AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42; n2 E" Q' D# e$ Q" I( c# c, a* k
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. E7 `- [. ?) u2 [ K3 m$ _6 S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。! [0 d% u: }/ N2 U& r( t& e6 s- q% K
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果7 b- t6 R" [% q
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) t& W* x. Q& b8 G% v# K2 ~7 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125. [ y8 s) K3 E- k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; S5 M1 c- m1 YRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 |; O- x6 Q0 d S3 gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" Q" z/ B% o* T3 e1 N
A6M2 Zero x 25, I E" W; e9 p: x p0 v9 O
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Allied aircraft5 G& ]; H3 w ~1 W* v: N# {# F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 189 n: a; e# w6 W. |& u |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
+ U$ v* r0 b9 z1 J. K6 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
, k9 J# o- S; Y' `5 O+ ~* O A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses8 e& C: x" e; ]. p/ M$ `4 H' a6 V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% ?3 X6 k- C# x SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
3 m( x9 k! x# N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships- m3 b. D! Z/ x/ ]+ V
CV Shokaku1 X: s9 }) l/ T6 O* [/ a# Z
CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤1 X* v. G( ^- Y
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0 R; `, Z: ]- {. H( y" g; H5 G, SMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125! k$ B: O# x- O; X! l+ {: W
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* q) ~/ u6 z6 o) k+ C; E
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; a4 d# @/ C# v$ C
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 V* K0 \ Z8 d x$ J4 d/ ~
A6M2 Zero x 5
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X a. |$ B# R: \" \. r5 g- DAllied aircraft" j% h0 q1 J4 x, L) g! x. t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
s" w/ {6 T+ U( S/ J# w SBD-3 Dauntless x 354 z2 f/ d5 d% j# ?5 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 15( @) g3 |4 l. n f7 O& L& U/ a# S
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No Japanese losses2 Q- V: u! F. [5 Z9 b) P7 y) H. z
3 R, p: e9 k3 O5 p$ |' ^7 qAllied aircraft losses
& J+ z- W- v. Z/ v+ |1 x0 K F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
, k! X" B' d8 i& p6 M, _0 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged. h! z. c& m: ?: o0 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
' {5 V7 b8 s4 s- P8 q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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I: U6 J6 v5 [! f, [6 rJapanese Ships4 {- t, F1 A. A6 {( B2 U; x, I
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage% Y2 w$ @) | ]: w
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 [) \+ u2 s' D$ z2 K7 N' ^
DD Ushio
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DD Hibiki9 ?7 @% ^" l- ~- O- {
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0 @; d! G" U% V! R# h* k; G第三波继续重创翔鹤
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. r: t2 p$ G$ _7 t/ v" {, UMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1250 Q) z/ B: _" ?, R( q
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( u/ x4 M' v! kRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) a, k/ g3 G/ t" H1 j2 ~5 H* g6 \- O
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 F C x7 l$ ]: d8 t1 e! e1 X A6M2 Zero x 13 w( w5 N2 ]. e- {1 G
+ h+ }, A! ^/ ~Allied aircraft0 ?# b0 J" S; _! L4 z6 ^, f! w
F4F-3 Wildcat x 184 C* n$ z6 R- q' e7 Z9 }) R7 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 F) b+ M6 w- v SBD-3 Dauntless x 31- y) S3 S6 c2 k3 x0 `
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 H# e1 r# ?; G2 H3 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged! ]% r7 D9 d7 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ y9 |# I$ H6 ~; T8 y$ Z
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Japanese Ships
( M2 X9 {# p" q- ~5 U7 t8 U CV Zuikaku, heavy fires$ T0 E2 G* R" K0 K6 A" i- k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i2 _, S2 u7 D- F DD Amagiri
, [0 G6 B9 n! d( o1 d, y# |4 \ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# D: n" `* H4 V2 N DD Hibiki: {! F% M/ l% c) Y8 r0 i
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! g6 O r, L7 z2 B: w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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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. w/ f* }3 R1 y; D4 l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; w k6 V, r6 Q! i. E& ?( c( a A6M2 Zero x 30( g+ ^" l- E7 C; f t4 c1 A6 H
B5N2 Kate x 18
2 J- y6 S, B+ A' N* Y, b D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
. S2 h$ O+ _& A' Z5 o: ] F4F-3A Wildcat x 303 A7 k$ t$ r0 x1 y+ x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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# L# r2 h4 V5 Z2 f2 D7 d% Z4 e+ hJapanese aircraft losses
& G& l; ?6 k. `4 m! a# J+ Q A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed9 b1 e Q3 R* [ v
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged0 W! e3 W+ F5 Q7 `% _6 S+ G
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 y' @3 u! f/ b2 u9 {. x* h; o G" u D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
5 B4 f0 }, c$ o) {' P: D D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak/ J: e- ^8 X- ?, p# B6 e
+ {: f8 b: s) HAllied aircraft losses
# }+ c& L' `3 i' D$ M x F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 B# e5 J9 J. _5 M D: e% l
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 p. L* \3 k, W5 [
* W' h6 O$ |: Y# O# X1 g, S$ s* \! A$ gAllied Ships
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 13 y3 k! C. m" [6 p0 E; |
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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& d* _9 y' g( F
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0 L6 S, R6 L. E: n" YMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% Q6 J% @ c: n) @) p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes* l) y( }$ K) \
6 N9 J5 x6 O5 V( X& kAllied aircraft+ U, a- r4 I5 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 174 b9 }0 ~, p$ O' k" g
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Allied aircraft losses, q* `$ Z% M, D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged9 v" n6 C& F5 L# _1 Q* Y; u
; D2 ^+ C8 w3 S- O" YJapanese Ships7 s' ^ k* f) @$ N' B2 O
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 Z- y x$ V; `$ r; s4 Z4 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 t- _! g! @* X5 ^4 A0 g) g$ g
DD Amagiri2 g4 f0 Q2 e5 `8 z3 h) T5 T) H4 q0 E
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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+ [6 \/ L2 F) ?: T2 ]5 Z" FMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1252 q+ R% C" T( y7 z6 h. w
7 d1 L8 ? E& B( _( p# |5 `! M7 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. K& G% A' A3 yEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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: a0 T- V3 `$ x/ B$ c( X2 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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, H; f! d& E. w. k) t+ S( T5 NNo Allied losses
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: K) s, K6 e8 E4 ^& P% C) mJapanese Ships
0 n4 |5 w5 ~+ w, L/ a0 F1 H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& r, E. K2 Y8 Z1 Y5 ` CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
^7 p0 N- p- G# W" r DD Amagiri
) z- |2 `0 w, l3 W ^9 h DD Sazanami: ^4 G, N+ k8 t/ N
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影/ E6 N* P$ F5 ?' u- r& O$ i
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4 U, A0 \: {4 ?/ x1 i9 }' t" DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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8 g; L8 Z" r0 M0 M7 q. p/ nWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& w3 {/ N3 U( L$ A+ f4 LRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." j) M7 M2 a0 h" V; J
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes) k+ ` @& s$ I7 \+ D; Q
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0 ^0 D* C' c# ] A6M2 Zero x 69 \# L) K) ~ d" ~. c& g
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Allied aircraft4 m+ H: C( o& u# V) h
F4F-3 Wildcat x 181 J5 ?* B0 }/ O/ P: h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& l1 \. x6 Z! J& `8 B a2 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33$ K# i% ]* B. Z- y; _
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ t; g2 d5 d9 h" c4 _6 Q/ D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses9 w# |/ _' r: ]- g4 y$ Q$ `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed Y7 b1 T n0 {, H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! f6 ?5 s* M* A) J# t: d% {4 F DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 N( Q W9 ~+ c8 S6 j" Y
DD Sazanami |