8月24日,空战日
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2 r! j2 n- [8 x7 ?6 z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?)# H2 p1 {# c) L r4 x8 G. 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。
3 N/ a9 o, }3 n8 Q9 A e( L& g( J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。* j B# T, I4 r, c
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!5 l% i5 m# ~0 q: f, J' L
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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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( j) i( l, y% M: ?# e+ { @/ p, Y2 EMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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" j5 L7 F' s& S0 H$ M0 ]Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- b7 k9 |$ u# z* Z5 U
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ p. t5 Z- V& A7 N
A6M2 Zero x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
7 B2 E6 }" ^( }3 L0 J8 U1 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 160 l& X: B4 T7 k7 `% ^0 ^3 a
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$ A% {: |, ~- CNo Japanese losses* x, Q1 H# E" O& I; v7 r
" e8 d0 {% u/ D* ^. `, Z; HAllied aircraft losses$ P; U: s) g0 @( F1 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
4 E3 a1 r0 S; e- y3 [9 f# J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ V5 D% {) V9 [* N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
/ D8 v) `: ^ J+ y BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1& S/ [9 P7 ]; F/ N5 p
CV Shokaku
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2 B: u. q, u# R2 \* m5 Q- WMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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4 B, I2 g) u, X& U$ j; ?' kRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& h/ l6 E" {% S: a* ]
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes" A9 {' f5 f8 X4 w% m
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Allied aircraft
9 Z7 w* ]8 z* R9 N- Q F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
& F7 M* q: Z7 y0 s" y SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
4 ?; \+ @* ~. s8 g& Q, M TBF-1 Avenger x 12; e6 k8 k) P) C( |% [% F
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' g# M1 x8 h! H! J& j; v
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1 X+ q4 p% g( [: j1 I9 h. I* q CA Tone1 y% E k* C7 T, F
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ R& A2 O* d: _+ V( d1 @
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: }% i9 c3 L; O! v3 c6 h CA Chikuma
+ n% { ?5 B" j3 X5 L, n; s DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& ~5 G: B; C0 S& A0 \( {
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 o- a" w; E# q: p, S- r; h- ]- @$ T- A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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+ O1 r* C5 W' A9 ^+ g Q \6 ?0 _Allied aircraft losses: v. \2 v' h, ?% v# o( F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged: H8 l/ S# w: g s* X
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CA Atago, on fire% B+ I. G% |) q9 T7 h
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 13 E2 S1 [* Z3 j) `
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. X+ j, E1 e, y4 K( y- G7 E. F8 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144$ ^* j) L5 Z8 i5 d/ _
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 c: E8 |4 O: J8 H( qEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9" ~7 o4 A- a& E9 `* x p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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Allied aircraft losses; d1 J" a: c7 H5 ^4 P2 `8 X' T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138! p" o9 i2 E5 S1 T2 g
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, |2 ~4 r& E* G! N1 bEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 [; ~1 _- |6 ~1 b5 m
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Allied aircraft5 i/ h! c2 p; I% p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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# w5 Q6 n, }/ J( Q TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ c1 u+ R( M+ }$ v
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
j0 w, |3 R. e! r( K$ w DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! H2 l1 V' y# D- g3 {% q; ?% m CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3' v0 A5 t' I: ?4 t: J) w
DD Arashi/ {0 w- C. Q2 |- c( w( ~* N' G, d
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149. _* E0 F7 T+ W' ~: A9 y: z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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: P' P: w/ Z3 O* I% S8 q8 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.' L( B; f; |! g+ ?% W
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 24
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* J- n1 @' d) I8 i8 X0 Z8 l) P
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ z! I; Z$ n# o DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |