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?)7 A6 P- f c: k3 W, `# X
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。& }- h+ s+ R) V. Q) u7 ^6 @' Y
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。
9 F( o( M: g/ Y8 Y% ?: Y3 D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!" H0 Q* D* F" Y" W$ k0 [: x' A
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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。。。. t8 y# c' q1 L7 ]
& @- h N3 V3 B4 R8 r7 x* k7 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud5 H4 R% ]5 F( P. R6 [* c: ~1 o
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; N* D: p F2 H3 G
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes" Q3 d: d) F# B+ o! L
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Japanese aircraft1 H5 \" ]- V" w, D6 ~: m
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft/ h% L( G+ b+ [" n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
1 E5 M2 R p1 c" m/ Y: I4 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses4 D3 }$ E! @7 H5 k! B1 V
$ x- v5 }( K ~2 h2 @Allied aircraft losses$ H# T8 {5 U* f+ L
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 o/ m5 S7 ~# V9 X! j, r1 I
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Japanese Ships
9 e1 m& z/ @' j7 C9 t BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 11 ?+ \: R |0 W! F3 D; ?' j" q
CV Shokaku% P) x3 a% Z* y) U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136- e* `% `9 k& Y ~7 f) T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms; w3 K# N) ?. U2 p$ x
' I8 _- S. \& u3 Z+ l. ARaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) O8 `; P/ O$ R) D9 I- ^
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes2 n; I+ F& W& W$ O
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8 z* J/ b. H; w5 Q8 t F4F-4 Wildcat x 1" f: t. C2 k/ k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
$ j7 j; _ \- c' R$ P/ f( E) m TBF-1 Avenger x 128 ?% d4 m: s6 S
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ c* d& I9 b6 y# B+ }# b
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2 Q* [9 ?) X7 h+ A7 Y& U CA Tone
. Q1 @; a# n! n; l* Y/ b5 T- p CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire: p- D: W- X0 a2 ^$ {
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire) ]7 h8 d" O6 z9 u8 a
CA Chikuma- d7 b: L( z3 C
DD Hagikaze8 d! Z% J) o2 Y( r! q
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2 G8 p5 C/ U' Q# d8 B0 n8 z7 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1365 a# V3 k' V/ j
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 w* t& Q1 C: h# z3 b+ ^( B+ w
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged* m2 @9 L+ x& @6 W( W
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CA Atago, on fire+ b& z" h8 J5 K
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1% v9 L( x8 b- _6 T
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' x; q$ [5 H9 x; E8 @: WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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B8 H4 E5 k" U+ m1 g+ {5 O$ t& C* {Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& y" u, C7 X4 a1 K7 }4 X' g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 Z7 n* `1 a' |* x
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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$ i$ s8 _/ I( b3 ONo Japanese losses6 S8 Z& R% E8 |7 ]2 U8 g
. u! I7 Y3 n% yAllied aircraft losses
! O* R5 Y+ G* z: h+ d% a F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
; {) p3 B0 y: d. c' e/ i" O+ | SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: D. h$ a' b$ _7 H( n( I( f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138) h$ C$ b5 _" ?8 j3 ]
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ X3 Q, A9 W' M# X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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3 P5 e9 @" w+ Y; M F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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* O/ g0 l& ]# a7 l, { DD Isokaze
# C% y2 N/ g8 Y X4 G2 @6 _( w DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 I$ p( X j( ^9 K/ ~ CA Kumano% Q& u$ `: `5 O0 d
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
" G% g' J3 G& X% W, m7 l1 g DD Arashi
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, v0 m b6 B- \: n4 R% `# H. i' HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1492 k& e6 n0 i0 f" v; v$ a$ a
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( h. F/ W; W. v" N- [$ t7 V+ C9 K, N
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
% L& B/ \! z# W$ E0 z: ~1 bEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
4 o; Q! o' j& @- M, d3 [5 Q* L9 i5 W D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged7 F& m- P# D `# \* O9 w+ b+ A
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged( Z0 n7 l/ H) ^6 r ], n
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DD Dunlap
1 w! e+ U0 r, m5 U( C9 p DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* i$ ~" L, g& I0 \; _/ U& {
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires3 _/ w+ R7 A! f0 k
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |