8月24日,空战日
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: G+ c, H7 l" J0 l: |2 p, N$ z8 t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?)2 x) [9 i3 s: u# v6 U! v& F
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。( b: d; O n! o" Z0 a
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。
. i, m$ _& L, v3 v; M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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1442 m' E+ N) O& N& \+ Y9 D
/ F! p9 T- ^2 ^4 q8 hWeather in hex: Partial cloud0 R+ Z/ T: H) g# X" I) G8 b1 K' p. n
/ N* [. K: z4 }4 C! ?Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ d$ [: S$ }4 N1 u5 CEstimated time to target is 29 minutes! j, A* p! [% R! M' Q
1 P# M) o# _7 e, u9 i+ mJapanese aircraft
% l; } k2 _) a4 D! ~! ~" O7 J' W A6M2 Zero x 263 \7 C& B3 g7 l$ ^7 k1 [! z
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Allied aircraft+ w, g# T" a! C3 s3 S2 x3 n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 175 N5 A( k; b* z$ Y! b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16% p7 @4 m. K G4 J8 f( W( Z
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0 S' ~% o* U1 G. d! ]; y" TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ G3 h: \& r. z) b; x8 p1 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
8 ~/ z: `% m1 L- f% T/ u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 U" B; h- P3 I% X2 s1 w, B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
" H, u% O3 r. E- Z BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
8 r" j6 e' P# S% ~) Z7 v. ~ CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms7 F9 n8 O% B2 e+ q* d: \
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( j" F4 Y3 X: R" @: e
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft7 e+ H4 V9 J, H* W3 Q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
+ P3 u O( x# @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
- F3 k8 `6 e5 r& C$ f8 W7 ^ I8 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 12% J9 q& E8 S3 e+ `7 K
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. H0 n! n& m8 }( GAllied aircraft losses: r1 H) i- r4 L& Y2 W
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! Q) A# e/ v2 s CA Tone
! p2 J# |4 `9 g% l! h" ~8 S CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ T% `4 B4 d, S" }7 x
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" P5 s8 z' t5 j2 r! ~
CA Chikuma
( ?8 X8 u7 t6 @ DD Hagikaze
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6 V; H8 ~! _5 k. M! ]! EMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136/ H6 X, p5 V% Z [; ?
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* ^! s/ f2 r/ c1 V
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
) v7 c; W$ R3 NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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* x3 n0 @: t2 U/ G+ Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged! o" l7 _! y5 j
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CA Atago, on fire
5 _& q! T+ a( n# d& ~3 P" v CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1. L& _- f% p0 j! |
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+ J& O6 P$ g8 M2 h- J: r* A% SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144 V& {8 P: C. g V0 {+ p3 A( j" h
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) j0 X# o \$ |. I9 u0 _
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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) Y1 I: C1 N0 z9 o7 ^ F4F-4 Wildcat x 9* C! Y& n% L/ Y. f: f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4! b1 V7 _- h3 f6 U( B. {
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. ~9 T" e. C" B5 t. jAllied aircraft losses6 s. {& s$ m* t) g: D; W* G4 H6 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed8 ^8 p0 Q! \3 Z; c2 p4 f; Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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0 N9 ?. j2 j7 Q3 y( i' b4 l6 bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# W. l g/ p ]0 n! w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ W; I9 E3 h, t' ^) b
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged, ?) U. A3 _/ s! W+ x, K1 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 ^) q: e3 f/ m6 \# P DD Isokaze
C# k, t5 Y2 w8 c DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) Y X+ a6 ` V1 Y C+ [
CA Kumano
- v& C, i! C- ?! j0 D2 W" D CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
3 z6 Z; i# r# k. ^8 f" w DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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2 b0 y1 k: ]( i* H/ NWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.% x# b' p; s4 R: ^
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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- H" L# h+ I6 E% z6 ?! ~( ` D3A2 Val x 24- |( K* d! ]" a5 k& I( `% x
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! V6 T( W* W1 y7 v6 h D3A2 Val: 1 damaged. |3 W) P; k' j$ q! c
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DD Dunlap2 g- T0 g# d( ~- t5 M! x
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 H8 t. c/ l! @
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' F) C8 e3 G6 H! [" y# j" k" o: i DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |