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。( ^' i! s/ ?6 O1 ]$ S6 i
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
9 S% v/ b/ [+ a' O' N8 L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!!!
" m* k1 D2 Q( o; a: F: _, ` @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。( c+ J& q" d/ @6 P% L! x. p
上午:
7 Z' [. u E* L& NMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud+ s _1 v5 V, C2 v! D) T& B8 G
8 m$ g# S1 G& l) e# wRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.& x2 h. p9 D) h) z# \- W9 d% e
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 d. q$ Z2 S. F: D A6M2 Zero x 71 C8 \; y: r3 q% d
D3A1 Val x 16/ Z0 M& {0 F" S- o3 i
D3A2 Val x 44
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$ I, Q6 g8 r" r% M* } F4F-4 Wildcat x 74 k6 N# f* X' w- e4 n
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Japanese aircraft losses4 P3 `: l9 ?% G: D0 m
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed% v$ l9 S; L0 }: Z
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged" i5 v9 }" j) w; J
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. P/ z9 ], E" @# ~
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Allied Ships' }: I. `1 ~1 m3 l. A
CA New Orleans' X' |4 B. ?1 f
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
8 t R, X# q% J. c8 ]% ^; B9 s, } CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire: D; O/ N( r* U) k$ X9 O( K
DD Buchanan; l& H ~! P& v5 r
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire& z; {$ Q, T$ h
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
6 P0 Z: y$ _8 \ X3 d4 b3 \' b6 o9 E CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
& ?7 b j0 k% |' }6 e1 J( w8 @. V F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
" K2 Z, X1 q2 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
$ k/ o# d. R$ N1 D7 ` Z TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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Allied aircraft losses2 K% Y7 L7 ^. L6 q$ u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
% Z K' P6 S0 L) r) O, t' Q% | TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged( p; Q3 M7 V) @' H. b
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CVL Ryujo+ z6 ?3 D$ _3 Q* g8 o7 ]% R
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
3 @+ o6 t; z) M2 M9 n CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
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CV Shokaku+ j! r6 v1 J( H) X" n/ b
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
+ a& |7 G! s5 Y+ ?# G1 O' } 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3 C7 H: L7 B( a/ D7 }* ?6 C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1367 n& q+ V& z V- E% N) a; M
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ M# [7 T, E3 ^ J, r7 @
( c* e6 T1 Z# _Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. l0 h6 n- t1 OEstimated time to target is 60 minutes' D" A2 K6 O( d6 |, ~
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A6M2 Zero x 26. s9 U" B1 K7 e. P J
D3A2 Val x 20) n% l, w- z% r$ Y, g& N
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( R7 d" ]. @+ p: A, m D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
( [2 p, o* m5 A8 I) Z CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires; R* G3 [# G1 F: u3 @8 Z
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire" o$ Z& H; ]9 k8 m: T
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* x) w. P U1 a: I( H \& w
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire! z7 p1 J! i" i1 y: a, v
同时,陆攻也抓住时机( P' a8 Q# y: m# i% V0 h; |: \: M
Japanese aircraft8 @, D6 ?( a9 V) z: q) H9 |
G4M1 Betty x 135 n9 l! A" O1 y7 a3 K1 ~
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina- E' c* C' m) j: y5 D# ?$ L
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage- g3 j; B: o5 b2 h
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G4M1 Betty x 13( o% s8 }% A- ^9 _
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- h6 B% W, e! c, u& }) X0 ^: T+ l) k# { G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships2 S0 q' O, M9 e& n
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 g& _2 F0 w. ^( l$ D" ] BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
+ v1 k0 Q# q% D- L& L CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。4 ]$ K# i; N% {& J# E0 V8 X
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: G' B* {, } m! c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3 N$ Z5 q! q6 s% I. ~: d
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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. h7 G2 v( S% p4 W CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 l7 b% R4 R2 [/ n/ s3 h, `! N
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; n4 W; m* N& ~4 T CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage5 I9 s5 ]$ t# \0 b+ R
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage$ X- X4 A: R. `6 c$ P' W' B
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
4 z6 d5 w3 p, s' C E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
# m, K0 F; s" m* E' U+ ^1 W1 S DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
V. o: s$ ?5 M DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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, Y! E1 _: `# `# i+ a% s CA Quincy
1 I( g1 J* t6 F7 X CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
& {: f- M- H! J CL Leander, Shell hits 19 @% r# e* }: @1 Y7 z5 g
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire& p% H/ ^8 L8 G8 u; g3 }
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire7 C2 e# M% J" t+ I
DD Patterson
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DD Maury
6 }" q* Y1 {1 `! e. D7 J DD Dunlap0 K: S( @0 e2 N) Z
DD Fanning
' w! B; f. n- R2 v& w4 @ DD Cummings4 [2 ]. \' k# c6 E* E* s
DD Lamson7 ~ T# v6 A7 @$ ^
DD Case
( E" z& s, L4 G; s1 [/ N DD Conyngham
6 E9 Y- u2 F3 _ DD Cushing, Shell hits 14 P8 l0 t( t8 w; Y( ], X: k
DD Perkins, Shell hits 10 g0 I' I% x* f) {* z$ r8 u H
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Japanese Ships7 v5 b5 u% i/ I/ P8 Y v5 t
CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
6 ?; D' G, |6 T8 e" S CA Quincy2 I$ N& x, D6 K% k( W( K9 `
CA Vincennes
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CL Achilles1 m. {! o9 k( M2 u' s+ n/ g( g: @
DD Patterson8 Y* K6 X6 p; M, O
DD Jarvis& J" p# v# E& S6 |1 g, {, {
DD Maury/ @- `" G, V4 U: F9 b
DD Dunlap0 X, W7 F) M, z& G: |8 X
DD Fanning
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DD Lamson4 f' M: d* Z# Z U
DD Case
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DD Cushing
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7 t4 s2 k, O" [' j: `+ n( e牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |