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。+ F% f+ Z! z' i; [
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。5 ~4 T/ t0 E( c: X6 C6 c% t5 G
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!!!
$ {* f" y! i# M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。$ z& M/ `, H4 U' O2 i) ~: T1 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* C1 l; G( E- T+ J
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes3 G) u; T/ @3 o' F* t
, O) P5 s+ R) m6 NJapanese aircraft5 z1 J* n t) s" W) Q
A6M2 Zero x 71/ q5 ` D0 r9 G$ e: f
D3A1 Val x 16
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( \3 G8 T1 u* v. P4 p: y# DAllied aircraft
; i5 h" j8 y# Y/ m+ P8 }: }" i2 Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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) x# i9 _6 O+ _( e8 s A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed& ^& u- R: z. x, i, v5 ^( w
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
& Y/ I# C' H& J+ K$ v0 y# G% c D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged% L N5 z. b% ?9 J( Q. J2 ^
6 [& \* p& f2 H3 c8 HAllied aircraft losses
* {7 C. T/ P# H: S- ^3 X F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CA New Orleans& W3 Z) z/ d8 t" }
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 l, G, v+ F% f! A) E5 C
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire- k$ t8 N( ~. U! u; Q0 c- \, |
DD Buchanan
: R% w. r j* G/ G+ i CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 t6 Z" E7 J2 O7 d/ u' P& J" c BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire. c- C/ P8 G0 W- g, f
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2& `! c, z! l5 U3 L' v4 s
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16- u0 z% o# T0 {# U: O- q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75* j! a: d: U$ ] p/ Q5 ~* q* q9 s
TBF-1 Avenger x 251 k; a" B. `6 {9 r' Z5 Y, d9 A
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
! Q/ K R# c! ~9 ~/ U% d5 k TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged; F, G6 T! `( H0 q# z9 S. H5 F0 k! d
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CVL Ryujo h7 V+ L+ A& H5 b: M6 t5 L
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
+ S) z/ I H$ f/ P$ V CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. @! v' N+ O/ j* _ _+ R7 e M
BB Hiei
) P8 j# R. t! d' j& U% H5 z# S" _ CV Shokaku
7 L, {0 ^( w2 w. R CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 I% C8 f+ O% D/ |8 t DD Kawakaze1 V+ C9 e. A7 `: J" x: ^
2 \2 a6 N) [: H. I0 N5 r" Y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
L) F( R; V+ _+ Y$ @7 z. qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136) ]) J5 z3 k1 b8 i; U6 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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s! d, E# b* FRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 l( Y0 `4 |/ T( `9 OEstimated time to target is 60 minutes; K4 Q8 O' s* R
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires- u/ l% O; f/ u* V" d7 W
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire& A( T; Z3 N$ B9 t6 C; d- w
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" K: w) V6 M/ q. f1 K CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% x" Y0 Y' F3 ]: e# [7 e) ?) N 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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' g2 R5 \2 J7 n, M G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged) s8 U2 W2 |4 T M% V3 \. D
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% }, @: K3 q/ u0 r: c$ R) o
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- @, Z Q& r/ W8 ]2 t, _
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged0 V/ c# q0 j2 D! n4 @7 R+ n
% y5 F& N8 u7 {7 @2 o1 QAllied aircraft losses
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ]! Q: O. X( d5 L7 k$ @ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
_2 F* ~ }; F8 ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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6 l) O, T) `, S: I ~于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。, j4 a( Y; \( d# O
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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
5 Y$ P: y* N+ F: C @Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards+ C4 q0 C! s5 z7 ]2 v) X1 } {- Q
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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% m" | s9 ~+ M) g CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 X( S! W: o/ U& M' d
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ i2 }" s9 W" u) S8 Q CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 D9 a4 `7 d6 [4 ^9 u CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage! Z- ]2 i8 i! i- g9 Q% Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 60 Q: p% a3 L! U$ k0 Y, {9 ]7 K
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 ^( |6 _1 b! h3 N' f0 a; r0 g DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk# A& W# ` ?# d1 @8 n3 q) f
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ f: B+ R" f5 l- v- z8 r- j# `
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5 O) R. W, L! B" O/ x* S CA Quincy* m2 \& _( d9 X
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 37 m" f0 f0 z% `5 l! q
CL Leander, Shell hits 1# W/ q/ X7 w6 _0 f' o' C: H! T f% W
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 b' o& o W [. J) s DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ E" F4 w" Y2 q- w* ? DD Patterson
, i) h% G* f N; ` DD Jarvis; ] i4 N! J: S8 T
DD Maury; a* ?( V: x9 j$ g
DD Dunlap
& G3 u* m4 Y+ \; U% }! J; u DD Fanning& _3 m2 s1 ]4 n( F1 H1 M" O, M2 u
DD Cummings
% b: l9 z0 Y6 t3 n) r! Z% P& X, r$ W DD Lamson
1 V2 i' L1 E( Z7 o* ] DD Case
8 t; T8 J! L( y# U& M# c+ Z DD Conyngham; G7 j: ^ z N3 t9 F; D9 R
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1; X' R" m% H* N& q8 q
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1& H6 }. j! ^2 ]* u" K6 s; n7 q# |
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6 r1 N" {' H# M- ]" | W$ e: ] CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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z$ g( r& U$ |. N! f) ~ CA Quincy
+ J0 \% S2 u) y9 J6 U7 W CA Vincennes
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CL Achilles9 p% ^" {2 D$ [% d
DD Patterson( ]7 I3 _$ ?9 d: |% q
DD Jarvis0 k7 T7 b. y$ I& Q: ?
DD Maury
* `. H3 w& `. ?: q DD Dunlap
3 X- S- I/ }6 i8 s$ X6 [ DD Fanning
! _) _8 r1 M2 `' u! V DD Cummings
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DD Conyngham4 e0 p' @1 [2 H) l2 f& U8 i9 U6 }8 c
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 |