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。" B& C- M e( i0 A( B" j2 [
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。; [8 ~- w' |8 ^, d
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!!!
9 T4 V, H% U& k3 A8 f3 O6 |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 W5 ?# y; p |$ f8 w) C h j+ E
上午:
& X0 j6 M, m* gMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1366 ?8 T% a% I& v7 R& c' e
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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6 a: S) y7 w/ i- i0 {' QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# O0 U) D3 a( T6 l
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes# u V% r/ b' b5 R0 W9 Y
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$ W h1 K) Y! ]6 I4 K$ ~8 o% Y A6M2 Zero x 71 X$ ~. k5 t# l6 q
D3A1 Val x 164 {- \7 i8 m5 P. F, N8 _0 ^4 W2 L
D3A2 Val x 44
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$ t6 ?6 N) F! f% |/ d5 y% cAllied aircraft
0 C0 P! R9 G0 q6 W1 y" Y- ?" u, v F4F-4 Wildcat x 74. D5 B( ~; a, ]2 }6 x3 W0 J R
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A9 v* B8 [8 Y% K' X8 ] A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed5 F G& z" L7 D( h
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged# r; g% n3 r, S& y7 p+ t
D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed. _* x7 T1 ]5 |
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CA New Orleans
t5 c, T8 h- v. S) D9 v2 K& j" ^ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# h( f" S" |; y! K0 X/ ^* l) X. f r
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
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; s" V; x* _7 _4 i CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire# G6 W1 Y* }3 X' p) p9 u$ B- B
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
. b1 h: g3 k3 N8 c; z x. B2 z CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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Allied aircraft
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; q1 W1 C; n$ c SBD-3 Dauntless x 752 f( d, A. ^% G% q: f. n5 n
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged: d8 K, L0 ~- j/ q X8 _
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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CVL Ryujo. G1 {9 \) k% e% \) Y2 f& \9 \
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire0 j) ], V& S- T, }, d' t6 {
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
9 h( y. [" t; i! I& x BB Hiei
2 P2 c+ C3 T4 f CV Shokaku8 d4 Y t3 u; K& ?8 E" P
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage ]* i: a: o! I4 I
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+ s, H! ^4 h9 r/ }1 E' y
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136- f/ I" ~* C; i' b( x; s2 n
( v8 O8 ]7 X, @0 y D, ^9 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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! q) c$ v' R4 _- `Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
^$ {* r! S% WEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 265 W" z5 h1 l' L* _) z
D3A2 Val x 207 P \9 [& q! N# a& v [
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged% u a% \6 d8 H9 V J
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1 Y) w% n. p' U7 u! z4 K, Q CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. n; L% i, ]- g8 J \: n CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ [+ v7 I v' |9 T+ n4 @/ ^; S
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! S5 {8 Z" a% { CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: i* W2 _0 j- [ 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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# u& \2 G" | m8 T% s G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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BB North Carolina- [$ b$ h0 h% K: r/ R ?' ^' H
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage. Y* h! a/ |0 i$ G, m
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage7 M$ D+ p5 r2 x8 j, `
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
( q1 `3 t% w( }2 H: c! n2 P BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 19 p+ Q% l/ c d/ l7 @' R1 I: ?2 S
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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+ b( C- V. X) h, ]4 D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
t0 o! E. s; A+ d' y- RNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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7 F2 M% A8 L: D. G CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' E' j( X' x P. v
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 P" J8 {3 L& Y/ u9 _2 H! Q CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
( ?& L7 o9 p0 [$ j: {' `+ c. \' e CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage+ i( g& R: g7 c6 E6 x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
Z( P7 N/ U/ C' ~ E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire% H2 U% x: y7 ^! y& V
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk3 g Q! W9 Z9 a( u
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
" ]3 P; v1 W0 ?/ X CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
# Q5 K7 o. c5 l8 w CL Leander, Shell hits 1
% z6 _( w" P3 f* ^7 s; ?) v% ` CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire9 V" ~* n1 ~+ l5 m/ e; ~
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
5 i+ i+ B5 q( M+ B# V DD Patterson# H5 a6 a8 g& _0 e! p6 R9 C
DD Jarvis
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DD Dunlap
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& s' d" J5 o3 k& O" d) A DD Cummings) K! V x) r# D) @2 z6 K
DD Lamson/ B3 P0 T5 }8 H# l# T( b' O9 B+ B; {4 N
DD Case( F b* h, @" t
DD Conyngham& a& i$ e0 @+ S: Q" k% J/ L1 R
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1. L3 y+ w% |& S& @" O1 s
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1$ R0 j- F4 v1 ^- D8 j, X; ^- A+ H
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: |- o8 X3 v" s4 [ CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk& t2 } t) n E4 N3 }
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/ X) J3 }2 e& f7 A CA Vincennes
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CL Achilles
2 ?) J1 P1 j m DD Patterson* H p0 H/ T8 Y) f. k4 S8 F
DD Jarvis% s4 r: }& U4 ?5 Z: Q
DD Maury$ G6 ~, [( L/ |+ Q2 r
DD Dunlap, b! D. U4 r; q2 s9 g' p M
DD Fanning: I7 G' r! K$ K) r, {' p! N( `
DD Cummings
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DD Case
, x( |4 u" J8 l& i* x4 G5 n+ b* } DD Conyngham" D5 l5 b' U6 [$ E6 _. ^6 _
DD Cushing8 O9 C2 |* a9 S" m1 S) w
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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 |