8月24日,空战日
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% E& |/ e: K) v$ v- C" i* K0 }3 |- N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?)3 E K; P2 t0 j+ J; z5 t
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。8 a% M H' u& y+ s
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。
, X; [, H6 [& W. i5 |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!0 v+ a" w& ~# x& C0 \+ w( T
7 t# [3 \# h! G' F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 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- E# u* X G+ e) K3 a
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes: C5 x/ p0 A0 ~8 j
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Japanese aircraft
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5 A7 {; `7 l7 ~, k F4F-4 Wildcat x 17" x1 ~5 C; Q- D# U3 ?# m' _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 M- F0 C; N- u, Z$ d6 o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed5 E* k, b/ C' B! Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, o$ u$ z) z, n) {( F1 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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; m" o" z J+ W" q BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1. y8 p; r: K. H# D$ ~& L+ N. u
CV Shokaku
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3 D9 h; l/ A+ d# I+ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1363 O3 `" q8 n; D
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( d$ l: |4 @1 i+ k
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Z8 y( e# |- I F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 l, E7 U7 @5 r+ ]; K& c" t
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
G. C% P. ~9 L5 G5 D TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses; T" Q9 x4 Y. V k" t/ C8 J2 Z$ e
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone+ i; ^0 h t5 C8 N1 y
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
" K# A; P. V. i/ X6 {8 }$ y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% q2 H: T( h& N# e- { CA Chikuma6 s5 u# I! T3 f% T2 w
DD Hagikaze+ c5 z" N9 B8 a; X3 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136# M1 {( e9 }. N3 Z
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* v1 g9 p$ h) @: jRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* T# r# H2 J1 X8 }/ M9 Y, T5 N" @# EEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses% m5 H4 g* `7 t" a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships6 x- k6 m% o) f$ v- u r1 W0 j
CA Atago, on fire
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3 O: Q( W$ E3 c, Q& w1 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144' F2 h0 o! h$ [4 s8 h% z4 V4 |
- _, S, v$ V1 ]; a4 nWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: o7 G9 n: Q2 d: @9 h# h
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses+ J R& o: Q4 y; u
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed1 L* i2 m8 |7 H
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku- W# x) t6 a" U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1387 t. `: ^$ U/ S! a/ D& b
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0 w* K) n8 W) P6 k0 {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ Z" f% @4 [! L, [ h3 M
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) E5 B$ v5 [4 Y; e- |
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ \0 T$ Q3 G: M- J3 I
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged2 a- L5 M# Q% P: [7 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 h% s+ ~7 K; b" X9 ]2 c
9 [' e) V8 L+ w2 ?# @# eJapanese Ships2 H: k- |' j1 O) s+ ~" A
DD Isokaze
8 ^3 h# L/ O) G' K, g DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
8 Z2 W; F3 E# Y0 ~ DD Arashi1 c8 O& ^ n% ^9 k) s+ Y6 J" ]" D
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5 z3 W; l7 W+ ^% r" XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149! W/ a! Z ]$ u/ Y. ?- V; m d. C
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* C# a! W. s4 p7 {- v7 H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged2 {7 |2 x3 H* Y' r/ y
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap/ c4 l8 k& [) v* ?
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; i- l. J7 @: Z) T5 o: _6 E& Q DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 d6 r0 ?1 o% { DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |