8月24日,空战日. D9 k# i% y, v
6 j( Q8 q- o# U+ v k8 D
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?)- y% M3 u5 k3 K; \2 a1 Y
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。9 L1 J' h M7 F0 q& Y
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。' ?- _' h/ C& k* 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!
+ [* _- a7 L& @
* X% \" M+ r; l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。。。
1 f- o& g0 v. w; S4 l
9 a2 |. G) N1 n+ L% ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144; J; ~& D4 D9 S2 {
7 Z2 l, I$ ~: N8 ?6 C3 k2 zWeather in hex: Partial cloud
/ f) u0 [2 Y, U. F" S
2 B! b" v9 U2 c9 O1 ?7 CRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 V" s$ _) b' TEstimated time to target is 29 minutes) R/ V3 |- C, V. H
6 D2 p0 Y) y& R# q- R; GJapanese aircraft
# V8 L6 t0 H$ o5 j$ f% p A6M2 Zero x 26; f4 a, X. ~; ~- a. A' \' |
$ O4 n3 J6 d8 y( C3 Y
( {8 _* N' E# A! N+ d7 ]
% z: e( D; a4 l" vAllied aircraft
0 B; O, M, ?. o9 W5 f6 Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 17, \8 r. `5 q, d' D2 }# H( n! a! I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; \: | m& d- u$ g- o) e
5 E& [# b( o i: f, Z+ k
; J( ~8 ?7 K S
No Japanese losses$ B9 l/ F- T$ G4 u) U$ L" Y
3 J* s4 w5 Y7 x/ d0 L4 SAllied aircraft losses) L" p# O: K" w: g5 a+ e
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed3 c- H7 ]. I* P$ I+ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
2 H" }" I1 A* h; a) c/ b$ b1 _ i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
, I/ H( x9 Z6 t5 [: O # n; A9 _# ?% M+ ]
Japanese Ships/ N6 F& i K) m' ~4 Z7 O) s
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1/ z7 H/ g% w4 k% x* Y3 e4 S
CV Shokaku% l c5 j; m+ ~$ c+ p
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------( R; G1 }$ q7 [3 d1 [+ |
Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136: X: l5 `3 N, ^) T8 t
( [; q, U. R5 J8 H
Weather in hex: Severe storms
0 F# A1 G" \2 ^! X - {: C" R% z" A- T3 W- \
Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ ]' x- K; d w2 c0 W1 @3 @$ m& i0 t. J
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes* D1 L9 o' _! o- o% W" d
; z; T+ V& A) d# i7 |5 c
, H- f3 M j/ G4 F* LAllied aircraft1 q* G; l* t1 V+ b8 \6 U4 }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
. K" O! |0 ^+ W8 c SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
) p. r: c( r' p+ p7 O# a2 | TBF-1 Avenger x 12
8 L6 w9 N- P) P x
8 M- G! s. A% w5 _$ t# N, E" B $ S$ H& }' {, G) `0 J. Y% R; L( a
Allied aircraft losses
% s2 N R3 a0 m, ]! M/ @! R SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ C. T/ I+ ~/ r3 ?" s . _+ l! [# w, z9 S5 l r
Japanese Ships& o; n. Q/ s. ^/ C0 ]+ g# S. J
CA Tone& S/ [ \ B3 P
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire9 L5 h. E+ J2 O3 F! q
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire' b3 q" r, K$ e( V7 E1 o/ {
CA Chikuma$ E7 G# r' R6 X+ r) t+ G1 Q
DD Hagikaze6 Z) q( |2 T' ]( B
, O% o/ r8 _2 z6 {0 X! p) P0 D
" H7 n9 {" u8 h$ x3 k; f3 O* I--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 l$ O6 c, W9 z- S
Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1360 l7 z$ m: [) `6 E/ ]. ~5 j
8 ^$ e& K& o `2 S1 i! R( a0 o
Weather in hex: Severe storms
+ {. }( Z- p) Y+ D% M9 } # ^" g4 M) @% [* m: e3 b8 D$ F4 D g6 P/ I
Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: {* G& M9 Z ], c& H) |2 I
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes9 u0 W( _5 \) t
% i' h' @. \! ^) u& X! D # I) B { K. }
Allied aircraft
& z- H/ N8 m; v- j SBD-3 Dauntless x 65 w* \8 D+ z4 b8 I+ N, u# s1 r
" _% Q2 T# \: S5 M) ~0 \+ A
+ {. _) I8 @. f" G2 D3 \
Allied aircraft losses
' _( I/ i+ F# P! Y% }" v: G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
7 L9 _& |1 O3 v) O& @5 |7 q9 f 1 L6 B7 v/ A$ U" E ?
Japanese Ships7 ?5 d7 I8 `3 {; I: m0 \" P
CA Atago, on fire/ ^! C% ? z2 W7 d
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 11 `/ E. L9 F$ W* K7 ~
Z" I0 z( W6 L0 r4 d--------------------------------------------------------------------------------3 U9 g: e$ {: o3 l+ H
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144' n7 k5 O& k: G: r% U
/ q$ T' J0 w# Q) h
Weather in hex: Heavy rain) g- N6 r, G8 J; u7 p- t
% M, q4 {7 Q0 a, W+ ?& S9 V: h
Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; \% J; N$ Q3 p4 g( F9 k& |) H
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
; M2 g8 i* t4 q% Q 1 P' {7 J% R( j+ O9 [& `6 l
Japanese aircraft/ x! T# _0 c7 P6 c5 l8 a! l2 n6 G
A6M2 Zero x 25
* p0 `5 F2 } F2 `5 m% i 2 q" ^' ~5 p* `# q8 \4 L
! |2 z4 f5 l P, I3 L
4 [. m+ l# [8 Z0 `$ l; f! L
Allied aircraft$ Y+ B+ o; S% `# g% M) `( M
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
) H: ?* N4 `; b9 R0 R; d5 f- Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
7 d6 Q" E! [/ [9 \' F
3 K& Y# g1 O: U& C u$ Q W4 Q . x9 R( d7 y5 Q, x$ c) p4 J4 X
No Japanese losses
7 g' X2 @! p( H! M, z: r$ _
, P5 b$ U- ^5 c; w' HAllied aircraft losses
+ k$ s8 l v& V6 ~8 h6 J, b F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
, g8 z" w: x( M$ \3 P/ n$ m SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged7 M8 @& ~" S: _; B. Z
- l1 n8 K/ k/ P% y8 m& j( d
Japanese Ships$ b% J" W$ f/ y; V% }3 I0 n g
CV Zuikaku
* `3 e5 p" N: m$ r: C4 z) p
' P1 f, w( ]" S5 n9 E! i # G9 Q0 z1 Q& \
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------# N) | p6 h- _/ G
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1384 g3 x+ R4 ]$ R) K0 v* r1 H
" B: L4 M* n% t' A& z, ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 e# B8 Z4 |! N; C
1 l) }' ~/ t; v( A a6 iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ c4 E5 P. W/ E- L2 i# Z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; M) c& i- d' q( c- w
! W+ a) |9 b: t* R7 y7 V
& U# w9 a. \( Y+ H5 C4 O; z- `Allied aircraft0 B2 z7 G( E4 j: \& T }4 B
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
- y/ l" u3 S8 O: M! V+ L2 Z$ A. ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
3 p4 P* c# o& z: e+ o TBF-1 Avenger x 15! l5 {) V, H/ }0 }2 Q
5 P0 ]0 ~2 t$ O+ p1 g
. T' B5 I3 T1 WAllied aircraft losses, M# ?0 _ k% F8 ]. y( l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
8 v: k8 D R) ?* `1 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
9 l/ O. \' w! F " Y4 l4 q2 B$ w+ f1 I* f& V
Japanese Ships* M0 O, y0 F% ~; |; D
DD Isokaze
: x9 V5 L+ O5 l3 A; _" g" {' U DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 L. {0 C& v# \" @9 @ CA Kumano
; @& d m- ^, D) z" a; U CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 34 d# b) H% g3 i: R
DD Arashi
. l7 T4 K( A* Q" ~5 g: g' d
. r" n: R$ ^7 G4 U* U4 d2 g6 ]8 n$ t! n, z& g5 `" b7 F
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' w* V n! A; v! T; R3 X7 ? HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1497 `# L. Y* G" y4 o% {+ P! E# O
/ ]$ S" S) F& J' ]2 L6 e2 B* `
Weather in hex: Light cloud
' r& r" m# x5 @0 c/ N
5 b( C8 Q6 \" s+ q$ M" ARaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
1 o; [5 R* L5 i7 P( R! {2 uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes: U' O; i9 ]) F4 E2 B( `5 r5 k1 ^
7 H# \( I5 _ j3 \) A& T6 ~9 a% MJapanese aircraft
* X' l y6 Z# s( s B5N1 Kate x 14
( {+ C7 u' D4 Q5 H$ p9 w D3A2 Val x 24
2 @& ]: n3 t1 \( J
- C7 g2 J7 c, t! K# A/ { * l t5 @1 q7 V/ c1 o0 e7 a
6 f9 K1 _/ _& k2 A% q' Q P( E! P
Japanese aircraft losses8 z/ Q" T. `. M9 h! I
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged3 c3 f1 D5 A+ ^; ^5 M( x' x8 s
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
1 h9 Z# M# O( t$ V% M' H
7 M8 d6 k- P c1 RAllied Ships8 I9 w6 M& ?7 T# T' ^$ v% |
DD Dunlap
% J( y% o% f' @$ @) g: K4 \ DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' h0 Y3 m, Y9 J% n6 g* i
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires) l; t- q/ A$ z+ T& ^" c* `
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |