8月24日,空战日; J' l; w: O/ k, m9 E6 Q
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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?)- a V0 g5 ~" w
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。
" E( }/ q: B- v z0 d) o, a+ |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。
* m, ]8 o) a5 P0 l8 r# B6 e8 i6 q- Y. x7 X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!, S+ @& u* t- p: |0 t
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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。。。
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7 h: |/ o- {( {( c! ~; oMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144/ N' a9 v+ }* q6 S9 {2 T! _, e
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud3 ~8 m( E# i$ Y" b
6 @; P* o$ z' K3 L% I( w+ KRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, ^+ ~. q% E: ~% jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes# O/ W1 l* |7 j" z# o
7 ~8 |) Q* _& f7 ?Japanese aircraft d. g' n) X/ ^! W# j# z
A6M2 Zero x 26% ~$ r/ F6 [4 X: d* b
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
, B- ^5 R9 Q$ M9 a# A. B SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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5 `6 _! o. M/ i8 g. y- \+ R$ q- ]$ U" PNo Japanese losses7 ]2 \0 s4 F7 [- c2 o
p/ P" s( Z- OAllied aircraft losses) t: x8 @2 a5 f. A0 ]' v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed, l+ m0 S7 A8 i5 y0 b- O: x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( q/ v' |, G E0 p6 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& d/ d1 M8 g H
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Japanese Ships
/ L5 }- ^0 _% g/ G( h BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1$ n7 h" P+ c2 n
CV Shokaku
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* j1 F& b0 g) dMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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$ l- c: y5 a* L' c2 I: {; CWeather in hex: Severe storms
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/ y. r: y! [* E2 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( R$ ]' _) J8 f6 `5 S0 [) ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes: }8 r6 I7 ~& q& k% n3 D2 Q. z& e
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Allied aircraft+ d4 G" S; Y+ g1 T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1- R% W; J5 D& K% S4 j& \1 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9' U( K' j. S8 O' h( a' y$ A3 s8 x: {) g
TBF-1 Avenger x 12- ~# J& J: l3 P+ T
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% U3 i, x! [: i
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Japanese Ships
6 u V9 O5 q8 {) W1 `8 B( U2 o* N8 x CA Tone
/ b- o0 @6 k2 K. D$ I5 c8 v8 d CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
* c/ g0 N; t' W e) L3 a CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire* U; a+ ]. ?, p H: I |
CA Chikuma
: r7 g/ T! l) v2 o# L DD Hagikaze
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( _4 ?7 K: b" h$ K, V }( w" ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 C1 v" I* H* d* }Weather in hex: Severe storms
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& g4 `+ |6 H6 o' D0 b) N! m6 DRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! x. K5 Z3 b* \ c7 y4 {; H1 EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes5 _ D9 E& q$ g' t
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* U: o" C( G6 N' Q4 a+ U; D8 aAllied aircraft
8 I* ?4 r, s7 m& ~8 F SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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& A$ P' F" W* |0 T/ e+ ZAllied aircraft losses3 t3 r j- ^$ K& J% q; J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire
) {* U1 t% r; Y5 { CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* M4 t$ ?& _1 F9 `! Y% t. {
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- r% s) U" S+ K! E9 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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) a' K* b8 {& Q6 w8 |3 TWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 T, \" a" z; o$ V4 Z
% q5 l. |8 d) g t4 mRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, ]+ `% v) v; C. k3 uEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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, U6 N, E* @3 O. gAllied aircraft
& p% v8 y9 ]' J; y, } F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 f" ?/ k$ [' M) I$ c. I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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* i5 M: W& _, m8 D( ?6 P: M/ e7 lNo Japanese losses
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+ e3 [: r3 \+ H+ r' { F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* l7 R9 w! p1 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! K- e' Z- S( A) |3 C
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CV Zuikaku
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, y8 [8 W$ `& r% J' ZAfternoon 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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Allied aircraft; X O' R8 `. q% J9 J9 h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 56 g, D* H0 O4 Z* B: G$ x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26" @: y1 u7 N1 J U# r+ W+ S: I7 v7 i/ a
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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! R8 B, f+ G+ ~' z8 e SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged8 H3 _: u0 \ g6 W9 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
6 I6 D" J M0 I( j DD Isokaze
/ w9 s; X( n* K, f& N/ X, }$ K" w DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 [8 o1 K/ s: ^0 E+ y
CA Kumano, L d- y2 k- \0 j2 v# r
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 35 C7 n# Q, w8 {9 ^ r& v+ M! c
DD Arashi5 _5 E6 y0 a6 u3 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud" N) |4 o+ ^% e
+ j8 P! @& ]8 t, V+ \ RRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.( G; q" s3 B7 p: K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# S2 d8 g1 j$ N/ W0 D& {
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Japanese aircraft
( H7 L9 E m6 n! a$ p B5N1 Kate x 14. J$ c8 y/ O3 N' W5 v1 r
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged$ L2 P8 C# o; u/ I" X
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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D2 \' Z# H+ n% p$ n4 XAllied Ships
) E6 K- H! X: m3 }3 ^ DD Dunlap8 X+ {$ l4 E; b/ h* ]5 [0 \
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- k% a+ C" U: o- u
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 @9 @, K7 C' `3 {% N: O DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |