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。
m; X6 H+ t& p2 Y3 U# u ]10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
L: w. y" d" I, F9 x/ O; U5 }6 W, m0 r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, @/ R- Z7 y4 A( T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。0 H1 i) E& z( h% }0 v
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. o6 B& Y8 }! e, W7 |% HMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1360 o) {: j3 P9 k1 ]& U" b
2 i& A) _5 g) C" Z4 Z* ~. {( G" a+ pWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( L0 V, d }% w
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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3 s( j" z& o( k$ R0 L4 ]3 {Japanese aircraft# a* ]5 y8 Y& E5 D: X
A6M2 Zero x 71
N+ M4 G4 l+ V, w; ?) v } D3A1 Val x 16
5 R7 @7 ^5 p& H5 `. @6 X/ q. m D3A2 Val x 44* l- X6 I: L- N+ n
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 t4 c7 Q0 ~2 }3 }6 l A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed+ R$ a& Z9 D2 B4 K( J O+ K8 ~
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged' |7 J9 x" d b3 P
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged) D4 o" ~) |4 o, B' |$ c; Z X
8 Y( a! G3 e# l7 Z/ k. oAllied aircraft losses; C- p! B+ d: R+ w. }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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" Q0 O& m- C; _5 `9 p, L$ [ CA New Orleans/ l: p" |, v& R! P: h) E# S
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
* P: ] Z9 C8 u' j0 } CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
T7 B. ?0 {$ V3 W: z" @ DD Buchanan
9 ~7 G+ |0 _% Y9 X4 ^- C CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire: R; c# [* A6 P" v3 B' f
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire0 ~4 y0 A @0 {2 D7 i
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 25 l0 r! X3 b( L# [
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Allied aircraft
" {# C! p8 Q6 [9 W F4F-4 Wildcat x 16# G3 s- L; i5 J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
# l/ |" {" D+ F4 R; J( X TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire6 Z% w( A8 s m2 h& E3 N7 s
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
1 u4 N; E0 M( r2 w BB Hiei% N! x/ q9 q% I/ o& y( T
CV Shokaku
" U i7 q; c: X; x8 ]! S CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
* `) I5 |( q' J9 w DD Kawakaze
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- z7 ~3 C+ Y- p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
+ f* I8 l _* [/ uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136; ?* a" J+ g: c
$ x6 F" |4 J3 k6 Y9 u1 j% rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; |8 q3 u9 M$ A/ i* SRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., y1 R" O: }* _
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes" J* I! u/ I( U0 N! U
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
) f4 j- {$ Y. o, D* |& p: j CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" N9 X8 x, L# X CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
& p+ `6 K/ U5 v7 v1 l) e! \' x# V CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage7 T0 x. }( P6 f3 J* l5 t
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire# D a9 i7 L+ ^; j
同时,陆攻也抓住时机: @$ N& r2 \4 F7 _& T% |, u! M
Japanese aircraft
" i% G- ]* W* W% @+ r% E2 a+ I G4M1 Betty x 13+ _- e/ o6 z! l# ^) Z
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Japanese aircraft losses$ @7 \2 {, v. P+ _
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged! j$ p% ^' J- o& |/ J; j
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' K; Z" M3 b E" i BB North Carolina
7 ~# _8 l# Z- g/ b) b CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 w7 C+ l1 \1 _# j8 {$ B$ p! G) r
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Japanese aircraft# V" {9 e, N7 M6 W1 \2 I0 V
G4M1 Betty x 13
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no flights
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3 i0 P$ _" v1 z y" [* q2 EJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships5 c3 W6 g: ^: C! o6 h/ | S% Y% y0 `
CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 B: h4 c$ y Z9 f7 V8 x BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1/ m0 \* Z& I4 U: Y& x; W
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 ], ^; _) i" i# R7 J于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。0 J" G9 }! j- X: Q8 E
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) Q0 ^6 R2 y, D9 C* m; X# z& j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
5 p6 ]) l& w. a l( QNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft# o- x/ _/ U' e, H1 N/ H
no flights3 \5 H. o3 f, }; j- ?: E2 ^
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No Japanese losses
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Japanese Ships
* G1 F( w7 f9 z9 C7 w4 `* r CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' l; J5 |- n5 y7 V- d( G/ ~
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ t2 b3 K. \4 s* d/ {0 x' Q' d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 Y9 e+ V0 w B, r* l- U. c5 Q& r CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 K; l% S& c1 j0 z$ X9 N3 W CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6, m$ [5 ~4 r/ H" U+ j
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire* T' q! q* t4 }1 i( ~) |/ S
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
! Y- D+ ]; P/ k' O' a DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy' n2 r1 A" ^ ~2 M1 l) O
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3# U7 \1 e# ^1 Q5 m/ f
CL Leander, Shell hits 1& }7 }/ j( J$ W& b2 ^
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 F9 F* t, k9 X DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
: p- D9 @9 i, f( k DD Patterson
) \ N( O) I) F, s. g DD Jarvis
( G' ]( h7 `* ^; I/ N8 Q) l DD Maury
2 W( C$ t; ]& H- f0 |5 d* g DD Dunlap2 v) r! d g* j, }- F) Z
DD Fanning) }: Q; u+ h+ C! l7 d
DD Cummings' s2 ^9 O& Q1 R6 X" }/ Q6 V0 @. h
DD Lamson: l4 ]- H1 g G% U
DD Case, _2 {' }* D: _6 _# Z# K
DD Conyngham4 R: m' }& L+ p
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
w: j o( k0 K6 P DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
( `1 K Z. z( a/ o* ~3 a4 _; X Q CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
: r5 |0 A: u/ _/ k, N% z5 y CA Quincy, ]3 ?: O6 T4 j- s
CA Vincennes
- J0 y! l2 ~% O CL Leander4 {$ d% t' T9 C) P. X
CL Achilles5 T& ~& z3 `$ D, N5 s
DD Patterson
2 ]% u* p. z6 r0 \( Y4 _ DD Jarvis) B! D4 ^8 J- I
DD Maury; W Q2 V9 |% ?% {' x- O
DD Dunlap' a; n0 t) Y, O- ~# i7 y6 I# t$ ^
DD Fanning
% m& @) p/ F9 r/ `( q h DD Cummings: O+ C8 B- R) n4 j- w6 i" h7 A$ R
DD Lamson9 i3 {/ W8 M5 U( S0 w: O/ K
DD Case/ o% }% i+ G" {- n) }% v
DD Conyngham; {& n9 i! ?; l( i6 t! p2 P
DD Cushing
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/ K2 _- S/ w8 I- b1 E+ R牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |