AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42. {) A2 ], Z3 _0 F6 E
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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。
6 m, z) ~$ _# l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* V& \* \% Z7 x( Q& L/ a
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ U7 ~6 T1 x7 L; W
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# w, @* w$ e7 y7 @5 y6 J
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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; r% C4 n# z5 Y$ r A6M2 Zero x 253 D3 u- M. ~* b
# x) |8 ]( o! B. F) LAllied aircraft1 Q8 @' V& U1 s2 h( A
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
# ]! F% }. _: i& R4 L4 j; m) H1 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 188 k2 U+ u9 v/ D# _9 S3 }1 }6 t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 l3 W+ u8 a$ K' d
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Japanese aircraft losses" t+ r E9 T3 }
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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2 h P) {% b( ^- c7 h9 Z8 Q( QAllied aircraft losses4 Z- L& d: Q V9 U% E2 w
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 N# x/ j: M4 |' B# r+ v! `7 W* Z- y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged( c- ~* O! ] U5 O1 ], J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships% t3 L3 ?! a/ w& j. j7 v# W
CV Shokaku2 u; e9 d! L6 i2 N/ Z
CV Zuikaku3 |* f3 L4 X5 m2 F! \$ c# ]
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6 J& A v$ d7 \( h/ i1 M随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1258 x5 z1 b% y3 Z2 Q% W
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain H" k' ?. R5 S, c; `
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. N. \! }' P5 Q
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes3 K6 E) e& K5 r9 i6 p4 i
! T( G& l3 N6 M9 e0 MJapanese aircraft
, H0 \- a0 ^; d6 C A6M2 Zero x 5, q# y' z0 A: }0 F
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Allied aircraft
. ^* V M' G, }! R( ^( T F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
! _" [; X. [5 y) w SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
( T! H" I& Z- E; A TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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8 L& g( G$ c9 u; dNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ f) L) e: O; x F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ m/ Y) l' @$ [, J: c1 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged! r& O: c5 Z U% J; U$ Q4 r$ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak# R* M& P I0 r. v$ f" Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged1 n- b# o J- P0 D: }% g
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Japanese Ships* q [2 s* v$ S, U" A
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage8 G$ l' q) r2 o% S9 y" f& b
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire& j. z5 @! h9 p( R! s
DD Ushio
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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2 p; p! R' O# Y6 v+ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1257 }( N6 z. m! _8 x8 z4 ?2 M1 I
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 J" M$ i! H+ F" C5 _# M/ _, I# \Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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# n1 b$ _% i$ IJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft! s" d& P2 t- ^0 n% Z
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
7 X% P' W4 V8 v" _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 120 n' n% @' F) D5 i8 V% |- i( i! Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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* g$ J& L8 ^% }0 C9 |1 G" w SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged! P' c1 v5 w/ z4 d, _5 Z: N. u) e& R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ D) G" b+ m( U6 l( l6 @
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Japanese Ships% t8 m/ U+ v7 c8 X) t# z e" y
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires; ^& f4 Q. }; _" t6 @) U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& ]0 |# [: e2 c
DD Amagiri
* b" w6 s7 B( z( E DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" B f" Q( C* H! I
DD Hibiki
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; N, g" x+ f# A4 z来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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# c, C' s) s8 B$ C4 ~8 t; c/ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129" [: h- a& s' A" M5 \! ^
: H7 x/ ~- B3 x7 I \3 bWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 t; B# G9 z; y* O: s7 e. S( REstimated time to target is 30 minutes% O1 W7 O( z4 a. w$ ~( H
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Japanese aircraft2 z( @# y6 P% P' M
A6M2 Zero x 30
; h/ F# l) x. c# I" p0 J2 s B5N2 Kate x 18! Q! C, u3 ?- h) a8 h' e$ k# y
D3A1 Val x 30
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* ^0 d6 i ]# _: | O2 w1 jAllied aircraft
( H8 e3 o, j3 e; q4 Y: F: O" @7 m F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
! s/ S( L( H9 D F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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% A7 @- x# o$ B9 a% d7 LJapanese aircraft losses
' D1 p$ v1 Z9 P# j$ x& j A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed) u6 c( R# w1 K+ d
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
0 \+ Z+ Q1 q+ z+ T# |1 p. @% ] B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
% {/ p9 Z& _$ @0 V8 j- z1 D D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
, g" v6 E0 v5 R2 [ D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak% i. o5 v; M: b8 k$ C# h
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Allied aircraft losses$ N7 z3 W5 r7 W" j
F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 E- I% u Q( b( j/ m; z) p( g% ~
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* K( c' X! y# a8 U* N: p2 I, M6 C5 a
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CV Enterprise9 a- C" k8 X! M$ f0 i* R
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 16 A2 h4 [+ @# T( P- E
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' \$ }: [6 \ D- x. ?$ Z& }. K: T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 89,125" s! j: }# i0 Y
( t$ ^" u7 g& |: X: ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain! @6 I/ G; f, [) ^2 k0 q
1 T% n+ l) F; m+ y8 d8 FRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 y8 E1 A5 {6 U! b. T! U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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d$ r# k' |+ D: P+ ]8 D: B SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' h; v Q% i1 ^
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 m' M5 s$ Z Z# D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 m! [( p1 i1 }7 N1 } DD Amagiri% n- h j `1 U8 @
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk7 `# \5 G# m0 V) V8 C8 p; {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 ?! P+ P; j0 z- ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes! ^ `6 H: T, n3 P3 N2 z$ g2 q# `
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18' D4 j5 t1 M" b& Q+ g# O) M' `
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% ^' E" Y8 `* [8 Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 |5 q: G8 h" U q CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 Z! B& v/ o, a
DD Amagiri
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! s8 v9 e" z# D8 }下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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3 b) r2 Y( T9 T0 @6 S3 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1259 V8 `& j: t7 K/ v7 A
2 l- B0 p* M2 S3 e8 j( c( P2 NWeather in hex: Clear sky( K9 l8 C g% ?
; k) o& n: e: \4 V5 Z, N; PRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ I7 ], ]0 `( \8 C. R6 C9 ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes9 l0 m( {( R) C5 d( \# r
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Japanese aircraft
1 O9 |3 L; l( f5 t- ] A6M2 Zero x 6% S0 t/ R; U" A R
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 189 u" R% {: [7 ~0 z; `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12& b+ \. m" I: {0 K7 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses, w* v9 j$ w8 q# h- v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 R! W0 L% J, p1 ^& o+ H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged4 }& i8 V `1 A
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Japanese Ships
# K n% x) g4 B. U DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ Q- n X. I2 Y+ V/ S1 y DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 p; U+ Q) |" ^0 \0 C9 o% ]' n! F DD Sazanami |