8月24日,空战日
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, |$ w' O/ |& ~! r) I6 f1 J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?)
8 [" p- R6 I) A5 A) y4 X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。 m- d# U, o' P( E( m5 g' t
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。
; L4 |) d$ t# g' @9 Y/ P: O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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' V" ]& i* M! F) A* p9 P# B3 s3 u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
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 g* U) D; j6 q3 T) j1 C9 {: [/ g
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes6 Q( `1 f4 N) U$ @9 n
( M* Y8 ?, h$ R0 W8 |Japanese aircraft; O; P. [6 i( C/ \3 v) ~: S
A6M2 Zero x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
; `4 J$ x2 e4 b% g SBD-3 Dauntless x 16! P6 w s1 f& q/ ^0 \" C
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No Japanese losses
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0 e0 n E& }& v/ k7 i; d: yAllied aircraft losses
) Y- J# N2 ~2 U* h- J; ?0 |* v F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
% b( j4 K! a0 L3 P4 \# p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( |; V0 a6 n0 U" }- Y6 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1. V) Q, p- L, _! `' O
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136 F4 B, I b& k5 l! W( q+ O6 U
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Weather in hex: Severe storms1 c) W( g/ ` ^2 u9 l0 H' r
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 e/ R% t3 I, [8 Y4 n
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 R; a) [2 l% ~0 Z
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8 O# s6 L7 M( b9 YAllied aircraft
2 h5 }- g1 k# R2 U9 p, Z, d F4F-4 Wildcat x 1: d; M6 q) `; E$ J, h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged$ @5 L- ~, e' C
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CA Tone2 b, w1 v* S. `6 l
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire& u8 J+ J9 J: }) \; \. l
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire: H8 @0 y% B! ~9 x
CA Chikuma
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4 P7 D1 r6 m# ^* [# `6 ?* {' ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136% v, `( e% a7 a* D- i9 Y
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( }/ s- \1 x) e7 }3 y7 V
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! z4 I) K4 Y/ K9 P7 @Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 61 L* ^$ q$ w& e
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/ s+ K1 z0 _ ~, n$ K6 G p. x6 Y CA Atago, on fire9 J; U& S0 A$ C1 [3 E
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain( T/ i( `3 |1 ?$ {
, k8 Q) Y; x' gRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 v' m, v* y) k, }1 sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 O# V% ?/ z9 \' u
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% ]) o- q( E' ~. W4 D7 v! j F4F-4 Wildcat x 9" k/ E2 O3 ?* I. l" A
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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2 b: q0 ^! \7 E) j: oNo Japanese losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed2 d/ k, X9 ]* t. n' y' R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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5 A; q7 |! Z$ N& B- ^' F4 g CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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4 x, W& y1 h! s$ u SBD-3 Dauntless x 263 ] A) i+ v* \& |" S
TBF-1 Avenger x 15, Z3 c/ _. i( c
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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) r! Y' {& g) Q) M DD Isokaze
/ P! r c4 |; g+ j0 p' o( X DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 }( B7 P3 O% Q- x1 [0 w- O
CA Kumano, Y4 G5 w* ^+ @1 e5 L
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 32 K, X) l8 J3 X8 P- Q2 u; G M
DD Arashi/ ~1 c# B! e$ _) R# w
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- b; Z1 C7 m, ?! f M- x/ C: t# MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149, z( \) d, a/ J, h$ J; a% V0 ^: J
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet." u! F( C7 g. d/ @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 w4 ` a) Q3 O. q
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged) M1 y) }( K) m
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
: F/ p! h/ a$ S6 u! t& P DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% R4 ~' \( v6 r
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% q L, i) ~9 O DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |