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?)6 j/ o8 E. y2 w0 K& v0 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。& O5 r7 u7 I8 `, k7 N. 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。
& L: m, F8 C9 B# Q J; Q; P% |/ 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!
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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。。。4 G/ A( A6 [, c9 a! s( g" w
. {& `3 @* z+ r7 Z5 R V4 C fMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1440 u# [- }5 k$ G( o7 S6 Y4 ^- Y; p
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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! o8 V9 i+ p( \8 NRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 T" B+ y( }- K! r6 R% V2 nEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' B( s' a0 W1 ?( i: o ]( d
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Japanese aircraft
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% |* b; i' U$ q: U. rAllied aircraft
+ j' ~6 b9 E4 W% f, e9 E! w' |- `% @! T F4F-4 Wildcat x 17' S. {0 e8 F/ z$ U: h5 k* y* M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ M6 J7 d2 i7 L! ` F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed: ?0 {) n3 O. F7 k
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ x7 p$ P4 Q4 q( g. ? SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' J @, e' s' d [, {
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Japanese Ships/ a! s8 j- g) y7 Q. N: h
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 18 F* x* B& q7 T* h0 ]$ X: L
CV Shokaku7 {) j5 c/ O! Q8 p! n5 w0 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1368 |9 t1 l8 T- j, W% G% B0 d
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Weather in hex: Severe storms& p" G/ C2 V$ v- u* z% H
; J8 l, w) Z! \" R9 \) s6 vRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 W& p8 L1 M0 ]! l8 Q* T; iEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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- J( ^4 O4 }; z2 r4 O5 XAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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/ y4 I5 m( F8 B8 W& xJapanese Ships
) {9 ?9 E5 G. b CA Tone
" {8 W5 v& S. F v& y CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 J4 C5 w' }- r" P
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' O5 {0 B* a& S3 s3 l7 o T5 m CA Chikuma$ N6 M7 u3 f* B; q4 B) y% \
DD Hagikaze6 _4 t- }7 k: S7 R0 f+ t
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4 F w' N/ T- y- o6 E9 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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; T" U$ X8 \9 V( BWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( _2 W* k6 X1 u' b4 E. d( `- U% ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( O6 w8 P: w9 u
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; [- c4 H# y G! _- U$ v) bAllied aircraft
8 V2 A: w4 y& J: y y SBD-3 Dauntless x 6& L0 [7 P& ]# V, Z* I& z9 T) Q
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships- a5 C, M8 V) Q! q
CA Atago, on fire% s, S; s3 _2 v( m$ @8 w
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1444 g5 E$ K) ] e
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain" H" r. M$ {# x9 V
2 T9 l, w' |* C7 T, {& F& ?Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% A- ?7 M+ m4 P% }4 P
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes' C4 x' w# o Y! F' k
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
0 M3 [9 u( G0 b& f/ o F4F-4 Wildcat x 9$ j: e5 V+ {3 N1 d* p" B- D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4; }" g }* E# i, M$ x. V+ \ g7 R
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No Japanese losses
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku
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- P& O# P6 J6 Y) J' ^5 k; M. GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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! }8 j. @5 ]4 x- G0 v6 c5 iRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., J/ V7 T0 O: b( w" b; a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& }( N5 \! R/ z' E8 Y( o4 o. k0 \- ]
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Allied aircraft
( S* ]! k4 H* R F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15% E4 ^' |0 f1 }- e1 [5 P
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged" u% k6 a% m$ H! K3 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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2 _5 X2 r* s7 R* C: l3 CJapanese Ships
, [3 ?* F. O4 U7 h* Q; w \ DD Isokaze
1 t" s! V7 F) _0 p DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage/ b7 J6 j9 n2 j9 P
CA Kumano: j/ s# ~$ c9 z! D) g7 c
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
# X3 W; V4 ^ y7 r DD Arashi8 Q( E" G2 B# K, }, L
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 `/ U2 m S3 n0 v# }Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.: r( o: c7 p9 b0 F5 J4 z
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& E, |: T9 z2 h* Y! z
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B5N1 Kate x 14, s+ y1 r- A( B8 Z2 h
D3A2 Val x 24" T; U2 A$ O6 G
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0 {; J, n7 M- E% ~$ fJapanese aircraft losses8 D3 T8 y5 E }! ] w2 X5 x# v
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged1 `4 x7 ` o6 _' f" ^' G
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged2 s4 ~. [9 W8 _# d8 A2 h8 j# P( ]
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" p4 c% [7 K: o6 W+ _ z DD Dunlap, S3 K p& ^) r& A9 l. l W
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 j3 e1 P1 M+ M6 c1 @# t1 Y+ Z DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
' m( S8 M: M7 Q' t- q DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |