AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
( @ ^& S, Y! a3 k- L- t/ a1 L: ~1 [% A为了规避腊包尔的陆攻,盟军58沿着距离腊包尔15格外的路线向莫港前进,打算借用莫港的陆基直掩,向KB挑战制空制海权;与此同时,KB穿过米龙湾航道,前出到莫港西南海域,打算为莫港登陆队清扫海面+ z+ \- X1 k0 O
于是双方的CV编队在茫茫大海上不期而遇,珊瑚海上仅有的一场CV对决就此爆发, j: m& k: I' C* |
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
t, i0 w# N1 X h) B盟军CV约克镇号中创,2CV舰载机几乎损失殆尽,此后几日野猫和SBD只能上岸作战,58只剩躯壳,四处退避,再也没有叫板KB的实力
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) I$ W, B) j0 F! o* a# R: tKB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创2 X: J1 o5 L5 z; F. n$ H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,1350 X: `3 q3 l V$ c# j$ M2 J" ~
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 j' C0 F( d8 f& Q3 e8 N) v
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 }' b6 p: ?% ]* sEstimated time to target is 23 minutes' f0 Z7 ^! O. P- z: K. K1 F
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Japanese aircraft
7 T0 W1 U! z. c. u A6M2 Zero x 43
, z, m1 l2 a" q2 p B5N1 Kate x 3$ a7 B% h* L) \3 K3 S+ `
B5N2 Kate x 24# G/ f! l3 d. `% Z& j3 _4 h
D3A1 Val x 33
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Allied aircraft# q+ M) \6 w6 I1 r; {7 e
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ B+ ?& D# E0 |6 U( b A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed
% y G, \# }2 b8 i# ?7 F B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged
% H5 Q ]* v1 b B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak" C" {4 A% _+ F( c
D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
2 g3 H+ n, _# _0 V# F- d# T D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 J7 f' O. a0 I9 G+ rAllied aircraft losses
) S: p j, R' d5 ]7 @, y1 D! L) x F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed; {! r) s) ~, B }" X q3 G% F
% k1 C/ S. G: c9 RAllied Ships
7 Z ]4 a7 W8 `$ y+ w$ a CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire( j$ o: {, E0 C" U9 c5 O
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1
9 g* s" b$ s0 [2 L8 t0 l0 l' a DD Perkins
! w; _( x0 R( d5 F- M CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire
s* @" ]9 H' b0 y; K. N- i CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
% n8 n' f; s& U DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 M& A+ i9 S d' ]4 v
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' n* k$ L% a" b9 x
) l- }5 a2 a8 F5 }58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损2 |+ U3 o. Q4 V7 m; s4 D' Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 k' k& Q$ w" v/ X4 i
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Japanese aircraft5 y) a. h" R+ p; a V
A6M2 Zero x 47. w$ W3 J2 d- r3 Z: z' J4 b n
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Allied aircraft, Q; A# ]0 C0 j5 s4 n( m
F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
' R; a: D. Q) ?: S& | SBD-3 Dauntless x 31& X. W( A" y5 j ]
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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8 E" o& g. c4 ?4 @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
( O' C- T2 Q( K# ^) k; | SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
; o3 C9 w$ }+ }1 e( o8 B2 G TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 s. f! _% N/ q TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak
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" K6 A* ^# w/ dJapanese Ships J1 }' t( |& n8 }/ H8 ^( L( k
CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires4 P& I; d. ~; H0 s3 F& t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1) i0 q. F/ b' L: M
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 _' L& k7 |: U+ I- b& b9 z `; x! I DD Ariake
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% {" v9 ]2 G3 W9 _1 s4 ^6 [6 I6 {KB下午的第一波突袭,命中列克星敦2弹,所幸仅掉了层油漆. B' j; T0 a* w9 F! `7 r D0 d
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- L0 c+ H7 [/ {$ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,134 S+ Y4 k8 k* w+ T$ o
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud4 @4 |# L, S4 b, f: e, g% Y
2 C w$ w! O: Q. ]" \, v; g9 pRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ R. e+ O, f* |
Estimated time to target is 43 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
& G% n, h7 J5 i8 `2 |6 N1 ?7 L A6M2 Zero x 26
: A0 T' k2 c( z9 N& H* `( a+ H0 x B5N2 Kate x 30
# N1 s ]3 q' _( S- c D3A1 Val x 30, J. M8 L0 z, N5 Z9 r* M' T
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Allied aircraft
0 X W9 `2 o( d" ^( z0 e F4F-3 Wildcat x 6, _- \# o$ [, E# Q9 j, @8 |
1 U3 {# d" _# ~4 ^/ G6 JJapanese aircraft losses' b: p' G- `2 s
B5N2 Kate: 8 damaged
9 }5 _% w7 |) b" F& E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
2 y7 E" J9 q* z/ W1 } D3A1 Val: 8 damaged7 F4 ]7 s: _8 H& w& |
D3A1 Val: 3 destroyed by flak \: w: O' v5 D) y$ ^
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Allied aircraft losses
[ P+ T- A; R( T: s( f( D F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 27 _ G) t# ~. q
CA Australia
: J) F3 Z: b5 I7 }* { CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
5 v( R+ G5 m8 d# ^" a0 [4 u CL Hobart
1 w$ R2 j& c8 S* C+ M CA New Orleans, L9 n: l5 N$ b6 v* [4 F
X$ |/ F% j# y( O* f& O& i# T9 ~3 Y下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底2 |2 D% P3 q- m
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6 |6 q$ {& Y) a3 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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: y5 K* t9 W n o0 ]( X, w' H3 ]Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 r# c8 E! v- z% v9 P) B; [3 REstimated time to target is 15 minutes! ^5 ?8 a6 H+ J: \
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: H' ^- T( X8 r' X A6M2 Zero x 19
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 8, W1 \$ d9 L2 A5 m# l' S. R+ k
TBD-1 Devastator x 5
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4 |5 v0 b% n7 I$ @Allied aircraft losses
& X+ w* y0 \! q# N4 |% Q F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
$ }0 C: E( a& H SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 k- i% n8 c8 W; H: Z0 P% P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
. k- @( T7 l; z* u TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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t$ T; u! s6 ? Y ? CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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