AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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- }' ^6 P$ U. ?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。4 G* I3 l' j! ^" |
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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# D! M! @2 o) I6 W/ \6 }* jMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 `1 ^ N7 A& `- z8 ~2 R; x% M0 i
& N4 d0 C; I9 q- P% |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ e8 z, O. f' T9 Y8 g. f8 }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes: Z; F* K' m+ a* y+ }3 n
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Japanese aircraft% ~1 i* I. J3 B' @' q
A6M2 Zero x 25$ u1 M; O* L* f& x+ ^
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Allied aircraft% K4 O! z! P! o! ~2 E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
) x$ O; x) r$ H1 b% p, _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
% D6 T" A+ ?0 H/ F* D: i: g SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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# _1 @2 W3 _& _: \$ D: Y5 [Japanese aircraft losses) Y% q+ g( \8 h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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4 h, g4 G# z; }( }* IAllied aircraft losses C6 g; B; J1 _5 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed$ Y. H! _4 s7 O$ j( s2 s2 g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged& g- t' t w7 Y& h# E- v
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 [# ]4 a" I* {& b+ [# s5 a1 a* H
7 K0 g8 |* _3 S0 c. m+ v9 k6 jJapanese Ships, d1 X( A, s6 y2 v. a; m
CV Shokaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 _8 n Z( k# g5 `& @
?& I% |' |9 c j5 j% t) ~% m0 ORaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 S' O* h# l7 r: k( I7 X
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes* y0 j! y6 _" h$ S- ^" y2 z
0 G( c# F* _5 F' UJapanese aircraft
: q. l. X, K! Q2 |( r# } A6M2 Zero x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
) z) R; h2 {( N$ s: m/ i, x SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
& p- h2 S) `* Q4 f+ W TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 m8 Z$ w7 P: Q1 UNo Japanese losses2 S$ p4 K2 Z8 F6 h
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Allied aircraft losses7 Q) Y3 {. |1 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- C, H% H3 Y% [' l/ @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
3 I, {2 z3 }$ O+ b8 Z ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 _" ?& h6 f$ K9 s. y. l
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. y; s" _% E/ R z) r8 }( X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage6 w$ K% T: B( d2 D
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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( f: R5 j+ ~" J$ [, r DD Sazanami) A: _9 m% |# D" v {* c! A9 S
DD Hibiki
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9 Z8 {* n6 {) x第三波继续重创翔鹤. {% E% ]9 n% Y. a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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' l6 }' f( m. |( E, eRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 A- i+ b9 S: N7 T: v" d; p6 x
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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8 c/ z+ l$ m3 G( cJapanese aircraft
% {, h; Q9 z' C6 H. D. r A6M2 Zero x 1
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: E5 X/ ]& A; q- t* \# TAllied aircraft8 t2 X: ^. b6 t+ e C: ^+ H: \
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
# ~! N4 e- a+ r5 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 b8 n# s( X9 o! U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31+ k' m6 y, M8 g1 x, S% |# B' @: Z3 N
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No Japanese losses) O$ Z6 x: Y/ `- N( n5 d
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" s2 E" X! {4 w [/ ~3 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged/ y6 K( g8 Q$ z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ n; A+ y1 X! p; J R1 Y! `; E
6 E* w& k% }$ fJapanese Ships$ p, \- y! B/ B$ H
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
! j$ k' J. R+ Y8 w& b3 m8 L CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 y& c! X0 `: P
DD Amagiri
1 p- u' o& h: n' E DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage0 R1 D! A! Z* ]4 b) c
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
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$ U2 g' |* a4 Z. i) ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129- @& u$ C6 E l5 g& z9 v
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. F% q. `( @7 X5 M( L7 g
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes$ A# ]( M* G4 ]: O' W
/ W" f$ U. [# @2 U: fJapanese aircraft
( {1 f4 M/ w M2 O2 l A6M2 Zero x 30
3 R& A& _6 [5 F- n' c% r8 b. g: `8 C B5N2 Kate x 18& R4 I4 I, ]/ l6 u$ e5 n* X, ?
D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
* ]! F9 {0 D8 R F4F-3A Wildcat x 30/ A' ]- ]) n$ n6 I5 ~% e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29$ c+ ^% m1 K' o1 W1 _5 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
- P3 l' ]1 `2 n5 ? I A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, m1 K6 R) r) w8 v" I' K# }5 l
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
! h: F* s+ ~% T& R B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
8 R3 u/ ^2 u) {" ~ D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged2 R1 b& T0 {* o4 W4 V; B
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 ^ g( @% `" k4 c F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
8 F9 I* R! [2 `1 p9 g5 { F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise
4 c% S/ r8 u( `! T+ k& e; s BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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- p# H v7 ], e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4 P& V- S4 o5 k; z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1255 H @$ R* X/ |: k
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 |! k0 D$ z& u. @, {
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ Z! y+ o! R* D ]3 y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
. M) j! L3 W" R6 t6 _) H" b, u SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses4 o4 z% W7 B' e; [ E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged( o% }% \0 b$ H
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Japanese Ships4 |/ R- _5 L) T* S0 s ~
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; d2 F/ Y3 `0 y4 P& d
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% H/ N: v" C# F! V, A
DD Amagiri- ?- x: @ w& {/ ]
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk2 r5 U9 T+ E! v/ V* C. S
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! |+ K/ a" Z& X$ g0 G6 m0 }2 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125$ E9 ^# c, X( a
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 B! e, O2 O2 [% R% V; ]' s
5 A7 p" L3 j9 m, ORaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 _8 b( Z& M. K3 @Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* b4 a6 t, Q) E& Y1 N( R" | SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese Ships7 I* t* e# h: A
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( J4 u" ^2 w7 T7 s& t- ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 O" P$ ?1 P# T- K8 k( X2 m
DD Amagiri/ ^( @$ `1 V. m: v7 }/ n
DD Sazanami9 ]& H) J y) d1 n' v
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影3 |8 P: q1 b. \( l+ f% e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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+ i; ^" H! `, D8 c& dRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% P9 {5 y' n: z' z1 AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 }$ w' T- `, J: L2 v3 MJapanese aircraft6 B- p6 v9 i: M; N a
A6M2 Zero x 6
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Allied aircraft
/ R8 O2 k5 M: v9 n3 z+ ? F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
" f1 L) Q' A6 F' ^" \8 \( M F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 ^; R! L% d8 p' [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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2 Y% V: b( _7 |4 S( N: rJapanese aircraft losses
' y$ L* d2 Y+ g A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
+ y, `6 c6 e% S' I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged- W, ]2 \6 \ C9 h0 r. W
$ \( |8 x0 ~7 e f( m/ |Japanese Ships
' X @2 I& }6 g: a DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire j, A* {. c" ]4 j( r
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 w9 N" L: p0 M( }/ k DD Sazanami |