8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。
0 A- S4 n" @& `: Z10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。8 N6 d7 Z. N3 s% O8 \ f
果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!! ~: L3 S* E4 \4 F3 @8 A9 w
此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136. {0 a4 S, @! B: X
8 e+ P9 J' N+ |9 H& fWeather in hex: Light cloud. Y/ E8 u2 R2 K/ |% F k
. D2 b: D7 M, `Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, m. o" |, z: p; G4 aEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ `6 w& ^ E- Z/ b4 C) q$ b- B
A6M2 Zero x 71
! V9 }1 y0 ^( ~: t7 u D3A1 Val x 16
) v8 t: a) g) V5 W D3A2 Val x 445 l& y; _# h& E6 }( X* g
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Allied aircraft
0 b1 S$ F( l: I& t2 G" t9 c F4F-4 Wildcat x 747 @$ |' f& ~' y+ J/ C) \3 Q
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$ W3 n% d9 P5 |& T6 WJapanese aircraft losses
' P5 R5 R+ F: t2 ~- ] A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed4 \" y( ], b8 ]. A# \5 n( e
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
( k3 n' l8 _* c$ V" W- B D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged0 Z7 z( R# h3 z( I
9 B, G- @7 h* c: V5 p2 B2 \( `Allied aircraft losses! v& l G' Y. }6 M& Y1 K8 k3 |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CA New Orleans
: @) `4 h( L& T$ q T7 \8 H CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 T+ V% V# J% U8 ] CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire' \ q! Q" x/ C# I% M7 y7 u" L5 i
DD Buchanan
' E5 Y- X) @, [) O1 M3 @% B5 t/ C CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire% \' u C4 Z. B. a! z
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
t2 R$ T( w+ A0 D, @; b CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
7 i- U5 j( r. [1 E( C( e, U F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
* n: S# |% G; j SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
6 S7 }% _$ b( N" S" Q$ V5 G* | TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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# N9 U, B9 |* h, ]7 C6 M% NAllied aircraft losses, e. v v7 i* J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged0 U+ f- O5 D: h/ N! j2 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) t; z; V+ o- g* L CVL Ryujo
4 C+ j( N& h5 j) {8 o0 M# j4 b( ^ BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire* K5 h; V, @7 U) K% h9 r' M
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires& M+ I9 |! M0 ?- C% b: @9 r* Z
BB Hiei
4 a* X* t P% a1 d6 N- Y; w7 R CV Shokaku4 |. h& U# B4 _
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
# I/ I& @; ]* l) N- u* ` DD Kawakaze; M) E% M- I( s7 L9 |
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由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀
m5 a' H& b/ iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) I# H4 s/ E X& ~' G
2 h+ f1 h+ n/ IRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 N+ P# W$ o/ V4 REstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! d1 y0 z% p) _4 w A6M2 Zero x 261 O# {8 r; Z) n) z; c, E
D3A2 Val x 20" F0 P2 m! r- Y4 n' @
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Japanese aircraft losses! |- [% P b* i
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged; u$ N0 Q& a, N$ m
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Allied Ships$ [4 `5 g* R" ^/ `0 |
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% q H9 i5 ?: G0 U! w CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 R" A$ c, T1 O. p8 Q
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- ^) T# C8 [& Q6 h4 B% i$ `5 z
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y" M; W! C# c! [" k1 G
同时,陆攻也抓住时机
& B5 Y! Q1 @% X) e5 u# ~" r4 [- a9 KJapanese aircraft
$ `3 O* G3 {: w4 S2 v; E: y G4M1 Betty x 13
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* T4 Q+ e" H6 h! n. {% \ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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2 C+ m2 j+ ~. I/ u0 |# U BB North Carolina
( k9 T- U7 _* } }$ J4 ? G CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# c" S$ g+ g/ B
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 f: v# i9 W" F* Y( `
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Japanese aircraft$ D/ A/ e$ ^3 y5 I
G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft
2 h! |: I: A. Z8 U9 L no flights
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5 e$ w7 H' t$ d* y* K. J; H5 eJapanese aircraft losses# ? Z1 U( ]- S4 s
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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5 c( _5 M9 I% C: _, BAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships+ s4 J! }' r2 P; p7 Z/ L
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ], H4 K; R, O, U. L
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
1 l2 S3 A1 H8 b0 M% q CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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4 g# i; t6 x( F8 x" n7 ~" Q于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。: g0 Z3 `- e) s; w/ h8 f2 \. K9 G
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而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血
0 r: |0 R- r. L0 z9 f% uNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft5 m: `6 |8 j# \+ K b
no flights$ t; v. q( f( R3 s4 q2 j3 a7 r
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No Japanese losses8 m+ K' F! {2 j b
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Japanese Ships
& }/ P* I+ H) l t$ @ CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% V$ L0 _8 K; @" j CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 t1 f' N: J; W! E
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 l. @5 c# e h: M CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage) A: f% C/ O9 {
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6. ?: v, @( K. i7 |
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire7 Y+ H( L( }) K" s
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk$ H, ] a" k I, C+ S
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& m9 U: p& B& o9 _- U" s) h! H9 H
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Allied Ships
" S5 c3 `" @# F ^ CA Quincy8 `; q7 l, d' A. p0 ]
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3. w4 p' ?4 G$ e8 G
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
5 ~+ O4 o4 T! a* a- y CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire. s! ]1 ~6 a+ k1 J& F3 z% K
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ {& I! o4 i' V+ X k DD Patterson$ b4 L: c. r% x% R( D8 h( }
DD Jarvis
( P( v& g: P* L& _$ |# G DD Maury8 f; W: [0 s* d9 }- c' _. h6 v- K. M
DD Dunlap- O. u1 }1 r$ T/ @
DD Fanning
- U2 H; b$ ]+ q DD Cummings
1 l( F( _) u, D DD Lamson* a& l- V1 b0 c
DD Case
, I9 l( \6 P- | DD Conyngham
U' d1 P1 E0 q! W( W! }& q+ _ DD Cushing, Shell hits 1" F2 o8 E# [ a
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships; R! @+ A7 r% A! ^, h3 T
CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
- x+ M J: o+ L$ A CA Vincennes
/ g) S7 t, A* [% n/ j8 P- I CL Leander
g: L u( B! r7 h, | CL Achilles0 G u: q+ s7 C
DD Patterson
3 o: x1 b" y& M4 r! J1 q% ^ DD Jarvis
7 t' [8 r: X% x- J' K1 C DD Maury* n" P! `& g3 E7 U
DD Dunlap) M: z2 L# N4 m v- ?3 C& ~
DD Fanning( M7 P4 _+ p5 |% ~0 c" k$ k
DD Cummings* A% L/ R: \# A
DD Lamson% _4 Y w, w( d& u% r* L2 A
DD Case1 L$ Q$ _" j6 h, B P% z8 j4 c
DD Conyngham( e8 Z' _8 [: k% G6 [
DD Cushing; p9 c% _2 k+ N/ u0 M
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |