AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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, [9 s2 a1 l# C* s& I' N9 I; Z; y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。
. ^- u4 ]2 W" f2 q& |盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果2 L7 P" |. }* j+ T6 o
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+ U# f/ U5 x* u$ p; qMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# c+ w J5 V _7 a, o0 j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., h) z* r* W* s) d! Q. R. [! S
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 g: h9 W8 [: v4 Q
0 l2 s6 [$ o& U$ g* pJapanese aircraft. J/ F! J$ ^' r, X
A6M2 Zero x 256 E& L. |) T4 `! K- k5 a) P* x
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. p0 O& |& n! x F4F-3 Wildcat x 189 R; U' w- \4 s3 B+ Z1 r: V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 188 J9 U) N, @- `, ~% U2 U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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0 _ p( X( H, G2 c- ]! T# iJapanese aircraft losses, V) I8 O* k7 g- [" \$ |
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- T5 ]. v. D/ X7 a4 [1 q5 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged. k! g. V3 M; [7 I7 b5 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
9 E3 z6 i/ L+ k& a CV Shokaku
) ?/ H7 `, k- {% a. Z) n$ u CV Zuikaku7 z3 n7 o0 @, M' B. v% u6 c
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤: G4 [1 ]5 S3 }$ s
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* P; o, g6 m9 t) V" _/ N; zMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1254 ]$ l$ \0 \1 B# L
# I) c. m5 E) t9 q! HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" Q8 t. | `7 m& M, O; AEstimated time to target is 27 minutes3 z2 k' g X3 _( T
4 S- }* F$ L% h1 D. FJapanese aircraft' v; D; ] m+ }0 d7 N' `
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft3 \) r) J5 ]- [- D% {* N
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36* i8 a- L3 a& x7 t w6 l' q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
+ Z" P9 K d( c5 M8 B( Z- f+ Z TBF-1 Avenger x 15! [9 V6 B- I. [( o' O5 R1 ^0 j
0 N. l1 M( E3 C& F# dNo Japanese losses; C6 O7 L( F5 a6 F0 ^9 ]
/ g2 g8 ]# w$ |Allied aircraft losses
# c+ H( l3 N% w) _& J F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 \ }1 C2 [3 Z1 O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged9 D; e2 N! R5 c& s* ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
+ t; d( K1 b, @) c1 P TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
; b3 E k: R# z# K) H3 a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 U0 j, V$ B* H1 \6 ]1 B2 _
DD Ushio" p$ a) z0 M) ]) e; ]
DD Sazanami t9 k0 Q+ {! M
DD Hibiki; {1 z9 d/ U3 }& V0 z' l
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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6 R0 {4 \# J6 B/ a: NMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125% J1 _4 z$ `5 }5 C" n& b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ _' y2 S9 T$ d" P
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.' h- T3 @5 c" K9 v8 Q" a+ S
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes' Y0 h7 }1 T4 l" ]& ~/ c3 Y3 }
" K# X7 v/ ~2 c1 q) E# C' ZJapanese aircraft
* Z, [$ i- ?8 o# B/ s3 j A6M2 Zero x 16 c! R" O2 I+ Z4 x
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18/ F4 q6 s! Z" Z' Z
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
8 ^! J& d" @; d5 l- } SBD-3 Dauntless x 31. d3 p( V( g. Y. X. @
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No Japanese losses9 U4 ~' n [ I9 r* m( `) D
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged" F) g9 G- U$ j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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# n, x1 P, A8 f9 W7 O( [& CJapanese Ships! F% U6 R: r. f+ | C
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
: ?! q/ r7 {: l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. h3 J; ]: z% v/ }* k
DD Amagiri
3 C! {7 a" u; K/ a DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& E; A. w( w( t. q0 M# b6 A( {% k DD Hibiki. U2 y2 s( y" T9 i. J( P
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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- C2 ~, m8 }4 p9 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,1295 a4 c" Y9 Y0 A: [+ {: }
l1 r. d+ m7 q) z& }Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 _% [, Z ^5 k4 D; o: S. y# c
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes+ s i) e& D$ T6 G+ `' } a7 _
% E3 F9 h% {2 Z7 B1 a$ OJapanese aircraft
" |$ Y9 q6 e- u8 ]1 `. a A6M2 Zero x 30: k: r9 n, K) Y
B5N2 Kate x 18
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Allied aircraft# w$ F# A- H& J- G# B3 C
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30, y) D) J& ?) S6 c$ O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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0 V( k: z$ Y& M5 D! wJapanese aircraft losses
% `1 V) t7 {- X& j1 I A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed8 B* r# i5 M# G1 h8 h; S% v8 g7 G
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged0 T& k& J5 v6 t/ [/ X* h% c6 ]
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
4 {8 T3 J. N4 Q D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
. j5 m9 i! u- m- Y, L2 \1 t2 t D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ Q" t1 E: K# N F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1) d# K x. Z1 ? f) U/ B
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5 d- G) c) G6 u* V7 [. O- m1 B$ f2 S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+ L: {5 j5 I3 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1255 S! `0 M3 ?( y. p4 o) Z- I2 U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 ^% M* ]) P+ j, F: {3 z f
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 P: |0 q5 W" J; _Estimated time to target is 15 minutes, s1 o4 f ~: y! O8 K- B: X; w
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Allied aircraft
* G) h( T5 J1 e SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
7 W% R1 _: ^$ U- ]/ e9 o9 j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& [9 n# H6 h7 \; q" t5 Z
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
" O4 c3 R/ n" j DD Amagiri
: P; c' w: j z3 _. c DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 l4 J8 H$ `2 P4 D. K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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' Q4 X. [# h0 O$ L. t0 u" GWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 B! ]+ Z& i: J) ?* U* P( c
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) H7 {: b7 c$ G. C3 \7 e# u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 n( B# j2 H! N' C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 182 u, |' i2 r; C8 O3 T- I4 j
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No Allied losses" S4 W W2 N Q+ _; X1 p' h
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Japanese Ships
( D G3 u# [( k+ B$ d/ U CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage! K7 a: V# a1 ~1 P; P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% E( W. A; Z/ B" U* i5 R; y
DD Amagiri4 k) T# G) x) B3 o9 H9 U' X8 M
DD Sazanami
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+ l( P% @& A# i) |# o1 E* C下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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! w! ]: h/ E, H8 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% t4 R) c! Z5 M0 f, K0 vRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; |/ T2 O; r& X( TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. O- U3 M% Q. l" Z X# V
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A6M2 Zero x 6
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# h+ W! m n i( [ F4F-3 Wildcat x 18! n& `0 V6 `. H" ? U$ b4 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 120 m- i I& K5 G, [0 G2 ^& y7 Q2 \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships$ b" [- a" J( k) ?
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 p, k6 Z4 E0 O2 f DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ O8 V, A3 W' y! f DD Sazanami |