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。, X9 [2 s2 j6 s( {" t. `
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。0 l; W9 m7 s5 K/ L7 q
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!!!
, e- N9 w Q: D Z" x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。$ n4 |8 u5 L8 C) t( q& o
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" w8 D+ ~/ ^) ]; d( M! }( uMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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' L1 U" s+ k0 r8 e4 Q$ c$ LWeather in hex: Light cloud3 ^0 Q! Y! V, U3 ]
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
- C& i: K9 N3 `Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! N4 @4 m6 b( ^! U, i: { S. b A6M2 Zero x 716 g* q+ \$ C0 F- R+ o( u
D3A1 Val x 16
! Y3 w! `! j" D D3A2 Val x 44( b2 O3 k5 g) _3 e
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Allied aircraft0 a' d* o4 i8 T0 ]. ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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9 p7 U# k# e8 [% o2 I; O A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
5 k- S3 J+ o" g! W6 g D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
* C! O. j/ p6 N. G+ k. d- X+ p D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged0 S! e0 l) ]2 X, Y. T2 F& }" M$ L7 v- z0 C
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed; s$ W* B2 A7 t$ Q$ R
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Allied Ships
0 g% Q! r; Y& n. A! | CA New Orleans
' L' t# _) h$ b& F1 p CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires" N: v6 q. ]( j* l6 c& M2 o
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire7 V5 R& f+ o$ X- n7 x2 X+ X
DD Buchanan4 t+ d- ]% q2 y
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ ]& w% r0 _2 F9 ^ BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 ^. ]2 e, Z# V: i& { CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2 B# G1 S t, J! ~% }8 q
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Allied aircraft
! i. w3 H6 y2 H+ q+ i' Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 169 B* U1 o% X. x, s! w z# b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
. y0 Q6 Y+ ]" k" f) r. l TBF-1 Avenger x 255 o$ L0 i0 n( E( c q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged0 h1 ?+ h2 [# G3 n0 {1 |
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire: {: ^' A$ ]: N; [
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires7 q; g, D9 Z9 C" D
BB Hiei7 U4 A" g0 Q6 Q. L5 \" B3 n
CV Shokaku
6 N' s: d+ x3 y& M; X CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
8 Y5 D7 \5 ?3 G: q DD Kawakaze1 d. c4 Y6 y7 ^% Y' |% }+ U
% I: l6 M& p. u- w" n. |7 V7 m0 ]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& ^! h& P. P4 ]1 Q* c& ^6 X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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' c2 i9 Q0 V+ d1 ^7 MRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 Q# p% M" U) l* IEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 v# G) N) k( a2 o; v/ j A6M2 Zero x 26
0 _8 M1 I# d$ z& B# g2 | D3A2 Val x 20
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
" j% E8 F) U" N( R- W# j' [ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 k0 {$ l1 d) N' W) F( y
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire; i4 [# q- j) [3 k8 Q# v
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% u" k9 {1 o% Y% ^- B+ K- x
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" {3 V `, ^; F8 s s 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
4 E, O0 R6 j, C9 T4 M( bJapanese aircraft
; ~, G% W$ Q, O) g: _/ d3 } G4M1 Betty x 132 ?! g9 ?8 ?: w6 g+ N# L4 e) B
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" s+ h, D: c; e! S6 k, I# g G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina
$ ]3 ~# v. M& Q+ A# T) Y CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% _/ U/ L I, Q& s0 g: N- i
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( y7 K6 T7 \! o b9 M% BJapanese aircraft
4 V1 O. l; n. D G4M1 Betty x 137 E, j+ |1 ?2 n! j) z8 |7 P
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4 m: ?1 h- }1 Z# j3 O no flights
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/ ?- B1 S3 u' V G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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- r$ ^ Z5 |- q, l9 d( ^ CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- }" y, _/ e, E: o3 U3 Y/ t4 i
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
& \0 u' R, i0 |0 |9 R" _6 ?8 ^5 v1 } CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ [) S/ n, i0 y* u/ x于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。4 f; }: H7 y" u2 u
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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
A( h! ]0 V' z# h2 w- s6 K( |2 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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6 G) H: e& _& U5 U1 g6 f4 sJapanese aircraft losses
3 T. Q4 q- q( V0 DNo Japanese losses1 H( G; D5 ~* s6 {; e6 o
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! j* ?" p i9 q9 z6 k; {/ K CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 u. x1 D; d' b+ o# M CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 t' h$ Q# O: t3 R7 r0 m3 x3 L CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage& |0 P: ~- J7 o0 T
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 60 z( s+ Z! G4 Y! L) _4 E- F T& Q
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 q( W2 h1 h9 a/ t7 N DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk2 g: E0 h! w! H; D! E6 K4 H
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# _* w7 M! Q" E
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& Z* @" Q! l1 \" `8 s' [0 U CA Quincy
% ?/ w' S9 w# n( R CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
& Q( z+ b( x5 O% V* p" C$ g, q1 c CL Leander, Shell hits 1
$ m# F1 J8 r q CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 {- ]7 i4 t( T4 r! z( t DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 W1 E p" t$ O; B* L& U8 J5 I DD Patterson3 ]% @; I9 o9 d3 F$ o! \
DD Jarvis! D! x. i2 {) E9 A5 e
DD Maury1 L; T) a5 W7 h4 i, d
DD Dunlap
9 X, \( J; r. v DD Fanning
" _0 o( D; \+ V8 Z0 T" J4 R DD Cummings3 x) j7 F3 H5 Y0 g+ g$ F1 @ ]! g
DD Lamson, R5 A0 G9 d0 ]) M
DD Case2 g- \& p& ]1 a- m
DD Conyngham
9 m6 f5 ?' G$ I+ m3 y DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
( Y1 @) V2 m) h) J0 N' p1 g6 @. B: J) o1 q DD Perkins, Shell hits 18 ~5 W) a( F8 N( p) t- p
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
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CL Leander* a3 y0 Y( ^* u7 f0 Z! K" b+ s
CL Achilles
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DD Jarvis( V0 M7 Y& o" i2 Y6 c4 E! \8 G! Z
DD Maury4 B) e, B3 f4 `' A+ Z5 @. o
DD Dunlap! O9 Y% s Z9 s. N. [
DD Fanning
* T1 b* K& W0 I8 l DD Cummings
) n8 E) U9 y @1 N4 F DD Lamson
. ?1 y2 g# A# }2 Y DD Case
4 b b& @, Z- \; |: q$ o DD Conyngham/ q C ^$ R7 u, {2 O
DD Cushing
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! _$ \0 g- ^# u+ v牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |