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?)! ]1 z1 a1 B* A3 g+ B; p4 y
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。
2 k3 K1 S# ]/ }# J6 q% V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。
& Y0 V u: G% O' I: A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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A [+ N9 i2 Q! V. c JMorning 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.3 S, C2 {- ]( E, f; {
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- ?6 U1 y+ d2 l+ n- u7 U5 \1 @6 g
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Japanese aircraft
0 J5 u. X# V, s$ }9 I1 d" ~ A6M2 Zero x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
9 s7 @2 U; s5 b, u1 A, E2 O SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) M- I% D! n- ? G. x) u0 p. h" |
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5 B/ i1 s$ E; H, XNo Japanese losses/ b4 j2 l: X/ n$ \2 v7 C
; Q) a: V# s6 h# V& j+ BAllied aircraft losses
, r6 L' b$ E% W# k3 B* F F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
/ s7 `7 {% k2 U$ W4 x z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
, V' ~* d+ M, h+ D: O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 Z! X B' \* T
: c3 t% ~% s: Q- lJapanese Ships
4 E0 {$ k+ j, s5 l$ P BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1% ^% k- a- p; Y8 s. @
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms! o# v' Q. d; w
2 ^6 ^# G, I' m" ?1 URaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
" T* [3 E. r. ?! o7 A' u. ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes+ M; j" q9 H0 z0 }9 a
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Allied aircraft% ^* |' c$ @! R" x( F+ J% u# F, T: P
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 E0 [; S0 q; M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9" I; h2 a& ^4 s U$ k+ W- m
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses* _4 Y% i$ ?0 k" y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. u0 n! z7 N/ B/ ^9 J0 Q* w% }0 a4 y3 o
+ y' S4 c F* R- YJapanese Ships
- u% |! T4 B+ m' {8 {% S* J, z CA Tone& u5 d- W; [/ M4 o* p
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
u( u3 T( }1 T( q. [ CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 l, O! U( L/ P0 }7 g7 J0 e8 r CA Chikuma. s, d% ?8 F. f; E
DD Hagikaze5 z9 V$ E- Y6 `7 Y! f$ r: s. x
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0 ?. t% L, F, s) b" D9 }/ b3 H" kMorning 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 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# _, ^. g+ `- f( t" F; }4 PEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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" U+ z. W) S3 [, i2 ^Allied aircraft
# n2 h1 a3 t+ e$ v( V. t2 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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1 H( O! u8 f/ ^- PAllied aircraft losses
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CA Atago, on fire
2 w9 m! o; V- d, m- l5 v CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 q) Y3 x* z1 c
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9 d3 P9 Z* G+ m; P7 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1442 l8 c; k5 |' J$ j
% `! X1 H; L5 ?9 E7 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain X. ~. q! U R0 ?( p9 ^! E) e
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' R7 R, q5 W$ h
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes: Q( U" [6 U2 i6 Q. ?: B
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft4 J( G# x6 \0 U v5 S0 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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No Japanese losses; {6 u3 X) v0 {" c8 u9 L
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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7 p) [% d& p) o6 O8 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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# k/ E$ ?0 m- B5 z! pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 Z6 s) M1 S/ i, G; n
& r& V1 ]1 j0 n( E: w$ `3 O) XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ k! Z8 F5 ]5 [% _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
: o1 A+ v6 p" K# x% A F4F-4 Wildcat x 51 q) N9 P! _8 d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26( t1 b+ d( B; R8 A5 I
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! N: p! P5 J6 {5 T
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DD Isokaze' f, D7 a0 t( Y: p; J O
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 U; D+ I5 }2 C$ X0 O+ k: R
CA Kumano
! a) N$ P* I; ], M! o2 y CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
7 x3 [; q6 e9 v- _8 E DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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7 W* B& @ o3 L+ ?9 B4 dRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet./ X! o% A" m6 H8 M. p" U
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 W- W, v& @* j# wJapanese aircraft
5 N/ b' _6 o- j3 @1 C! D B5N1 Kate x 14
! ^- k1 s7 _* L D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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DD Dunlap \ c! V2 w Y; P* X+ j( U
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 c4 M7 r5 Y/ @9 }; q# `* G
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( x! g* P# V8 w( o, g2 l
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |