AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42
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( q1 ^3 R7 K+ o6 j U# n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。0 |( f: _5 M! s+ N; p: |0 O& h* v
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果' w- y0 h9 C1 I/ b+ A- N: _1 k% A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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% |6 [5 r& U0 uWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ S4 E4 n- P" H- @" Z8 G: ^Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 X% ^! `) Y% n6 \* |1 f; c A6M2 Zero x 25" j0 k" p& |1 F+ E4 y4 y% n
+ O% ~+ u. |+ XAllied aircraft
" u8 Z0 ]4 q# w; x F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
5 w! c' y2 j2 r% F2 Q1 P4 w F4F-4 Wildcat x 18* [6 n& y* B: s9 t) a& O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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, E- B0 Q+ e# {" Z. D$ OJapanese aircraft losses
7 b1 l9 S/ O. q7 d s3 Z A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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9 L. r$ P% s. U/ t% x* Q& FAllied aircraft losses
/ l& r0 `1 E6 h2 c# Y+ t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# [) A& {: k3 w7 r& P! Q2 N& G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
1 P+ L2 Z. E' K& W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Zuikaku
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8 m {% L; i4 b$ r随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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. K1 G! Y ^" y# _Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain' Y5 F: Z" I) C5 U$ ]2 P+ ?* d
# M" X6 u' S: A: mRaid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* m! f$ F% g( ^+ y+ CEstimated time to target is 27 minutes4 `* o9 I; U1 S6 k+ T6 h/ R
, O6 I1 a$ @0 ?- v7 lJapanese aircraft1 y- g" B4 X4 }) h8 T R
A6M2 Zero x 5- ^& t( [0 M3 p) I
, }" G. ~- [$ LAllied aircraft8 K: ^3 c3 u( p3 y( Z. V1 R
F4F-4 Wildcat x 362 Q0 M' \+ k& @! L0 p9 U& {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 35; t! B5 Y& W0 p: q6 t* p
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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No Japanese losses! e2 s8 t8 E4 y; M
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed* C4 ^' c0 U' _; C, u' |$ k4 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged1 P1 h2 T7 ], X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ k- H, c) q2 a- E) H" W: q
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
* j9 A; n$ F! y% V3 t! t0 A0 Y CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire; I" Y' d1 q4 g7 E$ w6 P3 _- k7 L
DD Ushio8 X7 B* f2 c! U
DD Sazanami
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第三波继续重创翔鹤+ v2 {8 ~. Q& F* y5 U
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7 ]6 u0 ?9 O i# }( \5 {( sMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125: `) e" R) A/ o2 v+ u& X& n9 s! n9 _, P
5 B7 F1 \# l* KWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% W5 I1 p2 P4 b3 L: KEstimated time to target is 29 minutes7 A/ O; ^/ T) U( g
9 c3 g' v. c& B L8 FJapanese aircraft( \3 m! w, L/ ^, o
A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft* k2 G: J0 ^* E. _- M1 g3 P% t
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
3 l( d2 c3 C0 n% }. E1 f* E F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
: K! m4 u3 t2 W$ V' N$ j SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses0 j" F& Z; ^4 F4 M* n
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged- ?' Y6 J# ^* g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Zuikaku, heavy fires
( ]2 y7 o' w% k+ c, H& e+ @ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: I/ }" R$ Z+ m' a' a$ q4 {9 S
DD Amagiri
7 A, k" b( u7 j Y6 {8 A DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ l0 \/ ~- L7 I& @3 b& {) k8 A DD Hibiki
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, n: C$ S! d" E来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒
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: d" B6 F$ g8 C/ V3 j5 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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% ~6 b; O2 t3 @' q& SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
$ G: Q& p/ n. H% g1 t7 Q2 p! s/ {Estimated time to target is 30 minutes1 n' e0 T# D& z1 A
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Japanese aircraft; Z4 @! B) b' T+ O
A6M2 Zero x 308 d# {+ o/ I- C1 X/ S. x% A3 f
B5N2 Kate x 180 t+ W5 ]; ]) N: G( _; y3 k
D3A1 Val x 309 W! q% ?; Q! W1 m$ K3 {% _
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Allied aircraft3 P( k- H# C& g* A
F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
0 c8 G! _# b' V& s F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses- p; W- t7 }! q8 w% L& ^. Q2 |
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
5 o6 g) q! |! ~/ Q B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
7 u: j6 Y. j) h. Z+ E+ z( E B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
1 [9 r) C5 T- \' m9 ]4 t! | D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged1 F% P1 R8 _3 I- c; t# p% G
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak0 z# _6 R8 [+ W9 c: v
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4 |0 v/ g' K. _1 E* \) w F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
! ]3 y) X( V/ T0 Y; z- A. B5 x% ~. U F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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! P+ q$ `& P% b' k+ ~6 O, W CV Enterprise
t% B; Q% ^- i4 G& F" p BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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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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6 t! w3 w- y. v0 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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7 b% ?% x/ [ |* p9 X' k# V1 YRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* b# J- M/ i: L, r% {. j) X
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes6 k1 p8 ~* I7 Z/ o y
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Allied aircraft
& g& s# L* K. O7 t8 ?# V- o SBD-3 Dauntless x 17$ {" }( \1 z4 u% c1 @, F1 g
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5 @0 v! G4 C: m3 S k3 ]. y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged2 D j0 v; \: _2 P: }) ]
3 j0 z! r) t( I, \Japanese Ships: g, q8 p: `! e1 _; A! f, t
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- t* E1 z$ s& ]0 L0 l/ [+ L2 _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* }! ]: J" k; v5 | DD Amagiri2 }2 ^ m( e9 O4 j* g- n$ z8 d
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. j1 }6 S0 d) ]
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3 R6 ]; k: y* k$ N1 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125$ t% I' v3 T# p: O* P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 _5 o: c7 U$ y! I V+ c; v+ F" o
9 W# _8 G6 A0 @$ S/ w( QRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: @. } [3 T* H9 D. m, S) O
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes; X3 O9 F9 v. C
; i& i+ c% L. sAllied aircraft
* x* C( X) h' b SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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8 m$ A' W& p( ?7 S4 a, DNo Allied losses$ m) J5 i; U* b; Q$ X/ ]
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage1 @0 _/ t7 Q3 A6 J
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% X8 X1 {2 `/ X! o& ^3 D% u$ M! ]
DD Amagiri" C- w" g' W* ?+ o6 @1 w3 B) y
DD Sazanami
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/ ?& x# Z9 N. o, G2 I下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125$ S V1 C" A3 u' E9 M
6 g6 \- z9 x9 SWeather in hex: Clear sky0 `- b2 d# y2 ~8 w9 P7 N
0 x9 S$ l$ I Z$ ?Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' H- t: w, X& t3 j
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes1 ]9 z8 b# g; t O: I2 L
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: f3 H8 Q6 s: w2 x N- @ A6M2 Zero x 6: A, C2 T9 U9 e' }" n5 V1 k
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Allied aircraft
( S4 t! B. b& i) V1 H F4F-3 Wildcat x 18, P$ X+ A. w5 Q$ }) n$ d. N; `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
1 e% ]0 l2 ]/ E: g8 n! A- ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 33# `' w, F& K8 Q0 _1 d: |% D
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 `3 J* N v( ?6 } A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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) q2 |# t, n9 V- `' o F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed, V! }% y# V8 Y; y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged( E/ n$ `% g- F) w* ]$ s
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Japanese Ships
5 e7 Z1 e i! z7 ]! w$ R DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 E1 S5 t* v5 _0 J3 V DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage$ [9 `$ g# U5 N3 ?+ ]5 m6 F
DD Sazanami |