AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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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。( ?; H) t: Y/ e/ D/ k3 H
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ n% _; A2 h% Y& w8 F, d$ E1 {
$ a. A6 }+ w* f7 W; s9 Y& ^Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 L3 X- k8 `6 \ s2 I/ a2 cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes9 Y3 b$ m5 C0 s% Q1 N/ Z: W) U$ }
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Japanese aircraft
0 v, M' b6 m5 U( U' _) \' k A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft+ y/ t2 ]3 M1 ^3 j, T) g3 b6 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18( u O' C5 G, V m. \! O4 t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18/ _0 ` Q+ z$ [, I8 |# }
SBD-3 Dauntless x 180 q% C! G; H0 |( M' S! d/ T$ S
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Japanese aircraft losses( {+ y! R; B$ S) Y, r' W
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 O3 M5 D0 R' u* { F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
9 t! c3 V' I" U. q, t4 \) q7 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
7 y4 V( _* G: q0 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤/ b, s- O+ X+ R1 d
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# Z& P* y$ t* _7 J% dMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125' c* }$ }8 Y; h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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' J; w; S" c$ eRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 i& A, P8 z* b8 b" Z: r# C+ ]Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! m s4 C( m; @- W
A6M2 Zero x 56 O S, C$ g! k" s
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( m* f% S0 o* B) P- F( G/ `( P F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
# X" C' L3 \( \: _+ ^7 {% V s$ m SBD-3 Dauntless x 35$ d' `- I# f) S1 V
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 e& _: p! D2 Q( Z8 `& E$ ^# r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ S* v2 F, z) K( M7 s SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ W' V% a) A3 D s SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
% Z. d" M. y4 @8 m) r' v- Z( t TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships, B) E7 D* k; u" R0 B
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage- l3 e5 P9 D! n2 h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire# w. |+ X; V; g" _! S
DD Ushio
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1 D+ |9 M3 h0 z+ H' @" d5 R DD Hibiki+ ^0 k) d* {6 [
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, j6 F6 n0 [4 I+ x- J第三波继续重创翔鹤
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0 s8 m0 c) t6 |3 F( e' rMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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0 q5 z1 O/ j7 A, ?% Z, KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
! } c% A+ I4 T' g; m4 MEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
* P1 B. m; F0 P8 T A6M2 Zero x 1
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! y- U# P% i! r( F7 V F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
, ?' X3 o0 r4 R! P- a$ q* y5 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 128 i4 d: \. `% Q$ v; X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 n( B% u2 J" r" F9 G7 i* I
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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1 V& z1 a' n- B) Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: D/ X6 w" @# {+ G
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Japanese Ships
4 i4 J9 y; V3 z- v- ]7 a7 _ CV Zuikaku, heavy fires! C$ Z! q J$ n% p
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. [5 P# } V$ C3 \! p, I: r
DD Amagiri1 U+ r- U% d% ?1 j) c- z
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage+ o. b. ~: H5 z& F
DD Hibiki6 F4 B) H/ w* t
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒# r2 G) b% _, D5 ?5 D8 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,1297 R7 R8 u: N1 |
( c+ x& V8 c3 l* z% f& X# qWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( p& E7 A L& F6 C, K1 x4 s' r
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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; R2 C$ g. S+ Q5 e A6M2 Zero x 30
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) t( r$ T1 E: |; y$ ~" [ D3A1 Val x 30, W7 p2 \, m7 [% Y& S6 B9 T, x
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Allied aircraft
8 R8 R( Q, @: V, Y F4F-3A Wildcat x 30& M1 W6 A8 f8 }- Y
F4F-3 Wildcat x 296 c4 @8 j4 R0 e% T1 O
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Japanese aircraft losses
' V* Q# q$ r" f A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
$ f; E' N8 |8 j B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged4 Z$ x) t9 f3 Q, d
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
Q4 n* }& n6 V6 i2 s D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
7 @ n6 D. R7 g D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak. b$ t/ @ g& R. x- q( }
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed+ \0 K( k. F' \" Z( D) c1 n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ L3 U+ s" W! C* b& G m h' l( r
CV Enterprise# z* e& V; `& r( e7 Q) J$ T
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, H; [: G+ }+ }5 e- v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# k o, M: e5 _) l/ `) b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ h. O. a6 ^/ A& m
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% @4 p' H- T9 _/ \9 I/ s0 a7 c( w SBD-3 Dauntless x 175 M. ]' Q' K+ x' O
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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. i- `# I- ]* V( R! [5 a9 `8 vJapanese Ships
% W' X& _0 ` }& x6 n CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 D7 [; {# G {7 { V: e CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! u& _7 {) ^- H* H( s- n DD Amagiri
8 K! _5 a7 l* L, v3 _ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1257 j6 v( u9 U! {; T' `
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 B2 v3 v5 [! u7 I% U* s& `
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 f9 w2 Z# U3 x7 |Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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+ [ a. q# i, @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses! b: G. B1 D4 w$ C0 ?
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Japanese Ships
7 t& H: Z9 W" l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Z* A5 j/ ^$ K- n CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( d F7 b0 m: y: g
DD Amagiri
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影+ b5 @% r$ \3 K9 I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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4 D D, P5 j3 Z E% z% z- O. n$ S1 FWeather in hex: Clear sky# @( x' z; ]2 Z1 T; L
, B7 V$ ], @, |+ {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- B8 n- Y& I$ ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 69 J! \. c# G) c8 b! Q4 t
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Allied aircraft
9 T2 p& F; q; {4 I* D3 n6 g F4F-3 Wildcat x 18) D* V+ S6 P+ l. B; o1 K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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7 a8 b, C5 T% UJapanese aircraft losses
) h1 [4 D% k W, J% N9 I A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
" O" G/ q' e5 \6 ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 r; k: J3 q5 | o
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; I' d* [( d+ \9 Z! Z3 b3 l. x DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 V, s N: S, d* n/ e- ^1 `! ? DD Sazanami |