8月24日,空战日
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' d6 V5 s p, j3 {5 C h8 G2 ]; 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?)
7 o' d% j) S6 z6 a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。
4 q' D0 b) c. T; m* c" f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。
( c! j) ]" b( z! ^0 J5 V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。。。* B& Z& v5 }: G; v! f# H. ]7 g
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144$ z* k# [( T' k5 c0 M4 j# w
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 J1 B1 g O& ~: r) f% _5 uEstimated time to target is 29 minutes6 d$ n v0 r) o& ^
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
- H& N9 |$ B [2 f6 s. l F4F-4 Wildcat x 177 Q2 e9 F" |8 n5 j# v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 169 Y' W; J6 ^7 ]. V' I5 ~
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No Japanese losses, |3 r0 U. D6 ^4 P$ o
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Allied aircraft losses, c3 Y* F. q9 p! C3 J$ f9 p
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
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' |* M1 T7 O4 u: EJapanese Ships! a* g& K. L0 p5 _, {: L+ W& K
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1; V6 N# `# w& r6 a m3 P
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136: m4 c, u% h5 c* {0 t" l' f+ M1 I
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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6 ]* Y. d- F( P; aRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, s0 z+ f' x) V. Y+ t0 K |' \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- S- c& ^4 I7 E% c9 Z1 k+ }, w/ B9 I
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6 ^% o, S2 W; Z1 s" IAllied aircraft
/ s: l1 P/ i0 L4 o& P$ m8 p- S F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
- S( N" f' t4 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 93 }( g' d5 V1 a0 l. J1 c
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
5 p+ E& G# L/ z9 c' f SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone% \; d/ \& u3 M7 e; D$ J# E E
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- m* P* }* M' `: ?9 n* e CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 ^7 u ]. \6 Y9 G" ]+ Q! |0 i
CA Chikuma
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; d" Q) Y' |2 r* c3 v: j; a& _Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ Z. H$ j2 `$ U; w" T2 U
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes Y+ m9 ]5 P. [+ D( \
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Atago, on fire# u8 _2 W. ?/ c4 ~; c: c& |# Z( j1 ]
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 10 l _8 @) G1 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144( W' L. P- V5 y& X5 H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( R2 N+ k& _3 x
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9& n8 `5 n* E9 Z" u9 R3 H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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' N! Y2 G8 X: n* ZNo Japanese losses8 }5 a% M6 E+ `( Y% w
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged) B1 @$ j2 T, L; K
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CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& M8 B$ w1 v# l, ~( }! |1 K7 hEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 j. U; @* `1 {& _) L
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 51 n8 P* D; H5 I3 y9 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26, K! e0 n; m, r4 X% D% p% s
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak" [% T( {1 m2 \' `+ P5 B, V5 i( V
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DD Isokaze
. y$ {$ I; W, W1 q; p DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
" g1 j2 ~5 {, M8 |- [ CA Kumano
3 A& ~' s# g9 C) c CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 33 v: B' W# l7 e0 f, k$ J/ S
DD Arashi2 l; K: j9 J* J
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/ t- ?6 z/ ~+ b f) VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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B5N1 Kate x 142 Q" ^! F w* t6 }% L
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged# c6 i" h7 t) Q
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged2 T4 u) w; b5 b- H f0 c
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DD Dunlap8 z3 b. g0 F$ \7 e% ^; o# B/ X2 A
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 G* b0 n* b3 @' g+ L0 y DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% ?2 s' ~. `8 D( ]2 e# h7 b. a5 i DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |