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3 J% H$ [' k2 r4 }: _+ H) P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?)
4 f$ Y* {# Q. m* T0 X; s( L: c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。
2 c5 u& @" `- J; ^% h0 I/ Z! T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。! |8 p4 {' |4 l# D* [
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!$ ]7 ]2 x( F& S) Z- B
8 W O. ?4 x* n/ ~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 W) H& O9 a3 A; `6 Z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: o+ s3 f8 s$ a3 \
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 M4 h6 a" B& o% nEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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v' G3 `' t$ T; t$ P5 i0 h9 ZJapanese aircraft
# t9 n7 [3 W( Z/ h) X' d/ K A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft& Y# _2 U5 n% t& ?
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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- i- \. n w$ D! CNo Japanese losses( I! ?, r6 ~ U K6 }( K
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Allied aircraft losses) k# |) D, W1 ~' x$ |+ B( {& }
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed+ b0 Y/ S, y0 L# o1 n1 U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
# j3 X$ [# c2 Q8 Z R SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! G! ^! D6 f1 a8 L) W% n6 _
4 `" N/ R q! ]. r& nJapanese Ships
7 f4 z- K) A5 k7 ~ BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
" L3 b$ v1 a1 Y8 O5 D( V3 c CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1363 ~ {' d7 s& m: B$ d" U
2 ]9 t1 O) O% dWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! \8 }5 a% `; _ |& e" I& fRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., e0 S9 t$ r1 R; t$ \2 I0 }
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes3 a5 m( ~* R7 g' l: y" h$ b
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1' |: F+ e, ]0 t* O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
4 }! j. |9 R+ ?7 n I) [" b TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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6 C' y" _$ k6 R) k SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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. o3 E, I0 j6 C CA Tone! J+ w) L! F& M" F- i1 O
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire" p. d$ j4 U1 e' o* d) j
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# i/ O" }. k* W4 {/ Q4 ]5 u ?6 Q3 ~8 Z
CA Chikuma0 |$ W! |& v, c1 L* d
DD Hagikaze
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& t1 B9 C1 L# _5 C5 G1 Z2 p# M" GMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.( F f' x" o* q" K% c) A# r) y( Z+ v6 h2 k+ @
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; R0 Z/ V. i) K# `7 Z
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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6 {3 N) E& A8 C r$ T* D6 H CA Atago, on fire
, m0 p4 p) g# Q. x9 \ CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 12 D1 u7 p% e U. q
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Y2 {: j" D4 c$ E% P1 v% \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144$ K( g$ h; |1 C7 ~/ h$ l3 X( C1 l
" w3 {3 w$ u3 Z% e8 p+ iWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 t+ [! ~' y3 |: KEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 O) z: a. B+ q# M& d$ \4 v5 m1 M D
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A6M2 Zero x 254 f5 K; `- {( {* ~0 Q2 { K
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
: U, w( ]) Y) c6 q SBD-3 Dauntless x 4) V- s& ~( _ [) f; r' n% ~
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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& \! Y: C' G- O7 f( XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 |% N( {8 G1 r6 u! ^
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 I1 T' ]2 T! F$ F2 X2 o
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Allied aircraft& m. Q$ s: G* p6 p' i6 e
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5% e4 x+ U. U1 X/ d4 D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26# _ r O- U1 w' J9 F* z8 a) {! ^
TBF-1 Avenger x 156 `0 ^$ ~1 t- @/ y4 q) r
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak4 D5 h- \7 S" {, g- Q& s2 J/ P
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. f$ F- K+ d5 Y! U0 C# _ DD Isokaze
; J! n3 A) s5 Z/ P% B9 K; R DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 e9 i" o1 _7 F4 D$ b CA Kumano
7 h& r2 h- m9 s4 m* r/ j* K. ? CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3) ~$ G4 X6 c/ L! m8 Z9 \0 P
DD Arashi
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: A9 U1 z( f6 x% c. {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149; V' y2 {9 \# r1 V9 T8 _; N& Q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud. \+ }6 D9 K$ \; G4 I3 Q& @- I% x* w7 }
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
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B5N1 Kate x 145 C6 K# [- H0 D
D3A2 Val x 247 _! \2 o4 E# M; u5 t p
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged' d, K1 y4 t( M2 C7 k2 {% o& h& e$ Z% f
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 w v8 U" [. E6 S( j* b DD Dunlap
+ @# a( {' h! o, E- c) [ DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 \- T: o) f0 S
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
0 I5 c1 Y9 q* k' Z- s6 x1 I$ A* I, f DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |