AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42' {0 c8 j( y9 w0 U! `# ~
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* _3 r& a! I2 b- m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。, }/ w9 y& W! V# f
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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; M0 N* X4 I }2 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- R) v6 i' F5 X: URaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- V- n, ~8 a5 G/ p9 j9 LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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8 r4 W0 k2 i3 i$ S/ B' _4 qJapanese aircraft: Y4 h- M( N! D4 ]; }8 d
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
8 t) l# h7 x+ x _+ S/ t' _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
6 k" P4 O2 n+ [0 v# H5 t9 @+ t F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
: O1 h! z# }' b7 v# G4 x4 I. U7 H: G SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Y9 O# s% x6 ^7 ~
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed! D) p# ]+ f5 ` q% i: `
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Allied aircraft losses C0 e( U& K1 c. Q1 |5 D, _/ \. {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ W7 F g( `$ \3 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged/ z# i1 i( P# U7 {5 p) t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 P2 K7 q" J. [ g% n- p5 p3 e
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Japanese Ships, i" z1 M* o2 s5 H
CV Shokaku$ f2 E2 O! A& H
CV Zuikaku
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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% O1 ~! c9 }2 h8 g
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- T) w3 d, W& k7 @4 g: o9 PRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 h f( ?) g" ~7 {: f$ j
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( R3 w, f: a/ ?- Q1 ?( D( v6 g A6M2 Zero x 5$ Y2 \2 E' p' |$ C
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Allied aircraft
h+ K D" x9 p' h7 M5 o6 Q9 _+ z* V F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
0 z; g$ O/ q+ K# x' c SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
! L4 o; L3 { O/ l- Q! R* F. C TBF-1 Avenger x 15! H6 }( q" T, j7 f" C( n9 D
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No Japanese losses6 {4 u$ n6 t8 |. V: i
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Allied aircraft losses
! o- H2 U2 \* s) B, z% a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 @) r* b4 i4 @% a SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ g8 H" M8 y, P' U. p% U$ Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ V7 H* d& W$ [. i0 [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& ]6 ]4 z% z! u5 I) i4 c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
" J+ t/ o# y" ?( a( S+ X. O* |# K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! E, V4 d2 [. k) W% h% {& \! E DD Ushio. ~; N, }& i. n/ |( c
DD Sazanami
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# k* e7 f9 f2 J m% u3 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125" p, X9 {: S% D. u
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! y3 e( g i4 v' k' M+ }' ~Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ }0 Y, D2 V8 V
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 _4 ]' `' a1 ~9 i: m# b9 r/ g
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Japanese aircraft
8 y3 t4 U8 G3 u5 I, W; Y A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft9 s& x2 X5 I' j7 M" F, V
F4F-3 Wildcat x 187 X! Q2 w; u! [/ V) X$ f, R' D5 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12; c8 s* ^5 j$ j u( ^! e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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) H7 e3 k4 f) @; bNo Japanese losses/ w% f( y+ \. m# g" m0 _3 S F: w
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Allied aircraft losses# H( p) Q$ X3 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
0 _1 e2 b+ r' m3 K$ k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ ~( i" j, Q$ `; w
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CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
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DD Amagiri7 @* r8 H4 F4 x* ~
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; q( j' H' |0 d4 Z2 s0 ^* g
DD Hibiki* `, U4 p6 }! `( ?' m
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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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" f+ F. O9 ~# v( RMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain2 W; I' d7 \, J6 ] N+ z
( T. q9 P# x! w0 i% X. QRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 p* I9 q4 Z ?" G1 N$ c. L
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes4 \/ a; b/ A! `5 L: {& _5 e2 z
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Japanese aircraft
4 d2 K1 k# }* L9 r1 R A6M2 Zero x 30
8 `4 ^- d0 s, _! y4 q& k8 U3 r: \+ R B5N2 Kate x 18% i1 a# C& m/ }! u3 C# b& O K
D3A1 Val x 30
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$ ~& r+ N2 O6 GAllied aircraft4 q. g- Y; J+ ]0 t& C% p
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
" l3 o* F- l, n7 g' ]& G B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged1 }9 b; @1 R) ]$ \4 K+ e
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
|, k, \. Y5 z- \2 O9 @/ e D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
/ w4 A& y/ {* P% n. d D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak+ H* C3 a6 k7 h9 U
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Allied aircraft losses9 g5 v& c0 L, T% n4 z" K
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed" m+ T; g$ x* D* A, D
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; u q t; I4 l' j$ h
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CV Enterprise/ K9 j6 C: Y% A! X. _
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1' K$ d: t2 f" h- z) T& R1 X; \: J; o
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; k& ]; z0 V3 `/ Q+ X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6 `; o& s$ n4 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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7 `2 {. ]0 G9 v& C+ IRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 w: j6 t+ f: k% ~: f' g; k3 }+ X7 I' b
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 R' ~# e2 E* C2 n$ R
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Allied aircraft. B/ f' P% X+ q2 \1 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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6 C( |. Z0 Q3 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 o( ~/ |) ~# D7 i$ b CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( x! n9 A( _$ Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 o% d6 H% {% y0 ~- T) d. q( a2 s* t$ [
DD Amagiri* a5 G3 T& Y& b3 ~- W1 d' f
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk- Y- c$ ], n# A1 N$ Z$ {
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. V) M/ ?3 h/ n; p3 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" A7 S K* T7 Y! o
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
5 J! F4 n2 D: R& iEstimated time to target is 9 minutes$ T' z" ~* d. h! U5 _) M
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Allied aircraft
1 F6 G, E# `. I7 G SBD-3 Dauntless x 186 Y1 [' j4 y6 M* H$ L7 @
7 B: M2 j6 @) d& n2 P& ~! cNo Allied losses7 p6 w7 R; G) b8 U% H
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Japanese Ships$ l4 {! f% I, F7 r( O" E
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
: m9 r/ Z! v1 c: h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! T/ c/ t0 }! M2 V$ n7 ^ DD Amagiri
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影4 ~1 H! |, }5 z* ^& f
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0 B2 y% J c" z; \6 DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125 R" L. [- _& W* i! v( s
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& l. P* B9 W8 p. b& u y% {- O! p
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& f) ~* U3 w" X
A6M2 Zero x 6
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7 m. d7 }/ a% ]: P F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
/ h4 V6 A: ^5 r( h" ~- J) i2 H. I6 n F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
5 _% K3 ?/ n! U* {8 y+ n SBD-3 Dauntless x 331 K8 M# d4 r* @4 K
3 K0 d, s# J5 |$ j* QJapanese aircraft losses
- u1 N5 ]. J# D) B& t6 [; c5 D: m" e A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( {/ L; \7 O0 ?' b |- _* k6 V
6 x. r, `7 I$ z! D: K# \- U9 TAllied aircraft losses
: C \9 h5 m# w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- r' x: q6 w& ^+ K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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( I9 o% r! f/ i/ jJapanese Ships3 F8 k b. K8 t5 I. m' H
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ `1 _! K5 N3 U; |; i9 c
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 {$ w* _' k2 Y8 }) I& |$ {9 p; Y
DD Sazanami |