AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 09, 42# C1 N5 @: q: q; C7 j8 a2 H
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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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130
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) f: Q9 T% B a% ?# V7 m- sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.7 q7 k3 V8 |3 c: o) k% ?, J2 _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! B# m4 b$ M: B: [5 V1 j* ~
8 }4 a7 j3 O2 D7 w1 J, T- XJapanese aircraft
* }4 x& g. j$ u0 g- V A6M2 Zero x 2
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2 C- f( e) r+ T1 O" G4 W0 oAllied aircraft; |/ |3 B( c9 b1 |
F4F-3 Wildcat x 36/ w- H8 _0 k8 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 54
g; W9 M, A: v& ?" l5 Q6 ^' X SBD-3 Dauntless x 70
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6 V; P! R7 d9 _9 _0 gNo Japanese losses! t. C: z+ w; k8 D; u; `
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Allied aircraft losses
) F, C6 Y$ ?" H SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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8 `) O) }0 y. t2 KJapanese Ships8 w( O m4 V9 `+ O7 z
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ]* R/ L6 ~# Y' m% y CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires* r3 X4 r$ G% [
CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 7, heavy fires, heavy damage+ Y# m( f2 A( e2 |) L9 F; p/ _
xAK La Plata Maru, Bomb hits 6, and is sunk
+ C; {3 o' r" M xAK Shozan Maru, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& ?; R9 J6 `- K7 o* p
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4 v4 h9 F8 ]( `8 G: s& Z 750 casualties reported9 Y) g, d# V3 W: K; w
Squads: 12 destroyed, 16 disabled) x/ e- b3 C9 \ }7 l) \
Non Combat: 33 destroyed, 14 disabled
5 { ?* L) B9 i' ]# ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! E( m0 [4 D8 Q, ?6 S4 `
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Normanby Island at 103,133
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. L- W# S, U2 b6 L- V! ?* yWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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: \- ?8 n# E7 NRaid spotted at 7 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." s; R, T9 o5 d' _
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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5 r, f1 A* ^" x9 R1 BAllied aircraft
# R+ p" g: t8 \" V F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 X' V( A s) {3 j! R
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Allied losses
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8 k" i O5 Y: h9 Y# BJapanese Ships# @; U6 _6 A0 j8 R1 n5 r) c
xAK Taihei Maru, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 M; I5 e& o6 W7 V, T# L: t# }( M( n xAK Mansei Maru, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( H; k) Y# b+ B5 A3 CJapanese ground losses:
; N3 V2 ?9 R! c/ ^ j. S 422 casualties reported
: l8 D$ j4 {* J9 O) x U; F3 Z4 o Squads: 18 destroyed, 61 disabled+ F- B% |2 L; Z% M4 S( A1 R
Non Combat: 9 destroyed, 13 disabled' r! X% d1 }* e0 W4 b
Engineers: 5 destroyed, 0 disabled3 V6 ]( J. C- ]+ G
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1 Y: d' {7 a( F, }+ S# Q! L$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Gasmata at 105,130( P1 |8 K4 u3 u' y& _4 f2 |- f8 R) d
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ ? Q, l# Q* @2 V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 Y+ W/ |/ t# e; F1 W% g1 x1 P5 d
A6M2 Zero x 2. P o& a* S& j; \ L. j- h9 l
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 36
0 N' o5 U: j F% p F4F-4 Wildcat x 66
5 B3 Z( B' t* ]5 H& P' ?% @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 202
) e% k/ b: `. v6 y; n z TBF-1 Avenger x 809 E; K5 q$ I p$ l2 q: h9 z% ^
2 h7 P7 @1 h. Q: wJapanese aircraft losses
- f8 I' r1 h& X0 I. S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 r. m, g( j4 ^/ v
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: o/ B% t; g1 K' ?. o
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Japanese Ships
W( d8 Z& a( }* q CA Furutaka, Bomb hits 4, heavy fires, heavy damage1 m: S2 {+ X5 v$ T( K
CA Mikuma, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% }* ?0 P/ R4 j( u* g
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage |