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?)
6 Y/ J, A5 `# C6 O- m6 a. d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 o3 E( a$ A: s8 w! W& }
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。' R; J2 V2 h- i
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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" {$ N" F: ?& S- l2 E2 o6 [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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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 s. D6 s! \' rRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# l$ g t+ K( `' C3 E! AEstimated time to target is 29 minutes8 @ O! Z( I* m* P) W( P; }
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Japanese aircraft* d( v/ @! b" S, y1 I
A6M2 Zero x 261 ]# X. H. K) K! L# _
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Allied aircraft
2 b% h: t2 w( X9 e* s/ u F4F-4 Wildcat x 17- y* o0 T& C5 D$ w. v v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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1 S' ~! `: X. b' O$ ONo Japanese losses; n4 q+ i4 y% ]' v- f: j) B
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, m8 }6 s9 Y3 V% h/ H F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed* u/ O8 P8 C3 f! J, q( C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% c. w# {+ o$ |' n$ F0 J% l+ M7 Q2 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 q6 b: g+ T2 R- K6 ?* z! G BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1( m6 I9 K, F4 }" y( k8 Q
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136% t# C- O% w* ~+ q7 k% n
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* [. X' Y+ D' Z- L* g8 r& W/ i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 `! a* _0 |. V6 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
% w$ M; k- t8 B# K) Z& ?, d SBD-3 Dauntless x 9' Y# K( l9 g: B5 s' R1 x
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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3 b9 [( }' g" h( u+ { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 P3 u/ e5 P* g# A9 m3 A
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CA Tone
- x* h& I( l3 s CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 {& n% C! d5 j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ I) d- a8 ?/ e" b; }2 y4 M+ S CA Chikuma
3 @' `0 r- Z6 K& i) S DD Hagikaze
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0 B. |) F o( I; B3 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( ]0 h. Y: {# o
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 W' j9 t. ]6 z' |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 t; _7 Z; a( ~6 I$ ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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. Z ~- q/ Q0 u& u1 F CA Atago, on fire
9 \+ X4 X9 c0 w: K8 ` CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 j7 U9 {# {, m6 `! r5 e
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+ |7 x( M w' e$ W4 gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1444 p4 H! |! `. h- ?" a
4 b* Y1 j. C8 s4 R2 @ _9 QWeather in hex: Heavy rain, Y& T+ w1 ~" N {
* g* p) S: P( j/ a cRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' l% F5 ?- A6 W, A* ^' hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes! L! K! ~3 [# ~* S6 } N
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Japanese aircraft
5 Y& b. z! p% q: k A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft: Y6 p% z5 b" K$ z/ h1 Q* f4 d% {$ T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9# j/ h# s Q4 H" u1 {: C2 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses$ t6 P$ ?8 {0 _% I" J: T3 i
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Allied aircraft losses; K9 v3 u- a, e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku& o% Q. G. M& |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138( P6 a% W e" _" J& B8 N* @
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
o t2 k4 e3 ]! x6 r7 e' J F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
% l9 k4 C5 l+ T SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
( J# K1 N. A% r; y TBF-1 Avenger x 157 @% j$ g/ P1 ]5 r* E
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
4 p: B0 S; S3 `/ m DD Isokaze: E; k" J: ^: I9 d; c
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 s2 t8 o. V5 U) P0 v7 @! f CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 30 i* J$ O7 z+ E. ^$ N) p
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149% t* v- l z- f: ~) P. [
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.3 f3 W( l+ _2 I/ j/ m
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, d1 J9 k6 I# Q' K1 W( c" ~
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D3A2 Val x 24
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: S9 N2 R, ~$ ^/ i& d B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
& o) C2 q0 H% H5 e D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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S q' o8 w7 ~0 F; k2 t DD Dunlap
6 d# Q2 t, p; z DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 @5 o5 G* U2 F8 a( E
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' v) [" s" O1 g) g+ \0 P' T+ L
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |