8月24日,空战日( Z4 q* \2 j2 g3 m! P
: C t* f! Y, u* S, c) n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?)
8 h' Z j$ M' f6 u7 K0 P4 k9 ~' U, H2 m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。+ T% ]7 ~9 M% G; m' B1 J
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。) Y5 @ H- i6 G+ J- [2 `3 z) \
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!4 f6 N7 Y) o ^2 T6 \9 ^* L
: m G" U* c/ t+ n: Q: r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。。。8 ^ P9 g# W t. B g% N j4 B# x
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1440 V1 P9 t6 e# O. Q' b; u% g
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud+ ~9 P. [* S" ]
" ] G0 |) q4 ^1 [" F' P- _Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! r! z5 C2 o9 y3 e, \Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: J) o( X: D& L. z) m5 n" y A6M2 Zero x 26' R$ y7 u6 w% A9 ?* {9 y( |
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8 D1 K. ?. a4 q. s3 J0 |Allied aircraft
5 _( Z5 n% L" M/ E( ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
1 A3 r$ j( G: ?& T$ f: g SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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* J" A% {8 |0 e# C& ?+ NNo Japanese losses
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; H2 [* N3 q7 IAllied aircraft losses0 R- b3 `; }' v b y0 c9 }" Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
" m0 |/ d# q, g( C8 P2 O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 E* R+ c) d. q$ Q' h$ i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ K- j8 T9 x1 g! ^8 ]
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- Y9 _% @8 X5 ` BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1! q7 q! R) w; a) A: }
CV Shokaku6 s2 F( H& g3 J, `& h7 u& s
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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. q( z5 b$ N9 o6 Y: XWeather in hex: Severe storms1 q4 o, C! K) Y2 {. J* n3 k. ?
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 u% X$ p% S( KEstimated time to target is 8 minutes/ p8 W6 o: S/ U' n9 A& t/ n" A
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Allied aircraft# C$ t; p: l$ L& S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1. c0 o* g1 b+ ^2 }( C8 O& p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9+ D! k7 u8 E0 h2 H+ V( F
TBF-1 Avenger x 122 }0 U" v3 h1 h) I9 J
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Allied aircraft losses
% b- R3 J8 D/ c% h+ T SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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" X0 n0 d7 y+ u8 A% R( F1 l CA Tone* G, ?8 u/ t2 M9 e. ^$ x' i$ [: K
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 K7 z( Y5 I9 ^3 K4 \, i CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: G! s6 j2 X- b3 U CA Chikuma8 m6 T0 r5 j' u6 X
DD Hagikaze6 Y8 G. |, W: J5 Q: Q( k+ y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 g0 p2 m% Q8 VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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0 t6 ^) A% M. E$ q- uRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! b& Z a8 J+ w$ w9 M/ gEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 66 o1 v) ]' [" Q
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Allied aircraft losses
/ W7 h* B. [7 P& F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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- T2 ~9 }% f1 r5 w1 P CA Atago, on fire& R+ r E- o2 ^5 |( {4 \- a N
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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; K5 {3 ]; e9 Z$ l3 i" sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144* Y, E7 q( D$ S1 Z5 P
5 q6 ~6 E, k* B5 JWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 S4 z5 j$ n6 l
; C s# I5 @( M% g3 @1 |Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% P+ \ M G O* U
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes p$ x$ O& f6 F0 t0 }/ c( {1 C, s
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
5 H( S' C) {; S+ l- ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 4# K% g( \& d) Y9 `- L4 K/ J
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9 D" p ?5 q: x8 e+ o$ c F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed+ u' e3 _0 y7 Y9 [2 }: g: h" X2 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged0 D @6 y; A `2 m( ], }
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Japanese Ships
$ S' O8 g2 _2 F* l9 ` CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1386 S v0 e4 U5 v) I
0 l# f" B% @+ A/ qWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 j" Q# ~9 ^- i2 Z0 ]& M
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; F# c. Z4 X" \0 V; q( KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! w! F2 c( \# {
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$ k3 Z( b* M, O T7 \6 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 5& ]0 J3 n! _8 ~: M6 u) k" O+ I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
# w" r; G7 y& P$ x6 F' s TBF-1 Avenger x 154 H& P4 u% X U' e+ Q- f' @7 U, q4 Y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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1 g# S5 e0 _/ O$ Y: x G2 f! v DD Isokaze
0 J" V5 {3 h9 k& w4 E! F DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 f& r' w/ W& c% ~, |8 v: @9 M- E+ W
CA Kumano
! _8 h9 `+ |! [! U/ ]% k2 f8 j3 F CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
3 _2 G P- `3 d$ ?+ b% j; s, B DD Arashi
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8 {; s( U7 Y) ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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+ X+ y; {' D+ S P$ l; s" CRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.! I( ?; T5 X5 |5 A+ K5 g9 y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ I, z1 I$ k( Y
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D3A2 Val x 24, D1 m4 i0 O s3 m* I* p2 g
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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3 g5 s8 g0 L" Q. V. A" F3 c2 v) t DD Dunlap
! ?" H1 I7 m1 f/ u3 N) ~ DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& A6 S5 `" T% }+ v, f
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; N( ~1 M% v* u0 \8 q9 B DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |