8月24日,空战日
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0 J0 H! b! a: q& Q- g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?)
. _) J5 f! Q2 r6 M0 R) b; k% 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。' }( s4 d5 b3 z1 Q7 e
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。6 b5 P/ ?# j) Z# s/ u! b
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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- e) _, f' }& Q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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4 {- Y7 p9 A) H, GWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 t7 s4 g3 r: a" J& o
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes, }9 A1 i' t1 |- ^- c* [5 G6 J( |
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. |+ n- u3 j7 C o A6M2 Zero x 26
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. a* M; Q9 N- C2 `Allied aircraft
3 ]" t# q& O! D- R2 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
/ w- X9 R8 Y: H3 g SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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/ J7 l5 U& z8 p) t+ |No Japanese losses
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% F+ s" I- j3 P F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed6 o3 B$ x/ r0 j9 f v" a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
( C$ ]: ]: s7 p- d$ [6 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships5 {' }! K/ @& F# k
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1+ i) q, Z5 ?% k: F- x
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1363 q0 B7 i) }0 [/ V9 C/ g
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7 Q* Q6 A9 ?7 Y6 s% `Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' n4 `( S: Y% _8 y$ VEstimated time to target is 8 minutes5 r A" t# A9 h4 K$ [: ]& e4 V
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4 B0 F3 D9 L- p0 OAllied aircraft8 S) o# j/ Z2 S3 W$ N: G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
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0 z, ~' B1 G R" S4 e TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ v: [! f8 ~8 ?$ t% c3 q& t CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 U: x1 o4 h, Z; V5 l CA Chikuma2 i, R8 g2 R4 B
DD Hagikaze$ }0 T" W8 I9 y2 C2 M8 s1 B: J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( |) p$ } z) N3 _/ a
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# w: J9 h0 [+ K3 ]8 W6 F# B; I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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- u, u; k+ O/ r7 ]2 ~3 \8 ]Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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- G4 v2 V# K$ t; e, e* O CA Atago, on fire
1 B+ b k: C7 @" e CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1/ m, e1 i P2 O5 [' ^
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" w4 o9 |7 `* v1 ]! h' x0 j' }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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4 o- s# \ T& x2 H3 y, cRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 [/ n/ K6 }6 WEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& V, n2 C+ f2 b( I2 V2 JJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
9 N, V M! T: C F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
0 `6 [) |" N/ T SBD-3 Dauntless x 43 N& h5 F/ d" ?5 w/ N
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Allied aircraft losses
+ ?- z/ P! I! o4 z2 {' O2 J5 z0 r F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
$ {; O; j4 e# B+ ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 _! l7 f# O+ M$ UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138* X7 s# |0 Q1 H' u+ q5 U
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- J: t' M( i' H' @" ]6 U7 lRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ ]( m. n+ n* R: k6 A7 }8 O8 g( S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) R! A3 a! B# t- L' Y
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Allied aircraft( C! s8 E: s# ?; ]/ m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
9 ?* {8 }/ L8 _' a" f SBD-3 Dauntless x 261 a0 A. O1 R6 y! f. j; `
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged2 D/ |4 } z0 A2 X4 E+ n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze5 o. P. g* r+ u
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ @9 r6 ~9 I! y2 m7 @+ X0 k G5 G) l CA Kumano6 x3 n5 G" ~! R5 X
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
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2 S5 v4 n: I6 x7 QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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. T" d9 Q! D2 S9 VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.1 U4 Y' Q$ s( b$ ], @. E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 i$ a0 G `4 V. \2 z
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3 q4 A' h( A9 Z1 \( b# |4 Z$ L B5N1 Kate x 148 r* V; M! [* J5 {
D3A2 Val x 241 a" U% ]7 ]/ ~8 A
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap) r0 n3 |: Z- |/ ~1 W" C
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. y% C4 N# R8 X' F6 q9 M DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 u4 V6 A" c: M( T
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |