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。
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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!!!5 B/ R+ J9 t3 N h3 M9 g+ z+ q
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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0 {) a, T; G2 ~4 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 S' `5 R5 E. x# z3 G- y+ }
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; P# }# i9 m; h0 B) i* ~" Z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 71
6 {5 c W$ E$ d! T6 K% m D3A1 Val x 16# @; a8 w) |6 z" {& v, I
D3A2 Val x 44
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1 S, J7 \# t2 E! x( l! aAllied aircraft
8 Q0 t) e/ N1 u) B) Z- F& E2 \) J F4F-4 Wildcat x 74) E* p' u% a f" `, Y v
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* {5 ?3 R+ e8 J" ~: Y- Z* yJapanese aircraft losses
) i0 N2 p* a$ O( }( Y* c A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
+ p/ ~$ T2 t/ O6 T$ N D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
/ {4 j$ Y: ?+ s2 q, p2 F+ z6 q D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged C4 U, s) q& w) r
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Allied aircraft losses
7 b0 o7 e" {. H% u3 \% t F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
J$ H# B' K$ ]0 T CA New Orleans' s2 t& {# O# ^' a. |
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 C1 ~. `. L- h0 c1 w7 M% v CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
9 {* s7 v2 B' x0 R v0 \* z DD Buchanan, F( K, \2 e% U, Q! S
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
" J( v( z" v8 `9 ]* ~2 q! S9 Z BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
: K5 J( [- @4 S E: ^) G/ ]( A CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2- f p3 @/ E1 k# A1 o4 @
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A: }! ^% T3 a9 ?6 k+ GAllied aircraft* P- T+ ` I3 i6 U; k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
4 b" } Y6 C7 S; r SBD-3 Dauntless x 75. A4 c" z/ o' ]$ J; B8 Y7 o
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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9 s! J. R2 G2 d' S SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
. q; t- a6 }% x* w4 e2 E: S TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged* ~1 I. F2 s) x
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. f# I( a* J, e CVL Ryujo
2 N: n i- s2 ^" T o9 t BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire0 t4 c* a) L/ j# t/ ^! q
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* o( ^5 ?: t5 o" U1 }/ H BB Hiei
0 w; n! [7 M4 P Q/ R CV Shokaku8 e9 Z$ q) _( r: q2 ~. ]
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage1 S6 y0 k- k9 o9 }0 v/ \# N
DD Kawakaze
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( |+ g m5 L" Z% p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
: {" ?) p$ o) n( o( d' ]" V) AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( k! x: Y; J8 W+ q# y
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' n. O+ K+ a8 v, U+ I
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes" T) B. C5 y0 f$ m4 u" L
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A6M2 Zero x 263 K" x( @8 {" @( ]8 G6 N
D3A2 Val x 206 |8 g& k8 y: i
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% D& B! {* j! V CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire; a' N$ t# U3 M
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 r! n+ Z1 J, X2 w
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire, w& Q: O& Q2 x: T& U& b
同时,陆攻也抓住时机& S" W4 o1 Q7 h+ }( c c
Japanese aircraft: f2 j9 N$ o( J: {1 u2 q
G4M1 Betty x 13
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) V" t2 J# s2 M* V BB North Carolina
6 D; } G/ k4 X1 V1 P+ d9 U4 f CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* [: m$ `1 b5 L CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged/ }7 H3 @+ C' x3 ^. p
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) P e6 n6 f& K7 `' Z3 r3 v2 R
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1' Q9 ~$ a8 Z1 w& d( M" D0 U1 o0 P
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。6 L+ W7 }& W* ^! \, x: o2 T( Q
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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8 w$ J4 l& ~' c4 K
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards: J6 W4 X' J; k
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses- |6 L9 i. p9 ~8 D4 ~0 ~
No Japanese losses
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7 {+ N7 l/ s9 \ CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 {; I2 ^% y' v CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 o' h3 x& }. j* s, \3 ^; b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N& ]+ e# U' w F
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage+ E$ q) G+ h* K) O
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 67 y0 ^9 i" z. y- z
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire( M" Q% X: ], n2 C8 \
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
# R" H' u1 _$ T6 } DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; p( b+ m( c+ g
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3 T' B5 Y5 y- I3 r CA Quincy3 `0 q, j) }" Q# l2 z S+ b
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
8 o8 e( t0 H. I r CL Leander, Shell hits 14 S/ h* l; [2 o% [& B, Q
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire0 T& q0 H5 q0 ^
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 f$ o; c( s. O% O! q) c DD Patterson
. `7 E p8 E! @; ~) W% `1 K DD Jarvis; _& j* B; l# E: T
DD Maury
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DD Fanning
# N5 ]$ R. y0 _( K DD Cummings9 O' @, h' F/ t, z
DD Lamson4 F5 K+ k: g. l* z- X: S8 F
DD Case
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% |$ t8 g6 d1 ~1 I: | DD Cushing, Shell hits 12 a2 ^3 f0 J, H" J, }
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1; Q6 c) d0 r$ ?, j, r; g
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk/ b1 X$ L9 E- ?* ^! K" S: N! P6 G
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Allied Ships
# a- r! m J2 o1 m! Z& `7 F CA Quincy
/ d" U+ K" m+ t% t2 Y j- m CA Vincennes
3 W7 i- I1 z( o+ m8 n CL Leander3 [5 v6 ~; q$ M' S! G/ D
CL Achilles* X) i: [% l3 K8 o. I! o
DD Patterson5 ~$ M3 X0 X) O: T$ X% f
DD Jarvis& \1 x5 a( p3 X; H
DD Maury3 v* M4 w6 ?& D+ r- H9 a. H
DD Dunlap
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% `; B, f5 K8 f% j DD Cummings
1 H3 f: K* I% ^* l) q8 W DD Lamson7 R% e, F! Y, z8 G2 |1 W0 D2 T& v H. \
DD Case
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DD Cushing- D1 C2 L" `) f. n* O
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( W9 {* e1 _2 L8 G! N$ [牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |