AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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期待中的CV大战终于发生了,日军五航战和盟军TF58在约克角两侧爆发CV对决,盟军无损全灭翔鹤瑞鹤。
2 U- [" w1 s1 Y1 }盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果6 {- a3 {2 h; V4 [' [+ K
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' C3 o( v$ m+ K7 R% `$ Q) p bMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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. I6 I8 x" O2 e3 Z' @& ]$ W4 b6 aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; m, z3 E+ x# n+ f
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 _# s# z! r$ x5 D) Q; Y1 A/ J A6M2 Zero x 25" S+ O- T8 A5 z) _( v+ M; B ^
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Allied aircraft
- X. B, {! p- q F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
4 v- L$ {4 M1 K4 K. E F4F-4 Wildcat x 187 [, s8 G' i, g9 |! w4 _3 G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18) d) |) W/ N9 v& U$ A
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Japanese aircraft losses2 o) @4 W7 O5 G. B
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 v: Q( Y8 N3 D& q0 D3 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
3 a+ z5 P) n$ }' o6 D5 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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% g U, O+ j K5 J' uJapanese Ships+ V( T0 ^ F% j2 [" s# I
CV Shokaku7 U3 e$ Z8 ~: L4 \; X" r
CV Zuikaku2 ~1 @8 t6 d% P' }3 J
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 t: Y; A6 K* o) x* E0 u: {Estimated time to target is 27 minutes) ^2 `$ K$ p3 P9 h- c
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/ F5 R( h; Y2 A' x. @ A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
9 t( p# T' u3 s6 @% [- @$ q F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
4 O0 i1 S/ ?+ T/ N9 l& d SBD-3 Dauntless x 35& V8 B8 T6 a0 g1 J" ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 152 P# |; i) L7 J2 Q% c# Y- i
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No Japanese losses' D- O& M; O5 w1 Y' S
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 |2 p( V* {( q0 E1 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged5 _& g+ \0 [) ~; y! x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) q/ r$ f4 u1 Q/ \1 x; P$ U
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged+ O0 i; W6 i( ?) e6 A7 N
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+ k" o' ?4 o, T CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage4 e9 D* [, n7 T5 w1 M1 N, c7 C
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# H( U% Y! g; ? t# S% _ DD Ushio
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DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤1 ~+ x- r+ c5 O% N8 Y" M
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8 G' w' I$ A1 T& L9 M) ]; {Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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3 P1 p7 |- o& i# n5 q3 U& MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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' f1 d; e' W' Q7 e' O& b9 bRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: t# I; v) t' `8 Y
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes* ?' o: ]' F, I/ f* @) }9 ^/ x
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Japanese aircraft
, ?4 t9 X# P3 S+ M, i A6M2 Zero x 1: M5 a( f5 T. z8 w
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Allied aircraft
# z( M2 k* ?' Y$ w$ Y. i F4F-3 Wildcat x 182 K* w+ t; d, S: L3 N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 S+ \! Y1 w1 A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 314 b' Z. o) `: f
2 _! P& u2 n/ TNo Japanese losses2 ?" v9 Q. E9 N" w: V7 @
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
$ q: n. x6 F: E* c) } SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" Y" P' a- V: A. Z0 I
5 C9 s4 [; [- @( v3 X' I vJapanese Ships
/ a8 S6 b. a/ u+ d3 J" W3 E4 M CV Zuikaku, heavy fires. q+ Q0 o U& p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 S6 H% ^, B1 r5 C" Z- q5 Y, F. ] DD Amagiri; i# P' y& m& W* R; V
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 C/ Z1 s3 k A% B. W l DD Hibiki
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒6 X Y- D' A6 V
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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/ Y0 d" E7 I3 PWeather in hex: Moderate rain1 D, [( o' Z. u' k5 S6 c5 m
5 E' D! O/ U+ bRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' e; e# j* i* W2 ?7 K% H: \/ B7 Q1 y
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes/ [# Y6 @ P: x% k" o" a
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Japanese aircraft
* Q' p) M( ~2 C$ k! ] A6M2 Zero x 30
. @/ d# U) O. O B5N2 Kate x 18- F' T* N; [9 P+ v ^
D3A1 Val x 302 b' h1 K6 p& D" M6 g
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6 C' w5 ]# ^' @+ L, \6 G/ g F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
# t p1 v* V5 H% w F4F-3 Wildcat x 295 Z- `/ ~! W! y( O
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Japanese aircraft losses! ^+ v) Y+ U' s% N: n
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
$ @) V2 f9 n) m, O. a B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
" z& ]. M' R) {9 ?3 S B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak5 ]. H" u7 b; e2 ~& I
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged* T1 `3 E. R7 c& e4 B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak- r5 h, F2 \) H% l% R
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed, ?, I- c# m" t i7 _- H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" h4 I7 {* G* l+ p4 A. j
4 F9 U# H/ r* w+ FAllied Ships
! N3 I0 g# `! \8 K0 ~% }' w* q0 h# [ CV Enterprise
& q. n, O3 Z4 q3 F" c BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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此后SBD队的零星攻击波,一举将2鹤送入海底,彻底锁定胜局
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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& Q/ f0 m* g4 p! f. i% L) o4 WRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 q+ E/ w! z$ `+ R7 }) w5 Y) YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 d! p. D( Z( x2 J9 N1 C
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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; y! Y( H" f/ E9 Y! j" q3 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* b( G$ I0 r. b- z3 ]( @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 U1 k# b9 \# Y. V' o9 T
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) S& F4 `+ R9 z) w DD Amagiri( [, m* t0 `# d) t' }( ?
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk! B) F) g) S& C9 Y$ q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. B- x7 \7 d! b$ k' P$ r, s; CEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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1 l6 X( D# ]" }, V( r$ LNo Allied losses0 t! ], w+ t1 D) f3 w9 f% o
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' h% {1 `) R. P1 `9 M
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Sazanami
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' c& Y/ B, M6 U' D- g. ?. h! D下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1254 h# K; q; z4 i" `8 R' N. l
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Weather in hex: Clear sky. i, N. M1 w" k$ y1 W3 S" l
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. [" J- r) M" r( h7 Y2 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 I* T2 n# i: {7 p8 H8 }3 k' R
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft: ?9 Z2 t3 o3 D/ }4 w6 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18% i" Q( o( q. |( [1 o, [" g& b8 X
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ f) e1 ^, ^2 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) q4 u2 M: B% U! A4 g0 {+ @$ q
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ E7 ~! h4 _4 o7 `3 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire" n& r, T9 r' K
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; D# x: G! y. Y) v6 ]" N
DD Sazanami |