AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 429 J6 c" {; m1 m% r1 {8 P
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% Z5 j3 C. _) w- E3 X, i$ H1 q" s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。
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5 w. ~0 b8 b6 r8 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1256 ? k6 J w! ]8 J' @- _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 @# c- K( P( d% dRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 W' h6 C) I: j4 H7 I: Z& z, j
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes( R o" \& q1 ]- j* C* e( ^; r
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Japanese aircraft' j' _% K$ z+ E6 l
A6M2 Zero x 25: |# j0 I0 I' i2 \
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Allied aircraft4 ~: G4 O* H8 [) x% j
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18& |8 y9 z+ E+ H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
7 Z5 q; y- b5 D% I" P SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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) ?" H A+ U0 G/ v2 C- JJapanese aircraft losses
: j( e# F1 x+ {# Z$ k- M: i A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses0 x: O. [; e [) L9 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% w% I. R" l4 @7 P* t( q- i3 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ i) [% {: _. ?3 B; k* ?# ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
6 E4 \4 [" r( S; V; `# w# U CV Shokaku* p: Z& r: E0 A; U# l! d, F. a) }$ n
CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤0 [+ Z, F+ ~. B. v) ]: t
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. q- b* K# b* `2 a2 vMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125& h. I& e% O- O2 Y# D0 g5 m- Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain8 i! u9 L$ i. t. j7 T3 K' |* D& a
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' E4 K- z |) V( f9 J1 @
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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0 H$ a3 j; m# v3 B0 e/ p3 f0 d' |Japanese aircraft
3 s/ E) l% Y0 k0 I+ ~, n A6M2 Zero x 53 h2 y5 p5 h0 U* b* g
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Allied aircraft( Q. g" V% C% g+ x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36 C9 w; S8 Q! i9 j- T3 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 358 \, b5 m+ \! u, {9 R$ [- y
TBF-1 Avenger x 154 ?' V! P0 A1 u; m# F; c" L
; l4 \# N. d# U% ENo Japanese losses1 l9 P9 D% v1 o9 D( x2 {
9 f: P& U# o; |( ]9 }4 h7 g& DAllied aircraft losses
" Y }/ T( @" {% q& z F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
* `" p$ Z6 Y! N4 H' G, L4 p, ^7 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
& s( R/ G, [$ U0 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
" Z4 n% g) i2 ~+ [- }' Z$ R7 l TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged' w+ M# { C& K: c: Q8 M& o
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Japanese Ships- l7 \+ I1 M8 Q6 ^7 J6 b
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 n" d B5 H# O% s% j5 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% w* S j2 f n; q DD Ushio( k4 t0 d" Y/ o( ~: ?' M0 T7 O
DD Sazanami& j- f5 H7 h+ d+ w3 U. J
DD Hibiki% c& N, d+ T; B2 h4 C( Y/ a* ^1 h
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第三波继续重创翔鹤/ d# s9 l: v8 R3 [+ T5 N
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' o, h8 ^ _' lMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125) ]5 j1 _! ? j' {4 z: [
8 f* h: j9 F+ N) gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ q: X# X2 O6 m8 qRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% K$ D' z x+ G& F& m) F
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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$ o* a! o( C: b& ^! [$ b# |: U. W4 x4 p' BJapanese aircraft
" X+ w+ Z2 W8 z A6M2 Zero x 1
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5 x$ o$ ]# v% \Allied aircraft/ ?. w2 C2 I; S6 q3 K8 M: L0 G3 X
F4F-3 Wildcat x 188 Y: [6 z: e4 S6 ~% q! o/ K
F4F-4 Wildcat x 126 s. W% T2 a, f9 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 315 k, Q, H/ I& c6 M- w
1 i. M, N' {- b( nNo Japanese losses
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. ]) w; ^' u$ V* q3 S, A8 x( ^0 VAllied aircraft losses& {* K+ c/ f3 c1 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged3 J/ O8 t# @5 d i# D2 n- x4 ~, A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 ^# f$ B0 o6 Y. v
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
+ W: @( D) ^6 d1 B0 A CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
s" J1 t0 Q& R7 X8 L$ Q1 z8 N DD Amagiri* P. L' ]9 T5 [/ N1 `
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage, T$ \& g) l+ H- H$ f: U" V
DD Hibiki' u4 R& J- q5 M& }3 b9 \' L
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 ?& m) e- Y0 I8 A' w6 T
6 }3 d: _0 d/ K1 R) \, wRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# M" c4 k o) Y2 I& `- b; Y) WEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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- @ U1 z5 w; l" dJapanese aircraft$ x9 Y+ s7 y; |- F# f
A6M2 Zero x 30
4 H4 r. ?. h1 K- M. x B5N2 Kate x 18. R. C6 t4 H* i
D3A1 Val x 30
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
& a7 z& [4 _; v7 n4 k+ t" h1 E: M F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses2 g7 A$ L$ T4 F& L; h
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed! s y$ u) t- H
B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged q6 F0 W; s+ q [! H$ B
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak* b. l- X1 M- }1 Q; H% M
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged
, { o, L( ]5 u# P9 P1 K2 F D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak' y+ ~+ U$ o6 S8 Q7 r
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Allied aircraft losses
! J) ]! n. V% I$ I, |- w F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed- Z- c6 m4 S. i- O; N
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CV Enterprise. e7 y9 V0 P' q2 t7 g; [8 ^
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1( M j: `- x* V
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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
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5 F' d2 @2 O j" v/ A, V( g, k% BMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." {; r5 Q% f, D7 U* C Z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ v. s- y* M$ M& P; h* f
4 O5 y; Y% h. V* CAllied aircraft& R+ U, m0 W: R9 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 17- Q$ H' o& f5 T( V G- P7 I5 ~
; \" K7 d7 B: d4 q( W, c+ N0 s/ VAllied aircraft losses
: M w8 G# o' m4 Y( l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: a" t- P8 @* g* O8 _
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Japanese Ships! L( i# g: W U* Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! s6 k) h* j6 t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 N0 D4 b, y$ ~6 J. f9 N DD Amagiri7 W, l* r. t8 X
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk& E7 m; p2 h3 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125- V- j D0 L9 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 o- _6 D. T% C4 y
* M; V6 s( ?+ Z8 }: L( MRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" i( n& \* d0 j7 X. G# fEstimated time to target is 9 minutes5 p, I2 _6 k+ J: a
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Allied aircraft
7 O( w, K# O6 }* m+ u SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 z+ ?1 D1 O7 ~# g' W$ t
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No Allied losses! T' x7 W( L% D2 {
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Japanese Ships; d# ?2 ~' _8 ^, F* {: j
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage. q! C1 s( p- h: N4 Z6 x' c9 w: x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: z& @. }- q( Y" F3 a( V
DD Amagiri. c- ^* k/ o: P3 A: M! X2 ~) s$ W. \3 F
DD Sazanami" Y/ i* F2 q$ D) k. I
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影2 J, L8 p" |2 P* G6 F
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! c; T5 | I) G# A. o% rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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' W0 J1 ?: `0 c8 wWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" c, W; h9 g/ D+ i0 w* _4 P; C3 iRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 u; v/ J' S1 h H0 ~( E
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes, P, Y |2 b6 ~- o; W' O3 C4 @
$ M: H3 z: y$ q( n. WJapanese aircraft
* J' B$ W2 [4 @% I/ e# b A6M2 Zero x 6
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\# h3 B6 }& y; | WAllied aircraft5 O9 C. d0 ^5 V9 E4 q; E
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
6 m9 O0 r# S% a8 f. [0 h$ y1 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
0 {% E( q6 P' u# T/ B SBD-3 Dauntless x 333 t1 A/ r- t- P6 c" @( ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 j+ J/ f$ E/ g, D7 S$ Q3 g A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 B8 M# X& p. e8 u0 g
5 x8 e& r& k g: h0 L* |Allied aircraft losses5 L$ _6 W2 C. ~( n4 s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
% ^" K/ t3 Y0 t# B) [- o6 A9 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ m" O: ?3 m( Q DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) c/ A. ~( D" I$ N/ K DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; B4 l8 F" @" T6 ^
DD Sazanami |