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 V! A2 m9 [* ` j* |; a1 Y7 ~10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。5 A4 l/ c$ V8 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!!!' b, V' y7 w* j7 a) S5 D/ ~2 H
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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; M( k! v( E5 m6 m7 M3 P8 ~Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136' L" u3 R( p, H2 z4 o
6 T0 h, E/ A$ j2 p: i: EWeather in hex: Light cloud" S' H7 Y1 [ ]
3 X- E% o* q% c6 W: T& uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 ^+ X6 N& V7 r eEstimated time to target is 45 minutes4 b* ^( ^% E! |" g$ r3 w
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Japanese aircraft1 [3 i# g+ L0 v1 w
A6M2 Zero x 714 b, X1 _, ~' E% Q2 e
D3A1 Val x 16
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Allied aircraft
3 k' |5 \1 R) U# r; L- F F4F-4 Wildcat x 74
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2 R f% C+ B" w A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed6 x% |. Z! ~' f2 p+ X Z) T: r
D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
0 J" J+ G, h4 A/ V, K5 f D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged
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8 B- y( g1 z0 D) X5 k0 B( ]& ^ F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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Allied Ships
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CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
& l4 w7 P" L4 \& i) I" h CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire# x, s& \! W* Z9 k: F
DD Buchanan
0 {8 Y# m( P# M, M* Y: d CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
3 S/ m2 Z0 |7 N& F& k! f a) G BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire/ y0 F, l% q! k# X) P3 f& S
CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2 s) @; Q; s' G! J& @
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Allied aircraft
6 `6 q: @+ z9 A! {3 j& [4 o# z F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
* ?; W; e* H" k4 o7 S, A SBD-3 Dauntless x 754 ], L9 e6 F5 W$ s- \
TBF-1 Avenger x 25
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
, y" d" m; T: h TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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- l* ]6 v" x1 ?1 j! U2 w8 \ CVL Ryujo
; J o' f/ K9 V! `, S# l BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
( M; h3 p/ X F7 h' Z2 R- p CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
6 P+ c/ e; v/ g3 f5 v# @ ? BB Hiei+ t" b& S: p, q! c7 c- q4 _" S
CV Shokaku
. P% s1 o- l' z% } CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
: e+ Q, s! }6 s1 I DD Kawakaze
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4 t- e/ [" y+ V3 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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" C' I7 n, |6 j Y z: R, P5 a+ P* ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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. D* b1 o3 m! y X- S! Z/ \7 rRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 j( c# F6 {! m3 U" R% c- z
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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Japanese aircraft losses$ C1 ?- F1 V" r% t$ S
D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 Z+ r2 I# l/ \4 B- o" I+ A9 ?; H CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* y" N3 j, r1 ^. a) } Y CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( T$ A" F. V: f9 l" v CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 p* }$ u2 _/ t; I+ f( Z CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' u# c0 x/ z- }6 ~; y# J 同时,陆攻也抓住时机
1 I9 ?0 _1 O# @/ kJapanese aircraft7 a5 l8 w9 r, I. l, A: a, u
G4M1 Betty x 133 J- @6 _, H; H. r* R8 g, N
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged3 t) o; A6 W6 H. I
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BB North Carolina" J6 F* R+ Q$ }0 C2 D
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* c+ A$ ~+ l1 f
CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage% ^: d' O1 _: o6 K, U' N" `2 S* N9 t7 z
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5 R% D: z/ ~7 U8 V+ {: EJapanese aircraft
% P3 B' Z$ i7 n G4M1 Betty x 137 M- k. i S) w" X6 V. t+ o2 j% G
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4 N( E, w0 L' B% \& H. Z& G& L no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 D& J {+ W8 Q G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 w& D3 N" j/ Q% R/ z: P% |5 E BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1$ F6 Y, L+ ?& K! U8 b+ K& |% n
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
9 F x1 S# ]+ N# e# Z6 RNight Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards. ~$ c+ k" }7 y3 p
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No Japanese losses
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 ]. D: K5 G# O5 h0 {; x" {/ v CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 Y" L9 `) q# d: a1 \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 X$ c' m( f" }1 p: J5 ^* P2 L" a CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage
* O6 c0 H/ h2 m3 d CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6+ A4 y) g. I F& Y
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire# T+ ~0 l' P4 U4 ]# v
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
0 ^7 u6 H7 I0 z DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! ^# z+ }) {& a4 I( K
8 T) J/ s3 O6 O" Y/ c8 V/ VAllied Ships9 _4 k$ t& S: G, T! F! l
CA Quincy% k0 A) u) i, c0 ^# w1 c. j
CA Vincennes, Shell hits 33 @! e4 k3 {3 a0 @ ]2 S
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
5 q+ @" g$ y5 C8 m+ k( d CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire4 ]/ c! S9 L$ R8 B6 e' U5 a
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 x8 s7 p9 x/ j. C DD Patterson
$ X& B5 n* n b; F4 n( q% m) ?' w. m DD Jarvis6 g& F2 N, G- I3 h& ?1 z
DD Maury5 y5 p, T. a; d' ~" R
DD Dunlap4 T- i2 c- o- s2 Z2 Q
DD Fanning
' _! k7 Z1 k& s DD Cummings8 M% {( R% V$ h9 p$ K% s- q
DD Lamson
- [* @! K' p) Y2 p, D DD Case
7 Q `% X+ `+ |5 K DD Conyngham
3 C* W0 x0 J8 f x3 C) t5 i DD Cushing, Shell hits 17 R5 Z: F# X! S8 a! p
DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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. k4 [- J6 j* V" h CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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Allied Ships6 B: e6 R& b( V0 C( R( z
CA Quincy
% `4 ?. e$ ?$ `3 P t s CA Vincennes
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CL Achilles
3 x' q% J! `& @2 t9 o1 H w DD Patterson
4 ` X1 w7 o1 b- E* J. \( z DD Jarvis# z% L3 G/ U& \8 k( X0 t/ b. r! ^ z
DD Maury- M T, J* z+ `( d, W; [
DD Dunlap3 b4 J2 L) m+ s5 ~. j' ^
DD Fanning- T, q; r% ~5 P' B, L7 F5 R
DD Cummings+ ^0 T, _; _9 G* v" E
DD Lamson
7 R6 Q" B) `& G6 L( h, K: @( k1 Q DD Case
: S( h4 T O7 F! k' a2 `: C DD Conyngham
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) \8 ^$ M p8 M2 ^1 w+ Q牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |