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?)9 W4 q3 _: m! V. g
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。
4 n* _0 o$ w* P* Q4 r" {+ i6 }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。
% K' v1 }5 `" d7 e' p- 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! Q; |4 u3 V# K/ r. M9 j
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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。。。! ?9 T# y8 Y% `2 p, U: I4 U% A6 d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144% G" h5 y% P, D% y" s. p, a' ?- S
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. d+ J2 p1 J A' k3 K) D( M$ x7 ORaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, }& Y% u2 J! XEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26* s. M6 I5 {, e( F( I
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8 V, M) h2 M7 gAllied aircraft
% P P) [0 h# } F4F-4 Wildcat x 17- w' O; n, K- i0 s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 169 A5 T2 j5 S1 N! A) N! A
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) `3 V) G6 X* t$ ONo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
% L: _$ K; o: X V* B I' x9 O) ~% h F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed$ {- @$ u* Z9 ^- w7 N" y2 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships L5 W3 n1 M6 S- `; V6 ?( J
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
8 l) A! ~7 O8 R. i: s CV Shokaku' D* i7 ?# F/ i/ E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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2 j5 j; R/ X D+ E% P! Q/ HWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 S: J) `4 T& S a5 a
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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" N8 Y( s2 y7 s% a F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
( L& O9 N% @) P' Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
3 p! i- x$ c5 _7 W2 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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; h% \' @; E3 c+ P# e SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged6 g2 n2 O4 b8 g1 P9 u, S# X3 f8 G9 R3 V2 u
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Japanese Ships+ `: l8 C+ a* L1 E
CA Tone. `: f8 |# S6 H, _
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. c+ r0 ^. T2 Q8 x V! A* C CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 x' H. E7 t2 r+ h: }, k" T
CA Chikuma
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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k; L& \$ r8 x* [Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." s, l! }8 `+ j% Q( ?9 y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- k% W# f% m! ?3 G4 Q; t1 T
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Allied aircraft
' h5 B/ I2 L; K SBD-3 Dauntless x 66 R& f/ e! Z$ j# ] e9 z
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# L1 I; w J$ @+ _2 TAllied aircraft losses
( D8 {' z) T- M" q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire7 i& [* r9 V% Y2 S! ^; _5 I5 p% V
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' _" G( u- r8 s* {
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1 ?! n- E0 b v: \& xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144) q% c+ |% Z- l* s
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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( v8 c+ u+ n2 I1 qRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) Q& A. ~7 S$ @% Y6 H
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9& i& ~; J( [ E, t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 47 L4 V/ q% ^" F- O* D+ u: T
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9 j- s* J7 x$ h+ CAllied aircraft losses
- a1 p& _2 X( b5 I1 b% n F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed6 B$ \1 o* A2 _# d- ^0 L7 Q7 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& N, C6 n2 q1 [& ]
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CV Zuikaku, r3 P# O8 M" B( }. I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ a, \6 x Q* X$ y% Q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ W! N/ H, r ]% m" c DD Isokaze
! z; i3 i1 q9 v" I% o7 I DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 L5 Y4 R6 ^' z) F5 P1 ~, z/ m CA Kumano/ _5 g% }7 Q; o5 k
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
! I, e- }4 B& V5 ~4 Y DD Arashi
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' s: n! z6 E i( X) n F1 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149$ j& D4 ?; {/ K2 p' a8 i/ h
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 F, R% f1 a( E! v3 v
! r9 `" R7 k' X# ^0 O0 ]Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 K' N6 V U$ y7 E( s0 K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ c2 Y; S( l& {6 d0 V, } DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; q+ n/ t( T- |9 \5 y
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |