8月24日,空战日
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# v- x: P( i% y7 T" A9 b* o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?)
, z6 l/ c1 k- {, v0 `* J) X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。
# p4 R+ ?) q! Z! b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。, w I) {* u/ }3 M0 m) C- @
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。。。! Y, c7 z0 X) B7 P) \, Y( G8 y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! F2 t9 w+ S8 }# T
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
; f3 g+ ^+ |& U3 j d, J: }& } F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
: P/ y" f8 k# _. M, m0 _. [/ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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, \$ x# [# N8 hNo Japanese losses# @" z( g1 Y. x( o. p: y/ s0 D
4 I- \8 a( J5 o/ iAllied aircraft losses
2 w9 j+ F+ Q* W& r A F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed3 k: ?" `* N+ `1 q- }9 T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
$ ?6 Y9 v% c8 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, S9 h; X$ X+ P( O7 \* R) ~
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Japanese Ships7 c7 O2 G3 Y+ a$ U% p
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 12 Z& _+ |4 C1 v3 T( C7 Z: l
CV Shokaku8 ^! D/ Y. G5 d) N! E/ o! J8 X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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) K" r9 d. Q6 d- _Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' B# v; {* j" Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1& g$ U. c0 s+ u) O( w6 L/ |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
/ T6 A7 S( _/ v F0 { TBF-1 Avenger x 12! j; ]/ U( x& X
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) p" T' }3 p: X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged2 R) u1 \) R. D2 Z% c) C/ g f$ {
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CA Tone: D( T* p" f% g/ C) |
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% W3 d- n' }3 y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire& {( [# d3 q5 }0 B+ t. [; Z
CA Chikuma
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F) L6 `# `) Y. wMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136, ~* o6 D) P8 h$ V* ~* G! w. S6 ]
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 r3 G6 G, z. J1 Y2 jEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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& K i4 f+ J# P4 fAllied aircraft
+ U8 ]0 T& X$ y7 v+ `4 | SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses8 o2 _1 ~2 p9 B8 Q: F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged/ F7 l5 H2 e/ r' s( a/ ^! k
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Japanese Ships
: d& z' _ C \0 t6 f1 _4 n CA Atago, on fire& u: X5 E I4 G3 E
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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3 @9 h& M; \4 L/ w% y" z. RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ d2 e3 ?. [$ X* n& W. j0 hEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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Allied aircraft losses
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5 {4 `3 |$ u+ l3 L0 Z7 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged5 d5 k+ z9 g* b* _' |8 j
8 L: M# Z4 Z/ W6 j* v7 I/ aJapanese Ships
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/ e8 K' v: R$ ]' z0 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1384 m0 }3 N& O/ n: ^ [; }
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, b; R" J, n% e# c# W3 a( r/ sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# L% Q6 ^# o7 K l/ E, TEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# ^$ s0 @, Y9 h& ?! p F4F-4 Wildcat x 5" d s0 R' x& i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26/ U; f, _: j4 b9 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 154 c( M+ Y/ {: j+ {+ Z( p4 U
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged0 _3 o3 V8 b- ]: v4 T; G( |' I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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- [8 ^) [& s* V" x8 n# G DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 o L1 K% C, |" z; U" E" O CA Kumano
$ q7 I. j# W J9 T5 L6 B6 r CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
! k3 R5 ~: F+ {: O& r6 U* Q$ ^ DD Arashi! X6 I0 T# ^& G: K7 o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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1 Z; q" K7 M( o/ @7 D! M2 ^Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
9 @$ I1 ^+ }2 ~' A8 @9 FEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14- i2 C& }9 H; B; M1 @, O8 ] G D% r" Q
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
( s. i3 ^) o8 u D3A2 Val: 1 damaged$ Q. b c; X. V& x8 G4 J3 B
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DD Dunlap
9 `; o5 y+ t# Z" c DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# I. |4 t" y C; W3 l$ G7 ? N
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, F4 Q/ M/ l; `
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |