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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?)
: e2 x) j" \2 }1 ?$ w3 s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。% D0 D5 f% r8 o3 N& Y" Y
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。
/ ~# A; a/ F- h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! _, z8 W$ c W1 S
" B3 E k/ u0 T) [+ B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 116,1447 I) R' K- A. s
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 F8 |' E5 \* jEstimated time to target is 29 minutes2 Q8 q- E. ]4 `7 h
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Japanese aircraft2 O4 b$ j4 a9 u1 i0 h
A6M2 Zero x 26$ o" X! _, [" }, r
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! x# a9 k; E& P$ Z, b, U9 }+ D4 SAllied aircraft2 W0 A0 w8 \3 Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
) ?( }8 D$ ]' s' Z, G! o SBD-3 Dauntless x 169 v- o; A& {- u; n
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( p8 o* r$ b4 NNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
Z% P2 j+ k( V8 ]/ ?. S' j F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed+ |* w. |8 q' h7 _# k9 I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
% n) c% E7 z; l* ?" l2 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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f/ X, R2 F& K9 {" CJapanese Ships$ w' z: C8 G0 v4 [! }* k( w
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 15 d1 N/ x% y* B* p0 @3 ~! V" P
CV Shokaku
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/ X! b. w/ X6 H' [Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136& K$ b9 Q# t8 M2 J. s* r
% v3 G# U6 v: z+ Z" ^2 L$ cWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 d8 r6 ~, T( q' u7 \' s' g: lEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft' N/ P# A8 C, z) T: o. v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
+ m: @! i2 U" G SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
- s$ n! k. @4 q& ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 B3 u) z1 }5 q9 n CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! L# z3 o# b" ~; V+ @3 O
CA Chikuma4 _$ {' b- A0 y8 J
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136# d; L1 y$ B- ~0 A7 K
@& S( y9 q2 V* v8 u, NWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 ^) M3 D2 `5 O+ WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes: y( p3 C, h; w3 a$ |/ E% k( g
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Allied aircraft% G+ C9 P* _- _0 z9 C. _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses& d0 d% \; m3 ~) X4 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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" W$ o# D; h( S1 n bJapanese Ships
( o; h7 Y4 J! j" @1 M' c CA Atago, on fire
/ ^5 ]4 d' H: {' H' a CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 17 e- V; l+ k- ^% I2 g6 G# C! D' F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1443 ]; U' j$ h9 s, F& G
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: Z- a, l3 y/ b5 P% N! S
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 S( R+ z- A8 S5 B$ D" D4 Z z' z
A6M2 Zero x 25
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5 B$ m. O$ ~4 [3 @! bAllied aircraft
' K$ v- ^' w& G h" M1 w$ F F4F-4 Wildcat x 9$ ?" J" t! F7 M. v8 E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
- T) j4 |) S: O9 r* k+ L F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed4 X4 f2 U5 a6 x6 X/ o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; l" }/ K1 W, ~& L
7 `0 T6 l9 [ k& hJapanese Ships
, W: K3 ?" i! m3 n CV Zuikaku
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; s6 e+ z& v+ Z/ B# [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. v, _; I2 V- E. c: B! g4 z X5 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 I$ [" T g7 [: g% H) ]Allied aircraft
! H/ y$ w% ^' ]% }- C, }! i F4F-4 Wildcat x 51 h8 ~+ n# F) F3 ^" q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
5 o7 Z1 a3 T) `% g TBF-1 Avenger x 151 A* k' f1 o! R6 P7 Y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged1 i! p; k$ p7 o) \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 c' m0 Z: }3 i6 l& V
DD Isokaze
5 g E. a% O( R DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 u& v; c/ t. u/ Z( h CA Kumano
$ Y, `4 |. X0 Q4 ^4 m% ]) R CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3- u: ], @4 g' {, B' b. v. n
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
9 D/ ?6 X o1 }7 A/ f! j; pEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- l+ q% x# y* f' T
6 u) w7 M+ D( |" iJapanese aircraft
O4 n. B' E( }, m ?: n1 m7 J B5N1 Kate x 14
2 p' ?* V# C4 y D3A2 Val x 24
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% `4 s4 j2 M# J0 N# s. w B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged$ m7 {2 L& E9 j# ^/ W3 A2 \
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged s- b: v5 e3 U
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# C& V" g+ ?. O7 B, @5 d* K DD Dunlap
5 K T5 u6 x5 u$ y9 S3 y! f DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ k9 Q: ^9 P' f" F
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires" R ?! j9 L2 f& @: X
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |