8月24日,空战日4 P. q2 l' J, ~' M+ R+ o* N' s
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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?)8 s' O$ p4 K: o8 f( W0 N% ?$ Q
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。, J q* ]& I6 u0 g
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。
" I5 N. T* R6 z& j5 B# I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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0 q3 o g/ ^6 q$ U5 ?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。。。+ ^4 T0 b6 ? I1 U/ v5 M o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1446 }5 t- g9 `& s5 @- B
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud" S4 j9 c( {! f' e
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 `% W/ ?% M8 B* j! a: N+ }: r: M
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) o* y0 S/ g: ^* o6 I6 F
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
2 ?6 m: R: U# @& l' F- {: [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
8 i5 w6 v/ R, a/ r SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses e8 c# \0 _8 R
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed. H/ h: i% g8 J+ @! [& M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- G: k0 P5 n9 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak b9 O N) S. x; s9 b+ l
. }1 s' B) h" X4 r" qJapanese Ships
- p( q% i w- ~8 p BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
2 d" n9 u) s2 G, h3 j CV Shokaku
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( {/ K' w6 K3 z! hMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 M& L9 Y8 h6 j6 E E' @( tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 \" k! |( d. R$ H F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
5 G& H5 }# o% s, T SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 p' I' \. H, ~" A1 q
TBF-1 Avenger x 12* u7 A5 o/ H& L$ V4 Q
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/ F+ e" ^, l3 o3 b0 NAllied aircraft losses, N8 a2 |$ E- `8 {# u7 E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone& e" |* ~* H8 k% j/ l9 i
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% K- Q- j. @3 Y0 m/ a" [ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire* D5 n9 b: A" R9 P
CA Chikuma1 |$ g2 G% {2 v5 |3 s$ E
DD Hagikaze+ p. N9 _& E0 d/ h8 l' [$ k! s
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Q) N. S/ ?6 {" y* i. \, gMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136) S( r/ I5 U; N3 g
$ i% O# w( E. OWeather in hex: Severe storms
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3 i8 }- h: m# I- nRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
1 o6 A. L0 f- i. `; S, O SBD-3 Dauntless x 61 L) P9 |" Q, C* D6 t( y7 s. |
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Allied aircraft losses
0 i0 D3 d9 {* f+ \9 F+ d2 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
" @7 N* {* C- m& v CA Atago, on fire
. y' n7 O2 ~, b: @; Y% e CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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. z1 [! k6 l2 F" y B( b2 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# i/ P& u4 q7 \$ q- U7 n- N8 zEstimated time to target is 8 minutes0 @# J5 v( F% G8 Z0 V4 Y" E" a$ n
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Allied aircraft
+ o l. U2 n! j F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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No Japanese losses( I& k4 }3 x+ g C2 U& B0 T
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- r r8 d$ [4 i/ j' m: l: \7 F# L( | F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
k/ i0 n6 {8 Z K6 l. D; Q" { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1381 V+ \* p1 z' M6 S2 X0 o
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 D) G! g# z% @4 J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, }4 l" X; d' r8 s; L
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Allied aircraft
4 Y) b9 Q( v7 s( q8 [: |% c F4F-4 Wildcat x 52 [& e. b* l& J& z: d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26! j( b, S- a r7 P) k! M- F1 w0 m
TBF-1 Avenger x 15% g7 T! H+ H; E t- P
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 C% W' Q, E& b- r" _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 N$ Z9 D" A! ?/ A; {1 @; C
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DD Isokaze( l" T# g8 f: U {! e
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage3 f4 p+ v1 K5 x/ v2 s3 O
CA Kumano( e, x9 W8 V. T8 O( v
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3! N& \+ i, _4 }0 M# o
DD Arashi6 s' w3 T0 |' d' z6 e0 Z7 V
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/ v K0 J! G/ X4 M: y0 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149' y9 S) C$ d6 K0 @
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 f/ @ [* ?7 A- o6 ERaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.5 x# i: K: |2 T
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
4 J1 H: f& Y% `9 u D3A2 Val x 24
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! _4 \" b' g$ J S5 L- U! y$ WJapanese aircraft losses
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged) t% v3 j9 t/ G: c
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0 }; y% P3 Z% t0 E# u" n3 m DD Dunlap0 [3 \2 s4 Q# I: k
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 S' v3 o/ b& d; W/ x' O
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 Y; P7 U& j' y! `, _ DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |