AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42: g9 f {+ ], e
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+ t5 d" {9 e8 x/ R8 o: Z" _2 z! ~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。( O0 N A; x9 I3 s
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果9 O. i/ W$ \/ \- ^7 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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5 [& Z/ l ?( dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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. y2 f0 h n5 r# ? M# BRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& K7 S& s8 ]5 C* S' D! _, a
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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5 n5 n/ n% |, }- Z9 Q: jJapanese aircraft
9 n8 v4 r2 S# ?% }0 J A6M2 Zero x 25# x- N6 d, T( s D1 H$ U
: l1 S7 ?5 @# y( ~6 iAllied aircraft6 @; \& P' J- w+ I0 w9 ]$ _5 L; R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
8 Q5 ^5 P7 ]' d" ~+ I/ o F4F-4 Wildcat x 185 I, S: Z/ N) M3 u, M- o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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. x* @2 l, \' ^+ G, GJapanese aircraft losses. z% ~, h1 y( h2 ~9 u
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses4 c9 l+ o+ f: Q% x, B" g4 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
`# i8 v. G5 H' h# i SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged3 z. {7 g4 H( C6 i7 A! V! g4 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) e" y3 a" }9 ~
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CV Shokaku
4 i6 K- J. G9 Y2 t CV Zuikaku \% d& L* u' E/ B6 f
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5 R5 w0 i, d5 l4 f9 F6 p2 d/ Q- C随后的第二波,重创翔鹤! g; L0 y; ~6 e) @% A0 v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: y* S: V; R! ~, `
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! J, T3 s; ^+ ~" ^ S/ x1 Z2 S9 `
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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" S; k! n# V: F4 f# u: P A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft. ^' F3 E/ t: T! i; U( e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
* I3 G+ R4 l$ d% Q; r SBD-3 Dauntless x 352 c+ y; Y, s( r, O @- A _1 y% z6 T" G
TBF-1 Avenger x 15- p; G7 O+ h% g3 ^7 Z% f
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' _- A3 @% D6 i! l/ k1 T. p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ K: J' L7 g4 G. X3 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
9 A1 M; q( E% O+ S: @% Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* G0 l- l% J# r& F8 Z
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged8 N: B. `. n+ B
" @% q; b8 L7 t! s( B% C: I" L' W* NJapanese Ships
5 ?* ]. d) L& ?# l. h+ s1 H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage' P6 ]2 W6 i! }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 V+ I4 s" V3 x9 X* {+ T1 Z# z
DD Ushio
3 v+ t; j4 X& ^' E( @5 J! j4 a$ H DD Sazanami' O" p3 Y$ W4 c4 U% c' ?* O
DD Hibiki6 ]2 r4 h" E s+ ]2 l1 r4 i' i8 ^
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第三波继续重创翔鹤# i! k( y5 V# A7 K/ h) R/ |5 |
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" y% Q* ]2 `% G6 {* D- n5 j2 P, {Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 O) I- X g0 M, p3 a6 Y
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 z0 ~( M! d X" Q+ Y
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes0 X5 \, X g$ C3 |
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Japanese aircraft
3 S- _4 ^& J4 S$ s( `: a A6M2 Zero x 1
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18* \% |; r! R* t, e+ q6 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 s9 k' Z" i0 K SBD-3 Dauntless x 311 u" `3 C8 N6 r \, `$ g% ~0 _
( b" B: ~8 C6 k" V) FNo Japanese losses- N6 o) o' l* n' W [# u b
: l) }6 X7 G5 C' F4 xAllied aircraft losses8 ^% m4 y" W' p; J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged. D2 e. m- x! \( {7 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* q$ f& d0 m% q* U4 N
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CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; Y) x1 v- d7 d2 s* F( o" ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( o" X/ G% D( T! p' W
DD Amagiri& N6 x' K, N7 m( {/ m
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ]5 f3 [! Q$ {# [) U5 H } DD Hibiki+ x8 n3 F/ I2 K$ O5 A5 ^1 D7 M
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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8 t3 p0 k f' |# ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 F w/ N/ G$ H+ K& ~6 e0 \2 m
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes X; A, p. z) q" ~
3 b! y: k" [: I; t8 ]- I7 vJapanese aircraft6 S3 \6 `( G2 F2 W* Q3 {7 g! e
A6M2 Zero x 30
4 t* }" L& i1 q6 Z3 h6 j+ u B5N2 Kate x 18
. R/ v! v% g; _, H D3A1 Val x 302 G1 `8 i4 g; Q: k5 `: ]! ]1 l
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Allied aircraft
! E+ l! V# |6 t2 j$ C F4F-3A Wildcat x 30, k1 a; N, y- e6 U' U# z) j9 I
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses r0 R. ^/ b; f: `( Z) J) f
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
4 @$ Y3 q# L: l& B, y q. U( X B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 ]1 F1 e( m- s! d6 T B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 l+ X& P8 J+ g$ s2 F5 | D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged B/ F: T! _* u5 x2 _
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ C5 R( y, z. O3 N, W: V: l
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 D( }! B; O2 I! X) F' e0 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed2 U9 Q/ ?; b7 }# n: s& t7 k
0 o) T: I3 p) q1 i% U# sAllied Ships7 j! w, o. g& |1 A5 K( s
CV Enterprise
& I1 ]# j% b1 U6 d8 @, { BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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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8 k7 m) i5 I1 u3 O
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1250 g* w g* K3 K; [% T8 w$ |5 O- `
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6 ^0 W' |. n1 B8 C" eRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- ?( C* C; A' l+ t* a' j( FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; S& L2 r. S, u: m. O
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: `9 P' X( p5 ^- \ _+ B( q% a SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged% e9 d3 M) \7 Y& N, [. {2 `& M
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Japanese Ships
. d. Z% V' q) m2 } CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; L8 F1 H' R% ?/ H CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 h- b$ u' R$ \! b; d DD Amagiri$ q# I. i$ N( f4 y
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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- ^/ U9 A( V% PMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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" h/ }1 b7 z( v; iWeather in hex: Heavy rain2 I$ X4 d" d+ L* d6 c) h
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) h2 B7 {3 _3 ^
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes4 [3 I" b0 a2 r7 m# `
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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% b. W& h% W4 d: dNo Allied losses
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( q- e' s, C$ u4 u( O# PJapanese Ships
7 o: l4 L n& B3 s5 b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
" a9 U ~6 t! ~5 _1 ^. f) c. [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 U6 d" D6 [' a7 F8 e9 M' R v% Z8 ~ DD Amagiri
, a* L8 B( s! S+ I `% [& j# z DD Sazanami4 [8 U) J. d$ P( W7 R5 Q7 ]
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# s/ ^1 n) L1 r8 K+ C' X下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 W! K$ @0 k4 i% T" @+ Y
6 H9 G. m6 [4 B0 \8 GWeather in hex: Clear sky, z- p4 l, E- j" n W) A Y
6 q- J ?. c! z0 g: ZRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( X/ j6 R* ` \3 ]: n0 ?
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) K6 U9 ^8 Q8 b* m& e
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Japanese aircraft
. Z& Q4 k' O1 P( x$ U# T0 ~: | z A6M2 Zero x 6
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2 I7 ^3 y: Z5 G2 v# oAllied aircraft2 ]. w* y1 o: m) \$ v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18( f! F5 K# |2 B- f/ y o' v2 h3 l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12: r1 i1 N1 S; [1 m0 J( ]: z) V! [1 ^' Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' o. L3 p$ C, I, \0 f
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 @- i0 w/ `& \( Q$ [* m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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( p2 m( B3 p9 T& K: D DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 M& C; Y' R2 A" |& V% E# [6 m
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 m/ w# c1 k& A2 X
DD Sazanami |