8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。
h1 M, a# \5 R3 w1 N# J: ^% h10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
8 D* L7 \( t4 H: R8 ]' v7 \/ _果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!
; e( a5 m5 d. R q: j7 S* T此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。
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2 y; O& O- @1 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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/ J) {1 w( P* S! W0 i! Z& oWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ H7 v; P+ U' D: L" x" p0 h& U
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes, P# _& [- N$ y3 W6 \5 }
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A6M2 Zero x 71$ M. R$ z% U6 T/ p- g
D3A1 Val x 16
! }7 p$ s& b2 N j D3A2 Val x 44
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# m9 |$ v& R3 QAllied aircraft
" g( e8 E. y8 c, Y, j F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
- v3 f8 P# H- N. ~ Y1 X D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
" a! o% {" y; j) e! L D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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6 r5 b& T, K% d WAllied aircraft losses. @( i6 g+ C. F6 o* f
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships1 Y9 ~+ _. a9 \) }
CA New Orleans& H+ J1 W2 O/ O# i$ e$ n |5 a
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 m0 Y$ |4 O# c9 O% ^/ V7 \ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
0 m3 u& A! d0 O; u2 U- K DD Buchanan4 @/ ]. ]+ i; K) u7 f1 j" F
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
. d; p1 h# g3 a# N( z* m BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire8 {. e& S4 K2 K) [/ i. y
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2) u+ r/ s7 ~% j. w- s- U" g
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Allied aircraft
! v& H7 e: g. q- F F4F-4 Wildcat x 16' |* h% l" S( V( F7 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75& }, U" @" q. ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 25# R3 F& G5 p( _& B# J
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: J$ _' Q/ \. T: ~1 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
6 U* ~# v, i5 G" V: N TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships9 g3 `& j, e' B0 J6 K
CVL Ryujo O& ?, V X7 X0 N+ \+ O* [
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
( d- [7 ]8 k( _6 W8 ^2 I* [. B CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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CV Shokaku9 ^( l S+ `1 v* j9 b' u
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage6 ~% s T3 Q; o9 B7 I0 O6 c
DD Kawakaze
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. q0 l' @. |" y由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀
2 @8 W# B+ D7 I/ Q0 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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# F- ^3 F& l* Z; c1 YRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% w& ]" s8 _0 n3 q$ Z' W3 A9 k6 C' ?
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes" S+ f4 r+ ]) q; u( V$ i
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D3A2 Val x 207 P( R& G3 @( ~7 W( h) k
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^. m9 d! M" `/ J# F D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
% k, t; r2 a5 M' V CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" l8 x/ m& A+ x1 _- d" k
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ ^$ P6 @2 f E) Z' ~# Z1 F CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: |6 o6 [# h& @5 \0 \4 r! n+ k/ ? CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# o0 T: k& p* G( L3 [ 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
* @, j. ^! L3 W$ rJapanese aircraft
. G/ V6 m6 h. A' w( ~+ m. o! x G4M1 Betty x 13
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, g: S# u' W) U# a# p7 d6 V7 g G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged& E; l+ V# M! k; @+ }" d
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BB North Carolina
6 y' r$ f6 C7 ]/ w4 v CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& B5 q7 \" A; H# e$ J CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! d4 |) [* {: e% ]: D G4M1 Betty x 13
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, W3 N% Q- d; c" E: b4 n$ B BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
1 r* I% L9 Q+ ?1 t CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 I3 `- B! F+ x! T8 b
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。& f' d& Y4 e1 Y, Q
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而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血$ ]9 D+ P0 O4 ]/ x+ T5 \0 N; j3 E. }
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
W. c3 R7 O. j" W9 @" m1 S0 ?6 U CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" B* D5 e4 F( U' v5 ^. k CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 @9 p: P; Y* r
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 A# a. p! j" ~* E CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ C9 S7 e& A8 I0 Y, N CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
4 u7 K8 R, V9 c6 s% D! n, y E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 W9 a* o% g+ \1 W7 a& }" ?! p+ B DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
2 j6 D# ]( N3 [1 T0 u) C z DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
5 R& L! R4 W! `7 V, H* n U CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3% P$ }0 p8 G/ y9 r4 q, v
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
$ M+ i' h& e' M; N CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire) ?! \. V2 |2 n+ h2 o% j; ?
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
, n0 y: Q* i9 N- Z/ E5 h DD Patterson% m- b! V# [; _; P6 `+ A9 g
DD Jarvis
2 y/ x4 `* S3 n% W { DD Maury& l: X! s& `1 ~& w" D- {! E
DD Dunlap0 M3 \" W3 i6 I/ }+ \
DD Fanning
3 o y ~# B" ?8 L6 ] DD Cummings1 G: d- }/ f) b' a* }! @6 M
DD Lamson
) n' i" Z( y# K: {$ u+ S, [0 s0 _* V DD Case
; I! t: K& s1 R5 l DD Conyngham
% {) H7 ]' u8 R8 B4 _ DD Cushing, Shell hits 1+ I! C1 v6 M$ e- P
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1 v* \# A5 z8 \& S" s* X+ Q
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% |$ e4 i% o- h7 E R: R' b CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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# x" X5 }9 `# W: Q0 f% M CA Quincy% t l+ `. X6 ^1 f7 w
CA Vincennes/ V+ j9 }! F( `
CL Leander$ |8 h* E8 \4 q! q+ w9 i
CL Achilles& H$ h: H w3 U0 }8 d
DD Patterson' U( L2 z4 i- [4 z( ^8 C4 H8 G
DD Jarvis9 ~; Z% q% Z" p3 w2 N
DD Maury
& L3 Y0 A# d' n/ c# Z8 W2 Q DD Dunlap. O3 n) a8 A6 C2 p* c2 I8 F
DD Fanning- \% r5 k& t8 O \3 l
DD Cummings6 f% A; L9 k* }4 J3 e
DD Lamson
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DD Conyngham6 s$ q+ S- p% N: h# t; j) j/ ]
DD Cushing( a6 e: Z4 m4 r, n
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |