8月24日,空战日
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' \# g) a3 I" D; [, u* k2 u) z2 M2 r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?)
% k, _4 [3 A& k4 u4 j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。* {2 Z" o K% P$ O
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。4 I2 @4 w* h+ G! w& V
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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7 o" L7 o% F5 N: L: n; r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。。。
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3 @: k; G. x2 s5 r$ ?. vMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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( o9 z* T% X. X+ rWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% [- D% h6 m) `: ^" `. h
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
% ?5 U3 h; i; N( g" N( ~' Y5 J6 k F4F-4 Wildcat x 171 c) y* {; W- D' o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses6 p! l+ b- P* ]1 c+ ~6 [0 v9 ~
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Allied aircraft losses# l) s' I% {) g N m# X
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
& s' A8 _4 M# t" r2 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
, V# T2 a# {; G SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 c" g5 T% ^; r! KJapanese Ships+ N# s; v& I# H' F+ y2 u" A* X
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1) k: f( {) b3 q \. j( r
CV Shokaku
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. O' I/ y1 I, m6 N: QMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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! p% n8 @3 A7 N7 T- M4 Q/ DRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 c/ C8 w4 T0 O5 i0 i
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 I8 q" Q$ m' e( L F4F-4 Wildcat x 1$ o0 c6 L# o! i8 ^! y7 Y# x1 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 90 u5 E1 d0 |! X0 o' L
TBF-1 Avenger x 12% U7 w3 |) u o1 a
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Allied aircraft losses$ u5 m8 j8 D W2 L k8 O: K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged. H, h# y; b% L2 M+ i5 N# l# e4 C
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire# M( Z8 ~3 O0 v* A `1 _0 V
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
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DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1365 i7 {# a; `$ a! O
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft losses
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CA Atago, on fire
5 c0 `/ k% t; g2 h; h4 K$ d CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1/ S! X/ i( L2 w1 D' R
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" U7 {2 ~. S+ L2 j6 C$ M9 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) J, p/ K8 g# g% z- F) W2 u; f
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes! t0 K! L \! Q3 H
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Japanese aircraft+ z2 }& v& \8 B4 d, q
A6M2 Zero x 25
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9 \' `" u7 b8 p9 u3 aAllied aircraft/ y1 b4 U: L+ }7 i; F. `$ ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9* e5 N+ D# c# \7 a9 e& K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses: b7 S2 w; @ @: q* a3 P! j! n
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku
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% ~# Y) K7 E1 `% bAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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) G5 K. A6 l; M; F* o y( ]6 c+ sRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. F: @- E! [7 b0 K- Q% GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 e; h* k/ |" _' k% N, i7 S
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 50 _8 m! ?. g" h, [! C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26! Z6 M( v4 b4 l" e
TBF-1 Avenger x 15! `+ Y. L+ D- C) n8 t. T' b* ?
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged- z( C% i* t4 O; ^0 K7 o4 Y, S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* ^' Z- s0 V, r/ r" p/ m8 E8 ^
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Japanese Ships
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage( r; H2 W* F5 ~. O _, c
CA Kumano
Z; L8 D2 ?# o* U CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3+ f d; Z, O& T" F5 z
DD Arashi6 o0 M$ X) [* r8 N
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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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+ X" P: J: K) B/ c4 bRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.1 ~7 B, @/ D& R! \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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/ |* k' l" `3 y6 U DD Dunlap% P0 l$ M% [- s* f
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& u: X) x: o. Y/ I
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
s6 @ \4 [2 t DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |