8月24日,空战日
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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?)
6 L( \1 X. h6 I2 q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。! ?% i+ o( r! Z% J
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。 x8 S3 |5 n2 Q6 e) L
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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% g1 w9 m! k4 d; H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。。。, J2 }: Z P) o, Y+ w# e% v
7 [5 Q; c- s9 j# W2 j5 F) HMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144, ~4 O: P8 f$ D) |7 p
# V2 R2 ^2 j' ^* N4 ~* o) p" xWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; X8 d0 N2 Q+ g/ r6 y. k" KEstimated time to target is 29 minutes F3 ~. w& z1 ^, |4 U) U; _- }
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Japanese aircraft) r7 p; x) O, y$ [- }# A
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft/ ~1 o' E- N6 ~2 \3 j3 M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
2 ]) n/ b, p" ], n2 M SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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5 d% p6 q8 l9 a: M( K4 MNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses% g( x9 B* V$ {5 S& q. p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed" N( f* l: {8 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! I# |: L6 k% c& x SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak/ t; d1 ^- U9 J2 G- b8 z- z
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Japanese Ships
' X) ~1 H \! _4 c0 i3 x2 j* Q BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
6 e+ i% F2 y7 W2 I8 g CV Shokaku
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1 y' [. [" A) U! ^0 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 w- C' L! M( r$ q! Y8 \2 i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 t# q% X+ A% y# Q- w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
" o/ R) }8 r. _ h3 D TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 f9 ^/ R% p6 n8 T% d) X! E$ \& @
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Japanese Ships7 a( R( n' j: A1 D& @
CA Tone
' n7 h/ ~8 e, n0 P# V CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire! Y/ b( R& G) U0 |/ g) B7 g
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 ~ M( D4 x& g
CA Chikuma
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% l1 B$ C8 }9 e1 [ U# [) F, eMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136$ ~+ o* ?1 o! K! U6 E
1 R$ k) P! R$ E4 l* ^# dWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., [) O. ]% B) s7 n: L
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6( U- @# v- p' b9 m$ R1 X+ E
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7 r. n0 m& t- P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged0 D5 u; v a7 U0 j* ]/ r
& x4 N" c3 J2 |5 q) V9 x" dJapanese Ships
( H$ Y. Q( k e+ J- Z CA Atago, on fire
# V* T/ @+ e/ x& d( t CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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6 `5 P) |7 S- iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' i9 k0 ^2 p; {2 l5 k i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25) w# d& w7 r/ W" p2 Z4 e
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( o8 B- K( }) ]5 p9 U* `: a SBD-3 Dauntless x 4" j2 D& C$ K+ g9 J
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Allied aircraft losses
( J9 p. f# d- r* z/ E F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: r$ j/ ~. D# T9 Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku) \0 d' U0 b0 G1 Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138' n( T" x0 f. e: z
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! p7 Q: {8 f5 J! i' WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 o! A! X; q, b& I1 ]" S5 E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged' C; ]; \, m/ M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships7 T- {- ]" U( ?5 x) g
DD Isokaze! V) F7 i' s* ~; B
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 c9 N, a4 s2 E2 V, N0 p
CA Kumano! v6 ~) u2 r3 ^. C7 d& r
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3) @) P, ~7 E8 f+ m: L2 N
DD Arashi5 p4 }( x: s$ z: Q$ @
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. J9 i7 F5 W* r9 J' e% XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1496 f9 ]' M% B2 _) k, `5 C* z, X" u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 t3 {- A* t6 _Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
: ~( ]. p. u8 V! `' JEstimated time to target is 13 minutes+ x# r/ c P6 O. R
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D3A2 Val x 243 t. P& h, N) h; V
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0 {/ [. ] k, r B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
1 a# k; }/ Z) E" o D3A2 Val: 1 damaged. ]3 C( H2 _7 h+ B/ }: X
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Allied Ships
?9 N4 n4 Y0 p" q: k8 l! L4 ~ DD Dunlap; m' g; i# _. Q( E
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& R9 i$ f ?0 v
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ y0 o& G" C8 x6 W DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |