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。
$ `4 K. G% P' H" g3 \10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
) Y# m2 n& a" k. t7 H# _8 d$ X% A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!!!
& |2 E9 I7 l' b- P! H* c! C& R0 m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 104,1365 w; m$ B: w9 n
' ^9 ^0 ~! V! F& V& r0 Z& IWeather in hex: Light cloud" S0 ?8 Y" Y- w4 ~: d2 \
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! h4 N# t/ u; C5 d9 G8 A- GEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
X5 R: l2 O9 u6 X9 e7 u( p: I; O A6M2 Zero x 71* d! z8 @# E; A t! C* x
D3A1 Val x 16
; i& |# B" E C/ u D3A2 Val x 44
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+ g* q* X* z$ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 74* B* ~% U r% F
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6 \$ \" C- N6 ~! ?- s0 I0 X A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
4 w0 H/ P M, O7 d D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged8 R0 @; K1 H+ ~* W6 ]
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged0 d) z3 }; a* h, H
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: |; `+ b/ v( A, ~: E4 N* n F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
! A+ Q6 M3 K: E* U# b1 j- V9 w CA New Orleans
. i6 Y3 z' y/ N+ ?' x CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. ?4 D( G: O) D# f8 _" u1 r8 |% P
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire2 P& N$ {4 Z" q* V$ W
DD Buchanan/ l9 n; L% }9 Y z% r7 T0 @
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
! N) h& L) x% F2 `' h BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire4 e" \" @6 H7 q% T, R) m
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
5 `& @* O2 a( j5 ~ F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
! @' `+ v- h7 i6 K" I SBD-3 Dauntless x 758 v# G: s$ H0 n7 o' D, k" k
TBF-1 Avenger x 25; C' v8 Z0 W, @& W
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, D7 S2 f: C# q$ Z% f; e SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged0 ^2 b- I% t8 q0 H+ N
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships% S" E; U. d( F" @3 e1 U
CVL Ryujo
/ q9 W5 g2 }& ^5 u, R# X) X BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire. u% `+ z$ o' k0 N9 ^
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* t# [* R. p( H2 ]- x( d. t- A% Y BB Hiei
' R" N0 O4 F2 L. C/ c CV Shokaku
! s# L; b5 W4 E3 Y( Q3 Y3 T( p CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
9 b8 s6 G, z/ O! w5 d$ r' G( @ DD Kawakaze2 N/ B# P* b4 @2 t3 V# C
5 @5 m; `/ g# ]# Q! E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5 g; k2 b7 r/ {! c& a. `
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 o5 Q" {, y' e& H+ H$ y
2 D* t4 ~& G" N" R( iRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ `0 Z9 |: q5 `) N$ L; HEstimated time to target is 60 minutes. l \6 E2 J6 v7 y4 Z6 e$ q
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A6M2 Zero x 26) ~6 N- u1 k5 W& L$ ]$ n9 p
D3A2 Val x 20 w o& `, Z% t1 \/ ?( @
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% G$ k7 @) a- n2 r4 j6 b
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N, U6 f0 ^4 Q9 Z9 K CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 c2 H9 M& M( A
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire. u( K$ |: a5 o
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% d% K( b& R3 c0 p, j6 ], _$ V, t CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& I5 z: x+ ?, o, p3 L# g 同时,陆攻也抓住时机. [+ d8 [. w. s8 u1 _3 n" a* W) Q
Japanese aircraft
6 ~8 b2 s+ N$ U! r* H$ n9 s G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged0 c" t- [/ R1 h# k4 D) r( p
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Allied Ships
5 J* t* |& Z2 T( f! u) Y/ X BB North Carolina5 _! z4 g& A( L& I
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) H, Z- T/ C# O0 f/ ` CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( u& Q8 X1 D/ l& H
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged& i {" a' a/ V* I8 y, x/ R! I/ @
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Allied Ships: d" B% ?, {/ R; Z& |' Z
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
# i$ G& O+ z# v' A BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
0 v; g- E6 H5 N1 k* f x CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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; g* ?; ^' `/ q5 q+ N4 k: a0 a3 d$ ?于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。& n3 R& P) L0 B9 F( f8 T' a# z/ Y0 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
' a4 @. e1 C1 n" C) z S" z0 p9 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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No Japanese losses
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0 q- k0 V" @7 y$ ^+ \ CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- R# i# x' I. X) w o6 N CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, v# o8 Q. x6 q7 `* _* T CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage- i2 m7 a+ z3 L0 E5 M' b
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage* X) X n* ^8 Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
( c: ?& h5 B* l @# r% o' ]) G E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire0 i4 W" _& x, d' Q+ {. a
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk- j$ g3 u: M# l) k, y
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
! y! P! }! K {. ?7 b% S7 o" m" _ CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3& m9 Y |4 K) _1 _% E( P# ]' S7 m! L( N1 t
CL Leander, Shell hits 1" P1 M, r9 Q$ e( a- d* m: K/ ]0 u |
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire: w6 W4 ]8 X" E" f( p
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 o7 x, Z7 [: Y. ^9 E4 ]' j DD Patterson' \$ b! H) z0 n5 z+ J
DD Jarvis
, {, _2 P* D" Y) o% H; ]( x4 R/ L DD Maury/ W& x' H) L9 S5 S7 N2 f6 ]+ `; \5 n; J
DD Dunlap
- H' U9 `: U& u! T: {' k: ^3 f DD Fanning
! z ^1 f% b* ^& k DD Cummings7 W# m6 D6 r+ f4 q, s
DD Lamson
+ ]' { z. s: d; u DD Case& s& T) B+ z1 n8 y" _
DD Conyngham
, p2 S. [: d' L9 S+ u DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
- \: f* @$ b7 a( m: x DD Perkins, Shell hits 15 Q0 i3 N+ V: o1 v6 C ]
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk3 }; q/ _3 J- u l: y
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4 E8 ?6 \$ [; l' R- U+ U; F N' s( r CA Quincy
$ _2 Q6 S% L% A' a: G I) C CA Vincennes1 E8 t# e, S7 ~9 S; M% T
CL Leander0 R- c6 G8 V* T; D9 E' a5 M6 f
CL Achilles
`! h" G1 F7 _" i& F7 @ DD Patterson
: c3 F3 I1 s; C, {9 J. p/ ^, H9 _ DD Jarvis
, V( V9 y# _( g" O O/ a" {* W8 q DD Maury: V2 t3 e) v5 @. t2 }( z
DD Dunlap
1 S w. C5 ~$ W& H. `- i9 l DD Fanning
& L8 M7 m1 g6 H" m, @ DD Cummings5 E2 Y! P1 m5 T
DD Lamson
1 i e: [: s. E8 w DD Case
$ |" L6 v9 f$ U3 p4 p7 }0 F DD Conyngham
* H; i/ S8 K' L! d DD Cushing
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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 |