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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
% W- Q8 Z8 {( O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6 w4 S/ _7 M& r, L
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
4 I2 q# u5 u3 b6 m: C$ x0 Y- u% G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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135* J# l, S4 J3 Z: ^: u- g& F( C
3 k* e( R! ?! R# K! n [Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% U7 G2 p t7 S( h+ c6 TRaid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 H* Q8 S) I3 S4 l7 DEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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; D# {0 k8 ^# D8 u5 sJapanese aircraft
9 p+ b+ z6 F1 B" Q' I4 F1 Q9 N# B A6M2 Zero x 43
2 B# L: I: ~* }- Q) U: f B5N1 Kate x 30 Y) B- O- e4 ]3 D8 H9 m$ A4 N
B5N2 Kate x 24
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2 v6 |( F# S0 r4 P F4F-3 Wildcat x 21( M' e# t! j+ J8 _
6 c" M- E0 ?0 X1 m: F/ hJapanese aircraft losses
& h6 q9 n+ b/ y$ D4 U2 v A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 ^5 l/ ?7 B' x B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged6 r0 d) E0 M0 D O
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
" f) x# i( W u: L D3A1 Val: 11 damaged0 ]: A& h8 h+ A/ |
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
: D7 Z; V) @) z; J CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
s2 C1 t \- O0 L4 I9 ^4 J CA Chester, Bomb hits 10 O: |! }6 V0 _& }4 S
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire
. r) _0 g' G6 o+ m$ B2 Z) \ CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1% z, V4 g* d' l2 `7 r
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 W/ ^7 I. |2 o$ h CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 M. |5 U1 ]0 d5 x3 z2 O9 B+ |
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58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast/ H' \6 Z- C( Q5 J9 t/ ~, x
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 47
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- M( a, y3 F+ Y, P" b& J F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 E/ [# l6 ?& L" n: q, M# Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
8 Y7 i2 O$ S) w( W9 v TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 x' g7 Z1 ^5 d$ Y4 H1 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
3 @) c% K: t9 j2 X1 a7 V% E SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
% s- i6 a" K+ Q# m, c TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
# G: s- I; n+ a! v% h0 A' \9 s TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires+ a k) D' o& O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 16 ^1 e3 \5 X4 \* E3 i
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire; \* K2 V' t5 H
DD Ariake: z3 l* i+ E# x! P/ I4 G/ a# ]
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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' r. \: B9 Y; o( D) `$ b
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" O# ]1 j$ g0 Y l. Q8 ^( W# F# FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,1347 h# K0 c% G* ?: t7 X& t" ~( p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 f+ k/ X5 F7 X4 ~* t1 Q% q4 Z
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes& G) y+ R$ y2 ]- M% b
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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3 ^+ l& b% u6 [3 n; x0 c2 ? D3A1 Val x 30
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3 x0 Y7 I, Y4 K1 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged" }- x1 U! o, e, c: Y8 v6 T) ^: X
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak6 h7 g- O/ R# {( V' Q
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged0 m; Z( V, z9 h0 n6 H8 a& m
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
" s1 A9 s4 F2 b5 k ~/ Z' f4 d0 k CA Australia
; \/ S! G+ X' F; ~; L CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
0 ^6 `5 M* R" J# s Q CL Hobart
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下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134* \' g6 [. m" c& D
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% U4 i) ~: m- H. h6 e0 zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes- v) g$ Y& t) k8 q2 ?% W
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A6M2 Zero x 197 q6 ]9 I% J# F& P6 b2 ^
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! y- L6 c" H6 S F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
" a& V3 ]6 l& x8 p, e3 n( V9 N5 T SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
- m. E) G8 s3 j6 ~' M/ H4 _9 w TBD-1 Devastator x 5
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 Z; [( c$ f$ O8 L4 z4 G9 m6 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
3 J0 S1 [5 w0 Q( N* B5 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
Q0 @# S+ l* ?0 G* o) r TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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; `" Y% d* W$ B; l1 `, Q# e CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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