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。. Z6 _ n5 s1 r! i8 c& R
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
- h; @* U' L8 e# }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!!!
' k# _" e% }+ N" B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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1 J# e8 F2 D& t& w" gMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136$ D0 Y& T. X7 v2 p( ]
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% v H0 @- s: h( R! V4 r0 @Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 71
( Y- @, f Q, T* K D3A1 Val x 16( I4 D8 v& a0 r9 I$ R
D3A2 Val x 44
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# A# {; _9 X! a/ HAllied aircraft
( q* }/ g$ M! q+ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 74. d5 v) t1 H8 Q; ~0 `9 b7 K$ N
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Japanese aircraft losses& Q/ y5 t% U) {& K
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
, h% O. q% B" h/ V- v5 w D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged6 m. ^& O/ `( `' I
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged4 I: o: y h- [% t! a V2 O8 [
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Allied aircraft losses
, ?1 Y6 U3 z* z; I F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed# s8 c% k; h8 j* i; D; F4 y
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CA New Orleans8 c2 ^9 D% p5 {* u. z
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires; N! y+ U) B6 O @
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire8 ^6 J; q& L7 x
DD Buchanan
) B# M7 d! a7 J CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire, r2 ~) r, \6 }, m$ @; x) A5 A
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
7 k8 H* Z4 K- J( m6 h CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft/ I/ w+ t' [2 j) d6 i6 @
F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
1 G4 J# I) G- N/ L+ D9 u' B. H SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
, n. o5 h3 `" o4 j5 S8 G4 y TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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, A& ?% D. @7 g3 r' g SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
( ?% \" S6 ~- m0 S* p% G9 k- e TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged% O/ U3 b1 K5 p% F5 ~
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Japanese Ships) r* }/ m" c, { k3 \' L
CVL Ryujo
1 J/ e9 |. }4 t' u' J8 ` BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire7 l- t3 M+ {$ a; R4 ]0 a
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
c- ]* M3 ^/ G& }; h3 q BB Hiei
4 c! x8 ? E0 h# i CV Shokaku
" [2 w1 E! U: f CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage7 n" [8 Y; E; q5 t% J9 c% K
DD Kawakaze
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3 l- E) i4 w [+ Y! i3 ~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& u# A7 S$ N. K, ~2 m) R# Q3 l- ~6 S
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136; t! Q- ^/ M1 Q3 \5 ~
. C$ T5 K& \1 T2 _' P' FWeather in hex: Heavy rain* Y0 ^' z% k. z
8 Q3 ?# c% B0 @+ `% IRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 k# H' k ^" D% e
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 20* H. \ P' p4 j+ u/ p
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Japanese aircraft losses6 e+ R! `$ i3 W, |2 k6 V
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ k6 j9 {# ~! D$ e6 X2 ~9 x7 ~
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire. J! _4 D( Q# [- F3 T8 h
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( H) R+ A2 [4 y' n% `, |
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ t& U, h9 G* n4 T% z4 ? n" @ 同时,陆攻也抓住时机1 |2 _; l( C# A. n" |
Japanese aircraft9 v! I( S; s% |( P* T6 n7 L1 D
G4M1 Betty x 13
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 K4 B3 u9 e1 S7 t G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
" { z4 t8 H( F$ S/ Y$ J. \. K BB North Carolina8 B; t: j$ G9 T' L" V) I- z. e8 p
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
% L o0 `" U: U9 e; D( x CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' m3 K+ j; l7 F2 g: V
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Japanese aircraft
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no flights
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5 b1 H* P; P6 g7 {9 {% m0 gJapanese aircraft losses
5 x# N+ \; w9 B5 Q, B+ l- R G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 y: v$ V/ _9 y: V% o
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5 d7 m3 b& u$ s" a6 J( |$ e CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& c6 n& i1 U: z0 l BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
?+ I+ y1 `: E. M9 I CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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' W' r, D/ g7 y/ ]0 T于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。* b. c# ]; \3 F' h
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( ?0 X- W$ i2 R; k; u$ |% h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& _7 x. }, n$ O* C+ ]6 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards" h' X. x6 h* P1 l
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no flights
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No Japanese losses
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 |; ]3 [: D7 \% l, F3 e- U
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; H' _0 ~0 R7 h8 W0 r# v# E. ?
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
; t. w: K- X8 r- z" P V, l CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage; O; y" L1 P" ]' _: }
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
' b8 `4 E, S4 S5 ]# e9 R* d E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
. q. u5 o0 @9 I9 {# J DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
6 ?' P% Q$ ?% M& O DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 a0 h1 U. P7 W
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3 Y: _7 H, h3 X CA Quincy& ]+ Y; h( ]7 r3 S
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3+ J; b/ r; o' V* p" q
CL Leander, Shell hits 11 y$ u+ e4 O& e. c ^: P% j
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 @* ~- V" h9 f7 i DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
- @9 u5 m6 F; O$ ?; ] DD Patterson$ c* u, Q/ {. H5 E0 y% s
DD Jarvis
8 h/ x2 f: |6 A6 U( u' h# D$ T1 o: N DD Maury$ E% [+ `5 R4 Z0 W" x) U- Q5 ]9 ?
DD Dunlap
# } c% C5 p& Y1 ^& G, p3 R; f; N DD Fanning% D F" c# P% s; U9 P6 P; p
DD Cummings- `7 m+ r5 b5 Z; ] x0 U: S
DD Lamson
. x1 q4 Q t' v% ~* V DD Case8 y( T( B z. x5 U, j
DD Conyngham7 f! ? O% v% S7 k% i
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
Z5 E1 _; t# h9 J3 l! Y DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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Japanese Ships
J6 w) S. N9 J" X CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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3 d( ~2 L1 L) U/ t! G* ` CA Quincy$ A( @9 q E% ]# e
CA Vincennes; n7 [% i: I7 X9 t8 c0 E
CL Leander B' V4 \& X) E9 k
CL Achilles. ]5 f( i6 V! ?" z2 c
DD Patterson: A% x' w$ {: A- H; B( X: j% Z( z
DD Jarvis, h& W; k6 Q" I
DD Maury
$ ~4 `& Z* W+ x. z; v DD Dunlap, H3 e- \" D; a, c' V
DD Fanning# w) R% n; A( W0 h
DD Cummings5 X' `4 E& a E1 `& A) Y
DD Lamson( J x8 f' l0 V- x1 ?
DD Case( H1 |0 {) x8 ?! D0 E' Q' g1 x
DD Conyngham' t( h# R6 g' R l
DD Cushing2 X& _, c K4 }- |7 l
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