8月24日,空战日
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本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?)7 y3 z3 o" `. m/ H
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。
* V+ y0 U# x. b q不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。1 e; x% A1 [8 L
好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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* A" c A- q! }7 K; z8 ]同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。
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s8 Y7 u6 M' I* n" j& DMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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9 T1 T4 |+ y/ ]7 l; ^Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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7 @7 [6 ?0 I9 M" c: i8 dRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. P# e) m; y- C! v+ M2 z
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 X$ V2 @+ T+ ?8 q A6M2 Zero x 26) ^) X$ u9 i6 J, W
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17% X6 V& H/ `1 D3 l" m" I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 161 f: {% c e) f, n. S& C# i7 U
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No Japanese losses! Y5 H+ H. z. T% }! A) O
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Allied aircraft losses
/ V& e8 F4 R1 q. H+ w F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
2 [7 G1 J' p5 K0 g! ~ ?- Z8 w1 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged2 T( D1 o, O" R; z# \" J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
" n8 | y% U# e& w CV Shokaku# |$ |8 Q4 K) Y" a# |( z" @
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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5 j) V9 _' n* E$ w; zRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ Z+ R5 E- ^$ Z/ |Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- c3 w1 a+ W& Y) W! G9 T
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$ G1 q0 p @+ p* W! l" I F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
; v5 ~ _$ @3 @5 Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 9) T& x: p$ B; z! g8 W# F" W
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 Z7 J( O5 j6 v& K l CA Tone
. d3 C [8 N( D# b) Q CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ T8 s8 I) X+ l; G
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ w% h: g9 r4 o# O% F& _1 V CA Chikuma
: @5 N& D# T' |7 x2 V& P) } DD Hagikaze' a+ n5 S& j6 u0 a9 p, Y, y3 P
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( B( I$ y9 W5 F% m. wMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136) Z h! m0 {( k6 I x
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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% ~' a# ~- w+ g5 V0 LRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# ~3 k5 \% n3 `& a0 u
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 S! H2 s) k% _: `3 ~' m- W
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Allied aircraft# _2 X! d3 ?3 q8 @. w/ I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6; ]1 |# S" O3 C1 ?3 `
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Allied aircraft losses
5 N# T8 l; v8 C+ N, l& i- Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged: u' y! z- z5 I1 d
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CA Atago, on fire
- H1 Y2 C& T' D4 w CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 H7 M4 \6 L: a# B {0 m* ~1 h" E
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7 H/ x8 X% b, R/ z' wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144& A: h$ z/ w2 ]& c7 ~- S+ Q, l; W
+ ?2 d3 t% k" [; L% iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; } Q/ l- ^7 C, ]: WRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* e3 C; i" }. z; o% ?. G
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: _% V- K/ ?5 j# M9 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 a' q0 t# j) Z' n r
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CV Zuikaku
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/ [9 E1 w1 n* `& D2 y' KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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* S0 I5 U: F# s" f! kRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( M& h1 e( L+ Y' NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 q3 w: `; ?: d( ~0 J DD Isokaze
6 D6 f$ o' Y) V+ U& H DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: `0 w: l! ]/ k4 S
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3. d- f6 R8 [' w0 `
DD Arashi8 L$ }1 s! _9 x% }! r( H' W
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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v- q% G2 L* J/ ]4 | L9 Y4 J4 LRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
2 Z; ^4 G4 B( l1 K/ [Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" b& p# p9 V: Y. F
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B5N1 Kate x 14
# ?5 @9 x6 H, i0 Q$ w D3A2 Val x 24$ G4 z7 q8 l0 j: _ ]
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
$ J% y4 p& g( R DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 v: L1 s) s- I: g
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 l; o5 C9 G a0 \
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |