阿成

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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。
! E2 l$ K& ~( GMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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! e& s% A3 @8 r8 x  D& i5 RRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.! B( t* ~% d" L3 }
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" ?( U+ V+ ?. I' U0 u
      G4M1 Betty x 6
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8 b" S# q! J. H! R* FAllied aircraft; E0 a# m7 r% `2 f; E
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 87 ]% R+ H3 [7 O3 V0 d
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& d0 `+ Z( \7 Z% lJapanese aircraft losses
: z8 J$ E) Z- r# k4 n3 e      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships; m6 V* u% A! C
      AP Heywood+ W& f6 l) |: Q& Z6 ^: _5 u% z0 G. G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130$ j4 h! w+ p9 \" V. w
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain) R* s) S5 U6 v# _( b9 a& N, ^' k* ~7 i

. m5 d/ \7 k7 B5 W) ^* B1 B# t5 yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 A# |( f! ~* u5 R8 D6 \$ }6 m
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes: ~9 n; U% Y( z. T* n7 Z

: A  j  \* S& X! L. y4 T! A3 gJapanese aircraft( P* D0 h' J: C% w" h2 A
      D3A1 Val x 14
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; s* b9 R$ }% f* w) Y0 ~+ Y, eAllied aircraft( U# n3 y  e; o6 C
      Kittyhawk IA x 69 ]8 ?/ }$ r! c. f6 t
      P-39D Airacobra x 330 o, |3 m; I! s0 N
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Japanese aircraft losses: |! k+ P4 G! `* p
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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0 K6 q2 Z# d: X; g& |Allied Ships/ d, [$ s# P# b" |' M% ^
      AM Lark
3 r- P4 S$ w6 u      AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137- f/ \. ^3 L$ |& `& W- n
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 ~" T0 C- B+ g" M% {$ c8 ~- Y9 U
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; O1 I- e/ N+ }* x1 b
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) d6 m. y1 U' @. k- U" X
      G4M1 Betty x 138 ^+ y9 v, ]) M1 c0 X0 F5 Y( h

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Allied aircraft
( ]$ W7 S' L5 A! M% y% j/ n      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
4 d* b# e7 x0 O: _* M2 ?9 }5 Y6 ?7 g      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
. L6 ?/ c. j( z3 p6 E' v      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% F; ?0 l. L: F$ g* zAllied Ships# t4 ?' @5 u+ F5 o+ C9 T. U
      DD Henley; [& s" q% P7 {, ~5 m9 a( f9 b' |
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 a3 D6 _9 A1 m2 |9 r2 k+ {0 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ ~0 {/ n4 n- V& i8 \/ z6 \
      A6M2 Zero x 2. h6 d4 D8 k- f6 Z2 }
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$ s0 m1 l3 \1 d5 b3 F6 o7 D9 tAllied aircraft, Y* R6 d) I8 h& R( W% @
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
/ w  h/ g7 N% m+ W4 G; A      B-17E Fortress x 8
9 l2 A- \# T! z6 _      B-26 Marauder x 6+ I  S$ ^* |2 B: k9 Q8 S
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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# b/ M" R4 O, ]% ZNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 k4 ~, U7 x  p- ?. ~      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged) X1 J3 Y/ k) W; v4 p
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed% W6 g4 B- U- X7 D8 L
Japanese ground losses:: G0 J5 `( g5 w  u$ Q3 F
      7 casualties reported: J; |# E& J& M8 t0 O
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ c3 k. G% _4 v7 Y: {# {         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! J9 P7 [( y  l+ c8 K) B3 b7 a
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! I  w5 I. h9 C5 K1 F      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)2 r' P& P, J  @; c7 w$ a9 C

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  S& M3 N/ b% i  MAirbase hits 17 O. L& h2 J! x: U$ {  p
Runway hits 62 Y/ F. F* }: W: E  s. q. r
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129  r" U# u- H) c5 `3 O3 Y

) `1 f& ]% M1 n6 t2 B+ EWeather in hex: Moderate rain/ x" [% B& E) ?3 ]

, }; q4 |$ @& V' R8 cRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% M1 l5 v; m$ H6 ?7 _, HEstimated time to target is 3 minutes
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      B-17E Fortress x 5
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+ l0 q0 b* \6 X) |No Allied losses6 K0 y# U' j8 E
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1 u( e6 g! Z. Z; `2 Q7 `$ p8 FAirbase supply hits 1
$ l! {3 n! o: V. I( ~Runway hits 44 X$ [8 N, U. r8 S  W' l8 }2 G
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126/ A$ @8 {0 ]& Z/ G2 }& n3 Q) e
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ ]- ~( d2 L  `0 Y3 ~% T2 `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ Y2 K- v" `' R! {7 S( M7 Y      A6M2 Zero x 2# s" a7 u* }+ H* D8 d

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Allied aircraft
- C3 Y" i6 x6 A( Q: ?      B-26 Marauder x 64 O9 j% A4 N: Z* a( p, v

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Japanese aircraft losses4 O$ i* G4 j# g% U  l8 u5 C9 ~- J" U
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground4 i6 m3 s" m: c/ \3 a# T' J1 r' f
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Allied aircraft losses, K6 N: N8 z6 X) U( S1 P$ F' e
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged2 S( m; x1 R5 S6 O; H: D' b

* {% ~5 l  @# W$ s$ y* c; _$ P! jJapanese ground losses:
# U6 L) u' r4 X2 R* |0 d2 Z( v      8 casualties reported0 t7 @: N; x/ M  R) ~
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 }& A  B2 \0 C  O! ?$ |         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* n  N2 v* L; |" M! f         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. t# E+ f8 Y7 ?8 ?5 F% P
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* W1 o" ^( }& H# e  _4 VAirbase hits 2* U# q; \/ @- w  \- w
Runway hits 42 C1 @# x' ?5 f! r: _* w

8 O; v2 D, q" W2 oMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138. Q; T; _+ F% k- q, C. L0 z6 d

8 d- X7 @; N1 g" qWeather in hex: Overcast) l# a$ ?% R" q) \3 V; w/ L

' g* K& A0 f. A7 T: qRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 B! n2 J' V! {/ B1 n1 i4 jEstimated time to target is 42 minutes" P1 h1 Q7 o, z+ z- O& Q
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Japanese aircraft+ Z/ \- e4 e% r; P* _" U
      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
; Z/ D6 z3 p3 J2 s: D- B. }      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
: c4 V: e7 d+ I- S- |( T      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged: Z8 J- O$ H* ~. r! ]

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2 U' F. D% h, d4 vAllied Ships
$ T5 N+ ^0 V) b3 \) R: a      DD Aaron Ward7 E4 l, `; C. O0 q
      DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130# o' I5 g: }( M/ I* g- d: c

+ I: w2 p$ r( b; fWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) k1 G$ J* ]' G' kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes* T( f$ U! |+ T
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Japanese aircraft
% M7 q& f: }' z" p  L/ h4 S5 {! _      D3A1 Val x 12$ h$ x; v& e; G

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. q& y' F, I/ t, f' O/ c- h$ d: ZAllied aircraft$ G8 K4 T' W6 }; k5 R+ P" y
      Kittyhawk IA x 5" ?4 O; d% P+ G$ K4 U/ C/ r. D
      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses* E& Z( D( }- i, L8 N8 d
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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, x, J4 l3 U7 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1382 \- Z5 h/ `$ Z/ k  r' l

/ w0 }2 \3 o, S+ p# Y: m6 QWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  ^  M& v2 l2 uEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; C) J1 Z$ `( V2 v6 Y      G4M1 Betty x 50 A1 F! T$ h/ g# `( C7 w% O

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Allied aircraft
- L8 D& M  E) ~5 S3 N      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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3 X: @9 N$ e/ c0 t3 N& |5 G) L  z! jJapanese aircraft losses' ^% |0 b! L4 ^( S2 ^0 c
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed/ }; Z1 n: N! x& ^/ ?8 y* H0 t: e

3 U) }0 X; H' A% I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
$ F! u% v. _3 ]. Y7 P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+ X+ @% o$ N9 t- t; a
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了2 j/ a& U4 H4 u, m" D7 \9 U
chen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

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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。
# @% r! M- r! H% GMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud& l' f( z0 ^6 }7 J; u1 g
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ N, A: B: H; i& j
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes1 |1 g7 L+ C: S6 y. q4 ^
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Allied aircraft6 D7 F: Y* |! D: [6 u0 p7 }
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
& f4 B/ M+ e! _: M      TBF-1 Avenger x 266 b" L+ o4 n8 k

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Allied aircraft losses
. C) y& ^  e% n" F  b      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
+ y% ?+ W8 E: ~  ?  y: J# r      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships
, s: n, j; N6 D% U      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
0 V; E. F2 w" w/ a, X! F      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
# g6 E8 d* {2 d7 }# L, Q, x      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
) x3 {" D3 }4 J' Z5 H; l% G0 X  U      CA Maya, Bomb hits 18 Z" K, L* e2 M5 S* u; s+ u; D

, q0 H" g% F* `- @3 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137  c7 }- I; B9 k- u5 k

% H8 A* r$ p( _; r+ f* YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.: P0 w; p. ~9 S# f
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes5 _) `/ D2 [5 [

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      TBF-1 Avenger x 6% v+ G. l- {+ q4 |* C
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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; \. }( T' |0 }7 y      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3' y9 Z4 `8 m; A

+ M) P, C8 [7 q+ s: }Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137# U; b0 q2 y: l* g. q% A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud% g; u1 {  l3 x% x; l5 s# |5 m0 K
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
+ p/ o" F3 m  X) HEstimated time to target is 17 minutes( y- \8 M6 K6 p1 e/ v; l

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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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Allied aircraft losses
! e/ a1 S. o6 W+ z      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' I, k- F* k! \

# a4 s( @3 O* b& _6 I$ P  oJapanese Ships
& q. L* @# O+ E% Z2 m, S0 T      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire& r+ I9 W; ~+ r2 f
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1377 I8 s# T2 M8 O' N2 e- S$ k/ Q

  y: W  W, D( H& XWeather in hex: Partial cloud, M# `! z1 k4 J! E7 }

8 R8 }  j# }' RRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* b( I4 G9 J- ~8 K3 L# {Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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0 r4 l$ v! Y9 o+ K8 G. lAllied aircraft2 p6 n' t# L* ?0 B- T3 H
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18( E5 L( w& b0 z' _
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Allied aircraft losses" a' z1 D- Z$ ^
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged6 g" o  @9 ?, a. ]
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      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
- Q2 a, ~) u& c9 Q' n1 T# L' \7 ]      BB Kirishima; I/ A  t+ e* G) K' J" G9 E: |
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire8 K+ b' y& n) t7 u% ^) O$ ?" C

7 V6 t0 a  v, pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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* b9 L5 y7 n" \Weather in hex: Partial cloud; I: j: l) g2 Z5 Q; F( y

! S3 C% f$ L+ ZRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
$ t8 R( R' c7 {3 r8 eEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft: r/ ^/ h5 P% i  `" \
      TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: ~; ^- s! `" b      BB Hiei,  on fire
* ?2 a: I4 R/ O      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
; B9 S" d" k, a. m1 G      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire. {7 g" U& n' D, @: q7 q
      BB Kirishima5 G/ X6 Z8 I8 K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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8 K) v# D6 Y/ R& p; kWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
( U0 S) A1 z/ M) l1 S  oEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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/ ~0 W6 ?$ l) }' y# k      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ]5 J! S7 F3 J7 B* g, {) n      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. g0 F* y# \) X5 V( k+ [      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires