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?)4 p+ C) o# Z# C3 a, i. e! B4 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。$ {! ]' U: i0 P% 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。2 w* ^# Z. s7 X& ?/ P
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! L/ ] Z1 I* C, {; V$ ]( o# U# _
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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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1 L0 L0 y" S0 ~% F% p1 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144" M) p2 Z! o" ~( ]/ b% i: d( {
5 l4 t* k! ^$ V+ ]+ tWeather in hex: Partial cloud* n, g2 P D2 U8 \4 K
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( r, o& Y0 x9 g) R4 M! |
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes% B" f% a& c; |7 {% L4 |+ ~4 E
9 l* e& {9 f+ U2 t% hJapanese aircraft
" D1 J6 S9 p0 E+ ]: j A6M2 Zero x 26' {- K, J+ H8 f1 l* E* e
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Allied aircraft8 g. |4 D) Z! W! s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 176 l; O+ b% X7 ~5 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16( V X" m k, f1 N
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No Japanese losses
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) a- e0 v. h1 F" {Allied aircraft losses
& k, F2 p9 t) S; d F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed( X( ^2 [- s: J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- X7 d' x; q2 P% D' _- B% _4 y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 F. \; V/ g- e( _; r' ] BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
( t E# |1 [. i1 U2 k! l1 U CV Shokaku
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; M& P. e. [! P% ?8 s1 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136" t0 q% W! R* T( K6 J# u/ ~+ F6 O. A
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N; v4 v( s0 e0 j2 A% BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 i+ D h# w2 C+ n6 v2 p E
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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5 S7 N# n2 Y- ~# P# x- e( w2 F4 I SBD-3 Dauntless x 9: h; s7 ]2 K) D7 a$ r
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire f1 Y% S+ s% ^4 w0 K
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, h2 a& \. Z+ g' m% c CA Chikuma
/ i: K/ p+ f- L8 T9 k; D, W; U DD Hagikaze9 g9 i! V4 G6 B5 B% U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 M! y: X, s) c
5 R* G d% }: a3 \" ?- VRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- V3 L. e$ `1 v* O- o8 p. y
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes# O, _& d" H: {- l s2 z
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Allied aircraft. @5 E. D9 N5 N$ S# M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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( k1 ^- r, m5 d: ^" B7 w! o- A CA Atago, on fire8 M, D! O0 V; S$ {
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1- }( F0 I: h: J$ H F
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; s' D' j* O) I; K* H$ R$ r6 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
1 z& M1 b P$ ]/ C/ ^5 |% ?( F) R A6M2 Zero x 25
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) e1 ^9 Q$ W, _0 v4 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 95 q+ _5 Y9 L/ w8 w+ a" P
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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4 _' ^2 O, ]6 G' MAllied aircraft losses# g% p: q) Q }- z# F" l
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 N! E8 o$ q0 p
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 111,1380 r* U2 f% N1 x- M: C" \ K
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; l9 Y3 p* e4 l9 B* _! q0 z4 X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes. @" e) r; b. _8 ]8 N& N: p' v3 }
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/ H/ G a& p. L2 s" k& w! y" j' `& H; mAllied aircraft
$ H3 t9 b) h8 }. }5 d" H5 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
( i- M3 |3 C3 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 26! Y/ V( U. B* P: G. |
TBF-1 Avenger x 15( ]8 i2 `! q! c5 W
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged& A* I5 r6 A$ j& V$ k# j. F; X3 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
- P: t0 r2 R/ W0 K+ q3 ^ DD Isokaze
9 W/ f4 M! V5 L2 s, P( } DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- j2 y ^! O) c8 |1 A& @6 K
CA Kumano9 S+ {0 g j3 i: ] V F Z. |+ [
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
# n- w5 d& M+ q7 W DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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) t* ~# C3 T0 `/ R% wRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet., x, ~9 f5 E1 }% `: K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( @9 M) o7 R/ _+ a
B5N1 Kate x 14
2 z4 k! j9 Q8 |' L D3A2 Val x 24' ]" Z8 L2 H" Y# t0 d3 `6 d
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
2 K/ T. {+ B ^8 B; g D3A2 Val: 1 damaged8 [$ `; K# K2 S% q; ]
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Allied Ships$ `# y* Q3 U% j
DD Dunlap$ |0 a0 [/ k! o! `+ M7 O/ }! o* {
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 _3 A; _' ?. i! H/ Z
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
% z* W( ~& g# M! j DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |