8月13日,当天爆发了本次作战以来最大规模的空战,由BB北卡罗来纳率领的盟军重巡炮击舰队当天回敬了图拉吉的日军,两次炮击炸死炸伤200余人。天亮后,日酋纠集拉抱尔的陆攻在10架0战的护航下空袭盟军BB编队,就在边上守候待命的第58特遣舰队的野猫立刻升空迎战,全天击落日机接近50架。随后,盟军4发再次轰炸了山道上得日军地面部队,6波次起飞45架一共炸死炸伤500余人,结束了一天的作战行动。。。。。。7 }$ ]# P8 X% l& D/ ? ^
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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6 [* Z7 W; J. t, d+ F# C* @! lWeather in hex: Overcast
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+ G" V5 k* r5 t5 @) yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% M) n* i# v$ X7 `$ H* QEstimated time to target is 28 minutes, }5 R$ K/ O$ `
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G4M1 Betty x 48
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a( X" n) M7 i/ K5 T) _1 TAllied aircraft: i# P K7 g/ w
F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses% ~, }! L% U. U" H3 P$ C4 a1 {' D
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed6 D1 B G. f' l; J
G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses4 q0 s0 x1 J" y1 B/ x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire1 k; g- J$ E9 [7 ~. c. R" p
DD MacDonough
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- l) k P5 e" s2 ~5 z; W. J当天唯一的缺憾就是北卡中了两雷,轻创,日酋战报又开始吹嘘击沉BB一条(东京的宣传真的可以啊),sys15起火11 进水32,目前正在返航奴美啊. u' ?. Q1 ^# g5 c: K
另空战击落21架陆攻,舰队防空击落14架,几乎重创了原本就不富裕的日军陆攻部队,基本完成了初步目标 |