AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42; B; r+ M9 p) I: e! [7 K7 w- O
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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。* d) A: I: j1 a8 P
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- I( n- c) F( a
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 f* w* s1 b3 w- q1 C U* b' V
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 p. a+ o2 l& wEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- {6 p+ T' K9 H& ?1 U% ~( M% a9 Y5 b
A6M2 Zero x 256 {1 B9 Z& w# I' B9 ^
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Allied aircraft
' E* B1 A$ Z( n$ |, G; Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
! T5 p: Q3 Y0 C/ J( ~2 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
% k* B _, }1 R5 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 18- I% l2 U2 h) Z9 o" P D
3 ^0 j7 s. |$ }* k1 NJapanese aircraft losses; B! L/ ?- w6 U" i+ Y
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 ?5 K$ @! E+ V. e T- `
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
R: h# F, a% @( L# E, L; p SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged" _, {5 R; Q+ \+ {) M# ?1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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7 o; h& j/ }9 T/ AJapanese Ships1 {( x, v" D' l" R0 i; u! H$ i5 p
CV Shokaku
) P X3 m6 i6 n- q3 _ CV Zuikaku
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1 _- O I+ V/ |2 x2 H随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125: _5 T% y- x4 {2 H f$ ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) q5 s% `5 L, B' h
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes% E% @4 ^8 A7 |' H6 u8 @3 K- w
$ M4 X/ B2 ]( T2 F: P9 Z& vJapanese aircraft( Z. E9 T! g K( l
A6M2 Zero x 5* W$ f5 b# M& i4 O' Q( ?& q
3 O% k$ R5 f$ ^$ w! m: R& nAllied aircraft
) n! a- `" E) q F4F-4 Wildcat x 36# G' Y$ U5 I5 q& G; V4 ?6 c' |. t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
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No Japanese losses# x" k+ @0 R2 @* ~1 E8 \5 ]
" n) i0 {4 `* jAllied aircraft losses
/ T: [: _" j! I1 X5 A8 @3 H* a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 U- V0 c; T" }5 H SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
1 C) K$ F3 A$ l* E2 z+ X$ K SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" T) D: x6 U& S% Z: _ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged9 O, D3 R% Z" r( b0 p
* L& _# ?# H3 \- @( H3 J9 vJapanese Ships: L6 }# \" y T2 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
: }. L# E4 ]* R3 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire# C7 Y- M! c- I! ^7 s/ i/ Z: n) L
DD Ushio
* b/ S. A# O# f: ?4 Q; o* V' v DD Sazanami
4 u2 K4 n2 u0 z: R DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤) L2 E# X2 D$ I0 `4 M: ]
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 p* x$ Y5 ^9 E7 ^) z2 K( b4 t8 `
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) d5 ^# ^9 B) g: J3 W5 YEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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# [# y9 T/ x8 W" e' LJapanese aircraft
% v4 b& q7 m& G1 L A6M2 Zero x 1
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* _+ v, e( y! }& o0 Z1 ^" HAllied aircraft
# H {4 ?! z0 {( [' Q6 k F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
, ?' \/ R; j/ o R F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" V8 V" B+ x- v4 D! v. d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 314 V) r) j0 R& m. L/ w2 d& H
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- [# U; ?$ D2 v2 {! M) tAllied aircraft losses
9 G& l$ a- `' n: M SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged/ ^: u& y+ |( |4 A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
% _8 L# v+ g# p8 @: o7 l CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
0 W& n! t* y3 Q* {& t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g( M( K7 @/ Q2 }2 b DD Amagiri
/ }5 f' h4 S8 y8 L DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& @7 b4 U) h. z1 R0 X 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9 B; _& X7 m$ w$ x
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& @! j& G9 p. R3 h; JMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 T, R( _- m& S1 |$ e5 W2 `) @: i
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- p$ E. B8 r [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 N1 s6 J2 B, D- W: C/ C: P
A6M2 Zero x 30
: @8 O, ~+ S7 _ B5N2 Kate x 18) P4 j, {7 n# \( L6 W5 e
D3A1 Val x 30
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0 w/ z, ]/ I' ~5 i; Z$ NAllied aircraft: Q" F- E3 @1 L) Y6 a& Q+ U* v
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30( N5 O- U+ j* f; c3 p( v% G
F4F-3 Wildcat x 297 s0 I" W, o8 T9 Z3 b
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Japanese aircraft losses. N3 \& ?' a8 m4 r) ~) J8 x8 }
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed) N8 M+ [; L( e; b4 B) {
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged+ w0 H2 X3 t7 g/ ?8 W2 S! j5 y
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& @7 _ M* X9 M( E& W" f D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
. z/ R5 n# x; ~ `7 s4 Y D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak8 e, |) _6 N& E% J
9 T. k: U% l% q, LAllied aircraft losses
) e" n* V5 [4 a# u5 u F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
O" a# e/ X& s$ I/ { L/ F0 h F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# D2 {5 F, x' S$ A6 W( r
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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5 F3 n$ ~& j$ U7 Y; @此后SBD队的零星攻击波,一举将2鹤送入海底,彻底锁定胜局
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1250 R! F! s( B( I) f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- U8 v4 b4 g5 q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& ?, t# \) F( vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' V+ C+ y' K! f- } SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
" ^: m+ G4 k/ G+ D2 a B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 u6 c1 I8 e3 ~7 a
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ]7 t5 l. f: }: L& H1 M
DD Amagiri
/ h5 v( S4 a, {) @& C DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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: Y8 R Y2 R3 ^" [# A! rRaid 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
" \; _! P% U2 B6 w2 \* q! k CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Sazanami
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. m8 z Y0 P- EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky- B# v( h Q( u' ?! m
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) ?2 r- L2 S2 h2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% o0 P; l% E3 _3 t" H A6M2 Zero x 6. \3 l* @* m i' Q2 X7 u
/ O" L3 D$ z1 \6 c& w. sAllied aircraft
* L2 c$ y2 J: z4 `+ s+ e2 _$ |& A F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
4 ]2 \& z" Z, t/ _1 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
# E/ w' n& k: e. P- j: C SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 `$ y" g9 K( h+ r+ ?: E
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged# ?. `( ~. k3 t) F
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DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage' z: c4 g6 J; B
DD Sazanami |