8月24日,空战日
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, t# \9 c8 h8 U3 n# h ^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?)
) K) o& s; h/ W: P" M" Q, s2 j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。# ^/ p* L8 L, _4 d
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。7 D9 x+ ^1 V& K+ f) K/ ~4 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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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。。。5 I* N$ k% U* Q* R" Z( R$ Q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144- K8 K9 f4 W( E5 u. b) p* x
$ m& `" x, f' Z2 _Weather in hex: Partial cloud" m% J" x( L# y. K
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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& f. y. ?4 n( L |- R+ s+ sJapanese aircraft* s7 q! |* ~3 g- r i
A6M2 Zero x 26% d4 J$ l- R& z. b$ Z6 [4 |9 J" x
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Allied aircraft5 r; u( i4 V# I9 v4 F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; F" z p6 k. O; E L F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
% N+ i6 f& I. n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged4 g' P2 o9 C) ~2 ^- L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 I8 Z* P$ ^$ I$ wJapanese Ships
( k3 g' [3 X' V/ T$ M BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
+ ]' r' Y; t2 X0 \: H CV Shokaku3 E5 s1 S6 M4 n5 ]
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3 B* L' Y" R; P. S5 k& _Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136+ [. M, S( F: k) x2 y+ f3 S& p
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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7 {( P9 L% y, c0 J0 b. {+ n* J. jRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' C& p5 X7 W: _0 Y S6 NEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& u& {6 t; t, x9 w: ?
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Allied aircraft
2 x9 t4 w7 r; H" c: n F4F-4 Wildcat x 1* G8 e; e7 |8 d2 X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 93 R7 K1 z1 b7 e0 m$ Q5 V+ E6 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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7 x5 S) P7 F. S, r: ?Allied aircraft losses. H! X( J3 I, x( T6 x1 s& d# H, A7 P
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- \% {4 S) o7 e5 R9 t4 f1 F
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Japanese Ships! D& G2 N O+ \
CA Tone
4 H7 d& }/ v3 D1 D2 Q2 n0 l CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, D6 R5 l1 C- z( k n) j CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% u' l4 ~8 Z# c/ u& p
CA Chikuma s! S! i9 `9 L; T0 [' \
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136$ q: f; m. W Q" } ~
d, W; M# Q6 P1 rWeather in hex: Severe storms5 `. b) c' W0 d
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 H* ^. C& \) H# m- P% E( s
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft losses# g7 F" ?* ?3 ]. a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 V4 T" k+ O7 [, h& E, \
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CA Atago, on fire- u% i* V& d( Z0 d# a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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/ ~6 x- Z8 V0 ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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' N8 \2 F3 }7 x' T: I n7 f. DRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 `/ {3 L! v, e; m( `5 hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 4, U5 c+ m6 z, |
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses7 F ]! j; ]+ s3 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& A) u- u1 V; _8 M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 F( }( B0 K' E- h4 Y; ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# c8 E. O2 Q% b: |- D4 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15; I2 j" f# {! ~( g
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( K) }! s& ~" P/ o! k# f4 F
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Japanese Ships
: \2 }. X& I, N/ e DD Isokaze+ U' G" T; s9 C$ Y% y
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 37 d0 O+ z6 f+ H: Y9 g" s
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft5 |( n7 R# Y# n8 O
B5N1 Kate x 14# D r1 ~& T3 d# I
D3A2 Val x 24. v# Q r0 K l+ k
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$ U1 y7 [8 t9 u |# x2 W) h D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships$ F: G o3 u4 v7 `1 k8 k5 \
DD Dunlap* C( N2 L6 ], ?* \
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 s3 {' `; d9 z! x% e
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
7 Y8 y* U! K& q" G# |% i DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |