AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
# p! a k; N0 _- R: E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( v9 M4 ^! L0 g
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$ m1 X& U8 \+ } f
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损4 @0 O& }( \* V: n; X
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% T1 }5 [! l" c8 Z/ Y$ y1 Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135
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+ M; v- Y5 R5 j2 `+ \Weather in hex: Clear sky
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: @7 H$ f: Y2 vRaid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& H& B3 e& D4 }6 P5 N
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes" J1 o/ `, O+ n" n1 Z7 y4 w' s
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Japanese aircraft8 P$ h; c! k" D, z* @
A6M2 Zero x 438 T' }- L2 J( ]( q4 A
B5N1 Kate x 3
5 N# ]: `- l0 b. H" U* U- m B5N2 Kate x 241 u/ y6 m4 j7 F! d* Z! {+ G: l
D3A1 Val x 33
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Allied aircraft/ g. N6 J b1 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses% c: V1 ]/ b! N7 X
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
# a+ j1 s' i$ g6 P+ U! F1 z B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged' x" y: o4 m* a8 V
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak, O! c% e$ a7 r" d( f
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged. y. D1 Y3 C! U i+ ]0 U2 c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak, X! ?* \) r8 D! d+ V5 r
7 y" l1 |& l7 L" v. MAllied aircraft losses/ K, n8 o% S5 B5 Y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed( O. ?6 W" p: f: R/ c
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Allied Ships
; B4 l; T% I: d; i) k1 e# ^: C CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 _+ G* [$ M5 [ _ CA Chester, Bomb hits 1' }9 W. \/ W8 N" ] h& h- e
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire: w- R. b% W# ^5 n; ^" D
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
; R3 d1 U5 x4 a4 ~+ R# X DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 x$ \$ u ^0 r! [0 i 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 _+ n9 E0 O* h# r% W
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134. W j8 y% \6 Y9 g0 P5 m
+ S& k5 `; c7 A4 Y/ xWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., N6 v; P+ U7 x7 [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes' }. ~: o2 k& p1 G
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Japanese aircraft& x% e. j. u, C5 U1 b% e
A6M2 Zero x 470 [0 j- t7 M' G b! C6 e0 E- o
7 x: D- L* Q7 Z9 `& D8 ?0 bAllied aircraft
0 N. |2 s: [2 O1 U4 P& Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 101 y9 R* I; H- e% z! @( W0 e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31! x5 U2 v) A8 S5 }
TBD-1 Devastator x 12- x' G6 s+ R1 g
$ }9 K+ [" A8 ~/ F( SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' N7 c! O* n& a: n$ `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
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TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged1 U% V2 s* J& ]! d0 }+ [
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak, Q0 e+ N; w z$ z
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires
8 }5 S; l) E7 S5 ]0 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
( z( ~* g4 K, P: P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 t* m8 A8 ?! ` c" J6 a% g DD Ariake) u( Z" j! Q! h' X! g
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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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7 b: p U2 j2 g" {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 p0 G9 T! p2 P& W9 L! G, q
# K" M1 [ r d: D- w1 {+ r4 WRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% K! {; W# Y/ S9 i" D9 REstimated time to target is 43 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 264 j, J5 ]" ~9 o* L6 y+ {5 o( o$ R# I
B5N2 Kate x 307 n- E9 F9 J& W
D3A1 Val x 30( Y, W* \1 Y) P. N( l9 r. E9 E* X
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Allied aircraft
$ `, o$ x. w+ J+ N. Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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6 r" R3 |0 q4 A4 h B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
5 H) d: h: ^( ?* P. t. B, e5 T& r B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 u( R+ I. G4 ?- ^ U; l5 H y! n
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged+ a) {& G1 w" i; }# @$ W1 N5 E
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak. r% ^; G% t7 X6 `$ m+ w$ W1 _
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9 k3 ^& ]1 G# \9 Y; [+ ` F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed J5 c- V4 }8 t& X/ ^' e9 A$ {
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5 ^1 K$ @% I" G, U. H6 b7 a0 U CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
, z, v1 K& h& I( M" O9 |2 W I CA Australia3 y/ k- g, u: n
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
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& c8 ]: H1 L8 B8 Q( i CA New Orleans
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134- x7 m, a& w8 o
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( T7 _5 L) U5 v; O% l0 q7 h4 v
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 g' k) B( q5 I- H9 Z; ^: u" J- B6 z$ U4 k9 b A6M2 Zero x 191 L, c* N( U/ H$ }
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. r5 T$ Z% d% j F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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% _' B4 w0 X4 |% i) ?" k TBD-1 Devastator x 5
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 F, X' x( D& T0 F- p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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5 x) i7 K6 T% ?: {/ z, F! P5 Q TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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