8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。9 j: {/ H. l' Q+ l
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
F1 N7 C; e! c% G果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!% R) R& y+ N; E; G8 v* v
此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。% Y M4 L6 t/ _6 X% z; o; M3 M7 i' T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: e7 C, D+ T: v5 j! ^( E- v' o
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# a) s9 X1 ?3 L/ V- }
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes7 V4 x) P L: d j. E5 {/ p% Q$ P; [- u
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# L- p* m d7 o A6M2 Zero x 71
% Q8 g4 N& U6 _& A8 y: H6 X D3A1 Val x 16! D7 ^; B- N, o. i0 e+ w
D3A2 Val x 44
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 746 j7 N/ }' V* K
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Japanese aircraft losses
( \( T7 M; O6 E+ w A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed" g" u2 c8 h% S8 G" S! h$ @1 ?
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged) q0 t. g1 C2 r1 q0 h7 T
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged9 w1 y9 d3 \* h
3 k* Z+ b% U9 TAllied aircraft losses5 n, ~4 X4 k3 U& k% \" C
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed- ~1 ^0 ^1 G0 L, n
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Allied Ships+ X/ s; j1 n: [2 f9 m
CA New Orleans; i# p, X9 L) K6 V8 U7 ?1 I" N6 W
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* S3 p S9 P: i* }% ^4 X
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
" D- @/ N7 x9 z. [2 m DD Buchanan! u1 a W4 J- s1 N! L0 a
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 _% @+ i% {# l/ |' `) ] BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire y B4 a6 v5 N4 K& C% a
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
. n$ y; _+ K/ i1 K, C+ L% ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 164 m7 J. V1 M" |% \" J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
; s" C i O! o, ]# M) d TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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Allied aircraft losses
6 {+ J4 Q* l! ` |$ T( ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged) @* \$ ?3 d( c
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged- |5 r6 e8 f. b! J! u r
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Japanese Ships
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
; z: l0 K! q( b7 f CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
( N& ~7 _5 x! A BB Hiei
5 Z+ [* {. e& A% d CV Shokaku, @' {% G$ \' r- |% S
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
( ~0 x" g i1 o3 o1 G) w* S DD Kawakaze4 P, w q5 _& [9 u6 K; F1 i
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由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀. m8 H' R1 I7 C" r% ~
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136) K' j$ y6 p, S5 W' K3 d
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 V/ E4 Y7 j d
/ h: z4 D! u- W& X% M$ W) m4 @6 cRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) a6 e' o: H8 D% t j
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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% T& ~1 l' |. Z% x: } A6M2 Zero x 26( ?, s C% C0 S- n K5 B- o- Z9 I
D3A2 Val x 20
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged [1 e' c' F$ B( n, {
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3 N& G; g8 y# p3 O CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: {; G! I% H6 }- p6 U$ t- J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 `4 X7 i/ ]9 E" x% Q CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 C& @5 e6 \( E- d CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 y$ l& |- t, m5 _0 O
同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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7 [% E: o. w! B8 h4 |8 i/ l7 ~ G4M1 Betty x 13! B9 Z1 N8 [7 s- r/ k
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged* Q$ u0 N; r0 b7 U
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: A& \7 S$ F7 }# K6 M BB North Carolina
# F; {7 [" n M }* l CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% n$ H+ ?$ U2 l* J! |- t CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage: U3 q# Q1 T# a+ u, [$ ^! k
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Japanese aircraft
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# ~$ I' e4 u4 s' S+ F$ f1 C+ ~1 |, ~ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses8 i& t8 f3 a& N6 y' Y" Q
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 _+ g% S& }9 |6 `5 u3 M; S
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
/ U. ]' o# |5 @9 M; P/ M r. y CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 ~/ D. g+ p: x+ F* o2 N+ {2 W
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! E; A Z/ A* G+ {. L1 O于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。7 T! j& ?: s6 T. {7 ~. t' W$ ?
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8 x8 \+ t) k4 I而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血- y; ], b, s* l5 G5 {# h# T
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards& p/ q& Q. V; P+ @
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no flights+ \& t9 w; H) e+ z ?
4 k6 y V7 W$ f7 s0 P; w$ s- d7 DJapanese aircraft losses2 Z- b K, ]7 X* \4 h/ M+ E
No Japanese losses# X; J' [8 Y" @& d- V- |
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 _: ]9 V- x. \. ~
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 m+ ]/ {1 P3 d4 z& x5 X" } CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage7 a; z( a* Y, X' d
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
A$ X/ F" D* K7 [( e. i* v+ K1 Q CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
( P+ F6 R; E2 j( g E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
5 f2 t( U) M- f) _. `* h% N DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
. @ o8 H8 H) z5 `$ [* _ DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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9 f0 U# q+ l: m( o; hAllied Ships
" c2 Z. A1 |$ S; [! A CA Quincy a: T! C7 J" }$ H0 u$ j
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
$ Q. G0 x# c: P! w. x6 P CL Leander, Shell hits 1
. G/ ~- h# ]6 e+ r" {4 A CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 q6 ]# n5 l$ a DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire# m4 Z8 T* s7 e
DD Patterson
1 b7 G3 E( T. ~ n1 I& O DD Jarvis2 j6 c: j1 j! ]
DD Maury. C1 C, d" J+ G" r' n: Z3 a
DD Dunlap4 [: H1 ~1 a* B
DD Fanning
! v8 [9 a+ S/ I% g! I. a$ c DD Cummings( _5 a. `2 p+ ]1 Y
DD Lamson
7 R' K7 F* W- t% j: c! Y4 G DD Case9 |2 I2 y1 |7 j; w+ {" h
DD Conyngham; ?. ~6 P z' }
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
. `2 J% \) R, x% y4 L: J% y" _2 C DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
1 h; p p: d+ ~5 d; P1 F CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk5 l( ^+ G4 R1 K2 X0 y' x' G8 J
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6 q3 | {1 x7 @9 X1 L4 @ CA Quincy/ {0 A2 Y/ K& `" |) z
CA Vincennes/ b7 ?) |: x7 J$ C; H
CL Leander( B5 m% J4 L! P2 K4 ~6 z9 B
CL Achilles
) C$ R# M& X @ ~! k DD Patterson
& D2 Y6 c; \" a1 A! Y- E6 B. n DD Jarvis
3 L: u# K+ f! E( Z) l DD Maury' m/ c6 X8 _, J' c
DD Dunlap
: C! o1 E0 t9 [! q- I) S! l" | DD Fanning2 }; U. n( Q/ o& V
DD Cummings
, Q6 z& a1 X4 g# ]7 W# V- U2 [ DD Lamson
9 }$ S E( Q2 T. A$ p. \ DD Case- {+ H+ Z4 V! O4 S
DD Conyngham' z' ^# Q7 H/ R1 |% f7 m
DD Cushing
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6 Q/ g4 S- E5 l3 B% y牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |