AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
. L8 U2 m' `. d" r, g1 c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3 a7 F/ T. V7 x% o( F
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2 C8 o6 M8 I9 i/ R6 p/ J5 X
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损; A4 X4 N8 ]7 E! j. A
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
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KB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135
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6 \% F! g6 b2 v1 t" C" NWeather in hex: Clear sky$ ^ D! E# X% N% A
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 t9 @, f$ |8 d2 L7 a: ^* KEstimated time to target is 23 minutes
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Japanese aircraft9 s8 T, S1 s3 s% W( R1 f& q- y- B; s6 o
A6M2 Zero x 43+ H" g. w3 i- T; y- v3 B, r0 K
B5N1 Kate x 3
$ C, b9 ?3 q- ?+ G# K: _0 I B5N2 Kate x 24
; F) T2 J q+ {) W& F# G D3A1 Val x 33
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9 h% c m" m- ?- ] \ F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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9 r1 @# U f* H$ J4 I& [Japanese aircraft losses
1 q9 h3 W' S/ m! Y2 i& i. `* J A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
! V& y5 v- J6 q3 I* m B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged f3 d3 ^) {* M+ P
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
7 _8 X( q7 B" W9 q4 ? D3A1 Val: 11 damaged5 c/ y/ `( q" n$ I/ E* R1 P3 G4 o
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak# G4 @/ R% O% `- h9 \& K- \7 w2 b" I
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# ~. K& I- ]- x' L6 Z! N' G2 k F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
0 v8 Y/ r8 o' d. T9 S0 k, [ CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
4 a! D G2 f" d# o DD Perkins' D! x2 ]4 m; o! q
CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire& A% H& T; W7 }, ^- j9 `
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1, k4 H' m$ T4 }
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 L, k& v8 d/ p- ^ CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损0 S( C. U; z9 t% l, S
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9 |: a. Q! b6 X5 e) H. f; h( AMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134 O) }& G7 M* `4 O+ W# C7 X
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 P n9 y& y: n3 w& X0 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; K. I# Y5 Y: x# w8 G3 c8 Z
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A6M2 Zero x 477 b$ ^. u6 x) s
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Allied aircraft
* [# I3 K: q1 a- _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
* a+ O" \" h `6 ^/ H' M SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
! ^* |) h, ]+ H @7 p: F TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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No Japanese losses' F- @6 e1 K, `' b0 y
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$ O' ~/ U# D4 I' ^5 m0 K/ F F2 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged2 K/ S& [( ~+ {, {9 R8 [. w& U H$ O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
Y8 F1 G$ G$ O& R TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged0 F/ b$ Z0 N3 w) A. Y9 J3 }
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak1 x& d P T/ v% }/ c/ s; F
: G0 i/ D0 b0 C3 g; Y4 o) B- YJapanese Ships
) t& h0 r8 W4 w CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires5 X: q! z4 n9 D- O3 A4 C
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1* a, B2 O/ t J9 N7 v! L
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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KB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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) U/ [ P p; |* ^8 Z" \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud% S( \" V7 K8 [
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
^" \3 D+ h, ~* U* K: w+ g. EEstimated time to target is 43 minutes; }: ?* b1 r- ?3 V$ V$ l8 _& t: `
2 e, g. X/ L q2 YJapanese aircraft7 }% }$ p- T+ z! n5 O! A. L
A6M2 Zero x 26' [! d a" ^7 ]5 G5 o
B5N2 Kate x 30
! \6 a1 M; `# U/ V& P2 l D3A1 Val x 30
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7 a3 z- }4 _6 K+ _- Z F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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# y7 l& L. c0 |! [! T4 Z, W) W B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! l) B) K* e$ p; |2 J D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
2 Q0 ]$ N* D3 y6 w, ]. ?$ ? D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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2 F, ?4 X, q" e& Z F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 Y) d- M5 s5 t4 a \4 s
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Allied Ships
6 X+ X7 m: B s6 [% i CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
8 X; _5 S1 ]6 c1 `, u! D CA Australia
" D2 f. u0 s6 n! R CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1' G. Y" Q i& X% M0 y" d& {6 u
CL Hobart
3 h: w- s; ?+ j* f% n CA New Orleans) L0 E# ]& n9 Q7 ~- ?6 L& U$ h+ L) u
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下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底$ t; E+ B9 |& @) [4 c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134! q$ e9 W8 i0 L$ ~
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ v2 r2 z3 s3 R- M: ?
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes8 y: ]4 m/ O, j7 l7 v8 M2 t
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" X, l! }$ C6 G& R% | F4F-3 Wildcat x 6! T T2 D" ]- z& q3 p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8! ?# F- @3 y( J' L
TBD-1 Devastator x 5
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$ H2 H/ v5 z7 q+ Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged' ]9 C+ j S* j q6 q( g0 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# D5 M) N* F' Z
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed" u+ X0 ]' \: C% u% F# a2 M& O
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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