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。。。。。。' v: Y6 E4 i1 _5 W( X" R
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137& `- m, j) o8 C! G0 e
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 u/ p# }$ o4 \8 ~4 oEstimated time to target is 28 minutes- _% X% `4 |. j3 d4 E& l
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A6M2 Zero x 8
E6 U' c: \0 h G4M1 Betty x 481 F* p. u6 a1 F( U* N
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Allied aircraft
( j" v4 ^2 h# T T F4F-3P Wildcat x 6( H) n( K# Y2 S: F2 A) h! Y4 b( y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 53
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Japanese aircraft losses0 t0 M1 L9 q2 G: C3 O: s7 j
A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed( f& l6 ?) J$ t4 l# J
G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
9 ^* d- L+ Q9 A/ A CA New Orleans
U% P* L* a c: Q5 F' t0 X" B6 Y3 _/ ^ BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire! k2 K" C. f6 n6 u( u* i
DD MacDonough
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E% Z6 A9 v; Z7 @ o1 k7 I% E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
4 j. Y n2 `7 y# L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 |