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。" M2 G: ~1 B, }, M$ L
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。, p) k$ g/ @4 ?' a* F! e; l
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!!!$ G& j! @4 W* m; h' H; V k
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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: o! Z7 [5 S/ d6 @7 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136' Z8 M# d$ g8 j. W1 `$ ]$ }3 o* {
. o* |) F) ^2 w. a' V& l; f& _Weather in hex: Light cloud0 ]( t' q3 a4 Q7 r1 }- R' w
2 y- t; V( d; LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." M+ u6 o5 }! b& W. f8 S2 o
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 71
3 ^& W% f/ ?' x; X4 s* N% _ D3A1 Val x 16/ g6 _* G s$ E, s
D3A2 Val x 44
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4 A/ B/ y3 b. O- ~7 h( M8 W: bAllied aircraft
: t: |0 x% E0 Y8 z F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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Japanese aircraft losses
* R/ ]$ ^8 S; K1 S A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
}: v3 X5 e/ J8 e6 R8 b D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged" p4 A+ e( h# z6 d
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged0 u$ U4 i: D- f4 z
0 ?0 J9 P' w$ ]( i2 q8 ?Allied aircraft losses @7 r) R3 ?2 f8 @
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships9 F; P: H" R! ?# V( ?+ O
CA New Orleans
+ t; j: Z1 Y5 |. |3 w CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* z' y( f* A- N8 ?0 [" W CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 v# J% M; d/ z9 n
DD Buchanan
( N2 x+ }& ? _1 p& R6 w CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire: L$ S& {& d5 R
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire: G! {# o- E- g: t# q- W6 ?
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2% _0 l7 n; f% k/ ^$ U, k8 J$ d
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8 w+ p/ F- G$ F4 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
f& O1 H& n0 T, E- b- F SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
7 J$ k3 O L: Q1 _9 I. M TBF-1 Avenger x 25 j3 u# a' q; J' J7 P/ w
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( ^1 ]: R5 i, U" i2 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
! c" ]. w+ C b! i' i TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, S' d* T# Y+ J( y _% s4 {' H CVL Ryujo J; p' p; C# O# b7 y V/ C
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire6 J- _9 P7 M: d$ a$ n1 A
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. P8 z6 S! ]3 ~9 V3 w% \, o [7 s BB Hiei
0 Z2 m" w6 s( \1 e c1 x) Y! a; ^ CV Shokaku2 X- J: n/ n5 ^8 e' Z: T$ }0 J
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage/ ^/ _, f* Y5 C6 X" c
DD Kawakaze
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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5 O' `1 _6 p7 t6 i4 M, @4 t7 M
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ f8 [- ~# g" [
: B; _; e; y) M8 tRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: P2 r' X9 a% Q) F! A7 N6 o+ \5 T# u
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes' x2 `( D6 y9 l1 x8 e- t5 N
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A6M2 Zero x 265 _. q `% A" q: n: L1 |
D3A2 Val x 20
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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) {( K2 X- B1 u4 v7 f, e) ^ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
A k) ] j6 n: q& b5 P) h CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 A6 n1 o, X# m* b! w& m0 L CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage, A: R% h7 h3 Q* O% P% n. l! C
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; [0 S# C* Y* i& x 同时,陆攻也抓住时机. B) P5 ^0 L2 h- }
Japanese aircraft
5 N2 s7 L: ~: R G4M1 Betty x 13& T x7 }& T8 |
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged3 o$ b1 S5 I3 x C+ J
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Allied Ships1 \3 |2 B! V5 H% f7 m7 t1 u+ z
BB North Carolina
$ G. T5 R! C) Z# ~+ F8 T CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ a! \: L7 @' E1 e
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 i* H7 w* A2 b( z b: @
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Japanese aircraft
& {2 ?: p' f. Q6 Z+ {0 h, n G4M1 Betty x 13# j5 R0 a: [! L$ |
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Allied aircraft
) l9 ]& \/ ^; \4 v9 F no flights. I4 L6 J4 R3 H; d8 [# H3 }
- g H8 e2 a8 ~& B' M0 nJapanese aircraft losses8 P" ~% n) M& h4 T# f, j, C
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, F7 Z6 d5 X8 ^: a2 P8 T: I
7 \, o' e- H& P% b' }: @Allied aircraft losses4 F, x. \0 J P5 I% E+ P
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Allied Ships9 c6 {' q+ m8 Y" p1 H* Q3 m# w
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, }; s8 i% n! C) Z4 P BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1( y9 ~) K! K- M) q m; K
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。( C7 I6 X. ~% t
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8 p0 e5 f9 m5 |: U S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% x1 D5 T8 V9 F9 a! u% U4 \
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
7 Z7 h8 r/ R! m: d# ]% b+ i no flights
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8 U. @" M" w$ z! _ }. L$ f! Z0 n! kJapanese aircraft losses
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- k/ Q: E& V* N8 O& v4 Y+ t0 s: b& j CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 _9 K x$ V, i7 Z CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. T4 E3 _* M* r u3 V% t
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage, a0 ]1 {! E; @3 z) ^ s
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
, s4 B* V& t* r& u$ j2 E# v CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
1 G# W% j& h2 c. R0 _4 t E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
- c8 I* Q+ \, l' n' V DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
; a: J" U6 J/ W DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
1 v" E9 T& m( N- t3 A2 @; z" Z CA Quincy
! U% n. p _: a CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
+ c. `- `* Z% k( j CL Leander, Shell hits 1
1 S& G$ [" D; C v CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 \8 e5 ^9 V3 i# h" A DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire! E$ d! o( f6 R9 ^& @
DD Patterson
, U% c y7 ~0 i% m DD Jarvis
! y/ S* @! K0 ~% ^4 l DD Maury
% g- s8 ?0 B, {) Z3 N4 Y DD Dunlap
- m9 K% w8 \% z4 v/ b" ]9 E DD Fanning$ `. \( A4 U* x! J' \- Z7 t7 S
DD Cummings1 u/ E* h: R s! q, n' Y
DD Lamson
' a }0 ?4 R0 L1 ?8 x DD Case" y/ A+ j6 {! \ Y( Y+ S! t3 R
DD Conyngham
! G7 H+ c* H6 `2 x% M1 Z& ] DD Cushing, Shell hits 1. `2 |* r! K$ C
DD Perkins, Shell hits 15 Z6 }& ~, V# o4 A9 R
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Japanese Ships
: Z& b- x& b b* x: E CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk8 u/ h. P2 C/ L- u$ Q8 R, G* y2 h/ v
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CA Quincy
+ Z5 ?3 ]4 g: g: z7 t CA Vincennes
/ o; a; i8 N; r8 w! F2 W3 [: x CL Leander
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DD Patterson
# A; {9 {7 H6 n: g+ U8 G DD Jarvis* h' [. z. _0 Z3 [) Z
DD Maury
, R' p0 d: ?6 w+ h% g8 s DD Dunlap% H2 S8 L# P) I
DD Fanning+ r, R' c9 A' Y$ P
DD Cummings4 m, X! |. w% E+ |5 `2 [6 _
DD Lamson
" _/ x, g+ j. y0 O DD Case
' M! k. W0 `0 ]) \- |6 [, H DD Conyngham. T' U L, h I' N8 \
DD Cushing: m5 l& U% w- b8 c/ V
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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 |