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。' {7 x+ T8 U$ S0 H# g. `
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
( g0 e* w( M9 }% ?4 g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!!!
' B9 X5 ^% a$ ?+ K7 j4 |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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9 K3 J$ @2 X, |) iMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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; a) \% Q: f0 X+ w+ zWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! p: o9 O: `0 X+ T! k6 VEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 71' G8 y3 p2 l7 I3 X, m
D3A1 Val x 16/ `/ M7 L0 W; E7 `- h
D3A2 Val x 44& m. f! K1 s6 F4 C" i% P: x% e& W
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 74, I4 R& ]: [ o
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2 K% Y. Y6 j) U% S# a! S6 C. ]* { A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed4 R* t) y9 Z" x @7 Q) a' q
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
5 M" a1 q* N4 N F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed/ J2 |( O8 z7 C' o" C9 E
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Allied Ships
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& m8 x& {+ _2 A# p1 \* \ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires* y$ O" x' A; `8 Y5 X
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
" u! \7 W; S0 E. r0 q, s6 [! a | DD Buchanan
0 F* R- E) f2 z' [ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
' B; g9 B7 T# } r BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
/ f1 S# w+ \5 U* B j: N6 V CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2; ~4 a6 D: [6 X1 k0 O) M
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Allied aircraft
. |, z, ?- \) ]9 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 16; ~ O0 d! N" e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 751 }7 ^" H- U+ W
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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6 _. @& X: }3 K: S0 p, h/ o' g R SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
3 _9 k0 ^; ~/ e; j) @9 |# i( a TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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CVL Ryujo
$ {3 P0 q6 w7 e$ ]. g4 H BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire6 t6 G$ p2 l; W0 O6 ?
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires- l4 y6 l1 w e$ P& {
BB Hiei: S! n/ |; i: o% X
CV Shokaku
1 _- Y2 ?7 a Z$ n5 n9 Z CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage+ c' z) _* h. h- P3 C* A
DD Kawakaze; s& [' {5 W* o' l+ t
" m+ a6 s7 i6 n/ X; ]$ o4 V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4 D2 y& Y P# P0 E
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136* q( V9 H( p4 \( J4 q4 W
9 t R: H4 L0 FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# I6 j0 [0 N2 ?- p/ ?+ o# T4 ZRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 r. ^7 d9 l8 \: [Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 264 o, m/ ?$ U* l
D3A2 Val x 205 j* t0 a2 W0 U2 E! Q! \3 `' N3 j
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# y3 _5 w4 u- P6 Y" O9 O0 Q. A D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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5 d5 f0 l' b6 X' H! T! N CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ {8 Q& S5 A) E6 l5 z% h# [0 S CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire' Y8 v8 k+ I: y6 N. o6 e) y7 N
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) `' t/ B# E2 I, I8 b4 |; ~! O CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire) O; O' Y: y" S- a8 V
同时,陆攻也抓住时机3 B. Q3 D: N% ?
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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6 y* V& \, A" `' q% h G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged' |! r' [9 p o3 M. I( ~* f1 a0 \8 p
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3 E% f: d6 Z& A0 R% ]& d BB North Carolina/ D ^; D- l+ Z3 q* ?/ Z
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- c J' y# P- v. x% {
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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3 g6 R# C5 s) ?1 M0 b G4M1 Betty x 13; X/ |& G% C) P# m6 V
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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9 f' A, O6 i% n CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage R. Y2 |5 |. P" k/ d
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
) d, a! j8 u. X, O CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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" H/ z5 N, G( D# j8 g于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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7 G: h; ~2 {) B, J3 s4 @7 N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
; ]% }; ^/ `" B! eNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 k7 V/ [; g1 S$ ^+ ]' X6 }
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! G) b1 _3 j6 N7 O S8 S
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
L' r+ { w4 {2 ]( M- T& O CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 d0 h" P5 T0 }5 L2 A CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
2 r, @+ p' M) Z4 D7 y3 X5 | E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire$ X+ H- b |. K$ }! v. j' H9 j
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk1 m6 e9 v3 p# n% c
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
$ @. ?) p1 P2 w- B* y; X CA Quincy
4 x. C7 g+ ]9 c9 o# [* V CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
7 Z1 d4 W, l7 t6 J# v3 Q1 ~" D CL Leander, Shell hits 16 d" X" y2 O/ l
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
" m+ _; l' R7 ]3 e4 k' ~9 K DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
; `7 A/ B, Q" o" N4 c2 u DD Patterson
4 a, ^+ K" O. d: V DD Jarvis
& x; N H% V6 r DD Maury
4 `1 i0 t$ _% C- I6 ]: G5 c8 u DD Dunlap
/ n u8 g" F [( m2 k7 c DD Fanning
2 R' t; o+ {! }: A1 x DD Cummings2 v: R" A$ z+ Y' e3 ^, u
DD Lamson6 X9 Z2 V, E( ~$ B# c( V
DD Case
; v# o3 v6 t* b' l: U& `, t% } DD Conyngham8 H# F- R8 L* v7 d
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
! ?* W5 s+ N7 l DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CL Leander
5 E7 i. @' R0 S! s5 Q3 g0 h3 ? CL Achilles
2 w3 S6 i* b) ]# A DD Patterson
' e+ c( f) A* C6 | DD Jarvis% H& e& A& X* h( v: v4 J
DD Maury
9 r) @! `# _, z; H" q+ `- q5 O DD Dunlap
. L3 m# M( S1 r+ q/ W2 B/ N DD Fanning0 `& B. k" h6 g6 d
DD Cummings
9 a/ n" W+ E# [8 l" q* O' a3 @1 o DD Lamson# a1 `& m f/ Y
DD Case6 X) u! j) [7 J4 Y5 [" v4 H
DD Conyngham
4 R5 O W. }( [' z0 T9 ]4 G DD Cushing
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* v/ D4 g$ C/ L+ L; @. \) M牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |