AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42& v0 h& v. t6 B$ _. v9 W1 o
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; _# s# F+ M6 U7 S+ s
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& c% d& `0 V* v4 R
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
, _# }% M# i S2 P) s+ }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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135: D3 S! }+ z" _0 R- F) g8 e& j
5 L8 c' H: {0 {3 I% m1 |2 iWeather in hex: Clear sky; |6 @ }) h% }' N3 J3 c: i
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! C5 {/ J2 l1 K/ q5 v2 w
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes. u8 X* p; u7 r% L1 e7 E
1 Q$ i0 y) k: E' r' f% s& D9 GJapanese aircraft! H0 R1 K+ ^2 f. M
A6M2 Zero x 430 i* l6 o( c; n( e; M+ `( ^
B5N1 Kate x 3% e9 N/ C) j0 O9 C w6 a
B5N2 Kate x 24, ~3 Y0 H3 ~( w- M r7 |, i
D3A1 Val x 339 K$ a, ]/ T# R# G
5 Z v5 I& Q5 Z/ YAllied aircraft
' O. I. ~: `0 w. [, T& K F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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4 G1 J) _% ]5 n, GJapanese aircraft losses
5 a0 B! @% J. ^1 z; T9 u2 e A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed' f( M; a& N( w4 G
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged. Q" J5 {' f7 ~& ~7 G
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ q% }1 E1 U/ |; j% R D3A1 Val: 11 damaged" k3 \, N6 r$ R0 r
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
' D5 p! \! |; j+ C+ f F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; r2 e" f; L$ `3 @ CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
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CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire
3 L, X, |0 i* i" [3 B$ h1 `3 s CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 11 @9 C& a a; E# K* d
DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* E2 n% S5 m2 Z: O, C0 `4 e
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7 y' l+ o0 j9 |# X3 X/ ^5 L* n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1343 h# Y) Y# v2 D
1 v$ [( c8 d- e8 x& SWeather in hex: Overcast
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$ c( Q" f; Z) p5 Y+ m, ]# i) ^Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 _, `. T. R7 C. o- g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( K. y) Q, n) E. P9 [# N A6M2 Zero x 47
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Allied aircraft
+ N' |5 Q) n& z9 w0 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 10: {, X* q' I0 r8 Y2 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31# ]# J( K4 S2 f/ n# |7 j$ b8 b
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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Allied aircraft losses. A2 h. S; Q7 o. h- ], n& f! s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged/ D L+ C; ~. G# {- |4 _% m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
f9 k/ N2 L& D# o! I TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged5 s/ T/ s, H' A( B- h* _
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires* _' N4 a! {7 z% |
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1( [, u$ s2 C9 @1 Q
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire- T! G; U9 N3 |4 T
DD Ariake
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/ y0 K) v7 V* x6 d1 r! gKB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+ r; b5 r" X4 y5 _: N
7 M: D7 H c7 e- `1 bWeather in hex: Partial cloud" L. s3 V" S w: P
4 x5 C) b% b# P; @. ?& \- TRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: ]0 a+ F- D4 m. _
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes8 A$ M, ^* I9 I! c
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9 H6 M% d* k7 x! K: p# n/ [# ` A6M2 Zero x 26
: d/ f6 ?7 Z# \ B5N2 Kate x 30- {5 i* i* G6 V4 e( l( b3 Q
D3A1 Val x 30- f4 i) I+ D7 |! q
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
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0 |3 T6 Z6 u4 E% n2 O8 | B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged8 }8 `4 n7 s* ?9 b
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ s5 L/ S; r+ V1 R' {& q, W
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
* {+ r5 r) m# p6 C5 a D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 h) g- S5 Q: ^+ r; W
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6 G A! V; x) v1 A4 n CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2& n) ?3 S) N" R7 k N+ ~# |; L& \* p
CA Australia' i6 H3 k, M+ p. n
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
" O4 J, l( |' X8 b2 { CL Hobart0 \. u3 H2 O! N ~, f$ j
CA New Orleans* k) h6 a/ q3 e& g% `
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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& O8 J4 B2 }/ E: t0 l
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' B+ f. }" v8 i% LRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) a# {( {* a. G/ l* _* t/ hEstimated time to target is 15 minutes; e! B) ~$ M( b3 }1 i; R; M3 x2 h
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Japanese aircraft! @5 k- |/ g3 {4 N" L$ `. q. ?0 B. I
A6M2 Zero x 19
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2 d& M I1 C( }* M2 T F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, _* e. h. K" \! N8 m% w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 8 p/ u" n0 D8 h
TBD-1 Devastator x 5 C0 z7 T. L+ b
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ }% q+ h8 Y k* @6 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged5 N% g3 P1 Z( }& ~; }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 K* D0 t$ C, h2 @" I6 ~* | TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed T$ x @. T' }' D, }, _. b5 O
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ n! |! |/ f/ e0 l
CV Shokaku |