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。。。。。。
^' N) m4 Z; ^" jAfternoon 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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A6M2 Zero x 8
6 p0 }6 N, q9 L' b' p G4M1 Betty x 48- U- D! Q# ]3 Y) j% F1 n' I
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F4F-3P Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
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CA New Orleans
$ T9 Q, M( U5 e; J0 g BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 2, on fire
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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- _5 E9 @: K7 a- {; P. v- P
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 |