AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42! f! U8 B4 p% R3 G
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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。
/ p& X, V' |( J, B# j盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果4 W9 u4 ^4 c) e% L
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1 F/ Z1 V* G- `Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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' n( O# o; h' cWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 U _0 c6 X; _3 |; N* e
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' u5 K( n6 L! R" G5 z- f5 k
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 l3 l4 e( ]+ i2 Y! s) V5 f9 A
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Japanese aircraft, A* o. {! A! P9 m
A6M2 Zero x 25
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" H, ^9 \7 Q6 |" Y( _ F4F-3 Wildcat x 185 q& K, j/ U0 r8 U$ Z) \! Q, ~* v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18. G/ H6 i0 w7 e, [$ t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18# f U8 w' h& Y9 q6 _$ N
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Japanese aircraft losses
% }# Y7 ^ X8 x% ^( Z. | A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed; Q3 N5 Z A: W( r N1 u' W
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8 Q* y7 f' C6 i F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
7 V8 q; E; G% e6 K/ M SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
5 c8 o! Y- D0 \7 x C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* u/ l( M# O0 {+ n) n4 _
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Japanese Ships
8 d- f3 d" V$ Y' G CV Shokaku; n. e( G5 s: T8 F, j0 u% @) Q
CV Zuikaku- @: a) \6 W0 Z' z, V
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& N: q \" E) S' M- b7 q, a! e随后的第二波,重创翔鹤
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* K' ]9 }& W# T8 w* U
Estimated time to target is 27 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" ?7 B2 c3 _5 b A6M2 Zero x 5$ S! ^; P. [1 K* {" f
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
. s( O: T$ ` _ v+ T) G SBD-3 Dauntless x 35% z; j& M0 r# b7 \) q: Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 15, {! |8 F8 V. X$ Y* I: f( }$ h
5 R4 ?+ ^8 U5 { k, UNo Japanese losses+ c3 u: I p1 I- ?: T8 X
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Allied aircraft losses
! B+ r. a: F8 f! E/ | F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 H# Y% f4 l3 {; X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged7 G! T2 e; H* E1 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" C/ V! O! O7 V( l( A
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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/ F8 k" \; ^4 P! I7 `5 A2 GJapanese Ships
/ c# o6 c5 t% X6 J7 d CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
& t" s7 q0 w7 U7 u9 z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ i2 c. C7 U- a, }, f$ I DD Ushio
# Q- n% ]4 e2 h a1 E DD Sazanami
4 ^; u* T3 ]8 z DD Hibiki( _* g1 i G/ J0 S3 `5 D
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第三波继续重创翔鹤
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+ h9 ^5 A* e+ P( u4 y) Y. tMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ p) a9 n) j' f: N- B1 E+ ARaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 Q' H( k9 s; P) G; j
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. B4 W/ E/ `0 N/ X A6M2 Zero x 18 b7 T9 O6 ~; X* ~5 r4 e+ n* |, N
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F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
8 D! y8 Q4 W& I. a# |* T F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
+ }$ w2 U7 H( D; T SBD-3 Dauntless x 31
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No Japanese losses
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% b) H" K% ]: C6 y {) b9 hAllied aircraft losses8 |; U& s0 X' h/ G+ m: v7 j- I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships0 |: ~& F' S3 k. a! z
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires) h& p- y+ v; u: M7 b/ ~6 z$ t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. I& X) p/ E, V3 A. j: y$ o" [- g4 ~
DD Amagiri3 g1 ]# s! J1 `3 l" M
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage( H0 {5 ?' n2 _* T
DD Hibiki
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; k+ A6 t4 d) X) y4 A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 93,1291 W! m6 k9 @4 S4 @. P! x$ _
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2 `. U1 y6 ?: I# N/ ]- Z$ S# T, HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! s- `1 e0 Z4 w; c+ ~ pEstimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" ~& m& f y( W h- @8 d) l A6M2 Zero x 30& v: G" X, V( t% y2 q) k! m3 C
B5N2 Kate x 18
$ F& x5 u, |! N+ i D3A1 Val x 30
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F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
' ?, J/ R; _6 s) c F4F-3 Wildcat x 29' v7 E/ C: i# z1 V% i
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Japanese aircraft losses, X ^" I( t" G. N6 j2 H& F4 e
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
0 E7 O3 O( B9 a6 c: A9 W B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged8 V- d$ X* M h8 Q- X
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
$ V7 |/ o- m9 o D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged. O5 o% \- l& F, c- z `! b
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak3 H3 j! m9 M2 v1 i
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F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed% }/ {. l) d. N. m
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1
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- f! T5 @+ i" y- M' X' S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 x6 j: ?( A0 G9 B* J) r4 p3 ^; U6 t
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& I. J Q a# Q, ]! r0 a: EMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125& H: F1 D( u( p) i/ w
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" ?' n3 t: j1 y1 W7 Q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ T! {5 ~) u% S
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# _3 C0 M: `$ r' h O3 t SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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Allied aircraft losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) }2 U% r- _8 Y
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 V8 v7 ^! u2 c8 `' p1 x' x
DD Amagiri
% \! u6 M/ P- c. w0 J6 n1 u+ J4 r4 E DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk. @& H; `: C" p/ f2 z- E- J
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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 23 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& M3 B2 k% @! C# U. y" z& i' F- c/ `
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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% ^, N, A2 o" n. O" u* p SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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3 w% u; B0 j- I4 lNo Allied losses
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5 O+ `8 T3 i5 n& z: u/ m, ?7 ]$ mJapanese Ships
. z u" g! Z/ v2 ^9 r4 B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
& r4 S/ ^! X& q& H9 d/ Y% X CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! f, `, t& p% j DD Amagiri8 t0 W {* |$ ^* d0 \0 H+ r$ ]
DD Sazanami$ o4 D( S3 j" J0 o( r( m, G2 q
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# s; k& o/ O4 `' m下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影2 K. D! I% b! ]" K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ \' g# P" Y; ZEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 U$ C" |, @% I+ Z* P A6M2 Zero x 6
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' j& G+ a6 f5 Y+ ~/ _: H6 x F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
8 Y Y/ F( _. x# K" u" ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
& \5 G# j3 }2 g1 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 w) I( V0 C( N A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
. f$ {3 W9 C" G& K/ w F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- c' N- {9 i8 m+ H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 t' U* ^! ^( l3 f
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 ^- N4 [( C( d: G DD Sazanami |