AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42, \) h( K/ K3 T# ^) V! b0 W/ f
为了规避腊包尔的陆攻,盟军58沿着距离腊包尔15格外的路线向莫港前进,打算借用莫港的陆基直掩,向KB挑战制空制海权;与此同时,KB穿过米龙湾航道,前出到莫港西南海域,打算为莫港登陆队清扫海面# A% q. L; j8 X& e+ Y+ X
于是双方的CV编队在茫茫大海上不期而遇,珊瑚海上仅有的一场CV对决就此爆发
% o, n% ?6 t" s" e8 P* ]" z日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损 h" }" M0 {, B; o/ Z0 _8 S, F
盟军CV约克镇号中创,2CV舰载机几乎损失殆尽,此后几日野猫和SBD只能上岸作战,58只剩躯壳,四处退避,再也没有叫板KB的实力4 j" D; z/ x8 @) W9 {
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9 L- T% g& M# P* O& DKB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创+ i$ Q1 r' F( [ B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,1358 v; h$ i# a" f2 [: _
: g9 B8 [/ f! Q5 H4 `Weather in hex: Clear sky
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; g7 i% {* F' g0 N( G4 aRaid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ C, }$ X9 O2 o8 ~: @ Y" WEstimated time to target is 23 minutes1 O j! R4 c# g# {
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Japanese aircraft
7 ]1 j, X! f4 q4 t A6M2 Zero x 43. r! U7 N2 l- I3 s2 V' H. z. {# d
B5N1 Kate x 3
) D) P9 N& g1 x B5N2 Kate x 24
* @& W* K( }1 l' q* q7 g. [1 y D3A1 Val x 33, P3 u# ?9 k$ M, \/ W2 ^3 B. m' S3 i$ n
6 r. Y. d, w0 k, q# ZAllied aircraft
* K2 r$ I, R8 e7 }' g+ k, p F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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+ W# O! v0 e [, ?Japanese aircraft losses0 N9 H9 z" T- F0 r3 \
A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
6 j1 R$ q( m O B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 |2 y# G( u. k' h0 x3 y B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
. m! @# z" r% L( v/ i( I D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
- T2 B1 _8 n- d3 Z! ?8 \3 e D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak& P! z+ X: d8 [5 A: f5 F
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Allied aircraft losses
( z+ s9 I8 d$ [0 y) z, H% R% r F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed. s/ J+ g0 O( K# e! w) v% `- J0 d
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Allied Ships9 {/ ]- h3 w; B, X" ~
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire. ~- f! Q7 L) |+ G
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
. y# T% n4 W# ]% z. X- p DD Perkins
n+ D2 O. P$ F* Z& _1 a$ I% T CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire1 Z1 ?% Y$ j! ~' l' b2 l" Q
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
3 m8 g" H) F$ t/ n DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ i7 h0 o$ r; U7 c CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损3 A4 y" a, ^0 P# ^
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9 [: D$ X( y, J6 d0 JMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134. ?/ v- }# N5 p/ U& q
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 V. }; f, Q& @6 H8 k, y2 q! n0 r, v
" [$ \9 l" `( P$ @Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, L; L3 G! G8 U6 oEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ ~ q# ~, q& m' N7 G+ d$ |' `+ G: z A6M2 Zero x 47$ ?# N- {' A6 L1 X3 i% Z; z
! v8 ?, Q5 p* N$ L0 B: Y) ?Allied aircraft
! C' j8 }9 U$ U0 W% A F4F-3 Wildcat x 10' X+ k z ]9 `. G; q f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
5 J' B; p# X! e n, s9 b: l3 D TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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) S8 i) D* T+ G$ _ ENo Japanese losses0 v5 t" S) {. F6 E, @! z
: s2 c7 g; `' T6 ]$ o) l& @5 uAllied aircraft losses
/ y5 _# Q+ r; Y t# Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
+ `- T" w2 r" p1 }7 } SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak5 X) s1 T6 P; @8 R2 |
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 u+ l2 j7 t/ u& Q% K* n TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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! j# D# f8 ^2 l- p( v0 d1 xJapanese Ships- C: j" F. ~7 o2 x, N
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires! C% Q+ y3 c0 B1 \% {7 y; K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 ^1 X5 p1 |% Z; ~6 Q" p- K# l- V
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 x7 Y( x. b( S& p& K; N' e7 } DD Ariake @, N& v6 L5 ]; Z1 ?# z- l n
) i c3 S, f2 X* _1 X4 X/ VKB下午的第一波突袭,命中列克星敦2弹,所幸仅掉了层油漆; P- k; Z& ^! E: o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,1343 ]/ d( l: B u- g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# ]" [0 {# r2 n1 l# M& {+ m
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) [3 I6 b+ L* J. g% }! z
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes4 H/ N. N4 p4 S/ I4 I) R8 I8 Z
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Japanese aircraft
1 t* ~3 U6 o* V; w A6M2 Zero x 26
: C# E' c. V7 L1 p9 A9 G$ I2 o/ q B5N2 Kate x 30
x( y# d( {- w) l6 ?' z3 R D3A1 Val x 30/ y9 W+ |, f' e8 U" T# o7 y
5 [4 P8 T: V8 w$ B( _Allied aircraft
& c% W3 z+ G- T4 S( K F4F-3 Wildcat x 6. ?( h4 N" `/ H3 |& V
# V z. f- I0 f4 I4 ?( tJapanese aircraft losses/ n" B" ?9 g6 h. A9 @1 _3 T
B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
9 A4 A; T& q; a( S. [ B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak m9 P* u5 ?8 J; P
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged1 l& A, v3 _" c) R& v r( J- X) a
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak% c. ]* P. H) c' L
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
7 r! `* F2 N" ~ G( X1 I6 r# R% x CA Australia* y8 ?0 @9 ^/ H$ @
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1- H3 f( a: B& o; y
CL Hobart
9 p& X( `7 l3 h5 \7 g CA New Orleans
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, k5 ~6 ~7 M4 b/ r. d- L- p下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底
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0 N" {* F- E6 d& N5 v/ j1 c6 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134. o* V) K! `2 s6 i0 ?
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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4 T6 n Z7 A: }. G5 O' ERaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ Q% ~7 S8 ~2 A* f# cEstimated time to target is 15 minutes6 G I5 Z0 u" g# l
2 V9 x! @8 i, E" s v& U" PJapanese aircraft8 A% m9 w9 l3 J8 i4 I7 Y
A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft4 B) f ]% S# B) q Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
}% ?5 Y/ Q8 d& m- q' E0 d6 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
$ h1 N# ?- y" `) u TBD-1 Devastator x 5" O. K7 [+ I& N( i$ ~' }
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 W5 C, l! h9 S3 Z& L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged0 E/ |* @* D% |# |8 T' k, {* A5 q9 i4 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
3 v$ k' g1 _& |( l; Y9 V8 h TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage9 H; ^+ S# p( g/ A
CV Shokaku |