鸟海

战斗机无用论....?

梦的追寻者

现在战斗机的作用被消弱了
$ {( t' F) Y) A3 k2 G. \突防变得更加容易了

梦的追寻者

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....
/ S5 j" x( q, f双方投入的主要兵力4 `9 E4 r1 t5 S% H( @' r! ~; L! J
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB/ ?" w5 j. l% G9 |. b  T
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB6 v3 E( h4 d& d+ [# h, Y# h
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.
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133: H6 D" S! c& w& N7 C
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain6 g) ~2 `8 e: R

. R" k  S/ F8 t" p' O; T* PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& u( ]# m& {6 Z( G- a9 AEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; d0 |9 _5 e. v4 N1 G
      B5N1 Kate x 6
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- }6 S8 j4 X9 a) R6 y9 P8 jAllied aircraft
. B! @1 i: Q8 R# W- ~1 L7 ^' L1 g      F4F-3P Wildcat x 5
4 U, ?2 u; _/ K; d      F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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  J- ^! I! j$ G. B1 F0 W0 aJapanese aircraft losses- o* I9 F. f4 d* p
      B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed3 o8 |$ l  B+ g8 g$ v. s
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8 F" k, V0 d9 Y0 J% g8 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast* P8 m) \8 A" Q: L1 l
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.: r- a% V" V2 K2 I# r* F
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes6 K! n- S' O1 b; E8 |% P/ z
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Allied aircraft
# Y; H4 L; \( {9 n; }      F4F-4 Wildcat x 869 }1 X( t% u5 u7 D) x- b! `$ A! O
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
; R* n; v  W! j+ Z* Y- c      TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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! k3 n$ |0 R8 ^: R9 `$ f2 ~! wAllied aircraft losses7 U- l1 r' j" _6 `  s+ W4 ^& M
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged. l8 _9 z" e% Q8 M# A
      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships
  v4 H" k9 A; X; Z9 q. x4 F      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  C4 @7 ^( g* m4 f. ~; x, O      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
0 `( c  n8 h7 Y, I2 M8 p$ w      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
' n- _' J+ Y+ ]. ?0 S0 o      DD Makigumo
# R2 i& V' s- R  Q      DD Yugiri3 `* M2 J% y6 |" f5 g
      DD Akebono
: h; a1 s2 M# Q' _% @9 w; j" o$ m      CS Chitose- P2 F; K( U2 J5 j# V; {8 ^  Y, ?
      DD Sazanami/ Y# `% ?  T: a
      DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire1 Z# K& H, }) k6 g: S2 h$ b. P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast8 k  q) W7 B$ p, @

8 R" U% ^3 _5 I+ e# ]% U6 IRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ L+ q5 _  {6 cEstimated time to target is 31 minutes1 `1 K% [: ]2 D# I* k
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Allied aircraft# [& h/ S# f! d: \4 L0 y
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14& b* h6 U1 B6 F9 a
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 34
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8 s+ I: Y' b( P# ]7 j' Z7 ZAllied aircraft losses( ~) ?  b1 W( \4 ^+ v
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
% ]4 Y0 J( _: p. C7 A3 Z      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
  J- S  T' J. z. q) X3 U& k      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) k! _: T& p, D3 D- L
      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) F; J/ u* s* o' o' w
      DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
) {+ S& M: b% V* k) ?8 N' O      DD Kazegumo
* D1 j4 o1 q$ ]- q: `      DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire# n' Z/ V! }, d6 ~% g" ]5 t
      DD Yugiri5 V, u1 i* Q  l
      DD Ushio9 T8 P, U% V5 t5 K
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- A* X3 i9 L/ f' I* I; r( j" {Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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  U! S: P- |! C6 K8 NWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 R% B. k9 o: MEstimated time to target is 11 minutes9 H1 y2 z! v; v" U' l. P# L3 J
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Japanese aircraft
3 D0 w# R+ j$ H( E) g1 f      A6M2 Zero x 52
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0 J. A+ [: u$ l* ]! xAllied aircraft9 J, {! F: @" b/ p8 C. r
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10
, K: V' k' R7 {8 @      SBD-3 Dauntless x 117 L& ^+ Q/ _) |( s; Y* l$ J
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Japanese aircraft losses* V- K% s& O- I; h
      A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged. l3 L% p# A/ g( K
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Allied aircraft losses' s" L$ _- ~9 r0 z) E; D; V9 F
      F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 M% F* ~% c3 ?3 R- a0 i0 k      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged
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1 O- \" n2 q( z* {- N% AJapanese Ships
, H! \; C1 X  t" I+ y6 Z3 I* L      BB Hiei5 d7 [. v. ^) E4 Y
      BB Kirishima
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,1317 {* J3 v7 L' ?

* p* o$ ]6 f" D+ m0 S6 CWeather in hex: Overcast
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8 U- S6 Q- x, Q6 Z2 j( t/ D2 URaid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ y, e" j; F1 |6 J" wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 D) F- V9 ^2 l% k+ G9 G  U
      no flights
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2 f3 ^" T: P4 n- \! {$ s$ J7 iAllied aircraft* b' ]9 D6 W3 N- U
      TBF-1 Avenger x 156 s% `0 q2 j1 S! o  j* J  K' C
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Japanese aircraft losses
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) h/ _" s$ a2 P) R! \( ?' MNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 i7 \4 t8 Y3 @+ u2 {
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
8 P( m, I: `/ t Japanese Ships6 u/ @+ x/ ]$ k  L8 K
      DD Yugiri* p7 j) p. ^1 M# M6 C, T3 Z
      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 y+ p4 r  e+ m& B/ F      CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& ?8 P& M. Z( t& i7 ?- I Aircraft Attacking:
5 ^, K/ y, c7 D: _' e# [& V: @" x      15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( ?9 Q7 V# `( b' O9 n: ^: V               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ V3 |% T# w/ Y3 v7 I  c
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% j* _: g' j4 w) n7 Y8 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# O- x) {8 G6 J4 L& Y4 i6 j
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 r1 ?& d. [+ `- T- ]1 y" d% h& b
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Japanese aircraft, }8 T5 c4 ]$ k' J* a* D) [. [+ B
      A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
- |9 }/ r$ l' Y! A$ N9 w      F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
0 c0 p% @. I% n4 p! I/ }+ F6 h: O      SBD-3 Dauntless x 21! W8 H" t/ }* s3 D, d9 |
      TBF-1 Avenger x 11# E& L0 k9 B0 h1 Q; J1 ]9 R

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8 J- S" E6 i: XJapanese aircraft losses# a* O3 V5 c1 |9 n
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses7 {; Y; t  Z. ]2 P
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
% i% G, O" Y9 w: u! d  Z      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged: [: }2 G6 V" G1 }2 `0 U
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Japanese Ships$ r& j( B5 V- O. n2 B$ y
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
+ m9 k3 t/ H% l% R9 l: \      CA Chokai/ V8 {: s6 g' o7 K% |
      BB Kirishima8 O- H3 i4 L0 n7 y0 ^% x* s& {7 z
      CA Tone6 h8 c- ~  {. ~4 C2 F8 J
      CL Yura% e$ H5 y: U  j" j, k$ p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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! d+ L4 O. E7 g8 T0 m. C# yWeather in hex: Overcast; p* p' x7 {5 i3 _; v: I' g
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. `4 J/ l1 R  `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* w% }. G5 X2 m* u* r6 z0 p+ X5 Z

8 \$ L8 _  S3 s7 V' u0 h% H5 cJapanese aircraft6 ~; m1 z% x' z6 M/ _+ Z2 c
      A6M2 Zero x 19 L) q7 |  R: V7 p8 i" |
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Allied aircraft: w) Z+ w" A- _0 ]- ?6 B
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
" C9 Z. z  W8 l& A' S! e8 F! `# E      SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
& \1 r' K8 T: r- ^8 [/ l      TBF-1 Avenger x 15. t. v1 L4 T; j/ u3 A

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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 {3 K! }0 M' q5 U      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
  q. _; p  ]1 u  `" F' \2 K$ ]+ R      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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Japanese Ships
+ Y: M; R. N8 i* |7 R1 k4 V' Q! u      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! V' R, L; A. }  Q5 f
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
6 \& R1 [) I9 C- r8 F3 U- K% l      CA Suzuya
0 u/ s0 U0 [0 ]& K4 V2 R8 i      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
% ~( K9 A' C1 n/ N& T& W      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3" V% n6 b" T% U2 [2 k
      CA Takao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires# T) @1 I( }7 s1 v! n1 u7 n- Y* ~
      CL Tatsuta( ^- n6 g- D) ?, E# M# n, l& Y. z* E
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& i' X/ m: ^9 k; wSub attack near Tassafaronga  at 113,137- d4 u6 ^7 c0 P" b

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      DD Mutsuki) R2 H- Q& u0 m. V* A

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      SS Amberjack, hits 1

chrnoleer

总结了一个道理....投机取巧是自取灭亡的行为.......
6 w  D' l/ ^0 B! u  n+ O' d$ }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...

chrnoleer

终于从珊瑚海挽回了点面子,AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR May 06, 42( |8 e# K$ e6 z% s2 H' A7 I
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 c4 [7 D% l  _( A; i% M      CV Shokaku+ h' }" e4 ~. F, \4 {5 Q
      CV Zuikaku+ R. Z, A5 Z$ i8 J' g. M/ R
      CA Myoko1 `( e5 a" c, Y0 g) C6 `
      CA Haguro# X5 A# Z1 \6 d  q2 W
      DD Shiratsuyu9 G" i% A7 x3 J3 a6 I# J
      DD Shigure. `6 K9 h* C) H& C4 V4 Y
      DD Yugure. T0 }5 c$ d' S0 u1 J$ `( @
      DD Ariake4 ~! G: }. P8 _
      DD Akebono
" n2 ~! [6 y' \" ]. L, ?      DD Ushio* x! \4 I1 Y% |9 W6 z, v

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      CV Lexington
8 p' v$ q; z: [! {( {      CV Yorktown
; x( k8 i7 U2 F      CA Portland
  K+ O! ]/ t- [" O+ B3 T( ~# o      CA Chester5 e5 h: M! }2 g8 i" H4 T0 @
      CA Chicago
9 l' c/ \4 X1 B% M. n      CA New Orleans
( ?2 x/ Y$ W' I/ U. A2 `, I      CA Astoria5 t" x$ @/ i( l+ K- D
      CA Minneapolis
6 K5 B" v% p# N$ Z1 d4 i* L1 |      CA Australia/ i3 q0 |; Z8 @3 a$ i
      CL Hobart6 n2 r% f( r4 D' q/ m
      DD Sims
9 W7 Q3 M- h$ f; O$ C1 s      DD Anderson
: `# s. t8 v& B' g& _1 z6 H! n( B      DD Hammann
7 r5 ^1 m( ~0 U/ e      DD Morris  Y7 P, d" ^1 A# {+ ^
      DD Perkins9 R# g  U8 ^: P- B6 B. R2 S+ X
      DD Phelps
, c4 P4 R/ A; K1 s. z      DD Dewey
) Z  k9 x8 |; H4 h  O      DD Worden
: p% K3 k# n8 x      DD Aylwin# x3 |2 n: c# [3 \6 n- D
      DD Whipple7 y8 i3 o, G3 g: y8 ?4 L+ f# w) {
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards# D% S5 c+ _# i1 u! [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards. w: A* }7 o9 D& e
Allied TF attempts to evade combat4 q4 W3 s- Y, s  K: m$ x8 N) ]
Range increases to 35,000 yards...7 U. q7 K. R& R0 e+ p  Y
Both Task Forces evade combat: _$ }! Y. h* }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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! n' y) [% b5 B$ v5 b5 mWeather in hex: Overcast/ m7 r9 K7 n" }$ z
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.+ E, g2 R3 G+ j" S
Estimated time to target is 60 minutes! v3 N* ]' Y3 N8 l
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Japanese aircraft) n4 w' ?2 I- `
      B5N2 Kate x 35
, c' _% ?$ H4 y6 d      D3A1 Val x 39/ Z) I% {* M0 O* X( m. r

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Allied aircraft
) _, R4 b5 U( C" J      F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
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" R& v4 E9 i+ C1 m, N1 ^Japanese aircraft losses4 A! P' p. q: d5 j
      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
) z* @: d$ |+ N0 g2 _6 L      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged: p, E2 ?2 X+ K) ~% w
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Allied Ships! H( }) [7 {$ y$ C- m; ?
      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
; P5 n: L. c, q2 g      CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 O4 `/ S7 S# F8 W; z
      CA Minneapolis
* a# Y7 a" l' f& K      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
9 x1 O, @- W6 O+ ~      CA Portland
2 t7 b. a% l$ A      DD Dewey
( ]% @# S" ~+ ~+ T7 g      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
# O6 R+ w8 e" C. W3 y" j- \3 @      CA Australia, Bomb hits 2
6 ^. z. N! f( {      CL Hobart9 |: _3 L: R/ j& m8 `( d/ L
      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
* k. e: b& W5 Y      DD Sims
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Aircraft Attacking:! N/ E( z% Q7 \
      18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
# D( y$ A3 Z  U& `; K               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
, Q6 T- Y% C- P) I6 J% i      15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 k. b) q/ W+ d! u. P( L, c  n
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
! L9 G1 f$ \1 s& ~$ Z( C      18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ E! ^, X+ y! L! W
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo$ J; P* F' D$ z* N! o
      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'6 T! m; Z# `3 a1 P! a# X
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb) ^4 s$ h# G2 A6 x: Q
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CAP engaged:
2 v# d" A/ X0 @2 z0 P  e6 D- eVF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
9 L  s4 R* }! p: n6 z  g2 j      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
) q4 s; N. Q) J      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.% W# f7 s7 E- m7 B
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
8 C' A1 }( s# z8 [& bVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling), P$ c+ K2 c7 [$ {
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.& r8 g* M3 O+ `$ c* x0 C
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
( v9 `4 H7 r1 h. Q9 p- B      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes/ d. \+ p1 ^' L$ P

- z" b" Q0 j/ I! c% A$ c$ MHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington- o/ p9 m. X* b% ?

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: d2 ]$ u1 R% D* fMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ b; {  U/ S/ y9 m9 `* J4 o
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
  u0 p  p3 L0 eEstimated time to target is 9 minutes' m5 T' u3 v7 ~) N0 K

: A* h' k1 M. r: B; GJapanese aircraft
" H2 p, c$ J3 d. T      A6M2 Zero x 40; p1 F" Z: a3 y) ^9 D8 R7 g: y) F

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+ |9 l  T, q7 RAllied aircraft
" H9 j9 n$ R$ O  ~; W- N1 |) A      F4F-3 Wildcat x 267 T' V, ~1 E9 X4 U/ n
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
! v: u2 _$ V- k  a      TBD-1 Devastator x 24' G" C; c9 y  S' }* W
# a  s3 M* Q% y: k
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No Japanese losses$ k9 O) O- r3 {9 X0 {4 h

2 E! }3 k, K+ J' V8 pAllied aircraft losses
, T/ w( I" @4 |* ?" b+ t  B      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged7 H3 L. Y5 G) ^, C# n# E  `6 }
      TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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: ^' m. ~4 ^4 s, Y6 i& F$ _Japanese Ships
1 Q" M1 Y* ?) F" Q" I5 K8 Q& ]      CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
, n( n5 E5 O; V% z' V1 M      CV Shokaku% ^5 x( a2 ^! [
      CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
4 s  e3 R/ t* R6 p8 U  {3 Z" F      CA Haguro
5 {+ _8 O& \4 [: b5 w, ]: s
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: b; n5 J9 r' \6 ~5 Z4 H) D: }Aircraft Attacking:
. F8 W5 [, o" u+ B/ ^      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'& k' N# K2 j- p: e- d
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb6 A1 y) g  ]. a4 F) @6 g# S/ Q
      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 F3 o8 a4 ~- k8 a4 t0 [- M               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
% p9 t' q) `$ w3 J      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 Y% S; d" s. Z) n5 Q: t! v               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo+ J9 Y" o' u+ U! O- h, W; D* o1 J5 k
      17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 V  a8 `% ]* X
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
' r7 P6 H% }( F3 Q0 W/ N      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet
! _, Y) E5 ^7 @$ t               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb. P  Y% \+ G* N9 I$ o! X
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, j% W# S- ]5 j' j  B3 B               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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CAP engaged:
1 R* d( h7 ~8 ~& F: vEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)$ a9 m4 T5 |1 N9 }7 R  J
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.0 V9 g5 t- x- ?9 Z5 v1 F
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
$ ]3 J; o+ p- @- q      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
2 H2 y% k$ E* r+ C: v" i. ]3 p! _( YEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)( ]4 F( S$ V# \6 Z# y. M" M
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ H& }8 H, V* n6 m, ?: B      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
. L/ Q' I* f. O, c$ q( Z, }      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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$ W' N  Q% a1 {& F+ r5 H1 mHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku
% r' L% e; p% C/ C% aHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko
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" g: c& e2 K+ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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; K$ E( L4 c+ i8 Z; BWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! R, {% f/ m5 K9 Y& k/ X% F/ i1 P0 @
Estimated time to target is 10 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# N/ Z3 p* r& O8 ?- a" a# S
      A6M2 Zero x 40
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Allied aircraft
) M5 e9 N" C% q( j: u( m      F4F-3 Wildcat x 66 b3 h* a' a  b# I- Q; q1 H6 S( U3 J
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
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No Japanese losses
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/ ?) W* [) c4 F  D0 PAllied aircraft losses7 E7 _& n4 h, o8 Q3 X$ c
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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% i0 u; M5 @! K, @% X6 pJapanese Ships
2 e% e2 D2 e* e4 g8 R3 V      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire- c4 S5 m( O7 k1 d5 b& T8 ~0 @5 I
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) C9 _6 g' M, I* z4 _; U       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000': Q, J! @1 p) `, I$ o4 [. b5 i
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
7 k  o/ @! t) K1 a% P+ m4 tEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)% h: ]; |; H) P1 A$ Y
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
2 B1 K, y1 _' E1 e( N3 v9 R5 G- c      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.& _- W1 P  h& l! s0 G+ ~
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
8 S! w7 p% T' Q6 A      7 planes vectored on to bombers
8 p6 M  a0 ^1 zEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)% ?* ~& ?3 V+ O1 j  K" ~
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.) e( l0 A- V" _# l* Y
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000." O9 z/ i% F) P2 R
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes9 M3 n' j  N) ~6 V8 z
      13 planes vectored on to bombers- H. a9 R+ j9 s" b  u
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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* t) a3 u* B2 E  i  yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136/ w. l! b6 W2 p4 t) r) z8 g
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; U2 }$ i! Z  `+ [5 LEstimated time to target is 6 minutes+ r& j, m0 r, B+ t5 v8 C
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Japanese aircraft  g& f* x# G9 _6 C( b
      A6M2 Zero x 32! J' U6 n/ G. Q
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( e) ~, {) ?; Q. b% F" w6 PAllied aircraft
0 i* B0 L2 E- M7 n. s2 P8 A      F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
8 K5 n2 G$ |5 D4 \, X      SBD-3 Dauntless x 69 L# ~, z5 |% }3 [  `( o9 m
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5 G  `* J$ l! u' t( }Japanese aircraft losses8 s" d( v2 p# x& x7 m- T
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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8 E3 Y/ {8 x  ]+ _# O: SAllied aircraft losses3 c2 V& K( ?5 n  J7 N; L; I' c* q* g
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged( A% \- N) O* y0 r" h
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Japanese Ships
& R$ f) P4 p7 g" k' S  l( ?      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
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: s. X$ R2 g2 j/ ~) o, gAircraft Attacking:* k+ o; W, G! h# y
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ ~* m/ Y0 J% F& L* C               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb. w( G7 F8 _3 }7 n5 p4 R

& M: g: s2 ~: ]4 T* jCAP engaged:
' U( C" N  p# z& FEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
) T* I8 c/ B! J! t  D      14 plane(s) intercepting now./ a4 p2 F. \9 l) R( x9 b; h
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 8 k/ I" S: ?- @6 |: l$ H% H" J
      Raid is overhead( [) q- R1 u2 e7 J- P
      7 planes vectored on to bombers0 @. f" x; w+ B6 X5 F$ a
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ _1 Y! h3 T$ V! n- \; x! ^5 C
      18 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ I0 u6 s1 P. w( u      Group patrol altitude is 15000 4 a1 t2 [7 U. ^( \' I& }! t% C9 t
      Raid is overhead
! Z2 U/ g; m2 [+ ^7 |' ~      8 planes vectored on to bombers
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast. w/ R2 \7 |/ s7 Z* S
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- u- F& ^+ L% [, q8 C( b/ T8 I
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes. b/ w/ a* r/ m& ^7 T
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Japanese aircraft( y% @5 Y/ g; G" l9 o
      A5M4 Claude x 3
, l3 v& R5 V4 G. g8 g1 d' ?9 V      A6M2 Zero x 10
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Allied aircraft
5 _* W$ @6 z+ D9 ?0 b5 j1 s4 F      F4F-3 Wildcat x 115 o5 f/ j! o& z# a: D4 M1 N
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 96 K3 w: z$ y. E1 g

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No Japanese losses' W" h: {: {& |, D

" U( t- R* _- CAllied aircraft losses: r+ L! F% `3 c/ Q" v: e
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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  q/ C1 _6 r/ u* t7 m3 A8 gJapanese Ships
: o1 j1 A9 c* P  ~3 C, @  U      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage, A% K3 y* O4 Y: T
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1- y! B9 P5 X4 M7 c3 q6 i) J

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! A5 e9 Q# |/ X# y) k' O+ YAircraft Attacking:9 a' H+ `# p9 z3 }, W
       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 w) a% W0 ~& \  \- C# j
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb  Z( E1 b; F8 r0 u

! H# e% h; m: N6 Q* W6 X6 x4 _* zCAP engaged:
. R- |+ V7 y" M: k, kTainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
" ~( A& G  p7 f# j) m  M# B) O& n      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
' {* z/ y9 i, r, Y8 G- T" {      Group patrol altitude is 10000 % l0 r6 C. j' I" n+ D" Y
      Raid is overhead
( I, k# v1 P2 v! T- s8 J7 S% sEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)# q  i7 i8 k5 {$ U, l/ m7 o# L
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.! p  _- p5 u* f, i
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.( v; ~6 ?0 x" g. ]: ]2 y" C% @
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
: d( T- Q. \! g. Y% PEIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)# @* @0 Q3 \  v8 G8 Z, H3 G) s6 i' s
      1 plane(s) intercepting now.: q0 e/ L; w5 z1 _* G! V
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.) z; I0 |$ s! P1 S8 X1 R
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes$ S6 H" P5 |$ }! K; {* e+ A# G  n

7 d1 ?: N* L1 m8 {Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho3 `, m  J4 _" I* ~5 M/ T/ w7 ~/ E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136$ F2 J! T6 V4 N/ U* k/ l* n

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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
9 G: ~4 C5 u! }4 t& D" sEstimated time to target is 63 minutes
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1 z( ?' L7 p8 H3 C; ZJapanese aircraft
' H9 q- h# y$ X. A; r      G3M2 Nell x 9
: G" F, ?% x* S5 Q: z' ]      G4M1 Betty x 18
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Allied aircraft+ N# h; t5 j* j. T6 i2 {/ x7 f
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses; ~3 g% F$ S8 l: ?
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged! i* Q# R! j4 W0 }+ ~
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
$ |% \& P, g# w2 _6 @      CA Portland/ v3 g0 @% s3 Z: v5 }2 }8 o: u+ S4 l
      CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage! W6 e7 Y. f3 s2 {+ k" ^8 x6 N  I9 u% S9 e
      CA Australia
: O) i- v. g2 M3 \; O  c6 M      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& a  |( b9 O. c7 ]& Z+ ]. H
      CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage6 Z! l; y' S- o9 q- u! D2 u; X
      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage$ O: w% k8 K0 T5 a
      CL Hobart
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 U# N" |6 Z% u       9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet# \8 B# e3 F# }
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo# G5 V" M: q* H9 m3 m9 o% t( l
      16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet* l+ `5 L) Q" X) H6 K
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo4 @: P  y) I- U0 U" N8 ~1 W9 L$ c! B
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; Q: |) [; S: D: z1 a7 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136( i6 x4 `! ^0 \

# n7 A; V, v; n1 ^Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
  i- z2 W1 X1 T9 Y% Q- z* f; dEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- B8 z5 S% C5 O0 |
      B5N2 Kate x 27
8 x- ?$ {$ \" [6 A% P& h# }      D3A1 Val x 37
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Allied aircraft
4 \: a. I; L4 H. J8 g, g* J      no flights5 v5 u# c) H5 x, O& I! a
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Japanese aircraft losses
% n( A' d4 P% R8 ]. Q9 v1 b0 ~6 _      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 X  J' y% o7 v( P( S/ |* b      D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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) i/ V0 J' X  S9 T3 P. J5 eAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships4 C! ^! b- b+ e; u
      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
- _( l8 c7 \  u# v4 m      DD Phelps6 L% X7 i+ X8 V8 X7 \4 g
      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) u5 d/ c$ `" a6 Z2 K. ^
      DD Worden, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires
7 m1 {# ^5 U) G1 j2 [4 Z2 C      DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 A( N0 I* K0 I6 a) d, O& U      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 t; J7 R+ [4 I, H- }7 s
      DD Dewey
5 @4 g& O( ]1 B* ^7 _      DD Whipple8 J4 `: ~. v3 S7 }; k
      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. B! p: R- P' I3 b4 s. e
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2 [1 M5 ?0 e1 ?1 ~8 TAircraft Attacking:  c' [1 |# _/ q4 e9 H
      16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'! ]8 ?! ?8 L8 A2 [% z! P# T
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb! Q- y; ^# u4 i, g! B; k& {4 Q; E
      10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* L: t! D" v) `8 r               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
3 Z- X* v% x2 |/ @7 L& ~9 u1 ]      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
9 Q5 I% h* Z9 j& g% V* f! Q               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
8 n7 C  V6 d2 l      16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 e, X. w7 W- ?4 t, `, n: ~9 ^               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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3 }" y6 C, A) ~7 S9 qHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
' w- y! Z, ?: w* R. S& XHeavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA
  u- R4 l4 ]+ IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin
/ ]4 r, n% `  q  E  ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden' w5 Z* F9 P! A9 a  l% Y

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,1369 V4 W1 K$ y% q4 O, u1 c2 d: T6 V

$ [- ]6 v. m$ m) lWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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6 N/ J3 b- p5 U" L. yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.5 b3 w. ~" W% K0 p4 ^  }
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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& I$ Q7 p8 Y6 Y6 JJapanese aircraft% u6 Q! D0 O/ h& D9 ?
      B5N1 Kate x 6
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      no flights
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+ e5 y6 v# d/ O/ l+ s& \+ YJapanese aircraft losses
6 S; c* K7 l4 Q2 h7 K2 J% `% x      B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged6 _" C, m, ~, G, y* W! Y+ o

: N* ~/ m& v, ]/ `, p  zAllied aircraft losses
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: Q  ^: g, Q6 {Allied Ships
! s2 }! r1 ^$ j7 g% Z      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, r- N2 P4 ?# e
      DD Dewey; _& f: K8 g. W& ]- {" D0 y& @
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Aircraft Attacking:
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               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

hongqi315

长水，，TJ第几次了，