8月24日,空战日( D, n0 D4 S3 e
+ O% j6 b; n9 }3 D9 |! _: I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?)
* _ i+ h0 q$ C" e' `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。
0 Z- U* `3 f* e# T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。/ m7 e6 o0 g& h2 e, D0 y
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!, Z% B/ A1 M. _& d b# S) V- R
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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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1440 D; S0 ?8 ~$ W3 Q0 o% O
: [8 p" R2 }6 yWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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% f$ Z) {: r& ]# S5 r$ QRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: I+ {" E5 C" s
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes5 \7 o2 q, u: X
! |3 F( e( G! v. B WJapanese aircraft
) \$ h7 {# q: R/ o0 _+ y# e A6M2 Zero x 263 d M! \9 S2 D, P2 s5 w* C
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! K8 X# C- W4 B! U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed5 I* l7 ]# O! l) ~5 E, k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 e J' e3 l# f1 R4 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 s7 r9 f/ q! f7 e5 d& Q8 j/ GJapanese Ships
/ F& B6 p6 ]2 B4 D BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1. ^3 Y+ I8 J. Z$ j" e {) u
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1363 A( a3 c0 U# d# P8 {3 u5 o4 T
1 J1 z) n$ _6 [$ KWeather in hex: Severe storms- l+ w- ^' X" a6 ~( {
' }3 T1 e, M3 FRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 Y- c9 I: N- G2 u4 i5 a3 H# b
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes' H8 M7 d% P* L7 T
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Allied aircraft
" i7 [5 B) }; f6 A% ?& Y/ n3 F% B, K F4F-4 Wildcat x 17 m- R9 i$ u" c( u( A% } r8 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
9 w9 W% j0 `' f* g: e7 q TBF-1 Avenger x 126 ?: L* M* _' o- A) W, q" T# q
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E" @4 l. a1 o+ p3 gAllied aircraft losses
) E3 a3 z3 D" q! {6 O* H" ~; S SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: `7 w9 Y E4 N: M$ s' p CA Tone b- I0 {! r4 d" y3 a: N
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 k) Z6 t( t0 B$ R+ O! Z" ?; k CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( Y4 z4 K7 @8 Y g( ~% _ CA Chikuma
! x5 k9 ]; Z H3 I6 X DD Hagikaze" g" ` U( J g( z/ k
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, q+ H4 W, S5 T! g* a# W$ u2 d5 GMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 U8 F7 n W$ X$ D7 kRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# W$ Z7 Y v9 b" g' d5 F: G3 j" zEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 @/ p/ y! ?' G- t; u
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Allied aircraft losses7 O" S1 R e6 H9 D" M% l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 d% B' r, ~0 `% q( F
CA Atago, on fire
* @( s2 Y p# S( H( ] CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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: ]! ^* O2 g7 b; CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144! j9 }# D& t1 A$ x# i2 m
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 o0 u, M; J: K* i- YRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; P2 f9 z/ B4 Y9 J" q/ N
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes* g) N! v' P2 z5 F3 L' I& ?
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Allied aircraft
) `: H8 }) q4 }. p! `8 r: x9 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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+ K1 N+ g: X+ D* c" P) s7 n: i ONo Japanese losses
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0 z) Q3 P+ q7 Y! C& nAllied aircraft losses/ I! i3 F) I4 N9 }; [. ]& J2 C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 M7 z$ Q4 F9 X# L1 z9 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ p, \9 d+ q- e7 dJapanese Ships
* L9 y4 O4 a5 {/ u CV Zuikaku
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* H7 ~# u" }: b! B V% ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138/ r2 U) N2 Y1 U5 v3 q; i) z$ M7 `: M
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 k* O9 ?8 I7 e* K6 `8 wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* M1 n" R0 p* U/ R0 k9 r A F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
- O T/ J, @4 [3 d# g( }1 ^7 r SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
! O: ^/ \- B) V+ r' j# N. L# q TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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* ^- C1 P& }) b$ U# xAllied aircraft losses/ Y: P- C# |* T, {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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' C# F+ f& f; j7 J6 J% C DD Isokaze' ~4 f. K3 p8 x2 g9 _9 H
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; N% ^4 ?. q( ]. D! J
CA Kumano
7 t7 W9 [! z( B( D5 L% o) b- \ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 34 w* Y4 N4 J/ l; S8 C& q' m! q
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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' z* a" T% a' a B4 V- bRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
5 X8 ~9 F# |. EEstimated time to target is 13 minutes1 R9 t8 l# r$ E+ b1 T8 [4 |* q! {$ ^
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Japanese aircraft# `, I- R/ ]& o& _$ z
B5N1 Kate x 14( h$ Y" O( c. v0 Q' r
D3A2 Val x 24) B9 P* t0 ^* @2 j" a" d# N/ ~0 f" e
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Japanese aircraft losses4 x D3 x# l* {* m) {9 H$ Y, a
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
P) |& [$ \3 p1 K8 j$ x- J; C D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap1 O. s5 A" c1 K' r: E
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& @* {; |1 a! q# H" T DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 }$ b0 C4 F v' l DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |