8月24日,空战日
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7 \* E6 }4 k# d2 z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?)
5 @* T& y% m* W# |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。
7 n2 J8 C% _7 h# K+ b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。
8 }/ n2 I0 z( g1 V6 ^2 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!
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* m( x3 D. g* x6 w; 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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6 P' v Q/ |; T4 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 z$ t, u/ a1 H- K
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; j9 U Q2 ^: F' DEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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& S: x4 c3 E. D; xJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
1 z& K; J2 A& y5 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 17$ K. a" U4 O! m j- x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses) k( v. K; k9 H
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Allied aircraft losses
% [% ? ^( _8 j# W F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed3 U2 B1 Q+ D1 R$ q2 G1 B) S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& Q) u/ Y7 v8 J' U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( `% ~9 y @3 F
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1, O/ }1 k- V5 ^7 N% P
CV Shokaku! L$ ?" V/ l" C. h8 @. X
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- a' R+ h& a8 A* K. W' K" p! BMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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( p( m7 v8 E. q5 |% B# {Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- Y0 ?- o4 B- r+ d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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8 M( x% A0 s8 X x8 W2 FAllied aircraft
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TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 C: T1 p" D; L' oJapanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, U$ u' t6 L$ P7 f6 y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ n3 O8 k# E7 | CA Chikuma' D! E( }5 R8 w. f
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136. U: I4 d" B/ v4 x% z" S
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& G7 x6 L2 T7 V
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes% r. w3 p4 T8 N
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6; M0 @+ m- h! H
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Japanese Ships
9 |* {5 s+ w: a3 `6 [6 y CA Atago, on fire
% Z5 K7 I w3 A CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 12 ~3 H7 \2 y6 B# k3 i
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1 i* r5 A( V% T" c& SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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8 o7 X1 \- ]( G2 R8 ]5 C s- |0 |Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( E6 O- t+ Z PRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
2 U# l! L% E, v F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
9 d5 e3 A/ ^9 f. j3 r# x SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
1 Y* I# V' u. F 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 111,1387 k1 y( I9 n7 k' f( P4 Z3 {% t
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 Q' D: H: D @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# j9 s' q" t1 _* h& i
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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# k, z8 @* Z# g$ g1 | TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged9 I8 j: V6 c/ r6 ]" H* N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& B$ X8 C% C" i
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DD Isokaze
3 z6 G0 i, H5 q o DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ C% e7 R" w& y D& d CA Kumano
0 R2 p: ?5 S- Y D2 e, r! L0 J CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
5 o$ Y3 E. K. ?" j6 P% Y3 s DD Arashi7 L5 n% H! Z) R- |0 k; f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149) s( v% V9 H9 ?+ y- v5 R" g
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* p0 g5 F$ ]3 E8 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
; G; T6 @! T* i7 o9 u! kEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ `9 f) r! F) ~; A; e2 v& T* Q N
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B5N1 Kate x 14& V( |! L _& Q. M& K% n) ^
D3A2 Val x 24
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8 N/ o1 M2 h, X DD Dunlap/ k4 r) X: t2 u/ P$ J; a
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- K3 w8 i3 l: U1 O. M' t& }! d" }
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ H* D, u/ g8 U. {1 o# ~ DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |