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。
6 w3 \! X+ p: w& ^8 l$ S10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
4 s/ b- }( g+ Z7 b( P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!!!
" F2 v% C3 Z- x4 l: b6 i* C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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* a6 U9 ^/ R1 y8 }3 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136- ] ^' i2 A6 C3 L. M6 ^! n! R
- F B# K |: R2 [. ]8 u, y2 DWeather in hex: Light cloud
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" x* ?9 j! ]8 C: T4 P: d: HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ d9 k& m/ J n9 B
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes/ ~8 u& _3 B9 n7 o. g
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Japanese aircraft
* T. K2 [0 `% [ A6M2 Zero x 71. u* i# S J" N- B. \2 X: B
D3A1 Val x 168 A( ^: S$ o, c; h( X
D3A2 Val x 44
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0 P- c8 y h) d7 WAllied aircraft
' Y' A# S- C, v7 k% j/ S F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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Japanese aircraft losses
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D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged7 u2 L, c% S+ k0 f1 l" u
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
# ]& ~) m0 @) R! F2 B' g F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed7 [" p) O2 L) r! J
4 U5 W% a! V/ B2 fAllied Ships
3 [% x% w$ c) t. B$ J CA New Orleans
) p0 J3 e$ p! g- |6 I CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
7 i/ ?3 S9 N8 X# S6 F CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
* c8 U) s; W4 d( z" b% P- i/ [5 a' _ DD Buchanan' P& G% O: Z3 u% m ~ C: p5 X
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire" B- c* k7 W& `( k% U. E A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire1 X6 P' Q. F* @/ y4 p
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 23 m+ H. s& I4 q" Z% V! C( ~" ~
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Allied aircraft6 C: v& |$ y6 m% o6 x$ w2 s* B; n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
2 d3 w. F6 L5 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 757 L7 S6 ~; }( U# J0 c. q* K. P3 P
TBF-1 Avenger x 258 O& {' U P- o1 }& F; b- v: o6 Q6 g
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Allied aircraft losses
% O5 J) p/ G/ P. D SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
! T) {+ h) u0 c! a1 W+ E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged- A" h$ T3 `( t- g7 T# Y/ g0 E
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Japanese Ships
# a" P4 O/ x# K" h. z) p9 G9 l( ` CVL Ryujo
2 W/ l. C& K: L6 e |/ I BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire" E- F- i5 a" r: V7 p: `; k+ Y+ O, q# `
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( Y! i0 B' }/ {
BB Hiei5 F5 W; t" [+ s1 o0 l! n
CV Shokaku r9 r/ f* ]2 ?3 s
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
. `6 e3 s1 E; ?0 d DD Kawakaze8 J4 U% v& D$ [
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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
7 T& z) E3 \) D% s( vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1362 M% J: L, k% L1 N& _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) n* u7 F+ [, |6 r7 fRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. p0 U& P7 E/ ?3 t6 K3 C( XEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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_9 s, m- j6 K% C9 A+ [) c7 QJapanese aircraft C! s: B- @* M$ g
A6M2 Zero x 26. g3 T7 ^, ]8 d. ^$ E% Y
D3A2 Val x 20% g" x# {% j. l6 |
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$ b3 Z' _1 |0 ~& lJapanese aircraft losses( B! e% p& C, t+ t+ c4 L
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships! b' T! r( I S# x+ M2 V
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& f; B, y0 Z7 ^& s1 S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. @9 R2 i0 a( f9 w0 G! [' D! g7 h7 d7 d CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 h; L- j3 p" a' m
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 S' P1 |) l( {7 N 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
4 d" Q2 g! G: G. G+ o' MJapanese aircraft7 `3 X9 j! I5 |: _/ J! e
G4M1 Betty x 136 Q9 K. x* N4 z" B( l" A7 |1 x
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 H" ^% P5 K/ W! V7 R$ ? G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged6 d2 r4 Y# ?+ J
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Allied Ships8 j2 n4 C2 o' b' N: s( B( O' i
BB North Carolina
3 P G3 d+ Y6 l9 [0 G CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% O9 T1 }6 _+ K. w CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 T7 j2 w2 F6 nJapanese aircraft
$ Y4 \ i X: w6 b! r G4M1 Betty x 13/ |9 i4 h @# U; O* m9 y6 f
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Allied aircraft; H4 h: R0 Y8 `5 ]& C
no flights, D( u8 }0 e5 B$ d& G$ r
9 R7 w5 E7 c; Y0 Q4 |Japanese aircraft losses1 v( C1 T3 S5 l" d
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged7 N5 J& ^* j9 T( }7 V, c; V1 x- q
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships" q1 W D: V& q) j1 H8 i5 g
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage' F0 W+ J- m6 _
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
7 E% Q" Z1 J6 c" \8 E! {( b CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' l- M9 B& v- R6 j& N% U% n B5 J
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+ F; E3 P" o" u" m2 _4 R8 j于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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. x* g6 k2 Q3 G) f( n5 f1 A( {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
! y7 s( U" B* c: GNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards8 M' A. a; z$ c" w/ r7 E) E0 [8 s
* d7 p! |. ]$ I7 U3 `2 z) bJapanese aircraft
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' j9 @2 R1 F: z" y# TNo Japanese losses6 U* D. ?: O. x* M) w8 V# u
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Japanese Ships! S9 e1 }8 d% O, H# G0 G
CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% [1 f Q7 _( y* v$ W) B
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 h! M7 a* T- w1 f# h6 A" B CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
. d" [/ z1 U# V4 k/ C: c CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
" x2 J8 k" z( \- _' U0 `+ O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6: \' l! f0 }2 [: b! r0 Z; ]
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire( I- s8 T! b# y1 b j' G3 N
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk7 F! s9 p3 N7 S1 k; O0 ]+ W# O( Y& ]: s
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: S! J# J: ]: l% i
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CA Quincy1 D; H+ Y4 \9 v {! k) V; p; \2 L
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3# D& d/ } y: Y5 l& C
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
% K# S. Y: f4 i0 ^ CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
- Q$ N/ |6 z; j9 o8 F- h3 U DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire" J; {( F. L# |4 I
DD Patterson
0 e) z0 e4 t1 ~2 U: a DD Jarvis
6 a Z; S2 k& G1 p% E# r5 w: [ DD Maury" C' P* M! Q- W, U$ W% w: {
DD Dunlap1 i, [6 E' z2 v
DD Fanning
9 h9 U& O9 {# d: t2 ?3 s DD Cummings% R) ?' c' `- l! V d* R! Q
DD Lamson
) @7 `. m* A: ~1 |& `0 T DD Case
5 D# h$ ^3 _/ F: P DD Conyngham
: y. q: ~" I" u, W DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
/ `( S% y/ C: G. i* q2 i DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
6 Q2 v& Z" S# Y+ d) k9 A9 w1 x3 O CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
/ M4 Q# K" T$ i) H. V CA Quincy. p% O( l2 r& T
CA Vincennes
+ d& u X' P( z9 C8 u CL Leander
+ @7 Y! C6 n- j5 ^( G5 i- z" Y5 R CL Achilles! H; u* h: v% `0 }5 Y# v
DD Patterson
6 Z' ]5 @' z/ r* n: ~# L3 x DD Jarvis" {. t& A7 W- i; S9 T% @% g6 y8 B5 H
DD Maury/ N0 P% ?4 i, X* t `( _
DD Dunlap
" Q+ _% q2 O7 g1 g) P9 k3 d) N DD Fanning8 {0 ?9 Z8 W: I8 j! j! S, D% m
DD Cummings
. b. v8 h9 U# x ?1 H DD Lamson
# L7 E+ s% H9 j [+ @) s7 I DD Case
1 x" @" E! o% z/ p* \ DD Conyngham' g5 m4 O) J9 p& |) Q! B, @
DD Cushing! ^; s- x% f! L1 m
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9 b8 M. K, R3 d6 V牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |