8月18日-8月24日,日本随着kb的到来,开始了进攻莫港的大规模军事行动。各基地的海岸警卫队早已上船在拉包尔整装待发,一路上,虽然遭遇了盟军ss多次BT的袭击,但是大部队还是安全顺利的在莫港登陆,经过了另人难以忍受的抢滩登陆并付出巨大的损失后。莫港军力190:94。与此同时,布纳的HQ也翻山岳岭,向莫港袭来。5 o3 Z: w7 Z2 p* F. e) P
10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
6 r4 [7 ^8 _$ ~8 S果然,在8月24日,发现58舰队字瓜岛方向驶来,雨季到达地点米龙湾附近。kb迅速决定,打一场远程突袭,利用0战和97舰攻航程上的优势,9格距离突袭。但是结果却另人大跌眼睛,简直就是马里亚纳的翻版。8月25日全天日本被击落飞机70余架,只有一架舰攻突破防御,冒着枪林弹雨,进入发射通道。正当进入鱼雷射程时,北卡的一枚炮弹迎面砸中了这架飞机,化作一朵亮丽的演化。于是全天战果:ZERO!!!
1 n: l, N7 ]3 h1 W9 y) d$ u3 k. A此时日本编队面临严峻形式,0战大量损耗,已经不可能完成对CV的直掩任务,既然掩护不了,那么就同归于尽吧。于是70架0战掩护着60架轰炸机于8月26日再次向58发起了决死突击。58舰队也派出了全部的轰炸机向kb袭来。
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8 D; F- ]1 s% E: @2 N2 e% rMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,1365 P! i' B+ ]5 N) g8 L/ Y" e
: ~ y( {. H* w3 R1 MWeather in hex: Light cloud+ Y; Y+ Q: s6 J' W. ~: Z
% a" J( f8 D6 x8 |& [ }8 L4 DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 B9 F: M7 K8 z+ ^3 s4 jEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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7 ~5 S: p. ] `5 nJapanese aircraft3 E6 x0 ?$ H$ ~
A6M2 Zero x 71
/ n- R3 [3 c* [9 u' M$ Q D3A1 Val x 16
! a7 s' {0 t9 [2 l. ]0 ?8 q D3A2 Val x 44
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Allied aircraft5 M/ ~4 z% M; l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74( _ d# D1 m U1 u7 J. ^
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
# B9 ]3 a% n$ \. O D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
( I1 g# T, ~. B* a& F* m D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged9 T& {% W7 B( ^+ j) _8 b1 T
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed
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4 j& b/ y5 l% m2 i+ R CA New Orleans
3 H& t& b$ R$ Z CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
% Y/ n' ?$ x# f2 V CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
) U$ h5 A% |$ x7 O; U& N DD Buchanan, ]% M5 F' O' z6 Q8 h
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ t5 S7 g- \( z! ?2 T7 W
BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
3 y, u2 R+ g; r0 c# N4 i& t CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2. W1 a$ ~& i+ w e
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3 Z* R8 f$ M% |8 Q) DAllied aircraft
: R6 ?3 W, ~" D' P4 h& H F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
! n: {. r8 b* a, d0 G* r! h SBD-3 Dauntless x 753 I# }: ~; R& {! t. I# z, [4 }" a
TBF-1 Avenger x 254 p5 }0 l& Q8 Q
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Allied aircraft losses8 X( k7 X Z. h+ k N ~9 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
( p; V# p. z8 l! [ TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged7 O3 i+ Y7 ~2 U4 }' E+ g* W- K
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CVL Ryujo, g( B+ p9 z' K l' ~# \3 d( q, x/ p3 h
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire! k( X# ?8 `( \
CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
: b4 |8 |0 Q3 _. x$ ^! L BB Hiei
# T1 x2 B8 D1 S4 b7 F1 f CV Shokaku
# K! G8 J4 {+ q2 N% b CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage9 z. X3 w4 O: Q1 N
DD Kawakaze
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由于58舰队在上午即遭重创,而日本2cv1cvl完好无损,于是下午成了一边倒的屠杀+ k6 Z9 ^8 o" @4 ^4 [% o
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136" [- ~, Y2 _) i6 U
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4 J S) Z' E) k0 l0 [Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 Y1 K" ?6 r: Z/ ]" w
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
) j8 V0 o' ^: z) s# C0 M D3A2 Val x 20- r# J6 x, P4 T' E8 Q- s
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5 H9 n3 T7 X2 F* d5 `# p2 WJapanese aircraft losses
7 [- ^! h; B' X1 p. ]2 \ D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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* s/ _* M. b, W! T$ I7 S4 N CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 ?0 T8 ? w8 w$ }$ h" z9 c+ ^
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. q$ O5 c9 e k' D# L CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 o! U0 @% p6 C1 m+ @7 m CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! V6 b- T( l3 V$ G1 p 同时,陆攻也抓住时机2 O/ o9 o! v; W9 q. x9 ]
Japanese aircraft
1 o1 V+ o1 ]! l+ I! { G4M1 Betty x 13
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged9 B5 t5 g. u9 c- k, e8 J$ @. z
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BB North Carolina
8 u$ j, t3 i4 z/ h5 m+ r CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 d& m: c7 |9 ~& O CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! R( i( X3 S6 \
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G4M1 Betty x 13. F* Q8 j' Z1 w# x O# Z& o
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ `2 Y$ P, |' ~ z( v- B CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 ^! e' _8 C7 F/ H2 S6 O4 l4 Y6 p/ I
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1
! [# D, ]9 w* t3 H0 {& m CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& v' W& W1 l9 g8 ?. p$ r1 G
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于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。8 L) T) n! B/ q( r/ p
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而第8舰队为了掩护莫港部队不被霉菌舰队炮击,流干了最后一滴血8 A% D' O& c4 [0 H7 Y2 j
Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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5 E8 u! m& F: q8 k: u9 _Japanese aircraft
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No Japanese losses5 N* V; j+ M9 {9 s
9 |- W0 ~+ d9 {; f! }8 D- bJapanese Ships
& Q1 g, l# Y4 E CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% H. h$ W- f8 e9 j! B! s' ~
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 g& o; ]4 |) m% l CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage
: R7 B! I- ^, X CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage; i( `$ r8 B( f9 N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
0 n6 r3 n# g( X/ l/ j E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire9 D" a/ ?! t& |3 m
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk
) w! p* w# ]* i" H7 j* i DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ w- k5 V* x8 n5 T( W0 Z2 F
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1 h/ l! {0 p( @: A( S, k. A CA Quincy
0 D$ l9 {( L' a2 w2 H" Y CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3, j, h8 ^9 {* ?, n' L+ W
CL Leander, Shell hits 1
; E" y; e3 E4 `5 I" i CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire* u4 f5 e7 n5 K* }- u* ~
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire0 p% ]0 M& A% m G
DD Patterson: Z- E( e3 L# ]; r
DD Jarvis# S5 d2 w( N% g+ S S
DD Maury
& K# ]7 i* g1 s0 M DD Dunlap
+ B) G+ j2 g5 S- M1 r/ l! X DD Fanning
% e, y9 W8 T7 W/ b) T+ q2 C DD Cummings" l7 f5 d S" Z, S2 c9 T/ n
DD Lamson( U9 l: G% x2 F5 u
DD Case
: b% \2 R5 x! h8 L8 F DD Conyngham
% n8 h5 w5 M: Z4 d( c* L" V DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
* {- u0 H+ z: W DD Perkins, Shell hits 1/ X4 V7 n6 N9 @- m
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk
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CA Quincy7 a/ ^8 R0 U G" A, Q8 Y7 l
CA Vincennes7 q b; {( _8 f. b0 M2 [
CL Leander" o- e4 r: A/ i! w, U7 U
CL Achilles
. ~9 @1 r" q( a u* _7 C. u DD Patterson
o/ j, R Z# |6 ~8 G DD Jarvis
% Y1 M% L9 X: |6 s4 V3 }! h' M DD Maury
. Z/ } a2 ?) W; B6 e DD Dunlap
' S) ]0 G! l! r) Z DD Fanning
! p, G- B( z( I9 v! e7 l3 | DD Cummings
4 b* x: i; C- J6 {, o" s DD Lamson, N) I" {! }" t: [* F+ R1 r* }
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5 r2 B8 q' u$ K- J DD Conyngham
7 S0 D3 ~' f- S8 r3 c; u DD Cushing) M; R5 r* z5 _/ g4 e2 q% o
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牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |