AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 425 t- S* w6 w) z$ f
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( z& {$ f! Z/ ^5 ?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。
/ k0 K3 f" ~' h0 V; \) z盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果( ^0 w. z! a8 v9 A* Q! V2 g+ ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 v8 U+ z+ q) I$ h
# f4 j7 b4 ~2 J" U) ]$ B" jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 w$ a/ [" H) g5 J3 ~! }2 A5 kEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ {: C; t: j6 _4 E. y
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Japanese aircraft5 @% f3 y/ R# D6 r. F# ]# L( t
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
& s. K1 |0 p3 I; O F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
2 {' O' |* b G: a- d3 z) Z% e: A& a F4F-4 Wildcat x 18. ]+ ?$ g$ Y1 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 188 A g o: K0 ^9 A0 O
2 i y$ \! G. iJapanese aircraft losses
2 i: g. T- `4 `' K6 h+ E A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! c$ n% k' o$ g* F
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Allied aircraft losses9 `% P, @/ o' S8 i: m/ ?' }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed" ^+ ^2 U: A/ r! h- z, v1 P4 P) s2 R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
8 p/ V1 P, R/ `2 [- G, U- b0 W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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; l& D2 S. \* R$ z+ H0 }Japanese Ships
: y2 t1 N4 b3 p B; `' T9 { CV Shokaku
/ J9 _* n, P8 Q4 S' t% w0 | CV Zuikaku$ {' O. e; j- J6 e
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤, M, L' z, z( [. a3 w9 \
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2 Z' S& s _4 T5 g& |Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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6 q' Z. O2 _* L$ \. @Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 d9 W j7 v/ ~9 A; A$ @* A( i2 v
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( T+ P* M" `$ w5 j+ {Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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; ?. h) H* H3 U2 S& H- P A6M2 Zero x 5: I/ X9 K o3 A: n; v* C
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Allied aircraft. ^, J! C: i3 e& n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36. e' z" F% z- M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
7 x& c5 @& r) }- O TBF-1 Avenger x 153 b7 R0 r, c9 P. o; U& `
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses5 A8 w1 i9 ]2 H! n6 F9 g& o3 U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) D8 I$ T& x" y! o' J9 F Y5 v% v SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged% d: \9 l; _ Q s/ K8 ~4 n0 k8 Y/ U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, w& S% z5 I' m
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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1 M( h2 m4 r8 I C6 \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage* N) S8 D& t Z% s$ R2 l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 y3 y/ {- E" b" J DD Ushio
& G, H1 O5 M0 [% ?2 w DD Sazanami
/ i: U3 f" @. M$ M4 n& R DD Hibiki
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5 d* W& f- }) n+ |) Z6 g第三波继续重创翔鹤2 F5 G. s f# J% A
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# Q. ]' C- Q4 k1 U8 X& B. xMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125! y2 |. Q) ~3 u% T& ~0 T, X
3 ^+ U2 t& I7 q& M% p/ |$ HWeather in hex: Heavy rain" ^6 G+ N( a/ J! N
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 R5 h/ P; L7 G5 I6 wEstimated time to target is 29 minutes% Q `* B7 J+ n4 Q9 a
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Japanese aircraft
+ y9 t4 h" N% N, V A6M2 Zero x 1
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* t7 p0 d* g( m7 MAllied aircraft7 J% i$ c8 ~5 b' q- ^; @9 l# B5 H
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18$ s% W; R% S- v# d+ r) k; Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
* D1 x# q8 c, h! B# ?1 u; x SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses+ }3 o. A, p, a/ t9 Q9 {! s( q
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Q( _3 o& ?$ i0 b$ d. R SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
, O1 S( a3 h7 P' |" v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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% D; ~- m3 D2 s$ K7 Q CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
- t. e' U0 q- d* G/ i* `* U4 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ X1 {: O- R1 ]; Y2 E8 U" h
DD Amagiri0 e) @! f# q0 H% r0 H' B" ?& G) i
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ J4 b4 a: u* g来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒; e3 D' W$ _# X" ]% F& P. E8 u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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- |% R$ `: S* PWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" G% G* d u2 \# k _" JEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. v7 I# D% E8 o* Q A6M2 Zero x 309 H5 r$ D" Q# I0 L
B5N2 Kate x 18
# M% x% h$ _% g6 V2 k6 P, k D3A1 Val x 30+ {" Z9 H) K" k- o& X7 `
; X6 B; t% J2 v" j+ OAllied aircraft
3 e1 X- r, c* T2 i) E F4F-3A Wildcat x 30/ j2 D6 W1 x; Q6 a0 {% k) t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29! Q0 o4 f) X3 O! {/ I
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Japanese aircraft losses" q' C) a! H8 w8 Z5 g! n& ~3 L4 _8 A
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed1 y; d# X. m U0 a# `3 O
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged1 T2 [ Z! G$ u9 w5 P
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak# @, m S5 ?% o, x4 U
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
9 c- M" ?) X) g D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses% K: o; t' z {/ g7 C1 q
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! C6 J3 y- g0 b/ f+ ~4 I' o4 o8 u F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, }- y7 X- m; r: i: a x( r! Y
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Allied Ships
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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; N; _- }' i) d3 f: z8 r% n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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+ s& b( @9 r& N) PRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) s8 O3 k: R. Z JEstimated time to target is 15 minutes0 _5 ~. E7 U: u, y9 Z
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 |+ c9 Q( C7 _
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Japanese Ships
6 g# p0 ?' d6 M1 w U" | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^8 a% m: g0 P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- L% r7 x f1 D B# L6 y2 ` DD Amagiri
; o) C' q7 d: A2 Y& r 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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( Q. z3 y: R& Q+ E7 S& fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 i4 c, m7 ] S5 qRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. m6 i. `! ~: z9 s) ] e( D" p7 ]
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 K+ C4 S$ b* \: B; x* D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses
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5 @8 w: H+ }& S) I8 wJapanese Ships
5 f/ W8 v# V! d Q j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 A7 s6 O0 s8 R0 u CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ R5 F. B6 i0 l- N; e9 f
DD Amagiri' c1 |; Y" z0 T# i
DD Sazanami
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! P- W$ s! H# G. n3 e& e6 v$ P下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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3 l% `3 U) r. c/ j+ M' `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; ^& Z$ {! J, I" Q$ h
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, z8 F O' i2 e
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Japanese aircraft" O: B5 t( {& q& A
A6M2 Zero x 6# L$ y# p. j: [1 B0 O7 v h
7 }9 U! ]3 @! u+ DAllied aircraft! ]" a9 p; @$ S6 P/ |$ O+ ]6 Z9 B: F
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18+ A) j! O6 ?' f0 j2 T! S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
* ~: k0 U% B5 v- q8 E: h- k) c SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses+ O; A. b# o( K8 y" o3 h
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed) m" t3 u" N. a8 Y5 D
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Allied aircraft losses/ ]/ e2 W# a) x' x4 J$ J
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, c: J( Q' A& e% p1 \# D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 G; [. s) Q# F DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- \+ _5 B0 v |: A$ r3 ~- i6 V DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 e0 F8 U& u7 [1 a DD Sazanami |