8月24日,空战日7 U4 ^1 O/ k. ^( y1 ?' R
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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" h7 {4 C3 m2 n- L0 `+ v3 V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。5 K8 Z$ J. D+ o: ~( B4 ?
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。
, D( J0 e8 r" l9 t, f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!0 d" m7 H: y& X U
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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。。。; d* [6 {3 I. Z2 r$ k
; Q; S+ h- g- D" I9 ?1 P) kMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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9 V, k4 e: R7 sWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- R G3 S- p' B; {* `
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 D: f0 h' Q7 M2 Z* U& m8 ]
A6M2 Zero x 26+ u+ Y; Y' ^9 Y2 x- W
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1 t. {1 _7 `) g. p. sAllied aircraft& @6 s* t, F" p, E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses4 y. M ^5 k3 W F2 i8 i
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Allied aircraft losses
7 @. ?2 v/ [" t F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
' U# F0 R/ o4 Y5 ]% @# P' S- G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 D# ^; F9 H v3 ]6 a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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# {! C$ s/ ~) U8 w: BJapanese Ships
( I% J, }$ m; M; W. | Z6 U* e BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
" ?0 r# e6 s! [6 K$ B/ Z1 p CV Shokaku
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) m/ y1 h8 a, B, }/ UMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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* \1 _+ U w& x( L8 ^Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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) m5 M. P$ c8 f( O" M F4F-4 Wildcat x 16 a* c4 n; x; H, Q; [0 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9! Y1 D+ n( z3 p3 W; I
TBF-1 Avenger x 12% q' u0 h' Z; C) M7 [5 a( p7 m
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Allied aircraft losses
5 `5 `5 J) K; w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 Q a4 D# V( k) [8 J
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Japanese Ships
) o! [/ T2 s/ U" Z. @+ Z+ t CA Tone
. @) p4 k) ^+ V# f- w- C/ q CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& m( _ i* ?( z+ S: \2 R8 c6 B CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 M* t& Z1 q( D* I- `5 i
CA Chikuma
& H( s! ~" w/ c, P7 E DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136; s Y, P( l, @" r. u" B
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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: F1 p# X( [/ A9 x; c) sRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 z, v& g! Z( |" L8 g6 J, aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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5 \# ]# B q+ A' \- cAllied aircraft8 J9 G/ K5 C8 x& z' P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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: ?4 O( |" i8 Z T8 y0 pAllied aircraft losses/ [8 L( {2 Q: u2 x' h$ s8 i' O: g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged: C9 q% C& u4 |( K6 U! e
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Japanese Ships
" }0 E1 I' E0 N7 B( S CA Atago, on fire5 Y4 S+ R' s# L. ^+ h# ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1( n- K& ^; r: a; ~( {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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) i- @2 v5 ~- z0 z( m: zRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 p( ]# Z& U' V$ C K
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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1 L: t" _1 C1 R2 F/ PAllied aircraft
$ c0 O! w, ]& D2 @* W2 B% l F4F-4 Wildcat x 9: ^: Q8 C% ], }' X2 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4% Z3 o. N v5 ]
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No Japanese losses7 M" Y6 e' z1 X4 T3 F
, u4 A* \% M4 s/ r9 l. iAllied aircraft losses
( O |& S& i) M6 t/ G' K z3 i9 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed3 c8 M+ V) R' z# ^. @5 ^4 N9 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 ~0 u* A1 z9 N$ G& w2 Y CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ ~8 u) j8 F/ ~# q9 x% ]
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# s! h5 d% }5 p' L% u! H3 b2 P! i& E8 X3 _
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* g1 p7 E* `6 k0 VAllied aircraft
5 x( t/ a' Y* h# F" n2 M F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
0 v/ ^& P' H8 g q# \" b SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
. x! s. ^+ y' Q; ]+ @0 u% \ TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 w; I. U F) D4 w# }4 G# p& Y$ FAllied aircraft losses8 i: x& m' b, c S- L" v0 D; x6 S, Z; s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
: } V! _# R$ F1 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak$ p1 e Q1 L3 s N% Q
3 V4 H; s# R3 ?. u' Q. ~Japanese Ships
' T3 ~0 a/ L* \ DD Isokaze |8 c" g! j' M) [) d
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- @8 R, i$ k" T; @! a& o& r/ X CA Kumano2 V- m+ u+ D) `* n- W4 u) w
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3& |" K' _2 A+ t& ]: P
DD Arashi6 V( e) I4 s$ l0 t
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3 ]4 j) M% n( z# k0 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1491 J3 V0 M& d) [" {! i! z: g
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
+ k, E8 M) R6 XEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ v$ s/ H- J6 t7 j$ i
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B5N1 Kate x 149 x0 r( a8 Z: E P8 T7 @, o
D3A2 Val x 24
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5 V( P' M. Z' |, k. b1 S B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
! j5 _! r. X# P8 e D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
: B& E7 d1 P f% \' g D& u: @ DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; x4 c' |- \: j2 C- z$ w, _ DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires& k& \6 }4 `: g' A0 p0 G* H* \$ |
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |