8月24日,空战日
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本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?)/ g% B3 z' |+ X/ u3 {; ]
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。
' U: U/ v0 O2 X6 I' C' \0 ^不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。
- V/ R2 d. N9 i) @( ~" n+ [好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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( Z( R5 F4 R7 v同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。, m9 [9 D! K e$ ?- h: a
' ]4 B( V. y& t3 `( R. DMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ L4 e* l" M" n2 ^' P5 F# yEstimated time to target is 29 minutes3 @$ P8 n8 {, k
9 }9 I- H- H! Y; i; Y% z/ gJapanese aircraft/ X1 ~" F/ ]% F7 Y& G
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft9 y/ \3 C0 Y- V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 173 D2 A5 H3 j. ~, q+ a) f& g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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5 Q+ n: n. M. ~; \/ k tNo Japanese losses" G1 U7 T3 {" u9 T4 U8 i
# ^* @9 p" h' @5 f- @2 n; uAllied aircraft losses: `5 Q1 v7 W! R1 _ u, [/ K
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed: ~* `# ~$ U v% d4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
. i" D4 } q% c7 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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# Z' Z2 H7 D0 E4 P6 o2 V8 i BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
" O; o( N8 U! Q" o( m7 n0 r5 q CV Shokaku
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1 _. N# e& v3 E; P4 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( B1 ~3 b! @, [$ t- i
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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2 w5 b; }0 R) _8 cAllied aircraft
8 [2 z& x) h, \' v% \5 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 14 T# L" R: y8 c. v% }2 r# J7 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
: \; K$ A, E% p+ l" M TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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7 }+ H) p' f9 N4 bAllied aircraft losses f% O9 q* w8 ~' l5 _, G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships# ~2 k* |0 M8 p, r( W
CA Tone+ _: e3 G+ S8 ]
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 L' ^/ L( c* E" T
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& B( c% T& E1 }. S! q CA Chikuma
2 [! a/ W: f: \ DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1361 a# R; T+ ~! `9 J- A7 ?
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" ]! r) G" P+ p, rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes* F" K$ I! n/ F" d# `
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) R1 Y. q8 _8 Z9 `% e4 o SBD-3 Dauntless x 6( x1 l2 t7 s% ^6 `5 {& {
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' ~ G3 O/ h" H# ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire* R; o6 } P0 ~4 R- T
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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( y- P5 b" W7 B9 g8 }7 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ w% G7 u, G, r" C7 c' v2 u7 o
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses; @- g( p7 v1 Q" T8 S( m
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; i4 A) A; I3 r; b9 n F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed9 y: H" _, b5 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 q0 U' a! u0 L+ q8 y1 y3 i
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138" }( [+ \& Z- o
m2 w- i9 e% _, ]4 oWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" W) ~# S- H8 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 X8 t2 n: f) G! ^$ g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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* E4 I B9 ^0 \3 L- @! o/ }5 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 261 }3 v9 I- I' i& }$ r; c
TBF-1 Avenger x 15 ~5 w; t8 ~$ ~* E5 |2 A
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6 _9 |5 ^, m# ^ }9 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged" V& P3 Q9 K1 V" F& q$ q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 O% V: D9 S" i x' iJapanese Ships
6 A! k/ N% F: R DD Isokaze
: ]8 y1 x* }- L2 _6 @$ R DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 y( x) m4 Y! \, q3 e; r" {
CA Kumano
8 [. `1 a# k4 \5 x- j CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3 H1 B1 j+ D2 E* P7 `8 e, v ?2 k
DD Arashi
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$ s# \3 T. s0 f' a1 ~: x( VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149" f; D9 a- Z+ v& U( ~
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! e/ f4 P& l, K; i3 vRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet./ i- l* c" D, Q P9 N# |( i. q1 q3 R
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 R+ m, T* r% ^5 m# [! B
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B5N1 Kate x 14
4 U0 ^5 A+ t$ y8 v; m D3A2 Val x 24
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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3 m: _6 |- j) P# \6 a' W DD Dunlap( O2 M% _7 s. b* u, Y+ T
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& {. g- T! T6 ?$ T
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 C8 |/ E0 m2 l# l DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |