AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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+ n7 ~9 m8 C, e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。0 i8 t" G' c6 v" c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130& m6 V& I' @& {0 c, R1 u2 A
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( P) r; _& U, L9 N2 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 W# V. o2 W" ^' \7 p: v
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, ], r: g6 ]& W5 u, z2 k+ S9 d
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Japanese aircraft9 Z2 y) l9 i6 m4 e
A6M2 Zero x 2; m" Y& V5 @+ u7 F( m1 i) y
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Allied aircraft# K9 D* I; [) b8 ^. s/ }5 c( c) k+ {
F4F-3 Wildcat x 365 c1 y% B4 K3 F! H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 543 E* ]2 i2 N$ t: P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 70& T" [ N* c, ] T% Q
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. R& }. c- l$ _, N( Y3 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged l2 w0 u/ N H3 t% W& e0 Y
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Japanese Ships; l8 M) d4 a+ [2 A
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- }) J( d( S3 ?2 U6 D: U
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
/ b+ e" @" q! r6 o) n: a CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage
* }$ M l2 {! G7 o$ w xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
$ I$ N: ?+ Q5 {+ E$ q9 U: y( N) k* Q xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) W2 B: a2 R. ?; E. a/ x! H
7 T3 u( O. d4 H. |, c4 rJapanese ground losses:
) c9 _. o2 _+ w# n 750 casualties reported. n4 s" {5 s, z
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled
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( }* x- l1 O% c$ `) C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ u0 n5 v6 N8 {( v( V5 T
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& ?1 i& T' K# D+ j! f8 ]4 }) l- ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133* b4 _7 a, p; I$ `! ~7 c
2 t% ?3 |: z2 c( ~( |- b( N& u7 SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 n6 Z2 [, P3 {0 g/ X/ P4 p
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft
( [ T0 j [4 i# ~* ~+ G F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 V5 t+ z' _. z- X0 r
TBF-1 Avenger x 15" o' m7 \5 ` X- e l# w: o% p
L2 @' M; l8 c$ V- dNo Allied losses
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E3 ?$ c- q, I$ \Japanese Ships
4 M" v3 z1 I* G; q: @) R2 D* [ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& b( H/ L9 K6 q- d* | xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ I& p2 l1 `# j. p4 V( D
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Japanese ground losses:
P( }! ~7 `5 C 422 casualties reported
% Q: E* L* |9 m2 F Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled: f7 E- R- J4 R
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled& }" x* |' z* {; J+ T, W3 B
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130& f! b5 h- P4 V+ {% q& h
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud/ ~4 m# m+ ]- k' f% u" P
( k) W1 `4 G% mRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# k9 }0 m' y8 s% ]; p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes0 }2 D, e% ^. A% V6 b, v
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Japanese aircraft4 n h5 B( H. `1 i1 s
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
% t9 O. I! U1 T% z: E9 D0 ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
. ?7 }' e4 \' q) V4 B9 p6 w0 J F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
5 T/ o/ Q) z, H SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
( U& z* K# \. | TBF-1 Avenger x 80
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 o- y' I8 W$ ~" R5 L# [# w A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
( s& W3 i. N' Y/ f: }$ A. T F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 _$ W5 d$ c' N" Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ T' K" h- O+ A7 b- G7 ^ CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 U5 z: o6 b# l1 e( V7 ]7 W CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" ]5 A- S5 W5 H1 N; d7 E6 t" J CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |