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?)
3 e( ~, K4 K6 H& g$ |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。
* _( D0 V1 U3 N8 V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。
2 g9 S" G: |) k$ I. J; K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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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。。。& _/ s% P5 w3 T; ]+ k
" v2 L! H( Q: {/ A. xMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1449 C( I4 R9 C n, m7 C7 [# {9 E
* l6 G; H: b2 d7 L$ wWeather in hex: Partial cloud% g; K+ m1 X l1 j! k. N/ F
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 t2 p5 J3 ]) ?" jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" M C4 L) e% }1 _7 a% V# Y A6M2 Zero x 26) C% X B$ x. ^+ t
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Allied aircraft8 w1 i, b; c3 F# c- B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
+ b; e" X& }( p- s6 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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+ m* R& l( G, k5 ~; [% sNo Japanese losses
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X2 \# r: v" B3 BAllied aircraft losses
6 y' U6 L% N" F" C F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed* s6 m1 K2 r4 c6 m; M& U. l/ e* R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
* M& j$ J) B! x6 X4 y. J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 ^8 J0 M* B# ]1 b/ W! f
. o2 j X. V% R( z4 vJapanese Ships! c2 g7 \# a' c+ q% A
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1( P6 m _) E$ g* i5 l8 S
CV Shokaku0 ^ k! P( M- k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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" X6 q5 A7 p- D9 e$ Q. p" hRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. y. G1 j+ S& rEstimated time to target is 8 minutes% ]$ x; U( B/ c/ q2 Y7 H
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
) z. n' h7 O) H, q TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
' X9 \: Z. X5 S0 k' h# ]0 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 M( s* O! i% ^5 H, ?Japanese Ships
% u4 R; w7 J1 R. e7 n, Z CA Tone# z$ _% V. q6 @- \+ O
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire# V% q. w, h8 c# j/ a
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% d5 A0 _9 U5 F
CA Chikuma5 {6 Z. j+ ]/ D4 R C
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136 {. S. W( `' H; n9 e. `
+ B8 H5 w+ O( y% hWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 p5 F5 M# c. t/ BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes7 i& s$ h' j0 M! F) E$ q: n
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& }7 C" _+ G( e6 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged1 x5 f0 [! A4 |
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Japanese Ships
D9 [- G; Y6 {2 @, I8 ^ CA Atago, on fire
0 M( y9 }* @$ D1 U8 ~- S+ R# [ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144% a" E) F8 W; e; P: c5 [* J% m+ ?
( r, n, L. Y$ BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 Y+ f( ]9 Q7 o2 o7 VRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 b; D$ c& W1 B* p6 J/ M
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes2 w( n' Y9 p, K/ o; i" D- p
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Japanese aircraft
2 ^3 U2 ^; L! f6 J A6M2 Zero x 256 b& b O- Q8 Q1 }! g7 O
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Allied aircraft
0 K; v! c: t5 }6 V- T- w F4F-4 Wildcat x 97 Y) V4 d4 [. L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4; w% L. |3 J. {8 L
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1 D! G7 K; ] ~) x" s v9 nNo Japanese losses
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4 Z" |; @0 z6 i9 i$ VAllied aircraft losses4 l$ V- \0 _2 k, ]+ |
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
, D1 A2 ^6 a! ?9 j SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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, q7 x: g# O# z+ Y5 C! D% o7 j CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 a+ x0 Q# A4 P' D' a9 kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( e% x3 L5 [6 h/ Z9 `5 V. P! d* } F4F-4 Wildcat x 5* Y, h4 D9 V1 r4 S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
2 t- Y/ j+ e8 A: h* y; q* w TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged$ j9 {' Q( [+ G7 Y* w. J6 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
* }) L+ c$ s! G8 U5 \ DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 f0 O8 h' h/ Q9 v$ \3 V CA Kumano
/ Q2 @% H' }) T( K4 } CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
; s2 d; a! t9 m- J8 J DD Arashi
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# S+ V% t) ]- FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149( ]9 C3 s. q7 W3 j
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
7 \7 W4 W5 q0 H' p M3 u o B5N1 Kate x 14
" X- l6 k* X' B+ k6 j D3A2 Val x 24
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Japanese aircraft losses5 h8 A) V o( R& s1 a% c* l8 U! f
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
8 f0 Y! [% N4 G D3 l D3A2 Val: 1 damaged+ d9 I& f7 z0 b, p
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DD Dunlap- c, i- N7 }/ j0 ?
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 s s: b4 O- M
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
2 z/ G7 b2 u' }3 L2 h, z6 A" l DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |