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?)
) D. `' W' }' |- H) ?% ^6 z' g# ^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。: h6 E9 v. P0 k: f" V0 _8 Y
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。' _3 w; y- ]+ |0 C/ M
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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. P( e! k, O3 S% E6 L% d$ |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* G C; j5 Q1 H
. t# O p6 ^6 U. e9 OWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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+ h3 J9 J+ R. kRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 N5 L7 I5 J# Y$ O
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes3 S" l$ I1 a" f8 T9 c2 O
* S) K& ?4 [( H+ q- ^Japanese aircraft" B e; x e$ Z, N
A6M2 Zero x 26
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1 b2 G! ]' X. M6 `; S$ c2 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
; q) r6 W z; V7 Y, ?$ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 160 ^ h2 N5 U% F t2 J
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No Japanese losses, C- Y; ~% P l- w. S2 H3 u5 ~
# a Y; v2 F! CAllied aircraft losses
/ v/ U+ O% E6 D1 L$ Y/ M: C F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
4 i1 H# D% q4 D0 h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
" b# L6 V2 v2 U2 }0 k2 P0 x: ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 m. F& H# f9 H Z' \( m) M8 N
; r( S! a1 }/ Y) HJapanese Ships
$ h/ `# _* N, i) { T0 G BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
; }% ? S- Z- p: t& n CV Shokaku2 q3 j: y) q S( ]/ c; ?8 J1 j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1369 ~$ f; y( n) |$ t# i) r! v4 Z6 v
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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3 M5 s# _" P$ n# X* v; oRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 v1 s0 ^$ S% ^, H* I: z# r( q) ~, P; d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes* ?! b8 j& l0 L% Z; H
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( ?$ t7 {5 I! _6 } F4F-4 Wildcat x 1" A1 M9 f3 @' _. o$ K& I0 F' w# A |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 97 ^; v7 S' i% @: r6 q
TBF-1 Avenger x 12& G: K- ^! i. K7 }
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Tone- B- Q- u8 b7 S# N$ s
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire; Y0 i& {6 e. Z0 y8 ^6 h8 F
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ F7 I1 z9 F# { CA Chikuma2 f& A% @+ R/ {9 |7 @+ J4 U( T% u
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136, G( K% m- k& x; I5 F
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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' C' i1 q# s& W! KRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. ^9 m0 r7 u" I2 y+ g
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( D* x @7 }% |0 o0 ?2 S
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( \, J( H7 W/ | SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ l( d$ ?9 B: O# Q' T4 K; [. m CA Atago, on fire
+ t' [9 P5 X6 F/ Z; _ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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1 P! ?% B v. i) YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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* p" v X1 o: J' ~( h Q/ rWeather in hex: Heavy rain& Z1 ^1 w _8 I7 P8 Q; G! r
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 x6 I% H) B# u( ^5 A" F6 t9 }( E EEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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& R" N0 V( M6 c9 }- z# r F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
6 A) l; c- k6 D) Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 46 [. d2 e8 f8 d$ p- v% k
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Allied aircraft losses! u w: |# \5 `. ?. O4 i' ~( R' ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 h# A7 {- E) Z+ B. {- n6 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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4 A: c$ a5 b# u2 K; G; k- W; CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138! r, O6 ?$ l3 U' e( \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" N+ h: X# v5 `0 |6 NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 g, y1 d1 I) q
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5' h- r1 T% c; i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged, F& P# U( d" _) f! @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
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CA Kumano
. A2 u1 M* b2 \* W8 h! i# j2 o; F CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3" Y7 m- H) x! [3 V4 t: t. l+ a0 @
DD Arashi
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% B. K# b# @! N* W7 ]% UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1498 O2 X! e; ?( ]& K3 h5 z* K
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& B% A1 {6 D" {$ S7 i/ z: GRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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2 t! \' y0 j8 U) u1 {) t DD Dunlap" n0 Z: H+ D, {$ N4 e1 a+ [
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 q/ _: p4 X y! G$ N
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% N0 k+ S& f- k! N, p DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |