8月24日,空战日
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1 |3 T5 `! {9 A/ s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?)
5 |# V0 O6 b1 U& ?) i o( E, [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。
8 Q! t k( f. I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。
0 {; u) I5 c& [) v$ N. ]2 ]* A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!1 ]: a* D1 e3 o" x9 P2 D0 {
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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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- @ N4 p! I* j! S6 c7 W
* l L% c; h3 BRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet. A G1 W! M) n
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
6 [; X3 D: [; `/ R+ k7 _! d9 y0 D& a5 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 175 w2 r8 o3 k* Q0 K1 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16( R5 r, g6 o3 ~# ?
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! \0 d1 w7 a& }/ M' aNo Japanese losses/ ^% P% h4 V% \$ A |
$ E& m% }3 d* |Allied aircraft losses: Q" m4 k5 L6 }$ K; _
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed: Y9 ^& W9 C6 N& w0 i/ l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
R9 q& Z) B' J' m0 q; }( [: T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 I9 i! q3 _+ k( L BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
( D0 G* e3 A' Y' D2 P, e CV Shokaku. ~) ]. }4 Y) y T- R2 z1 V3 k( h0 N7 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1369 ~2 \5 |. \; S8 P: }- l8 J( I
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& u+ |% L( ^" ^3 a& h9 N4 B% \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& U2 [5 I$ k# B6 k" W& M F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
9 W, F2 k g4 t/ n& l SBD-3 Dauntless x 9$ V* R- v, m/ y1 ?4 S# @
TBF-1 Avenger x 120 y: x' U# v. i
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone2 ?4 E* R7 a$ L% @
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
$ e4 I* F3 E+ Y' R! c CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire. j2 v7 P+ g1 A; x X* o
CA Chikuma% p8 F9 x( J7 k( ^- n/ L
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1365 c' r7 e/ \2 Z5 B1 Z
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; {8 \' F/ d0 tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft' K9 ?3 l' p' U5 ^# J9 P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6) s9 i- M5 p3 [: ?$ x3 Y
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Allied aircraft losses" G- B4 H% ?+ [3 \5 ^! E4 i$ x- [$ }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
' s- \. B1 @0 p* x) t% p CA Atago, on fire% \' n; o2 n* C, p
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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# a$ C' J! X/ s+ r- Q u; k: [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144) \0 X$ B% [# `% f( p2 M( }( q( H& b
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 E. U2 e) b/ r
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25. L2 n% C) T9 R! Y! u# b5 f
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 93 `. j5 k0 [5 W( Q+ ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses1 N/ }4 j6 a, |8 }1 a
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Allied aircraft losses7 k2 p ]# l/ V& `# s" D
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138, c. F& N6 _- J& R7 P/ l
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& H2 ?7 V$ |1 T! C/ c$ ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) j" C) n+ M! UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
2 `& H0 _* j& k" v5 ^, v F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
5 |+ A/ S0 Y5 G, n1 Q8 E5 Z: e SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
. P* }/ B# {0 m, h% F TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses4 c' p$ A# z8 D; \" ?, H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged7 x$ y' c6 N5 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- J9 T% s) y e5 R3 E
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 e4 r H+ d! C( u8 r( H( c
CA Kumano
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6 K. F. G: `' b( i DD Arashi! n: B) e6 H; j# a3 p
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% `" l+ H- F3 W5 FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149: X/ Z' }$ o6 l8 ?; ?
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( }. W: C5 [/ J" |' U4 aRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.& P! r7 P5 r+ }, w
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- e3 n6 n5 `& e* N- b9 z
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Japanese aircraft
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk P" v% _0 X4 Q6 q; e/ P( M
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- R+ v6 f$ M: d7 ?" E5 A6 P DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |