8月13日,当天爆发了本次作战以来最大规模的空战,由BB北卡罗来纳率领的盟军重巡炮击舰队当天回敬了图拉吉的日军,两次炮击炸死炸伤200余人。天亮后,日酋纠集拉抱尔的陆攻在10架0战的护航下空袭盟军BB编队,就在边上守候待命的第58特遣舰队的野猫立刻升空迎战,全天击落日机接近50架。随后,盟军4发再次轰炸了山道上得日军地面部队,6波次起飞45架一共炸死炸伤500余人,结束了一天的作战行动。。。。。。% u! @# }/ E9 I
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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$ L* G- P% Q' X& w kRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( s4 G; I, v' k0 dEstimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( W2 ` Z, d9 c$ ~8 h% t
A6M2 Zero x 8- M0 h, }2 e0 w) R
G4M1 Betty x 48
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Allied aircraft
2 S/ B( Z, j$ C# {5 _) z F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
! a9 ^) d B4 C' ?8 A% z F4F-4 Wildcat x 53
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4 m# P3 r8 k: O8 X5 I! Y A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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6 p+ M3 z- W; X7 F/ M F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed' z w u/ E& }, T2 Y2 J4 _' I
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CA New Orleans
: j0 X# |! u8 h# E! u BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
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( }$ p) M: z/ n2 s CA Portland
2 i8 r4 Q2 I6 L: _+ v% t当天唯一的缺憾就是北卡中了两雷,轻创,日酋战报又开始吹嘘击沉BB一条(东京的宣传真的可以啊),sys15起火11 进水32,目前正在返航奴美啊2 s+ ]& \' I0 T) K3 H% \3 `" z2 q
另空战击落21架陆攻,舰队防空击落14架,几乎重创了原本就不富裕的日军陆攻部队,基本完成了初步目标 |