AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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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。0 P7 Z! s% j9 p" D
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果% q$ A- b1 A9 x5 C1 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1254 p, v# z3 h6 D0 }" G
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 V' V6 F( Q' h f' y; g: e, Z2 d+ x
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 h: [. S. L& x8 v2 y8 J0 C O
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
0 S7 F# [3 B8 @4 C! r F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
0 ?6 w" f1 A* }! I2 v F4F-4 Wildcat x 18, O% ]( p- x0 R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses( `( }- j7 H# e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
# F$ I7 O' N2 W" p( e1 D* Z1 Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged# P# {1 m0 ?4 }8 Z+ J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
3 A, ~& j4 u8 X* Z3 t! U CV Shokaku5 f& x" o( r/ g6 C
CV Zuikaku& e: e4 L0 O* _. l# s
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤- k9 L2 B( M; Q2 g8 o2 x
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- w0 ~# C U* u: ], gMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 `% @- \) r7 g! Q( a; h( w1 U! xEstimated time to target is 27 minutes! k$ S2 _( D* u$ ]& y
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Japanese aircraft, @" W2 y1 V2 U
A6M2 Zero x 56 N1 ?5 K" t, X7 S
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( b8 t3 D$ m- Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 367 r7 o) U' D, S" T! z. y, r2 z& D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 352 @* a# G. `$ h' u
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; V) F; ^( v" ^8 b6 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged. Q, d# ^: c# Y0 Y1 Z# f8 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
2 ` i S/ q% o* y: J TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged- ?$ s% `! T" p6 k3 I/ h$ v' H( P/ e
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/ x5 J4 C0 }! V1 [+ |4 { CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage+ h+ D+ m! g( h M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Sazanami1 H4 B* Q6 M% C9 z" |
DD Hibiki/ F; W/ }/ f9 `/ g8 c( S
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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- Z8 q& K2 o& @# B# wMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. u+ }/ u9 w, F1 U6 Q* b2 ]
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# K, @+ n& o8 b7 m |, k5 l A6M2 Zero x 1
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& C3 m' k. C/ {! C+ S F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
; s' Y' |: i0 f) t( w F4F-4 Wildcat x 128 e; l9 @* ?, k1 j# l* p# y2 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 311 D* [) K2 e$ P: o5 n" {, U8 T
- a+ n0 c7 _' h' yNo Japanese losses: `8 C9 e4 f) Q( Y p6 ~5 y2 w
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Allied aircraft losses7 J( o: \$ X: z) [1 L6 p; N. b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
2 ?$ i( l% h! E8 n- H! l3 R8 W( ~) m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ v" E+ r: T; v' o, m
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Japanese Ships
0 W3 C5 ]( {0 M' O9 a3 Z CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
$ ~% d0 c4 U$ C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage8 z5 B5 E5 x* b g2 o0 J
DD Amagiri
% l9 @9 a0 Z/ W" @2 ?* M0 W DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 U. W8 u7 i$ ?! H# O& t0 N; _3 @ DD Hibiki8 ]! t i1 r3 B" b7 p R+ p; T' e. x
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6 v) A* Y7 q$ u/ E; ^* }" f! h来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129# u" f( x3 F. u
9 } N1 ~7 ]# `8 ^& jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' \- }0 ?) ]0 I$ }9 EEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ^5 P9 A) L1 Z$ t S
A6M2 Zero x 30; u! S( N0 q3 V/ t$ [; a, }
B5N2 Kate x 18
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30! m: {8 k G; H F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29, j& G% u: |1 @& I- f
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Japanese aircraft losses
* D8 _9 E6 O) X A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed' P2 c6 v! D' ]3 I @2 U% P
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
5 p0 b' x" J8 [- k6 D0 ~ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
/ t* L' i9 @$ s/ k, i( k( p D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
2 L% N4 E) y& S' V1 Y7 r D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 15 N. J8 T+ G! P# Z4 M, Q g
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8 G0 k! z! B5 x; |/ [3 U+ c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 89,125
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" ~2 n A0 v$ G4 |- w* XWeather in hex: Heavy rain! Z S5 t6 p# M* v" v w Q
% l3 R; ]* P$ z- u! qRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 c* I8 K; ~2 q; K# \+ y8 I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17* P" ~' M8 T; P- M
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ J! ~( |6 x0 V& f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 G0 j. ]% E8 W. Z 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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( M- @5 e: R- A! c U6 M) qRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 F/ F. V7 c& A! _+ e7 J$ v$ LEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18! s" n. O2 x* l1 S% r
& M5 Q( d( J( m b, k, H8 FNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
* g$ k; ~' L {4 T9 Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 |+ s8 B0 n. y+ ? CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Sazanami( X* H8 q. O; u% ^
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6 L2 K$ v$ s. M( L下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影5 K$ i0 r: U+ a& o% V; ^; {5 X/ D! T' ?0 ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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: a1 ?: L1 N N/ V" T4 F$ ?4 QRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 e3 |$ C8 s7 [* s- OEstimated time to target is 6 minutes, A4 w: u& T; W) O5 ^
( a# P; d M7 c$ uJapanese aircraft
2 h" F. _/ B2 r& n/ A/ s/ K A6M2 Zero x 6
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4 E$ n5 w' g' ] F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
u# m: [4 G7 A% J$ C F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
2 u# r. X$ |' f6 y6 S3 n9 Q+ v SBD-3 Dauntless x 33* |9 L& S" w# \- F4 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
( t& x; Y( ` b; ] A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 Z' P3 c% o5 f* I3 V3 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* \, [ ^* S' F( ` H! p# I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged" y( U! T% _# [
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 O4 |: l# `0 g! l DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 \8 Q( h3 U( @1 F1 `. H8 d3 { DD Sazanami |