AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
% N) {' H9 s# ]* G. y: a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" V! N) U I8 e8 m
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( a9 s) e( u% N) t0 Q. {
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
' C2 u3 ~# u! s$ M- c+ D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; }. ?/ z7 f+ s8 r% s: n6 U
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! j$ s# N5 z+ h% R8 mKB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创2 W9 [5 F5 Q7 n, \# S& B
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9 {! M$ q& \6 w5 D( D9 }+ A+ [- DMorning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135( ^) j# n1 k) _5 w
& Z2 e% o* g+ j2 X( a- a7 ~Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 u0 n1 v# D2 l, P( w! P+ E
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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1 s( x4 N" S3 D- Q, ]7 ]Japanese aircraft
) ^9 n1 u, V' l7 s A6M2 Zero x 43# {" L9 ?: i5 a" d- d1 _* |6 j
B5N1 Kate x 3 _$ [+ s/ n b+ e, G0 r
B5N2 Kate x 242 C$ Z6 L. G1 K& F u
D3A1 Val x 33% B$ O: P' X1 k; ]5 [0 r: c1 ]: M3 X. y
' m2 r8 ]/ X# ]# DAllied aircraft5 X4 l1 w& i8 {& ^
F4F-3 Wildcat x 213 L( s- y3 z. t, A% Z. D1 k
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Japanese aircraft losses4 t/ D# Q: s; e0 j7 B ?# C
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed! P3 |7 |5 ~) X3 j, n5 x% Y
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
- V% M( {4 ^, Y- ~% T4 a+ }7 p B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( ?: ~% `4 g0 S- K4 Q6 n C& k! U+ S! H5 X
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
# m, _7 Z0 h& W+ N& U# I# [( i) K D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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+ j) m9 h; a" @# p$ s7 [ CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire8 A3 Y$ u4 S; R: j R( E
CA Chester, Bomb hits 16 |! [3 l9 ^) U! n8 j9 Z& s# P* y
DD Perkins
* s) t4 a+ V2 s6 R( n& [ CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire
' q6 O; x- Z. X& I- A# y0 w% { CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
, T! S8 h5 x! U* F* `& L DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; C* d: d5 N j4 m1 U6 ~! _5 ? CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损4 d) F# p) J2 i9 Y8 D& `% j0 [/ e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134! ^% \6 N6 ~+ e, }9 t
' [# z" D W, I/ {! aWeather in hex: Overcast8 ~3 \. F/ T7 x7 k
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. \5 s. N1 U* {# m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 M' x+ O3 I5 \) Q9 [
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5 T7 a- X1 N% O, `& p$ X A6M2 Zero x 47
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
+ T2 L \" n% y% Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 317 ~; G: t+ A, w4 l5 {0 {; w
TBD-1 Devastator x 12% F: u- z& W3 h
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No Japanese losses' m3 J( x; u+ k' w# L; S1 Q
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Allied aircraft losses0 G" W. A6 }: J7 o* l H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged7 t1 x; @' J- A. W3 W, b# F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
2 i( ~2 U+ N$ g" X TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 l# S& I( U& O7 O) X2 d TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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" n7 j" E' }) ]# e9 d, R2 J0 rJapanese Ships
9 m, ^6 ]3 h- ~& W. t, { CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 r4 [# |9 o9 T/ E: W H0 _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
$ V9 n6 ^7 r: U4 [* \ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 e9 _) ]8 K6 _4 T3 q DD Ariake& Q G2 Z9 _: E8 O6 E
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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
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D9 n7 Q+ |/ w `6 h9 k8 JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134" Z+ ?1 y0 B" j! U
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. t' @5 k/ M6 N1 b1 n
3 M$ w2 |( r0 s9 [. w2 B8 B' VRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, S! x r/ r$ KEstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ s! s! \5 L4 R4 L- @2 ` B5N2 Kate x 30
" w4 j; i0 U( m: Z, g D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
9 v, q. O/ [ O' @5 u F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
# N& ^; O: a" j B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged$ D; v7 v; H2 @& V2 ^
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 U+ P) _( A' B9 ^3 u5 M D3A1 Val: 8 damaged3 ?2 r3 C( \9 ^/ ], E. s5 G
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak$ b! W; T: q( M
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
+ M5 q4 r! Z8 N! c- D CA Australia
% G6 M$ [/ n3 B" L CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1) A( \2 E1 N0 Q `3 N! n0 I" V
CL Hobart+ R9 v' L( A2 e( |0 `# N6 y- A2 t
CA New Orleans P5 v$ o( U/ O i* l4 y# _- F
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下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底& V) Y, l7 k- Q9 P. G2 h
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) Z% s* i$ S5 W- w! ?% h9 M5 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! r0 _( `; e' G% n9 ~) P; R
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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7 E$ S: @1 \' C- ]0 D A6M2 Zero x 199 F+ B2 u% @- b: f5 ]# ]9 E& }
; M$ k9 Y) D- f) n+ O" v/ l4 mAllied aircraft
M3 s$ n/ b; V5 L; w F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
y2 U4 `. M! [$ V. M SBD-3 Dauntless x 8( Y6 ?4 e. S8 _/ r8 L ~9 P
TBD-1 Devastator x 5* E+ ?3 B1 J' x1 H. @" H$ I
# Z( t' J9 L" o6 f) V( ~& L5 CNo Japanese losses) e' B9 \7 a# B2 C$ e+ E; }$ t( M
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Allied aircraft losses
$ ?2 {& C9 H8 R! w F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 s! V) E) z* w, Z3 p' ~7 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged/ F( Q8 ?5 C& T& F0 `" T J0 p% [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 `: M% k2 C7 ?" J1 f& T. ]$ F
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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- K+ \) Q# L2 R+ Z$ z( B CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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