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?)8 ]# V, l' w- W
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。0 ?9 U, M2 X" H1 _
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。
; b' B. J, q$ |6 R" m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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144+ _& w$ x8 d9 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 U" i/ W3 v9 o. n- H% ?
1 @( W) b8 ]1 oRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: j# R O7 b5 n
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- c# m6 J: W) Q: h' W
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft; @* T4 N N' b( J# F7 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 l9 @0 r/ R. V3 W' V- d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed* F( @. e1 w6 j5 j9 c
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged! h% X$ Y- U. X% t1 N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 l/ Z4 u: C4 F& }7 y3 ^
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 13 l- [8 v. H: K2 [: Y! f
CV Shokaku% c+ N; c8 a1 \% h/ _5 S! s5 q. I
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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4 T4 O6 h0 b5 B, M3 D1 Q. w @Weather in hex: Severe storms/ \# {8 I/ _, u, n" t
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: Z6 y% Z) V9 Q8 z& O0 e" tEstimated time to target is 8 minutes' m% n3 ^' O6 F" c
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Allied aircraft
S& A) ~- a6 C/ |5 T1 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 1: c# r0 t1 H/ n3 L4 Q: I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 93 i+ K5 N1 @/ l% s2 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 12/ A: f/ J7 x/ {
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Allied aircraft losses9 x; b/ ?9 ]# b- d; V# m; Q! V# o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 G6 l: R3 \" i- b6 n* l' t
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$ E! A; q4 S! x/ X1 s# D5 a7 O CA Tone. l% I9 B2 {& K+ f. U( E
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire: ~6 e/ F/ C4 A9 m
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 t V6 N. r- a- h- J
CA Chikuma8 s( V& D/ g; H' t
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 s( O; ~# U5 O! KWeather in hex: Severe storms! _: n; F' Q9 ^& k
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 ~+ r$ I6 w# ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 y! o7 `) V' h& o# P+ ~9 E
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Allied aircraft losses3 R8 ?: K( c' l' G1 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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. ?+ A, I( S2 J CA Atago, on fire
/ J s X F: m CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 18 z" ^% l% |) h0 c4 y) j x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 X7 \8 s) x- J. lRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 ~4 `" r d( v8 o$ ~3 L- t" o- s
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes* e$ u; p) Y, H( R a
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Japanese aircraft, z7 Y2 b4 ?" u' O, T0 j, ^
A6M2 Zero x 259 j5 D7 d# N& C6 B. j3 H# ]+ {1 c
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3 h; {, w1 S: H# u0 n" r; j F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
3 Y4 j& n5 p6 C E! j; ]( d3 f5 Q5 E* P SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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4 J& }% @3 u8 ], M) P2 V1 {& Q8 XNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses, O; e" N( I& k, P! o; l4 z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 b! Y' b" D1 v$ a SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ o1 N# C8 w) T8 s1 _2 V4 a+ H
CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.; t- Q8 t# v+ a7 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 j& Z: f9 P) D+ ^% Q9 b) m8 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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5 `/ D, X$ q! ?9 N* t TBF-1 Avenger x 15# M! `1 w$ ~% G% ]0 S" h
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged; } H4 g3 i8 F8 m8 O. O2 h+ |* b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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! k: a& C0 F9 X9 R. n DD Isokaze
0 h$ j% C0 n) m DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 w1 O$ t1 f0 L8 o$ T; w O CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3. I2 b; }2 R7 J S' |( e( C
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1495 m8 `0 S" R2 f# Y8 U9 K
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 K0 y' M- ^( J! H
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.& m5 P8 m8 c$ B# {4 U2 E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes: o# e( o; h! p' o
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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5 c5 c* H4 w+ A& ]1 m/ } B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
0 |7 {2 _# n. s5 P4 @: o' A D3A2 Val: 1 damaged: m; Y- G/ T5 x6 e% A2 G
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DD Dunlap3 h/ X2 j9 n4 r4 Q. |5 Z2 M
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 h3 @/ ~6 i C0 ?% X DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires! q$ w) T2 J! _# x6 T
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |