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?)
" d U" d0 R3 \1 e9 s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。& m9 R- {, \8 g( X* a6 @
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。7 X3 V. \2 p, w4 _
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!2 k% J0 n! x% y5 G" t. g
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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。。。* t2 {1 R4 f$ {5 F; D
! W6 k# F f: ^ N4 gMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1446 ^; X, Q) o% ]
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& n/ @3 k! Z1 B# T7 `# I, Z
! y2 m$ c% A7 n. L& k3 `Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; j# F4 a3 _; y) Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes' g; j$ i- C8 |) S9 O5 `7 i
1 m( {) r: ^$ @& fJapanese aircraft8 {' N' ?8 r6 Y( I+ [9 x$ L* D
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
0 K9 ] k( M8 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
9 m( @; N( w5 b }, K( y: S SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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$ V; A( F! a, ]! b nNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
7 m6 E! r5 C/ [3 S. l: U F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed0 O. c6 s8 U& r% p' Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
" ]7 ^4 M9 Z$ e% _, z) j& U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak2 u0 l+ V8 s, t& k& x* a
: [' F. V( Y0 sJapanese Ships7 \) J2 ~1 G- l
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1* K, M2 ? u! t5 j# e. _* k0 [, f
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1362 X3 W* W) B; M3 \1 C
7 X/ S8 }( q6 X2 r. |. eWeather in hex: Severe storms1 O" u* Z- q: @: r: ~
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 Z2 j0 v1 k- ]5 f: lEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ c Y, ^% O! |2 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 11 w% \! M" w$ G% X* S8 I5 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 92 M* _. K/ [3 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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; X" ~7 C5 A9 Q" v1 i CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' W- l- F1 k( L$ H CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire; F" T$ D- c: M# d9 D
CA Chikuma' W) y5 y% P. N! h- J6 j
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 T8 D% f M- E p. D- X2 D
5 c# L3 H6 U; ?: M7 B. RRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 |6 E5 E+ V. A! R& Q: p0 Z
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 X' d4 _% ^/ {$ Z& w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses0 J. S# Z E7 e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged, m- N: t/ m- v9 |
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) [" c9 y6 b( u3 }, s/ _& t CA Atago, on fire
& O+ O# G5 @5 \- O CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# t1 s, _0 k( S T4 r7 n; LRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ I( }! g6 i0 k7 j) }1 S$ ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes( N E3 R/ F7 }& _5 F
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Japanese aircraft0 t5 g* Y8 ]' D+ ?& G8 C/ {; d# q
A6M2 Zero x 25. i4 f* u8 i4 \8 H
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Allied aircraft4 i5 k7 ]. T- L& |9 y) n5 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
! Z) a' z) j% k7 E, u SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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( o: h' _) B0 G8 W( }# }( lNo Japanese losses1 W9 W% {& U ]
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; v5 d3 W' _: B& I F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed s- {+ T/ ?9 @5 W4 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. [6 x9 R3 H" k; ?) C9 T9 x% \
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Japanese Ships
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: ?2 \, R; f0 q& V8 A, ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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5 h+ W+ t! m6 W- K% I6 XWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 m3 |7 o- M' p' s& g+ g
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 55 e$ X2 n9 g% U3 U! S% I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26# r3 z* P( W4 T$ J
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses1 y2 Y h u* O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 F5 a; t( X& |" Q& g
CA Kumano& E$ I' v+ A1 z% {! n# c# w
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
' ?0 r+ m# j) X* f DD Arashi
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2 V2 L7 m: [5 X% n; oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1495 _* ~) C Y8 B, A6 p. F
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.1 D' h2 a1 p8 ?% d. i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
I, L3 b; n# B* f3 ]% | D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged6 Q& Z. n: N2 _3 C2 W
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
& V0 L* F2 x8 e* [# @ DD Dunlap8 [- c3 b4 S- O. i: m
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- V& P1 Z. x$ K# ?) F! z
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: A# `- A1 p1 Z% i q/ ? DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |