AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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9 l* I* A$ T$ X I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。; \+ K, ~4 s1 b
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果
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7 z& _! s2 N3 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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$ A1 ^; }: \* h+ }6 ^- a ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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& m& l/ K7 s2 K7 s, ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., l9 ]4 F. {4 L9 z
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: `: ^+ f. n* P- o. w n2 N
A6M2 Zero x 254 n. a- `" |5 |' N# e; K5 D
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Allied aircraft
- q1 u2 R/ p0 u* i1 }* Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
" A# ]- g# A! k, s& V F4F-4 Wildcat x 186 n0 o- S+ R& R; m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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* }6 y( g5 D6 I9 Z5 OJapanese aircraft losses
6 a+ c1 c$ @, ~ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& _6 X, ~3 w% k6 D$ X2 N7 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged* }+ j: P6 Y/ h. t/ k( o1 w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* z5 w$ v' L9 _4 M U% t" M2 u7 L
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Japanese Ships% P0 P* m# ~* K9 z* \" k
CV Shokaku
5 B8 i+ t- P0 E( T# D I2 W CV Zuikaku
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$ i/ ]! O" X2 A+ f9 U# S- j随后的第二波,重创翔鹤; f) @% \/ o! y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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+ ?3 r( X- P# y _5 }Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 _7 a5 Y! b) H7 Y, U7 J+ J
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 p5 ]& @' Q" M8 w u9 S" KEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" s( L9 I- Y. j$ J0 l" n& v A6M2 Zero x 5! Z5 t8 C9 L+ Y. U. o9 |
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 36% r! i1 E2 j# u5 ?. m+ c, }& H, m \* i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35' g+ }- ]9 C' n; v8 t( i4 B5 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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; @' X# H! z: x8 D5 u9 \+ H- J$ xNo Japanese losses" i/ V0 Z# i0 S$ m" C4 ?3 u
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Allied aircraft losses, ^, c k: V& s @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# n/ B& N" L& R) B: Y; e SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
7 c' {( i6 M- r# _ r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# E% w7 ~! E0 D M2 f
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships# b/ _9 L5 z. m1 h; W; e8 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
' a$ ` h( c' r7 ?9 R* u8 O, B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 k" \. W+ E& G! S9 o
DD Ushio
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DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤, V: O$ a) ?6 V5 x/ A ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# H" f0 S f7 R( A! f! M
N- L& o$ F8 s1 L6 t7 p# ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain% g: a# S3 _( ^
k! g9 x/ b% I3 Z3 O. i: }. nRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ q+ E! I+ P) r9 @& E
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& E5 c; u0 p6 O) k9 P5 W A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft8 c2 a: z1 _. m& w3 k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18" I- Q: m+ V! J- L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
* g0 w) I* C3 a* C, u6 f1 w SBD-3 Dauntless x 31. e3 Q' c8 X. L4 s7 c7 S& H
1 J/ h1 a$ z/ ~1 Q8 `No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
; C( U- n2 i2 T: ^% N' G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ a8 Y9 i: u3 _) l/ `2 `
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Japanese Ships
% u# e/ I+ Z/ E! _: w CV Zuikaku, heavy fires8 \) N4 s% J2 z! G0 w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage4 M4 j- |# J- L( L
DD Amagiri
% L" j$ i% V( Q5 l$ f! E DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 U) N7 c& T8 [- m* s7 k M/ W3 ]6 N
DD Hibiki
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; l# ~. \3 y3 T8 R: a来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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1 I) \' |: D( gMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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0 F7 g1 ]/ q1 K; _Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% e t- s R% {9 @0 W* E/ x
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes! s2 N8 \& o7 F) F. U
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Japanese aircraft
* i* m+ W# j2 `& ?8 L0 q, ? A6M2 Zero x 30
3 x; V2 h. X! i0 z/ z B5N2 Kate x 18: ^; {( r8 J' E, a- z& a
D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft! d% g; B U& _; V4 R" h* u
F4F-3A Wildcat x 303 d) ^7 [- O' `& ?3 j% H- x. _6 t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29' |: F! q; p% c
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Japanese aircraft losses. P X2 i' Z$ [- |3 E3 w
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
6 x. ]; @9 j* e1 M/ }( A4 a B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
( e1 t3 c! X9 Q2 E9 e# ? B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak% K. ^! W( Y1 L: ]- r) R4 v8 E0 c
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged. z: d7 L/ {8 e( L1 R
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 W+ A$ { e4 X7 m& _
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: K0 y3 N' o) ~/ w
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CV Enterprise
7 ^& _* F) h6 u. X: P2 r0 ` BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 14 b2 E* g! u2 u
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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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8 N- |0 d: F6 {( L5 w' t/ {# sMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125/ J; a2 k' P+ D5 X6 b: _; F
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 ^6 U! x- }: j% D6 M. b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ {# k8 q7 f& K/ m! ?
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses; p1 D- D: N- O, F8 W @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships# q- V4 A% M; Z, a% j- M# Z5 k
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ C& G/ _# H: {) \# \2 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage) V; D6 a$ X9 `* d5 ]8 k+ u
DD Amagiri! \ K3 v+ [' [$ m* x0 a: f
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk5 U( h' z7 N5 w$ H" J$ ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125& O" G2 x( }8 n8 M5 Y7 ]* E I/ J; b
9 u' f2 q3 N$ G+ zWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 N f' h& P/ z8 Z. p1 A& `
5 d5 H1 B* n- n s; r5 j6 ERaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 J. a2 A* ^5 `# D2 @
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 m# P' @* b) c( n7 M! E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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' g0 K3 w$ r6 P0 `2 {- LNo Allied losses: T7 \! W$ |. h+ P" t
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Japanese Ships
/ T* d" H' ~7 N8 C5 I- z- ^ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" @, ^0 {( k+ M0 N: C& L7 Y: G7 D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage Y- Y0 r9 B& i& Z; o/ U/ k9 q
DD Amagiri% ~% @5 x8 w `7 h' C
DD Sazanami: y" J7 B% V' J6 q
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& t6 {, q* @) ?下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影4 t- g+ Y% T S% ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125( e0 h$ E) ?; k7 X* z+ k
* |0 ^3 M% [! s3 {9 N4 `Weather in hex: Clear sky5 ?" u$ i* j! T
/ q4 G- T/ T# m/ i8 o, a8 e7 `; MRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( R# I8 o: q! C- j5 H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 u, x7 J# E& W. @. F; Y {0 | A6M2 Zero x 6
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- p* ?( M1 o# V: KAllied aircraft
. Q0 s" [0 a4 e2 l" O F4F-3 Wildcat x 18" l( q" t$ |& m( c, a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
6 I8 d* b6 t- z1 V: A1 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 332 P4 `- W& Q& {
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 b2 k) n. x: W( f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 n( p% R% E9 a: i0 h F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 h- i: Y9 b4 a; ?$ _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships% z: z- M' x+ @% J1 T" F/ Y e
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 N- G4 v8 R! b# h2 R7 c DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" l2 E7 v: N+ U3 G
DD Sazanami |