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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?)0 C- b' m* m2 A
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。
) Q( E ~/ K$ S5 ^7 S8 ?" ?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。
! r6 o8 k: Y8 q3 ~$ D% ]* [ 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!. P+ w+ G; g$ p+ g# W
( M3 X9 V2 k3 E. X1 g# 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 116,144
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9 a! C# D6 N0 T% c5 Z8 _" oWeather in hex: Partial cloud( d3 ~! V4 C$ R) [9 t& Y7 F
4 p3 f8 O5 f( }Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: v: ^) i! i, m
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 q- b5 h, D1 ~1 h# y6 ~5 T
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft
- n% p6 a9 K# B6 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 17, J0 @( }; x* C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16- e( w: |; o+ ^$ \: E, A! w
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No Japanese losses- j) `1 M4 N9 ]
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/ c2 r2 e4 z8 E: s8 L4 }8 U6 k F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
, q7 _/ W, y( o5 Z# o2 M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged" f) O4 x! }* j; c8 u! y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships6 _( F [; S5 Q3 C. Z, I
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
3 q4 W$ u1 h' j$ s2 J CV Shokaku$ \7 o9 ~" G [) |0 H( R
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% s+ N! C4 m" |2 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136. q9 b& _7 C" d/ l( G
! f- T1 p: v/ E% DWeather in hex: Severe storms
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: r: H4 q' [8 rRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: \# J0 V6 o5 L1 Z" z
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes& ]- Y$ J5 V, R9 B9 y/ n" t, c/ {5 v
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Allied aircraft
6 n- R- _8 B, f0 ~% {$ Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
1 j2 n- V: p1 T y( p+ O SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
) {' T/ \ s! D1 r# c% R TBF-1 Avenger x 12* K/ x5 ?" Y( z
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Allied aircraft losses/ O. A" |& h! O. ]& _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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V K7 N2 e2 `* N. [4 p7 JJapanese Ships2 R5 Z# {& x4 l
CA Tone' ~& x' S: A( x( M3 g* u
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire1 j' W: ~+ H1 h5 @8 @- j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire" o& U/ v* R5 V* W& Z/ ?( U! u- V: C
CA Chikuma) h% N. _ s5 z9 T4 j2 k, Z, }
DD Hagikaze1 w P1 M6 z! t* T# L. D
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7 P; P6 `% m2 c; y) YMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( @/ P: V! U, B, T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( _4 V; G* @* C/ |& P6 Q, C) k
, ~" s/ s; D* ~, S( v5 Y _Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 ?% _, |* f2 \% J5 F1 Z. ?Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 64 C* `2 I2 v7 c- q; Z6 z
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged2 F/ Y7 t; Q, W% h4 L
- \7 a! S3 g4 w$ T. DJapanese Ships9 I* o) m3 l1 Y4 p" e% t) N* }! G
CA Atago, on fire
! x% O6 a8 F6 b* _; T" l- H3 R CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1* t. r% J. p9 s: Y l% H2 S6 M
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7 e) W4 I* o- z; F( e# }; P( GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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0 A8 h( [; T3 {) o0 u! I; F( v" NRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ G4 A9 m( T0 g( k' K" [
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft' w* i8 V* m5 K3 q8 G+ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9; x( { T V* i$ ~0 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4; T. ~$ f% J1 c; S6 D1 P* v
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8 g) ^# l* Y- s- s0 V2 k$ jNo Japanese losses" F. z' j- o( w* B
2 O7 @. s. \! n" _: LAllied aircraft losses: p% _, i7 B/ V0 r$ ^0 c8 E' v6 L3 y# k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 G( X7 {* n& F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged! h8 b% M+ u9 _! S) c
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms4 a$ a! C; I+ r4 n& O; s. l
2 m% e% p% G! ~- ~6 tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( i! V, f# V; Q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, Z. N/ B/ }. l0 {$ n8 l5 }
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Allied aircraft* M' H3 e( F* G" I% {- o6 H% c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
+ v# T' @# g/ Q8 u4 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
9 C4 F- ^; C1 a9 [' U2 c TBF-1 Avenger x 15" O& g* W! R- f- V/ C
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! h( j2 p2 a- K$ ?# z: yAllied aircraft losses, w" @) A5 W2 x' P7 F) g6 p2 i. E
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
( ]4 e" ]7 t* d' F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze9 T9 C' w' ~ O% u) q- u
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage% p" H" t0 ]! c" P
CA Kumano( m; ^! z$ v; q' v
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3* O# W' k2 J E: O# c
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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* J! V" r& ]5 A/ HWeather in hex: Light cloud# c# d. S- C+ z7 I
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.- k0 h, G0 q: n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes0 w: m, s3 N0 }6 X, t) s
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B5N1 Kate x 14
( H" i, Q, p. ~- v D3A2 Val x 24, z: Y$ t1 ~+ t& d3 t3 S
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& L: u" @3 ]1 V1 m7 X" @5 vJapanese aircraft losses- P1 Y' G! E' o/ O
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged- ^3 v W9 K/ W6 f6 h
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
; S1 ?2 n+ u1 X8 u DD Dunlap4 T" p/ o9 W1 N
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. n/ J1 a3 X5 `! e8 T* }
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
) f R/ T9 v, d+ B' s5 j# R) X, I3 U DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |