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。。。。。。) i$ B; ~5 P4 f& m% ?' m4 q! X$ C" }: M
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137, P( D% a9 S" y h% x1 ~* }3 A
4 q' M+ P7 h1 \- \) hWeather in hex: Overcast, \$ u# u% N# [+ P& x4 N7 X+ d( h
/ m$ A, ~: ^. D0 w% h7 ^2 pRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. K% J0 U! [2 c, [" L" W+ _. N& {Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
H1 {: f3 T% h, ? A6M2 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft* W; t% F* e0 E1 `0 X: z
F4F-3P Wildcat x 6. Z0 e- _3 M. s3 ~4 l2 U1 |( u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53* g( {3 R1 a1 C4 k/ q' `
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1 B7 E) V E3 i" m$ T$ u0 C, N$ XJapanese aircraft losses
1 \; j* q4 |) u A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed* h1 g, k+ h; U( K& t3 b
G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged
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; [- G& W$ V$ o F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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0 G( B# J2 ~ L! F% ?: ` CA New Orleans
$ p1 }* k; Z5 u, e" `9 @6 K) F BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire) w* A4 [* O/ q2 l' z) u4 f- _- o# g
DD MacDonough# L' R# t: {( O( y: \
CA Portland
4 H2 Y% M( {! H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7 Q% S" b+ T+ ]
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 |