AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 422 C% }& G$ k, B4 m1 r
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! M6 ?) b4 I2 c t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。
6 R+ W% r8 H( N& G3 j盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果9 w( y9 |% x( F$ v6 z& |5 t
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# B7 s! _. K3 @* D
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" [( u' u/ L1 q, l5 K; [
/ o* R) N3 X$ J& u3 [+ [; a; `" x% uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# Z* u# u w2 o/ ~( hEstimated time to target is 31 minutes+ Z, S& V8 m; _# o6 u2 g
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Japanese aircraft+ g- H4 y$ ^) S% o; D
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft, I$ u# ?4 o4 c6 v
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
0 h9 m( b3 I3 t# g, l1 A F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
7 j0 r; H4 O: t' [/ h SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 F( x: g' K5 d- K3 N
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Japanese aircraft losses) \: N! f& C8 ?) O1 c2 J
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed# T$ j4 d( ^: s
- T+ ]6 P$ T: t; \Allied aircraft losses1 h; N. T9 V2 v, P; k; A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; F( X& g0 B; X* \5 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
0 V$ D: e8 Z' Q5 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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+ U( `9 r1 t2 p9 O9 nJapanese Ships
& ^# ?+ T; _) ~7 q" Q CV Shokaku) n5 k, ]) [* X$ ]: ^! Y+ ~9 ?
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 ^, B6 Z6 d+ |& f" d
z* d/ E @5 l, G @: y7 J& Y7 JWeather in hex: Heavy rain n& i# v$ n+ x6 ^# }- r
% C; T/ C* M0 y4 @4 KRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., ]. y# x% f! Z% A c
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! H. h, M( O8 y# ^+ z! A
A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
' q9 b. e0 q% W" g. C! s( G3 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 365 D* K& g; y: `8 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 357 j' h4 b" z# \$ H
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses& ^+ L$ k+ E* l4 {/ a" C
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Allied aircraft losses
/ I+ B* m( e4 z# C2 t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
& X, t3 L* C5 T" O SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
) o, ?% ~% O" _/ d/ J) s: \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
- W& V+ @" q, Z) U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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8 Q0 R% J) B# C, [/ mJapanese Ships7 w& S9 g8 n4 c. O8 `1 ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 ^2 m% w9 A$ p7 p3 i2 u( I- H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 N5 O8 m" z# {! Q' t
DD Ushio
: ^3 E2 ?$ }. S) Y4 c DD Sazanami1 J( j: e1 C S- ]. j% z6 ]
DD Hibiki2 Q' t8 ^: e% T) ~) T; g9 P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 S K. \- c6 C5 s p$ F3 {
& J. f8 r4 L& IWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 i8 M/ r1 @9 _- x. z
$ s& _- A. c0 r; C/ i4 jRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 Q: U% t& z4 j( t) o& N* D9 kEstimated time to target is 29 minutes4 W# m# r- ^) c1 o5 m ?
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Japanese aircraft( B, E1 u4 I5 j: W. r3 [# O
A6M2 Zero x 1% ~! H! j2 E8 ^/ {0 q- ]# W
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Allied aircraft q; T* ]- F' E H5 H: l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18$ E$ H z$ w3 t7 d6 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 120 F& _* x0 J1 `" A' O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31% B# N3 @7 X9 Q5 d
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No Japanese losses( @: t1 B$ z2 ~' V5 J
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Allied aircraft losses' m9 d2 x8 u. W" g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
2 p S# A- t( G; @" p& z( ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
5 J X8 W7 \( w4 B8 h9 ? CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
/ Y* |. O6 Z9 g CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ^( w( E& N9 ]) ?$ S DD Amagiri
/ ` A% F$ N9 r* R- B DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
# A$ M I: H" _7 E2 J, u DD Hibiki
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2 l5 T; S) n$ D4 K/ ?) {来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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8 }0 a+ p. K# T4 X/ VMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129% ]6 Q6 v; ~6 z" ]4 X) v9 K" S
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain/ x0 w& \9 `( b; n
! a! i' K5 [0 U9 C$ g, ^% U: r: C" WRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 u" c1 C' }8 @/ x& W6 iEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" w2 n J# X# M1 k B
8 W1 ~' f" M0 R* i* P3 mJapanese aircraft
* ]0 X- n2 G) G2 `" u1 Z# h& O: i A6M2 Zero x 30
! @* q3 V' s0 A4 e B5N2 Kate x 18
7 J7 ^9 C! i( m( }7 l5 _- Y D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
: S8 ]) M! S- s F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
% Y3 `" E o7 n* a F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ J0 ~: F `6 v( A A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
: F7 |# ]7 t, j8 \9 { X$ E B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged! o+ R, d" O$ [0 n
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
5 O8 d" q4 Q, C" f D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
" d0 ~# H% K% {3 ~! t. y- `0 x D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ x9 W/ X( p9 ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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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% V4 w( p( c0 k# u% \. I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1253 T, [9 S) a8 L) I
0 y: b6 _8 m" R4 J/ aWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 Y, {5 ^9 k% @
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ `" N% {/ {8 p9 X$ d8 B7 M) AEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 w7 f, W- w% @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 17: a3 r8 y! m9 v3 ]) b3 w2 Y
0 B" g% f* O+ Q1 X5 Q: q# g5 @" s7 RAllied aircraft losses" H+ d" c/ D" C# U/ I' T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: O9 Y. m( h7 N6 Y) t2 m# V T2 P
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Japanese Ships
3 L, P/ D1 w; R+ g1 l5 W4 W CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 x+ n4 {9 ^- {/ w" C3 B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 h( {/ G" \, O; I: M; P
DD Amagiri t9 r! X7 C$ | T& {" b; K" h
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk/ _) H* l) i8 w/ {, J! C1 |! p
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) E2 o% o2 q T$ j: {' ^% yMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125- W7 z% ~) o. a# H
3 S+ {" G1 n' k9 t/ m# J6 eWeather in hex: Heavy rain \: ?, |5 E1 t0 B
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 I, m# a" C9 u+ w; G! ?Estimated time to target is 9 minutes, _$ x+ E2 i; I
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Allied aircraft7 j4 R7 \! p h6 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 182 ~5 k3 b6 K3 A ~2 m6 f8 [
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
) _* y9 J4 J% Z2 b, c CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, O* h/ `0 c4 F* S* h1 f% w
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 [7 G( ]: m% C
DD Amagiri/ a. X# n7 E! p i& m) k9 r" d
DD Sazanami, q5 r5 D2 z) I) Q% K6 t# l
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6 P( O1 n+ T$ _) s# S9 \! ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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) C5 W) x: A oRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& s$ U# i' ?, Q3 _2 K
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% C8 d3 f" F4 F ?0 b- ~) B2 z" @ A6M2 Zero x 6
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18/ ]5 h: Z! H, y+ o1 n- d: g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" _- U& F' V$ ]9 I7 i8 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 331 a3 j. y4 F4 N9 T5 |, V
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed# R& X. B: `" F
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Allied aircraft losses
! q& h# ^5 p ^; f" H F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) h: U( T8 ], g7 S6 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged: Y, t1 X F m1 p6 q9 ?
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Japanese Ships
& n7 w% t6 h* H0 z, L7 a( Y4 N DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. `% ?, q+ b4 o$ c4 R2 K! [ DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage- ^: s2 z D5 A: X
DD Sazanami |