AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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* g% L5 m$ X3 f3 Q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。
; m6 e5 C! D/ \ b p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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$ K3 x6 w1 D, L3 e+ KMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125" P8 o# Y! i, Y# G+ \4 u
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( R* W- z: y% I+ G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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* r9 X- y9 x$ r0 O3 r2 oJapanese aircraft# x; N% e5 w5 l' K: z4 K
A6M2 Zero x 252 ]: S, q/ P) g; ^8 i; _
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Allied aircraft
2 W- [2 ]* C. H! k: V F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
; s/ M! L3 s- k' {& ]/ I" d F4F-4 Wildcat x 18( \8 k$ P* H! K0 q5 m7 U% B* s7 a# | s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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* N( K X! c' X8 D. h" R5 xJapanese aircraft losses
7 X0 c' V9 E- f* t9 F A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
% O2 _. [& ?$ A& t, ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 t( } B. K8 a4 g5 Q- `' q SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged8 s" r5 \3 i6 u8 _6 N7 w8 E5 |1 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* N% U E! U, p
! j) u3 g3 |* J5 e4 ~4 T6 z' [- xJapanese Ships
0 p/ A: Y7 T/ R9 G; B+ h CV Shokaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤& R& m. X5 X, Z( E! j0 L; M: j: Y
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3 E- e* X! V& ?# |4 X! G CMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 r. h O7 n8 A9 B2 V8 v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 }8 {/ j6 i8 _; k8 @, a. |, D
+ e9 r2 Y; P/ fRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: ^1 `# u) g" F8 p8 y$ \% O' j9 n
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes- m& G& _: h; s4 l, Z6 |' o3 w
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
: p- A6 m q# x1 r& G( ~6 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 36; l( l u9 f5 H; q7 j* L. h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
; [% @% P! u* ]* d. ]9 C TBF-1 Avenger x 15: w& u) q) H3 E8 n
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No Japanese losses3 C* \8 [* f0 c# @, s8 F7 B: L
! [, j4 u0 T* T. g7 ]7 r& tAllied aircraft losses3 R& `6 k4 g- B2 W" M. L3 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# q# K8 n' Y% t9 ]- F; w% m+ {! s SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
4 F+ i, Z% h6 e* ^9 B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- s6 p0 k" m2 Q2 s! L) [7 l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged7 c( F0 G, M' H/ E, ?8 ]1 y8 Q; `
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Japanese Ships1 e B) I; |$ j/ Z& L5 w1 G2 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage; {/ ~5 a+ t" g$ }. l3 b2 W
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire. _9 g ?6 {* Q9 |4 t* M
DD Ushio
9 f" P+ }" \1 _ DD Sazanami
. {0 q* R1 a! P DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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0 \! j: T- k& V# ?" ^. W% w0 I& P$ WWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 r& j& v' y1 a$ oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes0 @. s* n. O; l( R! \
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Japanese aircraft
3 c7 b$ z& F* O A6M2 Zero x 18 a- N' i% m( ]7 |3 F2 ?6 v
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Allied aircraft2 z! n: u: A- V% |3 A: z& Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
1 Q2 v. M0 H G0 @* ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 12* d! f. e! q t. W; ?) O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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8 I x$ I0 f O4 W* _$ \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
$ l) \6 }( X6 m2 m: [0 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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) a( d1 P" k$ u) ^4 eJapanese Ships1 |) u; \0 z+ n) `. e( z8 }& m
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; ?' h! y" {% X$ |% e; G+ P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 w* S [9 p$ F DD Amagiri! z" }" U$ a' h5 l
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 g; X% Z' X- R+ J DD Hibiki
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒5 k# X: h- Q( E& B3 T0 [
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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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$ p: Q: ]- _" S$ l/ [Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. u h+ v( g* J4 e/ g( w
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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4 ` Q3 |/ _, t7 [5 l A6M2 Zero x 301 n2 F' s1 Y; \! e R6 |9 S2 |
B5N2 Kate x 18
& l7 N# @4 y0 l$ P0 a8 ] H3 q D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft W& P D* @1 F+ e7 ~ A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 308 U9 F. L8 M! q- m$ k
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses
' J* G" O: c( N( X2 J7 ] A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
- f4 ^+ Z3 l7 ]4 G5 [& h B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged i, ?# }# t5 J1 u$ T# E9 q) I
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" y& k# G0 v( `7 G+ G
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ `0 G/ U8 m& {" h$ }* { D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
# t1 k* g3 Z; Z# b F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed( B. \& d9 ]5 q- A5 L: q1 ^
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: b9 G+ |1 {8 y3 e. V
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CV Enterprise. q: r2 A+ S, s7 H- x" \! i" ?
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1! U" V1 d: |( ~. W" i
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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( E( C$ R2 M# `$ @+ U, I
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1 }- _ e0 Z( {# `) k b3 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125: h/ x3 {( X- T
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ U; Z$ m. s i6 d% v$ Z ? ]. X
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 A% `2 e; V/ f! u' \! a
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17 K m( }( f% X
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships |* c v6 J& p6 Z' k9 [+ a- K
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 M/ ?7 y; ~. O: X! R CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
u L" u, K8 ?, K- ] DD Amagiri+ E' ~) D/ Y; h
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk1 ?) K5 ]1 v3 ]" A4 }5 M
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* w# {. l+ Y4 Q4 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125- d% i8 R2 K- L1 |/ v7 z/ N
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; _9 X) q5 A6 o2 T
" e a$ H9 \; f, C8 |Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 Z# d5 q; N* i# f( ]0 fEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft% A8 p+ b/ S# i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 183 n. O+ ]' T, H+ C- C
$ V$ \' C, }) TNo Allied losses# p3 \/ z3 X. z% |) Y
3 n! S1 p. h% C/ J% ?Japanese Ships4 s9 R$ V- ?9 n: m0 _
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; X4 v3 H6 E& _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ g5 D5 c* F$ c
DD Amagiri3 z4 S7 O7 K: y
DD Sazanami
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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1 S: C3 w" B4 o$ mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125* r4 W/ P! s6 z8 t4 F# z) d
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- d: j0 _3 j f9 k" E) p" i0 B
& n% }& F; U5 g: z$ C6 uRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 j- M% f* B9 e# N8 ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: z. S% {! x8 O8 q
1 x F+ }* p+ f' Q7 B/ dJapanese aircraft
9 J( p0 q+ d. ~ A6M2 Zero x 6
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 186 b9 e. j% a8 s' ?$ ?& O! E% p3 }0 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12, j$ B$ N G s. B f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses* P, V/ V: O' N9 M" W7 B$ j- ^
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 m- P+ N! g" x5 B& b: a+ r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 P+ l3 @) `/ u4 Q$ F r, W$ x& ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
G9 ~0 u% D. Y( a0 `3 L7 b DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire. Q- A6 W% E4 R
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 S) ?% {( t# v% `9 Y) d
DD Sazanami |