+ Z+ a$ f/ I Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled* | [0 f2 O q( [+ t. `1 c; [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& J# O4 v' k9 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain4 w* m8 b/ m. x9 D
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& l: w/ S, O, r) \+ u7 }Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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2 E" G! W* {: w) g v* _ NAllied aircraft: X4 O% M' U5 v. }' Q( u j6 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* E- R- z& B1 r8 w% j; {7 B; i
TBF-1 Avenger x 15% A* D) m9 \) w+ C5 Y
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No Allied losses& e' s0 U, O! X1 A/ D
1 a: l1 u* ^8 @+ g' l3 cJapanese Ships
3 O/ L& C: [( F+ S xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# ]0 x4 [0 |# k8 W* p- r. S
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' c9 U( [4 ]8 e
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Japanese ground losses:2 `( y/ n% {" H" t4 `3 @& l
422 casualties reported% G% T- o( [% K0 [
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled: s, n3 w: t& \/ @8 Y! d
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled% ], T" v/ C# {
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled( i" }* \4 `; e: x- Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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1 q. w3 D" K1 p* b0 w$ [Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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, b* S- Z \; U; Y3 C# j: iRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- x3 d% E: O- I! T5 v4 E" z: MEstimated time to target is 7 minutes( u) p4 H2 m1 ?6 Q( R/ y
4 W- b( d+ b& s$ O9 F4 X: pJapanese aircraft
) P( t3 x: m/ o2 ?, I A6M2 Zero x 2
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! x5 }0 @6 q# w) R( Q8 uAllied aircraft0 A/ m1 K v/ ~) O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
, J2 m1 h/ x3 `$ y F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
3 G6 h; w1 h" a0 ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
3 E0 C' f3 w$ D l) v5 d TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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$ l7 V/ R: P8 g2 w9 {$ B% w2 LJapanese aircraft losses
/ U) ]# ?1 O y5 z# W6 v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 `; d+ v# @8 ?6 S; X
: V. y0 a! o1 V( SAllied aircraft losses
7 w" o3 H# ~6 O. t/ Y% ^$ g) r! v F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% s' }' i( w4 P# t% F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 j4 C+ r4 z6 s- P
9 _+ x' u+ H5 J: l0 KJapanese Ships0 L- w3 c& l" g& ^7 N
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage% y4 ]' k1 v$ k& _! w& i/ `
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, e. c% n0 W* W8 c2 t6 a- ? CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |