AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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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。* G# A3 g/ S7 g
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果# n3 e+ E& K: p0 [2 }. o+ e
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+ `$ z0 U3 h/ Q2 B, Q- w( BMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125# X9 h6 `; z0 s8 }( B) E4 @" F
8 ?3 m* D3 J3 F- F$ ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 T1 C+ l3 V' Z7 P2 M5 J
& ^8 D" w2 m( F1 p+ Z2 vRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
' ~8 L0 g: S9 X' {, \Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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' M" U. I; X* N9 GJapanese aircraft/ k! [* {9 B& `0 p
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft. K+ }: r8 m C- l' i( X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
3 R' t) U+ M6 Y. v3 _# @" E F4F-4 Wildcat x 18, F8 F$ E2 l% |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses6 v3 O' i. k: U1 a! Q. [0 G0 X
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses, E$ z# S o& ]8 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% R, T4 c" o4 A. R7 ^3 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged; z: `5 N% ]7 j$ r: V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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" S5 N) K# y6 ?% y; G$ BJapanese Ships) d K; z2 ~# ?2 X+ O" ?; N- S& q7 [& [
CV Shokaku) w7 u( e2 u0 P0 l# }
CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤8 E, J7 Y, V" q. g7 s
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8 \* h S7 h7 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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( U) [6 h2 \4 C2 C/ |1 z8 HRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: S- b H6 I% A# }5 T5 Z# A8 W
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes" {! y3 r" H2 K" A: p
* c6 a- F5 f! I+ jJapanese aircraft6 E6 V# f* X! I$ [# p
A6M2 Zero x 59 d; g/ Y. Q. U1 F7 E7 E
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Allied aircraft
% T/ D# L0 N+ i" l& c8 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
/ [# G: d4 P" S7 }5 d SBD-3 Dauntless x 35( `; } Y; T e
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 I, K; V1 k {/ l$ A" G) d% ^
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No Japanese losses
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* r5 X( ]0 b4 u' T/ nAllied aircraft losses4 g3 r3 n0 C$ m( x5 }5 \0 Y2 R) X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 ]- Z: z' Y* u+ n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged5 m$ h8 z3 s1 Y( c8 H/ \( F J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
1 B3 C% A4 M) X. ]" D0 k+ Q TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged3 C+ u% ~. U, A0 V
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Japanese Ships/ r' D5 d4 ^: c7 V' k5 R
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ F4 ? t9 f$ n' e2 n( [% Q CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ @( v( L* s, s' v4 W9 q6 K8 i
DD Ushio" V3 p3 |8 m0 a1 c" E
DD Sazanami
0 T; m( O; F) a% }+ `: r DD Hibiki
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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% c* F6 j' h0 a: r+ {Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.. F8 o( Q$ l' ?, Y3 a7 ~
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes0 q: ]8 ^8 v9 r+ T; F$ t
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A6M2 Zero x 1
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- P) {0 A* z' J$ g P5 y% E F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
- X' d; Y3 F4 d3 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 125 \3 ~2 c: v. a* i- P& U4 c6 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31/ v. V& S B' i0 q% m
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No Japanese losses
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7 I5 j- G3 _6 Z, l6 TAllied aircraft losses# ~- M2 b# b6 q7 e) L. L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged/ \+ q. k* r9 T# N k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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% v& t, {/ b/ U) EJapanese Ships
- H! @; } ]6 B6 ?! o/ G CV Zuikaku, heavy fires4 L2 x$ u5 Z/ \( e8 v" _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
' f# }9 I& _3 m6 s, V2 y DD Amagiri8 ^! F4 }% D' w% ^! K* ]
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 D$ B' m$ L/ U4 [3 ^, P来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒7 \% U, |% P; Y- A
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8 f+ w) n0 A Y) J3 W' ]" l1 VMorning 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.5 O4 r3 e5 ^' k: ?
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes# `$ h) x6 o' ^$ W i
8 s% m9 ~, O: Y) p1 g8 d. rJapanese aircraft1 D* g7 A7 F8 j
A6M2 Zero x 30
R% G/ G- B% m z. r$ J" ?6 \% R B5N2 Kate x 18
7 S; x0 o! F% q0 a D3A1 Val x 30- `5 ]0 _+ f" E
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Allied aircraft
; T8 B& e; f+ e. L F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses5 ?) a2 j0 _! L0 W7 ]! b7 [+ L
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed; ]& l1 ^+ r. L$ j s3 U
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
n9 A. I. r$ u: q& L B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak7 }# t( G8 c( P' N0 O6 A
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
" b1 T- y* H" ` D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
4 c& w9 m" T2 `0 L( v! H F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed0 P' o( ^ w. V7 m. F4 m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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) Y; A# s: g1 m2 B; C# s+ W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
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ ?! p7 m% a' x1 z mEstimated time to target is 15 minutes$ e0 U$ \/ ^* R% x
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Allied aircraft losses: a. W( \7 J" e" V3 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 d9 V. C) d0 B3 ]1 ^5 ^' t9 |# H CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 [ @5 o$ y4 [ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage T1 U6 b3 R9 w, f3 G
DD Amagiri
0 y3 j$ F! U$ ^6 R. l$ G' O2 t' S DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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0 D. D% r9 p2 M( l0 kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ c) X6 Q8 t, nEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage" m5 a' I1 B: _* y: Y/ r( o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. N" e# i4 U% ]6 |' N: I& C DD Amagiri# O8 R+ `' q& i) l2 b [8 w+ h! B$ n
DD Sazanami8 Z# X% O# R0 x6 l
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7 c: N$ w4 J- n8 N, F4 X下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影7 C( _% ]; D0 M3 Y% c( g
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) \7 Z! U8 c5 W! OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125: _8 m; z& l% l A7 d$ ]5 r
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Z: a! {3 L; i" V4 i4 ^Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
G5 K- Z. H- t" b4 T* wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 v. G2 [; i4 { A6M2 Zero x 6
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" B* m& g" J, e P F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
L4 M% d/ L; S5 e0 ?$ h, ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 127 b6 Y; A: I- O' `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 33: t% Z4 K$ K* F; w0 y
( l9 ~5 }9 H( CJapanese aircraft losses
& s2 Z9 \5 l0 f7 n3 G% A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed/ H- n- Y$ l: G: U2 h
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Allied aircraft losses! l" U- e( v/ f& t9 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
2 |" r" b, N% | u1 R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 f$ c; k# {- t$ L$ c
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ L3 @7 Y& m3 D) o! q8 F* I: W8 k4 ]
DD Sazanami |