8月24日,空战日
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% K" D9 N$ x* q5 c$ m本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?)6 d, P2 o7 P3 `3 V* p4 W) D# {7 B8 ^
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。; o: p' V* I9 o2 s
不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。
* W( u3 Z+ ?4 o+ ^, |- C6 G: z好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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6 G J* ?- W" F$ M同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。; L0 T) A( _' V, A8 N
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144' K; [/ W- F- B) X2 p( [3 J" P: ~
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, p: l3 S( V( o/ i* ERaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ d' u' o, w9 l: A2 R3 d* u. o
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes5 D; v' ?! C1 X5 D
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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9 e s3 t* [$ Q/ c F4F-4 Wildcat x 17- N% X8 u1 T* [0 M% K) {6 X! U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16+ p4 G5 N$ A7 F5 M7 n! Y
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9 Q. \" A' E0 @3 SNo Japanese losses
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5 ~) g5 [$ X4 ]! o7 yAllied aircraft losses( ?% J0 W" d; X0 k& D1 E. q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed9 L* S- v u% y c2 `, m: e& P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 B5 ~( H/ p0 C+ H* k+ `' | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( U/ x- }$ f4 ?; S
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
: M% e7 i) Y# _* v/ V CV Shokaku+ d; E" _" ?. h) t
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. F) M4 D, l8 Z! i K" u8 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ c3 Y. _: x8 q/ {( Z: B
/ C/ o7 F3 V+ S7 b# `! Z- d9 S+ }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 h) ]& v g( {, j h& f8 I
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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7 a/ C5 l* F+ u7 \. f# IAllied aircraft" s4 r/ |: k6 s |' g. b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 12 X/ \9 |$ o1 ?! _: n H% B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 91 |/ {: b8 C8 \: v* |9 |7 q" |
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses5 w( G3 O' k& I" R( R' `& c1 S2 a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 D$ m" j0 {& b4 B( O, D7 H
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$ w1 F0 K: B7 L7 o; x CA Tone% u5 A2 {0 X4 E% D8 N9 R9 `: P/ ]
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
+ O( N6 x; a3 s1 Z5 s# j; R& a CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
/ b( r y! V9 i, L) B CA Chikuma
# U% V* |$ `; ~( l; m DD Hagikaze+ [. p' Z5 q `$ Y1 ?8 n
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r# o( p2 t& d8 A. B4 A! M" t! kMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136: C( r: G, U7 `7 h% L+ P
# c5 {" r! T* G5 pWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
9 T0 f6 N3 [0 }1 NEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft! u7 | d: @" T6 O, `& G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6% r' J" L/ Y% F# l& @: f
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Allied aircraft losses; A( e- j4 b' |9 d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ @2 x8 N; J8 K" v% z6 F CA Atago, on fire
. E* R# ^: B( X' \0 K CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1: A3 R- F" W4 A$ P* j6 @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
H) b( [: M" `0 k6 SEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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* t! Z% G% b/ r4 ]( [3 fAllied aircraft
+ K' z& A- r" {& w F4F-4 Wildcat x 9) K5 a: U7 R. B2 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 46 B: A' C2 o: E' K9 Y& Z+ m! V
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No Japanese losses/ {4 v# j* j) O6 [
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$ j; T* w0 ?5 N. k& X8 ?- H2 z6 L F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: i0 j: ~* n4 h0 W- s" j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged o) L. X8 c, \4 r2 u3 B
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CV Zuikaku! U2 e: f% F, [8 @0 P4 S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 g& N2 x( W E% ~7 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 59 @8 P1 i6 o- m( V& R( G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 268 ]& j2 j; X) M7 ] M
TBF-1 Avenger x 15& K( ? v0 _8 A
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Allied aircraft losses, M, T# V; N2 q4 }- c7 b( \9 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
# z% F8 T* b; U6 T. R5 S) l DD Isokaze
$ I' a/ U O& x# R! U9 u) ~0 M; p DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; ?+ C" N. N' e" U6 `8 W
CA Kumano% ~! e0 ?+ s& z; s/ n9 t; |
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
, x* W2 V8 p" V0 S) { DD Arashi6 S I2 A- G \) g% A
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9 `- t6 @7 W' t3 F, JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
9 T0 [+ M+ s8 h7 b' [" VEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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6 F, o' P a/ J" o+ L B5N1 Kate x 14, j3 |9 ~, W5 N5 h @: a
D3A2 Val x 24* u p8 p! V! p: x k9 q, F
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! j9 x- k$ X4 M9 \( U# ] B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 r- d" {0 c* w p& W2 t) ]' V e
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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; F5 g% r6 y, ]7 f" |) e DD Dunlap
8 \& P, h% }8 A6 s" b DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! H% E( @3 }. _6 {" q8 V1 l$ [; }- V
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( d* @! |% w0 h
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |