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?)
) c' D; }% @! l* S! E# D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。
) c4 m8 E5 |( Z2 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。
! z! U! y8 U' k) I- J: 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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8 L( j! ?- C5 J* l9 B% S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。。。! o6 `. v% Q0 j/ o
$ @# W( E+ ?/ w; yMorning 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.7 ?; \+ \9 o5 _1 x( D
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 176 Z" f* s& I' B. m5 z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16) l8 ], o+ Z3 X) c9 K9 \: {8 i
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No Japanese losses
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0 @* p% Z1 f; L% c( |/ o. fAllied aircraft losses3 d! m* z/ V. O8 |/ y. K. c# E: s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
6 Z# r. V6 L% J7 y# |% z4 l2 c/ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
3 ^- B3 U: V/ V/ t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships" n1 M; l6 v( V5 N& Z; L& m) d
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1- u8 D4 _! K5 ^7 d
CV Shokaku! E( i3 v6 c1 n0 @! @
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' W) t3 y% x6 {* @' v) O7 \6 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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) M- z! ]3 M& V' IRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 \2 T# A* Z& k9 D2 _. tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes4 D0 ]% k9 T- k j
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% ^7 g7 `- D0 P* n# ]) ~# ]# Q) e F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
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TBF-1 Avenger x 12* I: f- { t/ C/ P
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4 B, I5 T% J5 |. r1 b- rAllied aircraft losses" z. o% O4 f/ \# \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 h1 ]( C0 }; X/ S1 D- r3 c7 d
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# Q. R& F1 Z: l, G! ~8 ` CA Tone; o9 D1 F( o$ S7 B' @7 Y' Q
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
: o# a' M+ C" b6 @, Z" N CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire% l, D6 X3 a8 R! b7 A! L p. C
CA Chikuma0 Z- p; p) x- d
DD Hagikaze4 d: y: |4 [% F8 @5 a' ^. j
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136! \9 a+ W; H' V
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 S- p9 y0 g. O" x6 s$ C
9 A" P3 ^7 R6 z' X' E* U* m" X* N7 z1 JRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships6 |, w# S& n- B L( Y# D: N, t3 m+ I
CA Atago, on fire
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: c" Z. l- i: CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144/ ^" U" s8 _) L$ d
+ N$ M0 h5 u4 P5 e2 G4 ?! _Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 ^+ N' e$ N& F! \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25! L$ X/ j$ |' L/ j& `
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9( |) t4 Z# f$ V+ R- i5 b3 x* n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 48 y- X2 o! t, z( ~! l9 W/ [( {
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2 \7 H2 Y% |8 F1 `- r% wAllied aircraft losses
2 V: l* S# {" b" B9 M; T. v6 T F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
& |$ V6 _% M8 i' c# R2 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged. m6 f+ E4 A7 S% i( D
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CV Zuikaku8 x5 ?3 h* K2 |) @. O; V; Q
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; {, M! y- R3 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138; ?6 i s2 F7 [* ^
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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: t% v( ?+ J% w7 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
: L1 o8 u9 S0 J$ Z3 M7 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
5 k' e* N, l6 f- H1 p TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
/ x! X! h4 F% Z R5 K2 V9 k( R DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: A+ V3 F/ }5 D7 `" w8 z( X8 B
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
6 S2 ]3 w* y5 j8 x) ?0 V, _ DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1491 P+ L& @; {; h- X2 _) J- M8 X
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" v8 h6 J9 [7 U. Z* `Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* i4 {' q3 K# i ^: T9 m$ Q
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged5 h( P, {2 n* {% n% q3 U# v
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Allied Ships4 F3 P! y/ `- a6 x
DD Dunlap
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DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires/ r0 ^5 J _' W
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |