AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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. y' S9 ^7 Q6 i" A0 @. Y3 q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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' ]. X* X3 S5 c/ |% j$ }+ b" kMorning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130; \. C( }* V. a) [: e# j
5 z* a o; T! A4 y1 N5 g- o) E5 IWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 \" a& s1 D. n) A) j2 j% WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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! M c1 P* u# w: q- ]2 U, Z5 B }Japanese aircraft1 e, `/ o* ~* \6 `1 G
A6M2 Zero x 27 S" q2 `9 R* j, s( f- F% ], c
/ l) P% D& L$ p6 Q: RAllied aircraft
; ?9 U! k; N$ | F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
6 q3 Q8 B/ P6 [% B, p; P F4F-4 Wildcat x 54+ m" W9 X l _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70/ ?" O+ p. a! h2 Y, _( W, z, j
1 I" I* e1 q3 k7 Z; Z9 N- B- ZNo Japanese losses. e+ E8 q% [4 Y7 q& d) N0 S# W4 y
; V% R, N$ _; \. B6 t& hAllied aircraft losses# i/ e9 B( R" w/ l7 \9 r: i0 i- s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( G7 `" ?' g4 E; {4 d! g
) f5 F5 \* ~1 N' U9 I2 s6 NJapanese Ships- ^+ S H8 C1 d7 Q( a
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage( V. U" |4 F: D3 H) P; x, U; w* @
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires5 u$ w3 Z& [! t5 a# {. Y
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage; E9 f+ ?2 q' y4 N8 y% x, N
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
; n4 c4 R; j% O$ N: C* O xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( e. l$ x0 | I3 ]1 t' T
0 ?' D. t8 V8 b+ V- iJapanese ground losses:
+ d0 p) @7 h- g: B N& w( x 750 casualties reported
# e4 g/ I0 [6 h Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled% u; Z" A4 y/ Z4 l; K# `5 I( [
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
& O6 P' m' H! b, n3 q& b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ `2 x' \2 T. i* f
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3 A, q2 o/ {6 l; ^( \ Y0 iMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 r Z# j' ?- L4 ?. c
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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+ w( d+ x/ J3 p' f+ K& H' s0 FAllied aircraft
' n, N9 C8 k/ \$ l: u F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
" g2 s+ k( H2 O4 h% X: c2 w' b TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses+ ]1 D- h: L. o/ i3 q0 T8 O# W3 {
6 [% m( d, O! p, zJapanese Ships
+ U# v/ ^! s! O xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, y0 U9 Y5 p: O5 ?3 |4 N6 I
xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- V4 M" f+ K7 P* Q. e) O
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Japanese ground losses:7 I6 X$ _: c9 d, t; t, i
422 casualties reported; T4 B, E+ V7 Y! G% N* {" g% D
Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled- u- v9 o& e. t) d$ M
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
! o7 _3 ]5 W$ }6 c6 ^( K Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled7 m' L9 ?; |/ u2 E1 x6 i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud* r: n& M+ B8 d# O$ ?0 r/ r
/ A, E3 }& l; Z' q0 ^% F3 A9 ~Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 F @% B. ]$ x- g, t; KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft U4 t" W7 @" _
A6M2 Zero x 2% z6 r: K* E) d* d, g; P: F4 r
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36, A0 Z% U( y, ]% b* }4 x- o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 669 a3 [% f, \; u3 f, I7 _/ ?7 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2028 o$ o; c- {* ` X `7 R( Z/ U6 k
TBF-1 Avenger x 80- I- ?/ R$ S( g& U! ~7 B& z' }6 o
0 L' Y3 g3 D3 v3 mJapanese aircraft losses
& ]( j. g& a) d) V- i A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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3 s; F& K* J/ Y0 ? F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# A# J n) Z2 j! D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, |1 e; l" T' e6 a" qJapanese Ships
* p3 a) G0 B+ U/ b# T CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 x* d! C1 d5 ]1 r, g/ m CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' A9 J# D# i: k; A T CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |