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。
" i) G# {( a: n10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
8 ~8 v7 M3 _$ T6 x2 x! O) F$ b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!!!4 P! a' g6 H/ Y ^
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。& l- d( f( A" }8 g+ S! }
上午:
5 C' L; H# L5 \Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136( g5 D2 W5 K6 ]' A
) O7 d! K- V/ g( HWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' g1 C* X3 a- m7 m6 w7 `8 F0 o8 R$ g
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' z' m$ h J4 ]! p1 M5 o1 l
A6M2 Zero x 71( |$ p2 D" [" u1 k Q( j7 C
D3A1 Val x 16
4 H% \% M3 s+ V D3A2 Val x 44. m3 z8 a' T( k. n# \
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Allied aircraft% F& S0 I Q. a; y% O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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Japanese aircraft losses2 a: m/ Q$ m2 v8 D0 {
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed' e2 @5 ` ?( V
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
$ F! `. x& e, u1 J D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged1 \; n7 Z9 R) w. x
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Allied aircraft losses
' X9 x8 m, f: O; b! s) l F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships, \( ~ q- C- u9 ]% z9 T( F
CA New Orleans* i1 I Q* ~; {; L4 c( W: i
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& z( I! q! L% c1 `7 N CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire! ]1 c* f+ e) h/ j; ]0 @
DD Buchanan E# q7 {2 _+ F) ~1 k( @
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
2 K/ E& O1 _: x: K BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
2 { n5 O* a9 O1 t" r CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft/ B8 t) U; d& c9 I/ W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
% B. h$ n0 J* {" B SBD-3 Dauntless x 758 I& `5 _7 d5 X
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
2 N$ k& F$ O2 ] w4 P2 w TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged* B5 e$ S; n. A2 i% u, v- _
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6 T" e# d# T! K# Q3 T CVL Ryujo2 R Y/ K' O4 Z! B- [" d' u! c
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire2 }) J3 v+ o0 f8 b
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires2 R z- t- r; i% l5 X3 a+ y
BB Hiei5 t% p% J9 m& L' ^
CV Shokaku9 H1 b1 l' i6 f
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ y( g2 f& E' o, n' j/ @; 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
( q% ^: x I- |1 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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" r) {! V; {# C- {! p; C4 o: `2 cRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ T8 G* M' F7 UEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' t; |5 q3 [4 q" X d8 z
A6M2 Zero x 26
& S! w" e& ~, {! _) z$ ` D3A2 Val x 208 k" {' \9 M1 _4 J4 t! e
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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* A* R1 @ v/ B3 t- W9 a/ c CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! B* l' y) R" v- L% J
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 q( y8 ^- `: k0 D CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 T) b" f/ g+ s0 r8 c4 R" s' ~ CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 l+ d' E3 r- [0 @0 r6 D" H2 M 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
# x9 k# b2 z0 n5 A/ kJapanese aircraft. Q6 S4 B8 Y7 {
G4M1 Betty x 13* |. {& T9 G: U5 a& L" m; j
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( e4 B3 P1 e l0 r1 j4 J: e O& X G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged4 ^6 ]& V; o1 d8 m! J2 J, k
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Allied Ships$ b: m5 D* e( p) H7 |) i* T
BB North Carolina
& c7 G/ {% I$ _+ _3 P CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Z: }) M& f8 y! ]
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, O& Q5 n2 B% H
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Japanese aircraft
0 J9 k( Z: T0 [4 S G4M1 Betty x 133 Q+ L" o* f# h
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9 l3 s& p. P, ^# ?: ^Japanese aircraft losses
$ V0 ?1 H. V, C/ f G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships- D6 X. V7 F$ ]4 F, L; U
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ P3 H, p% f# [/ d. p BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 12 N+ O: E3 o0 S, Y y- @
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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) @9 b; m- b9 f: c% z, ]4 W: W于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。0 A2 M7 E0 h! c) \2 k6 t/ c
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: y- n9 E( x; z! R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8 j( N& v4 w( v+ [
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
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2 k1 i' a. S+ s* _No Japanese losses9 y$ q" b! d% F$ Q
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Japanese Ships
& S& g. c* l9 V, w CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 b, f4 ?- d' }* O O
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 i' L, g9 l, G# b# D CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage0 F& x9 h" s' i- F
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage; {; ]+ P( m2 N5 J( G' D( a
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6% X) o5 M" C% T7 o8 O
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
: S" I" Y8 l8 _. @$ m9 O DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk0 D6 o0 z: T& p, ^, H8 o
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships% @) e! J) T/ Y% b7 s$ ^6 c6 L' Y
CA Quincy
% b' p' O8 j ?- c; [9 f: s CA Vincennes, Shell hits 33 p& L: q! r6 ^5 D5 E/ ?
CL Leander, Shell hits 1$ x' [+ N. m0 h: ?
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
- A) E' a1 h' P E0 [. c8 Y DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
- M/ t8 W4 B6 W DD Patterson! ~' {. G5 p7 K8 D5 ]1 ^4 S+ u
DD Jarvis
" \( h6 x$ ~4 n) u6 l7 Q DD Maury
B5 U# c1 g# e) }6 ] DD Dunlap# @! }6 O. ?% B; g7 K, I Z8 e6 ~
DD Fanning9 n7 G1 }+ o* V1 y- B2 a% @
DD Cummings- z# {- N+ k+ d" b
DD Lamson
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DD Conyngham' M" t7 }1 `8 z* n( o8 t" Z* o' v
DD Cushing, Shell hits 15 G. y0 q. p- W, b1 G
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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4 e' |6 G$ ]" h4 ?$ B4 } CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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. K! H# @) B8 _& v: d! } CA Quincy
( @2 m! @8 D9 Y/ K' l, P+ J CA Vincennes6 J5 T/ h& d2 W- f$ n# x
CL Leander' j! B: u5 G$ m8 Z. e2 g
CL Achilles: ^( g: v+ w0 i/ K# |" ^: I+ B* [7 {7 t
DD Patterson
5 y# F3 `$ ^* F3 V) \ DD Jarvis- n2 i. h! h' f1 a" C0 B
DD Maury
" D, ]! v* {- S' O DD Dunlap+ f3 g: G- V4 J7 u u
DD Fanning a8 A! t! |4 ]" F2 H9 g4 s
DD Cummings
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0 \" F0 v& y0 C/ }2 e" J DD Case: r. ^! w) w y% ~7 ]( w. c
DD Conyngham
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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 |