8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。
+ g# _/ n! Y& F! S10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
$ J9 p/ _, P$ U9 z- J0 O( y! r果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!
% K3 Y+ K5 B' p+ V" o此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。' q& a3 K+ C$ N& P
上午:
6 w$ m8 @! @% c% N1 A5 U$ S9 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1365 t2 K$ c* F% C( W
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.0 `5 [- C% E" b# i! E% T4 l( K" `
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 J) s' K3 W' o# [1 k4 X- f$ U A6M2 Zero x 71
5 d- y, `2 |5 M; j D3A1 Val x 160 p4 C' ~/ T7 ^' V5 e: t
D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft9 y0 I- S: S( x: b4 [9 X1 x1 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74; [! R/ d8 j: L5 ?- r) C9 S
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
' G8 [2 i. j: e" L8 Y/ B" w D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged1 | a9 D# B+ y7 ]
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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& d( A" H; o% r- A" m CA New Orleans+ U6 F% J) n* y5 q% d2 a0 j
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
' t/ y6 B6 m& W$ ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 X% B6 @; `$ M+ j" v/ O DD Buchanan
. F. r1 \# X0 n8 H+ c. Y5 ~ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
' u$ _( O/ Z. Y" \( Z* n4 a BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ v6 Z3 a" u# e
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 21 A ~, n" K1 ^0 f7 b
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$ J6 {3 [% f! s8 p2 }Allied aircraft6 ~8 X/ Q) u1 R4 x: F. e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16; A3 H1 j# t4 J4 o" L7 m: ]1 s7 @' t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75# A% F4 a8 r# {
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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Allied aircraft losses4 B. C8 m. [+ @- _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
1 @/ O) Z1 l$ L TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged$ }' ?& {- B# A. {, w8 J& h8 j0 j
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Japanese Ships
2 \4 |# r: H# @0 l5 O CVL Ryujo
' q" m4 S H5 @0 q; y) P BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire7 b3 p" V1 P8 w' j e9 B
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
/ u& `" ]5 S4 R# e1 P3 ` BB Hiei2 k1 A# i7 G) Z2 x0 v( G G/ f, a
CV Shokaku
2 o8 p+ K k1 `. n4 A( y CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: b& _3 y- `: {+ K
DD Kawakaze
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由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀
2 N3 u4 [2 E3 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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2 W; _- \& t# N) aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- G( V# i1 I7 w; k/ L% h+ d( F# z
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes. R: x& w, L' T' Z2 T
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% m0 j* x# N6 c' ^' A A6M2 Zero x 26! M; [9 L+ A3 a. s. g
D3A2 Val x 206 U8 f* u& R# T) C$ O+ n6 t
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Japanese aircraft losses n! V+ V1 v4 W1 K( N& Z
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* }0 z \2 i0 G! o. ?
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire* I5 {9 w$ r3 P, E/ r8 F) O
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 x2 ? J# Y! @4 V5 ^# v
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 t) F; G& `7 C5 V 同时,陆攻也抓住时机1 E" I5 N4 P! T9 J$ s
Japanese aircraft3 b5 ]" J# x' w' u" b/ l' t
G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged% ^2 J, i) m$ R% z
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BB North Carolina" r' I% p* z t5 G) |7 A5 V0 e
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage& X; u; m" `" ^, c$ v6 r% p
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage2 u8 [/ q( f& Y& r9 h$ t. Y2 Z
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G4M1 Betty x 13, P& x/ f$ G! t% P) P
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! ]0 a: E. o( P, | G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( Q x% F8 Y! k7 N5 }: e1 G6 x. Y
7 L. m" a0 K' a4 l/ gAllied aircraft losses
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" |( O! i1 Q0 V% u% I$ x BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1$ d# z4 v6 Y3 D( y1 P( l9 `
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, J; _! n/ R& b6 M! @
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_* e" T2 ~0 U, ? \于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。" C* x9 F$ l- `
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而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血4 R* `/ }% s, {9 v7 z X
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards' r# Y5 M) U/ Z' _
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Japanese aircraft
# i7 m3 N3 D% U no flights4 i2 i/ ^! H, k" p( x; j
6 f$ q/ L# E. m9 P& OJapanese aircraft losses
2 q* K( i7 q% F1 yNo Japanese losses0 i7 ^! i* _7 t! ^4 o
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Japanese Ships
) e% L3 [7 B O( y CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ A# Y. |' {, r( k; z+ w CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 `* K1 d, |5 F1 g" n9 Q4 _) j
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage9 f v4 D0 s4 f1 w; ^. Y
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
; i" C; V9 r1 J2 N: ~- `# k: m: U CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6) c- s5 q2 N/ b! k" ~, ^
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ N1 L$ m. A' O# ?% F5 E/ F DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk: L, E. H) F c
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
. a, l( f7 |" |$ F CA Vincennes, Shell hits 30 I9 N! D6 i& s2 h, B; v( h
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
! B4 g5 ], M* o# y" L K" h CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 q) e2 a' I$ b$ l) E DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ J8 K6 ~) K* P. |) N DD Patterson! O% r# K% d. X, F) t. O6 o ]
DD Jarvis6 |# V" F4 \, z; w# R8 T) z, Z! @
DD Maury# ?- f" r9 C! F' M
DD Dunlap
( A- A* ?" s; c' ^! p DD Fanning" _" J8 R3 W1 {4 P* j
DD Cummings
6 \# R6 f1 ]' Z- B- i# ^ DD Lamson3 @* J' o( X3 N; h: v, Y: I
DD Case$ Z( N3 q% A/ q" ]2 q
DD Conyngham$ m: {6 D& l6 K& b
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1" w$ {/ C3 g0 E/ I7 b, W# z4 V
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1 y5 C4 S; I& m4 v V6 e3 B
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Japanese Ships
% M8 [& ]: s0 y/ ~ CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk2 u. O; C1 \6 s0 W5 ^2 X9 h% k
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CA Quincy! P: h: B( x9 T v7 ]
CA Vincennes
+ t k; w: ]( s% |9 G; U9 F0 o CL Leander
5 }. O# L& W( z CL Achilles
/ l, V- E4 T/ b S1 U1 x; G. j! J DD Patterson
5 ^$ S' C P6 B6 z+ S DD Jarvis2 M W- n' ~: R3 b/ T' E7 i* Q0 X
DD Maury7 Q4 o8 I9 X" J/ e2 v9 I
DD Dunlap z4 o d2 \. w
DD Fanning
3 L" V) W. w, y U/ O DD Cummings
; a/ X4 z7 Q" s3 k8 v DD Lamson h$ B/ i, V- ]0 d0 d: u
DD Case; R" d+ P/ r, i
DD Conyngham% C2 W6 B8 w& R3 ?
DD Cushing: i( I6 `$ r; Q; ^# a
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |