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。
4 k3 F. z6 O, d) e% V0 D10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。: ^ \( b3 P3 B+ T7 U* A O
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!!!
2 ^+ w& m! |4 t/ N2 ?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。9 a) {0 q1 |* W$ ~ H4 O2 Y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1361 Q2 w& U2 \1 V5 Q9 L. A
1 w9 U0 k3 |7 d6 ?+ PWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., i2 p5 {) x$ t( m
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ M0 x+ {2 _3 _) i
A6M2 Zero x 71
# I$ m5 q, V# s D3A1 Val x 16
( j" D" l* @% F3 }$ f" A0 A7 Z D3A2 Val x 44
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/ R- ^* p( C1 ] S7 T9 b! zAllied aircraft
, M9 K, m' j8 K; o2 k8 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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5 [ o' m1 x# K$ K A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
/ n; L; x5 ^9 E, @- O D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged# C* y; t7 y7 ~# I: v1 H4 _' Q
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
* h: I+ X5 P9 W$ `. n3 z& o! d% @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed( N0 h6 O! }0 S& i
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CA New Orleans6 ?" x, |1 u& M9 Y) V/ D
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires0 q# w) r- `/ n. K
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire* E# `3 V2 A7 A, z7 B5 [9 d
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire' O8 C) g2 C: q7 _+ j' E
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2+ x$ H5 {$ }: a; J9 S
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7 r+ w: I2 r; p7 Y( Q6 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
" y, ?3 x3 i* f% J2 a. [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 75; J6 n3 c9 ^, i* |7 H7 R+ U
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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2 `; }9 _7 I4 j# ], Z3 [/ s/ T SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged& d' j) _2 O. ] k) }$ w
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged9 i7 j& P: \4 l7 B4 G+ I2 W
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Japanese Ships
2 D1 Y5 W: u% x9 ^: n CVL Ryujo9 j. U. Z4 _. I5 x& O
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire- @5 F( R- H$ Y
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires3 \% p" H) s* p' X6 u9 Z& P! p
BB Hiei4 V2 _ i1 a1 S0 s4 {, ^% ~! _- L
CV Shokaku
6 k; X7 @+ }; [" s& v CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
3 V1 }! A" d8 n0 R 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
5 ?0 J% T3 _9 }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136' v4 i; A) I0 v0 [/ t. G# r
" B. {0 x6 m" a0 C1 C" W# h' h% uWeather in hex: Heavy rain I. h! U S( M* U. a" o
- C4 o, g/ \4 C3 C; k: {7 y# v2 RRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
; X9 J# u9 s8 i1 j& e' MEstimated time to target is 60 minutes/ w* k* D6 y9 t. I
% _% m3 Z) ~* z+ Z2 a, sJapanese aircraft
3 R/ D4 B2 D7 v A6M2 Zero x 263 [8 ?4 n0 k, K! h% `
D3A2 Val x 207 p+ {1 |6 L( o8 }" g" H9 k
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; R# k$ h' L; w9 U' [: e [Japanese aircraft losses
) ?9 \( |; b6 _4 v* }* `6 e D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires* q1 N- _1 t4 x2 _- p5 e! O
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 {' |* N2 ~. ^' U8 t% {# P% W' h
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ Z+ k t1 c. I7 E: z7 p CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. e2 Q! K& W, X+ B1 Y9 H 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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1 [2 u% N. x( b- w l5 }+ \2 ? G4M1 Betty x 13- h' h8 g/ i& s* r/ t& |$ D
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Japanese aircraft losses7 f* L$ s5 S; Z
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina
' }7 ?+ c: p* E: S" \ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 k; L1 N& [2 `- e CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage0 h7 `+ G5 G, s& {# E: D
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Japanese aircraft& Y2 i" ] a- V' Q- S6 M
G4M1 Betty x 13# [) r2 D+ a' b4 L
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses' Z2 F) ?, n6 k9 e% u, P4 v
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) f8 @' {& e$ M6 B0 g! \& y* J
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1" `% Y1 F, G+ |- `& R0 j
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; Z O6 n- ~9 y1 V8 D$ ]
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。- h; P2 ~! K5 B, p! Y
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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
; I% y6 w1 J3 A2 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards ~: }2 N7 c" o; A! u% @
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no flights
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e* ~' E9 @4 F m+ Q4 _No Japanese losses( f/ g. I" [: n) | @: f
2 B" l$ r0 j B4 ?# B3 {/ LJapanese Ships0 H. Z0 |4 `" W. r0 z8 ]: q
CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# y0 a) z7 V$ G) V5 m! o; j CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' U, A! _. [! [- O9 s5 T9 X CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage% Y3 C' A5 b% T0 M( k; O
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
. h: o# h! V5 m" v1 J) f4 D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
. z( O, Q1 F( k& R8 X4 j E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire0 J% d, r: ?7 L3 U
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk) |/ Z9 w0 b1 a) y/ G$ q
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& c9 s0 E3 A7 ~# G6 z
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CA Quincy8 b# D& T( ^2 X
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
: W4 w1 {+ L1 G7 h CL Leander, Shell hits 1
5 B& a( Q Y- l. J4 l CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
& R) d! @" [8 i, d DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ J+ e' h4 |6 A i' v% `' U; @ DD Patterson
4 s, v5 E, v0 b DD Jarvis2 u/ r5 d. S2 h' f( n- p0 y+ J1 h
DD Maury
* R: n: X5 [1 Z' R: K& d7 ] DD Dunlap
+ z" B2 i& O6 D6 g; Q; h DD Fanning2 l5 I. X5 |; y5 r
DD Cummings6 O1 a1 M7 E& J& Y# U$ g8 L
DD Lamson5 a" t6 I0 v0 @2 V, c N
DD Case# d- T9 l, @& |7 l
DD Conyngham
+ H! F& @# N8 i' V. V DD Cushing, Shell hits 1& u+ b4 y1 R J4 ~$ J$ b: t% M+ G
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1( h* d5 o3 b0 ]
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Japanese Ships& D2 X7 j1 K' P9 H, C% [
CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk, a' I" m. w! d0 H, q
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Allied Ships8 U M5 }1 I {/ o7 U5 e* J2 ]
CA Quincy4 n5 z- v' {% \" N7 C* y( R0 |3 M
CA Vincennes' t, M& ~7 {: U" F9 \
CL Leander
+ R) }; f; x2 |7 s; }* H) V1 z2 l& Z2 S* f CL Achilles
* j% F2 u( d+ Y3 K3 d8 D* Y5 O, | DD Patterson
9 U" X3 k) ]# [* m3 _1 c+ ` DD Jarvis
/ D Z" {! R/ j, a) A DD Maury
" _' L! t1 y7 ]; h5 q' D. { DD Dunlap& @& }: S; ^! I/ b! ~0 d1 H2 n
DD Fanning
" O. @3 p2 ^/ W' H. s; [( g$ Y DD Cummings# L. S# o: E. \1 e. _: L0 y
DD Lamson
" _9 |% j' }- e- N0 q; d DD Case
( u6 o0 G: z" i( L1 Y DD Conyngham
6 h2 s# P5 n" o2 c1 ?# J) @ DD Cushing
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |