AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 07, 42
* L* L, o6 {: s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
$ m7 ]! K' H6 c# 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. b$ W+ C3 j! u
日军沉没CVL祥凤号轻空母,2鹤几乎无损
: a3 S( S9 f: ?: j+ R/ F( k- l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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KB第一波空袭,将约克镇中创
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! L- k5 B5 q% v! j/ GMorning Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 94,135! |, y9 \# o' I& y! s4 L. ~8 L
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& h" l- ]9 c0 C& Q& i+ z4 b
Estimated time to target is 23 minutes
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2 a7 `2 V9 `1 s, TJapanese aircraft
9 H1 R$ X8 q9 C6 z3 w# [ A6M2 Zero x 43" j4 U$ n) p1 r
B5N1 Kate x 3
7 [5 a! y. Z( N5 Q. ~! J3 a" \ B5N2 Kate x 24
! S% F2 W$ R1 d* h" M* x D3A1 Val x 335 t6 M- ~* v% |2 ~2 ~7 C+ U
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Allied aircraft/ a# y! L) r% b
F4F-3 Wildcat x 21
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5 S x5 N6 X3 H6 f5 VJapanese aircraft losses
& Q# L9 A+ t. W; l! @) ?3 I A6M2 Zero: 3 destroyed3 V1 Z" p) ^! _7 g
B5N2 Kate: 3 damaged c8 X1 b1 ^% N8 S F, x
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
& Z( T6 X) b! _8 L Y D3A1 Val: 11 damaged
. ^/ V7 ]0 R! C L# @# B D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak9 i+ V+ ]$ t5 T
- z+ I- F% U0 i& |4 @Allied aircraft losses3 o( }) ~3 I( Q
F4F-3 Wildcat: 3 destroyed
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CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire/ B, r, u2 A, a' d7 k$ e* l
CA Chester, Bomb hits 1; ~6 c$ O0 Q7 y- a. z6 J" C' @/ S4 S
DD Perkins
( Z9 q( m+ X, O4 L2 W3 ]: f1 e CA Astoria, Bomb hits 2, on fire
; S( d/ G( N7 ~( C/ l0 J; Q" | CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 1
! B7 Q9 n( z3 ~! h DD Hammann, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 L* D: s% ~9 a
CA Portland, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" m0 c, j6 C/ _3 u. u, @0 _& u: U9 w
4 i2 [; G+ v; M3 Y" d/ b, T58第一波反击,将祥凤重创,2鹤中弹,估计无损* o1 |5 t- I( v+ k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1343 T2 k; N7 C1 w
9 [. @! M0 [( ]. n6 o# S" z1 E; QWeather in hex: Overcast
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5 K0 ^. P% o7 S6 ?! t5 w9 jRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ S e+ m) }, E" w$ {; TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 I& u3 m3 L( l1 D) ?( K
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Japanese aircraft( | p1 y$ ^; Y9 _; U. [
A6M2 Zero x 47
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Allied aircraft
/ J& ?" f9 B6 ], i2 T F4F-3 Wildcat x 10
% }4 U; [4 w5 T; S7 g! Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 31' a9 Y4 N$ O% N
TBD-1 Devastator x 12
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
5 |+ }) ]# L3 Z# U. ~5 X" P0 R1 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 8 damaged
9 h% f0 `7 e1 Q" X$ F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed by flak
5 n. H/ i0 I [& Z( c TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed, 1 damaged. g3 B+ U# P8 }5 ^
TBD-1 Devastator: 1 destroyed by flak, h' x7 ?! r0 G
1 e: ~' C4 c! o1 cJapanese Ships
$ z' Y g. S. ]0 u; W8 B CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires% i1 H( s) h- L2 h: l! v6 f& J7 h! P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1! R+ c& A# o3 t* V' K0 \( }
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire0 H9 P9 q: c# x; Q. L4 a2 e
DD Ariake/ p e2 Z4 Z& Y! A
5 x' O+ ^: K% DKB下午的第一波突袭,命中列克星敦2弹,所幸仅掉了层油漆
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Cooktown at 95,1343 V- p, I9 u6 v1 ]; y% r
: u [& ]6 c. A8 rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ H% R% M+ l. _8 f! rRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# o- a' N# k; F8 h7 g7 `, |3 D$ m1 EEstimated time to target is 43 minutes c2 ?7 j7 B, i
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Japanese aircraft
B& |; R! {$ c A6M2 Zero x 26
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; Z: F/ n; B+ }: p F4F-3 Wildcat x 63 a$ K5 {3 D- ]/ j6 Y
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B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak9 O2 T {- k4 | W+ o& }
D3A1 Val: 8 damaged
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Lexington, Bomb hits 2
7 {0 I5 \1 n( X CA Australia3 s: x5 w( Y+ n8 K+ @- V& I, k
CA Minneapolis, Torpedo hits 1
2 U, C" B! t# L* q4 L- V" f CL Hobart
8 G$ R. B4 _, T CA New Orleans/ n3 p! T" E8 d9 o& `, o
& F6 T+ v3 K$ o1 v% y7 e下午58的反击短小精悍,将祥凤送入海底! F* j# S. V1 l1 `! w. O: Y$ m
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/ s1 _% q3 z. [( W" p& s; S0 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,134: }* _9 G! [" s u' F& k
% d( E: ?( S! F$ PWeather in hex: Light rain% ~% p" n+ C: Q( @2 @7 g9 q
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' X$ T2 N, j0 N$ lEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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7 h$ P1 v, k1 a) j7 A' u: z SBD-3 Dauntless x 8
% @; b7 ~( |( i0 z; T1 E* Y& N TBD-1 Devastator x 5
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed9 o" f8 \5 F( z5 P/ |5 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged# Q5 b" g I6 F, Z3 {4 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
) y' l: K) C5 e TBD-1 Devastator: 3 destroyed
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CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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