8月13日,当天爆发了本次作战以来最大规模的空战,由BB北卡罗来纳率领的盟军重巡炮击舰队当天回敬了图拉吉的日军,两次炮击炸死炸伤200余人。天亮后,日酋纠集拉抱尔的陆攻在10架0战的护航下空袭盟军BB编队,就在边上守候待命的第58特遣舰队的野猫立刻升空迎战,全天击落日机接近50架。随后,盟军4发再次轰炸了山道上得日军地面部队,6波次起飞45架一共炸死炸伤500余人,结束了一天的作战行动。。。。。。8 { j8 e7 e: [8 f4 A/ I
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# e* `: n8 k2 x- I9 C4 t
Estimated time to target is 28 minutes: o! I3 O; w- w: f( Q" U7 e
3 B: `1 x5 D- YJapanese aircraft
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f" j, Y/ U0 |% _& A G4M1 Betty x 48
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
R: X5 j: O5 D# W0 ] ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 53
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3 M* U0 {4 j3 L! H A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
4 U5 I: g- b7 K d8 J G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged
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1 c9 Q0 \* b9 ]7 M N! s8 R7 E6 ?" a F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. w/ I+ {' E4 x& T& U+ f4 A
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CA New Orleans, f8 X/ j/ Y4 w, E. G8 w! h0 S4 I2 p
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
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! e/ E( a' c* C) s# f* s5 E当天唯一的缺憾就是北卡中了两雷,轻创,日酋战报又开始吹嘘击沉BB一条(东京的宣传真的可以啊),sys15起火11 进水32,目前正在返航奴美啊; T& W( e, w, f6 K3 ]6 n+ L
另空战击落21架陆攻,舰队防空击落14架,几乎重创了原本就不富裕的日军陆攻部队,基本完成了初步目标 |