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. Y6 E8 C" U$ N( {) h! e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?)
) o6 o* [; d* l" @+ W" U n3 }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。
* x8 ]4 M5 [: W; g% L# T( [' l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。
+ c: i1 d% z: M5 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。。。
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Morning 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.
8 u% _" k P" R7 B3 oEstimated time to target is 29 minutes' N4 g2 ?. [4 q" b6 H! `
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Japanese aircraft
/ n) K J" @: Y* z A6M2 Zero x 26: w+ E: J r, n" A6 K$ p: W
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
4 I( t4 ^$ Y+ g# x SBD-3 Dauntless x 16+ t. D' }5 ? y. n6 U# v* r
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No Japanese losses+ `+ [; \% m) `3 ~( [9 E& e! e/ h' X
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Allied aircraft losses1 H" M G. M. d J S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
, l. I7 H! ]' g* z& J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged8 a) m/ I7 ~* g5 [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 ]" Z! u6 m- D
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Japanese Ships
( `. f0 [" H( j. I( p BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 17 ]4 A: |5 {9 f; s
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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5 F, p3 f) M$ m* d1 P; B% D# gWeather in hex: Severe storms
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" |, D# v2 X( U' G7 dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% o: ?% g- [2 Z3 g
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 15 y& P0 J+ d0 j6 d8 t" S' C3 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 96 s' \5 o) c, H6 k$ X V% ^5 H; J
TBF-1 Avenger x 12& l1 C/ q) v" h4 v, r
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships+ U0 A1 k1 F. N" x
CA Tone4 Y$ z& {9 K0 n( g [
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire! {% a2 D+ C4 E3 l) A! a' f
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
7 f8 y" A$ ^; e& I9 }) H CA Chikuma; Q6 g, m8 w. a% `+ x
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1362 ?) A8 X- {0 `: j; |. d
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( |' R$ H# }: P7 ~ g3 }6 N
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
0 p T5 S1 D# B6 c4 bEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6) Z% r) ~- P) M2 I$ _6 D
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Allied aircraft losses
$ f. Z& k+ C8 v SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 V) }9 E( [: H# h
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CA Atago, on fire, }, T( L' l. a# v3 `
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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) Q% p; Z) F3 F( X" c1 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1442 `9 [" u* J5 R; `
& @7 }& j- J6 o! Y) o6 \# ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain; q" [) n5 M4 q0 ]( z' }
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 y9 B" \* C: j; }$ bEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft, }; R8 \! l }- b0 n- k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9+ L) M2 R- P! d" \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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2 W. @. ? r8 n4 Q ENo Japanese losses; F& a0 |, k6 U N" ~- C# Y
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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4 w; n" f. N; A: t$ EJapanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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( x: U0 {; l* W0 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 }4 G3 n/ P4 H" O9 H, A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 C& m' z/ a3 f/ j( d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! T& Z$ o/ b' s" o) O1 ^ {
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2 d6 T' i) ~6 g8 F# A F4F-4 Wildcat x 5( q* H5 }* Y/ z- t2 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26: r. \! c# c& r6 {; e/ G0 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 15) y* a4 [ s v3 P u
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Allied aircraft losses5 F% @' Y0 C. |- U+ a" ]
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged- T$ O# g% P5 Q8 ]) X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ v' S% z6 @) X- Y
CA Kumano
) E4 g" l9 I) z1 D CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, o" X* I; \) p+ ^- W+ k
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1490 P1 o: `- f# i5 [# o5 A
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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0 h5 p9 c' J7 m k: E8 KRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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7 q! y4 t+ J, E: q4 K* P, \ I& ~& ` B5N1 Kate x 14
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& P6 W+ z6 H$ J B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
4 b' u8 g. U/ n4 L9 ^7 l T9 l$ ] D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap! n o. H" ?! s5 a/ c; J5 G6 w8 _
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 ?5 G2 @! ^7 f0 P
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires0 R% ~/ E7 U) H8 H4 R
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |