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。( B9 e2 e- A$ g7 g
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
% ~8 j4 [4 b" ~, S' S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!!!6 |7 F/ z9 N7 B; ~* T7 k# e
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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( h& S& O& W9 d% |1 \/ g7 YMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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9 p5 G" S; }/ f8 qRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., d4 Q% @7 Q; t) ?6 }. T
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes. _7 f+ w! T0 t' Y+ y4 A
" d# Q8 M9 E) M' YJapanese aircraft
$ W1 P1 |& G7 H6 s' e6 Z+ T! a7 | A6M2 Zero x 71! U- p1 t% x1 |: T- `* D( e
D3A1 Val x 16" R7 e/ a: s+ d% W' b/ O
D3A2 Val x 44
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7 Q, ]* x3 H# r: O+ fAllied aircraft: A% r$ k, T0 D, T2 h; p2 | B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74) c% L- L) K: Z3 D- W. T3 f3 r
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Japanese aircraft losses/ D6 o' G; e; T( |6 c$ j
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed7 ~5 \, v8 F: W9 G) u/ \
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
: P& v j. t6 F/ a- q; a D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged4 `6 O6 A& x2 i$ a! h* u
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
0 z) a) R7 [7 l$ I CA New Orleans
8 `) [" d4 \$ s0 }' G# p' J& U8 a# [ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
" |: K6 }$ z0 F! h. g! F' O0 l+ o2 Y% k CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire9 X* W3 X* E2 s( H
DD Buchanan" V3 A/ ^3 p5 m
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire: x, {7 c8 F+ ]" ^5 `4 G, q
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
' v" t z" p4 g: |' Z1 [ CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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6 V8 ]* B* r; iAllied aircraft
' V$ o6 p: [4 ~# i; @: u' c& m! x! _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 16' ]7 Y ~# I' C3 o1 s) U% s2 ?: O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75( w8 ^; z6 {6 q$ g2 s, M; ^8 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 25+ }! N1 y3 |. x
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$ @+ }2 E4 `6 X7 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged& l8 o+ `+ L; Z2 D% x7 U, F
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged4 m, J5 P' _* f# f. G
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CVL Ryujo
V$ \/ M- K1 ?! x1 L# `8 a5 t BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
6 v Z2 h. f7 X3 p3 ]1 b1 m0 L3 N9 `* u CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
5 R0 ~) \& O$ k0 V' t' F BB Hiei |, W3 m6 W4 h; [8 S
CV Shokaku
/ ~7 b% B4 o; U CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* O) t! X" B+ y7 p DD Kawakaze
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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
9 l4 f* i/ }0 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% I. ]3 K# @3 Q/ [, G; ?8 REstimated time to target is 60 minutes# i: t4 m/ Z8 ~( N' v+ I
( V- \3 J# `1 I9 F- v# j. ~; PJapanese aircraft1 t# F7 j8 i+ J, S7 O4 B1 A
A6M2 Zero x 26' p7 t) @9 ~1 P9 w4 D D
D3A2 Val x 20, k: _0 M0 R4 J, Y; Q& c0 _
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3 Y7 v& a% b3 [9 _ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged# P3 b0 a5 ~5 m
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Allied Ships. S, @7 [7 A& x- K$ p7 U
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
& \& c/ @5 A$ [' D0 J0 I) ` CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire' N4 J7 g+ }6 e1 R, v4 s& b
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, q3 |. D0 t7 y# o' x CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 R9 ~- y& E+ T# p
同时,陆攻也抓住时机5 v4 X6 L6 q: Y* n5 m. n
Japanese aircraft* n4 c9 u( r$ d v, B' ]: p( P
G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged2 p! D9 x" ~* \ _ G' c- Y- L
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BB North Carolina& ]0 D( l; D; ^$ P9 m# i! I
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 d$ A: |1 w) y/ d CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 }' ?$ F2 Q& M1 v9 [Japanese aircraft
+ Q( q/ c; k& k G4M1 Betty x 13
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8 k9 |8 ]+ e: R6 L2 `0 D: `0 VAllied aircraft$ C2 r3 Y' P7 y& E s: ?
no flights2 m5 |* b9 o1 k! ^/ V; i8 w& R
P c9 F, A$ K$ y! e5 c6 l# Y9 n U. \Japanese aircraft losses
8 Z/ I9 {4 d1 k, ^ G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged5 B+ n7 a% i+ b* K$ k, h$ y: @
# K3 n' m# c! i( hAllied aircraft losses
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& f- z6 N" b- R5 n, } CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 l. P p% S: y* }
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1" _0 D/ ^: y+ a( `! M
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ ?7 T# k1 ~6 E) S* d- q0 x
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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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: C$ s5 C% T2 Y9 c* R, P X$ v
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards. f6 I1 q f4 L' }' @
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no flights
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No Japanese losses) S" \ F+ t! S4 U9 T; B0 o
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 q: d8 e O( a7 g0 T
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* I- u3 y+ ~5 f" }' y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
& R' J0 J, {3 @# Q9 R+ L2 M' { CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ W/ V" s* M# t j1 v CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
5 u' g; e' f) y1 E3 A2 {% I# G E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire# |' i' Q( c9 ~, B' J- d
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk9 M* `7 h V, n; D/ K
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
$ a' R4 C, w6 y w# c0 [' A CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
) Z/ i* c' [: k6 L0 S+ D5 e1 H, Z CL Leander, Shell hits 1. k) B5 |3 _- N: t0 f6 c) O' b
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
" u, V0 O- V$ U! a DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
* k. I- b' X/ o" P- P* _/ N+ Y DD Patterson* m+ E4 `" f8 @/ B1 q
DD Jarvis
$ x* E/ N* r) M8 z; V DD Maury J8 P; |: m" a- }6 P2 c$ V* X
DD Dunlap
- f/ o' d3 q4 I1 o' C( L DD Fanning
/ U: z5 s( B d. v: Q& H8 f/ x3 ^ DD Cummings( @7 }/ [* r8 T R' u! B% e, u
DD Lamson) f. E- u7 q- |; G. d- t9 g
DD Case# h7 o7 `" y: T; X" ~, V9 U
DD Conyngham
9 ]8 ~+ Q L Z9 Q4 @/ O DD Cushing, Shell hits 1! C9 f% m5 F2 C8 c/ F
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
" L+ w# S+ w1 U% G) z5 J CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk9 A) M4 D, Y+ f) s9 i* S1 ^
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; D6 i5 Q$ V8 D- q CA Quincy
) N0 G3 ?: Q" g% S2 _: p$ n CA Vincennes
; V, D, P0 f/ d9 H CL Leander
! ~8 o2 r7 y6 [% [2 n' J( S CL Achilles
+ y5 X, d7 O! R/ E3 Z9 @ DD Patterson
8 O. Y9 x8 S; R. ~ _! s& C9 D- h DD Jarvis
) [5 G% e- u8 P* l2 y. E1 s; `7 B DD Maury
" l2 B. d: `# j1 ?& F, b# N4 r DD Dunlap- k- x; w I3 [2 n9 z
DD Fanning7 T# d, V. h) s( |
DD Cummings$ S2 r, m) c, ]& \( Q& Z N+ U/ F
DD Lamson$ F) y7 g7 c3 O5 U# v& J. c
DD Case
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DD Cushing/ C; {* Y, k6 R* g! L/ z8 h5 y. e
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& P: D+ k) t3 X: w3 B1 z' p. o牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |