AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42- h' R9 ^4 e, o
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* P4 |' x: I9 W" X7 V, o8 A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。
1 {4 ~0 H! A* ]盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果* W. y4 Y; r. S2 _" {2 v% Y3 g* f
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, j! }( X: Y6 d* B/ b9 P vMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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: L. A* D1 w1 D* Q& o$ U$ ]7 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 c! y: M$ h7 r+ }2 ]1 x7 }
5 a+ c) Q4 {# u! }" p, T. DRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ q# `2 R' b" q9 IEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 G. r" u) ^, N
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft8 F" S/ y) V( U9 H/ p/ y! C7 [
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18, V7 ~/ d6 U' o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
, I* p J6 R2 t/ R SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 `5 P* ]$ ?& ?. V5 N' f! z* w4 p
' S- n- Z. I) ^; i' N+ ^Japanese aircraft losses! P, O y% n1 v5 d' z1 H
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
: E& P) l. ? g) l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
) _$ m* p3 l" k/ ^) M" t# U6 Y/ R SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged5 z/ l8 k0 p: f0 M' i/ g+ M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships4 h* H# z- `4 G& e
CV Shokaku( P1 S- ~* d+ T( ~& t
CV Zuikaku( X s( s4 I( V& @5 K0 L4 g `, o
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8 K9 i; \8 ]% r随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1250 ?* y$ d( @) N9 t- j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" Q% \# j) [1 j9 } s+ D' K8 Q* L
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' C5 |6 B! U/ T& p _7 tEstimated time to target is 27 minutes. b$ d T3 ^: t2 @! ], j
) V5 C x5 Y8 k; D6 g$ D% EJapanese aircraft& ]7 O: m8 ^, s' ?
A6M2 Zero x 5$ a a( m6 a, C( e4 b# M& M; ]
( `* v) i; l9 U& c) d aAllied aircraft
6 a8 s3 E( N- e! ~( r9 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 36. G! b; Z7 g* c+ a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
& Y- n# k# W4 @! d# |) P. }+ B' ? TBF-1 Avenger x 155 n. S* b' u$ \3 \
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
4 c( h* g; m. e+ f1 n6 n! S' T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
3 w0 T: C2 v5 Q) B SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
: o. E% X8 p* _/ z7 [, a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 _! U4 [( b# Q# W2 \2 t" U TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 ^: V; \4 m! B, K+ {
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Japanese Ships1 \# O5 B; P. U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ D' \: Q; h4 L! J3 R2 N1 P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* p) Y8 E4 H, l! y DD Ushio
4 g% u6 D7 ^9 j G" j/ X DD Sazanami
/ `7 V! W: n. \% ^+ Y$ [% V x3 ^4 M DD Hibiki
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* C& g( e" G+ R第三波继续重创翔鹤* w* y- V2 X1 U4 u, x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125( w9 j! h* @ o4 \4 @
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain- w4 h9 w7 H$ W9 F$ {( g
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& y: b0 _/ ]/ \! v
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes$ H: f0 A; i6 W6 b6 Z7 ~; R9 k! x
/ M3 a; I: ?0 b% nJapanese aircraft
; X K, ^) n4 U/ X A6M2 Zero x 1
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( g+ v+ e8 ^* x3 |7 j& S) G2 H$ j: T& GAllied aircraft' m7 ~# K9 L0 |9 J6 O
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
8 S6 K9 Z& W, h( Y8 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ C/ A/ L8 |8 I9 z' b5 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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/ s7 Y2 j6 ~, Q: |/ N5 i# _' G0 [Allied aircraft losses" a3 ^: ?5 s0 b) j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
9 ]; C2 J _/ D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 r- J0 ?( p1 I$ vJapanese Ships# U B8 P1 S8 a' m. @% P0 ] y8 L
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
, x+ q. g1 x, ~( l CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% q, e3 z- }# x3 z DD Amagiri
" M/ m6 d! G/ P: j DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage6 F% e0 i0 k2 N. E
DD Hibiki8 Y# x" F& t9 z# W
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒/ O" R2 G$ X4 ?% q$ g/ ^( Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129. E2 k& I! S& `7 _8 e( R
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ Q) |! v* [6 n5 H* L! K7 I6 ZEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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8 [2 D- v- h3 ]Japanese aircraft0 N; z" x" B5 t. \; L
A6M2 Zero x 30! X' [1 J6 u+ S, A" X
B5N2 Kate x 18! |9 J4 l1 H: D* ?1 B9 v
D3A1 Val x 30
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! H. n; v7 { r H+ W( CAllied aircraft$ G8 d( d. j7 Y& Z/ q7 H5 V
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
9 o# G, F( |0 k# e7 u" p% W F4F-3 Wildcat x 29% S+ N" L1 L! y3 b+ b, F9 w P
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Japanese aircraft losses) ` c2 |$ c4 c
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed3 M. c* X6 }7 D. g+ R) Z6 n" N7 w
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged I$ X9 `, L; ^: K
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak( i+ g& A8 t( X; R3 U9 C9 u$ q
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
8 i2 k5 p+ J0 O/ H" C5 c8 O D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses# n& t! n$ A! p
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ L! G3 A; c1 E' ?& x7 b
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships; V, W2 S& Z9 [! O8 w, z4 I- y
CV Enterprise6 P: u* q. O$ B! g( [! P. X
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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$ [7 U1 `& Z" u Q8 p) k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3 F; B5 a6 N4 v: X, O
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0 ?9 J, |: g% m0 A+ hMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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1 \- g# ]: ?; \$ _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 G/ | [. \0 o3 oEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. A( O4 i: Q4 I6 i: L4 a) M9 x2 f
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Allied aircraft* h! D% I: r. G% Q! E( H; O' J* t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17; w- _! u( U6 E- U* P0 C8 E; k; X
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Allied aircraft losses
P! Q2 {! U' d SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; m4 E, v! R; T) W% j0 ^( u2 P
6 ^' c. {9 w! X! z) B! qJapanese Ships, d, p' c% M5 {# i( x2 j. ^1 ~2 `4 ]" l
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 t5 Q( \9 I/ ~ l# e% y% } CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; A3 { X/ k4 R& e DD Amagiri& i, y6 i7 h; `) ?& x
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk; T. Q0 |( K+ L" v) }# X
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$ M4 f: ^0 i/ \- yMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125* X2 h( \! w7 X' }
# e1 L& Z6 J2 V% X+ bWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 g8 c4 A$ x6 K9 z& _- x) E
+ S. {. Z5 s7 i2 R9 r3 R! s7 ?Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 }. T$ g" p. H9 o
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 Z9 |6 ?2 \/ Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 183 J: t; B3 B, \/ h+ T8 E) f6 ?& e
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No Allied losses
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" e5 c) t+ W' \/ |3 yJapanese Ships# _: T0 W4 J1 y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, G1 J1 f F- C4 M CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; K7 U3 ^3 a2 ?7 d* ?
DD Amagiri
6 y- j9 s) r5 }* g& W/ @6 ? DD Sazanami
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影0 g' {; a( B( Z- t# s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125* Q8 Z* L% b* k$ @' S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# E; H. ^- g& X, AEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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% P, }8 s* o4 R' e A6M2 Zero x 6
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2 l* J+ m) @: s: Z( M0 ?8 VAllied aircraft
' B$ p+ W7 b. l! w! B6 i* G F4F-3 Wildcat x 189 {; b6 u" G! q7 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
. P8 g# T& a4 h6 l9 l- i* R3 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 33# \) u* f5 j' G* j) S! {) D4 A
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Japanese aircraft losses8 G4 r N# _8 O" S6 ?5 y
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
7 P) ?" N, [& G6 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' j5 u7 g+ ]8 U8 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
Y$ W; g. n. A" \6 R, u5 t1 t" C( b DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: p* W; A7 f7 V/ e% ~9 ? DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, z# w! ]0 K O
DD Sazanami |