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。) b* L% X" z6 K- r" A* I1 {: Q
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。9 ?/ g, f1 ~9 J" {9 x. z7 M
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!!!3 k1 t! i% K. w
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。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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/ m, M7 k# l5 ]$ E2 f0 W! fRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet." X7 [) _9 ^" w
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes, q' M7 m) B1 A2 Y4 ?2 D7 D: B6 Y X
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Japanese aircraft
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( E+ @1 h5 f: x+ q" [; ?5 ?" x1 k D3A1 Val x 166 ^3 W& ?/ j R" g4 Q
D3A2 Val x 44: @- X$ a/ E/ D3 G; Q
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Allied aircraft* q* }' `8 ]0 @. d
F4F-4 Wildcat x 748 y; [' }: r! m' }& M' x+ F" l% A- }0 D
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~8 U# l' N; [9 i+ }; V! w* x A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed9 `+ j6 E6 C3 `- I! W
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged0 Z4 {* o& s3 e6 L3 B0 k; ~6 |+ E
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
, M( M/ A. |- ~% v F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
6 L3 ~% }. w |" f, g% c* I* B CA New Orleans
3 |$ o t& {9 B5 ^# U6 j CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 G, z" L0 O& B4 l P' K0 _
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire# D3 A @- [7 h2 }# M
DD Buchanan
8 J. E) ?# B1 o CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
" Y5 B+ E! Z! i0 C$ H3 o/ C* S" X BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire- I6 _0 S1 \) K" s
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2( o; S! N' y. n, {' a
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Allied aircraft! E% Y. E6 i/ K& T5 K2 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
" I U0 |& F# O: N SBD-3 Dauntless x 75( Z" N2 z: \1 v% @
TBF-1 Avenger x 25" J2 u. c+ t" Z- Z; q* X
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Allied aircraft losses
- O& h* o; D$ ~$ W. W. ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged3 i+ D% ^8 O& w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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CVL Ryujo, X* z- N. m# v+ b
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire! ]1 `. L4 k7 h( {0 D
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires% _. Z# a6 K6 s. S, q6 r) Y
BB Hiei
: _; W) ~& {0 s# y/ j$ I2 t. E CV Shokaku: a) \7 h% T$ K; o5 A% t9 I
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage: I( J. Y4 q# ?8 ?" u) _
DD Kawakaze# ] m; G( J R0 R5 w# \/ s" j7 |
1 B. N( I6 d8 `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
3 y k! d1 t. F% C9 m& B+ MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136( [$ s+ \0 T: x4 l$ T7 b, H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- V& W, n) x, \5 M+ sRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 }0 n+ n( t# `: _* ]
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes8 H5 y) R6 v7 L! f1 D
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Japanese aircraft7 D! n O$ O3 _( H9 E+ y
A6M2 Zero x 265 x2 q5 j* Q C0 R* t, P3 X
D3A2 Val x 20- v- z) C/ N3 v4 |
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Japanese aircraft losses8 x& Y* I3 Y a" E4 K
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 B; n- c8 b% n
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Allied Ships7 J- B$ \, W8 x
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 c" L4 h7 ~; `% Y; Q) K+ ^ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( w. K; ]% y, U! A CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 Z7 n* F8 @: E0 L% T2 H1 l) r, K CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& |% j6 W2 g# a# c! A+ ]# m, a/ y5 p7 m 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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( T8 h: i1 R$ Q4 V7 ?- |# }* C G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina
. T X8 W S# T0 p CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 A. a0 a Q8 M( q% i CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' `" \5 x4 h# N( n5 z
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Japanese aircraft& R1 w; n, K, b% `: z1 W
G4M1 Betty x 13* k, Q6 K& k! h6 i" z( ]2 c' t5 z
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no flights# P3 j/ H8 M8 m* W& j6 j4 J$ n
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Japanese aircraft losses! K! Y/ R) M2 f2 @. Z
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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5 j) S9 M+ W) f* N# I+ }" xAllied Ships5 f- j5 c: O4 I5 n( v) d/ n
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 D4 A, I' S" W BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1% I; @" W; C# \6 p& g8 a
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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0 W5 k a8 m# l1 |; v9 i于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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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+ h- D% U$ }% Y. C0 s& u- x) @6 l
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards) {& T6 H: L/ \+ r7 c. Q
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Japanese aircraft
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 L1 }7 C+ j. @# \ Z CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 E! H1 h9 h$ N: D5 d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
, U* e7 R% e8 V5 \9 m3 K3 S9 G CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
" {5 s9 S& y3 h |6 A" M3 R CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6" m; x$ [: |6 O J& P Q
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire! L! l, c5 n8 }6 W3 F
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
7 E- s/ W, q# q# j# h) }: b DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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" z6 {- _+ L8 g3 y! u6 ~ CA Quincy
4 s& a* V2 L- G }. r CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3- a# `/ F8 T/ X0 b, ]
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
) j8 }, {1 _3 T# v' }5 d7 U CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire, V6 B0 j: o, m) n4 e2 l
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire# `. `2 C+ ~! i
DD Patterson
! M+ k6 w$ O, ^/ W$ G DD Jarvis1 E0 x; G9 E) H1 f1 S& _! N) W: H
DD Maury
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) ^4 U1 n# y* `/ u DD Fanning& X* y8 A3 M& n) f7 y) t" i
DD Cummings
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DD Case
1 W" m" ^- o0 G- s! q4 G* q DD Conyngham
4 S* a' U* a8 h5 y DD Cushing, Shell hits 1" E) A: w1 [; ?8 r- ^0 ?' H# F
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1! s* g# D7 C/ ?, i, |5 u1 p! W
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk( w' e; s q1 b0 I- A
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CA Quincy
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CL Leander
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DD Jarvis) d) N6 s6 n( N
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DD Dunlap
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DD Cummings
+ n, M/ `1 l3 k1 \5 E. z* z# }2 n DD Lamson' \7 m& H9 \, X. [+ O
DD Case3 U* Y! W q9 L( q. W' \6 I
DD Conyngham
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- b8 H) c4 X2 Z1 S4 m5 b+ I牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |