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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?)# S4 E5 m% j+ i9 ?- Q% i
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。& l" k* l. D2 `* _, o, u, J
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。5 }! ` w4 y a, s
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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9 H% V2 O; i' `7 i) y7 }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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1 v; u/ R Z) ^4 `0 B/ lMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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$ m3 Z& C2 e" {, s/ ORaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.' ?1 Q, K3 \( n! |
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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F5 h" v N3 l& c1 P: S A6M2 Zero x 26- M- h; t$ V# r5 C
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Allied aircraft
+ D, N# i3 B5 Y4 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 17( _7 _7 d" ^& H% l; |6 w" I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
/ K2 [/ |% \' T' x F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
) R% v( g( w, Q( [- I2 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! f4 ?' z) ]( Y& \6 G7 A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships% f1 T! I/ B1 v) s0 g
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
! D% y$ |1 a/ `& _ CV Shokaku
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5 E* l, l* T. M; v; Q! @Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms% Q# m6 F# e) E* m
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 L* ~9 Z9 ? l- p! N N& T2 V
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
, f( e/ M: |' |- z9 _ X F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
) D2 p v$ F# q; x2 N+ T1 F0 @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
4 t# @( M" Y4 L% ]' c. R H TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses" g9 T1 P! ^+ l. R/ L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged5 |: L5 P3 h, I9 P( x
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Japanese Ships1 E' X3 s- e# x+ g7 Z# O* R( L
CA Tone) r* f& r6 x& r& M
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ D) G9 U. U& o8 n& i6 o, R4 r: m* i3 G
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ |! _, B( W3 |. _0 s
CA Chikuma
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1361 r- g. M8 R# U" c4 w, z
9 v# l& P) I3 }Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
% _6 [. [, \+ c, @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: `9 j" C4 R# X( v CA Atago, on fire
* M& d6 W4 b. x; G9 h$ d' l8 } CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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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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9 P% l" u. S& s: s: W& zRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( D6 q2 `( k# ?, Z' x4 ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 g$ ]' n& ]- d
A6M2 Zero x 253 A5 ~6 z' N1 c
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. v9 ~5 }2 z: E9 \0 E9 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
/ t, b( P- O3 C, ^2 j" U1 u* o SBD-3 Dauntless x 4, j+ j3 X* u+ o
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No Japanese losses! `7 c$ u) I) s1 y* w
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Allied aircraft losses2 g6 p' ]% c! n. W1 s$ [ }9 ]# B
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed$ s z+ S" x6 b, }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138( ], S0 ^' b2 Q( q8 C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% [4 @/ Y8 y$ m( _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.& c* \! }4 N, g8 ]9 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5; E5 p, K( G0 l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26! F( K- ]5 ~, r8 y; v$ o8 B) {$ w
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
4 [* E, V. ?3 N6 T SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged& R# H* L# f5 z7 p
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak: R9 ~# [( G, y: i) w, o& F5 Y
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Japanese Ships
/ N7 `* J# x' w DD Isokaze9 d( N; l. T* y$ N- i
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 R, [- S) {1 ] CA Kumano
$ g# C9 T6 Q* x R2 u CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
8 `6 \2 V" r, \# { DD Arashi0 p: [: u( M. I* [! @+ |, \
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3 c- [5 E& Z2 p3 J: G' t+ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
, ]/ k" ]% w I, M/ u9 R. lEstimated time to target is 13 minutes8 O$ T# B$ {3 [0 p% a, {6 y/ y
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Japanese aircraft( K( U' l$ Y# a/ w' G
B5N1 Kate x 14! Y( c# t. n4 H v* q8 s9 N4 Y- J
D3A2 Val x 24 l; O; E9 U9 @7 K+ n
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged4 H% w8 u- ~* d8 y
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships# k& ]% p' V$ y
DD Dunlap& E# Y5 O' N1 L. _: f
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 m/ R2 e# w o- g6 L7 B& p
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires2 E' }! F0 l1 H$ p3 \
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |