阿成

人工雷达

阿姆罗

8月17日，瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战（相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了，当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家）。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天，58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架，再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
2 s) p1 F9 z  a' ?2 L$ D. G: DMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
3 w9 o# r) g3 Q% i) @# S! B/ y
6 Y7 W4 Q  L2 A4 D9 p% hWeather in hex: Overcast
1 i2 M- W0 Q7 f) ~+ ^
& j) e" p+ _" A6 w2 c7 QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.  V7 R' r: b: H8 f/ f; W& Q" P* b
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
$ }. E; n. A5 d( u
0 _# _& d+ i) t3 EJapanese aircraft
0 C+ ~. m; X% s, F      G4M1 Betty x 6
/ y; H  _! f" Q, p+ v
3 a' e# |$ u. C+ w 2 O) ^% _5 I% j5 |$ r9 ?7 D' `

6 Z" c. }" E3 Z+ [Allied aircraft- M' u8 ^! z) D& e9 ~* u
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
# K" ]4 _+ F  m: C- h8 s- K+ J* n 7 I. j% S" D0 l9 r7 V/ x; M! K+ `
+ r/ l& M. g0 j+ z- r7 @* T
Japanese aircraft losses! ^* q% v, F4 E' K0 l( j
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
* d$ z5 c! Y4 b6 A. N/ i
% e- {. R2 L" h  J+ T: G 8 b2 o& m1 V, q
Allied Ships0 Y& e/ R8 K+ F# b
      AP Heywood
6 {4 R! o1 F, ~1 p
9 U( G0 m1 l& d6 N' Z& o# {/ ]! X% a3 zMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' h; u0 X+ F/ X7 S$ y3 h: ^

8 _% V4 k1 S, ^, I- k+ w' g1 ^: S! zWeather in hex: Moderate rain
( i9 v5 \4 m; z' E9 F/ B 1 e. ?. w6 C8 n! I2 j
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 U- n- G$ s' n. F2 Z# rEstimated time to target is 45 minutes& O# @  Z% O8 l5 R1 _# b) G# I! k( ]- {
' r8 S# [" t/ @8 f$ d8 Y, C: E
Japanese aircraft- Z3 D9 N9 M1 p; D
      D3A1 Val x 14
8 P# w2 D6 i0 b4 V  A
, G6 F5 d8 f/ [# m7 G+ R: R
* v% D# D2 G4 V! [0 ]
0 ?' [) y+ g! T: xAllied aircraft
% ?# b& u; t8 v      Kittyhawk IA x 6! _/ j1 V# \2 o) W' H5 ]
      P-39D Airacobra x 33
1 g9 c& k1 `: s- n1 ^
6 o: f) p( J1 f0 Y! v& Y 8 Q. g: [9 p. E9 c! `! t+ ~& p6 H
Japanese aircraft losses* @8 Z) k5 q% I% O0 O- _' r6 f
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged* `. _* ?% c# w- O9 A

# D5 S$ l7 F) `; U( I
! v. s% H+ k  ~2 K# |/ Y  tAllied Ships! x, w- b* J4 n0 c! {# ~
      AM Lark
* T" Z- F3 K# c$ @; i$ L  J! A/ w      AM Starling' h* F4 c5 i1 C- G8 N

, {, i0 c' E) jMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137* W/ H! a) T. \$ |' J
/ }* d& @6 u4 n/ F% I; _
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud" _) c% Z2 {5 y8 |. C- p
# V  A5 b6 w  h: t' Q5 U( ]5 Q1 t
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 E6 J- }0 e# L. Y2 p, n# {/ D) KEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
' r0 g4 h' p5 ^7 w
' ~; l3 I+ ^+ I5 {% f. ~Japanese aircraft
! o1 S/ |$ h+ B# H7 N6 G: O      G4M1 Betty x 138 O2 u0 p  v- Y7 `: w" g9 Z3 `

1 m- G3 X; e  S  `% W+ Z ( U8 c% \  O0 U& w

4 a4 W. [/ F# t. f+ MAllied aircraft
9 V8 F0 P' {0 U4 J- u- n. y$ y      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3% y' _  P4 M6 v; M! T# W/ G
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
; U  W$ Y1 O0 X  S+ x( x * r6 ~+ ]( E3 U6 O

% Q3 X0 i& X+ @+ @Japanese aircraft losses
4 _, P8 q/ Y- b5 J. B) U3 m      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged2 M; X; |3 V( R1 K+ X6 C

. @, |4 |. n1 b) O6 W  H9 P 3 }4 i6 J4 K& ?; h7 q- e
Allied Ships; S# Y! c4 n9 `
      DD Henley
. P" P9 `$ z& Q  u: I5 e( f2 x. B& @
Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
4 t7 w/ Z% y0 F2 _. ?" U7 M
3 m' f8 J% \7 K6 R. O* v: rWeather in hex: Moderate rain
' `% D9 ]; c4 s' i' U  w
/ r9 f+ G2 X: F/ TRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 i& J% `: ~% D! V3 V! h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
' v* B2 n7 p7 C' B
0 }6 X& ^8 _, w* u# pJapanese aircraft
0 y" [/ D, `* o% P. {2 }9 P+ T3 S      A6M2 Zero x 2
7 o1 G6 j' v& b
: [8 ]6 l4 t4 L/ _$ F
  X; P; X5 d2 o) M
! H$ Y7 X$ Q% w! }Allied aircraft
& K/ o7 r8 D3 L6 j      Kittyhawk IA x 5' c- R. a' L. F% w
      B-17E Fortress x 8
6 Z! R% W! n. X3 w/ z7 p- g" t      B-26 Marauder x 67 n- b' A# F0 r6 Y3 G+ X9 ?) m% K
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
4 G3 _+ z1 {: t1 R& V) v
$ q4 m' R' V! K' q( a1 h! |
* @3 V0 o! p0 |1 l: z4 m) {& R/ b1 WNo Japanese losses
$ V  G2 Z2 I& v$ @" x8 K # q; `( s& q! y* C, g
Allied aircraft losses# Q4 T5 o' t. M' x9 u
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
  N' z& O+ v1 G* p" d' ~5 r, i      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
! k/ [# Z1 x+ }4 @1 D$ JJapanese ground losses:9 c% w6 T/ Y: r* a5 h$ H9 c7 y
      7 casualties reported0 V! y5 b0 o5 l
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' g! z3 }5 S- |& e) B, y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; e; M7 n2 n3 f8 @8 T5 I
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( w6 v) D$ L. U) S: y6 U+ [
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ g9 W! a& _/ W- {" B

: s1 a1 c) b2 ^ . j% Y! W, z/ q' ]  c* B5 x

# o8 w9 x) F1 v! j; ^) q# ~8 t8 W! Q( lAirbase hits 1+ h) x- Q/ C3 p6 h4 H0 K
Runway hits 6( {" ^2 j' \  s) D, Z7 m7 P
) ^  C  n( E0 D) A9 W$ r
orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1293 t1 A  |5 k8 m& j; B

) D1 @/ k! ?! l# JWeather in hex: Moderate rain; |6 }1 j# ?) B! e" B+ z: c

' q+ t: p3 a: x; L+ `' I' L& n3 ]2 DRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
& T' A2 c( j' n! b4 |( I, l: qEstimated time to target is 3 minutes5 Q6 v& _2 @( @8 U' D5 J& }
' X# z# g" }0 f

. R; H) j. \2 ~8 `Allied aircraft
% H+ E( x) O) ^3 @      B-17E Fortress x 5* @; v& L, R  @: c
6 Z- n2 N  w0 F6 S" B( L
, i! E1 S' B* R7 U. W. ^1 M
No Allied losses' s8 R+ I( z* d0 \$ _7 C$ Y4 F
, Z4 s+ h9 `: ?/ m* I: o
( M/ V% u' E% l# S! @; w

9 |* i- T& N/ }  y5 x( S* z# B! ^Airbase supply hits 1
$ T6 U% p) ]6 NRunway hits 4) D2 q: z  L3 |' C
1 k: ?: U. u( q2 I$ k- A3 s
orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126# o* \3 C9 b" d7 N5 \. l8 @, K

; l$ R" \7 `: V; G, G8 nWeather in hex: Light rain
: p5 ~. }0 U+ `6 G# N% S) m$ k 1 \+ @0 W" N( C" {8 A0 o1 n
Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ J6 Z, @% ^* }. S+ r7 N8 o
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes: e/ w3 s; M+ Z" x0 A/ w! ?2 r# }

& ^+ W+ h- T% pJapanese aircraft9 n" }6 e* |4 Z0 ^( }: V6 z
      A6M2 Zero x 2: \  ~  B5 K& O6 q
8 T& m1 s+ G' c! |+ o$ Y. m' P

. K/ h* E) \2 \; ~
: S+ I% [5 Q  X$ B+ X$ _Allied aircraft
+ z" f3 z2 D: s! o/ c0 O      B-26 Marauder x 69 m% p2 M' J' `- k
! F; ~5 Q# D# _3 A0 O  n5 E$ I
+ A# J$ D' z) {- k; m
Japanese aircraft losses
( z/ C( ]: |+ G$ ~      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground$ g8 X" `1 r* e3 l" k: a

. L2 j$ B+ a: q  u% K4 `% c0 `7 rAllied aircraft losses9 A( ~- D, y% V( J3 c. U
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged& x6 Q9 E$ Z2 N- o9 K1 Q

9 S0 T4 {& Y9 N0 S) H3 J3 L3 ]5 o% ]Japanese ground losses:
$ K. u/ h2 U6 J/ }, x" t      8 casualties reported, E9 c/ j5 Z+ S
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) I  C: u0 ^* C) W8 A; a! Z         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, h* `2 j0 X- A4 z6 }         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 t8 G% c  W& L, a, _
& ]/ D. @  X- j3 `
$ Y9 `5 a9 U0 d8 r; S) {) X& l0 M/ n0 m   k! X) o0 w/ {. c( n. V
Airbase hits 2
) U. u3 z7 ^% t+ b9 V% g- c5 eRunway hits 4
4 x/ J% ^0 ]$ a0 N
5 k6 T: `2 ~" r' M  N$ kMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138- P1 s) v  W; m4 D
4 ?3 t$ m9 n% U
Weather in hex: Overcast
2 v' x  L% V" J- Y - S; m: ^3 T/ n! ?0 D  a; Z, B8 E
Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 n+ O/ H. p3 @Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
1 h# w! \& k( t' Q- ?8 H8 H6 M
7 _- ]8 b# L* V  U, F; wJapanese aircraft
7 @% S# l" S- f" A      G4M1 Betty x 12
6 S  n* C& |( r2 K& ]- c
/ l' {9 {" C7 `( J( w5 f * F5 ]+ I# H! v9 k- X8 [
1 y% ]; N; @% K
Allied aircraft0 o$ g% E8 S6 l: R* _/ ]2 N
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 210 L# v% o5 J8 B- O) @: R0 A: x* e

9 K- w. w$ X# n! b) b# r + L1 R$ R) f0 D. s
Japanese aircraft losses
8 j; M7 |' ]8 ]; o! X3 u      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
/ S  Y6 s7 P+ }8 `- {
$ k6 j, j7 w6 W( s# T- @2 q4 W
7 |. {. s7 O! g. \3 pAllied Ships- M0 ^( j7 _8 q* Z0 G, {' ?6 t
      DD Aaron Ward
. u( `) c' n: W; K) b$ f8 Q      DD Laffey6 l2 @0 |: @  M3 S" Z

0 t2 ^6 _9 f2 o) PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ P. [- R$ x0 \; T
8 J4 w+ ~: n* S- A2 K, G4 y
Weather in hex: Partial cloud# m- B- Y- X1 Z- M& G0 k" v2 E
  u, k$ T( M6 s& l
Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
9 v) V6 ]/ D" o+ Q* S7 G' u, x" rEstimated time to target is 15 minutes+ f8 L6 K) I+ U' N2 o; ?5 U+ P

# x0 C: J4 W: |" ?* G* T+ S1 p; h2 ^Japanese aircraft/ H; C7 i- e' D% v9 g$ N, h* n: e0 r
      D3A1 Val x 12' o1 \' @" ~9 m# L: ~9 t& G; c1 U
& Y- Y$ G, c% i, \
, m' i8 x4 _7 p

" b( v- d9 q' |5 E' m4 xAllied aircraft+ Y  A, P1 l7 y
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
1 n) }9 ?8 W- I7 x# h' l      P-39D Airacobra x 32
0 k$ h6 Y# ~7 D ; @: |* r3 X& R. Z7 I2 \# t
' _) x. |! V/ B) B2 c5 ^9 M1 T4 i
Japanese aircraft losses% b/ H1 B2 q3 X7 t
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed) T/ e4 i7 P) Z4 ^5 P9 v3 w( `7 q

* Y/ L8 ]) b/ ^: }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138$ }& C! U9 H7 ]" |) J, t1 \2 E
7 O8 v$ h+ k, q: \5 k/ G, i
Weather in hex: Overcast
: b4 Q/ w2 |* N( O& q/ Y" `
1 |% x* x' ~, kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 v& L/ x% v% m9 W" XEstimated time to target is 42 minutes- W' ~; Q( S# I; J
, Z$ a2 K1 B9 H2 e7 y7 K* J' Q
Japanese aircraft
+ O) R) r/ J, W% J) q; h      G4M1 Betty x 5
( |1 Z* U( u! n" K . B+ N6 N8 e+ Y' B+ z2 D0 N) g
$ U. t- A' x. H, L

1 j' a  {' ]0 T) y  \( f+ C8 vAllied aircraft
$ Z' W1 {! T7 h% I% o      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6: V% u/ v: W$ b$ z( K; h
, |* J, A7 c4 {$ J

1 I% K. C9 Y7 F: q9 t& IJapanese aircraft losses
0 }% k0 U$ p$ j      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed% V& \. Y8 A( v+ O
9 P: z2 f. L' u, D6 {! m& W8 q7 H
同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
5 D8 U! C' q% y而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远- T& g! V4 l/ z9 @3 w3 G
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了" c! r$ a: D. A! d  K' Z+ I
chen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

" f" u' o6 k( A: c9 I* Y3 O2 W# w
4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。5 a. b; t  v; P5 A) W
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1377 u) M$ J: M( ~9 O

+ Y3 n1 O% A0 nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
+ E$ K8 s  K8 s6 o& m: ` 6 {4 T3 P. o5 q( h, }
Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# j" h2 L# X, \9 y
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
+ H- I; U: R8 a; x" Z * W- h7 w+ L% `" S8 y1 u
6 q% F5 F8 I; j/ D3 ~1 y9 [7 `
Allied aircraft
( d* O5 P1 h' d' u' B* c, z/ j      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
2 T! |- v  H4 z  w/ ^      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
5 D- O- U' s) E6 _
2 C! H* \8 L/ x! ]- M& \2 n0 U - u4 F: o& q' T) w% }! h$ ?
Allied aircraft losses
8 t$ h1 V% u! m      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
& q' M- T8 @/ x      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged" p2 d" |# N1 [& W' e

* @+ Z5 g. M  j9 kJapanese Ships
0 }1 z5 i5 r, j6 z) W      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire. ^/ o2 x/ L) P0 g
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
! i% x* C$ Y- _      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 18 Y( K% I1 Y9 K$ V) W( ]2 ?3 P
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
* ^! @# ^- y: [9 Q$ o- C9 A2 H+ Y
- j; x( j8 k+ g+ e5 v/ [$ z/ z$ NMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1373 u/ a% ]2 f5 l2 {' W! p
1 C, }/ y& B  \4 t/ B7 r' b- Y
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* }) L. z! ~7 x& Z' m
: v$ k2 }6 i( E, M) ^
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
# ^& G& J+ V4 K9 @: GEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
. M* ^6 Q6 A9 p/ \/ M: Z; m 2 O, Z6 g) L0 @9 w  I9 E2 _7 x
+ X2 M5 y8 ^. P/ n7 E2 F
Allied aircraft/ G8 P' {5 v! G4 Z. \
      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
) ^) A9 {1 A: q6 U 8 O$ a: Y4 r3 d7 L1 Y

7 `+ E, b9 R" uAllied aircraft losses
& m9 V+ p2 u4 }$ ^      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
& ~- V6 t$ j8 Z# c: e# ` 1 i/ E3 y( J( N
Japanese Ships
( ]! Z7 W5 G5 G8 i      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
% |9 p: u" s: {  p
! _; h& j" x  T9 w) y0 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137' f7 g5 a7 k+ N+ P9 c1 t, k
6 H$ ~- T/ W9 [
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud' Q+ ~7 }! N8 @, \. \2 X
7 k0 M2 s+ o5 ~+ `$ F' @
Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.# w* }! ?: b* N/ i$ R
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes2 }& G! p6 u% M

/ Z  a) K( o& d! R/ V( g4 d! r3 m ' A3 |3 t( G2 `5 b
Allied aircraft
! N3 B2 x7 F9 c: @      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3; f5 y0 c4 H: m, J3 \8 {! a; _
6 x; c- _9 |- {! t8 S

2 s6 O1 `3 W+ q( g# |8 AAllied aircraft losses: c- N8 p" [4 d- T
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ W$ F. T3 k# P8 k) y  j
& z& j5 `7 W4 l: n, `7 C/ VJapanese Ships& G% `1 M, z" ^) ^8 }! Z' Q
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire7 z2 l' z: z' S, r6 A: V/ H. L1 N
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137& d5 S' D* w' \4 X9 ^

4 {$ `8 k! e& }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
' ]; G! r0 f4 I) H2 S- s. u6 M 0 \! n" H: a0 y8 R, _$ g
Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) r5 j, l3 A2 X7 k& S
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
6 B+ V3 _" h$ X
0 v, |) Y2 p4 l. g9 G 0 |6 }- z9 s- q( `3 T) T
Allied aircraft
- @# N2 X$ q0 P% [3 I      TBF-1 Avenger x 187 G! h3 O* K- b4 n: K" c
: l9 z) v' G0 w: Q6 [
/ m1 G! n7 x8 b9 L- \* ~
Allied aircraft losses6 x8 e. z+ k) u* I4 Y5 g
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged% z9 ]1 R( ]& o/ ]6 ~6 e* k
$ D3 Y# t% i' O/ Q/ ~9 d( l
Japanese Ships2 g/ ~" u* X! }: n6 p
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2. W- P$ Y6 B3 s3 \/ F; j
      BB Kirishima
6 [! ^5 x5 ]2 ~* [: _      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire2 t7 d2 p6 s7 ^% A! Y/ M: J
+ V4 _' @3 n( M, x* V/ o* g
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1379 l& \7 W7 D( C8 t0 n5 D

, F8 e$ `( v4 N, A7 ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud; Q* J2 \- G4 ~) O0 y' {
) b/ k  }) H% q  q0 b
Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.0 Y0 b" G( g: L, z. m7 Z3 Z5 N
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes; ]) W4 _; S% ^& W( ^5 G

& @2 M  [! V" a: j( h- J9 ^
" \5 O' t3 {  |9 o2 CAllied aircraft* I8 \8 ]+ f/ I8 D3 J
      TBF-1 Avenger x 100 {8 |% Z9 S5 R! [1 _' ^4 u: u

' }! N/ E, ]$ e0 ~5 w * T" x& g7 w3 H1 F7 c2 ]- N
Allied aircraft losses
& o( \3 D4 F" F1 H3 q8 y: ?: l      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged& Y2 @# f2 ]: f3 {, C

  e# M3 q  v! jJapanese Ships; Y5 C; J, {8 ?5 ]% a
      BB Hiei,  on fire  {# @; t& U- u6 P: M. X( U6 y
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire& m" j! [6 q' P  E; M- n  U, _
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
$ ?% h( K) O9 Q" i% ?. F/ u      BB Kirishima- G8 t5 i- d/ v# [2 Y
; P8 ]* G; f- }% b3 M/ J, D7 C; @
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137- F7 q6 n0 J: Y! H2 q6 u+ r" P
+ A8 r* r# u# t. N6 j8 V1 g* C
Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 T8 g: ]) C2 J/ K

: f. @$ |4 `6 [' M% q3 PRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.; t% v- y4 t0 {- l4 e0 ^8 e7 d( H5 C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ N" r+ y4 K. g/ a' s
% f6 N7 ?$ p; [( ~: |

/ ]4 p* U$ ~' c3 D0 @+ C, `Allied aircraft
2 g5 l6 J, F' |, d# ?! v* R      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
! J4 U( v% Z7 |/ R
# g9 A' M' s! q- t3 r- W9 o
  j" D; R5 @( {; K0 r/ \Allied aircraft losses
4 b1 ~* V$ h9 C" J      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
. J9 c& r) ~2 P8 X0 q 9 S, K: Y: X2 z5 S& K) b% s# I
Japanese Ships6 K9 v8 V3 B' I4 K. `9 Q* x
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires