8月24日,空战日
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J& T+ T/ k0 r4 x0 I- \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?)" s/ U& k) C, _3 }; s
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。& Q% \) j" P3 r1 c2 w8 Q1 e5 H
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。
% k4 p' w) J, a* U& O' |2 V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!; o/ _& `* a9 |" s, Q! T
4 S/ x- M# k& j; t0 U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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7 D$ q8 E/ w7 D! _5 A# RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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5 W& v) Z9 h7 P$ }0 d* p+ d6 v7 XWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% C& V6 C/ e3 M$ ~/ T# fEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! t7 P% i( w7 g9 q# S
A6M2 Zero x 267 _' ]; m3 |% x! Z3 r, A+ W
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Allied aircraft1 ?3 B7 E6 t6 M8 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17( t( O" y) E [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses0 W6 e. w2 A0 y; X9 ^9 _) @
. ^/ ?- j6 M* V5 f: E4 gAllied aircraft losses# i, Z" I* u- i! S. S/ U1 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed0 \ d) Z e. V- O, I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
- F# e! L- x4 G) H SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
7 X0 [( _: u( l! _9 a2 w' x& h% N BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
1 Z9 S$ D) ?: k4 d/ X CV Shokaku2 X6 B5 U! d( o% q1 }0 ]' O' e
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2 X/ V! W/ X2 E+ `Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. n) ` `$ z$ X; R2 i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft" g5 P/ N- i7 g" l8 s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
* M, C4 [& o( ~" x) P: c SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
6 m' q3 P8 Y, g, E2 }! K& V/ f6 m TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
5 l7 t% P: j [- ?/ t& Z( {. @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 K, e4 E! J# j) z9 | CA Tone& i( ?" W" l0 r
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 h" U4 J( a( s CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% l3 w! v# ?, z$ i7 e! C% X CA Chikuma
, y* N, P |, ?8 }* W DD Hagikaze% N0 j8 C9 B/ I! P/ i+ ~
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$ S3 `. p, p! u3 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136- [5 n9 m, X/ V; l/ E) [! g2 D2 P
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; c5 M1 ~- y; g; b$ A+ nEstimated time to target is 15 minutes# V( Q8 o$ J6 y& @8 h+ x
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Allied aircraft+ I" d& X0 Y" c- P0 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire
" L6 g, J" e3 |& e0 Q/ ? CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" n7 n5 r" ~5 ~$ `7 Z) d) r3 h$ C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1446 Y9 [/ c! ^; S+ b/ t
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& X% X( d. f9 q! E, j0 z( p2 t/ \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ Q& _6 M& E/ @+ SAllied aircraft6 l" E5 s+ `3 n" k4 l/ F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 99 w+ L0 p7 l- S- M5 U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses: a: E0 @7 q0 V. I4 e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed/ S. a# K2 V) M5 b u0 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 U1 e, [- |* S
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Japanese Ships5 e8 r3 G8 Y0 B! N7 ^- W
CV Zuikaku
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) a" T4 W0 E7 ?6 X' c- GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.! E3 N+ D( M( ?# y B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 V4 L- k! B+ a8 I1 P F4F-4 Wildcat x 5! w. ?2 g! M0 z$ E' h% r( U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
% l" V9 i v) L TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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1 c, y# H0 J: _# RJapanese Ships
$ @* a5 M0 m1 A, j DD Isokaze7 j% N9 A' h( |* O
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage+ E m: T6 S* j3 P! }. W3 b
CA Kumano6 }% R6 d, \1 i) W7 K2 Y
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3( O( d, H1 ^5 P0 V7 R! z
DD Arashi- s3 S. C3 G- I/ f% Q e
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* O! i$ `( H7 t! r% tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149/ ~, n( f; G" r+ Q/ y: F, {, Z
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u6 v" L9 V" U# i' P6 bRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* o2 @+ L: F1 V. c4 I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 S! d/ ^- L) t+ `' ~
* P, l2 B' R: R( O. ^% T8 IJapanese aircraft
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5 U& o f4 H3 ^* c. _ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
6 U2 D( |& d- A7 z% Z+ Y0 c9 l$ V9 u D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 r" e# i+ C' f; M( W DD Dunlap
: ?4 X O9 Q$ P7 e. ^; @1 z( c DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) C8 _5 W- Y9 ]) `0 ~
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! w& j" M) P, b& \- e DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |