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。* d: }$ S6 q0 ?
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
# B- P% k2 @$ m- Y* k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!!!
/ |2 V: B% I( ~5 n% G% k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
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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/ s o, v+ I5 L) T0 @Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 s* a1 q: I$ w. H/ X: KEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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2 E$ G0 U+ b, A8 M, f) A* J A6M2 Zero x 713 h/ U- V; V4 M d) K6 H9 w
D3A1 Val x 165 Z; z6 x$ v6 |8 P
D3A2 Val x 44# ?2 A, j2 p. A$ ^4 k
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1 @4 G) w7 N# ^& |Allied aircraft
$ H. L6 A$ A0 O. c6 ?/ k. D F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed* e; f! F, c ~) e6 f
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
3 U: F, K: ~* {( R D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged2 v3 x7 y- A$ Z- ^4 {
' E8 m& O/ i- \, OAllied aircraft losses8 r$ g& G. M/ O, |( W: _1 \" {' g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships' F! V- {" q* T
CA New Orleans* G- \1 d" ~' n% ?9 x* E
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires. a& s; d: J8 i3 u. n5 H
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
, M) @1 Z6 N" P" y5 p) I0 D! A8 {3 [ DD Buchanan
$ c! {4 L. z! N" H8 p% `5 W4 G+ s CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire: b+ N8 l+ A0 T2 W
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
+ b* R d: V6 R: l! x' g# V% k CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2! E2 W, _! H: ]( B! r) f
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- O ^: c% W3 A" L0 v8 p! ^, M+ [Allied aircraft
. |( K! U* _9 p, p6 l3 z7 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
5 ?. i1 |8 z7 P1 r6 W1 t, \0 ~! { SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
0 s) q h6 E. A6 R! a TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged) U" o: l9 m, G; t
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Japanese Ships0 M0 H- y0 S9 D% o& s) z& [" ^
CVL Ryujo/ T0 S; q4 V$ d& c' E
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
( j! I- w0 f' Y7 t/ N9 g% i* k CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires' c A! w- R _; }; J) J
BB Hiei# S! e7 r! j. r; U9 Z* F
CV Shokaku2 y( F, k0 n( I
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
4 |! B' B5 W* c1 n* Q 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
# E7 O3 f) l, x% x$ G" dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136/ v- u% w- y, J1 Z' x
$ X& a1 }1 U5 IWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 ~' { n# f% S+ j- @4 M% |. m
' j) m w3 p% L, XRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 x% r- z! ~7 l3 X
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
$ ^% `% N( b6 M8 E! g D3A2 Val x 20+ ?2 e% A4 Z& \- [7 A% l3 i# Q
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Allied Ships
9 `" M8 M! H3 x8 X$ F2 @# F0 U CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires5 B: G/ X; j0 x: w" |
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; a, g0 |6 h. I+ c CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ \# T/ M# L( O4 M8 C
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) F) f9 F7 `0 S& c- w# U* q 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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G4M1 Betty x 13# r3 W# v# E# h% a
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged# A7 N0 T$ V/ `* o# A2 R
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BB North Carolina
) v* N! } m6 r* v" X6 Q CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 Q2 {; |3 M* ^ CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage1 [) d; F. f" L8 [) D) \, J: M" X! \
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged o/ q; c( D1 K$ h
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( ?0 Y) r+ ?& Q+ [ CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 \% B8 R# H; o( z
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 14 Z% u7 Z- X7 B% @; N% G
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) M1 m. C/ }1 f l7 v* g; d
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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) y' p* c' L4 Z: h2 e" u" M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
+ I4 g; Q5 e. u# g' I7 G* |6 k7 ~" }Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards7 B- Z$ I, u: r7 i4 |; F- i
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No Japanese losses
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. N V+ p0 |- [! n, s$ ~ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 a. ~' D& P! p* }4 w% ^ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage% Q6 ^8 h, D& z+ Y
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage6 {5 Q9 y2 o; K7 `! u6 N$ z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6/ q0 B/ c9 ]5 D5 E5 @
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
* I6 T8 }. d, f R% L M DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk+ U8 b/ x/ m- f+ R6 i7 ?
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ S1 b' X; ]$ R1 i, ^$ h
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CA Quincy }$ A* q$ I7 |4 `3 D& W
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
& A0 y6 |4 `' o0 Q- `4 I CL Leander, Shell hits 1
5 ~2 r4 q7 h2 }9 H CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
, V: P7 O$ K# m; J DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire- s* Q# z9 J3 t" Z! u+ _3 ]0 \
DD Patterson2 o+ E# a# a8 F N- T" Q
DD Jarvis
# g7 K9 v3 x; Q* M% _ DD Maury
7 ~! O1 o' N: b' m6 ] DD Dunlap
0 Z; N4 r, s2 W$ e8 j: |7 u5 w DD Fanning
6 R4 l* T) k# L* o+ j) y D DD Cummings
7 H! e8 [: s1 D; @! K: K DD Lamson1 J: Z6 j5 Z; r( {, P& P' |
DD Case$ ~ z7 v' j- w0 A1 R: e
DD Conyngham1 ?# c8 { n( w2 f# q% M
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
" h2 W9 S: P% R DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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: o, d& o3 R/ H y0 k CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy ~2 h& H4 R/ j; _
CA Vincennes
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CL Achilles
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DD Jarvis
g* P2 l2 l' b5 g1 @3 c) Y5 q DD Maury- }$ V9 w( \6 k' e) Q0 y* g
DD Dunlap
+ _9 ] o" F0 }1 J p; x2 f+ P DD Fanning
q7 ^5 \- M& [4 h* S1 i, p2 Y DD Cummings4 f& ]! V8 t- z, P0 i# y/ u: J
DD Lamson$ q8 ^- c$ P) ^
DD Case
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DD Cushing
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; @. H4 |. K+ M( f) o牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |