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。。。。。。% k, X5 x( g4 C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Overcast; ^ }. W* v! v% l+ n, k
- G& z7 d- i+ {& x+ jRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." A( Z6 e2 h% s* a+ F" B
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 8
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Allied aircraft( L( c! U% F, o5 _) F8 R! H% T" @
F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses \# `( a) }7 x/ s$ m
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ N- Y5 _5 ?4 t0 c/ d" L6 a
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CA New Orleans, c. o) g* H! c B; j. V
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire7 u( `" x7 z& ?) I
DD MacDonough
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+ S1 ~' ]# T5 M0 B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 p8 h& s. I$ j0 y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 |