AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 421 q) `% P" z7 l1 {0 S
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8 s1 n3 X5 \( U3 l' y' |9 c! ^" ^/ l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。
: D& `' j( g8 q8 L8 p* f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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% U# R. d3 r A; [; b1 g5 V+ l* NMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125 s0 L/ I8 w" R, X
, J, I, d+ y* B2 N9 U0 @Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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' E2 Z8 {7 l0 H6 V' ?% E& b8 uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! h1 K# J+ a' V% G e# T0 { u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes2 Q( l4 f0 r3 c/ Y% Q1 p
$ q, ?) V3 F% P7 JJapanese aircraft+ N7 m6 e* T1 M* f% J: y5 q
A6M2 Zero x 254 g2 u; d& h' b5 O+ [1 }: e2 G- {# S
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Allied aircraft
9 @& ^1 x9 V# I6 F% q F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
3 ?& _3 ~$ L( x F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 J7 d N- h. O0 c/ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 t5 ?; o5 h6 @8 D& p) R
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 I8 ?; L) ]* ~1 t# X) {0 C A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 k b' l: @4 O S* `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged8 d/ N. E$ I# r4 b* W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 E3 g( h" v5 L' CJapanese Ships: L; p, v. h. E0 Q; ^; Z- Z9 i
CV Shokaku
9 h$ {, J8 v1 d% o P CV Zuikaku
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5 \% @2 s1 g8 i: u2 v6 O1 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125' x1 I8 C5 S" ?- n3 L& k0 T$ N
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( B, R. D5 a$ ^4 f' v
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ o: o: r6 K1 C1 nEstimated time to target is 27 minutes* m1 E/ M( _; ^0 Q, b
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A6M2 Zero x 5
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/ r# T' A3 E- R: H; Z2 HAllied aircraft9 Q3 l2 M X$ o7 M9 P3 g) n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36/ C4 x; a" [7 M8 `7 l, S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
( M, D! ?4 m' Z9 I0 F i# h# [' N TBF-1 Avenger x 152 R% e- T) q; ~0 p: @) q: @
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses" I) W+ f9 L% n/ q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 U5 ?) S# d5 @3 n, o/ {, e8 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
: g( a' ~$ p. x; {0 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 Y, p1 n: l5 B- Z TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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$ k1 P( @+ v6 J2 eJapanese Ships) X0 B+ e& |4 J" @( u, j
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
# m2 W+ R( a1 Q; m) d' l; w CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire7 W3 z% p9 w% A0 M
DD Ushio" V n- ?2 F7 R5 ?
DD Sazanami1 j! K0 G' |" t* s* n
DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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5 M( N% A( s3 U. j$ r4 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 {; Q$ N8 s0 Y8 ^4 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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y3 _" B. n6 D' {& Y$ c! RRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ c$ V* q+ q& A+ {! n" P$ \& g
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes8 r* N/ @# o' v6 G' c: H& r5 X. e
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Japanese aircraft
( ^9 L' o# B8 H5 l A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft
; I# u8 ?$ {6 }! d) G F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
. H* k6 G% O( }' b+ ?3 D; i! Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
$ E0 G" u* J2 N8 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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7 Z0 J G% u; i% p N' @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: w# q( b P/ s7 P/ c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
# Z& C! M+ X) p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( {4 W! W% B' G1 {( Z
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Japanese Ships
* a6 y- z+ S/ @ X R CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
: t' ]' s; v; J' V6 g \ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 @' W& A& y/ H+ q' E5 Y3 E" V: R
DD Amagiri
% T! e: z. A, a7 k: ^+ R DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 b* Y. U! g* p4 z: Y* R) Y8 [ DD Hibiki8 l5 Z, {5 J5 Y5 T1 | z
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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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+ v+ e4 r/ D3 j/ cMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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: P8 d2 O1 o. o8 J% k4 KWeather in hex: Moderate rain! N; V* T8 z: f/ @# A
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ {! W# ^% U/ d/ g9 C0 DEstimated time to target is 30 minutes" b/ d2 F1 k& U/ h0 g9 Z' P) ^1 q
0 N% S" r( a u; Y: q G: a/ ~Japanese aircraft: b* U6 l- k: q m2 }8 Z5 ~( ?% T
A6M2 Zero x 30
: |; h& d+ W6 @# v4 W6 h B5N2 Kate x 18: f1 `0 `( ?" F& ` o: N! k1 T9 X8 Q5 I
D3A1 Val x 30. X P# e1 I6 B' r1 ^7 a& x
/ n* n6 Y. D4 D$ mAllied aircraft! n" l$ X* G2 p; S3 Y8 h# y; P
F4F-3A Wildcat x 302 O6 L8 \# X4 a& m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed s9 o+ @- Q$ r t- X. q' l
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged6 Y- {$ j0 }( \% i w/ O
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
9 K) H3 Q( x. j. R6 Y8 O D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
, E1 E/ U& r$ v D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak$ R$ _! T' u8 }$ X2 \ I
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Allied aircraft losses
" e% d7 C( c, t3 w' L( H3 H F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
/ c8 P! d8 \* L0 c9 N& o5 n F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- {; f' Y% D& G/ F8 d5 M
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Allied Ships
" A; c# [ m0 ], d" } CV Enterprise
0 t$ E/ t9 P) ~- C 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( d1 y9 l; ~, \, g
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7 x5 g* I: G: r, Z+ I' H' jMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1259 X1 U) ?* o: K* j l" t6 B% s5 ]% R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ q# U+ J L- e
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, ^0 M" J6 S% c vEstimated time to target is 15 minutes" y% g5 c; m' P- L
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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2 z2 j0 I' V! Y$ F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; x5 h& M1 f1 q' g7 k8 I
3 E+ K0 Z6 N* a& a9 X* R4 RJapanese Ships
: e. E; e0 m- Y3 w" | CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ v6 q0 ? c0 J! o# y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 q- [, M8 c3 K( y
DD Amagiri- s4 Y, v, }; f. o) v/ w2 n8 l7 h
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. ]7 w( K" s5 ]6 H6 X( J$ F: q. q' [- {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125! Y1 a( w. L0 r; J; o# t) f
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain% A+ f1 d; }# j6 `2 t: T- @( {
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ W, u# w* t A" C+ l5 G
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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3 Y; F# D' B$ o' R( y; j SBD-3 Dauntless x 18( T1 k) K6 j- h2 j- N
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No Allied losses
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0 C; h. G5 F. |* M9 X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage7 X$ K: k( |; f6 O
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* a4 D$ ?4 k) f8 }6 Q
DD Amagiri4 j# D: y3 a7 r C4 I
DD Sazanami# v' x# k8 z' ^
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9 Y6 f, F" l; @( |" ~; q$ f: B下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影: S7 X% k* g' t2 k* {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, I* ?- T7 p4 E& G* _% y7 [% m6 c9 L
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 @# i) `" q* y! J! d2 U1 J4 WEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& q2 w# y! t% ~, M, {* c4 w; h A6M2 Zero x 6/ v( U- s2 Q- W5 F3 ?5 E ?6 t
( W- t* t/ N: y! B! jAllied aircraft8 ?6 Q, r0 a- R9 Q, h0 R
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18 O" {# H X2 o2 a; P8 T: e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
% y0 Y, K+ u3 n: d SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses: m; G/ L2 H1 `$ c0 N' |8 ~
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
* j7 h ]. r! X! ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed6 X( I* Q; Y% j: p9 Y0 H0 R& @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire& X; Y" x4 T, a% u' A) y% M9 p' r
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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