8月24日,空战日
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7 Q2 {+ l4 j, s' p/ n R; P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?)
\ F- G3 h4 ?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。
( |! E( u: c& y/ p$ D8 [( i f7 p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。
4 n" y6 ^8 T! k6 S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!5 r+ ]( x- q" E
; a- A' Y# q j; g Z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 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 I4 F* i( E! g' Q4 U& z
1 f" @0 a9 N1 l" T* mRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" c; e# {2 B4 M' `9 v9 L# N4 hEstimated time to target is 29 minutes% A. r. h9 U F0 E+ h; S7 ~
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Japanese aircraft; x8 p" m5 Y" M8 M4 ~: b
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft. t, n( v+ t8 q3 F$ q% y3 E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
/ c* [: _! P, @9 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses8 C. i* P5 j2 s$ r. W* S0 r
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Allied aircraft losses- O+ r1 P0 Z9 |( A" ~( m0 G3 I
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
. \7 Q5 w0 Q- j: w6 ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 e$ w. k8 H+ P! f' w2 |0 E H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 H% N2 R |( X6 A; n BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 13 I( d+ o2 k1 z6 ]2 |3 d
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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. n- P. ~: G; O1 W: r' qWeather in hex: Severe storms% E! C- e5 P' a+ Z
. k9 N/ [2 [3 z; vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: q" W. [2 ]! p0 K1 Q6 w. GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 o8 T, X2 d7 X8 U
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TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses: Y! X) W" i1 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone* j$ Z8 p9 p" o% p2 s: l1 x
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 F* K9 M$ m b! C# [% W
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! E9 W9 O9 H2 p
CA Chikuma3 a( }) p# V3 \0 f3 a$ N R7 N
DD Hagikaze. @. F4 _! U" z8 N1 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1369 f3 _, e* v# H, N
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* N( P6 R2 }7 V, t( {/ ], {
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft. [5 A: f+ p0 p1 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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! d' H! k$ e* T. o# Y2 ]; `) \) R3 Q CA Atago, on fire+ {: d5 K+ E, o6 j; Y
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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7 ~' M% N2 Z" i3 U5 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144' j4 o) v% U3 B& l3 v$ O! p6 P
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, g0 e7 L U/ X+ W5 `! `
" f6 ^1 Z, ~9 b+ V; mRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! _& ~: {/ y, o3 @8 S7 x
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ H. j4 S0 G7 J
8 z' ~% \7 f B" ?- rJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft$ q3 b% h5 w3 a7 y/ H$ A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 M3 y" U& t/ i( D, I0 h" z# U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed( B q1 g; d, O0 i! e! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138# D& n) H& {1 a4 l1 E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- @3 h' r! I4 m$ @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes5 ~ v8 V, O- Z0 G$ ]! Y
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# ?& G; _) z- G: U6 h. l F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses0 G3 Z. g: z# H @3 s. ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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DD Isokaze
M+ l8 v0 C/ g1 I# B' D$ [5 w9 s0 L DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# C1 N; r! O5 J! `* e
CA Kumano
9 P# }. O9 t. K/ H) b! g CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 39 a, H* G' b# J% i' a
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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& N0 \+ |3 ~. y5 h$ v5 H# FRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
! ?% u2 ^) v) @, w/ M1 AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 24
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged- {1 d& N. K5 ~3 g3 x2 z
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DD Dunlap) q1 I; g& F& S
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 c" B. I# G1 A. l% l1 S& q5 ` DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; I K' P' W$ ^$ A$ [ DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |