最近各个战线的战斗趋向激烈,到处都是战火蔓延。
) U* h( U X! V3 w6 [3月27日,日军和盟军小舰队不约而同地偷袭了对手的前沿基地,取得的战果却不一样,说明小型水雷舰队的战斗仍然是日军占有一定优势。' Q( ~9 B9 W* E$ D2 X" _1 b9 o
3月27日入夜,首先是日军水雷舰队突入盟军库塞伊港口,击退了守卫的驱逐舰队后靠近正在卸载补给的运输船队进行了截击,取得击沉驱逐舰一艘,击伤两艘,击沉LST两艘,击伤5艘的战绩。
1 ^3 l9 n" z% H: R) O }% HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Mar 27, 449 ^4 G j) v$ \/ T2 ^8 q
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3 Y2 q& e7 k. ^8 | d- HNight Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 2,000 Yards+ |+ y* |2 z) K e- k% ?& p' o+ w
: W, v# O6 Z0 u/ D2 g( w/ BJapanese Ships
$ Y: @6 x4 }* p5 e1 Y" P$ P DD Shimakaze
- M, o( `* K9 k( E/ L. ]9 U DD Ishikaze: N% j% z9 r( k- q( w b
DD Tagokaze" t- o& ]0 p5 W& W1 L0 o+ n
DD Myojinkaze, Shell hits 2
' k* Q/ q/ h z7 @- y- p% T DD Kosukaze7 V7 u8 [; R7 p5 e, h! Y
DD Yamanakaze, Shell hits 18 Q: c" p7 u1 ?- q* Z7 D
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" V/ ^) \6 S' x/ p8 a; e: d DD Kimberly) U% m& A+ G, o; q) n. ?$ k
DD LaVallette, Shell hits 19 g/ d- H3 r1 V) f' J5 R
DD Luce, Shell hits 23, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( `( i" l+ A( b( v% m% Y- {5 f" b
DD Miller, Shell hits 2, on fire3 b5 ^ D ^1 T/ S
) z9 A: X$ ^0 d0 ^) Q$ F7 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Kusaie Island at 125,118, Range 4,000 Yards: z% |; f0 D9 B2 D5 h
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DD Shimakaze
, H. s4 i3 {. y" S6 ? DD Ishikaze
' ]- [# e5 a. \) N; @5 v; y DD Tagokaze# E% B% ]8 @* L0 c
DD Myojinkaze
, A9 E, j3 n- i DD Kosukaze
3 l5 u0 W) ]( e, M) v; o3 r( N9 q( N4 X& `" b DD Yamanakaze) ^/ K; B( e& v( A6 Z" L
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7 t( u g" T9 ]% z) n7 M9 H LST-16: ?' Q) v+ z- \. a, N
LST-39, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 T, Y7 V3 |& o$ ^% s" j! l& m4 H: l, I LST-40
4 K: Z" z# K) D LST-41
/ ]6 N: z% ]: g: p9 A: [' y; j& R LST-42- D( R! ]. K) {* x7 F4 ]1 g
LST-44
& u$ |+ l4 {- W+ z( J LST-45
% X2 a6 D; U( J' d LST-66
+ S( i0 j/ k a LST-70
$ Z* U* P1 c6 `+ B. p( d LST-72, Shell hits 2 p5 c4 C# e0 r$ d) ^2 f% ^7 p% `
LST-74
( N' `3 @7 n# d. ]- U" C LST-75$ k7 M0 w5 n8 [+ e
LST-83
: s! y' K; q" `0 N, q3 i& N2 y, Z LST-84
4 z6 W3 I6 z! E LST-879 ?8 ] b* N. w4 W5 a6 F8 T, e3 x
LST-121
( u. u- w$ b/ `+ J LST-122
E$ n: A/ u; z) H7 Q* | LST-123
" w( U/ [3 _' e2 f @ LST-124" i9 l# a6 N5 M4 Z
LST-126
( [: {. |1 `) L/ ]# M0 H! R3 | LST-166
+ X7 J8 O8 `7 O% s LST-174
+ ^! U' ^, D" R S LST-470, Shell hits 2
1 l8 j* {% j$ O& r3 a2 A7 L; W. T LCI-447; ?" o- y: o1 y8 Z1 R: k6 m
LCI-521
& T( w4 K0 z# V r( j LCI-524
3 ^4 k$ E( X; ?: K- y YMS-221! L. k+ C( S! ~8 ^( {
YMS-278
: W3 R; \# T/ ?% L YMS-383; X( H( M. z6 p9 W# F, u
YMS-1185 P. H; z! s( Q* j3 G
YMS-313
0 J: j7 q2 V3 h ?6 Y" M YMS-395: b3 K1 `* e! c. U4 x, ]1 D: O; t# k
YMS-396- h3 E! C" E- x* _2 l8 a0 N
YMS-295% k! B8 U& q0 ~
LST 5, Shell hits 1' x' z! p) B \0 A; |5 u0 ^- q3 f W
LST 9, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 F& z7 H+ h$ X4 V6 W LST 163, Shell hits 2
( B: s' Z1 | l0 ? LST 180, Shell hits 9, heavy fires
) {; L0 A! N4 N: N' R* b# B LST 280, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* Y I4 u# f m9 L$ j' e7 S8 _# d2 y
4 s! R- A+ Q, E6 g与此同时,一队盟军驱逐舰也突入瓜岛水域,企图炮击机场,结果被守卫的鱼雷艇部队击伤赶走。
8 h# K/ ]$ J. \: TNight Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 114,138, Range 2,000 Yards: A; I6 `- D' {, u, g. F
, S( b q% R. SJapanese Ships
' Y! n1 K2 m" G" k$ t MTB G-1, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
; Y F+ f. G: ?7 p4 e$ c* n MTB G-151, Shell hits 5, and is sunk6 |; ]- w: j0 F$ ?3 w
MTB G-152, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# R: `: `6 [5 b8 |! f
MTB G-153, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. O4 I$ U8 x% o6 i0 j2 y MTB G-155, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. {7 J+ r( |! ?) E4 D" h
MTB G-156, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: J2 f6 l& F3 x7 w( Z1 k
MTB G-158, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
% a, b1 e" i; C' {, o MTB G-160, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
- n/ v- q) q4 u* X$ C MTB G-161, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& `- U& q4 D. [; s
MTB G-165, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: @% t9 ?7 s! s& W* V+ L4 ? MTB G-10, Shell hits 3, and is sunk( V: U* y/ O+ r' Z3 d' P) ^
2 ]+ s0 r" E4 P5 q6 MAllied Ships) c: L) e0 m$ I' b i$ G* w5 O
DD Fletcher, Shell hits 1
( G0 D3 f1 c0 s' K* e) R DD Abbot
6 t, a- [& V0 p DD Ammen, Shell hits 1, Q6 @- C. a" y
DD Anthony, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
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白天的战况与前几日差不多,日军陆攻机继续压制盟军的几个基地,同时盟军也没有闲着,趁乱再次用一队运输船勾引一队菜鸟鱼雷机得手,出动400多架新锐战斗机击落了全部27架鱼雷机,惨象,目不忍视。
" Q& f+ S! p# A2 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Portland Roads at 91,132
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.! `* a* F$ u% Q( ~" G3 z6 h
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; s& K' L; l, F B6N2 Jill x 272 A, g2 W2 e! J g3 H' Q) |
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Allied aircraft/ j0 |$ a+ h) U
P-38H Lightning x 50
, |, {! E/ p7 N5 S1 \. t* A3 D' A P-47D2 Thunderbolt x 2760 d9 n0 u2 R" \( B: p
F4U-1A Corsair x 53+ q: L0 k$ |" G3 A$ t
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Japanese aircraft losses
; E+ g- B3 U$ U B6N2 Jill: 19 destroyed |