AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42
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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。, d1 _& E1 H* |! q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( V5 G" u, `' R6 E9 ?* p: P
, q, a. D' \$ D* DRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- D/ T" y3 I: F9 w, J$ [7 s* I' gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! Q! q3 A0 Y* V/ g9 K' t: ^8 n4 T
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Japanese aircraft2 D' \8 Y5 R1 w
A6M2 Zero x 2
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! ~9 Q5 U0 ]" k( r6 k! N. }5 QAllied aircraft
3 i; T& Q5 N7 P5 { F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
; e& o5 r8 S: ^) l1 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
0 C4 R+ \6 k* B SBD-3 Dauntless x 70: A1 u+ o# t; C& r* ~/ T/ x8 K
+ ~" c. ?. m, yNo Japanese losses! Q- G+ O. [* W9 _ X
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Allied aircraft losses
. T7 R" b8 n5 P6 ?0 f SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 N6 l( e" f j' {, RJapanese Ships( q ~1 }9 F! Q9 f) F
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 c% L( [9 ? [" B$ M+ }6 P CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires
1 J/ ~# E+ }5 Q) O4 m/ B& ?9 z, l6 J CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage7 p8 l# D! r% v+ `: y3 T( d3 n" ?
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk0 Y# Y. S' g. J7 W
xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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Japanese ground losses:( i" B! n( L2 q, I/ Y, B
750 casualties reported
2 {0 y- O: t# `) V3 u* C1 Y Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled% G2 |% @0 V7 ?0 |7 r6 Q
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
, ]" L2 n+ N* T: [3 L% E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ C/ X. d% i8 ?& Q8 B& zRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 T. f- s# _. _6 Y0 Y) h) i
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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No Allied losses2 X9 w) F- ]. p' x+ r
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Japanese Ships
- C: [/ y: l9 W1 b; c% S. o+ N: p: @ xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; m+ l# A" T. f xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- O+ d+ t; g" |. u
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Japanese ground losses:
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$ W1 ?7 N c* Y/ M Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled
3 X/ T+ ]; b& f# b1 p' m Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled
. t. c; B3 x h9 g+ G) a" ]- P Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( {" M" w8 C; L5 [5 z. wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130% T0 t0 Y) ?# g5 k; Q2 q% Y5 q u
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., W* p, P& k$ h) K' H+ p+ b3 ?) ^# Z9 ?2 p
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 d7 }6 q6 S1 J, `Japanese aircraft0 P; e5 U( @$ Z! Y2 H# S( U$ {
A6M2 Zero x 24 k) e/ [! Q) V3 W1 X
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Allied aircraft
! {: O% L, ]- @. k* ^5 o* P F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
& w6 \- w0 Y# _' ], _/ H( E F4F-4 Wildcat x 66( q( l+ x. S% y* O) R- |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 2027 G% e; }9 Q( \
TBF-1 Avenger x 80; _* U$ o9 F1 X4 Z
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Japanese aircraft losses
- z8 g) I5 Y1 j7 y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 N. t! x- N, G4 N) o
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
5 x8 |0 ~7 m2 E/ |( H: U0 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& Z9 T' n: X8 j
' l' M6 X- x0 e# U9 [ p; zJapanese Ships* J* [0 W% L7 b2 F
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 K3 I q! d( p: x6 j+ _$ d3 C; k CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% U( L# H& ?/ j0 n/ X/ e" d
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |