8月24日,空战日
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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?)3 l/ t$ w1 r1 d2 X9 I
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。: G8 D; s% j8 m1 S4 T/ p9 t1 }/ e! k
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。' G! ~7 q2 J+ m* O$ u( i
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!; @$ j9 J" f5 T9 ^- [+ B6 s
! \" x+ D- |3 P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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1444 q, Y2 {& L: k6 o7 t" s
6 W& I0 O D: p% a* qWeather in hex: Partial cloud, K- u" q( V+ H- g$ G' g
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 G3 F( m/ y6 jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 u7 p8 I1 [$ G; `& f
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
$ ~% \3 W/ }$ g% c4 i4 M* @! Q' @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
* p+ k2 L& K! W SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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1 ~, b+ m! Z ?No Japanese losses1 F: p4 I% E5 s9 p
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Allied aircraft losses P( d( u5 w: A! u6 D8 E; b, Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed% ?9 [4 S5 d- a! ^/ H7 u& q& U8 u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* Y7 q" k* p, h$ i$ M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak6 G0 }3 f) f! j9 J/ o
+ d9 D5 z$ ?. D6 ^& _ R2 uJapanese Ships
) l7 x: d( r$ q: L6 o BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1( ]9 h- s9 h- U9 { e
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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! U) P( l, ~+ b1 w$ t9 bWeather in hex: Severe storms1 P( @0 U, p: a( Y
3 H3 h: [/ x4 I9 w6 ^+ YRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! w, X6 J# R: r0 s; }Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ k, G; t, b7 x+ w3 ]
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Allied aircraft# N$ E2 {5 ?2 x4 k; v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
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5 s: E+ {4 d( z7 e, D TBF-1 Avenger x 12! c e# u& I2 c1 M% J1 L/ k8 H
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Allied aircraft losses
4 X' v8 r; l. u. I# w6 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
# e$ }& \. M2 J C- P CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 j& {# X# r: Q- a
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire) [- A; _, I: ]4 [1 |3 f
CA Chikuma
( n& j. l. _: X4 D2 v DD Hagikaze
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3 a2 p5 ]4 k7 x NMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1365 m7 C4 x2 w; S
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Weather in hex: Severe storms! T4 s- y4 a9 W7 @; r, F: L
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.# v" c) @. g: g w$ I1 C' ~
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 c& l U; M/ O1 S7 i
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9 k X' T4 q& J6 T% x SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
! Y P3 G6 n5 R CA Atago, on fire$ U! ?4 r4 b5 t" S, s
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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- J9 P. r E6 ~+ R( dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1449 d: }3 U! f( c! r* k* j3 ?
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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3 w- E6 r( V# J2 X* ERaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! Z$ c' p4 z/ B4 p0 zEstimated time to target is 8 minutes& S- d7 |; c: m
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Japanese aircraft
# S, W) W8 Q- r# i A6M2 Zero x 25, ~5 k' d8 k, U$ Y9 a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
9 \' i* C" I7 e: K5 a SBD-3 Dauntless x 4$ R( S& m% Y0 y" T: ]
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No Japanese losses9 d; t% o8 J \# r
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$ N& L7 p! h& b% C0 d% m F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed* X" U1 x+ r; g8 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged* z" ^6 {2 z: x8 c% {2 _* U
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CV Zuikaku7 Y7 A9 D& {/ }6 ^
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9 R: p6 Z; a% ^- {; Q' YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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6 V- Q4 r0 r+ S& |* A; r! tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% w# ?) z9 Z2 q( \# sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft% x% n4 I' s# d' S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
2 k* K. ?4 v3 a7 t SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
5 @2 T8 z0 J3 G: x TBF-1 Avenger x 155 i1 W; q @3 T, G5 `
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% s4 I2 i7 X2 e! Q" ^6 _
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DD Isokaze3 q R; S5 v: E c; ^9 U
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* R$ t; e1 b4 M6 _2 ~0 R: h CA Kumano
4 {5 |3 K9 X/ I CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
4 ~( T! V/ s& A, K DD Arashi/ Z4 v% Z* {8 y7 z
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7 L- @/ j8 I: [! G# XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1498 @0 P, p/ i/ m2 c; a5 ^' V
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5 K- p5 d( P) Y/ L. e0 P2 FRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
7 c* C6 s6 m4 f8 ^- H5 a! UEstimated time to target is 13 minutes) R8 a% Q1 z8 D! _& z
* t6 e" o: H& b* W$ IJapanese aircraft9 K. J+ M6 S) ?3 j/ C S$ A; ?6 }( }( i
B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged0 R {; M! Y3 k
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; D3 Z4 v6 x1 [# Q DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
, w9 z- f2 }7 {" A$ N/ `: m DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |