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。
) E9 ?, S! L6 t; S% _10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。6 K. V8 U. m/ H9 h
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!!!. K) C+ t# s9 @/ `2 L% b% r
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。 L5 A4 Y' v6 L2 a' @% U8 R% P, E
上午:
" b: c0 d' q% yMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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7 U9 U P2 L* G: t+ @Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- W% B4 B1 x6 Z5 v% H6 H' N
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( @9 C; F2 W1 T+ G; ]% B
A6M2 Zero x 71# t- t+ }; E1 s7 o
D3A1 Val x 16# A, @; L& `! D: B/ C* F1 E
D3A2 Val x 44
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed$ m5 y Z/ c5 Y$ [+ ]' f- [# C' X
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged8 w" H4 O+ c1 a3 f' X- o) H: a
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged; `* W* W, e' |6 S7 K2 z8 t
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Allied aircraft losses
/ [! }* x& h6 I# p9 x7 B+ _( S F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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CA New Orleans1 C9 [9 z, ^; ^: j
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 ?2 T% e1 i, D* U
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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* l V# b7 O" L0 o. i6 B CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire0 Y0 j* E$ j; M- w+ h' ~
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire5 Q; m; I4 l7 D8 Q: H
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 27 N. o4 V( Y- V' c# V* e
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16* D. U9 T" \9 N! a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
" }8 k! o) {% j, p: w* j TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
5 |! M6 v1 w2 x SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
( C& h( J) G& j6 \1 W, e% C TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged0 A. Y: G+ N* t/ K) k
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CVL Ryujo6 H+ ?; K Z# \ S1 [7 p
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire& C$ F& O( a- d9 m
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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CV Shokaku
$ v& m- L3 n, E- e: c O3 j CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ G6 W* R( {7 H 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+ h# D0 w( ^0 a9 {' l4 w ^
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136$ ^6 ^4 A1 b4 E$ V: e
3 k! U4 s# }; h$ c4 v4 e( `" ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 |* D8 A. A; m6 U4 J+ ^
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 i' h; ~% ?% Q% X$ e$ ^7 e8 f A6M2 Zero x 267 k: \1 G+ a y M3 ~' E
D3A2 Val x 20
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 C u. r7 J9 h! j% ^ C D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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- X% V5 v' d8 o7 \- |, R5 ~ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 A) X+ M1 \/ i6 j% G# h CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ g1 |; L3 A( B7 R CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% @' D2 R! g1 b) W' d1 m' K# J
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ v) T7 J: a+ Q- Y* [ 同时,陆攻也抓住时机/ U& W/ C& O' b/ M
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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}- Z; T' j4 ^6 ? G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina& {) G3 V5 g! n" @# l
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; H3 o3 N# O2 b- o
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 V+ y9 y6 `. I0 [. s% I7 F+ t
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged. n2 i8 [6 B6 c' e# g! _# ^* H
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! L1 E" u+ K, A; a3 r) p2 w" t
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 M; t- y4 o" J* U0 W
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 p l' B7 s& k5 F' C* U; k
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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4 G J6 e1 z: j# j3 n: ^- T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( i/ J: _0 |* A. ]2 Q5 C
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
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# n9 i+ {! q/ V CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 d2 c/ b( | S) ?$ E
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
^7 q# y+ g9 x& }, y/ h0 o$ y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
) m$ { r! \' G7 V, H CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage v7 s( ] Y- m8 ~3 C3 B& ? r
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6* t. l1 @# ^9 \( x! D2 O
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire8 _! X+ k2 @: l# W6 Y* ^
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk3 [# A$ H6 I* k, K( _
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ K3 i0 i2 R$ c4 r; |# R& C
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CA Quincy
. m1 \$ X" n1 a ] @( H CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3: W6 }8 X, T# n5 f. I: e+ u
CL Leander, Shell hits 17 k; T* V* z' b5 t" s0 e
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire1 D* r/ [0 g; ?$ n
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 F m5 j, a. \. B3 ] k: w. X4 f& e DD Patterson6 _; u- J! W3 c9 i% Z
DD Jarvis
7 H2 ?5 `1 d6 x+ H( C2 H3 q DD Maury
, n8 \& p: {2 u" I8 }5 v( v DD Dunlap
+ G; l7 F9 Y, c- b) }: e" g DD Fanning) D) G) ~: U; k( w n2 B( l d B
DD Cummings- q8 O8 A7 W6 E
DD Lamson% O$ k* G& m1 H7 ]$ W9 i% f
DD Case
6 ?0 H; l0 C& A$ I. m T8 A9 } DD Conyngham
+ x# a( D+ L7 O) G) p, p DD Cushing, Shell hits 1' v$ t% ]% X* c" e1 x! R8 {+ [$ c
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk- x2 b# J) @8 T+ D9 g0 A
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9 E. y V- P3 h5 d0 W& j: ? o CA Quincy
" L2 v. ~! _+ @ CA Vincennes& ~* q) W. i7 V
CL Leander
& L8 p) W. \$ b2 E CL Achilles) i+ `% E9 i/ s; P" ^) G
DD Patterson' E+ y* K' s" Y* _- s4 g8 P
DD Jarvis
' S3 k% z# ^! D( X9 [( n* Z: t6 a! K DD Maury
' ~! }1 l. x9 d6 H5 F DD Dunlap
& q m5 }7 }5 m# |! _ DD Fanning
4 w. S& |& k0 U) T1 ] DD Cummings
. [) _- K/ K) z8 ` DD Lamson2 V3 b7 ~; m% v/ U/ j& a
DD Case
( C/ d* q0 N, L' \6 z DD Conyngham
; X. \; @# j, n DD Cushing
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# _4 E$ F3 A$ _) `: m; @牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |