AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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5 \% a" Y- f9 l( @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 l1 K! A0 u0 A/ o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,1303 T7 P9 x: v q# `" d% k
8 [/ p' ~9 X4 TWeather in hex: Partial cloud# M; p+ [+ \4 M( |8 n
5 A8 y2 ~" Z4 u" zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% A' L* K' f) g- G' jEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ p3 D; l0 }$ z
A6M2 Zero x 2
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 369 G' n! A, b1 m! T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54% g9 o1 G) ]* V- `1 R3 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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3 q# X7 P: i7 o1 i% jNo Japanese losses7 _, V2 h) m. ~# A$ y* \" i( G* x
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Allied aircraft losses
& d- S( V4 }7 R: Q* S/ D- Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% P6 N4 _5 N, g% m- w1 F2 Y0 y
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Japanese Ships% P4 |# x( V- x) E
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 N5 |% F3 ?' z+ L( M+ _
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
% o2 a$ ~% _5 I! t) V CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ~5 B N# a" K! D9 H xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
/ }) o* g8 T& \$ ~+ s6 M/ S xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* g8 F" E7 b) {6 D! F9 D
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Japanese ground losses:0 h: y& R; \: x9 P
750 casualties reported
0 ]2 x# |8 l; o% V6 a Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
. f/ g) p* T, g; F Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
: o* n5 v ^& {4 c4 y% T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 x$ r8 F; C7 z% r- q$ |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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9 ^9 J5 n- {0 VWeather in hex: Moderate rain# O) B+ {+ O2 w: j
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) f. j' [8 l `, v
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes' \4 s% T ^1 q6 }( A
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Allied aircraft' l& T8 v9 O1 j \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12. V$ s6 d* z* _2 B" C
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese Ships" S! J3 I$ M3 I; z# b
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& `3 ^8 L4 a" ~* Z, \/ x g
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- v" Q/ X1 [8 b# E1 |9 ~& x
% p: ]% c$ h) i) y/ h* gJapanese ground losses:
& W; R1 `7 @& ?) l/ [6 q' I9 \ 422 casualties reported
6 G# C ]3 w" T( e Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled/ F- e' L# _# m6 T9 {
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled; G4 k5 [ p) C0 \# h
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ ~' z* a+ _8 @1 }4 Q# DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' i1 e n# D1 T# d5 ~5 N3 x
. t0 d2 m6 I6 f6 U" M0 C: t6 u( GRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 H' e5 c' K$ }* b9 L1 C8 ]( D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& v1 e7 z0 P0 j% G) J0 T2 J
6 F& M: F8 w6 y: M( ~Japanese aircraft" e8 L J0 s: g0 S3 j
A6M2 Zero x 2
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6 o$ L1 d- h7 x: d" X/ S% h9 RAllied aircraft: @% g3 n' X( C3 C
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 202" l6 w0 r; l8 h, Q; @0 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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/ s3 r/ s% ]) k1 a! _- gJapanese aircraft losses
6 J/ g7 Z6 o; N$ d& \6 \ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# n3 t3 \' n( v t* m- i6 h
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Allied aircraft losses2 F- u) j+ K/ G' \0 M4 R
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ ?6 \* c+ o: N1 O3 [+ Q& r1 m4 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged6 i9 Z0 l+ _+ |2 c& z' s* M/ U
1 T; t. n, |( ~! XJapanese Ships
, C& G% c) j; g CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage$ w; u1 o" l3 A0 S
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ B; m9 q2 t s6 W CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |