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。$ K! Y: H B1 Y' ~9 f: D; r1 \! K
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。1 U% ]& T, Q5 c; B$ J
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!!!
3 @2 i0 B' V9 R4 I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。7 v4 t, w) c$ @. A% V; Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136+ v+ x/ O8 C8 P
7 A2 M9 P; N+ e' ]. HWeather in hex: Light cloud
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( d1 k/ D8 ^; J, i' QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 M+ m9 r4 B+ [- U" uEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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8 f8 w/ W5 `( \* t% z" c. z A6M2 Zero x 71
0 t& b2 ]: e" s6 }7 f D3A1 Val x 163 b: t+ p7 Q* \8 w6 g( G$ ]: @
D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft$ Y& [' _& C7 r; ?1 O5 V' u$ G
F4F-4 Wildcat x 741 Z7 [( |8 F* a% B4 {( @# k
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! o8 x, V& @% P1 x8 {, ]: ] A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed7 p2 V6 {7 {1 T5 f
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
+ G4 P9 D* C( u" h4 Y D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed5 `( @8 }6 w: O* j/ r1 _- L/ V
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/ }' x; _- A* K* ^+ U/ P& O1 ~# t0 v CA New Orleans7 _" g9 S; ~- N8 P% i, H: ?6 Y
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires# l- a* u; l1 e" s! N" a7 |
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
* w5 j9 H% p0 a7 k x2 e; ^5 H DD Buchanan& u. r+ Z: F" a9 b" a0 F
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire; \9 r" a* B2 u6 i% m2 h
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire: V8 r5 i. X* {) g+ o
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2" B6 ?2 m& d5 ~: u, n/ O: U$ M4 Z
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* m- C% e9 Z1 W8 {, k/ x4 t1 n) _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
4 A# m# N+ t: I+ L$ k$ Y: |6 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 75: X( G- W3 W$ D# c+ I1 R3 ]
TBF-1 Avenger x 253 S7 e4 k$ s( ]( h9 D# o( k7 K
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged' y, _3 e7 T5 I5 {8 W4 n
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
0 f- x' t" t; z6 C) Y; k CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
# \& y' N5 D- P+ |( F6 i BB Hiei8 J% M- M* L2 \7 _: C' U" f
CV Shokaku
) b! ~1 \) a/ J CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
N: `$ g7 [ g3 Y$ c" n 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/ f9 _' M2 d, Z+ k! F
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain. P( H+ ]1 M6 U. a$ L( L$ g8 a
! O; b0 X; ^0 }Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 D. u% u- y1 o t
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes! c$ o5 T( c& a$ O- W4 }
( W# u7 f. j& l9 DJapanese aircraft
" u; u8 b) q1 v% V; [ A6M2 Zero x 267 ~/ L# n+ t5 K/ |" K. B
D3A2 Val x 20
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6 n. X! Q% i, A% s$ k: Y D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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0 |* Z+ |! j4 g. [% v CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 r6 {3 M2 a! }5 p Y, x5 ~, y CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire6 ^2 q% d! M) R) i: ?8 \
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
: Y2 u* H% b2 Q) W' k CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 U& t/ U8 {+ h: L; O3 I 同时,陆攻也抓住时机- F1 B' O1 h7 _3 B/ z# b8 t# \" [
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G4M1 Betty x 13; a3 h8 k+ Z" v+ U5 K& a
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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Allied Ships
3 l- Y$ c+ ^, L _3 N$ G( { BB North Carolina
2 U+ `- U2 v( d& l; n, t0 e( c( ~ CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 W$ n6 j" X2 H; b, }3 r8 ~ CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage, r! H' C) X; F/ m6 v
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Japanese aircraft9 B1 k* d+ h" Y, v: r; j$ ~) Z% w, u
G4M1 Betty x 13! W3 d/ v- c% q
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no flights, x1 Q9 E' t2 ^/ O. i' }
6 _$ r6 W9 K! I" m+ _ OJapanese aircraft losses8 [# }( |! q; n9 h( k$ e
G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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9 E( i. X. V% Q h2 h* uAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
5 T6 }) W1 G# G `' B) j& u CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 O4 Y {8 ^, c
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 15 v) j6 ^$ e3 s/ W1 r
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ z) l7 l5 ? [4 j" {
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$ L7 [+ @9 k2 c7 b于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。0 }$ F+ N: q; N5 y5 P/ Y# D
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0 E. _& Z* w. |4 o" x% {. T! z6 F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
6 d7 ~: E: k2 H$ c$ yNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards9 |# M# z+ O3 r5 U* P% Y! n
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Japanese aircraft
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# D/ N* D; |) g+ c( ~: { J: n/ HNo Japanese losses( A1 l7 e7 P+ d& r d
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 z/ [) }' t! D; O6 @
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 N; i( f8 V" d. T2 p
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage; g) c& X# y! [* R3 d- ^4 Q7 s
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 ~) W; ^1 B2 y7 m: S' _ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 64 x# U( g6 J4 K- U$ U5 w
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
' i* G8 p9 l% V" a DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk$ d6 M: A, H6 u: O6 P
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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% a% t& R. _" W& s7 `! \ CA Quincy
8 C! |6 A& O$ l CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
& C B, u7 H7 z- p& r" ~ CL Leander, Shell hits 1$ N; N" i o c4 Y. k
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire( z6 K u! Y3 ]1 l+ a$ f; ~' Y
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire0 C7 y9 J& p: Z5 n. |; H" u7 q
DD Patterson4 [# }0 @2 E4 ^' U# q
DD Jarvis
8 i8 q7 y" {, o7 i) C( g3 i DD Maury+ d l7 p- t0 r. W6 ]1 ^2 [7 o
DD Dunlap
, |8 O* \2 i0 q9 m DD Fanning
. O: M+ I1 P2 ?6 f" k% j DD Cummings7 D* P2 M2 l# H6 l* Q! h: I
DD Lamson
' Z9 [3 i1 K8 ]& T3 a DD Case
! T2 { g8 y5 e DD Conyngham
1 j8 c7 Z' s1 a1 g3 P# Y+ V2 @ DD Cushing, Shell hits 1" K+ d" L4 c' A- v( a0 Y
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1. s* I8 [. t- Q7 w4 I
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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; |# e) y% f2 T5 v8 l) R CA Quincy2 P6 ]$ [( O/ M) c; ?5 b
CA Vincennes
6 a; C6 `: P5 f2 S) ` CL Leander
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DD Patterson
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DD Maury
. L% T8 k- t1 C0 M' m- Y4 a; ^ DD Dunlap
1 t& P2 E/ R- L' k b DD Fanning9 s' Y- H( k/ |# q4 h2 U
DD Cummings0 H* _0 O8 y4 `' s
DD Lamson5 W, B/ \7 l l0 k: r0 p& K
DD Case+ o. ?9 g8 g& T0 |
DD Conyngham7 P5 J* n/ X }( f$ s
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 |