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。
2 p+ q# u2 o- N7 A7 T10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
, W5 K1 s! P9 a! L" N$ L1 f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!!!0 J) k8 u+ Q m9 O* L
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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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136/ E8 g$ c. P0 M& Z5 C& y
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- m, R$ j! O, x
) l) G! y( ~# ?7 O+ k. C. B& H" ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 R9 j; ?9 j; V" Q7 uEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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2 U8 A' k: {8 ~5 j! n8 h1 NJapanese aircraft0 B/ h% j. K! B7 Z. j) _; W
A6M2 Zero x 71
* Q3 L- a8 o/ H$ j" L7 I D3A1 Val x 16
0 I1 v0 _% p! V( b/ p! F9 ^; w# r D3A2 Val x 44+ p( U" }- W M& ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 741 ~' K2 K* @# K, c, P: X: Y
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9 B) j. G# U( [* E2 DJapanese aircraft losses
( P- ]' C2 \6 }/ C, _: X r A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed' o+ @; R& w- i
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
' ]' Y h) {# _& i D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships$ V% l' [ u% V0 T! A6 O
CA New Orleans
6 l; S7 M2 F5 j- G% Z/ c CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
3 W: o6 g6 n$ K6 x CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
8 D& |; u/ M" V7 l7 I) r9 z+ T DD Buchanan
9 R. Y% }" G* z+ j) E CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire* G ?; \8 _; i' n: \3 X
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire8 _1 Z: J6 _! j8 m% _
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 23 B, \' v1 S* `+ V
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16. o! S% |4 a( H3 c; W8 d. M7 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
0 w7 s+ B! I5 i f- L% p TBF-1 Avenger x 25$ w3 C2 L9 c* J# {4 ^/ n2 u
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged- }' A: S# o4 E `9 P [
TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged( Z8 b. ^# J: |% v2 l( F
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CVL Ryujo
- k! ]/ W+ i/ s* [) l& B0 l+ K3 y9 s BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire2 m, z; w, X, o- R. S$ Y! t
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires: y* w3 [- c4 n4 j4 `8 T, Z- U) I
BB Hiei/ j! Z3 S1 A* y
CV Shokaku. p3 V# L! b7 g0 d7 R: e
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage! l! E3 H! a2 }) W! l
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* S8 T6 @1 |4 N* K! ?
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* L5 u1 a& M. z8 H" ^5 @; D
; q3 |8 ?2 ~; p5 Q/ ZRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ V1 m; Q- D& y1 K' V& F D# ~# kEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
2 U$ Z1 s' ?" H5 Z2 u7 N D3A2 Val x 20
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: u R+ s ?: b+ } g D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
# T0 T7 l$ n- p, ? CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire; s( p; r+ w4 q- H. L" F4 C4 i' s
CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 g/ |& j! b+ g" Q7 h: m
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% {& Y8 H6 z. \5 y: e6 a- O 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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$ \3 h8 u1 ^" @9 i: Z G4M1 Betty x 13* T2 a7 r+ q4 z1 q3 V' r6 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 E; F" n# L9 |% D, z* X7 Z2 R G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged' a+ p0 x) k, a, r! Y
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Allied Ships
5 `% d6 }4 a& \5 m1 v0 c BB North Carolina$ d& D) T% Q( w7 M8 I
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 T# n3 u$ _( c CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 Z; z; O2 X- _3 n0 [% Q( ]
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1 z, y: O. \/ t% ?. {2 V G4M1 Betty x 131 F3 ^1 _. R( P
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& J' f5 k6 q8 y' o. s% F G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged$ R5 Q( }* t! _7 E, e( @5 c1 f! Q
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Allied Ships
) ~/ c* H- Z0 i1 z CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w0 i% J7 o; M0 Y2 U3 C) x
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1) q# Y) O+ D1 S d9 P- j
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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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
8 a5 [, I, G& \2 F4 UNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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Japanese aircraft
1 v/ Y. s0 F0 T1 x! F( T3 { no flights
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, y7 Q! i5 E7 M- v$ H# S" iJapanese aircraft losses
2 {4 s8 X `$ j( U' C5 [2 JNo Japanese losses3 n( t# {! i. ^: t# T! W
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. p& [+ z, m- q T' `
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 z L2 g6 r' E" [% F* a
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage( l9 P# k! O" W
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage) @+ `9 F* A( v: p1 v9 `' c1 F; C
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6& I- o2 I% N) D" t
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire
. C5 u& B3 Z8 x) Q+ A( t DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
0 l8 v1 z8 Q1 s$ ^ DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* P, B) E/ x& J- p& n- R
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Allied Ships
1 z8 X- R1 q; R V CA Quincy
+ j+ e- ^& E% J/ `! D CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3* [/ c+ T2 F% F u2 B
CL Leander, Shell hits 1) j, w' y8 B4 }& z$ j8 v4 V* P9 r
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 T. l% w; b' V, v( R( z1 ` DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire' `+ m3 C8 i! [" m: [, t5 N
DD Patterson6 H" u6 d1 e/ T
DD Jarvis4 o: K7 U. `' I' y
DD Maury" D, f# v3 K. t" V$ G6 C6 i' c& v
DD Dunlap" c; A- N7 `3 [
DD Fanning% z+ U! P' c( C+ V1 M6 y8 b
DD Cummings0 @' T7 a0 S6 |6 |& J& I3 C7 n, |
DD Lamson
" g7 c' g, a- s" U8 H# c. f& u) f- h DD Case
2 b3 H6 S, p O$ K" i4 G DD Conyngham. {! T; A4 ]' l3 z0 r. g9 u
DD Cushing, Shell hits 1, w3 o+ l9 \5 h: s* J- x, y! \
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1$ W) X/ h1 W: ~% q Y, { r
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk0 }* U$ C7 u/ X6 P+ u1 O0 Q
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5 j" @) q& Z1 t( Y2 u# m( v CA Quincy: G9 F! T1 h+ \
CA Vincennes3 T$ Q u; R2 W: J) ]
CL Leander
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) R* b% o! A7 Z+ g: U3 x! I DD Patterson6 `" X6 O: y' V f) ]
DD Jarvis
# q7 j( ~9 G2 b" h9 v) x DD Maury
: z' d3 b! G% B: {0 Z; n3 T DD Dunlap
; g: j; r# `3 D; J, ` DD Fanning
$ I7 V! i2 I# b4 @: ?/ X+ `$ _ W) N% X DD Cummings$ c( U. r: {, y$ x
DD Lamson
, V5 ?3 B3 g- r8 I. x, z DD Case& m, W7 g0 Q+ S2 ?0 b8 e+ z
DD Conyngham
; M# i; ] q' _9 h* `8 H 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 |