AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
^: X- u( G7 h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2 y- s) Y5 g9 C1 K& c
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
' y2 V$ b3 G. E; y, K* B日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
4 T& A, h* k/ G7 V) n/ |" F& d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$ [9 w% \6 ~% v" }7 U: p6 b5 r
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KB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创3 g6 `5 x x% Y3 l8 T( f, n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135
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9 Z) L, J) T0 t' v! CWeather in hex: Clear sky3 p g# H5 \$ I3 D6 S/ P( ]
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: ^( {" S7 p2 O" P
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes" A3 k7 V4 ~- y r% h) @7 w0 f4 C
. G0 s: j8 |( L3 @Japanese aircraft' e" q+ |: b3 i" ~- m* u
A6M2 Zero x 438 e3 O T1 X- ?4 I- d b
B5N1 Kate x 3
7 p' X0 O/ t) |* s- o B5N2 Kate x 244 ^' I; f u; H5 O2 S& P! p( p/ o2 t8 c' |
D3A1 Val x 33% [4 U$ N2 g% i, b1 f' ]! P
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Allied aircraft
+ I1 K/ u2 S$ \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses: P2 q) [" e: f6 J# ?
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 n% Z- R8 j$ ~+ t B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged- j! I C; O# e, I) H) ^ C1 @& k9 c: F
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
, z1 B7 P. p1 W# z( @6 ~# G D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
5 v6 O' Q. P( R- v) Q; u: } D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
9 F1 I3 ^0 E* A1 G5 } F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships! C' B. C/ u; ]' x
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
' R5 i/ U& A* e% c1 ] CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire) D# I. b, ~) J8 ?& L! x0 j% t+ K
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 18 q1 d; A8 Z, H
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 _* R( q; `2 N- p' h CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* ?: F7 D2 f7 [8 \- S$ M
' M! @7 [* z0 E; I58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损. L. t) V0 K( f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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: m" e2 Q& Y; j) r/ p; n0 wRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ^; H/ f4 i* C# ^7 B. O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. V3 p5 `8 O6 {, u" ?. L
7 {/ t/ \/ g4 QJapanese aircraft" D% o$ a& \- \7 K: S4 k! [) t
A6M2 Zero x 47
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Allied aircraft
# t/ d3 Z" l' B F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
: x6 L" u0 {4 g; {2 j+ E" P SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 ]0 ~! X) f4 l4 x* p
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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3 N' }* Z" c, _1 `$ wNo Japanese losses( O: s+ G! N) N8 c# Z6 ^* k
/ i9 b9 ^' i5 W, zAllied aircraft losses
" E0 @ j' Y/ N! @6 m4 p+ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged6 k% L: W- L) Q* z5 C6 ^/ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak7 K6 u9 S# F( Q0 K, J' b2 k4 w
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ S7 g# G- o6 t TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak9 y0 Y0 m, n+ L+ X/ C& u" I1 Y
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Japanese Ships
K. v0 \: @( p; l0 r$ T5 R& i7 ^ CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires: X- u! f+ j4 ]' k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1% b6 C. c# _4 A) A4 ^
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 ~) T, Y2 R4 b. r% L) f0 @
DD Ariake
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+ x: c6 S( R5 v; gKB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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, j* v. v, e6 h' @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134% r4 X5 F+ w1 b) Z; p# @, B
3 i" i, r4 c6 a6 \1 lWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% b7 z8 ?+ H: ]; G2 ~) Q# }
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes& S: h- x5 S6 T1 }# o! L3 R& _8 x
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Japanese aircraft
/ z4 ?( v) g% M R A6M2 Zero x 26# E( \! Q7 w- O0 h5 v" l9 M: G' }
B5N2 Kate x 30
$ |8 D% M2 ? [0 C8 v D3A1 Val x 30' I6 _5 A0 z. L) ] \+ m4 ? W: N) v- P
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Allied aircraft
6 r m G" ]* C% }4 m) u' b1 W8 W F4F-3 Wildcat x 67 d1 x5 I2 t7 _8 _7 o
" H y- u2 Q& LJapanese aircraft losses; R% W# w9 `# o4 }
B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
+ y, Y3 j8 Y0 O8 M; s: E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak! |0 v9 }+ ?; W8 X- I% s$ U
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
; W, u" g' e0 s# p+ v. W |& k D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses D5 t4 f; K5 O- H8 w' o: Z7 s
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed }$ y6 Z( r z( b4 l
# h! ^8 {% L, ^8 gAllied Ships
l. m1 o. X5 d; w3 ?# n CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
% D3 h( @9 S4 x5 P; O( i CA Australia" F& N: C4 x: o) x/ D3 M( w% O+ ?
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1- }& {* c0 r2 K( N7 L
CL Hobart
4 b+ O5 Z; z* |9 j: \1 f) T CA New Orleans
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1343 K/ w3 {! \* H& L6 ]& x, x
- `4 W, x3 `, T! K: x* |2 wWeather in hex: Light rain6 [ G2 B# M" s+ b/ t
" A4 I+ _4 Z8 eRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* F& ?- Q+ c" W2 b& Z! m/ l1 u$ V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, Y+ h% H% ~8 e5 }
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
5 V: ^5 ^: W8 b8 t7 K F4F-3 Wildcat x 6# Y) M% H5 s/ i* T/ m- B! O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85 D# z, o9 G9 c# M+ P
TBD-1 Devastator x 5 Q' k, K$ d5 U7 t0 @# Z
% n3 l8 ?" V# F" u z3 wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 I. S+ Q7 q" V6 L8 V9 r4 i. ] F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 w, ~' N$ f8 c7 t SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged3 P' G# R* f- h( h9 |6 q0 M4 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- T2 t5 L5 L$ \ z! C TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
6 _0 r9 M2 C6 w3 e$ @2 I& I, @$ { CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Q* k7 k/ ], r1 I; v CV Shokaku |