8月24日,空战日
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6 J: w; \) P# a* {本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?): q8 W+ F7 v* `8 E; }$ U- ]% [
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。& l7 ~3 [- T+ i
不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。
0 H7 w2 U9 I: { S& X( P0 Q好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。! s4 ?4 |6 r: I* u3 x
; B" C$ C5 k, V/ T& k/ fMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144& T* E. y8 ~% b( Q
3 t) e! @ M8 \& sWeather in hex: Partial cloud) r) | M* @6 U9 o0 [( M
# Z& |# C; ~: N- H1 J; @Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. J; T' E3 y' e
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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2 o& }# Y$ `( |: f5 p9 n4 VAllied aircraft9 v2 n W+ J: j( e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17( a) O1 |7 K5 C z8 J {6 a+ v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) L$ I' }0 V* O& w& l0 l( U x# y
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6 U5 S0 W w' pNo Japanese losses
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3 m) {: H% ^* s2 G6 CAllied aircraft losses$ H+ o* X- }3 P, U2 z! _6 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed3 v+ [' @0 u* j0 \/ `
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% f, l: r+ W5 K) s D' U2 a2 z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
* U) P0 a' f' L% P. X, _- I BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1/ {+ B7 u) Q$ ^8 k$ |! j3 G
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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) U/ e4 j, u. s0 L8 ^Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ H4 {" {6 [& ?/ K: M; _% T' B
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ B- g+ c9 ^ Z" L; {' u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
! u) [( r# t+ k! J% O+ L8 k# m SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
8 l9 v* }7 o. B5 u TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 ?* d" f# b. H# r# {( n1 C
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CA Tone
* A4 w* ?7 x& ? t CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire; l9 m8 ^7 C: N' x( F
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire: a3 f/ H6 U# o: E
CA Chikuma; |' X$ t) a/ Q
DD Hagikaze
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# D( k$ z3 ?' cMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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2 s+ \$ S6 g1 k" p. HWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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4 N0 J8 O! W, g( [9 D3 v0 CAllied aircraft losses
7 H( l) [& }7 d& I: Y' m4 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged' A* U) Q5 l" H" A8 \3 ?
* j0 u5 d: b2 S" O* P8 p9 JJapanese Ships: i% b) M- C9 ~, ?
CA Atago, on fire
' Z7 ~/ |2 U1 E/ b CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1! N5 W! ~* f( T' P3 r* M
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144: n" ]0 P, B" _# q/ H0 e* u
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ z. R! W4 r# y% T- A- `
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes% k' Q) o7 ]8 s3 M8 h' F
7 O6 | P- ~8 \9 RJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
`& f; F4 d4 j* c% w* t F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
4 C0 M/ M9 ]# }7 u SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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Allied aircraft losses
5 b. b+ P: s) c2 O8 b* ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed' H* C( t* l4 x; @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ m" {2 g+ d. a/ J' d CV Zuikaku
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! w$ S; E M7 L2 S; C0 CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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( ^: B3 F7 V3 zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 A! x: {/ @- F: e
* o& x8 E0 |4 R2 ^5 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; h% G* X1 P) q8 g6 o( L; N. k- ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' L) ?, k/ R! q$ r- h- ]% g
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3 H+ N( m, W3 P( @( cAllied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Japanese Ships
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 s7 ] y Q5 g3 ?* l
CA Kumano' ^% V9 e" L, k
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3* e; D) B5 Y2 Q5 R' {) }% v H$ U
DD Arashi/ \ e* ?1 M/ x2 E" B/ t6 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.% R& q2 F K) g/ S+ \9 n( a
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ z1 N) M: E4 G# @$ N" t8 Q
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1 X! Y P1 I2 X3 w; T B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 t/ p2 t- t% o D3A2 Val: 1 damaged R- ^+ u1 x' t( Z. W! A1 [5 j
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Allied Ships
1 ?9 Y& g# w' S9 [9 [7 J% i7 F DD Dunlap. R/ j; d: ?6 S0 M+ f% e
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# U1 Q, I8 t+ e( Z3 M
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
8 `. K9 _% f5 J. G. Q DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |