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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?)
; h7 F9 W1 Q* S+ w: S9 j$ [: F! m3 a8 Z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。) z$ a; b2 a3 ]8 i
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。
* J/ G0 n) {2 d6 k5 w5 }; Q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!( w' B# k" s" o3 y# T4 I
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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。。。3 s# K" Q, S( Y" w' U8 R
" B/ A0 b6 \4 A/ y8 D4 n7 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144" ~! p2 V6 X$ d1 S( p6 t3 ^2 Q
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud' Q* h! A6 O/ G0 k
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.3 k ~9 J5 d4 A* K6 M
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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+ G# O- B7 l* X* e# e. F. YJapanese aircraft2 v( j" f# |0 O0 ~. ?3 I2 v1 s
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
1 b- L# p; K& F* R1 H3 y F4F-4 Wildcat x 17" ?: O" j8 R: |' D' ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16* s+ b# \! N$ V3 ^
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No Japanese losses. |6 ~/ l; O& @8 N' z
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( ~: k" S% t6 a! h7 n) Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
! V( k e: W4 E. ?* c$ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged, n5 a( b/ J$ r- y; L2 [9 o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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# N( ~, @* a3 N: a BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1* Q$ \9 ` y# k& H) G5 _
CV Shokaku' r6 t* N0 }; j. I4 ?
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0 `0 ^8 B' }. V" ^# \Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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$ g1 ~6 A0 h& j: @ tWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 K r6 b+ ~/ p& b. [4 a' ]9 c6 F
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ C6 O2 b5 P4 N- z/ m F4F-4 Wildcat x 10 f8 ?) R8 n7 x* u7 J3 v! G
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
: p, b8 [1 D. v0 Z) N8 \ t2 f TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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% A" s% V/ {6 l, GAllied aircraft losses
1 n+ B' m r6 i5 m' _# r SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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7 I5 I5 ]7 \. bJapanese Ships
8 |- ^* v E' u0 s CA Tone
( ^+ E; K% x- X# N" E$ a CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' a% p: g: M" ^3 N4 T+ s, y# v CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire: O' D) I* T* S0 [0 E
CA Chikuma
, v5 i( g- y/ r; V! B. ] DD Hagikaze) f0 A$ c3 }1 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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$ w0 I; [0 o8 n: N5 ?3 ^Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 t# U1 m# X/ y; ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes& H) |) J/ o; Q
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0 [3 b% t/ q- w0 j7 oAllied aircraft
# ~( \5 i; D- u1 r$ D, j- J SBD-3 Dauntless x 6( u& o1 a4 I: ] g" \3 u: e
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1 H+ g w/ k. H, c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged# g% T6 I. t1 X2 p
8 B7 w2 G' Q. K- ?" G2 g. O% CJapanese Ships
8 U2 D$ X9 y* E( N" R1 }7 b CA Atago, on fire+ F/ R8 ^0 l8 q4 k! v( |
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1& G, D" @& t: w8 J* O, r% y9 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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0 _5 z8 L. S% q: }6 e- A0 m& xWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) Y, E" n/ q& GEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 B- w3 r# @ U4 k$ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 9. E# Q2 X& y* p5 C& r$ j' }0 q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4( e" V" U* T: f+ k1 v
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9 A8 p+ V: Q4 M& p* I$ x1 y7 l- @No Japanese losses
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2 h/ ]- N0 \, p0 A/ CAllied aircraft losses
2 D5 Q& J0 @9 g7 Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 k( d' f g; P8 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged8 c4 R6 ~& [4 r2 E8 F& ^9 n6 |
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Japanese Ships
. x* F! a. V4 n, R: e! u CV Zuikaku4 y& d; ] f" k! H1 t u
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- \ {( `. y' h. K2 SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% |* l0 s- W, m1 Q I* t2 s. cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes8 n* ] C' n a. z( Z
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Allied aircraft
( u r4 f! ]) }; c# u F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 154 w+ l# l0 B2 ?& P+ ]
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Allied aircraft losses
+ p: t5 e- K. G SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
8 H% S/ Q! c4 z" V/ B SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 E( r" q$ `3 J; C9 K- I% i3 n, q
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DD Isokaze* c* @/ o( j" h
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 P2 V! o2 j8 v4 b CA Kumano
) D* f+ I) } o; K+ }1 m CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
3 S" }" J+ ]# ?+ D% O DD Arashi* n( f7 r. J, @1 M% @2 W
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4 T% e# ?; ?- Z( `3 T, z2 a: QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149$ b, n$ R& M3 J- J& \/ Q- c( K9 O
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- w/ h6 i/ z" p& e; E# DRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 r: C& L" o- o- t, W/ h1 R: ]
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 y' S# U/ G0 g5 k
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Japanese aircraft
% ^7 O/ _. M/ B* L7 H, T5 R+ `2 Q" I B5N1 Kate x 14, z& E( H* }* _! D q
D3A2 Val x 24+ g0 C) L5 i; ^
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged7 n# F, R/ H! ?
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged- R: e- D1 l4 |% K+ z
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% I" O5 G. G8 |; U6 b DD Dunlap
9 x4 F. I8 r5 D, s: Z6 l/ ?, S3 h& s' e DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& [% s/ A, C7 \0 U
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires1 r( n( E5 h3 p* k8 `4 Y
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |