AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 426 U, c) n- x: O, _
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! q3 V; [. m J- M0 r p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。' t0 @5 X2 W2 j& Q
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1259 A& t; K2 f5 u9 u1 {8 b( v2 a
4 \6 W6 Z, S$ x* UWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ T( D5 s0 F8 h" `! G" P+ v9 UEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; Q: Q* b3 Y N9 I! S$ W& d5 ^
A6M2 Zero x 25
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8 t+ @ ~3 U$ q) c2 L" ~Allied aircraft
7 q4 r8 x# M7 q I F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
) \% N& j- ]! h; J& o F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
$ e2 V' O2 c3 A; Q* c/ x. [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 N8 U `1 v4 B A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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% c+ J4 z1 b5 ]6 f; e3 k. rAllied aircraft losses
& U. a+ \. q( I6 P/ I$ K( } F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
' N' V7 { s5 u! o# W SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged: J: ?2 d" t% o9 u; ]: p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% g9 e3 _6 a5 E* H' S! q' K
! u0 @8 N. |8 \( ^2 X5 o1 z6 X; D- g% WJapanese Ships
( V. ]+ J3 J6 s8 d; T2 Q1 ^ CV Shokaku
- r$ A5 w# [" y( N9 x CV Zuikaku
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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. B' f" p0 t) x, @6 O
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 w9 L; V/ C; Z: r. E0 eEstimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# e( s7 u' B, X! f; N" h- x# a
A6M2 Zero x 5
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+ D8 x; e7 K3 ~& P F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
: `& y. d7 O- H SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
+ p0 ]# i9 h5 s7 P6 U TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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+ h* y( U6 i4 l. j. a4 q9 I; GNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, e; S8 q" K2 X$ v* w) ^2 C F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed \7 v: M# n/ u, Z1 j$ N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged) g" T: h- h P' T9 }7 k& i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
5 b5 f; |0 K: ^3 a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 v5 [% d6 h7 h7 b. w+ W; F CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
* _% M5 k% m/ `- |( a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. B/ \$ q7 b# D2 u% v DD Ushio
4 O# [8 c! ?- m/ S) k DD Sazanami- {+ e0 ?; o3 x q1 M; o5 V( w
DD Hibiki
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) M5 c: |: i& w1 X9 D% k0 ?第三波继续重创翔鹤: Y. s7 [3 A& v7 e+ H9 a
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E+ `7 i! A/ `( |Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1253 v, M* b( E8 y2 x
2 X/ \4 S p( Q% MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% R" m8 x/ t- P2 U1 x( X6 e
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 g1 N& s3 t: E5 N% P; a
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Japanese aircraft
, Z; w- Q5 H. v( ]2 h A6M2 Zero x 1( j" d" x6 B, Y/ Y6 ?$ k
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
/ _* R- @% O' Y+ s F4F-4 Wildcat x 12( U8 x( w1 p! S( ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
- X8 R% N" y' Y4 O4 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 b5 V. @& p$ i* f3 r0 {! q7 f
5 N& ^+ \; c( IJapanese Ships
& h- C' K5 r6 F5 u CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
8 E5 |- W1 K/ a5 x CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! h$ O* r4 D" f2 ` P DD Amagiri
( Z7 j" z( C6 o8 n3 f$ p4 R DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
! l" {. v! U5 b% j+ D1 ^ DD Hibiki5 c6 w8 d% _6 s s, k
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/ c. |/ V9 G: o# p( I6 I8 ~来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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3 h( Q. K) y( N2 W+ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain# [- |) M) k- n9 W0 G
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# C1 ?. m# `# t0 e/ a' SEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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7 e& H8 E7 V7 IJapanese aircraft4 j3 o3 z# d: @. `& S/ b' @. t# q
A6M2 Zero x 302 R, x. \2 B" d- S! j
B5N2 Kate x 18
# H2 b) o/ s; f d& y6 a! r D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
+ h% T- ~+ F9 q! z5 U F4F-3A Wildcat x 300 X" {- j4 \/ r
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29, T! G6 `3 j }+ |2 S% Z. e
4 \4 N6 n! f/ V4 \- W# o& s+ yJapanese aircraft losses7 R7 x4 Q1 [" M( o7 m
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
1 K& ^0 y+ n- j. o6 _6 D1 A' B B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged& N) I7 r+ Q1 o) H; W
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak [2 U F4 E J: \/ [$ F& r
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged# A6 U- M) T& m: P
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ B: C" t& r2 V; c7 \1 y3 R
; S" ?4 `! d. w4 ~( E. u; UAllied aircraft losses
9 M6 M' C4 _9 A) \4 v F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% e- l6 Q/ u3 @% C. a9 S F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise
! }/ N" R/ |* K( x7 } BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1" Y; h* {6 `9 v% n' j" f
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( y* |6 h6 G! ?. W+ J* B+ C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; x2 m# k/ z: D3 {# l2 n
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7 ~8 _' _9 Z/ s' c" CMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- e/ ]6 M7 C: X/ |% vRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 |' D' ~$ |* @. r: q5 vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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+ p& t7 G3 M! K* w' j# F2 _0 J9 ], l9 HAllied aircraft7 }! F* e1 ~: j; ]. o" w! ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; ~$ R8 _; B* E
. Q J, d' |: l7 F4 v7 z# \& V6 ZJapanese Ships
! X2 N; }9 k% O& M* h! S- |3 V. h CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 d' P$ V, x( R: ~# B8 K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. F! n) K. ~; d; y5 D& \0 I
DD Amagiri
% R" M3 x9 B9 h3 d! o; ?. Z! i DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& Y+ e( g* ]- o, t S( R, ^. S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1254 Q% E& l& g5 y" T
, a# E- Z* b7 Y4 gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." e8 E$ z# z% u8 x% s+ L
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes) D- P( y" o3 L, y- U4 L
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Allied aircraft
7 d; k v6 s0 Y0 M* V SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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% Q4 W+ l3 K1 WNo Allied losses
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6 ^ j, g" q* eJapanese Ships8 R1 ~. U: { D& U3 P0 Z! ]
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 a" K' @4 z6 v. h6 f! Y CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: Z& h' u3 m1 i: I$ O
DD Amagiri/ F* P$ ?2 v7 {. X( |0 N# u
DD Sazanami
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3 q' }8 p$ A( q, L下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影 {0 M# N" [3 ?
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8 T& z8 [( C3 m4 [2 d) {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125+ _% [& l/ g+ y
- L0 }3 a+ k5 D0 |9 yWeather in hex: Clear sky
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: N" y% G% O# h6 f$ h p) uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 n5 i$ m. U0 \& k/ yEstimated time to target is 6 minutes6 o8 c/ {' t. I2 u2 X* F u( V
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Japanese aircraft
# A: Y7 P' w' g& B A6M2 Zero x 6
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7 i8 I. d/ F- f I F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
7 f" v, F$ ^$ W* E% S F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ _; e5 g( z- b- w! ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 335 b: k- d% c$ Q& m, J; U7 a
6 S7 _- c/ D' T: u* ]Japanese aircraft losses. u$ y: ~2 S" f5 A, }9 L4 K6 [
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, p9 h8 K; T' s9 S8 X& x* J% R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire; X0 Q) }5 R; ?1 l4 E9 S9 [
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage: p' d8 c# \5 w7 P- @$ v
DD Sazanami |