8月24日,空战日
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本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?); z2 k6 C* w( l
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。# i1 y% J- M0 [+ J$ L( c
不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。
6 [+ G2 Q* J+ ~# N- \ H# Q) h好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。
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( g% @& a L% @9 i2 ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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5 F* ?. Y! w9 a4 [/ C" A5 L) L9 a [Weather in hex: Partial cloud# h( ?: c2 B3 V0 H8 w0 X+ V& j% @' \0 x
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 Z' T$ v7 x& }Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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2 h$ \7 G% r, ZJapanese aircraft& a" ^$ B/ c4 P* B% I
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
6 r) j: d" W" ~8 b F4F-4 Wildcat x 17* G& J8 S$ m4 t! u! `& i h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 165 M r+ H: V6 k3 s, D+ I* t
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5 r& y7 ?+ l; \! WNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
2 i9 w8 _ ^) @' {' k F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
5 g* o' E7 q+ a0 a8 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* c! Q' P- I# R; M9 Z6 [. O1 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& U) G! K2 {' y
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Japanese Ships% A& s5 \* i6 {, r7 `
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1- C6 `* f1 O. Z0 ]6 K3 f
CV Shokaku
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) s4 n2 j$ ]+ m; O5 |9 w- z' ^& LMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1362 v. Y' _5 l: m1 e# p2 A
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Weather in hex: Severe storms5 u9 C; Z, e+ p# R5 R
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ ~: g" ^ S/ n8 }# K2 [$ \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes& M+ x% y$ W; K% {% K' }8 G6 n
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Allied aircraft$ h$ S/ Z" @( [$ O6 m9 y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
# G$ `% m% |# b+ e SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
J G/ q) S6 G$ M9 b- z TBF-1 Avenger x 12" A5 a3 ^- [* {$ c; E! T' l
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) @0 z! k' S: |3 u# RAllied aircraft losses
7 }7 {7 { E7 B5 Z0 N+ c% |6 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* m( Q( W$ `2 [
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 G4 _ X% ?) x! u1 L CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 |; t1 M7 o0 I! s CA Chikuma
) j" h3 n* @( a; x8 M& o DD Hagikaze f8 e, k* g* i, U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136) T" x% m$ v) K9 P- N3 j2 T' Q7 V
6 t4 T6 e" x* M, b0 [6 IWeather in hex: Severe storms+ g8 H" c( O. j: A5 d7 R% r
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 d. n$ D# h/ {6 ~Estimated time to target is 15 minutes+ n" s7 x! s' v5 Z- t6 ?
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Allied aircraft7 G. c1 W. @3 T3 m" y$ D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6% j9 B8 ^; B; U7 ^4 F5 l& G
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( f! a8 A% A9 h/ ^* DAllied aircraft losses
p3 L# \2 [% z+ J* X& i0 _5 ]: W SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged U6 y2 s% L# }6 v% I9 _$ b
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CA Atago, on fire9 x2 P6 O6 \- d" X0 P& L5 c
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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+ |9 ~. k4 ]' T# y- ]9 NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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2 y; D+ V0 @, H; n/ dWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 [' C9 Z7 A, ^3 \ P
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 i+ {6 B# f5 u/ Y {* F7 a2 B
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Japanese aircraft7 U3 h6 c- h+ V: M( H" k
A6M2 Zero x 256 _2 u0 D+ |$ h5 @2 ^9 C
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" T, i# f) G6 D8 PAllied aircraft
! g! e& G) X* z: O5 U F4F-4 Wildcat x 9! V; g, u0 ^% N: _5 _( j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 43 j( l9 X" e" _. j
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No Japanese losses. X8 D p4 n+ f1 K
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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2 {' e! |& d& MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
q, A7 h& F# z9 P) |/ cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes; Q2 o5 J. Y3 n, V. p: j$ o! E
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5* I7 A* `* K+ r. x+ a, w- C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26" z" e0 l, Z. [4 @$ ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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# K- a! @4 |: g& @/ m$ s/ t SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged' ?; G& v1 Z( z! i1 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
; P: W+ X' Q& g5 R( \ DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. }3 Y6 P4 e: S2 B+ s0 i! u CA Kumano
5 ~6 ?5 b/ h+ ^' ]. p' m) n CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
1 m. C9 K" p# w2 N( _ DD Arashi1 [1 Y8 s9 L0 S, T! a) ^) D/ ^
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6 X6 o8 C: s* ~! kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.3 _ [' r/ Z+ a1 ^
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes) b0 o# D: L( C+ C0 T
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B5N1 Kate x 144 }) X$ M) V, {$ I1 m# Q5 A8 k6 g
D3A2 Val x 244 T+ j6 P3 t" o+ O
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
0 `8 d1 I( r$ `8 f' \2 v D3A2 Val: 1 damaged. q% w; a; w2 j2 L& s8 P
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Allied Ships
- E. }7 q- b+ s- V8 M# ]# J DD Dunlap
$ k& C! {0 g+ q) _# }' @. e DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; e) n6 ^% {: a P, S' F' o- ^/ z$ B DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 o' R2 S5 j( N+ ?. k
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |