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。
( T, s( l. K% V0 e/ r ^8 z5 N1 a10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
2 p& P h8 s+ y9 N$ C5 B/ W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!!!. E. A: H. |3 f- _3 d$ 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。, b- ?0 I7 p3 C/ P$ b3 L! `4 e
上午:
/ ^, {3 B0 f% cMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1361 u$ {7 p. z& F/ n0 X
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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' \5 |0 F2 @4 Y: b o$ @Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 h m* U! ]+ Y, hEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" q0 B9 P( r. r& u8 J
A6M2 Zero x 71
8 |7 ?& b: c6 [4 s: x- o$ `. ^7 D, ? D3A1 Val x 164 z$ P) a q0 J `8 v7 @/ ]# k
D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft1 Q$ e8 M% n' m* H: g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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Japanese aircraft losses# U$ n; r- s0 T- ]( F
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed+ [( h5 r( i. e
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged6 x( M) O0 X) I5 |1 e$ o
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
. e, X2 x. x8 I& r! t$ r F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed: _9 F: }7 U$ v( {& R9 g
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Allied Ships$ C0 i+ ^# }& T8 s/ ] J, l* p; L8 Q3 i
CA New Orleans
1 T6 D; U6 }/ [8 t6 j CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires6 u2 G4 [; G9 q: M1 ?2 V9 l. ]
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire3 g _9 h n9 @ R# P
DD Buchanan& k0 ?& c5 t k' P" g
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire( K3 y/ P1 Y R$ Q) \: @
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
9 `! ]5 J8 A# h: `4 |: k" f+ X9 U CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
+ S6 x+ G% Z0 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
" ~& K5 t. W3 ]) x SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
$ n* \5 x, I- x# }3 I' a# E. @ TBF-1 Avenger x 25/ u4 H/ z1 X8 i( M. l; X! r5 y
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Allied aircraft losses0 w0 g- e+ o6 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
; g, g# a2 v4 e' m TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged6 L4 b: S. [4 ?5 F0 v& v, Z
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& x. z6 S: P) e. v! I# d9 J; I CVL Ryujo
4 d( p3 M+ ]( x BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
; k* l' H: ~1 `0 L/ u8 [; b CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires( X8 |$ Z8 i6 m( p( ~" K% b
BB Hiei
5 E2 B7 ?+ J% b* a5 l8 G CV Shokaku* N0 o! H9 ^* a& x& l' Z
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ s% y0 I# w. z" I9 |: |0 `& I DD Kawakaze* G9 l: `9 y* ?$ H* W5 f
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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
1 d0 [, G$ K& {. T2 ? W2 y7 A! CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136/ P* S: N1 f+ z0 c: B& c) W$ @
@: H3 S! S0 i- z- S9 w _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( J4 |9 u3 R R# d5 tEstimated time to target is 60 minutes% y0 G# f9 u, e
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 20. p9 J6 \5 w0 U7 F. p
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged" j/ u2 s4 }1 I0 N2 [* O
2 b( g# Z7 p/ d: Z% T2 O; H% K# aAllied Ships
& p i- j, H, i/ V$ N$ n2 Y! X0 ]7 { CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) [1 \' O$ R4 ^. q% n5 K. b9 q5 l CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( i2 j7 K% C0 ^- e& W( w' @/ _ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 L$ U V. o3 P( y" Z CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
3 S2 p7 }1 q$ Y, \) A/ u 同时,陆攻也抓住时机: Q7 d E+ M' z
Japanese aircraft7 P+ c- R+ k* s/ ^/ B/ M6 `) A* n
G4M1 Betty x 13
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3 y2 r% U, V; N3 A& w+ {3 K1 F G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged# u: y) k3 \' I( j. K# t
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Allied Ships
- f/ @3 \6 Q# ^ BB North Carolina
" z( v, m0 P6 E' b" M% L7 K+ w' V CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage# l& M, Y3 u, h6 N% N
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage- f& {! y; l' ^6 e- M" |' f! |
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5 T4 L% b9 m4 P7 [* W! w G4M1 Betty x 13: }' l' e4 Z @* u2 u, Z0 D) @
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# k: i! _$ Z/ [" G' J, L" X3 eAllied aircraft
8 h* A$ B" O8 E& u4 G" } no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 R2 @" i: c) R$ } G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- M4 S( V# L2 J2 h7 p
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: z4 E# S# |: F( d
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 10 V" \' u, F! X
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 B" U( s- c& p2 r' b) D" \6 b
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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3 H/ g7 J3 T6 j" K4 U4 P4 h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, A+ Q$ U* U8 ]5 H, {) s: T
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards. D( W: ]1 J' u0 j
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 v p3 R0 r* X7 M' |7 S" b L CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 s9 J3 }( q" F: | X7 k CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
' T/ v; E, i- r5 p CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage1 P( Q7 B5 d4 w8 H+ V' d( W
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6% n! H7 O* F8 {+ A6 E0 V
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
: R; p6 m0 R2 k: y- u- v DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk8 q7 L$ t' r, a3 B
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* V2 Y0 {6 K1 Y+ ?5 J
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Allied Ships
3 L/ e ]; T" H1 @" r% A CA Quincy# F* V+ H7 O* m0 R: s' I) M, w
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3: I$ C5 ` z$ M/ G; |' |
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
! t+ O- m3 J4 L! c' F CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
( @ w- Q' A" G- r DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire' K6 P" D; r4 b
DD Patterson4 [" o* t: T/ I1 T; l; v4 X
DD Jarvis
7 D1 x2 x; V H" e0 [ DD Maury
$ ~: ?/ k' f. o7 n DD Dunlap! E$ ]& L1 Z; K( D+ J7 [
DD Fanning
1 b1 I7 M( Q# a( Z! R1 q! z2 z DD Cummings6 f5 r$ a) e2 E. _$ R
DD Lamson
8 i. T, t3 o' ~7 ?- C5 G DD Case
( t& K: A- g4 A& \9 o DD Conyngham
3 v; Q: @; N, r: h DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
( O8 k) a) F" _. W" R7 i DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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7 P# \) s$ ?) y7 `, }, @7 n* v CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk; }/ T$ t- X: m& l% C, Y
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) J$ Z/ ~9 l& [: \6 c* j CA Quincy
( A. R+ g2 T- U CA Vincennes! A! t( y6 V4 L
CL Leander
2 b3 D/ ?3 q* D9 {4 f CL Achilles
4 C0 s+ n/ S% F' [8 Y DD Patterson
" ?0 _8 c a( W# l( e# o$ r DD Jarvis# l; J8 p+ ~; N
DD Maury
: z; q! {" x- W9 h2 m- x DD Dunlap/ o8 |2 f( h* d
DD Fanning
0 \& Z6 ^* J8 s DD Cummings
0 L8 ?1 \# I1 J* G DD Lamson* y- {6 c- Y" P
DD Case
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DD Cushing$ x, _! `& m$ v0 h6 R) i" A7 S/ v, u! e
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7 D7 n& A1 S* K$ H牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |