AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
4 r# M: z* v/ h为了规避腊包尔的陆攻,盟军58沿着距离腊包尔15格外的路线向莫港前进,打算借用莫港的陆基直掩,向KB挑战制空制海权;与此同时,KB穿过米龙湾航道,前出到莫港西南海域,打算为莫港登陆队清扫海面
: Q4 N8 j% q: G7 T7 h7 M- o" d3 x于是双方的CV编队在茫茫大海上不期而遇,珊瑚海上仅有的一场CV对决就此爆发: @2 \; V g- X* a% Z
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
+ m5 D2 Q, _ ^: e/ c盟军CV约克镇号中创,2CV舰载机几乎损失殆尽,此后几日野猫和SBD只能上岸作战,58只剩躯壳,四处退避,再也没有叫板KB的实力
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KB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创
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& _, d7 ]$ T) A- aMorning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,1354 o' f4 l/ N4 m1 Y9 b2 C
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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6 b4 U8 [+ T7 F) V" S ^2 [7 ~Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 h* ]$ Y8 \' J5 G# s5 r
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes( u# Q0 i |* k: N$ ^: Z F
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Japanese aircraft
& a& |# w8 G, U1 }# d3 A' P A6M2 Zero x 43
3 Z7 T2 I2 X, R- q. ^ B5N1 Kate x 3, U- b% O+ f I/ P5 f
B5N2 Kate x 249 J$ J. M5 l. Z. V Z1 R$ @
D3A1 Val x 33
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+ I2 q6 q/ E) \* e* tAllied aircraft
/ ^3 J9 i& ^! Y b F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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3 D$ [ w4 D1 t5 q8 z4 [Japanese aircraft losses
4 G* m! B0 I, u% o9 k4 }, J% `. g A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
( C8 T! Z; `8 Q' [; ~4 V B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged% b) m7 ?* Z6 C# |2 j8 U( V/ g
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 C2 P' L! J) F- s9 U1 _8 w( F" M
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged O! W% n) o- D( O3 g$ u: f# T9 m3 _
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 H: Y4 c) s% _Allied aircraft losses
& w1 n0 W. f2 D4 g E/ ~1 C4 F: t: x F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 m; O+ a$ L0 G" s- g
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
& }1 H( l0 N1 h& a DD Perkins
' B# e0 J; b7 Z6 ~0 r% U9 c8 U @ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire; }0 p; [+ J1 c+ ^, }
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
+ y; b9 Y& |3 j3 k3 N DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 |8 l- |. ]( ^9 q7 ~; @
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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4 d b8 q- d; H% `9 X7 G- t V" P58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损8 v$ D3 r/ v4 k2 [4 k2 Z/ K
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( h7 A j4 G L% mMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134% G! N% U' F) c3 A1 s, X2 Z
( s5 v- S% q/ L5 S" Y% L) qWeather in hex: Overcast7 ]2 k7 o0 W4 S$ }8 J: D
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 G, F- V- H$ `7 S5 M) E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) K: m9 \! M& S9 R/ C; q$ e A6M2 Zero x 47
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9 q1 P& O" s) @) C$ E x4 D; G F4F-3 Wildcat x 10, G4 ?, A4 i- F0 ?3 N. q9 u2 d z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
4 u" Q+ P9 [9 m8 o8 X TBD-1 Devastator x 122 Z f C3 z8 e1 L/ G' ~
2 L* s1 D, F' G: S4 X" T; BNo Japanese losses8 h6 {" ?9 w; g3 U1 r6 s
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Allied aircraft losses1 }% {6 [; W. C% F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged' U9 ]( ?- {% D% m( |4 I4 N/ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak# j1 ?0 V7 m: O" j' U9 x
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged+ S4 l: m1 o( b& u* k8 e4 }
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships" {$ [4 } _9 J h$ L% B! |: C
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires# D+ t3 i2 m6 p8 Z7 }% f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 12 L o5 @6 X6 e6 F" |+ s* q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 {+ m3 x. |9 E- _- Z DD Ariake
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KB下午的第一波突袭,命中列克星敦2弹,所幸仅掉了层油漆; B. s9 V+ s0 t; Z5 k
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7 s9 D q, \$ v( f; E8 J+ eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134: E2 W, b2 O& u, I9 {! w& L% h7 y
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 W8 I% B; x3 S) J. [
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet., i8 c. v8 \' n7 ]& e
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
, ?9 k$ Q* | M+ ]0 [5 D% W% D. { A6M2 Zero x 26
& ~* D4 H {4 G N B5N2 Kate x 30" A8 s5 E" G6 H
D3A1 Val x 30& N% A0 b4 \& v7 v2 o! {& F9 M7 B3 q
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 65 q- V$ M, l" |' Q
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2 ^8 L- _$ `/ s B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged8 q0 i: L. i% ^( U* W! U+ @
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
' z! @0 O; t) d0 W) ?. |8 Q D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
& I+ W# s0 m4 D0 T2 n$ d) s D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak: X6 h; V$ L# B. Y4 r3 K3 C
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Allied aircraft losses7 o) Z; U4 Y+ `' x/ F! z2 T" ]
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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6 O/ `8 I; s. K* mAllied Ships2 S5 ^( |8 c/ j* Z* K4 f
CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
( F8 H$ u0 ~, h% m, @7 v& f. f CA Australia
/ u+ t/ w9 {. l CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
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+ \0 n8 M: l: |5 J' p9 x下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底0 h$ _7 V) _* n! ]9 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1342 t2 h# Y9 ]/ Q/ Q# \. ^
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. |! k3 t; a! F. w' o, K
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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W. z2 [6 \3 j2 y$ G) I' D9 E8 i A6M2 Zero x 19
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2 }/ }6 Y, U- K; ^4 X. e8 |+ @6 ^ q; Y4 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 6' K" Q" S j, D; r9 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
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% @+ W o ^8 n; hAllied aircraft losses
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( W9 ], n) z3 b" \ a1 x( l9 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged+ P8 P: l- ^& L* o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 ], i5 N, t! x. c: Z1 E1 k3 [- p& ^
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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