AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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; T* `! ?$ n5 }& n& Z3 R; U+ A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。
q: B( u+ k' J2 Y, M$ q# I1 S1 J盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果( r% k9 g/ r: c3 A# I& `0 C7 D! _1 ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" a1 t/ Z* _) h# w1 b/ W2 |
3 ^9 g5 v0 J s3 O: ?Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 b/ X' h7 w$ E0 tEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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* r! L" y, I: r; V. hJapanese aircraft6 ~. m7 f" G, F$ O
A6M2 Zero x 25: N4 ]) J" ?0 w& t9 J
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Allied aircraft6 u% R U ^% u {' j' V/ i" J9 U
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18: S, i) f7 J+ l( J. F) D4 d4 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
& F5 R9 Q4 D0 v3 n3 D# x4 ~, R SBD-3 Dauntless x 182 j4 j& [ E2 P" u) D
, @3 D. q/ l' ~! ]2 rJapanese aircraft losses
' p7 Z3 i& H" T& P8 ^ A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed. f& e5 b+ E. N
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6 |8 V- x- F2 n1 M F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* C- \+ _5 F E$ ]$ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
6 H/ C R3 ?! ^* N: e& O* K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships# d {2 y4 a& r% v) F7 Y% e
CV Shokaku
1 ^; ?( g3 Q# J8 y; A0 [2 z CV Zuikaku" V9 ], C- {- R2 f/ |* B) f
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤& e; ~! `6 Q4 F+ S& E2 ]
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* `) i" e# r4 _' t- ~ b s. tMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- j; g( D, A4 c! R2 \
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 H, [, K5 [# c JEstimated time to target is 27 minutes/ q( [8 V0 H) _& b- ?3 O
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Japanese aircraft/ o8 y+ u9 l$ q: E6 D
A6M2 Zero x 5
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j% W D: L8 H7 p8 P4 T2 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 360 `8 r. ]1 G# l/ p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35. g; ?" g7 j8 c' \
TBF-1 Avenger x 15% D' J# S3 N: @' U
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No Japanese losses
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) i, R3 [* a9 Y% gAllied aircraft losses4 A# e9 p# Q! {+ A1 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
( Z2 c. N. T% n, s! k4 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged3 y" w P4 B! s0 H; c' Q+ A! K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& z( o+ O& C3 b9 h2 Y: T7 j TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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& A; P }$ o8 p8 z6 p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g0 ?6 \2 n8 t( G; p7 i' B! H( q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) r2 K1 l( u8 W4 C% B8 P6 M2 P8 q
DD Ushio
' J$ M0 E! u, q) z DD Sazanami
2 ~& b3 v6 M& g8 f% ] DD Hibiki2 X2 R4 ^) ^& B7 d# p0 y
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( Q9 `$ Z3 W. P- U5 ]6 @+ ^第三波继续重创翔鹤
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" j+ j' r/ `' oMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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8 s8 F2 r" I6 f; l3 oWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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' ?! M I$ n' @7 m; J. ^. dRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
$ a( B4 J6 Z5 U- D6 L0 z7 N% g; KEstimated time to target is 29 minutes3 I: `, l! a9 d/ L7 g; D: T
2 U5 z9 c2 f; F& d9 Z$ H$ HJapanese aircraft9 o) V0 J# \3 t* l. G' N& T( y% O. B
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
; u" F9 E# G) E; ]! x! \, P7 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
7 m) u9 s5 M% s! `# s1 k' w* U F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* T m7 S u% w! n; `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses2 Z: D( j9 z4 W" J" z0 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
3 w: A3 n6 o( U W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships( w: o3 J6 Y" t$ c) O2 V0 K8 a
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
# D: @/ x' k H( U# C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( n+ @) p- R) ]8 ^: Q
DD Amagiri+ X& ?0 @5 }( Y/ [( d5 Q
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ O! ?, M, [' n+ H0 X3 {& F
DD Hibiki
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! m5 m! a" G L# V- F2 [! O来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒1 X: R; X+ k. L7 M% E! L6 ?4 ?$ e
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# r# j3 i: i) g8 q6 R$ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129( @+ G# x- U+ S* Q: T" a, R: d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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4 @2 m" J h3 O% CRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: L& j7 S9 P- @" n; _Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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' B3 d/ Y1 V7 e. \" k& f5 g% {$ KJapanese aircraft
& [- t% h2 C F9 E6 w A6M2 Zero x 30& M$ r/ R5 W+ j. Y- e% ?' x4 g
B5N2 Kate x 18 G0 D7 }5 c4 o, L3 p6 \6 a
D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft8 C6 h8 P% T9 t" G3 C% F
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
& {# L; \) ]/ L F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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! A& S9 f/ M, K9 `( Z/ X A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, l1 M3 e% n. \! {% n, ]4 m" p6 x
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ L' X- q# D4 t C. g8 z1 P B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, _8 u6 P H, Z D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
& i! O# m' J, p% g- k) m: @ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak7 b* X& ]8 V2 M0 s) s4 W. k
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Allied aircraft losses* r3 U/ y( S, p
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed* p/ J: X6 E/ \; P) V, H
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise' t' P& W" U8 G" B' H. v
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 15 M8 s$ `/ b' U; ]9 Z
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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% c, O1 g* o- T! c3 n) ^' ~
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. x; }5 }' k9 ^) O2 a0 F0 r# {+ c; oMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1253 h( P9 |' g/ Q, Q* l
# r' d7 F8 H; Z% s- SWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 N3 R( m! J/ ^0 f8 c5 R$ @5 ^
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( ?( Y! E8 @* V# ]2 W, c1 qEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% W! A" `. A8 h9 m- a* I SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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5 L! X8 Y( Y, a. o* OAllied aircraft losses$ [. p4 e) R+ t/ i v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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; j: o* L; G& ?- I& ]: ?3 P0 VJapanese Ships
2 I/ R4 [" H% o2 c- N* @: E CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ d: x. J- E% w7 e, n7 O" s
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( @) S: R5 h8 n$ |& `6 X9 t
DD Amagiri
2 }/ U8 g h9 V3 r DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* |. Y. P$ I, B& M) ]% k& M6 ?
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) r, M0 O5 V$ v- b# S0 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain g% m# J' i- z" f
- [% P: m5 z8 d4 bRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: \9 n$ p- [' U0 FEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ x' E- I s# ~2 @& c) Z
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Allied aircraft0 h+ W) x& |9 s8 i# a3 U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses D5 E ?# U! Q9 o/ H* l* }
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: y$ w( ?5 o3 y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 S" i* j" }) A( | DD Amagiri9 C) I$ v* u- i1 ~$ q8 W+ R
DD Sazanami2 p7 D% Z& `) [) @2 P! S
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影 H" Q' m8 G5 B A2 H( |
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) u% e1 \9 ~9 Q4 x) ]2 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ u& w |/ k& B6 Q2 r" E* NRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 U1 ~, @$ ] f/ L6 U9 IEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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) @! W/ x5 z! W# EJapanese aircraft
% g' x: P1 [. ^6 u3 p7 H$ F/ T7 p6 Y A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
5 |$ t5 I9 z4 F: Y5 S0 v2 u F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
P2 D& z+ o9 {* y F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 N% {. W+ M* C2 p2 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 339 C3 M- Q' s2 v, N# Y9 P: L
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Japanese aircraft losses
% M0 {) L: I/ w' K6 A' Q A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; y& v& t% G4 v5 g k H" p M8 c
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' Q# v; k' i% M F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 |, K {1 [" p3 e# ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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H. }/ k$ N, FJapanese Ships
" Q: V8 {$ t' i d4 U6 x* x+ @ DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 Q1 @$ I9 V0 }% R
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ m4 {3 u, |( N8 q! w/ G7 h: h DD Sazanami |