8月24日,空战日
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2 @' A- o( e+ d0 j" j8 W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?)) I( N. Y$ W8 r; ?% p
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。9 D2 K d* p5 O9 U6 a6 K/ T
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。3 }2 e$ a1 N ?2 p, e% E3 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!- z' ~1 A3 w# c& p' b: B
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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。。。* |) `3 a) [9 d7 m0 ]4 N" ]
7 B7 I1 r- O/ n j) P) }Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 ? h/ @4 { d. [ I4 i! p
% d/ H2 C: C( e/ |6 B. CRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." |- X" |# A+ ?+ B. F- c
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17' C4 F4 |9 a* J( k" W! b2 A! o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 165 p9 l7 h0 c+ i3 y+ t. G
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* `9 z H- }0 j! bNo Japanese losses& y3 [7 X2 ?0 d8 j
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Allied aircraft losses
( J6 e% k9 p4 j [( k' k4 Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
4 j6 ?8 r1 p. g' J& }& x8 i+ v8 \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged6 k3 I, M( |5 T2 v5 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
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+ }$ B) B" o& xMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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2 `% V$ f' _( e) r& ?Weather in hex: Severe storms# ?7 y( m: d7 H' h4 O5 g4 l
0 K2 Y; L3 G- g# Z' XRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.5 ~# {/ L' U9 o8 T/ N
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- ?3 O6 Y( @" C) W8 k3 |' b$ Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
) I4 x' V4 V0 M& P7 i+ |# z SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
) R8 | l2 K) \4 i: w' z TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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+ ]- [$ H7 B7 A" K SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* k5 S4 n: ^8 Y3 P" O
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
b! Y" ~/ r; V- G$ C. C9 w* W CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! U" M1 P7 f& o" w) v
CA Chikuma4 a& }- J5 W: O7 c
DD Hagikaze8 C( C3 c, n! b$ R
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! c; z z4 B' V# j' H: yMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1361 ]+ R: W0 ^- n4 r6 r+ B7 B
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft9 y Q* z6 Y/ f. z4 w3 v* a3 p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged/ c0 Y2 j$ r! Q- y; i8 C& M- y4 H
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( i9 k% P% ^ O3 _: q( B CA Atago, on fire5 K* X7 ?0 j/ C- ?# I
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' p7 V& ?9 C8 E: A0 a* X" [
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; X; S8 L" L/ e% k. aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1444 j- o, D* }& L @6 ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: Q* R3 {9 P: S: T6 F L
0 s1 ?4 [" J* I2 qRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
* z( A7 a' f& X- w7 SEstimated time to target is 8 minutes9 i. h/ S/ d9 u( y
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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2 V/ R/ S7 A6 t0 l+ m* L F4F-4 Wildcat x 9: Y6 [/ P, w) X$ D: x: N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4* I4 N! d' M1 w% q# w4 y) k$ w, o
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# `8 t1 e/ x" b1 w9 u' U+ QAllied aircraft losses
! P K: Y" C Z4 _; m F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed- T1 ?4 B# o5 v0 s' W9 x/ [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138' k+ Q. K, G6 G( _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 L9 ~3 |9 f- Q& U, N5 x# A' D2 P; Y
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 Y6 d6 E% j+ c. ^( `1 c) x6 l
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Allied aircraft
! o. Z8 @" f0 t6 r0 {9 M0 C$ e F4F-4 Wildcat x 55 c0 H- S+ v/ v* u
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
# S' v# f+ w e5 K. N TBF-1 Avenger x 15* H m$ p- d, P& k4 ]1 s
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0 Q! S$ w |% Z; ]$ Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged$ x9 _ x% d6 O) |) j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak1 d$ R' z+ R4 e9 b' G
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X( u% t: T( K, v+ {# g DD Isokaze
# n/ ?/ @" N' N) y& R) ^ DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- X* P( Z7 I% h9 j0 k; F. | CA Kumano5 e8 h& _0 s0 H/ R+ ]" _+ l
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
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# t$ n' n# v" CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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u* ~1 ~5 f# cWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
& @: C+ f! k8 s h, REstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) }! f7 ?" T5 w8 Q# h8 e B5N1 Kate x 148 z4 `+ ]! u/ D6 Y- t# o
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged1 \6 H3 Y9 B: _5 |3 I9 [2 P; d5 x
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged$ W e% P1 u3 ?
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DD Dunlap
7 I3 ?+ `6 d& y, |6 p# A# | DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( o1 D- \- i7 ^ DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires9 ?% B8 ]) h9 w- C* A% h% g. h
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |