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。
6 r1 ^. u$ E/ B10+ss撒下了一张大网,就等候58舰队的到来了。
' t! g, b k& l: L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!!!" T& m; w+ [9 o4 V% J6 q
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。7 f1 l1 ?' Z' }$ d& W3 W
上午:
1 d8 c2 S- i/ QMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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) l# N8 o d5 x+ {' u2 VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.) F' r9 K5 A" X* ?: n8 H. M/ A2 m
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( f% E9 `3 q/ Y$ o- ^
A6M2 Zero x 71( E% v* n5 t9 c+ a; O
D3A1 Val x 161 o0 U7 o$ s7 X/ x) f. [
D3A2 Val x 44. e2 q1 O1 u) l9 K: @( {7 V
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Allied aircraft5 X* G3 ^ q. {/ S0 g
F4F-4 Wildcat x 74* K9 B* \" P: p- Q5 p8 I+ o3 Z
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
' g3 W) }" E6 ^7 M( M+ q D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
; n6 j2 A4 D9 a0 p" G% G% {7 m D3A2 Val: 7 destroyed, 29 damaged. Y4 t' ?* g" }2 ^0 P) M; Q. ]
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 1 destroyed4 h# K( w' S2 m+ f# i9 p9 Q5 v
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CA New Orleans
% ~+ \# Z; g! g$ M4 X+ z CV Wasp, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
6 O) i0 W; b2 Y$ |8 x3 ^9 D4 ?( B CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 3, on fire
n5 ?, B3 T* {+ H5 @: C DD Buchanan+ J$ H8 K: ^& z9 y3 A/ ^
CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 3, on fire
4 S& ]6 x" p8 J4 D7 z BB North Carolina, Bomb hits 6, on fire
* |8 v$ X! |. I1 K CA Chicago, Bomb hits 2
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 16
* c' ^: i, G0 Y2 z: T9 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 75
% C5 f3 w+ E0 c% S7 c TBF-1 Avenger x 257 h' O8 B" ~5 K. Z
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Allied aircraft losses
+ J- m! Y0 N$ l+ p SBD-3 Dauntless: 22 damaged
. s- ? e6 X& E TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 14 damaged
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CVL Ryujo* O8 b/ r; c' Y) L/ X( a
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8, on fire
9 S( _) L" i; J! v1 b CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires
, w' i. ]& {7 R$ c1 T BB Hiei
/ v% [! S% ]) F* b4 y CV Shokaku! m p0 `: W2 O- I
CA Kumano, Bomb hits 2, on fire, heavy damage
$ r9 z! B* N7 D0 n$ g, m DD Kawakaze
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 104,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 l: H) }) Y+ A# PEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 \8 K& n: }( e5 E( h A6M2 Zero x 26; [3 U8 b" [& e+ C0 Q
D3A2 Val x 20; w! Z+ `% `" o& p; g0 ?2 T( T
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D3A2 Val: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied Ships/ l f* w1 E# O- o. ?8 g
CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
! b0 I x8 y0 n+ I. R+ h+ ~; T1 M* @ CV Enterprise, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 Y1 F K# q5 ~ CV Wasp, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage m5 y& e) {# c# o, q* Y+ z/ A. S
CLAA Atlanta, Bomb hits 1, on fire. F$ u9 y9 v+ A& S4 a
同时,陆攻也抓住时机
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z5 i' a8 f4 g; F) [+ U G4M1 Betty x 13
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( U8 \0 c9 J9 {* C& a' d G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
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CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 V" p# n( L( y9 `9 W" b CV Saratoga, Torpedo hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G4M1 Betty x 13
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no flights
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Allied Ships
0 Z, m& ?! |: m9 J& B CV Wasp, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 P! i8 {# h7 X
BB North Carolina, Torpedo hits 1& e9 @1 f/ \+ @" c! ]6 P( k
CV Enterprise, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& d# v: T( S& Z1 v( Y# g
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; L. \* L% c/ R* l/ j于是中途岛海战再现荧屏。
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& N/ w& [8 @/ G- S: l" ]& A( G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
% }- g7 h- P4 T. A" e5 Q! T B3 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards
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No Japanese losses
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CA Aoba, Shell hits 33, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 J2 I# ^2 h `7 X$ S \8 s
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 46, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- j5 ~8 Z+ N2 c* M9 J+ m
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 26, heavy fires, heavy damage# T4 G1 S, I8 ^, D5 z
CA Kako, Shell hits 34, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Q j6 U. ?5 U/ o
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 69 r! I9 l2 T3 w9 Q$ S) b5 \4 n' R
E Yunagi, Shell hits 3, on fire" J1 ^# D r- z% p4 P
DMS W.20, Shell hits 7, and is sunk; h0 \. b) }1 D. P D9 D
DMS W.21, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CA Quincy
t3 y3 S2 U I/ X [ CA Vincennes, Shell hits 3
" I5 q. P/ m# A5 F: a CL Leander, Shell hits 17 q) a( g2 U! C0 o0 i# B3 D
CL Achilles, Shell hits 1, on fire- W9 w" }; g d9 X2 e7 i2 ^
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire7 H m9 Z, z( P' J% x* D& }" G
DD Patterson
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DD Maury* p7 [6 K3 _5 X/ j! T h( _- K
DD Dunlap+ `0 T2 n5 ~4 m* V
DD Fanning6 g: @* `" {+ V
DD Cummings
! W) S3 F! r, J% U) \' k7 x DD Lamson
+ |, `+ ?5 o$ u4 B DD Case0 W6 Q4 h. K8 f9 A# }* f
DD Conyngham
4 G: g+ @7 i) w& S( P" ^ DD Cushing, Shell hits 1
6 |: B& |' f2 b+ q7 t DD Perkins, Shell hits 1
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CA Kako, Shell hits 35, and is sunk( G9 u) \" L; F' N+ d' E
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CA Quincy
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CL Leander! h4 B; U3 c# g. D2 A
CL Achilles- O8 R& [, ~, s) Q0 s0 f. h5 x7 g
DD Patterson
: j2 m% Y4 W$ j q! m3 T5 b DD Jarvis
5 z& q- p3 C# T- K' K! E7 A DD Maury
1 ^ _: X. _- R6 b% ]4 a8 S* m DD Dunlap+ V% g3 [6 {/ O6 R0 W/ H
DD Fanning
' r8 o, S+ p. K DD Cummings+ ]5 E0 O. v2 E0 P) x& e7 y
DD Lamson; o5 M; B. Y+ g
DD Case
8 ~. V2 A+ n) R T; K x; W! V- D DD Conyngham! X( G. j& u/ |8 n7 t" s& S
DD Cushing
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. g4 |8 ^5 W: a4 N牺牲是值得的,此次瓜岛战役最后由58的全灭而落下帷幕 |