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。。。。。。) ?$ N; \5 y( f2 e. E& C% B
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137: e8 @4 n5 e% q0 ]6 @
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 h! k ~6 l4 {% H! j
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes/ l7 ?. h( |# n6 B) C! l
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 48# p0 g! G$ H- \# }. d$ m; I8 k% n, D' ]
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- }. u+ R1 s2 S1 Q F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses4 B+ P6 R2 \! k; C3 \9 ]
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 Z' d) c7 b4 g* @
G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged! }' _8 A/ v h2 M# X% h" R
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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6 v- I* A" j* e+ |4 H) b CA New Orleans
/ L" [% X: Q6 } BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire* Q: u) i+ w) P; N; r
DD MacDonough" Q) q! W2 [6 H; p) f
CA Portland
* l& S' j6 R+ I$ U1 s p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
) c2 |% A9 `- N/ B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 |