8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。
2 n6 [( R8 d) n: }) P10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
, u7 Z( o8 ~7 c6 u! \# `果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!
8 q5 Y2 q s+ J' F9 g! P此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136/ l% U' X$ W, f7 V( x
3 n# `8 _0 q' n. z& B; `* v$ ?Weather in hex: Light cloud& c8 x) l! L0 ?8 ]
+ o& x5 y6 I- t( d# ^Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( k- r( B; J: U3 _" ~Estimated time to target is 45 minutes! h' i5 c. h& I5 F E
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Japanese aircraft& [( Y ?/ i8 p* D: e# ?! d3 s
A6M2 Zero x 71
" m9 ^4 n. F- `/ O D3A1 Val x 16
& e- H5 W' ^! F5 t/ | D3A2 Val x 441 n4 z* N5 W4 b
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Allied aircraft0 k" {# t* T0 R- O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74) \) X9 b* |; d( O
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
2 ?* K/ f, c4 s( T& y# @ D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged! i; o2 d/ B7 z) P! V
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged- O, s$ u3 W: ?, k* G1 ^1 m1 f$ [
. M# d: v0 Q* c oAllied aircraft losses% H; r2 ]5 ]) y5 h+ u4 `1 \. V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed% t$ c `1 R; H6 P
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Allied Ships8 i K$ g, ?! ]. s
CA New Orleans$ S+ f3 g4 D% g0 n$ \! a/ `
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
. a. A: {. C1 d7 @$ s CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
* B9 Z7 W9 c3 `( V" G0 [ DD Buchanan( _9 ~9 o6 F E4 ~3 i$ L
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
% r) f0 r3 b% R7 p1 H BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire+ H. e. t6 b% N3 `, V7 Y/ V; d
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 26 g8 s/ n" J o6 W
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( s6 J$ }$ `# f2 F F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
, z' C. R3 G- I2 b& q6 h SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
/ J: s( Q! y/ h8 i+ M TBF-1 Avenger x 254 u4 r1 j( z' W
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Allied aircraft losses
' F N3 X7 ?% _. U" V+ P SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged9 A( c/ v4 a# k* w6 `" ]' z1 X
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged( b8 @ F; r# }$ l
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; y# P4 ?% U; ?$ c CVL Ryujo
3 d2 X5 z" h% o" p7 G BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
. U$ y* H) W) s M5 ]+ g! Y5 l3 i, w CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
2 [" x( j* w) m: O& p( W* t BB Hiei
5 f* W& T; b1 `* T8 ~ CV Shokaku
' G$ m' b6 n# U CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage$ ?0 w. n7 q% Y1 [
DD Kawakaze
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由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀
! g$ N& V" v1 K- [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# A# d9 l& Q4 G3 M6 |; h3 d3 S+ _1 X( JRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) M1 D/ A4 Z% q8 g
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft: Q2 h- m+ \* f Y0 r
A6M2 Zero x 26
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5 Q; e: ]( y3 ]- e D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
, }. E! \" w' a2 @' g2 [ CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% g/ x8 I) Q" n! }( _: i e$ Z$ p
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' I9 v& N1 N9 }4 ^8 L1 X( L }7 ` CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ P1 @- @0 k1 C; j2 w& y9 s3 b2 r
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 d/ O$ V, o; d4 u+ K# v 同时,陆攻也抓住时机 d g+ v r0 s8 p+ ^
Japanese aircraft0 e0 q% h5 V5 |8 p" a
G4M1 Betty x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
- ^. w J/ B1 _( ]4 J* R; R5 o G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
, w; I1 E9 F& ^ BB North Carolina
8 Z) `9 e5 Q2 M CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 ^+ P' F- `- d7 ]8 \ CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G4M1 Betty x 131 A- Z L7 O6 G, f5 {
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 |+ U8 O9 d$ ~5 ]0 `" `- p! c) S3 P G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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: |7 D; ~8 ~) d, j9 U CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: p) G+ Y: n) b$ m1 m. m
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
. R6 v5 @+ q/ F- h# ^ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 a! C, l' w0 |" y1 m- r, c
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' }% q9 c5 [) N, x. q( ?3 z1 c于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。% X( F' F3 ^# _! I9 ?
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4 b8 E; `' |' D7 V而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血' f* m0 o$ ]9 z5 a
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses2 r, e) w( b+ B( E
No Japanese losses6 Z1 e1 X; Q9 B3 w
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Japanese Ships8 ]( Q7 r# v5 B0 r% O/ T, v
CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* j1 s/ }) P1 \' B% w0 R- f
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 F' {5 x% Q1 d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l' O+ ?) D! K5 Q& `( e CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
% s; ?4 J1 s6 a CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
2 N3 r @4 z: N E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire; D; @$ m# O# L
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk: x% k3 ~8 p8 ~; V2 z! M" N
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 Q& V5 j/ S# b- ]1 V# _
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CA Quincy# o' p+ Q3 F6 j# C9 E) z
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
$ E0 J0 Z" M. Q( N( {" B ~ CL Leander, Shell hits 1+ V) ]& f- }. _8 N, A$ A, w4 @
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire; h0 F! r' ~- a c; t& D: u* {( Z
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ U" Y* D& m5 y0 R' }& i DD Patterson+ T% [4 Z% X1 p; Q, W/ N
DD Jarvis: \7 Z& Q; ^% ?5 K) ^4 `8 J
DD Maury
. g E$ @/ l) U5 w" ] DD Dunlap
% A, A5 S* w+ T" t- w- C DD Fanning# _' {2 R1 S* O# e# r8 y' O/ _
DD Cummings
( I7 b5 c" O8 a5 |8 T7 {4 E3 p DD Lamson& d1 ], x4 r( S; c
DD Case
4 b1 I' n {6 ]( Z6 b% g DD Conyngham
1 u- A7 a$ y8 P$ t5 x1 N3 i DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
. r9 D1 f2 |/ x( u' u+ M DD Perkins, Shell hits 11 ?9 X N o& D h
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Japanese Ships- x, Q# p. K- k' P
CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy' K2 M7 d) |! y L8 A* R* x7 ^
CA Vincennes
. o+ w; c1 V/ x( a CL Leander: z5 i6 i3 W0 C2 K! M4 h
CL Achilles
# Z, S) b9 _- R6 F DD Patterson
2 N" }2 }; A j7 ?) o: [1 ` DD Jarvis
9 S \) j* A7 K* U DD Maury$ {; K, [6 G3 G) v6 e
DD Dunlap
! N% m& w7 `# f DD Fanning
' G$ V. r- s8 l( U8 n( H9 V6 W DD Cummings5 }4 I( ?7 Z4 j
DD Lamson9 a* q7 ?% J1 r" Y& R
DD Case5 W1 R: N* r1 K* F1 c
DD Conyngham6 A" C" n0 E) Y6 A+ X
DD Cushing5 q& Q; M6 \/ D6 x; @
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3 ~. m0 e) ^( v% m牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |