AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42: [, ]$ |; r0 u( n5 [) {
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0 u5 U4 \* L* K% C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。" ], @. Y% t: m2 Q' N9 y- O
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
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 m0 k: t9 h& b( y0 X
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; z- y( M5 l+ c' Q A6M2 Zero x 25
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( |3 D( X9 W; W$ eAllied aircraft9 o7 k. Q; ^2 I) K4 A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
) B/ q2 w3 _ S( \) U/ ~+ ]' y F4F-4 Wildcat x 18# s/ }& ^$ f* j- y! v- f. Y* E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
# H6 m- I& b% K Y. W9 n A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
' M; X& E, k* M# z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed) \1 `& j$ e7 l6 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
9 u; H' z! z& A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
; Y# `& u# i, W% e2 I" ?. T% B- o CV Shokaku
) ]# F2 x% S$ h# p CV Zuikaku
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. _3 w- Y3 N1 Q, |" E; x5 @随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 i" a" v5 t, n! k/ [
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes* c3 m h: U+ ~: m
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Japanese aircraft$ a) H% I1 b3 |+ s9 E$ A. J j7 J
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
9 B* o" l5 c& \! `0 p6 U+ l8 c$ e0 I F4F-4 Wildcat x 36! b; ?- W3 g3 Y/ n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
! b/ a" E) N8 d% ]$ f5 z TBF-1 Avenger x 151 D5 M( G& I* k/ ]
/ j: P8 R/ y0 R; u& d& t% V9 uNo Japanese losses
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! b' O! d: X0 w5 Y4 xAllied aircraft losses, F1 w& }( _$ ~% V4 E6 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 b; Y1 g$ T$ D1 A) L, M& y: o+ V N3 j4 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged4 E" ^; u8 H/ E, z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
/ f8 h( v& V) ~4 v5 t+ w% ?- f$ o TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 q! o6 `2 S- {8 C" l- f7 D
" v4 v& {: U/ n3 l7 X$ S% G AJapanese Ships
. U% }& G- u0 N/ @( D1 W CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage' h! p, o& S9 e3 N( F. h K2 n
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Sazanami
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! u) o( D- s+ P( O8 f& D6 P第三波继续重创翔鹤1 w* v2 R" ?# I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125) @" x# i) R5 s6 k& w' d) s& |
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: U4 w& ?& v' W# |) B3 g- R wRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 R9 v) J: I7 t+ m$ H0 wEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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& {. ]2 Y+ I. @; O% L! T; {Japanese aircraft
. H& e1 ~ P( V: r& t8 @ A6M2 Zero x 10 \0 h9 X; J9 a A
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Allied aircraft- [& @# b1 F- V% o* N( b1 } Z2 T) e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18' Q+ P8 ?" u8 A* B* g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
6 y8 `8 H) y+ B9 O, t& X9 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 31# ?* \% F7 @& I0 v1 h
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No Japanese losses
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0 I4 W* W! p2 N1 nAllied aircraft losses; d4 v5 P' y- I E# f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, heavy fires! n x1 K! X. I2 V+ w. U! ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" W2 a5 k& \! }/ T+ q DD Amagiri: Y* \2 e" B5 f T
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 N, H6 m9 r1 X8 w DD Hibiki# d2 [" S' g( j" v* D" x
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒+ T8 I* P1 K' _- }3 H% m2 y9 i
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0 \3 }# B! m+ j+ BMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129" w2 O& W2 S5 R8 k4 N
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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( c" P3 c5 Y3 NRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) K' R4 }! u+ l
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes- f5 F, z3 l/ g# u7 G& Y
' z6 a; P5 M& U" |/ h6 iJapanese aircraft
1 G. Z: E6 ]$ `& ?, ^ W" a A6M2 Zero x 30
" Z# K ?& N; h1 H& P B5N2 Kate x 18" M% u3 U9 A% {1 W, e
D3A1 Val x 30* E3 l$ V% A* [, C% W& Q5 l
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
" U5 d) q3 N: B" i F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
% M' r8 g9 E& b; T4 J! m" e B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged" m0 X/ N. a7 ^9 @* z6 [" }( {
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak- _, n4 u9 \. f2 I- N. M/ |
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged" [1 _9 V0 {# X9 O& Y" K0 n& z, o) B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed% w9 r$ Y* g0 {' y$ v2 O
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: B' l' _5 W/ W: |4 R
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Allied Ships
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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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* U: ^/ z) O/ m* e1 {
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: `/ E6 X/ _3 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# `- w4 z$ r8 A# w0 r' j& A
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: P5 h/ F8 q. H: t3 ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17/ s1 v. J1 @% z
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged1 z1 S; E% t3 M4 y( K& e
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Japanese Ships
6 B. w) X8 e( [, I9 U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 E4 `8 ^) l6 O& Y. b0 T; K6 O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! r) x3 _9 u, L9 F$ r+ b; S
DD Amagiri
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) R6 s( t4 C# X9 S8 w' ^' zMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125( G' b8 j, z6 i T- t
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 D& e0 j% V- [; ^2 p8 h [) X* [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Sazanami* ^+ N) Y# J" K5 r |) _$ V8 U9 M
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影+ j5 o9 S% m; \9 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125; ~2 [- F: d/ P7 s, R- ~( \9 w
1 j+ B$ b* {6 S$ q7 EWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" f. L! n9 Y; @/ ^2 {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 o2 ^/ e% x% Q6 NEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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! G; v3 @/ y- a" L+ d4 U% s4 HAllied aircraft9 {( X ]. ~, o2 \7 p5 ?
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
/ z; a' c- E9 T2 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 128 l3 g/ O3 V) c" g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33# Y P" a" A( C, K
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Sazanami |