8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。+ L$ G' _0 a! p3 c$ `
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。' Y: ?6 ~" }+ U
果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!; j- d7 X7 Y; p- [( U! D) c
此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136' f* P0 _9 F: Y0 p Z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
{9 t# F* v3 z- E3 D( N9 HEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 `( n" K0 q) w* B
A6M2 Zero x 71
. {8 W0 C+ D5 T h5 x W3 ^ D3A1 Val x 16, H+ d7 H9 ^. p9 E
D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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; u! z# \4 z1 A& b2 {2 j D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged+ ], e) c, G. n: X6 d, Y7 k
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged. a1 Q( l( `; c/ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA New Orleans$ t2 k, l/ X/ K; W* P% K
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* W7 \- K2 T* f* [
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire$ M8 p ~+ y+ J7 p
DD Buchanan
) x! F0 E2 v @: h# F7 U CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; o. K) \8 q. h BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
0 p2 \+ w0 N7 Z- _ {6 d CA Chicago, Bomb hits 26 k$ Y7 H4 l# u/ L b
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Allied aircraft
/ K$ G6 W7 R; u; A/ q' p F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
- v6 X6 W: `4 l0 v( |9 @8 ?* J SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
# D9 Q4 b% `* }( u' v$ J TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged- A$ p4 c5 Q* V A* @8 N% P
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged8 h* ^$ i+ q% d7 Z$ f
1 S( y: k% \+ ^2 g8 KJapanese Ships
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8 f- G$ x7 ~3 F+ ^: l7 P6 P BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire- n$ A( G! }' i1 l6 K4 i3 ~
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires8 X/ N1 d9 m% l6 R/ c) M( S
BB Hiei
4 j& N, r. m9 s7 \6 y' p$ ~ CV Shokaku
# H# a) _0 A) e. I/ E CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
0 e7 L7 O. w/ I6 L" T8 G) \ DD Kawakaze
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5 e- w" i+ {+ g1 }4 W. W3 a1 y4 E由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀
" Q4 _. j. s8 w5 C9 k2 Q( y; m; ^/ {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( B, ], E. w1 MEstimated time to target is 60 minutes$ ^8 A' e! V! {: h$ P0 H
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
/ v0 Q2 j/ i2 l$ \0 p) m CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* O1 w$ I& j1 {- a+ {4 n: j
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire" U' L8 K9 R7 Y: R7 \
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# H1 y' |! B# V1 K* v; i8 E
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 ^+ r! M* i. T
同时,陆攻也抓住时机4 A7 S7 A t6 R' A
Japanese aircraft
" M: N2 p/ d' o G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina
4 w2 X, \! b( ?# Q8 s5 [3 }$ ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 J+ f& j' B& ~4 n0 s9 ~/ {* z
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' z, R+ o D8 l l6 n( z
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G4M1 Betty x 13 ~ ^% ` x$ @* E: {: ~
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses7 b7 z! ^+ n f+ ^
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses3 m d1 y$ d! `4 U2 c: V2 x
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& p! p* y1 w0 ?+ ~ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 17 W7 e/ s4 V' _( t/ V q, E
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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! P3 |: _8 N: j& q! E8 `* L而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血
' q2 E6 @& j9 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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No Japanese losses
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Japanese Ships5 b9 r U: H4 o$ H+ _2 \# L7 t' V" o8 O
CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; A5 m1 h+ |9 {* J0 X: Z1 t% h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ x1 F0 y5 G1 \1 l& } CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage5 b- k, a! H3 ^) M1 a/ h
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ J8 \; P' h, B3 a8 h: i CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
% R. t0 N7 c8 h! R- T! l+ b- n E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
; Y0 o+ r, H' v DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
1 [6 |" m; `# u9 }- l6 z DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships5 Q0 {2 q' X4 g; j
CA Quincy1 f- U, e' f; E) K+ b
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
% {4 y- }0 y0 ~' H' G CL Leander, Shell hits 17 z. B, [3 R9 T0 l& [ c
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire( U; L7 X6 x9 \4 \5 m
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
$ T4 ?4 m8 E9 R; W+ u- N6 e) ~ DD Patterson! @- K8 c/ |: c2 b) [+ F+ m* U' W! `
DD Jarvis
7 }* }* V( b5 c DD Maury8 U% V4 f+ O6 Q, ]
DD Dunlap6 I4 ~0 Y& e# j& L: n" l
DD Fanning
8 `) I9 |* [7 q& v DD Cummings
! x0 x: z; a* ~' X8 F DD Lamson! j) _; O( {6 P" b% O; V
DD Case1 @: M, V% T( |6 q, g- y
DD Conyngham
+ r6 _. L4 B8 I" ~9 j DD Cushing, Shell hits 13 B! t+ W5 v$ ~) R1 f1 d
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
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CL Leander+ j: j. D, ]! h5 ?: N: z
CL Achilles
; r7 R. S/ Q0 M2 f DD Patterson
: y0 X4 A" i* {' ^ [0 V+ r# V% D DD Jarvis
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DD Dunlap1 U- U$ G7 h! ]
DD Fanning
5 q/ z+ u$ w' G0 Y DD Cummings
& r% H& \; f; F: M4 r, M$ |7 z DD Lamson
0 p! ^" J7 Q( k2 ^' ?1 }8 |3 z" J DD Case+ ]: r* H9 @4 j: ~
DD Conyngham
' Y7 z+ R! u; Z$ Y DD Cushing
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |