8月24日,空战日
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$ q' |- t3 `- U* Y l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?)6 {) h% s% ]& n
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。
% x1 D& Z1 C9 ~' j9 c; J9 r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。' K. s/ t X; P3 ]( 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。。。5 v1 R6 w& |- t2 c
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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7 H% n6 z% e( a4 H3 H1 s7 RWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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! ~2 ~" \- E+ K( N3 Q5 Y, E7 PRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., X% G5 i- g5 C/ U `% n
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes7 F P4 V6 O: l' M6 w3 N
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Japanese aircraft7 V o% K% N1 }2 K
A6M2 Zero x 26' A% q1 t. b% w! g, ^
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6 H, r8 h; V! V8 f F4F-4 Wildcat x 174 P( b% j( C4 J! n7 b" G3 e6 n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses7 L8 G( j* Z- r& {. ^. W
" U# E* A- T3 ^% D+ P- s7 N( GAllied aircraft losses
, ?. X( q R% [! j! y F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed6 B. H- C- W. k7 `* u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ B" {" o5 Y, z5 `' I1 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; t) Z6 c' R4 k. e. a$ N* |
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Japanese Ships
9 b, |9 r; s0 f) F BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1) V4 e5 e# J+ Y- N+ g9 |
CV Shokaku
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/ g3 f1 o# b9 Q* j9 U8 G) KMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( U3 B8 T. H9 `
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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- E) N/ _' w& @2 }. ^7 yRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 s/ {2 h9 B8 c3 H5 w4 s$ ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes( L* A9 M/ O0 ]9 Y7 v2 P- B% C
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4 y/ J3 b9 T. q* `$ AAllied aircraft
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5 G. |4 j6 O; l6 _- T6 i* [ w$ k SBD-3 Dauntless x 9. O$ E+ o" \. q& r% l# ?
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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+ x! w) G; t- k7 ^Allied aircraft losses
( l! z0 g% B& L3 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 Y3 g; [4 Y: ^$ p9 T6 l! r) {+ `; Y4 J+ T
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Japanese Ships8 h# R: Q' Q( l9 r f t% k
CA Tone
5 v4 g3 T+ \9 ^, M7 j9 W CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! g( `4 c6 F6 z: T3 g7 ^8 w9 |1 { CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
9 S4 U& r, M0 J4 T+ T$ d CA Chikuma
: a3 o. C: y# D0 y. ]+ U$ w DD Hagikaze
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5 E% Q X5 p; h+ |Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1366 e% p! `) h9 w- M( ~# C. u
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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/ E- |6 [) E' a3 {3 PRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' V% N# Q$ ~* b. z* f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes2 N1 K/ U* f$ r% f2 `
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses" I$ [0 r7 }# F! `, e6 h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire6 t; |/ k5 q" I5 \9 G8 ~
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 12 B& P# T# d& D1 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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8 @( c: Y8 G; g4 o6 y0 {3 ]Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 W- c- @: ?. F/ C1 R& n
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( I# u% y4 `2 d
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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n& ]5 p8 o! ?- w' w7 JJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
& F p/ L9 F1 r$ D' c" q F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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/ B/ ?/ J! d \, k$ K+ WNo Japanese losses/ @; F1 W9 \" s+ ?- _2 o; Y0 d
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Allied aircraft losses
9 P: Y% {# J z7 Y F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed: W; `$ g0 U" X/ _5 k" Y& C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; c. a' e7 `" S: `1 n9 Q
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138; f$ r5 U$ r0 }8 W. Y4 u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' t( ?8 u; ] b2 b
. }% m% d# U( |, K7 ZRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
" p9 H. v* v6 c: x3 Q l' D* sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes3 E1 M' ^9 ?4 n$ m& y5 H
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15+ G" X. e& O% ]! a
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Japanese Ships
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
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# S, E3 I5 a7 x. u5 X5 n6 B+ d) BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149/ \- I: T% n1 x
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* m; L) F/ I2 \ O- R8 }, m. WRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.* V. l: m/ }3 e6 h E9 r) `
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged5 U# R( R1 \) S$ M7 Q
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged+ b3 q7 n( g$ R, r0 n1 }8 S
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DD Dunlap
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" F! C4 E# K7 D; Y DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
+ O( D, X" C$ j! g+ x, Y9 k7 K9 B DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |