AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Oct 18, 42- P0 i# M- `1 T; I# X) h2 D5 R. c
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0 S* x+ U" \) b2 E5 ~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。$ I* L4 ~8 ^* s; R% M% t! k) _
盟军第一波攻击波在零战直掩的干扰下未有战果$ ]# H' h# s- D' Z$ D5 F s
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% Y4 P* Y3 p. y5 o# hMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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8 K! X% p/ }# A/ x! H* t+ W2 cWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 p2 |( V) R* m4 o; x/ LEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' J% `! c/ u8 S b7 j
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
7 B2 n, K ]3 v/ {. m F4F-3 Wildcat x 18' q5 E$ q' g; \& X+ q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 18
/ P. c) r" l: a: C7 G9 b5 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
* {% f, j$ ]- d% R9 O/ f A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed) ~& D8 E& ~/ z7 u
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Allied aircraft losses
- k3 ^3 F3 [/ ^% J$ y, V& _1 r' h8 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: U# c4 Y5 F- Z) k3 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ ^' D/ E0 }6 X9 J1 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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CV Shokaku
/ E9 E5 `& J: X3 X7 @8 _ CV Zuikaku
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随后的第二波,重创翔鹤 s" w7 K8 n3 q @ g, S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: o x ?) G6 m% m2 H: R$ ~' Q( s
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Raid detected at 68 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 Q2 M7 ~. @4 {* U. h5 l8 NEstimated time to target is 27 minutes9 {- S5 \0 j' c% E
; G/ C4 |) c7 {. I; }$ x0 rJapanese aircraft
0 Q; r# ]& r/ y& @7 ~: _ j9 L$ W A6M2 Zero x 5) A, K$ Y$ H. S2 }" v+ ]9 u4 C# c! O
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Allied aircraft M. e! V- X; Q, v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 36
$ D# g7 e" s7 \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 35
( e* w& \& v4 S' T* k/ k X# H, ] TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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6 F8 @0 y: }% M; N1 e: h7 A: l1 QNo Japanese losses a+ w; x. N9 }! L+ P' L G9 n
8 [+ c; i9 U4 _& r$ G0 ?- o# _3 LAllied aircraft losses
6 C. {+ c3 a @$ W F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: Q( D: }- i. Q& d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
4 t% N4 h* V4 f" q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. O4 q7 b8 v6 f* i: y6 ]% |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 H- ?* j$ E+ G, P4 d! o CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
- `7 R: _5 @$ ?: r# d+ d* _ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 u& ?* s/ R. z1 W; |! x0 D$ w DD Ushio
# L' v5 z8 o5 N/ M1 m DD Sazanami
# ~3 Z/ K! a1 H4 l DD Hibiki
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5 K! _. N0 L$ `7 }第三波继续重创翔鹤; [( m1 ~, j/ |6 m4 a* N7 B
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125$ C P1 J! ^. M9 x9 a
7 K# Q* R! b1 ^; v+ _: M) VWeather in hex: Heavy rain# f9 |; B8 _5 l& g$ @
# [* v# L' ]6 U1 O% O: G2 F' XRaid detected at 75 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.- k& Q) R/ c2 i) e) j4 I
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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[8 ?# U1 U+ z' {Japanese aircraft
4 t1 O- M( I" b0 J2 P7 }5 |! A A6M2 Zero x 1
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: t, b' k# [# S4 E" }2 E F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
. a+ n) K9 \! X! |2 {4 ?. z F4F-4 Wildcat x 128 x6 J, C3 G; T& o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 31( O/ f6 W1 k# |0 i: z
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Allied aircraft losses
3 {4 |$ z' Z5 E, _7 G- U1 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
4 ~% M2 S; k8 |0 H/ f6 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships4 O5 A1 Z0 J. n( |
CV Zuikaku, heavy fires" q) z' A' I( a0 U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage; U" |# q) a6 r l2 g$ ?' }
DD Amagiri, O0 R6 z3 n1 @9 k5 G6 Z
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Y l+ }4 J! ~' L' X9 Z- I7 U( B
DD Hibiki
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" ?4 n- h3 j8 p$ Q$ Z/ m) n来自KB分队的反击,仅命中北卡1蛋,不痛不痒1 g. C* r& K( f% V2 X, x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Horn Island at 93,129
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/ |4 ?4 f7 ^% m( i2 G( w& E! ?Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: O1 O! ^1 J' n3 ~* |' {9 Y1 L" I |Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ ]: S( Z1 x, j! I, }/ ~8 G+ M* R+ r A6M2 Zero x 30% I/ M6 _3 V! R& h& x, K9 d
B5N2 Kate x 18
" D" s% J% p% \ E3 N D3A1 Val x 30% v, a9 B: d6 Z9 J3 x e
3 k8 O" ?# e6 R0 T- u* E2 WAllied aircraft
0 c6 O; [, u# W: {1 v. ^, e& r3 K F4F-3A Wildcat x 30
2 g+ H# }/ c% d# Y F4F-3 Wildcat x 29 G7 l/ w; e; d# ^4 N0 z- t9 R
0 W: F) _$ T9 S" J5 q& U. jJapanese aircraft losses+ O2 Q+ T- Q' T* A6 C, ~
A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
( W2 R+ W! i. l+ T/ b B5N2 Kate: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged) N8 m. s6 S0 w t3 r+ N. p, \
B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 l% r' @5 W( m# s) s5 I6 y% J% ^
D3A1 Val: 10 destroyed, 6 damaged* |: u5 E9 C6 n2 }: B& M
D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed by flak
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8 Y" n M8 d: j. J+ qAllied aircraft losses
7 y& o7 M, h# k" U# q; _( ` F4F-3A Wildcat: 1 destroyed" V8 [' l6 R( }- X5 N; w8 ^+ y
F4F-3 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 1+ u# U/ _8 {. ?2 p
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/ x- J/ h: z) T6 z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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/ Q$ U) x. l7 F; CMorning Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 M+ L7 H6 Y+ M6 n. ^
. z! H* _& u" c% h& T- o _6 wRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% N7 u. {9 U! ]0 o
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 a' {2 |0 o w2 R: y) }4 U$ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 175 K% l. H1 Z' s7 |% M- A# B8 Y
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Allied aircraft losses
1 r. y0 o8 D9 u9 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged1 J- h' J' J+ Q6 G( ?& S
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Japanese Ships5 ^* W( M, h5 ]$ x" ?( d: h' ~# |% h
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 k; O5 S/ f& h7 K, t; t
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- a4 g* X/ V4 }" V2 t4 {+ w DD Amagiri- H4 O4 Q3 D) R) t8 J# x' A5 }6 _
DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk+ ]8 `% s$ {# s8 ]) Q
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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.
2 f$ u+ w" }% b4 z' E. d$ LEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18" M* o/ H" n6 G5 n& I
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No Allied losses
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage
- a; @" n& E/ \/ V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 q" [! Y6 B' X
DD Amagiri
1 [8 q" B9 g. |+ L2 d6 w DD Sazanami5 v. U; ~/ w( a' `+ O
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下午,海面上已经没有CV的踪影
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6 \' a8 z( c; F2 iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Merauke at 89,125 A+ Q9 ^0 S, S8 t4 n2 P0 l1 T
# |' B/ W: D( [2 ^" C7 T) }$ oWeather in hex: Clear sky# M% u7 ~( b5 C4 e g' M2 g
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- M) x! i, i) {0 l5 A0 ?+ YEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 ^8 J+ K. V/ i u; i A6M2 Zero x 69 [- q# s6 g, `& ~8 y3 t
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Allied aircraft0 [9 q; Z, f7 k- ^: g4 K
F4F-3 Wildcat x 18
9 ?) t7 L' D* \ F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
( o9 _( R8 `4 z1 g2 u; M- ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 33 p: u+ B* f- i5 ^" y8 f
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed% \! P5 w: b7 r7 o. M$ z0 Y: P. q
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Allied aircraft losses8 c0 ?) s. c% e: G4 q( K) @6 R# ~; {
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed1 O+ a6 |1 K! P5 }& J1 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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: Z" O7 F% ^ [3 i; j DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 1, on fire" u( J0 a! u+ b% L
DD Hibiki, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage; i+ S. t. ^& Z: Q' o9 V4 a+ S) c- a
DD Sazanami |