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。5 M8 I/ E; m9 j5 E, g( |: {
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。, @* r; i7 n, K- @# L+ z( j
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!!!+ ^$ r: K8 X$ O) a' s' H3 J D# h
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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136/ @2 S. l' q& }) E1 m
: E* i# M" n% a7 W: v) pWeather in hex: Light cloud6 W& e- Q6 N; V: U- f
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* E/ w3 S& \1 E5 D3 S. w$ A& x# cEstimated time to target is 45 minutes6 P' E$ e7 o( C9 L6 k, V( E
: P: T: v8 p; o6 u' IJapanese aircraft
n9 N* Y* I3 K3 z" j7 Q A6M2 Zero x 71
0 p# U; v5 q- _6 N' c( E3 W/ j0 e D3A1 Val x 16
' I) L3 }( f7 ~$ p2 O6 V {$ i4 q D3A2 Val x 44! r9 o5 \# p. K2 r! u, N* K3 ~
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% d2 @! O4 e& G2 W3 KAllied aircraft( B/ F4 ?4 }( [ g: c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed& X) B2 X: x+ P$ h0 }0 F% `. h
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
: k4 ~2 Y L: Q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CA New Orleans
) g: o- }8 f# ~: Q$ f4 C0 M CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# l& s( {1 q# Z. d, X0 r* p
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
1 v; h7 q& G, O DD Buchanan
# }# ^: f! y1 F0 T CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
. R0 g" R T9 `2 A3 K BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire4 q- j$ Y- b8 n' L, n! F
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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/ H( E. r$ J8 a8 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
6 b7 K0 g+ f4 ^# G SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
$ C) l. L2 ?( j Z, t/ t TBF-1 Avenger x 25! W* X+ F ]4 I; F
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. T# x6 x+ m) I% i& t SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged! v! a$ N6 \- C. X6 u" n% @
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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CVL Ryujo
, t" P! m9 G- F6 S+ X- W3 H BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire' ` h& M4 a# ` ~
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires9 J `$ w% }2 M: A- y+ A# v* U- O
BB Hiei
/ y! D0 M. l$ N/ q z CV Shokaku0 T9 G* p& i5 b% ^- `: F
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
- y2 s# ^5 J9 U; |; `: m. f2 N DD Kawakaze* J6 @( \: k0 x. `/ }, n1 x
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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
6 b7 P3 w7 k5 [' {; U+ u' s) o9 TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 B/ [3 A- v, a" N; e& V
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! N, a; E: p% b" F
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes1 ]; U2 w7 K0 `% W8 @. F* i- n# J& {
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( T% ]: e( J7 ?' P( m( ~( K# V A6M2 Zero x 26
: C; O3 w% Y/ d6 ]3 p! h D3A2 Val x 20: Y* M, K. s# l' S( X" m6 w
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$ i- C3 S1 ^0 P D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% |+ l' u/ ?2 H; O6 s
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 i; ]2 Z, _7 \9 d
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 M( a/ v( i2 J3 ` CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ I* B- i# B' T B% V# U& r( P
同时,陆攻也抓住时机+ }& f+ x9 e' H# c& T: Z. l Z9 e( X. O5 K
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G4M1 Betty x 13" l1 E! J9 }( u1 h3 t, R
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% o; B4 W4 N* r2 t G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina
0 @' L8 Q7 r: g3 J* G" \8 \ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- G( \7 o4 M) [; a( r# o CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft8 q7 R- J) C- [, o, |
G4M1 Betty x 13. G: N( }; R+ |3 S& U {
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, y9 `" \3 l# g2 ?( F* d4 s0 h G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% h' X8 x+ g M) E- S8 B0 L2 S0 l BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1- w5 @8 r1 ^& ^
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' ^' X3 [ t" B R7 v& h6 K: o4 l
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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1 T2 e5 a- ^* E- H! d2 j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( {1 _, _1 \0 v/ K
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards6 Z4 Q! f5 f5 p5 }# L
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: K( a) Y* I0 y
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ w! b9 H" K% L [7 M CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage* ^9 Y1 k0 e8 O& e# E- r
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {4 r) l0 y, w/ f& t s4 [9 H CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 62 S! _: P+ h7 M$ ?) n
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire1 D; T( s2 N9 y9 h9 r) r
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
& z7 n; V# r6 n5 \$ p1 x DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
2 j$ H4 f% h8 d5 s! D1 G CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
8 u! }% R& ?1 v. i7 S$ J( n1 F# } CL Leander, Shell hits 15 j2 B" [/ _# ^$ P2 D+ |# L: N! u
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire5 k& S! _+ H3 E) r' l8 |* v1 e
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire7 P: U8 g. p. O. _2 l1 @, I2 k5 q
DD Patterson
- Y, O! s: [, v DD Jarvis3 e3 q! j3 Z4 h. A D$ J! L
DD Maury
; q4 M5 L1 y; m6 E. {4 i DD Dunlap# Y% \- O% a$ i; c% ?
DD Fanning
) _! }' y! T$ h* ?4 X1 B! } DD Cummings
9 n M# ]+ _* \ DD Lamson
0 U9 L* _9 `4 h DD Case
5 o% `- g |0 `: O3 B$ z DD Conyngham- }( \2 j) {5 Y7 P% F& ]* J' w+ |
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1- T- `& A; ]9 s9 g) M! Z1 ~0 h
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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9 G s1 }$ G$ _, i CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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& U( q" S* x5 q- i+ x9 E CA Quincy% o+ E- D* T3 d/ D1 W
CA Vincennes
0 K) z+ Z) Z, Y2 Z5 A) J CL Leander
( S2 I6 e" P+ j0 M CL Achilles
! [7 }! g1 H% R DD Patterson
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DD Maury' D: ^9 ]: B! S2 V$ u) M7 \
DD Dunlap
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DD Cummings
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DD Case
. I% \7 M c+ y0 p/ d$ n DD Conyngham
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+ @2 R6 i9 c) `: _6 Q* W* F1 ^* k牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |