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。- y4 d7 D' W y' `
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1257 q' u0 o: e3 U8 x( ~, f, w( D. n" J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 V6 m: ?# k# x- P4 X3 o( K- @' SRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ w! x3 J+ G* }9 K. h* J! I/ ?Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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- H# w+ Z1 y% Q& }, UJapanese aircraft
; d8 S% Q7 ~: P' @2 J+ `0 } A6M2 Zero x 255 [. l. j& q/ \% w; Q7 s
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Allied aircraft. a8 M; a- k8 }8 F, u+ U1 i
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18& \/ z7 m" L; ?5 D/ n" y. A$ m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18- T3 {) j/ o1 z: S( g4 f) F# f$ C1 l0 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses$ N2 O% }: U) B( N" X- W& ^# h
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed/ `6 n/ u0 k, T: _, x' ]
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Allied aircraft losses( z0 G- I; L3 d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 o7 x+ d/ k2 n( _8 H2 S3 x @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
, x3 |5 g- l% R9 ?; _% D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, p% f: `0 ^' G, D* W CV Shokaku) ~ w# h3 ?- p' V3 O. t1 l8 W
CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤3 b: B* e ~# u. r/ E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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# ?# Q. q3 W9 a; e2 u+ YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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, j1 }% |, Z, _0 \5 O. q( ]Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% w4 n. e, L- A5 T0 J3 ? V3 H
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
2 s* h( Y& _: a- k A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
# e- m0 |. v4 G% p. u F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
: V' g& m6 ~3 n( ^; ^" y1 m SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
5 P0 P$ l% Q- [8 c k TBF-1 Avenger x 15) K6 f: @8 b. l0 K [
( s) h, v7 o3 M, ~- sNo Japanese losses1 F2 H, b/ Q7 r
8 C5 r& g( w5 `' xAllied aircraft losses9 b+ |+ ^+ u1 y) N& E0 L6 L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed3 L6 ?: k! b7 V7 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged, c6 G, F3 e1 B7 J3 f* l, ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
) T( J7 b8 E' z h CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
' D7 t1 [# U+ f, x+ o CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 f2 a \% D: n, B h: y" F
DD Ushio0 s3 v$ n7 x3 M, o
DD Sazanami
( Q, j; R+ A3 r0 x3 ? DD Hibiki
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6 N6 {& M6 f1 H2 t# i: ?1 a第三波继续重创翔鹤9 n [/ W% X. c) H) e0 h: x- G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,1252 a* q+ T% y& \! w- h a7 |5 r
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ t0 G' C0 ~7 p5 z: \
, c; c, X$ `% z, ?. O. k$ b, fRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ D4 q, M- W0 R8 y' v. O8 WEstimated time to target is 29 minutes) Z7 K1 z- o: R1 A4 ?
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Japanese aircraft
/ o0 K( s/ @1 T* ^1 b d1 ?: N+ F A6M2 Zero x 1
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
; a' ]: L3 B+ S6 S3 w! s" | F4F-4 Wildcat x 12) B @! ]2 M2 o0 ]+ c& I! b: k# |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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Allied aircraft losses
, ?/ ~% M- @" u SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
) \9 A. Q# E' }0 A9 q3 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( q2 k3 J8 w* b% D7 r! a
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Japanese Ships
$ R/ B$ E* i( [4 h+ g9 K* t CV Zuikaku, heavy fires5 K; C( e, O) M1 e; _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ {, V: f/ g3 j4 o* R6 `. L
DD Amagiri
4 P/ M8 e+ a& D6 ` DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 X% Q' [8 j$ A" e, D DD Hibiki/ R+ r$ ~8 P& h+ m. G
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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 93,1292 v* Q5 _7 _. f1 _
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: k+ f& u6 m3 X) f/ J
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! W. A+ H+ H- N1 t
A6M2 Zero x 303 h& i9 c, J+ i! e( ]0 c" L& {2 n7 @
B5N2 Kate x 18) S' |! I; V; g& F' ?1 Q- ^
D3A1 Val x 30
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Allied aircraft
% `2 ~+ G. E' x* p F4F-3A Wildcat x 300 \ s& n& ^0 Y/ Q9 Q+ N+ k4 D7 B
F4F-3 Wildcat x 29
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Japanese aircraft losses$ Q( _9 o! e( l/ z0 e
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
7 {3 G1 F1 R5 U6 }3 z6 Y- }% I B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged2 f( k- Z! v; P# U
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak/ J* s" r3 J/ u, l7 b# b" x8 i h
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged+ t; {2 J4 l% j0 Y/ Y0 c
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak4 Y# J& F5 ?7 o
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Allied aircraft losses
2 W5 n% T& v: F1 d/ g. X+ w z F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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8 G9 H5 Z7 v# g7 a. d% _ BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1' b5 C# K( _" {/ R% 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 C6 V% X1 |. W/ ]& {
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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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6 |& p4 U% b* H3 k4 Q" f( IRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! [& ^3 z! ^9 FEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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6 p5 h8 @; X8 X SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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: w/ s7 ^; _1 a$ t$ \, bAllied aircraft losses3 J$ C9 K' U2 q! h* i/ ]5 f! v+ E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged* A: Y O2 h! [, R; t
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 W9 p+ |4 D4 {! x
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
# O7 B4 `6 U& R+ B2 k. t$ B0 u DD Amagiri2 v* e: R5 X7 i0 Q& p/ v
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk6 A+ p- D! Y" u$ ?3 D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125, Z: X3 m& i' x- i1 A: F; n3 |
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; T# j/ g7 \( R- A6 \3 xRaid detected at 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 k2 E: f8 e& i) `1 ?9 I
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes; O/ k! ~& a3 @
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage5 X" d/ c) u3 x+ \8 D/ H
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 H h3 W; F% r u* h1 P8 c DD Amagiri+ ?( W5 C; K* I
DD Sazanami* C3 Z2 k% w! L; `
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% z; Q' ?6 g' S) Z2 M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
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7 E* p( s/ C( J K6 _; G' W: BRaid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# R1 s/ c4 p/ S$ U- x
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes2 ?% ~6 t3 [& b' q
. [/ h: Z1 i. VJapanese aircraft8 ?( x4 O" v0 G3 R
A6M2 Zero x 6* h$ L# I# ^0 f- [3 J3 j* S- i
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18, d2 N5 h( P% Z/ D, Q M: }' f/ |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 121 @1 v4 { u$ Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 333 O: i, y- I) M" z7 b) A% ]9 P
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Japanese aircraft losses
" i: p: @0 _* J- Y! X# F* v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' T' A8 _7 n9 _! p, s7 I
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Allied aircraft losses p: k1 J" T8 y1 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed I$ c3 ?3 t/ _6 V+ ^8 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 k8 A6 G' @6 m8 y
2 h6 b, y) Z9 \$ xJapanese Ships" Y5 C3 E Z# a* G) D/ O
DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" A3 A9 W) y# D; B DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
; |+ @8 h! ~8 C6 W6 p4 M DD Sazanami |