AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 424 k, w }' ` K( M1 z
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* d1 y' J$ q9 d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。, Z6 j, M" |! k5 I0 n
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125; ]* ~% e m: U! j
/ D1 [" F4 p) `/ ^$ _* t, f7 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( [# u/ K$ A6 x3 X/ PRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 N5 D8 }( H- w8 p$ Q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; j% r6 L n$ j2 [. I2 ?" c5 ^( e B A6M2 Zero x 25, N2 d2 s! l# |& h e1 \
. o$ x% F( Q {: Z x2 ?Allied aircraft
8 Y4 N) e `: z- W1 }! J% ]+ S# p8 h F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
3 c; |3 n U0 h! P F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
3 m2 c5 J- ]/ V* ?0 u5 E9 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 18, x& W/ x$ N8 ?& H$ ? i4 \
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Japanese aircraft losses
, U' l0 @( b/ V2 H+ _. y* l$ S A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ z2 ^6 b5 R+ b8 W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
0 h3 K/ m- e) d/ a7 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
# H% R1 q$ `- J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships8 @+ H3 h; P7 C) D0 a
CV Shokaku/ Y- F: M, t" S$ u# R: |( ]
CV Zuikaku7 k7 X/ R/ Y' p, i {
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤/ {) y1 n. R+ n$ u
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. Y" L2 F6 h5 q% U# s* W, f1 O/ PMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125* T# m6 N; a2 y0 {. N( W6 x; _
8 T [- F5 [0 ~6 X' l. uWeather in hex: Heavy rain; N/ f2 d/ c9 y* c+ D2 D
/ h' T. V0 G J4 _( {6 vRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 D$ L2 p q( C8 O. u) i' Z: }
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 U1 V* i' T6 E) t8 R8 b A6M2 Zero x 5; ]9 n7 s8 ^! L& s' c: V6 J
5 m: o0 c' z& E& X T3 iAllied aircraft2 y! y; @1 H9 \3 {% E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 363 S. X) |5 i; \' @) M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
! o( o% \9 M3 T8 Z0 i& b: {: U TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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) U, L1 d" [$ B9 ?1 YNo Japanese losses
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% N( q8 _8 i9 i* f% R2 RAllied aircraft losses
+ Z" R K' ]4 }3 j F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! D8 K" C1 e0 {- R* D0 \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ P7 \( J5 R$ `5 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak S u/ p6 Q6 [% B8 L
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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L; [& O- L( |( M# k& q7 q" X1 ]Japanese Ships
+ X! R/ A7 p5 A% _ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 B+ ~2 i3 d# `% Q5 y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ ?: n& G" b1 O$ _) M( J1 R
DD Ushio
( ^7 @* M; ? S1 f3 V6 R5 o3 K, e DD Sazanami
/ a& `3 Q1 [. ?4 r) Y# m6 o- Q! K7 C DD Hibiki) V. m5 p* v6 \
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1 \9 z* [& _1 x H% P) y第三波继续重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125( a% e! E- t3 S6 |) T1 L
+ \8 e+ R" f3 k; N0 RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: a0 i1 w9 B3 V% J) f, @' H) k8 uRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 I- F p9 z) V% v9 VEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 O) `0 A4 C9 y" r- H6 }0 g k1 d A6M2 Zero x 1! ~. Z: u2 g0 n" z0 s
7 W* o1 o% w$ M9 ?2 d, Y# ~: z# AAllied aircraft
% D* U, k2 ?; [. k+ ` F4F-3 Wildcat x 18% ]& j; K& u/ _4 P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
, J3 S. J+ ^4 a4 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 319 f: f# a' q S! ]
$ O7 v z& H& r% M! fNo Japanese losses
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5 ^; ~" x0 e: F% d6 K6 hAllied aircraft losses
4 _8 M1 V5 V' F2 M0 q! S SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged. x) i3 q% }. N9 N4 f) b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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$ K& o. P3 i- z" }4 l; QJapanese Ships
/ ~' y2 q0 F/ Q% @. ~& j! Z CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 `6 J5 V8 l( n. e' \* T0 W3 ]- g
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 @) J$ Q- K8 x [
DD Amagiri
% E* Z& n4 j$ P* ^ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 C0 Z. R5 H, q2 a2 Y9 ~" { 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3 M+ o+ |- ^6 ^# T, b# ?
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( h+ F8 y" n, [2 wMorning 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.
# A5 T, B/ p4 t( tEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" |' t4 z$ i g1 l$ b7 Y& L+ G
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Japanese aircraft+ p' v7 U7 x& I) b; u7 {) P1 s% ]
A6M2 Zero x 30
$ Z$ S, ~% A+ q6 i" s B5N2 Kate x 18
" B6 M; U7 p: U D3A1 Val x 30
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+ p- r% u9 t2 J% oAllied aircraft7 C! F2 {. K- X0 z! a* R
F4F-3A Wildcat x 301 z- x. ] s3 f$ \9 x
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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! m3 g7 }$ }" d& }6 ^+ ?" J A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed/ F4 H7 f) b" ]! @* Q
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged4 V( | x) z9 P, t; i6 y
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( s7 P) W/ a( j Y4 V$ z! n @$ {
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged: [( \: x* O$ p% w" o8 d
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak: R7 e- \5 o! x. O% c
3 T& v5 `+ F( W+ b9 PAllied aircraft losses
1 M1 i$ C8 A% L F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed- p! `, P7 P9 x4 B
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ ]( F; R8 i- e; a) I+ k
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CV Enterprise& @, _4 t5 l. A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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: M6 t1 ~! f, G; u: A2 g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0 k! t# a8 b0 h+ s1 K4 B( u, G5 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125" R1 B2 z+ _' D3 L
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ M3 m/ J6 n5 C* i7 F; K# |/ ?6 u3 D. zRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" I: d+ `; Z" f# i! o& ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, r8 T& K$ Y3 I
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ], Z1 g2 l0 ^! ^$ j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" U( {. H4 V8 {, y; W
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Japanese Ships
, L% [. s' y+ y& x4 D$ r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! r5 o- {* R/ c% Z) Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W; v3 L% r2 r$ {7 M& A0 g
DD Amagiri
/ E2 N& G; e4 B1 T. l- \; h DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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/ O9 Z4 ?0 a' \, i4 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125/ g( N% y8 y# I5 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* W, t5 K) V" h7 ]& h
9 {8 x. F: \) Z5 DRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. D1 d5 `% R, L: r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18: T1 ?9 f( L- A% F# C
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No Allied losses% q8 C1 E3 F5 H: s/ S7 E
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3 ?, r( t4 U( ?. W5 r, Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 L2 `% g/ v; V2 i$ W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Sazanami
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# _8 i) B [6 o6 E" n) o0 i5 D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 89,125
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: Q" R3 h+ V* I' cRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* z1 ~; B( K+ t. ?1 O" zEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 o7 H7 J) y5 C' d, o4 p A6M2 Zero x 6
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% h2 k' @/ n7 z F4F-3 Wildcat x 18: }5 t. z: Q( N% H. B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 N$ b( S. G) T2 D6 p' W R SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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7 M' T! @! t' s o" ?$ d/ UJapanese aircraft losses
* _! e5 {9 r3 B1 i1 z A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 W5 W" \+ T+ \& A, R0 K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed z" c/ V& Y. h: P5 _6 O6 j: ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 F6 r9 r4 V% w5 f3 ]$ L) `
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 l1 t+ ?* r6 R( I& P9 | DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ?( S q" B3 C) U" @: f
DD Sazanami |