AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42, h5 A9 o( u( b
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, I3 u7 D/ H3 p) `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。2 t. x* h, _$ P+ s/ g0 }
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果7 \$ {2 b- Y" ]' T9 T. k% v" K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125( o8 s3 }0 j5 ~, C: }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 e4 Q& ~! X/ `9 w5 q+ ERaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 J! `3 b9 |- U1 j0 N8 Z$ ]
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes' M }2 X( N! K; Z7 \
3 a- }# ]4 L/ I* _1 VJapanese aircraft6 I+ {. ?! ?- b' o9 W; Z
A6M2 Zero x 25
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- E% F m7 P) O$ K- tAllied aircraft5 x( m* F, p: Z: s) N: R6 Q
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
+ U. V" k; L+ ]1 d1 n F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
( j: g! d; w! Y7 Z" \6 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 180 x e4 \ r! L: J' E, ~8 X% W! W
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Japanese aircraft losses" B2 K% W2 X3 e
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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4 C7 R' E& L# z6 ]' I- MAllied aircraft losses
' v3 [7 H) Z6 d* V* b F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% V- r O) R) c. B SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
' Q. W0 i0 c( N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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5 w6 S$ v3 v3 M6 o) a8 L9 L* l; tJapanese Ships
! g8 R# ]/ e( C) b0 r CV Shokaku
0 W i3 j) ^. n; S CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤/ M t( K3 X( Z) y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 x2 \* U5 r/ V! Y! N
* W9 \. n- _: s+ p) u! E2 j: h; l; }/ XRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 `' h7 |; v# Y) d
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes6 B# J% {0 V B
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Japanese aircraft; b- d/ P8 I9 ?: [5 D3 m* f/ Q
A6M2 Zero x 5
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
; G7 P* O& U3 \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
^3 c2 o2 a% p1 z3 {! j TBF-1 Avenger x 158 h5 u3 P! z: r( g
G; h* ~ C" K* F8 |) hNo Japanese losses, H2 w% c4 ~8 |. D) }/ p9 `
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Allied aircraft losses
: ~" O3 f m9 X2 D) h& G F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
4 M$ t% S! J! w SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged% A! K( {, j i) Q3 c7 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 o; b9 ]0 x5 Q% S" z
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! s2 T% M' H2 s) E* w0 {# q9 p CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage$ d: |" }9 a6 P
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire" M0 t; d5 w# t+ ~
DD Ushio2 P. a( \+ U, \) S: V9 o4 K
DD Sazanami! V+ p" Y7 q. Q0 H7 K: o- L
DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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4 ~7 r0 s8 }% _& c9 J2 S4 s6 NMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' [, O. G+ J5 S
( e9 g4 g9 X4 A. S; L7 C! E9 xRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 i; U! F5 e2 r8 S5 lEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! @# c- a& u( c8 p9 @2 M3 t A6M2 Zero x 18 {( Q, \, T3 v8 i
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Allied aircraft
$ S; y$ m# n7 m F4F-3 Wildcat x 18# S7 I- }( t8 q% t
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
( \1 F; S5 v. a& p% K! a- X SBD-3 Dauntless x 31$ ~% D, r7 C8 Z" R- B( w
{& V# a* W M: BNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 i$ ~1 I& ^6 w; t- K7 P1 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
$ I* S6 n7 ~' W& q5 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( ^5 O4 X$ @2 z ^2 e3 E2 w' _
" u4 w: P; [# V/ {9 u* Y, gJapanese Ships
$ P8 o; ~2 E! l' [1 n CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
) i# `8 U8 }& I: c3 _8 o! ] CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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5 B# a* R1 k' ]/ U' i8 M0 y DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage B9 O/ ~5 ]! W: L2 v# Y0 i
DD Hibiki6 G9 X. ^ R2 ]) Q1 B
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来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 _7 j4 {7 L' i; t, W5 `Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; h9 |* i5 T8 N5 x+ n
A6M2 Zero x 30/ G) z. `9 i1 C2 h4 e! N
B5N2 Kate x 188 Y e4 @' U+ S9 L" e% Q3 T, U
D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft3 K# i: u8 C. B6 O: A% w
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30- P, ^0 V+ W/ N+ X; [: z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29# a5 L/ l7 M( w/ L$ t
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Japanese aircraft losses8 t% [9 n9 Y, ~$ j
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
K& j8 w8 ^9 |" R B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
. a/ b- ?* A3 b/ n- D/ w B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
! h; c/ o7 T; e6 B( T! f D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
$ O* n) n: u2 F4 M1 r) F) I) _ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 @- D" l6 H* s$ r' H F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed) n! r+ t1 I) w1 z9 ]) ]" `
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; ~8 w E8 d. s2 x$ ?
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1/ Z2 O; Z' a" I
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( V5 K4 j) W- c9 x- U" U, H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/ {) P4 @) b7 O2 h0 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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5 e d6 Y$ l. P0 |+ kWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ p9 L% m' p- X7 T9 w5 X, v7 r! B' l7 B
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) r" o, x& i- _! p h! [Estimated time to target is 15 minutes' j5 e8 S2 n" c3 x, p* U& D! x& o" T
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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% V) h' v% { Q2 x8 ^ o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# v$ i. L& M1 P/ B! A w* w5 c+ ^3 @
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Japanese Ships
- V5 `( \. D7 I, u$ G CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A! \/ ]! G0 m' H3 P CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ J) _: Z9 j1 s/ L% u: |4 w
DD Amagiri
4 \2 ^" K- f7 w( E DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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. y8 H3 O$ E9 S! R3 j/ MMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125) v B: G8 i! f$ e1 `* K! ^
9 A/ ` J: s! I& Z( yWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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( m$ R8 V, b3 \7 ?! }; V0 r+ _Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., _3 x4 y4 X9 h9 A, M7 |
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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. F# l2 E. A$ j- B$ M SBD-3 Dauntless x 182 a1 l4 B1 }! [* P8 }0 h
. F" Z' y# j9 P9 d- N/ oNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! }6 v: c1 O. M, A" u7 ] CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 s1 u; L$ A2 V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 \# q" C3 Z1 Y w
DD Amagiri
5 {8 {5 V. S5 u+ |$ K DD Sazanami" ~0 `" ?& O0 @3 Q3 y* A# p- H& |
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( ~6 {* \4 C- y" w5 f下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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8 X6 l( i8 G7 y) e( A8 F+ eWeather in hex: Clear sky
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3 F1 J% O0 c/ M0 {Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) @0 R: }& n1 d+ T
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes! a6 k6 u' o8 @2 g8 E6 U) {! a
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Japanese aircraft
4 ~& u M# J& ~5 H7 f A6M2 Zero x 6& S. X' `+ W* j2 u
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0 f. G# M3 D0 E, N- H/ S. v& U F4F-3 Wildcat x 181 Y0 ?6 u" s H; H% g, [6 I! |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12! s9 d) P9 B8 ~- C6 H$ Z' d& n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33! {" H; M) c$ P2 |( V1 ]% K
& }- o9 j7 ~- X8 D7 V- g4 YJapanese aircraft losses: j; ^+ z5 q7 Q8 F
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 e `4 p1 [- Q" |- m* Q! J0 q0 y/ h
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. m: ^# }' S9 W" @8 t* l3 o. t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed8 R0 `/ p8 x+ R) G/ R9 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged5 n( I4 J7 ~ f) s) q/ v/ ]
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Japanese Ships
1 ` y9 O1 a, v$ S2 w* u/ b DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 ~+ D, R" O- h3 J4 X7 ?2 R! i DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
, j! G- { G' [" `# | DD Sazanami |