AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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! g" Y7 C- N) u& P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。2 }5 Z9 B/ u7 X) g( Z! 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
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& c, S9 m4 j1 P/ ^% G2 WWeather in hex: Heavy rain- _) S# p( g' j6 z! B. r* J
* Q/ l6 j, p. z% ZRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., k1 M: t3 f- `( h6 v
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 U8 q- U. f+ \7 ?% W- |" J
: b. D6 P: W( N1 U5 W+ O7 oJapanese aircraft6 {/ ?/ W/ N9 T& i% ~+ K
A6M2 Zero x 25
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; J# y8 q9 |2 `6 cAllied aircraft. v/ x( e! x% b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18* O8 |# q& J, n& i
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
. O1 S" }0 o7 `. _( p SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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% R4 ?7 z) X9 A/ j/ N- {3 U+ tJapanese aircraft losses: E# U$ A6 r; E& f. S
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed9 b9 z5 R+ s& Z( _. Y2 _9 }
7 _4 p3 i1 o3 [, z' xAllied aircraft losses$ \+ m! s! [5 F5 h
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 Q+ y) Y7 A' P9 g5 d X7 I% `/ b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
& _; `" r% ?; K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) [$ p( a' t5 }1 _ S" ^
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Japanese Ships
# B) [% P$ }7 }; Y CV Shokaku
5 D2 R% `& \; `# w CV Zuikaku
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+ u. H0 n0 X1 R$ b& T6 K6 m7 ~8 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1255 `1 X8 F; K/ D6 D K' j+ }, f; v
7 d* a3 W4 W1 `" _# O, V XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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5 d4 d5 j. C" }9 A$ t) |Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 D4 h' [) L8 D# ^5 V. F4 `
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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) T3 |6 ~. `( l/ b7 @6 MJapanese aircraft" l0 }, Q5 n) Q3 s( o
A6M2 Zero x 5$ r& Y* F' N' ~: f
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0 U/ b- N+ t. P4 y. R F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
1 |: [2 B, C$ t/ Q) A SBD-3 Dauntless x 35* ~4 ?8 \" G& k, @4 M ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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# P z- x, N/ k+ C; y& ~" UNo Japanese losses' K$ L) w T; e4 Z, \- [
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Allied aircraft losses
& V3 ~: j7 T' B5 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
{: ~' o' E6 A2 K# ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged: H2 }2 x" n- f5 e# J* }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 v0 X) B# v1 u0 j3 v! x
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
& M$ F. k0 K7 t* \# Z& v CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire8 |" z% p+ k. Y$ d4 u4 D, t3 q, C; P
DD Ushio
$ u6 q. Y- A4 e DD Sazanami
1 a6 {/ M2 Y3 X" c/ ^) L DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1251 g5 t4 ?/ `& j' [8 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 B4 W2 n' l" h8 s, U zEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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! w4 {$ P" W+ K7 u$ l5 c6 |Japanese aircraft
' @. e) z" X0 { A6M2 Zero x 1
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7 n7 Z: t+ K5 x* YAllied aircraft
* }; i: Q c+ W/ q! N F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
7 z: C( W' y) H) k F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 A! z. w. a$ L* ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31; K5 ?% O/ Z8 `/ ~% S x* f
1 ?8 m1 F. {8 D3 D U, i0 j2 \No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
' s7 R, I2 M( j- G* `* Y% H SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
" u# l1 Y$ x3 d1 q( [8 T. @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
; O; T( J& l" x" B7 N% L+ M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ q' J+ w9 M1 P2 ~, Z
DD Amagiri( J5 [. y+ n) x# K
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 a# g* r' t6 s7 q
DD Hibiki
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( n8 O4 h6 \8 R. N8 B+ h& @来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒3 k: ?/ ~ `7 i
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- c q9 \9 B4 M( `Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129/ ]* R" A+ C3 M1 v0 r: Q
$ \0 z. [% l* A0 q; r3 \ J2 j9 \Weather in hex: Moderate rain! P6 c8 m( _9 J2 ]! l. Y# X6 S6 f, R
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& g6 G/ e9 ~3 y9 p: K1 h1 h: [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( t7 Y: @3 W2 @0 r5 \+ ?. w A6M2 Zero x 300 a" W: L d6 a8 H9 t; [" u% A* V
B5N2 Kate x 18
. y$ T7 _9 T% J/ Z" S6 Y D3A1 Val x 300 }8 x% g \$ q, Z$ e
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 309 X$ ~8 z+ l$ h. d9 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29- K+ w9 d3 t* R) j7 a$ M( z: _
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Japanese aircraft losses, w3 D' G; e8 C. ~/ {( D
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
. n( h( L+ q8 N# N B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
( Q2 @7 M; k# d8 U/ }0 I2 R2 s B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
- H/ P- {5 t* {( G) c! B D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged6 E4 X# D H5 o2 [ K% @
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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; o( C0 l/ C& C* K* @) s5 P. h: R$ e F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
1 @) q9 R7 H8 V# W* N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed E2 J9 X6 v* y0 Q
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CV Enterprise
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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
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3 T$ }$ v" W6 v: {Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. L6 l8 y* e0 ~# v M
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 w+ U3 c- G- a9 {' A, j
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Allied aircraft
2 {# d3 Q( q" } SBD-3 Dauntless x 17) e$ S9 ]" y& ?+ U V
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# ^6 e4 q3 V( m$ K! v( i
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1 g& N& B# M, y7 [: O/ @4 R CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 l" W" y% o; X1 k P$ `; z+ ?
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage# |- W8 u9 I# D+ e! T6 H5 @3 ~
DD Amagiri+ h& z3 {1 f, [# L$ N
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk3 m7 r5 e. [6 g Q; K0 G
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. n- F# m2 Y7 E: k* v2 `* z4 A0 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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% [. ]8 S: g) A e* M0 _7 nRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ Y+ k. R# k" g; g
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes0 C! v4 k9 l) j& r; }7 F- h6 F; M8 J
6 U2 x, K3 K0 M6 D( [* aAllied aircraft
7 G- i2 i1 R" i2 b: j9 L SBD-3 Dauntless x 18: p( x% D+ W' a" L
4 y5 N7 X1 K0 g. g2 k0 bNo Allied losses8 f1 l u- ?: t
. O" U, p$ o" K% @ j9 ]Japanese Ships
/ K, {) G7 K, u# o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 R* N; f% C r) o( X1 l9 p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" ]- V' i) a \$ n* R2 n DD Sazanami7 M' l3 |- V1 z, a% M5 r
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影; y& |& l% d2 g( O* T' D% H, y: H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125+ S) ^% [- r; [8 [
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. A. o, H* t; \! l6 a- e
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 d* Z. t% w @ A6M2 Zero x 6& l( r& T- [6 B: t9 `, A! U
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Allied aircraft
% P; S' G6 B: y5 Y2 | F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
+ R, {# d& @$ k9 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12; ^' }3 g' \+ u; V/ L+ r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33+ n: l( E$ _+ m* l9 Q0 H% n
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 E, i% [% y8 r' U% f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. B6 T# {+ k4 J: t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 w: }7 D& c8 j) {
4 Y! d2 N& J. E; p- B" T& y) w0 ZJapanese Ships
8 z3 n" p% q9 f) p+ M DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire* m& A0 }2 H' l2 n( h
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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