AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42; Y. g' W) g' o8 }% t8 N$ c/ j
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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。
# T3 I7 c. z2 c& 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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9 `- h0 V/ w8 V) S0 l& `% w% C2 fMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125: R- M) b# J, l6 t
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( V0 P- @. Z, V2 f! n2 zRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; q( r; u5 Y1 L- i% k( c
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ N+ l$ s9 x0 h a6 }8 r
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft* _1 G* [8 s% _" j+ h5 Z% {. J
F4F-3 Wildcat x 181 [/ r& y3 K4 ^# |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
& A/ A8 p' F5 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 186 v5 m6 d+ l% [; k- \9 C4 @
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Japanese aircraft losses
. f( M. F- {' ?% T2 N A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed5 X9 n9 G6 j* x' [2 K) y3 g; c
5 `( z# Q7 u K: [/ W$ CAllied aircraft losses
# s; R' ~( U9 N3 h% r4 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 D2 B a2 `& c1 S, L8 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
3 U) E; I7 o0 f) h2 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak l6 B) w' e& C( m8 E
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Japanese Ships
0 S y# Q1 s+ }4 [% v( B1 \1 J CV Shokaku
8 F. H! Y1 q. { P! _0 i CV Zuikaku1 W1 s; [7 l0 X5 S$ [2 S
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" x+ n0 d- T. p* L( J& h随后的第二波,重创翔鹤/ @( b1 ?/ L! g' s) X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1253 [: S9 W) U9 S7 [( u) l8 y
5 w# p6 I7 s8 R2 V9 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ ]' r. w) `( U" Z% L8 _; g7 }) s5 ]- f
& g' g5 }* v0 X6 [1 B; B w' SRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 @: v' _+ s: i% H5 S. H" aEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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% w; k* Z' H1 t3 C" c, B" lJapanese aircraft
3 \6 K, Y# s: p' C3 i A6M2 Zero x 5& X4 A1 z1 E4 x7 \' ^" J. a" e* `% ?
i& H* R! F, X) r/ \Allied aircraft2 C8 o0 H2 }1 i1 U; ]
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36* Q6 r" g4 f2 L* O! r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35+ F/ S2 v d f `; \
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses% Z1 j! Y! X# i: H- w) _" @ P# B" r g/ f
% ?' m' l7 D3 v/ L/ J- v$ SAllied aircraft losses+ L! L; z: b6 B% I- I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
; A) d! t+ o% D0 |; i, i' o3 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged) p' T: ]8 K$ ~2 e' l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* u/ L* T6 U* m4 h
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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4 s2 m& s) D& Z/ J$ w% ZJapanese Ships" x! a+ F3 {* U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Ushio
! I" Z: Y" c8 y DD Sazanami
A2 S$ R7 B, C" H9 r8 x! G( S DD Hibiki8 b. v- p& H% O A
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; `+ t+ y, k2 U/ F5 ^& \% B) H% B7 S第三波继续重创翔鹤5 P6 Y+ A# z5 K, D- Q$ m/ \
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: \9 i4 D9 ?0 u% ~, hMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125& B& _, Z. k8 N& f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. v+ m# E4 u/ G r
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) N7 f0 e; x4 O7 f" LEstimated time to target is 29 minutes7 V; x; \" o) ~
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Japanese aircraft
1 {1 x6 |) A- `" s A6M2 Zero x 1; i2 c, n) I( V. X1 w
: [9 Y2 D5 _# nAllied aircraft: X1 D% }; b" @/ [1 B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 181 Y0 Q2 z% |4 o$ b$ ~0 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& y8 ]% y% `( l8 u" G7 Z+ G6 G& [! o% O) C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 311 E8 S6 U& ?3 G% a, Q6 A4 ^( j
" |0 W4 K9 o% A- a* ENo Japanese losses
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1 o8 N/ o' Y& y: S. ~& CAllied aircraft losses$ w# [8 b0 u/ p! \: S7 ] M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
5 c4 _% B7 _- u$ N' x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. D( J+ N) i$ x
9 \" t: a! p! p: EJapanese Ships% s' f4 y8 g$ o9 p
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires2 k1 U; R) |# ~
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ j: H$ c% j% l( F9 d* u) X0 \
DD Amagiri( {, r0 R3 `2 D
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 j' N6 f L) u+ u, g% [1 I! p DD Hibiki( R! ^" S% U) C: I7 u
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' x" }6 w& \4 N6 D# o5 q来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒6 O; h' f$ m& R' |8 P; |& @" W
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9 V0 ?: G7 D7 y! gMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain3 m0 p2 V9 ^% Z+ ]
+ Z! I0 {% t, L& i5 V& q# p$ W) ^1 YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 G4 o7 a* r/ K
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 30
" r- ? b8 G8 e, C0 D6 j1 I B5N2 Kate x 18 C# T2 y5 G& M4 o0 z2 [
D3A1 Val x 30
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- J. S5 q# [% }0 p' j& r) e$ }5 EAllied aircraft; p0 H( Y5 X& _
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30+ D6 L$ U$ r8 p0 _+ @
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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. B, k' _# p% y! O* y: Z$ nJapanese aircraft losses9 V% h; u" |; ]4 L. |$ W
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed1 | I! z" b! q5 P
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged+ f1 [) _, L9 @
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
0 W# o U* z0 ]5 A4 K& Y D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged7 h5 j: n& D& W9 k# `
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
d4 \ a4 ^( N% }% | F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 a) P+ y4 ]; c ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ e: S1 @" L: j8 x q& n2 j
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: ?& h, @: m9 m6 V- E5 u CV Enterprise
; Z" \, V) y8 b# c0 x0 L& ? BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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$ O9 g9 [, X# x0 U6 d O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% B' U3 W, `3 Z; }9 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125$ R! I0 t8 w/ R, r+ D: [# m
2 J" e+ U' B- H U# L: wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 U6 ^5 E- E% Y1 h1 m; rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. S8 g5 U& l) vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 ^% V. J) V ?( J6 b
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Allied aircraft: | }6 ^; t; g2 ~) |- `* W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses! H& I/ T% k, h7 b0 l; T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ U$ z* s ~4 {, _* ~% |8 s8 |
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Japanese Ships* X ~9 }) L- @+ i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ k, @" O I* M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' ~2 B% D% U5 z DD Amagiri$ ~8 a+ W; a# n0 O1 D; U7 B2 \+ G
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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9 d7 p" B( b q* D vMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1251 z2 e. ^8 I( ?6 K& K: l# ? Z* f
0 R& s* z7 ]) ~# V- eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 A2 }+ z# @4 z5 w. `1 F
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses- i1 t9 M. T9 `4 W
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Japanese Ships. f6 P% S! V+ H S! x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 s% u, i+ ~$ c6 _" m" ]8 G CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T" A" W8 A' m' }' m# W, G9 a# c DD Amagiri
8 A* A7 W" d$ V5 e) f0 }4 |2 G DD Sazanami
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/ ~0 o% a: F. O8 X- J1 C下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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W' o" I. O! p4 W6 S8 I% HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1253 V3 O# @6 a& N/ @3 g7 J
0 f1 X8 C6 s& b0 N1 QWeather in hex: Clear sky3 c8 I2 B; c+ ?1 {
9 d/ R* I3 u. Z. W5 C. v+ KRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 u/ F @: l, e) l y2 F$ y% w
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 I( e7 e& P+ K1 `0 d. T A6M2 Zero x 6
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9 n; y* q n9 z7 a- Y& q F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
# C' k+ v2 v7 c# G, S6 d8 V4 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 F5 m$ I" G f SBD-3 Dauntless x 33# ^/ n! c+ D1 d" r, M! S) {! h+ L8 C4 ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 Z+ a6 A: B$ D5 d4 o; r. m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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% \/ h2 |* H0 p+ U6 GAllied aircraft losses( y% L0 e5 R' G3 \ j$ \; H4 A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& J& h* J7 r8 n8 p! M# R5 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire# }7 g8 t( W1 d
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
% f/ _* a. ]$ R7 t DD Sazanami |