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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。" J" @1 L% R3 m! j$ a- W9 N1 F
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 X3 u* @" E/ z. S. ^) `5 x
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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* ?( [+ m! u9 J2 _Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' C4 l0 z# C! T- |7 _" KEstimated time to target is 42 minutes1 w( h  m# ~, i7 w4 d
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Japanese aircraft4 Q! V" w# u) ?1 Y7 _& E
      G4M1 Betty x 6
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! i) a+ g( A8 x5 u  f- M      F4F-4 Wildcat x 86 }0 H) ]- A$ V3 j. C- x
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Japanese aircraft losses
! W( `$ j4 Z! d7 O+ \4 O! O      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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' Q; C+ X/ l/ V! g  G      AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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) l. @4 K. N+ E5 w4 K5 ]* _( RWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; w5 a  E( {3 @! N" AEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 I' _9 H) D" ?      D3A1 Val x 14. X- C) G- p) M, H# R  ?2 t
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Allied aircraft
' w! x+ X0 w( Z9 M$ l# d; o! H      Kittyhawk IA x 6
7 X/ T3 x1 B) ]/ ~/ K      P-39D Airacobra x 33& X4 G4 Q5 d# f5 C
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Japanese aircraft losses( D- F% M+ z* D
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships  v" B+ j5 J; k7 j+ U
      AM Lark0 K% C  o" m" K  }
      AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1379 E# r' H+ |: j' b8 B: O0 H9 ?- Q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  R# H4 B% n7 z) G! H

9 A1 g7 k3 J! ~. m7 V. {3 BRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
  r; T7 @6 ]7 P. `$ `- cEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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4 I6 ~4 M7 F8 L, s0 G7 }Japanese aircraft, V2 r# [, e3 V) n2 m
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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( Y; ?5 _1 h, e% m) H( X6 }6 z6 HAllied aircraft
9 h9 D- j1 J! l) G9 N6 a8 \      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
" v5 }# n4 p1 @3 r. f/ E      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12" e4 h2 \9 B5 `; @9 C
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ i. S; g; k3 J3 {      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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: L% p* y1 a# D0 l4 i! B4 bWeather in hex: Moderate rain# n# M0 G4 y5 r; {4 }9 w! a2 M

& F7 X" ^3 d' C; I4 \2 S$ \Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 G+ @4 Z; I( k1 C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ Q( G' [, U8 J/ ~* |* k1 kJapanese aircraft
. Y5 J6 G6 Z6 y* h      A6M2 Zero x 2
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7 i. q+ t# O" B: C      Kittyhawk IA x 59 b, u' Y4 k# d3 }1 A
      B-17E Fortress x 8
; X- S) ^# m6 Z3 g. g4 W7 G0 |      B-26 Marauder x 62 R$ {* S% x9 m1 b. C0 L% D# p
      P-39D Airacobra x 21( |4 o2 r$ j9 m
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8 w0 [5 a- e! vAllied aircraft losses
* q8 }1 C' a4 H- U# o      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged% ?3 c  t+ r4 s0 k0 D4 t
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed1 G( R  x9 [# [; f
Japanese ground losses:' F( e6 W! I0 x( A9 o$ [3 n
      7 casualties reported" ~% t/ p; \2 b( _: }
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' n& i' ~5 }8 c' F: x7 }         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled# s3 h: U! W! E8 g
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 [1 Q9 c. _; Z- r5 @5 ^      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)+ N' [! U3 p; m) ?. N/ ?% z8 |
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' B1 r& q9 L+ Y/ `7 A9 j6 M3 `Airbase hits 14 T6 d! Q3 m: e. k; ~0 Z, b( {5 `
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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7 _( E8 J. z3 {" PRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. x1 j/ n- `% \
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes8 |1 o6 ]/ G; A7 ?
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      B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 1
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0 C% [: w7 S# \9 C4 u& A+ Porning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1265 F3 p" x" p  S  H7 |* D

, `7 ?1 P- \( fWeather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.$ ], f! i* a1 f' s9 b0 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes) m$ ~! }  D7 F0 x/ J0 U* s
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Japanese aircraft2 K, f. q9 g; R7 T
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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) _- r. w* N0 j2 HAllied aircraft7 J5 f3 R+ Y6 z+ h9 R* L' W
      B-26 Marauder x 6
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6 Z+ @$ g* q$ Y0 f5 e0 D1 w, ~6 [! BJapanese aircraft losses
$ a: Y5 w% s2 J      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses% H! e2 H4 d/ ]
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
% Z1 [% d" \- d$ k6 _      8 casualties reported
+ L& `8 Q0 J5 i% |+ w# C         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# w9 k& }! i3 g1 k
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
' n1 }* }: x7 y; ]- q! M9 c         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- K% E! K2 n5 f9 w" \! I2 HAirbase hits 24 [: i4 F) Y0 P4 k7 b( ]+ T
Runway hits 4% K" i! t9 ]' g' T8 e. J

9 W# F- s; c) U1 ~2 rMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1381 c3 [) L7 \$ @3 A" u
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 C4 b/ g0 A7 n7 E+ I
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 J9 u; y  X- D% k+ e
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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' W; d5 |5 B" W2 c7 t0 mJapanese aircraft4 H% ~& Z$ C6 U
      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
+ w8 L% ]+ v2 p8 U- ?" @1 b, ^5 |2 T      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
# m/ K% |# m5 o, X      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged' |4 B1 C, V5 _) P
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Allied Ships# E. U2 O* ?! ~, P
      DD Aaron Ward+ \; Z6 s4 D& C5 c
      DD Laffey! b/ j: m: q+ W# ?# G' w! Y0 D

0 \6 \; P7 Y" {0 J* K, Y" DAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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8 x9 k; ?: Q0 d8 XWeather in hex: Partial cloud. j* O  ]+ d% k1 b
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 c! o7 l1 Z( n8 d  tEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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; G& a: S, \% @/ Z6 p6 q. oJapanese aircraft7 e; c) \, z+ C. v3 w$ R: Q) n
      D3A1 Val x 12
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2 I% t7 ^% r5 E! ~7 e8 [% FAllied aircraft
* z0 j. n$ E5 I' S1 b. r2 j$ ^      Kittyhawk IA x 5: ?& [+ ^) ], T- A( v/ n" D
      P-39D Airacobra x 329 X& E) I8 p$ `" E- a
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Japanese aircraft losses, ^, P# N4 K1 m( T! Y
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed3 q. W$ J' x( H) `2 o# `3 L

0 R$ x6 z; L# E0 M% fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1383 i# m% y2 Z  K( u' _7 |$ o
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Weather in hex: Overcast+ W3 G2 x# s3 `* r
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' v, L2 Q) ]# C# ]9 wEstimated time to target is 42 minutes4 i$ \/ g& X7 V: J  J
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Japanese aircraft  U% I% |; \9 v* J& S
      G4M1 Betty x 5% p6 R0 p9 h  A2 p6 u- B* p# ?

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Allied aircraft5 B* I' y6 W+ m$ r, X6 j1 {8 D+ Z/ d
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
; X, J$ }' ~" \) Y      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed% M2 n4 g4 G+ N2 I* X+ r; y, E
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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6 ^: z* a7 P( O: s
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
% o( Z9 x- W0 z6 f9 L, o而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了4 j+ G2 S0 w9 b9 O- a6 h
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。& \+ n/ O/ p8 E# W( V
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1372 x- d. [; m( S1 k
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud  r% A0 H1 U1 t

( u1 {6 X- q- @" z8 _  x+ ARaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; G1 e4 e, u" V1 ?
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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! X# N* r. R, F& uAllied aircraft' I2 }, E: j/ o; [$ ]7 E! Z% {
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
  T- k9 H& h& p- s      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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; [; S! m2 X, k: b, x& G- q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged; k5 ^1 y* |5 Z. d2 F7 c3 r
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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( o+ ~) @3 v' H) B7 lJapanese Ships) n: r# S+ Y& C" r1 M
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
" f9 v# i! l. o, k& C4 `5 P      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
* A8 m% D! Z  w2 I) W2 U& o3 \% z9 `      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
5 a8 |0 F. f( n" [      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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0 U8 d% l1 Q3 G5 G  u2 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137! C$ m3 B: X+ S3 L" p1 N8 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.7 T0 d9 w$ @" V7 g
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ ]4 X# N8 [1 `  e- S8 o
      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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# p8 D- W/ G8 K% zAllied aircraft losses
  O6 O" R% k% \( b      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ D' N7 m& t2 ~. W% a. E& ?/ |$ R; R

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      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137# Z% a; f# D, X9 u5 ]
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 j& H3 V9 S" t* F, f) H
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.! |5 k: B0 Z% s, s
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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$ @. c* k& g( |% t      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3: X) U& T4 [1 i

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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire- b% |- F  e! e( r0 W& t- i! m4 C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 ]/ c& E# V& s% I5 [
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* }# ^3 u9 a! V

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# D3 f0 Z- Y' Z) C! p; l$ sAllied aircraft
' K: E, X( z! x  N# o$ B" c      TBF-1 Avenger x 180 f' r8 f% s' A; F: I
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3 K2 O1 i$ a( V/ gAllied aircraft losses8 ]8 x+ t% I/ G- R
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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, Z# q) P4 |& W, r: v+ z' v/ K- W& CJapanese Ships5 M3 |6 H" o' k6 {0 y- ~) z- m
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
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8 f0 s0 k+ G: C1 }      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire' p) |1 T4 X; q2 l. w

  K* ]% }2 X! m5 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137) [! B- [4 Z8 m1 d: N  B! y4 r
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.# W. j0 r3 U9 E: z. H  R& l
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes; E* h. u3 _" o4 y/ c
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
4 B3 Q- r, h& d% s- p+ H      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships: I! F3 |; F/ }
      BB Hiei,  on fire+ c$ l& Y( Q/ B; z
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire4 G2 }$ \" C+ }3 |, Q. b' {
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
$ h- j& u" s; Z      BB Kirishima- u- W- F# N6 [( [$ k4 N, o

5 |9 s9 M: x$ Z$ b" hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud. ?7 S3 A& O8 R) N/ N) T2 X
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- k' E9 U1 z3 ?5 m5 m$ ]$ ]1 b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; ~% m+ ~4 J; ~! F" n6 _$ r      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
2 S7 C: j/ Q  o2 x+ k      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, v7 `! f& y1 ~0 b  b! E3 u. [5 G
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Japanese Ships! j4 D  R- T. s/ O2 H
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires