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。
! c" b; a- o: n. o( X4 D; P: |3 v10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
! l, R* d0 ~3 S# q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!!!
( R) o. }5 n" h" B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。' u" T$ h3 ^. i" u1 I1 N* f
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2 K3 S( y+ w2 Z4 w: ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1369 _' ?* N2 S6 N- f% U
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Weather in hex: Light cloud m) D5 a7 O2 i
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, n8 V, T! E% z0 V) nEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) Z, `0 U* |& o" Q4 f! v4 ]1 b# t' j
A6M2 Zero x 71
8 }! x2 H9 p. ]2 h: L7 ^% V4 ? D3A1 Val x 16
! Y% U1 D4 Q4 T% } D3A2 Val x 44; B' x. F! V; O! p2 R0 o7 n: M# ^
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Allied aircraft2 q u. O6 G% E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 744 ~/ q0 }3 l' L' q3 ~, C% K( o1 }
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: o) {8 W/ M N- u- |Japanese aircraft losses
0 q1 \( R0 s. Z6 q" w C A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
5 j: {' U0 O+ o) o; l D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged( \% l9 d: g! s1 n m5 @1 f2 f
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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( N& A A+ Z: M! M, ZAllied aircraft losses; l5 C* O1 w8 [" q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( ]' N+ @7 i& A8 S9 [+ L
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( }5 |- u2 |) \3 {; Z$ W6 D) T* p% J CA New Orleans& J4 J) K8 `9 n
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 k( {9 S7 F/ S8 [- V: q CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
* f+ e4 R; g$ I! t2 H" I& ~3 c DD Buchanan
# K1 D* q3 g4 N1 p0 y4 z CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
' I; P% @1 \1 L% h- h BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
, x+ @6 G& [3 ~2 b f CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2( K3 M h" e. i& F; D4 x
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
7 o0 h9 ^6 m1 g1 ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 75. N- m4 Q! H# f+ c! ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 256 h4 N2 e# c$ F2 U8 M
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% `$ W0 T0 f& Y' xAllied aircraft losses2 j- v: ~" C- ~. j' I* w$ P% e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
" }6 Q1 ^. T/ P$ l! @9 e) V TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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4 X+ v; Z8 v% u7 @. k% VJapanese Ships5 u3 ]+ i. S. h
CVL Ryujo! ^/ ~% C2 d9 b# R% W
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
3 {1 G" S+ l+ z CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires/ e" e4 k) x+ |
BB Hiei" t, T! k% a$ z9 U7 J- |9 v( w
CV Shokaku$ w9 s% m' V- X2 K2 F
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
f7 Z8 }3 |3 a. W DD Kawakaze/ f, m0 n" a. l0 A4 n% ]" b
7 v1 d" Y6 B; ^+ i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 v. l/ V! H) ?% i0 @
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136% l4 ^" i W' _( E" {
0 [% t3 U! P5 Z* O1 W$ SWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 O$ G- {5 A# ]1 E- N% VRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
]9 p8 p! |- v5 q* z: CEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; Z u; Z( ~( `9 ?% l& k. J
A6M2 Zero x 26
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* \: L8 L9 B% u( N* F! W4 A) E! SJapanese aircraft losses3 i0 j8 ?* `0 N
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 D5 m( I+ _7 b1 L% n7 }% `
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Allied Ships
6 c/ n) s! i; |0 @) i3 g2 X7 ? CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
; Y: j( y: I) |& E CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 l) E U& ]1 f5 m+ V3 b9 d CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 h5 B' Q. b. w2 | CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire# c' p" z4 @+ s: h; I4 _8 {" N
同时,陆攻也抓住时机! X( M- y( m$ w
Japanese aircraft8 u6 G/ b& j a( Q
G4M1 Betty x 130 P2 E6 ~- D" Y! W( a
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Japanese aircraft losses |& T6 s# D0 s. F
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged% j9 S+ [5 i u0 _* O( b
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5 ^2 a$ c0 k+ k BB North Carolina ^% h" u, k# V% b& r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! ?2 D: E P+ ?7 l
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ p" A0 r' R- T3 K
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1 J2 J7 t* l6 s. M) f" CJapanese aircraft
4 X0 G5 b3 H( ^6 ^0 v2 Z& ^ G4M1 Betty x 13- Y1 f i/ D O' {8 X2 M! i- A
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1 ~1 J! t# U+ \1 f bAllied aircraft+ u) S3 N+ b" h1 C+ k) t
no flights! z8 b% G4 h& F4 b' c6 t) U
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Japanese aircraft losses7 ~/ V- a$ V# X
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses+ G6 G. m, _, _4 B; j. q
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7 _5 j/ W7 O4 C- [, P CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; m. _- o3 u% {8 L
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1$ }8 a8 D, H+ ~4 C% |
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ d/ ^: c6 e% W
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。# Q- {9 ^/ ^! g& C! q2 c# t* g
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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& t+ {5 f! I6 N* ^: ~
Night 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 sunk
$ Z u: J6 Y1 C+ x) m5 F) _" T7 F CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 c' |$ q- d* w7 l+ ?% i! w, i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Q: u* y$ X, ^1 h/ a
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ x& c0 ^1 L4 v C( r. v; s9 p) p CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6- d) [! ]3 i$ x: ^, n8 m4 x% p
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire0 I- t- T# M. t7 ]6 j$ b
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk0 @# ~2 \7 v; ?( E( X0 q( K. W L
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Allied Ships4 r4 q* r! E. \4 J& K! B$ b
CA Quincy; k: h6 N+ Q3 l; z9 E5 M+ V% R9 X
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3) t5 }, B. B' j9 ?
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
: K2 A2 w$ Z$ @4 n CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire" I; g7 i8 E4 w/ w: {/ F# U) F
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire5 A" G( u( L. ~( S( I
DD Patterson
( w3 `# G$ ^7 R0 T! D/ H# ^ DD Jarvis
/ O, Q, Q$ p& s( ? DD Maury2 {2 I; t: Y# `+ h5 g+ X; D+ C
DD Dunlap; j2 j0 q1 ^( e# s ^
DD Fanning
5 Q' J" e6 S8 I7 f DD Cummings
3 u+ f6 y" U9 x9 @+ I$ M DD Lamson
0 z1 [% M+ t2 T/ U8 T: s DD Case4 ?, m6 s6 h/ u8 P& j B
DD Conyngham, L, o9 P; ]* E
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
5 @. v1 ?- [( \! b, Q; O6 j4 l# w DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
7 Y! J+ G" }% T8 q. F' G9 } CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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Allied Ships! \8 k9 V4 Z( z$ i \
CA Quincy
: C7 ^ ?; @0 P4 a8 e9 M CA Vincennes$ A$ k1 S, c# `
CL Leander/ j) v' K+ T( Y1 y$ j. c+ q3 [
CL Achilles0 z% {! m/ P9 Q) `* q& T- G
DD Patterson O% d1 T& e7 V; z1 Z5 q5 }
DD Jarvis
5 H. y" h& K# V, J4 }1 c5 s2 P DD Maury
% F7 J% Q! N! Y2 @ DD Dunlap7 s, q( @0 A) G0 ^
DD Fanning
$ Q% B6 |1 ^2 G/ ]6 T4 S0 B' l DD Cummings
$ X8 }0 p* S. {8 H DD Lamson+ T% B% D) `- |+ q; a; \7 P
DD Case9 ]# `( D" w9 r0 `6 D
DD Conyngham+ U( p9 d v- Y @
DD Cushing
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9 @3 `1 _: V9 _/ @- n, F牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |