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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?)
9 c2 a3 E" R4 {6 Y q7 u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。& G- M, F! M- `5 v F9 |
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。
, }9 ^6 \/ y9 ~' y$ \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!0 M: s0 P4 I1 D
* m' n0 a3 g: [# A2 O8 ?' r1 x" s( C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。。。7 n( m9 ^7 o3 b f
' R: B! ]5 k. w) \" N5 ` p6 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1441 y8 ]2 F- O7 L+ d2 }* g
, j" `/ c( C; vWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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, W0 Q0 ?( N& ]: n% f2 k# GJapanese aircraft% j6 _/ j; m) u* e0 E
A6M2 Zero x 26' U3 d! B% H7 H: K% `
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 179 H- G" B8 T, v& B0 U Z2 j- v0 g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 166 p% {$ l6 i2 v
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No Japanese losses; t8 t5 u* B# d1 `" g
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Allied aircraft losses
; o, e! D: m/ N F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed# H7 X, Z7 l9 u+ h' l, N) ^- {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& p1 M' }, W# M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak, ^$ `3 F+ Q0 D9 i5 p
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1+ ]6 L& L- m: h* Y2 [
CV Shokaku9 `: `" G' c4 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms% F' `1 v! E6 F
* @+ L8 M* }% dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& S1 D$ i* L* o' s% J& q, X: i8 T
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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& F& _" i. ]. k; |5 k7 vAllied aircraft" M$ h) C* S/ f$ N: s: [
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1. f. A" b; }! X$ q/ g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9 I, ~+ v3 Z+ G$ B Q8 \0 ?: f
TBF-1 Avenger x 127 m! ? U$ U; u; B; i, O
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Allied aircraft losses1 J- P3 f8 u3 j# N; T" g5 b: u
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged: k3 w9 p+ b, W! _" ]+ |
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Japanese Ships
; D* t5 L, U. e6 h CA Tone
& N; F8 `6 W# V& n; ?$ ^8 w CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) F1 ]/ ^; V+ ]' B4 x; Z1 e0 L CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
% B9 k4 L, K ? CA Chikuma- `) |' j% t6 w9 d' I' v; Z
DD Hagikaze. ^' c# N4 z1 M D4 k1 ~' F/ U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms0 U% r: N! `- X# v
6 Q; |& A& [' e1 u2 kRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 V% Q8 u4 S% I% n6 y6 p' P
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships- P7 N! M( O3 G7 Z' J
CA Atago, on fire2 P) H' e9 x" W# n& [- _
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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& G# y$ R: w" p$ }7 L& g' p" JRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
\5 ^2 i, {2 A$ Y3 R6 X' \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes6 H @3 G( U- u# s' W
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Japanese aircraft
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5 o. Q% |# s/ A$ w* sAllied aircraft
( v i+ R9 V- q F4F-4 Wildcat x 9) D. N" l* v; D7 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4. y1 H- |: R! k9 ]! }
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
p# s2 Y7 k7 C F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
1 Y* y n% b: F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged" t% m: a6 r% b) x5 ~# u
; }: R9 z) e; @- U' eJapanese Ships
% {* J& ~$ s0 G8 M) B2 m0 m3 M" ] CV Zuikaku
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- J O# [$ R+ X8 S6 m# k+ VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' n$ J0 r7 O8 I9 k# r/ ^& m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 r6 }& \7 b! U$ d* d/ U7 R) b
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5) g* s/ y9 u' \1 r. P+ f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
/ c- p, P- A- M- b TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged* G3 _1 C0 Q$ G6 l( D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak9 K( }- z* q5 ]) J6 p
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Japanese Ships1 H' N* K; j2 e- O0 G; T
DD Isokaze o8 v( o9 v& I# z0 d% U, T
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
) |% O% R7 F( ?4 K4 V9 A, D. t1 Y, ` CA Kumano; \* @+ t" q! S* i( p" `, h
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3! |7 |* u7 U, C
DD Arashi
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# e7 N3 R1 v6 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149& Q2 l( G3 M# P9 b! E8 [/ B8 S
: t& @& m9 K$ \& \' |Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.2 X6 w; g# w* d& {
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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# u2 g; F* Z" a3 ~( N2 cJapanese aircraft
* c8 X& q( @& M% ^, s B5N1 Kate x 146 S1 O u! G4 y( u: T9 u5 L
D3A2 Val x 24
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" H0 Z2 D! W$ J4 {4 r4 ^Japanese aircraft losses* i: r) A9 H- E. T, _
B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged: ^. @& P9 W7 ?3 T7 F, K" V
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
0 O( a4 c. K! e) a8 c5 Z- N& ]! _ DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# T5 @+ m/ {5 ~& e# V2 c DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires% U0 Y1 I# o! P* i0 z+ Y# d3 q
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |