8月24日,空战日
% P- M6 l4 o! t6 a4 M8 W( W% ^0 y& D1 F/ f! t0 T7 x( R
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?)
+ p: w: n7 Q, r& Z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。. a) k2 n J% N; i
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。
: n! D3 r; j+ Z/ C4 z5 I3 ?; y# Y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!1 v3 O3 c. p7 }' m
7 @7 [3 Z( B. [$ \& B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。。。
' }4 I4 P( i: o7 B1 h/ e. |: [% r+ ^3 f6 P# H' f
Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
* B) C1 S/ Q' N) p
! a4 b! b% A- H* \Weather in hex: Partial cloud! r$ p* K1 J k' c/ ]( I
( t) v" B5 | k* Y( U
Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
5 K3 E. D6 E9 ^ ~5 i) c& d) XEstimated time to target is 29 minutes9 a& \2 |/ |0 q) v# X
! U5 C% J8 R$ ~- l
Japanese aircraft
/ V4 }) J i/ y; d F$ n A6M2 Zero x 26
5 r3 m! L$ O/ \( u' U+ { " h8 t5 b' z9 E X
4 [% S& H$ l# P9 A0 n/ |
" y' Z2 w4 ? X) x8 A5 }
Allied aircraft
" p8 Z: G5 P- z' h F4F-4 Wildcat x 17* V% [# ]- H8 |8 N( ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
0 m' b; F3 X) V) k 2 o% M: w4 ~$ b; k# W* J# S3 Q
: ^2 S: Y; ?0 n$ u- @# c% I) WNo Japanese losses
- T1 E( u* W' w ! m1 h* P$ P; }$ }
Allied aircraft losses
- I9 A3 S5 ~1 J) R$ | F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
' l3 o0 V8 G9 |" X$ O3 @$ S" O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
- t8 q+ X! O" x7 M, c8 d5 { SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
0 _& z2 _3 o- F9 f
5 n8 a8 C' y$ z+ @: N ]: TJapanese Ships1 A, e2 W& k4 F1 M( S
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 17 R0 q# s1 C7 M1 C5 S
CV Shokaku
* T! u; L1 n7 ^% g; e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------7 x) H/ [- h+ Z. |5 ~/ D
Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
- A. k7 G& t/ G( P0 W! {7 s* \
8 e) k/ J8 x8 n) c, F' nWeather in hex: Severe storms8 w) n% C0 @! ~6 l; z9 B5 }! M
6 ~/ E3 m" G, F( M; v* ?9 O% e# _' ]' M1 DRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 T W- K1 s) |$ y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
* E" j3 v7 |7 D+ C4 d+ t D
* x+ i! J$ K7 N ; U6 i& c# S0 S
Allied aircraft
6 G" X9 s f; j; ~6 Q; @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 1* t6 T! R# P: m8 a2 |* q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9, _! q* e3 W4 H9 R+ }5 E
TBF-1 Avenger x 12# w9 [# O, \9 c8 j8 H
3 i# s& d$ Z" S/ e8 q
" N, D5 p c$ E$ s0 \; B2 `( m
Allied aircraft losses3 {+ ]7 ] s- S! Q0 c# C6 D' i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ I1 X$ Y3 P! {% N( h5 Y( m
0 W) O5 u4 h) S3 CJapanese Ships
: ^( d9 x3 X, U CA Tone
* _9 [, k6 Q0 Z( K: d. Y CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 {5 M% b# y, Y% f0 ~ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( d# f! g2 k" o+ ~ CA Chikuma
1 z3 j9 r) t+ v) O DD Hagikaze
! F. A/ o! J: |4 e8 n
. Y; Z7 u( g$ ]/ z) ?' y R i: A. J" |
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( J3 a6 @* O4 C3 q5 U
Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
% {3 _' W4 j$ m) K; q
( x9 Y! w+ M% o$ YWeather in hex: Severe storms$ T/ {7 S# |9 |7 w
) ]# \6 w. A; ~5 Z5 m6 ^- p4 JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 }$ K3 c9 f+ V7 x/ H w; {Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
) D4 `1 b; s* b5 c
$ J0 ?9 }$ U! t ! M' J) E( s3 D/ Q' M
Allied aircraft
t/ S' M3 O) y7 ^' ?* [7 P2 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 61 D9 u' X+ j( E6 t
, L m3 O# B2 G
2 D; J4 V: }" n) n
Allied aircraft losses
3 k( D4 y* u) y( O1 G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged- g; \9 L5 ^/ z7 I. H1 Z
2 |/ _! Y( [4 k% _) C8 Q6 m* TJapanese Ships
* \4 T7 z- B! R3 B3 j5 o7 a CA Atago, on fire3 v6 l. f* r, j7 @& C
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
( ^7 K: n" }+ Y# _% b! E
- g/ e8 r7 R8 d6 ]* P+ }--------------------------------------------------------------------------------5 g0 L8 i" q1 O6 d4 Y- e6 B
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144: Q, T+ ~ [0 T( s0 N+ w% I6 C
5 F+ N7 J6 S0 j% W. T! g7 R# a+ h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ T' T) X4 Y O7 z0 _ M. g. o
0 w8 F" J8 B- w8 P+ Q/ ?; j
Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 u- ~1 n2 L, v& j B. Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes+ o$ {; [0 z/ k9 P) w4 n
1 w6 @. |' O5 {Japanese aircraft. R8 f. Z2 j' O) \ O: E& f
A6M2 Zero x 251 x' X9 N4 s Z( }6 q
$ s. a: A# x5 O7 a- D
. K N& B% H& a @7 z
- ], K2 D8 l1 a; vAllied aircraft
! V' z! { O# p& [$ O# @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 91 v* X% y& s, L+ `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 40 ^9 W/ L2 |! [/ M! P
4 x S; N [, Y3 ^2 E8 \. s
. q$ X: [, d6 { ]% \No Japanese losses' W+ \' X* F# x3 H0 W( p- Q
# y% [, ]& s6 `9 O
Allied aircraft losses
/ [0 G# n. ~# L1 P7 d: u0 ^% Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed U. C8 e' a, _+ o2 Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' F- T! h; a* M4 L' D
# E- v1 h+ {, s& }Japanese Ships- g5 K* L5 C3 z; E$ T
CV Zuikaku
" Y& W( X$ d" F. j6 S Z5 T9 g
8 z$ a0 L7 R* c' z. E( ?9 i : I6 x+ q+ @: H1 J& i
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ ]5 \, t I# G; t" U) {* l8 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138% I% Z3 ~/ I/ T1 c9 |# h+ t. S7 p
4 ?2 e6 j2 T7 q& i/ W4 r
Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
" G5 {; s, J* d4 H 3 V8 b7 v# l; M) F- F9 |
Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( ^$ J" z$ N+ x+ A8 LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 `+ N3 C3 A# l$ {' ]6 ?0 v8 {
2 w; G* ^: {$ w# r) A3 N; C
@1 a' \9 G7 h+ d5 `# h! t
Allied aircraft7 |2 E& w7 f! u: Z" @8 t \
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5# N5 M! E# b7 y" E* y) ~# j
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26" {+ N# U- ^& y4 H; A
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
/ o& T# ^" ~9 D" A 9 r* O! u+ k$ L( @* s+ L
" Y! S' i) I! QAllied aircraft losses
+ Y2 Y+ @ {+ l SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged/ J6 P! }7 ~* D9 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
# T+ V0 _5 V$ j, q5 L* | 6 `4 A" @$ e! e; p: F/ j* v2 J
Japanese Ships
+ a2 ~/ F0 k5 W; p* M( J# j2 b DD Isokaze- v0 M' ~9 ]9 F" y6 V+ F# l* r( i( V
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ g9 }# R7 H) U, L CA Kumano$ m6 h9 f7 P4 L. S' T
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3. \' I5 `0 F" G& M' P& x
DD Arashi
7 r$ [, ]4 T- k4 x' K
9 S' j( {4 Y' g- p( N' o* {) a
) Q5 o" N/ E" O, r--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
% ]% u* @2 _1 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1494 H" J( L6 L+ B, h; W$ V# l# Y
* w2 i/ I- ]0 y8 V. X
Weather in hex: Light cloud) k! t4 p6 K2 a3 F
& h4 q' u) E+ U. RRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
1 b6 j, y* h1 W2 w: n1 E, p2 XEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" e1 O: `6 t4 F" I! u
4 i F4 ]" _3 P" k
Japanese aircraft
! I I* f+ |5 ~ B5N1 Kate x 14
+ j- ~" |8 Q: V3 y: F- E D3A2 Val x 24; o V4 i( l! e, ^
- U }1 o$ N9 w& n
" b! g5 z- K: F 3 r( ^* s' B; k
Japanese aircraft losses
( Y4 m5 r' ~/ h B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
- r: }, f/ ]& o8 v2 N. H( u$ m D3A2 Val: 1 damaged! a& H6 X$ {1 \- w2 t
( d/ u- N& Y% ]' p2 DAllied Ships( ]) M8 A6 w7 B& U$ Z
DD Dunlap$ Z6 z7 S; t9 S+ r
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk P! H8 v* W9 H; }( [
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
5 ]2 |% k$ F+ i8 N DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |