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。
: F: @+ Z1 u2 R9 J7 A8 P2 s10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
# J; e# p# `3 ]( J& h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!!!
0 O, G% E! Y! K4 P( u8 t2 I8 S0 h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。2 k. y+ R6 d6 j. _4 T2 T
上午:
3 _) n5 \' ^2 S, ?3 |) f9 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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2 }1 A8 B _7 N8 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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+ o$ J$ u8 _ iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" ]6 H, h' d0 R- G; O- ~Estimated time to target is 45 minutes5 G- Q6 U: `7 V1 ?
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Japanese aircraft
" T, F7 Q' \4 g" R$ e" ]3 ^ A6M2 Zero x 71
9 G. J) j& v" |+ G% a5 { D3A1 Val x 16
' W$ y$ T) w" u; P# e D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft
6 W' V8 s/ l( J, L1 X; H' S F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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Japanese aircraft losses+ ~' E+ }* ?: t6 V' o
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed( U, C m7 `% [1 I/ X% ]% S
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
9 P2 H8 m8 ^) t2 A3 N/ a# X b D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* b/ K& P/ ^& y* H+ u* u F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships( t; \. k2 I. {9 Q" G
CA New Orleans7 H, L. F1 M. F2 w
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 y% O; I7 o) ?, @$ u" n* s5 x# f9 B. M CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
+ ]! {, d0 O( _# T% ?" u, b0 l DD Buchanan
* C" {5 f; e: F8 x CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 u' H9 q0 h, j+ l
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
! |* X: H) ~; h4 U7 \" e CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2: Q+ F' W `9 G7 ]
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Allied aircraft
) K1 F$ s$ Y$ U/ u( Z7 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 16, U# @+ D' m9 O; I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
" e& S0 ~& x9 h- {1 k1 S; p' l TBF-1 Avenger x 25+ U- U: {+ B9 ^( d2 O" d
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged8 i2 m9 @8 ]% G' |3 j
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
1 g( o; A1 E; X( [2 S1 t CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires4 z6 R" F* }( _' u7 e, o
BB Hiei/ d2 ] f: p* S6 }9 l5 Z7 x
CV Shokaku+ \' \: t" l' g& i: c' e. p9 T
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage* J' T- |. R3 M! I8 J. t9 R2 `8 Q
DD Kawakaze, e: Z$ s o7 ]4 X1 `
" u5 ^- f$ \, O8 q" M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; Z+ \0 d c# U' d W9 g
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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/ u9 | Q5 g! I% Y- B7 ` qRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( H# a+ N; O' E8 R1 uEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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2 X( S, Q- U. P: Z% y" R4 ^. S" A8 ^0 cJapanese aircraft; N& L' I4 ]7 b3 _6 M
A6M2 Zero x 26
; q6 \3 U2 L: ]3 h5 D D3A2 Val x 20
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. G% X, [# X5 D# h" C6 q# \, g3 uJapanese aircraft losses
* ]/ k) w+ u/ d9 ]% }4 u% A D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 G1 r- L o; J! U" g3 p6 M, P
8 F0 x, B8 s# h' x& yAllied Ships
5 Y# e9 C. T! j9 v* T2 p2 l CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% Q, Y6 J9 @- @7 }+ G. j% E
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; B& [" p e, B CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 q+ h' h: f2 `# ^+ B9 O1 v CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire& c& `) I( S: H( n/ n) A: i
同时,陆攻也抓住时机3 n2 r1 r t. ?1 P$ r" U
Japanese aircraft
6 J: l) \5 b) _0 w, a) x G4M1 Betty x 13( ?, \! d/ c; Y
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged) x! \, z# z+ p7 j% ^* D5 u3 ?: I4 [
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Allied Ships
* w( s( G% T9 v3 v& m& J7 v- | BB North Carolina
- E$ [5 o s) v# I' K6 [* W CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
' u" r3 n) j0 M! g0 v- h CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage+ e: n% A+ H+ d7 ^0 \) H. K
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Japanese aircraft
+ o3 r$ W1 o" e4 y G4M1 Betty x 13
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0 C- S8 Q5 ]3 Y6 x& _. f8 f0 c, [ no flights9 N( R& y7 w' `2 V
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Allied aircraft losses
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]/ y; g( s5 l- P( k
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
$ `8 r" G1 V9 C" s/ }: m CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. q# n8 u$ O: k9 R
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。) l8 b7 T& \3 O# V) r
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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 _2 V$ l( d3 G1 H
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft losses5 o# S* A# u8 i. b$ D: K6 a
No Japanese losses
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Japanese Ships
2 m B: H6 h9 ]/ v; Q( w6 [5 N CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 ]- P1 h& `* `& f1 g CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. [0 n5 I+ }* S2 ^/ V- @0 r( u; g CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
- { F) ?) E$ D6 O CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 A+ Q" W3 x5 q CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6: ^, J, @9 a# U$ E
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire* K8 z8 q9 v% J! {% W' w
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk& }% F6 ]7 x3 b- K, L/ W
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
2 H1 g0 i" Q$ a ` CA Vincennes, Shell hits 36 m) B+ }$ a% Z, R
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
+ ~/ _) Y% a( r+ `0 o% C+ I8 q CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire4 E9 [4 n1 m$ Y, p. U) G$ Z6 T
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire, i; I3 r+ z2 r$ W
DD Patterson
0 D8 ^8 z1 J. J DD Jarvis, o8 [* f7 k# S/ Q7 Y9 Z2 ]; s
DD Maury
+ o% v; }- O O( ? DD Dunlap
8 h" R/ M( @: {; y/ w U+ i# f DD Fanning
5 `' M4 p) R7 Z4 b ] DD Cummings
. K! o( H# G- `! x/ s' Q DD Lamson6 i% C4 Y* d2 D
DD Case
% C6 x3 m. @+ M" \* N( W, n. c& i DD Conyngham
% N" E& X9 K; d DD Cushing, Shell hits 1+ A2 v4 ]* \& N- f8 H% k$ O
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1( K5 c: i* }) y) b% G
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Japanese Ships/ V6 V: E9 |7 r# ] ]4 v
CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy" x1 p/ }. L4 C# Q& w; b
CA Vincennes" a8 _- w/ `3 D3 c8 l8 d: o- L
CL Leander5 z* @5 i; ]- d9 T* B: I
CL Achilles7 b& U' X' L% K! I. }- I
DD Patterson( i1 g# ^& K: U8 c
DD Jarvis
3 J' h. W) }7 k9 d2 N DD Maury& \6 T1 e7 I. }7 M) M* Y( I$ o
DD Dunlap
k# W$ X: w6 V- @. S DD Fanning1 H3 O$ O, K, [; b- [ F
DD Cummings
; J5 N! W2 }) k8 k. f DD Lamson# y" R! A# A P
DD Case! `7 k( y# U( E/ V, D
DD Conyngham
6 D8 @% P. a; _* _ DD Cushing! P o4 a5 E, l
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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 |