AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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0 S7 j5 H, i' q7 ^7 a& ~% v0 r) \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。3 ~2 W/ b7 j* q* a2 D+ a
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果5 ~0 A1 g2 l4 d" B; l
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+ r' r) H5 i6 f# tMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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4 h3 O8 c8 R9 \9 i6 |3 A3 n) hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 P9 t6 A/ e- u, ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* V8 p4 C2 B1 Y) s, _% ]0 F
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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0 v: E1 k8 C( I/ s2 L @* ]Japanese aircraft
3 d& K: T# v0 @2 N A6M2 Zero x 254 b: t% F. ]+ N* y; C+ W% B7 P. f
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Allied aircraft% A' m w4 \, F# ^+ Y) o" B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18$ ]2 D7 ?. G% _; J, k: y3 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18! T" S$ j7 k# r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 180 V! u" h; V F6 e1 J: M, Q
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Japanese aircraft losses% L I! a% i" b) s: ~% A0 _
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed8 N! |6 h9 ]% o8 A* y& i
% ]% ]: O) o" o3 m. F+ y3 n; VAllied aircraft losses3 x: |* r2 |4 E% `5 g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. B' m. w4 y6 O! L/ X/ C2 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged- m& q: L, Y# W/ z- M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% I* \! h- ?) t& [8 a7 k
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CV Shokaku
9 i! C, i9 s8 x CV Zuikaku6 b5 @& J y( j
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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4 Y1 D6 J3 C `9 ]1 mMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# y2 q, i* x O2 Q7 D! J; R0 j3 G+ t; c
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 }3 p0 u7 V/ CEstimated time to target is 27 minutes& e1 D4 E; e4 f. ~' _8 a( r0 e
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Japanese aircraft1 T! b: M) A: m) a- \% s6 K
A6M2 Zero x 5, t- @- Z- U* M' S1 h
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Allied aircraft
% i4 h3 ^$ f, r. D1 o F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
9 z# w, h5 u: k$ V. O" A SBD-3 Dauntless x 35- N2 v' Q5 T* g0 H v
TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ c+ f# m# H4 E8 a: U* K
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 Z6 x; n* M% B% ^1 K. N- U! l1 \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged) N* S2 B/ S3 u& i- d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& f" m, @0 |6 [/ h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! v7 c0 ^. o! a9 ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage# Q- L% x) G* c# ^- f
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire) H C8 j0 i- Y. s3 X
DD Ushio
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DD Hibiki
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$ A0 P" U7 G4 |2 g Q% g2 I Q第三波继续重创翔鹤
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3 |9 S9 {! N" M4 k5 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125 y+ j% D* T6 P1 U: C
3 x3 s/ C" ], Q. ZWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ Z+ ~/ S- |+ f& r8 @! Q3 ]
4 t8 |7 i' |, C* K: l8 Y ORaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 m$ O9 a- i4 P0 N* ^* N1 oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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* @3 U- l" a4 @4 F5 X0 ^Japanese aircraft$ x+ ?. v& O' @* f
A6M2 Zero x 19 Y6 Q! t' Z T/ L% b q
0 r' g7 \) ? k' i, Q0 yAllied aircraft
* {$ v; x; Z" P3 ^+ b- }* x- I7 g F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 `! D' P& Z$ R2 d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 V- e: T2 \: B- C; y+ v9 j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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" k( z3 h8 a5 c* r# PNo Japanese losses; r9 ?$ H9 I4 ^. f2 V; g
- O2 K- b c+ y, w8 T* U. pAllied aircraft losses
! L I$ R b9 D' B: n4 E) r D* l- `9 g7 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
5 B4 e/ y) ?- ]; d/ q% x, Y, ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships2 ~: p$ a( Z" u2 I! n
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
: L8 y q/ c; d# Z CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 V% h' _% v0 C+ e5 c
DD Amagiri
2 ]$ A t' B" g) I3 P" ]2 ^ DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒& ~1 i; N* ~; C2 I4 c" G$ K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129. P" Q `. h5 q, {
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. W E) L1 f0 d" f3 G. Y7 [
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes% [. V2 k$ \1 X9 ^2 V
( z6 [, i( b: @7 @Japanese aircraft$ h0 d8 g5 Z' r. J: u
A6M2 Zero x 30
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D3A1 Val x 30* f% R' k& U! t) A+ {% k: n4 K
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Allied aircraft* |7 t! g! h1 G0 |. w6 Y" Z
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30& b1 O+ p- q$ u& d+ V1 l
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses- D; x8 n# B. ~% M
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed, Q0 @" j3 }# \/ i0 |* B
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
+ Y; L6 ^; Y' e) F B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak+ _9 k: e" L- T* ^8 l& K, e- ?& F5 S+ d
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged- B3 V/ [; D, k0 v& y- s
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed( W3 |: N; ~& z% t. b4 n
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- O0 C, D0 g4 g, S. _! T/ N
8 Z2 @$ Z' \3 \" [, mAllied Ships
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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
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1251 t% V7 I7 y8 n' ~! @
' e. A6 z0 A2 d! f+ tWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* v! E- }- q# a3 G s5 z% i* ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes* |$ } H5 Y/ s3 T3 ]# O
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Allied aircraft4 w. u2 f& Y7 t6 f! j; b) [- {, E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 172 K% k& l3 F/ v4 Q% k% a" D3 t$ C
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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& E1 I/ E; A7 c, V M1 VJapanese Ships
w+ I( x+ f0 z2 K5 E" r CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- T0 w1 L& C h1 T- X
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk* g% [/ N) B" }6 s+ b3 U m
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125 _/ W& e/ W8 K; p1 o
5 ]* n, \( P$ CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 y6 ~ F: _4 M: P1 t }% v; ]+ Y! aRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 Q& _! g" _; b9 z4 A! U6 Q9 oEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 i6 K2 ?5 S& b( p% J) C SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 A% K0 U$ d# p# K
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ P$ x. x# F$ \$ K* S5 N4 u
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage2 W$ s' |" k5 h N$ h- i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ B6 G3 M( p- z+ R q' G
DD Amagiri' `# ]; n: ^$ `
DD Sazanami0 r* M3 g" `( ]; r8 D5 }; {
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2 ~" l4 P- R% U0 ^7 Z0 b$ q下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影3 D4 ]3 z" W% a2 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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6 u/ V, B/ u9 K8 N8 l2 |Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# A Z* s- } [' a3 q" V; KEstimated time to target is 6 minutes$ Y0 Q) {- }5 u% M6 s% b
8 w' O7 Z I. ]! g: q9 x5 K SJapanese aircraft
( W8 s7 d2 \; o8 x- H; D A6M2 Zero x 6
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 185 T- r$ @* E5 M: u. H; H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12! n0 C8 i6 T% |6 [- t8 ^! g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses5 j, y, ]: v& h' c8 H, W: a
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ o$ V( p8 W# z# F/ z, I
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Allied aircraft losses
8 h& X# n/ M0 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% L7 |# N7 F- S& M7 B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ U& A+ N7 o* R: X5 j. f
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x2 h' P- W- T3 o! b& `# G
DD Sazanami |