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1 z# N; ]* z. @( 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 M/ F q. [
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。
4 V1 S+ z6 ~) ]0 B) E5 }" ~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。
" g) n* K# z( }3 D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!" J! ]! c2 c2 n0 U4 _
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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。。。 i4 B, j$ p) c: x, c, F; f$ U
2 Z% D+ O$ Y! e4 G7 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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8 {; m( X0 i& ?8 b; b! _Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- S/ c$ L$ [% E4 C7 B! \ J2 y' Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes0 v# p% E4 p; n! R$ x+ L7 H8 y n
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Japanese aircraft
" h o+ t, l/ n, y: v" u A6M2 Zero x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses1 u8 U/ v& v' ^
# Y5 ]7 @, ~/ o5 o6 s1 lAllied aircraft losses8 G2 E4 S+ m R/ b* E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed8 M; ?. I; V' t/ b" [8 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged* b* z1 Q. n$ u7 h- }; Y/ u' g
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 B% z3 n7 f5 a3 B; K
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Japanese Ships
) e8 A# r9 r, h) A% f BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
5 ]( J3 v9 B9 T7 J9 b# |+ ?* Z( ? CV Shokaku
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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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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 F- a) n" T+ |) _8 \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes/ F b$ b) [2 i4 o& ^% D8 Y
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Allied aircraft7 o9 P+ M9 J( ~, a
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
) V! t4 A" F5 R7 y0 [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
# V: l+ y$ [* Q- z7 \- X8 }- T* R TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
9 M8 L7 m7 \- N0 n j( [) M- J SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ @, @) I, @" h: X
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CA Tone" c$ }9 i, t4 h3 U
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ C! k5 t% `% w1 n! P
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire' K0 r% m4 q9 Z
CA Chikuma( i, t2 \: |% W3 G/ m
DD Hagikaze- N, T- u9 }& n; P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms. K$ {0 w$ D% Z' k" [4 C2 v: z3 W: E. E
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" |9 K: U$ j: ~1 T3 w- b6 {3 V" t8 CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes- l' L# H+ @1 v$ Y- \$ J" m9 V2 `
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Allied aircraft
$ E( U/ V/ T+ |: N8 p SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ]8 J' l0 p |0 a1 ~3 N0 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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6 x# l$ @4 e; L2 f. m CA Atago, on fire7 U; X" Y, S: Y& M, G6 L
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1# G4 c3 C4 V+ ~; e, j9 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 Q( Z8 @, q. x
3 R3 S) g. N$ s' q! FRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: C9 l9 g8 M$ \' S
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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4 n% ^- f) _3 c' B( j: {$ U A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
2 ~$ W' ~( x3 r$ E& t; w$ } SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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: Z% _) g7 U( o# U1 ?/ KNo Japanese losses: A: O# }; f. x0 x: j
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Allied aircraft losses2 @8 _" c6 l7 n; ~8 T" C$ g
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 g9 l) B" P+ o( X SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships+ a( E- j0 O9 b T
CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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0 Z* x# u \: l" ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* O' g6 K1 Z7 S9 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! }5 Y8 [4 g# Q3 D4 ]6 f# U
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: E4 r9 P8 n+ m8 I5 bAllied aircraft
" `9 g) z m. G2 o8 V F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
0 \( E6 X6 j8 S1 s' j SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
8 Z, i; [; v% e$ m" ~+ p+ @3 O TBF-1 Avenger x 15" H& u9 D% m }; |3 }; D
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Allied aircraft losses
' y C' ^( [, ?6 c+ h SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged. N1 z2 I) n; ~3 z1 q. _& E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' z0 W' z. N/ W, W2 k' Q3 ]
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Japanese Ships& |" M. ?# H, d, T7 O
DD Isokaze
) |- w6 `2 q; t6 i DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage6 x6 @/ @+ R! M# Q; T
CA Kumano1 W$ t$ c- X8 d8 N2 A
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 37 f0 t6 F+ M' `, h2 }( `8 K5 d
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1495 |2 @6 [, {0 I, I5 G) z8 T
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
# P8 G/ ], j- E/ Y4 X- nEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses8 h1 \: d1 B* U: J4 b1 |
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
! U" R6 m+ W" Q0 M y! s+ v3 Z D3A2 Val: 1 damaged1 X# _- ?. S1 v L8 I G8 Q! @
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DD Dunlap) D. N3 [" Q$ S! W2 Z
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 r- M. G# x) E( A( e4 X
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* q; [: j+ O( f, g4 j: N, R DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |