8月24日,空战日
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& O4 W$ C* Q ?" p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?), A/ i' l2 d7 F6 O
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。
0 h0 I; C7 v# @, ?5 D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。. E# g$ ^4 S: ^3 _
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!0 W# V* a+ v4 }6 @: I- w) U5 l* p( s8 w
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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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144& t* X! v( a) P2 e! D, @! B! L
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! R4 y e* K% t) J
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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2 G" Q% ?# M& }1 fJapanese aircraft; T9 y8 `6 U/ R- _
A6M2 Zero x 26
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- \# q# h' h4 @# n8 [; l F4F-4 Wildcat x 17* D! W2 w% p0 v3 D* @1 ], [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses9 _2 y; {# z$ F2 I, a& r
/ e; J. _4 {; K& }Allied aircraft losses
! W3 }8 T3 e a F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed6 N) {5 A5 U$ a, ^" J" U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
. l! L: k7 X6 ` \* q9 N: a SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
, Z4 \. U3 X O8 K' J BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1! `* k7 s- ]1 P9 {3 ]
CV Shokaku
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9 Z0 B" x9 t0 X ~) YMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 ?! s( F! M& ?7 _* rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' ^4 I) B* x- y1 t* t2 I! q! ]/ U: }6 oEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
# x8 ]( E8 u- M7 P" Y& Q6 N TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses4 P7 T( f j# [ v3 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* F3 V4 t5 k- I; A. H; k
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Japanese Ships2 `& z3 I5 L' k4 Z
CA Tone( |) C I3 p1 Z& q: r
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire( ]" s% S7 G" z0 j; t* K
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. _ i0 F* N2 G- ` CA Chikuma, f' d6 B$ v3 c& f; ]" m
DD Hagikaze' ?2 P9 \# C; Y: K6 [
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* }" H9 K9 f9 y3 jMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136; Y5 N2 C4 W4 V
) d( M8 h; E$ {Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% K5 f- _( O8 L; U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) N% a9 H" |* b, [
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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: I4 t$ i) }( O3 YJapanese Ships
' f8 D- P( E7 c3 ~0 b! C CA Atago, on fire
! P7 Z8 f" Z* ~: C4 `1 [2 Z CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1448 ]6 r! ]* r& x, l: b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain, H; [: w# p1 G% h
! t* D9 W% i1 |! R* _+ M+ J0 @0 ARaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." t( C/ Z% k5 t* P- h4 B4 i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes0 ?3 _ K- V8 n: g+ F N, g* b
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$ o$ O8 W4 y9 a/ n8 fAllied aircraft& L0 N0 |" T/ ]; B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 98 @! v. Z9 g' z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses9 g3 e( u" L3 N
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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/ ]0 l1 Q* w* T& j3 P6 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138/ Y: o6 z! l% R# @
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' T. v7 d3 X7 f" g% ]' j: v" }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.8 K* r* }$ F4 e8 C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft# \) u& M. k, E+ @9 a% @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5! x9 m: D% j/ k" {6 {) U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
6 k0 |' Q( Y- n/ F TBF-1 Avenger x 154 \$ k. q2 m: U% y7 `
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2 g: z% y3 w4 c' k# ~ q- G SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
1 I' U8 X& \6 L: { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
, |0 _7 h& z- @3 k DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 j3 ]$ M _: A
CA Kumano
; J+ ^8 }; }$ V0 |( _ CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
4 J( l$ K1 [$ K9 L7 M. q DD Arashi
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$ [) P5 y9 R" {5 e8 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149% k) }. Z' I$ x5 m" \
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.% \% o* L* z4 a, y( ^! c& S; ~7 @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes) k {* h- u5 v @: \ k* r
8 e7 W! g/ B& v4 H7 lJapanese aircraft9 {3 X x( U5 z# U" e+ K; L4 k
B5N1 Kate x 14
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged" X# i/ M/ q( q1 z8 ?
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* I& W6 B+ I `3 Y; z7 R
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ c8 T: @% X* v7 r$ C DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |