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战斗机无用论....?
现在战斗机的作用被消弱了
; ^& c4 x3 V7 t! m突防变得更加容易了
在CV回悉尼补充了舰载机之后,TF58开始了支援向瓜岛的补给运输行动,同时,日军也蠢蠢欲动瓜岛附近再次爆发激战....
7 a; ?& z& G( P; u" c4 W  D+ E双方投入的主要兵力
% _; z% P4 G9 d4 r盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
9 J* j8 y8 I' r* i日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB
' S& \+ D9 U, L1 ^5 a由于日军没有料到TF58会北上,日军CV去LcapBB编队,本身并没有什么直掩,被盟军舰载机痛殴,当天沉没CVL瑞凤,其他2艘航母也重伤.
2 N7 @- ^7 P9 ]5 i- l& Q. O: w5 n经此一役,彩云桑投降
' w* g9 W3 n1 z' t) `/ r4 l) {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42! N" }1 Q2 ]- |+ w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133% q+ Y5 v, n9 T% S# C/ t4 e

% Q  S! A! X0 c" \$ b# W# qWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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& A6 \$ F7 N) LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 k/ H  p; _2 ?4 pEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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+ f1 T, S  x  V! r1 VJapanese aircraft
! R. {4 l% y+ X6 D# n      B5N1 Kate x 6
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0 o. ]4 F; w! h8 YAllied aircraft: P0 s. c. h' b  }
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
) D; i1 n5 P% @3 |- _, N3 x$ M) u      F4F-4 Wildcat x 386 t" O) [: y( L3 }

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' h3 Q: F2 e4 R. \, ^1 V+ j+ ZJapanese aircraft losses! C4 S/ y! S& R% q5 U0 B
      B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- I7 J' y) R2 _3 T% f! \
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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9 q7 @9 H- p1 _+ l; N( XAllied aircraft
3 A) X( S* h$ P! Y      F4F-4 Wildcat x 86# e3 _( ~1 V: b
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 49, J' ^$ [4 z, G
      TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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9 k, I( u, I7 J! B1 iAllied aircraft losses
. o8 [0 g# w1 J+ I' X" V; j      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged( L0 C9 m1 \- J% _
      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 R, H' I' G+ r) r9 ]8 T0 Q      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# X7 |( t, C2 p% ?( w
      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires! m& j+ Y, Y' ]# Z
      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire( X( a0 f9 Z9 F. x2 Y6 @
      DD Makigumo' E# L2 F" n, J1 ~- O5 p- V
      DD Yugiri' m1 F4 l# N7 j% `% U/ H1 ^
      DD Akebono
+ }: J$ E7 f9 D7 u$ \% F$ c      CS Chitose8 @  C9 q) w7 G; _+ `: m
      DD Sazanami
" K9 M( e# N. h( ?      DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire( q! M& i( _. E3 c8 N
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( c! S% F: j; b2 U; _4 ?( j$ [- QMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 Y( O& K7 K! k- `6 Q/ Z* n& |9 H
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 S$ ?( u, y2 L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' B) u( a) s8 ~8 W      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
  j" l3 E/ w4 G      SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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5 C4 x$ i  G3 U3 qAllied aircraft losses7 i! N# ~* n3 b$ O! b9 e4 z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged) Z1 s) H9 S) o" v" X
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Japanese Ships
5 |; y2 T% _: c/ H( t$ k. Q7 h, d      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
( D6 X; j3 l( _/ c, ~# h. w      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' U1 l& ^2 ?% Q* W- C; G
      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage" w  g1 C# c* A
      DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
: U0 G, K9 r1 |! v+ e      DD Kazegumo
  u+ j4 `) p3 g0 `      DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
) L) a/ ~/ T  @2 q$ G1 B6 H" L      DD Yugiri/ Q; Z2 m# z) F- |9 ?$ X: H; G
      DD Ushio! \+ q9 X5 F- X) c
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/ f9 k' t. W7 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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$ {, ^- U1 i6 Q+ sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ a' c; v0 H% o& i5 b: ^) W; T
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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) i( `' N/ M, j+ h% C" L: qJapanese aircraft3 d9 J4 @6 y4 T# A0 {$ i
      A6M2 Zero x 52
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Allied aircraft
( z5 V# r( r( I; F7 S8 z7 a      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
6 E+ {. E- v/ I! F) @3 x* P( Q: m      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11. p7 e' I/ \% T% h3 ~/ ]/ z* g
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 X, V6 S; [; f  K# d0 `+ R5 V$ z      A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged1 k. W! H- P6 W6 |
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Allied aircraft losses" T* }3 e8 P& t+ x; L( o
      F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
, O8 [* s. k7 \; W% v: z      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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* ^# H. g3 ~5 W- C- S  IJapanese Ships: L) n) w" q* o
      BB Hiei
( k5 t( }& E, i" [) n) R. Q, {      BB Kirishima5 D& \2 X/ E  x" E: D
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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7 B* F! ~4 {" E5 q8 D' FWeather in hex: Overcast2 X  K7 g; c& J5 R- H
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- ?7 |7 n, U- [8 s+ pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes$ H; [5 y- D2 ^
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Japanese aircraft
  ~- \1 Z' m# p0 ~' A* r/ @      no flights
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Allied aircraft
: K& ]# N6 h" c      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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) @4 U3 M2 p. EJapanese aircraft losses5 ^0 W4 @) M0 d! W

3 F- B  {" u- H- RNo Japanese losses
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% e( \& g" G0 `. f% u" U' B! JAllied aircraft losses7 D8 _3 g  [5 ~. Q4 Z3 F
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
1 f4 e6 p0 \& f, B+ L9 p/ w! A Japanese Ships( _; s+ b; T4 D& b4 L5 ^% Y
      DD Yugiri
( e/ [" N7 v# f+ C1 r2 k# q      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* q. Y0 R+ p; ?. V* t      CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ G4 v7 z/ z8 Q' T# {
Aircraft Attacking:, H# Z# w; G3 Z6 U" b' a4 Y- j2 r
      15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 Q' u7 Q& t5 ~$ P& Q2 o2 N               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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: l( G8 w! _% ]: e& b0 D4 `$ mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1358 a' ^: ~* N- O# U+ x

! ^' g" ^0 u* T: @Weather in hex: Overcast6 o$ p+ u" f2 f, B% m% g) @
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
' B0 ?, W5 d5 s1 i9 }; |8 oEstimated time to target is 8 minutes+ @$ [* ^( T9 t& Z: ]% h( S
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Japanese aircraft
0 t) D; S3 s8 O3 i) A7 ~      A6M2 Zero x 5: E' f# ^" ]$ N
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Allied aircraft& U8 [' Y6 d& j$ o3 V# y# Z
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
( a6 O, |4 H$ C8 |9 w) D      SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
. p; o# U/ S/ ]3 D: O" z+ ^+ p      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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1 ^+ t$ P. H4 c: Y  U7 ]Japanese aircraft losses
+ ?" Q4 N" t+ n1 J3 v" F      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 L  Z$ S: a* \% M: o4 j: e2 j' p' K

% [/ V8 d$ X9 r( EAllied aircraft losses
; B' S8 U2 n4 \2 b) M      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged; C, j) l$ r" E3 q$ g
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged" \8 E7 i# t! z/ b2 N6 H$ k* x7 w3 c

" e. d; G1 \' f3 K" S2 F% nJapanese Ships
* q" |8 P2 \; `9 e* a+ D- ?: X      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
; u6 \0 T# B6 f( s% F9 ~( U      CA Chokai7 K" Y$ y+ z  |0 d6 H
      BB Kirishima
3 ?6 \4 o" y9 \" y+ a; h; P- A      CA Tone
' S3 h* y, x- u; s      CL Yura! n  y- u. Z7 d- F9 o; N1 D* E5 R" [7 Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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5 z! W7 _* ]4 z8 T: g: yWeather in hex: Overcast- ~: {2 D! U  M
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; O: t$ \- _" t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 v. a% K9 R9 X# O( w. m1 v4 S( sJapanese aircraft0 Q# O$ T1 `' g! z7 A$ c+ `
      A6M2 Zero x 1
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Allied aircraft" T) _& v8 h% h: F! x* N, ]$ {# h; L( U
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 143 i' G0 H. X9 f* X
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
5 h) v7 c: h2 X/ v! F5 w      TBF-1 Avenger x 15' L* [, r5 ]9 {/ e7 S

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' p5 Z* i- F2 @1 _/ m! ^/ aNo Japanese losses: C; m4 G  H& n0 ?
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Allied aircraft losses! }+ q7 M+ A+ Y0 e7 T
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged. J! s! C7 O" H! V) M
      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged, [! @8 k& c! ?2 R) u5 `. V7 s
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Japanese Ships
- ]: i0 f& B& o      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage$ F9 Q  E  X* M+ F( a
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
) I' A* P6 \- Z; g& y      CA Suzuya
4 z9 N  ]- Z0 c( M6 I" \      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
8 G) d4 R7 O+ L% j. {      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3+ I3 ]8 {5 A: p4 r* ?
      CA Takao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires# Z6 Y1 o2 L) Z* O: L
      CL Tatsuta
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga  at 113,1379 T# F, B, }2 i, n
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Japanese Ships
; e9 a- Q$ I9 X& ?5 R) P  [$ g  G2 I      DD Mutsuki- A( w' B4 ~% E$ M+ w0 j. P% k1 _

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8 y  b0 w( p9 f( i, h1 C" T& t      SS Amberjack, hits 1
总结了一个道理....投机取巧是自取灭亡的行为.......
" n& r0 U8 x" Z. S1 e, y关键还是之前的那场CV大战,把日军的所有LB DB全损失光了.虽然盟军舰载的也几乎损失代金,但是后方却有数量可观的飞机可以补充,所以只好来投机取巧了...
终于从珊瑚海挽回了点面子,AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards! G' p' H+ o. G" D! ^. ~; F. U7 {# E

2 d2 s0 ]( y0 R8 wJapanese Ships/ K( ?( p* a. v  {' M
      CV Shokaku$ f) Y  ]5 f! U2 ?& k
      CV Zuikaku
/ F; n* o* z5 e) c% s      CA Myoko  \9 g% ?6 R9 ~
      CA Haguro
! o2 o. x  w+ Y( l2 K4 c. |* h6 l      DD Shiratsuyu4 ^- t3 `: M# b/ j4 H% A2 a
      DD Shigure$ H' z9 R* o' `3 W2 q3 j7 \7 f/ d; D
      DD Yugure" g* k: H. k8 X
      DD Ariake! P: |& o6 r9 f0 t5 [
      DD Akebono
; O4 a1 i7 V+ ?6 q      DD Ushio! I$ v1 F% R9 a# u' M; r8 {
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Allied Ships
3 p) }/ l; P5 R1 f5 H1 {3 Y! }      CV Lexington2 c7 V- [& b( w! p7 T" A
      CV Yorktown
9 \( r2 x8 M$ o- O% o      CA Portland
. }: E! m" e7 {9 Y! Y      CA Chester
9 g* Z% J9 P. B      CA Chicago
# z$ L! k: [8 y- l4 J* d      CA New Orleans
' `* a, A' Y" V1 C1 x8 t6 L* }. V      CA Astoria+ n/ R2 V! A4 K- Q) L
      CA Minneapolis
" V/ e. o2 a1 k" |2 `      CA Australia
( {+ i$ E/ R+ p      CL Hobart4 q7 j4 }5 X: {% ?) F# w3 _
      DD Sims
) t& Z% m3 C3 a, K      DD Anderson
+ d# e3 M; J0 {5 _' V' q; Z      DD Hammann
$ N+ v, V9 K# d. E5 X      DD Morris
, Q4 A# z# i/ U8 t7 d/ }5 i      DD Perkins+ O5 h8 J9 [$ z/ Z) z
      DD Phelps
% f' q  @/ b4 X* u9 v' k3 l      DD Dewey
# q0 x4 n7 ~' O  o      DD Worden! P+ E5 `' m# y5 p
      DD Aylwin4 B# i* [$ q( E! Z+ G0 N
      DD Whipple
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0 h4 l3 H6 c/ e" k2 EMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
& k' E* Y* X) E% G9 m2 B, C& XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards
2 a+ ]/ |, [, OAllied TF attempts to evade combat
  m% V+ n$ ?6 `: h5 w( y+ SRange increases to 35,000 yards...: n) M) y. N+ J- b3 @
Both Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136. l. y- X" r7 {) N% o
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet./ d) }1 i2 Z6 z! A3 [
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes( t# r) H( ]% R3 @$ S- m! q
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Japanese aircraft
6 F4 t1 {( E1 f8 B6 d/ g2 o      B5N2 Kate x 35
" \" v6 }7 c' M6 _5 p# W: W      D3A1 Val x 39
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4 L/ k# y& z$ W& q8 F6 j  ZAllied aircraft
7 c# l  s, m. T      F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
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  z) H# ]& x' P/ {Japanese aircraft losses
3 `7 ~7 b% H2 H* z      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged$ q- K4 Z$ h  N+ }
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged8 g3 t) t8 K: L# `

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: C( z$ u: R, ?$ kAllied Ships1 f' b5 c) d6 L3 N; {! ?
      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire- U6 X; G) L6 u6 ]  v
      CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 w( o2 y2 [' W4 a. _      CA Minneapolis% y1 }, j9 b7 _) y
      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire: H2 ]  U4 U. q5 a1 o' u
      CA Portland- V( k5 b/ e2 L7 K# K6 B% [
      DD Dewey& L" o: ]/ A& p5 s4 n+ v4 l) z
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
. F/ |) s$ k4 z( R* \- X. K      CA Australia, Bomb hits 21 w8 m' r, }# I9 w: O
      CL Hobart
9 O1 {( h' u, y      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage" P5 F% [) X. f+ i3 Y  \; Q
      DD Sims% Z! M: {" x  [8 @! C

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Aircraft Attacking:9 l3 c$ g: e) q* z+ N
      18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'# M0 C3 O9 a# @0 K% R- L
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb0 o' ^# N. b% d" M' N
      15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# S7 P0 B) Z  v$ O4 y               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo3 w3 W: Y4 I3 W. r
      18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 |! G1 n! ^1 v& l; j
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo( W7 [0 s0 J5 @1 o7 P
      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
$ _1 _1 y* q$ [, k) E5 ~. N               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 t. g+ X) V; k; s6 [      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.* r4 [0 v0 K! r" K1 X, n3 |+ G
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
. c' S& E1 E* k1 o4 u      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
1 b/ f* ?( d( K3 c+ w+ u& yVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ @! ], y' z% d4 H3 {  c
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
1 h7 ^) J: C6 R* _  X      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
0 q# S: x4 X* D1 H) O, l. V      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes( n9 [8 M# k4 ]% t8 D  q. E

4 K4 g9 y8 o: `, f; D% t1 e5 T+ RHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
9 _& x, l) D! [   R. z. n3 U& A7 e/ S, Y, C

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- f) g* V  e8 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136  k, n- X8 ?" Z

) R2 u# _3 {  V9 ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 ^* Q& x" f3 _/ {2 Z% n2 k" i9 O

3 v/ P* x7 d+ URaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ M' a: ~/ u+ Q4 u
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) w4 ~6 y7 R" ~0 ^
      A6M2 Zero x 40
# q* w4 L8 R+ T5 d3 I! F6 o* ^3 e7 o( r
6 T; Z- R! m& n* F" p
. r7 D5 Y# |4 i! m 3 p% ^1 \: N' q* n/ t" s
Allied aircraft
1 t7 ~+ X$ s* y4 k, Y; m5 W      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
  w- l6 J3 R3 D3 V% K9 F+ H( W      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
+ g- R$ T5 c5 V8 a5 c/ b      TBD-1 Devastator x 245 C1 N" d0 R# q
8 Z& w% K# r* t) W3 w3 @6 ?& o; O
: }" {: D# E; }
No Japanese losses9 _( _2 P$ p  {" V

) G1 }/ }* O$ B& rAllied aircraft losses
6 p) w" K, I2 }& _1 m      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
' O; X% v3 Q! V/ P; ~. G1 n/ I7 @8 v      TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
, |' W! v  l( r8 G1 n- c- `+ \ $ X0 m; }5 `9 W: E
Japanese Ships0 G/ t; Q: S$ Q
      CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire5 W4 M4 ~. q2 k5 A
      CV Shokaku
+ e0 O9 X. Z! J  V3 p$ Q) c      CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2,  on fire) N9 I; }) {# y6 d4 e2 k5 @2 @
      CA Haguro
+ |$ d5 L" d" @# H; Z! f
2 z; p1 R/ C) @3 `4 Y/ ]% V 6 Q, c) J, {" f
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Aircraft Attacking:
" L$ R+ o$ m* J. N      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 z5 H0 J+ p. S, J% c6 B6 L               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb6 s6 M4 M: B7 \
      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'+ |& N1 M6 ~( s+ q  Q, Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb7 o: U) S  a- y  T) w) Q: T+ A" f
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet* j; k, |- S2 _5 a6 C6 R- X
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
5 U  \2 y' i' E' F5 K      17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
' i2 f& F# ]+ Y8 j               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
. V* i, a$ p2 x1 e+ }      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
2 J9 w) W6 [5 y' i4 Y9 l: [2 p  V# T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
5 \5 v+ E1 ]& W      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ q/ e7 v/ j4 b+ C) J) Q
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) V) x7 q+ I, V9 Z0 z1 z7 [
" r6 Z- e. c! ^9 c9 Q
CAP engaged:
4 @, B* D+ p+ J& {* X9 ]7 y. zEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)0 l8 A' o1 k) w$ J2 i( \. ^! B+ |
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
9 ?+ o% g# [9 ~) v. \& b6 |* j      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
3 ?# X4 o8 C' y' |4 e* i      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes+ l, ^6 w* U6 A6 [
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)) f# R1 i1 B: ]) f
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.; {) R0 Q  u4 z6 x2 U3 O) q
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
) e- P- N2 `/ N! A7 s: l4 t. d      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes& M3 G$ Q. Y* }2 u3 P! [  M$ x

6 A. s" w% K4 {9 ?# JHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku! m2 S& Q2 ~* T) ~2 |+ m9 I2 C
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko
5 F( v' G, Z1 U4 H6 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136/ t# J5 _" m; @  B
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Weather in hex: Overcast  |) t, e2 M5 H

' W' E4 x% b% Q, ]: X; K9 z4 uRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* c6 Y0 ?) r7 @- t* o; T4 S
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes6 ~/ z6 q+ p4 c: p8 F

6 j6 S7 v" O3 s/ q" s/ WJapanese aircraft4 W$ @  e7 H$ x+ {: W# x
      A6M2 Zero x 40" Y! I# \: p* X8 E* {: N

: A% M) G) O1 t
; Z, C3 X  s9 ~8 Q% P+ ? 1 W1 z# R$ o( K
Allied aircraft; G' S% z6 x9 M9 D& C4 U. {6 }
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6; F! v$ o3 u2 ?2 T- @" i
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
0 {5 p8 e2 v% J7 U3 [% G2 [
8 S' H8 D- |. |- c! O , ]- s+ ^) l/ z( O% @
No Japanese losses
* T4 J0 D9 j' s' C8 c% i
  ]. H+ @, {9 AAllied aircraft losses
3 p5 y; T* H3 V0 k      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
: u# C& y. P! p# P0 t, h6 \ . h9 H8 m' H  Z& {5 y% P6 X
Japanese Ships
" Z0 x( B4 E- M      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 D0 A( p. C; p- `. `; h+ K
* E& k- w# T( }7 K0 J
7 r2 d* ^/ f/ s1 p4 a# K& @" a

, N3 B4 R! l. y" _7 aAircraft Attacking:7 Y  n1 a# E" t9 g9 N( M
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 k. h0 Q9 |3 g1 l$ T               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb+ j; ^3 M7 R& @7 h, K2 ~
' F- m& y& T3 j) m8 o  S' J4 \3 E( U
CAP engaged:/ |, q; A, r+ t6 n1 y
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 S# R$ v; v: S4 |0 C      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
; |4 v9 ~9 ^  |! o# _      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
7 |( U9 ^* ^7 A4 n      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes' f" X" u: Y- T) C& k, s# R, @
      7 planes vectored on to bombers
( I0 @0 O- ]6 S7 R5 D9 V! hEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
8 `! A& x* `$ u) k+ c1 c& I8 e8 _      8 plane(s) intercepting now.8 P2 a+ l7 A8 e# ~/ h, U, G1 [
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.9 ~/ j, q! j( |5 h# T. Z1 W  _4 c) `
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes! J( y. u7 d; h5 I/ M3 q  z- I
      13 planes vectored on to bombers# @1 o7 ~# }. r

/ F  g1 d  L; i' Y4 SHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku: C! u4 i+ \+ X0 W$ e& }& c  E" U/ {

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,1365 N1 e  K  U6 `
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Weather in hex: Overcast
9 P  B$ Q7 b% c- ~ ! [/ I2 Q! B% y  j8 W
Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
+ x1 a/ ~% x1 \* y' z4 N1 w6 VEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 `8 k. r# q: V( E      A6M2 Zero x 32% f: L' l8 C) T: S! x2 c
* x* k3 G+ j1 ]! v7 ^% I+ G+ F3 N; r

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, k3 s8 M% \) JAllied aircraft* q* u6 ?3 }, X# H4 c2 a+ t
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
+ u: c5 G0 ^" Q      SBD-3 Dauntless x 68 L% N- {; e& n3 m0 v* |: a' `7 r

( y$ b- z. d% [: ?; m ; a8 R, I5 S, N' H
Japanese aircraft losses/ }/ P. V1 e; |0 w& w7 w5 A+ S* n
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 T6 ?3 _# m  P  t! t2 V
; k& A8 q+ w9 l$ ~- e1 ^- T
Allied aircraft losses
- w, a; F4 \# Q. R8 j" \% W      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged) a7 ~6 E  }' [
: q# C* F+ g8 S  d- x: e1 s' a
Japanese Ships3 e+ E; x, g, F1 ]; e
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
4 M- B; e; f$ u/ Y" k8 J
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% y3 o* H4 o9 EAircraft Attacking:
8 q. g- j) n' i" J, U& g! K, C       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 U0 K4 Z, Z: a. z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
! v! M) L0 z9 k  S8 |, A9 ^% s
0 Q# Y/ K. e4 R7 ]5 e6 m& @CAP engaged:8 N: H5 `2 B% c% p3 O
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
2 @, ]$ }% ?. z2 U% `      14 plane(s) intercepting now.5 `: y$ b* g" O
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 4 |( s. s+ U  I9 H3 a% W+ L; z0 M4 E- l
      Raid is overhead
' ~4 W$ w* d- l- x! K      7 planes vectored on to bombers  k9 `- ?3 R+ I
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)4 n. C( _# c& W/ ^
      18 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 ~$ ]: f2 m$ X      Group patrol altitude is 15000
6 I) V' i* J  {9 Q4 A      Raid is overhead
% \, L" ^( P  K2 f1 [      8 planes vectored on to bombers% g1 R$ O  d; q! A- O
8 Z- n8 `% B/ t5 L* u0 l* a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast* n6 C$ ]( K3 y3 m

) {4 M, U; \5 R; bRaid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, g" R9 I+ ^# K! `9 s5 _Estimated time to target is 3 minutes! c* n% C3 m) q7 S0 X

5 j9 c2 N( s2 oJapanese aircraft
+ K7 {% S! H9 B: i* f/ k) ?4 p      A5M4 Claude x 3
) U1 Z9 b$ y$ O- Q      A6M2 Zero x 10
1 G9 q$ H7 |; j2 J7 M5 F$ a / |; T& f  N( r5 q/ o/ s6 ]5 R/ j
0 B, q. d2 D4 k  G, R
2 S8 q6 u  u0 H% k- H
Allied aircraft5 l4 |/ `6 K/ v3 _4 P* v$ ]& ?
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
/ G1 C% e. a- n( g9 Z) X% Y  A9 c8 w      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9* M  A0 e6 {! U+ i/ K" E9 j
- l; ?# [; `7 C* C

/ j* c4 Q8 b% h# VNo Japanese losses
( _/ U% U$ V. y4 v- E, R
- H9 ]% B3 c( b& O! S  VAllied aircraft losses
& H, t; L( J1 D1 R      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
/ [* D8 \" H" [7 v: r   W6 o5 ?! S- d1 m$ B
Japanese Ships6 p; z1 N, I# q& u& v
      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
1 t7 M' ~0 r' v9 D/ `/ A# a, ^      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
, p$ _- _+ ]: @0 d& M' [ + s) I- j8 t' q* t7 {. W# N. Y- s
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: k% ~8 w6 l/ f, Q3 ~Aircraft Attacking:1 k( r) a/ A& y. e
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'% `( g3 I. G$ e& t+ I
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
6 X( N; P) g. E  e : G$ ]" B( S. g- D9 F
CAP engaged:, }8 ?' V" f$ _' E
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 \  i1 J+ s% I6 T# X; D      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 e( b/ h# E! i! F      Group patrol altitude is 10000 : n( @1 R+ g' _6 s, f
      Raid is overhead. F2 l/ \! q8 [% {* Y- @
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) g1 T4 z4 Q, m6 t      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
& F8 I# H0 l# s) i      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
( q4 V0 e0 P" A8 |, i% a      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
. f1 H9 G6 d: @- r" C1 \! u5 bEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)6 {) `8 v% x8 p* h0 l2 R
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 m6 f% j$ V# a. V8 q7 G      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
! L2 A, L; z! p/ L      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
9 B- `: \) ]1 o6 l6 c, a ' t# h# E, z. f9 z6 Q; ^" B
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho" w, y$ G/ ^+ n& N% K2 s( |9 k- `* \
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! w0 k/ }: d# ^; J/ m  rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,1366 k: a$ `& y7 }: I( A
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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, h; V3 U$ e/ m3 a2 }6 s5 LRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
0 i9 X- H3 ^# CEstimated time to target is 63 minutes: f0 R* G4 {) {1 u2 r% O

" u8 Q4 P) {4 L2 R# d7 w- oJapanese aircraft
! Y  X* F$ f4 q- a4 I      G3M2 Nell x 9
% |1 ]% {( b/ q' X' t  _" I      G4M1 Betty x 18# }) n9 J2 Z; |  i* ?
! b  F, c5 H" }0 t7 n
% {( I5 q. ?% J9 J  l5 F

, W+ o9 M/ C9 `9 @+ PAllied aircraft. D2 a  [# w! L  t: B
      no flights
, O. f  ~4 t! c3 U% I7 S " m& o6 ^  A7 e, ]" ^! _
Japanese aircraft losses
0 d* g* F4 B7 B3 W* L& X4 |# S      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
/ a( {! c3 m9 a) f# M8 j& Q      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
; X! p# S4 |* S6 a3 u7 r1 Y8 Q 9 P* |% g: U3 K5 c3 w* x
Allied aircraft losses
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$ g5 Q% T7 L2 k8 f! \# EAllied Ships: |* W1 c# K6 {. B' L6 f
      CA Portland
6 b' L( a' @8 ]$ \8 o      CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage  `  x  [# \+ V; [
      CA Australia
( R4 j' x! x- b7 S' ?! W1 C8 B      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# s2 N/ ]2 v3 n3 E4 F( E8 F. k. v
      CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
7 ^3 P4 v# }/ R+ j+ v$ Q      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
. s- H! v1 e" v7 F8 _( x      CL Hobart' O# s0 u1 {9 ?' C1 y

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6 W; ?$ R7 d  S" sAircraft Attacking:7 K4 l2 B# z0 n( r
       9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; b3 b; b$ V: H% p: l4 A7 ^1 D               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo/ i5 f& K/ F4 K4 C) M% l+ g
      16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 i$ o: r( x+ @% S5 U               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
7 }* e# `* V+ R / p, P, X: u$ e  i; q- w
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8 T0 c) ^% W; E8 z, u9 }+ @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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; N: R( T+ B8 E0 E' DWeather in hex: Heavy cloud$ Q6 T  v; y' o+ s! F8 W# ^+ f

5 W" Z" d2 P8 _8 l* ^Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.# P  f* R$ p# L, q' a
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes
4 E* |: f! U7 Y
+ X1 W6 h% J5 }$ m# [! a+ ~4 F( QJapanese aircraft  e5 b  Y( j  T# ?  |
      B5N2 Kate x 27+ ^* R& t* V- B8 Y& A+ J% x
      D3A1 Val x 37
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Allied aircraft
  K5 W% T* Q0 I) c; M: T' ?: |      no flights
# `  M  l. ?3 K# Q
- t3 m3 J& Z0 cJapanese aircraft losses* z. F; v: M" A  H. f9 J
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged! W4 k6 c! k' ]
      D3A1 Val: 4 damaged, o9 u2 O* v& \# P

; ^* t" g& [* f1 x7 B" R( ?Allied aircraft losses
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: [  k! a# |" G3 W8 Y0 @1 E8 h8 j8 KAllied Ships9 B0 j; \2 K; M4 h) t
      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
7 |3 C: N# \% G  _% ^0 @5 u      DD Phelps- i8 j- ?* N+ G) H: F8 ^# x/ U# M
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, p. t! q# |. }8 m- H      DD Worden, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires
4 n- D) }, _( Z      DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage5 {3 H+ a  t- I( g' x4 S
      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( Y  ~/ d, @6 [( o. C4 o
      DD Dewey
5 F1 J8 N% j) z' A! J      DD Whipple
$ N6 L. L* o- k      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
$ S8 U; s1 r1 ]$ B* b7 _9 `# @
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4 h+ T* x: F; V$ m- i5 S
Aircraft Attacking:, B! F& \$ L' D( }
      16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'$ o" S: |+ h$ C
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb6 t4 y8 J+ [( z" k# {" `3 _. ]
      10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 T2 U0 R2 }1 l9 N; c) `. p, D               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
) u- C- u- \; N& S# Y/ w      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'( z# U; f' d" k6 |
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb( u0 X! c7 u+ v  r6 g  d+ }- b
      16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 @* S9 d7 c! r2 t' N; ]
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo2 E, I1 ^2 J& f' R7 Z
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
. a5 O1 [1 C6 j, [, _4 m6 c1 K: THeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA) x) f- s- e" ^# J: k) b
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin
" s! l4 {. c' q# M; ^0 S3 p) l! XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden6 p# ]" y1 w# U$ V4 ^

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,1362 z1 f# V5 A5 {: x8 V

6 r8 J' Y+ I3 C( X" v. jWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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; w4 e+ ~0 E- oRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.( J& i1 r4 g8 Z. i7 I3 b# o5 [
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes0 n5 I% Z1 m! |! _% q7 X
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Japanese aircraft: o# n& {% ]7 r( i, s: c
      B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
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1 Q5 u2 x- ^) ]0 N- @( j0 G  Z+ R               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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长水,,TJ第几次了,
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