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。。。。。。8 k3 k% P- o5 H+ h U V/ q3 [4 E. V+ k
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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G4M1 Betty x 48
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
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G4M1 Betty: 21 destroyed, 18 damaged
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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" A2 c, h4 O" F4 K- J! \: [
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 |