AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42$ u9 R; N7 [# c
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
# _2 r2 u- N$ `6 K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
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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
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KB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135. W! M+ z2 `- Z8 G+ L2 K
* x& f k' z* J/ o! ]! a6 sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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3 {5 x1 J0 k+ q9 b/ X! k; c+ ZRaid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 o; I' c' N& O
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes3 N1 J& p1 ^! a# p# z" ]; |
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Japanese aircraft
& A2 K6 P1 w# S0 H5 \ q4 e% \7 @ A6M2 Zero x 43
" C) R& K, T3 k5 F3 Q8 s B5N1 Kate x 3; i; ^' K& Z2 ^/ {
B5N2 Kate x 24
, n# p8 T& Y& a) j. x/ O& c* j D3A1 Val x 33% t4 v; G4 z& H3 R% S9 K
4 l0 R* I+ J1 [$ s( @! y6 P8 zAllied aircraft
" m w5 V/ ~7 _+ a2 V2 I F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed) h% [- e# y6 A7 g5 L3 S
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
5 A% U/ v4 R* ?$ t( S, c# Q$ X1 i B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 G z3 h' Z) `
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged* h9 j+ [8 W) Y' g
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 i: A( q# [$ v( H* a/ A9 [! D
% i0 v$ m5 G8 i5 s" bAllied aircraft losses$ T) i# n+ d) O) o3 r7 v% m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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Allied Ships ?, A0 E! _, y8 x: n; S4 F
CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire4 n& ]; N3 x; ^, N( @5 [6 u8 u
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire. ?8 A5 Y- P F6 h3 z' ^
CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1/ }! n/ g8 u$ G' u) Z
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 e; N; V" a' w7 e
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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' K' f8 C7 C; n0 b# H6 }$ C58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损
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9 O' N U% u; l, f3 O( KMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134$ n) m! k, z+ ?6 G0 u
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Weather in hex: Overcast* G( |) n; K. r: R
7 V7 H. H ?/ W; g* k8 ?Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 n; n; \, s8 h1 I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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9 O7 p$ d0 g( aJapanese aircraft
: L7 W0 n: D: S$ ~& {, F( i9 _ A6M2 Zero x 47; Z4 o6 v. ?" K7 x M6 }
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Allied aircraft
" [, k+ U# g5 `% Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
1 h0 [: A) C3 z" \! Y4 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak9 A! y& d( u- d% S9 {9 Q# r( W/ i v
TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 p) [$ d1 `. B- O$ B! V3 y TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak+ ?/ M& W) c7 [$ F( Y* [! G. a
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Japanese Ships* J. \* |( m0 C2 D$ U* v Z/ Z X
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires6 w L% d$ f; Y3 F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
; s6 g4 M& F5 `6 x ? CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 D: |+ V" |9 f
DD Ariake
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KB下午的第一波突袭,命中列克星敦2弹,所幸仅掉了层油漆
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ I5 r9 {: n: T1 W7 p" A5 Y
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
( D( w8 s8 L9 q& U+ v7 p9 wEstimated time to target is 43 minutes! G/ M/ [& w0 m0 r
+ {9 L2 _9 z8 g: g# K) I: Y2 SJapanese aircraft
+ t6 f' O. Q6 t# i: J3 m A6M2 Zero x 26 q7 q6 M% S, i+ I/ g3 e: T
B5N2 Kate x 302 R3 j1 N+ F* [3 u2 \3 t
D3A1 Val x 30/ T/ B8 C8 [. `9 E0 p; Y
" \8 A- a- y. F ~, BAllied aircraft
, [$ c* C$ W% C( @ F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 F5 f! c% K2 w# ~ v5 v d8 I
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B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
& U& ^* C- ? J. w" s7 m B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak8 _7 g: s1 U: }- p+ F. v; d2 ]; C
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
) |% _$ s% c* k* W# ~. j7 u: s) S D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed! ~- o+ m0 G) C2 _9 f# _. u
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Allied Ships
# }; a$ @1 P9 l5 l& D9 k CV Lexington, Bomb hits 26 |* K! Z9 t- A8 U2 J+ L
CA Australia
$ o- G& D" y* }' U) G CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1# B% K ] b8 g9 G) Q$ A
CL Hobart1 a p. }' X {. h
CA New Orleans( ^2 ~' X5 n- E& I7 _6 o0 S
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下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., q! g* m* u6 B% w n( U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 19
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9 T& G1 B. \# v* W4 v* e* A F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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) m8 ^4 l# s5 M5 E# K TBD-1 Devastator x 5+ V- d. r. ~5 J6 S" f" O! T) c
7 M9 R q% ^* `9 M0 tNo Japanese losses
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$ c7 T7 E9 Q, a" o3 }2 v0 U) ?Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( B' C. O- \" w" l( q1 ~" @& v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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