galex

菠萝大统领祭出了以其人之道还治其人之身大法，在米龙湾用补给运输船队埋伏日军的陆攻。
! J2 G' z, k- |! C当日大获成功，情报显示共击落29架陆攻，一队小鹰全部成为皇牌
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! e& G# Z' H+ X0 m0 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133( l) J+ j( `/ W3 `& t/ k

; L$ \9 K# e# \7 L# O! ~5 c8 QWeather in hex: Moderate rain: a/ n& k, V! q. w

  M0 L( f3 {* {( a) ARaid spotted at 35 NM, estimated altitude 7,000 feet.
- \9 s, M& w3 _; [' \6 BEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ F* t. e/ c8 o; t6 N, O0 O
      A6M2 Zero x 60 {/ O$ i. @  ?# j8 \
      G4M1 Betty x 26
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. I& A/ p+ D, \# S, nAllied aircraft0 a+ L9 N7 l( z# d# w
      Kittyhawk IA x 144 h3 j6 Z; E# D; j2 X' m9 \
      P-39D Airacobra x 17 V8 R8 `" `, w' C' a6 v

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Japanese aircraft losses5 D  U% {, h: w5 _9 q. v7 E2 @2 I) Q
      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed4 q' x0 {; {' F  O- S/ F
      G4M1 Betty: 6 destroyed, 3 damaged% X. d% U6 e4 p9 Z  S$ E0 ]/ Z

8 \& n4 }4 z9 P+ F/ qNo Allied losses
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' L8 m( g1 s- Y/ R& N! q" lAllied Ships
1 Z' R5 Z' ?/ e8 m& c' y      AM Kapunda
3 O( q$ \/ _8 T7 }1 A* c' [      xAK Robert Luckenbach
9 O( {1 E0 e. W9 K, q; L5 _      xAK Steel Maker, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage2 q) \4 G0 e/ I3 j" O4 o
      xAK Manoa9 L' I3 q9 z" u

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Light rain. U9 B( z2 ^2 Y, m* o) h
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Raid spotted at 36 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." C! G5 v5 _# M& X: k. M. {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 u+ }, \( W# _
      A6M2 Zero x 2
1 \8 C+ m' i1 X/ Z. ?      G4M1 Betty x 265 q; |! C8 d- n1 L2 ^1 F" S
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Allied aircraft
7 s/ f5 U  M/ |9 [3 s      Kittyhawk IA x 11! F/ c6 ^+ K4 N/ l0 }$ K) v" u
      P-39D Airacobra x 1* G% B' @/ [& S6 `" e: H
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6 H1 H2 b9 k3 a- P( eJapanese aircraft losses/ A2 B# T# F4 G# o, c
      G4M1 Betty: 5 destroyed, 3 damaged: E# P7 t3 H5 ~2 e
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed by flak
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1 Z9 ?" @! O  P9 T1 lAllied aircraft losses; J7 X# V! l- T3 @, P2 P
      Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed/ k% K+ n$ {+ P  X2 Y1 g) e

% i% a4 u. Y! tAllied Ships
3 t( ]- K. o, y. b7 |& F2 y& I5 ~4 h      xAK Robert Luckenbach, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ l2 d3 F3 A- g% p9 h      AM Kapunda, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 O9 t5 J, f7 s; D( C1 @' l
      xAK Utahan/ O3 a2 q2 ?& K2 t+ K9 K  @' P
      xAK Santa Rita, Torpedo hits 1

galex

莫港上空的雄鹰 Aug 20，42
) ~, v" t% k2 K& F+ R" ~大猫天皇指挥KB对莫港进行了突袭，企图一举歼灭正在莫港卸载重要部队和补给的水面舰，可惜指挥官攻击性太低，只机动到离莫港8格的海面，KB在极限航程下发起攻击，被CAP的P39和小鹰大大的打了一把火鸡
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/ n; b1 G5 @& I' TMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130+ I/ b$ G& I  ]+ Q! j- R+ v
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain3 q- e  u9 C9 w
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Raid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
4 ]  N8 {. T5 f# ^0 t" M$ `Estimated time to target is 50 minutes5 p* K' o4 d7 U: Y" J, \( O0 f: Y
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Japanese aircraft( _, W* Z: z2 }/ ~7 B1 @. r: N8 }
      A6M2 Zero x 33. F  X1 r1 O, B# Z$ u, d
      B5N1 Kate x 22
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Allied aircraft
6 b& m/ x; j# y6 d7 {1 @      Kittyhawk IA x 16, D  a8 M0 t  |3 _- s
      P-39D Airacobra x 29+ E0 o5 A5 K. ]6 q$ v; b0 g
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Japanese aircraft losses/ v4 Z5 C# l/ ?! U
      A6M2 Zero: 5 destroyed
8 b9 |9 r( ?( i! J3 q      B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 2 damaged6 @6 A% {: A8 p! o
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak0 n) H; W& y1 h8 S8 d8 Y7 C  P* c

, d) K# a, Z: p6 G8 c0 jAllied aircraft losses
) a9 ^- |4 j5 t5 o4 y4 E! F4 c      P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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! r( P0 b- t* e" SAllied Ships1 ^0 ?3 K' Y9 W" l/ w& {
      CL Achilles, Torpedo hits 1, U; g6 N6 L9 ?! n4 R  L$ f

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130  c$ V: A1 o4 X# G& ^; j( k

& n2 ]1 m" D# rWeather in hex: Light cloud: M1 N) X: {& P& u3 t

6 P9 ~, a( c- O, G5 ]Raid detected at 86 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 K; T+ u, b" I8 b; O/ iEstimated time to target is 36 minutes6 d  l: U% m1 g3 m. w

3 H- u6 H( |; QJapanese aircraft
  y4 x4 V, ^% n; n; h      A6M2 Zero x 17
# u$ U- Y( x1 `7 e0 V9 o, n      B5N1 Kate x 27" E. s- G% j* M) ]0 a( ?7 y; z
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. v& w( N% t3 w4 I1 LAllied aircraft
2 e2 v) X9 r* t1 P4 l      Kittyhawk IA x 13
& Q- V: T' x1 m# A0 h      P-39D Airacobra x 20
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4 }& x9 d) }9 z! }; {  v' tJapanese aircraft losses
7 B! w6 g* Z) V8 W* k      A6M2 Zero: 2 destroyed
' U% C: T& F: i  I  y7 q3 _2 t      B5N1 Kate: 7 destroyed, 3 damaged8 \% r# S& ~0 E
      B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed by flak
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Allied aircraft losses
0 g8 ^/ z* F2 |0 |& ?      Kittyhawk IA: 1 destroyed
) x8 p9 C( x& L# x. D      P-39D Airacobra: 2 destroyed
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情报显示当天皇军损失近50架97一式舰攻，20余家零战，KB的战力大受损伤。

galex

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3 g2 k( _1 Y4 Z* ?/ s( K5 z( V快掉到第二页了，顶一下。。日军突袭莫尔斯比港，取得了大胜，击沉盟军舰船无数，随后的扫场又干掉了很多飞机。。。日军突击及其生猛啊~

galex

8月战局一览，双方基本在打酱油，唯一的大事是天皇偷袭莫港成功，击沉盟军多艘军舰以及运输船。奥军半个旅下海喂鲨鱼了。。。4 Z8 }; I8 Q+ z* V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,130, Range 5,000 Yards: }8 H" b. q; y/ z; q
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Japanese Ships+ F. j  A; t6 \
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 2,  on fire8 P7 x3 E' S! v& o) ?# A& b
      CA Furutaka- n7 S1 h5 e/ ^; |/ \' z, d  m
      CA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 R9 t: L2 k4 k& G8 `1 @      CL Tenryu, Shell hits 2
/ m# m7 ^7 u3 k# ?+ }      CL Tatsuta
1 V" }( s2 ]5 n0 a      DD Murasame! ^+ U: r  |) I2 O; j, T( C" L
      DD Harusame
- G; U+ }: K9 B- ]% G& E      DD Samidare+ d1 z3 r4 k: k, E' ~. f
      DD Kawakaze  F% m# l' x, T* c; j7 [
      DD Umikaze
; z/ }" V  [$ B- {; ?4 ]      DD Suzukaze
0 P; N: w  c+ J6 F9 F% J& B      DD Yayoi
% `& }: h7 `* {# l      DD Yuzuki6 K% y$ O- R& i1 T6 i
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Allied Ships" R; @7 |3 x( |" o: I
      CL Achilles, Shell hits 10, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 A! U" y& w( Q* q3 x+ v
      AM Toowoomba, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 `: d6 L& f) Q  Z# k      AM Whyalla, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
5 c! L- e8 Y, S$ ~6 F. F) |9 s      xAK Mormacmar, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 d6 \4 p* h. Z% Z, [6 J, f4 u3 G$ `; b2 A
      xAK San Vincente, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! R: T/ O! W2 y/ z      xAK Charles McCormick, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
2 q" s: z$ A" _; l      xAK Nabesna, Shell hits 53, and is sunk/ E% o) R5 p4 v( b% M) r. I, ~
      xAK Willimoto, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# c4 d; V# ^2 I( X8 I' W8 X/ J      xAK Peter Silvester, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk  x; `9 T) W4 V7 P  ~( E
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3 B% j& T1 K( L7 nDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 97,131, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships5 r' @/ W. E0 G' c+ s$ t& V
      CA Aoba, Shell hits 3' @- d% o: m4 [
      CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
7 {; Y/ K6 f6 O7 V      CA Kako, Shell hits 2
; Q0 Z8 k) N5 r      CL Tenryu
( X3 G% a. ]! b* S      CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3' y) U+ K  t2 A. `( y, Z8 O2 l* B
      DD Murasame, Shell hits 2
8 S1 d: P' ]/ ~% ]2 f9 p      DD Harusame, Shell hits 28 g7 m3 c- B9 E" V( s8 Z; R! h5 P! S
      DD Samidare, Shell hits 29 @! z/ b( G5 N0 m5 ~6 o; R! a
      DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 7,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
5 v. e- y- V# z4 K* i& q! g      DD Umikaze, Shell hits 3,  on fire
! ]6 m1 H1 o. i/ a& A      DD Suzukaze: X7 u9 s+ c# o. W' d" H
      DD Yayoi/ U  K" _( b7 o) a4 H+ }$ E
      DD Yuzuki# I8 I/ L* s4 D: d

! o, V& K+ A/ x& {9 v3 PAllied Ships
6 ?8 _1 [5 v; v3 c2 \/ G) c  V* D      DD Wilson, Shell hits 3
0 N! `. w' R+ G3 l      DD Hull, Shell hits 3,  on fire! i; f+ e: O% n9 {/ v, |
      DD Arunta, Shell hits 2
% W3 ]8 [% Q' R      DD Warramunga, Shell hits 4,  on fire. Q; Y" Z" O: f6 }: R: J
      xAP Moreton Bay, Shell hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* h  o  \6 u4 b# @& I      xAP Esperance Bay, Shell hits 9,  heavy fires$ Q7 c: h$ J. S4 h1 \' _: x
      xAP Largs Bay, Shell hits 15 q) q! |+ L$ l3 l9 @5 y
      xAP Maori, Shell hits 4,  on fire
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7 `& J' E  h! \; E3 f4 lDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,134, Range 16,000 Yards# q  c; \& Q* ?" h7 L2 t

# [# [8 V+ \- @Japanese Ships
5 p! h8 k. `" M7 G3 y7 {% b      CL Jintsu( l/ C% a' ^3 x+ C9 U
      CL Nagara
" K/ c: e$ s% e% X* ?2 W1 Z# I      CL Yura, Shell hits 2, {5 J+ `) e- B/ N0 ^: R2 |! Z
      DD Uranami5 m0 b8 Y( `; z5 b( X
      DD Shikinami
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3 T4 K3 z/ M* o4 r6 D& i! _" {Allied Ships/ o) }* C1 o- }) Q/ s- r& u. t
      PG Swan, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 e# |: Q' d! j8 `! Y      PG Warrego, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
& _- V& M, I) l+ v6 S  R      APD Manley, Shell hits 20, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 97,133, Range 21,000 Yards9 [! t! P$ m: Y; [6 w! B1 K

3 [. a3 \/ w) A: ZJapanese Ships2 M3 E* U3 j0 e/ r6 U5 E& B
      CL Jintsu
  j* R$ z+ Y& n+ F      CL Nagara, Shell hits 1
6 y$ o5 D" W" R2 _7 A, Z7 i) [8 A0 R      CL Yura
" s/ t  \, P: F      DD Uranami, Shell hits 1,  on fire% D2 D" o% J% I. b
      DD Shikinami, Shell hits 2" @3 {6 R- A* f6 `) F
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Allied Ships
$ W; x' D. S( o- T) f0 s      DD Warramunga, Shell hits 28, and is sunk
9 ~& Y% F' Z7 b% y* O  X      xAP Largs Bay, Shell hits 32,  heavy fires,  heavy damage

galex

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" a- r/ `7 q/ H& V8月29日3 `6 ?9 D" v- r" G# g

7 Z; ~4 f7 C; o盟军再判明KB位置在拉包尔西北后，果断出击58，偷袭炮击伦加为登陆做准备的日军重巡编队
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. |( z8 [  h/ v7 ?: jMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138+ {$ y* B7 Q# h
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Weather in hex: Light rain: S  K- A* n1 w- N7 _3 M

; K  ^* g0 w* NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% y2 E' Z( g- c' k3 w% X* d/ kEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! n( q, Q& F, }! I  {0 F# p

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: q0 `  u+ P' PAllied aircraft! R. ~4 Y; o8 ?# {
      P-39D Airacobra x 219 X; z) x1 y! y7 C8 i
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 428 c$ p/ D1 W8 U5 H+ ~
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 56
" j) P" V5 g  g# p      TBF-1 Avenger x 30! Y8 c  F4 T+ a* l1 q# ~/ U' q) {: s
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No Allied losses
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3 a( J! B& ]- A, d: G2 r0 q8 S6 mJapanese Ships
3 B& {4 }: c) q% j- p) g      CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& b& W0 X5 F7 M1 G1 T4 t6 Y$ b) G5 k
      DD Amagiri, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; {6 d) M+ Y+ Z! W
      CL Yubari, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage6 r4 T. ?- H( G, ?
      DD Ushio, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires- s- S( R3 `1 e
      DD Sazanami8 j) x. X: Q  u/ }3 }7 W$ |4 e3 D1 a1 S
      DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1, and is sunk4 {' p; M% F0 v1 h

  y3 w; r  b! g' @4 u1 x9 h; g- [不过凶狠的天皇再次偷袭莫港，一队运HQ的船队不幸遇难: q$ Q! u: H. ^7 \) R# R! R
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7 y  @9 Q( X5 C1 RDay Time Surface Combat, near Port Moresby at 98,133, Range 21,000 Yards8 Q9 y+ Z) S  p8 R5 Z1 h8 l- {
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Japanese Ships: \" w' ^: ]: T9 S# P) x; w
      CL Jintsu, Shell hits 1# k' x& J( o; S! R9 J5 B
      CL Yura, Shell hits 1
. @0 l* R* P2 o2 ?! r- Y6 N      DD Harusame
3 j, ^( U  a6 |$ h      DD Samidare
0 a- X6 N+ F6 ?: d, ^/ r: }5 ?      DD Suzukaze, Shell hits 1
) L3 `# Q  l& f      DD Shikinami" l$ r8 v+ u0 p
      DD Yayoi/ o& x  y2 {. b) v- J9 g* b
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Allied Ships
& _( a3 S5 q$ o& R      DM Gamble, Shell hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! B; }4 e2 w8 |
      DM Montgomery, Shell hits 1
7 {3 ?6 T3 H# ?. }* Q      DM Tracy
& Q6 u& e- e9 N: L( w4 M9 P; y      DM Preble, Shell hits 29, and is sunk$ z8 t; B* \. Z; K& ~, ^
      xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) n4 p6 q0 j; g- f/ t! P
      xAP Diomed, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk  v8 E2 P! L: o) K. _0 D/ \
      xAP Asphalion, Shell hits 3,  heavy fires,  heavy damage, r: q" v$ M; K6 ?/ O0 T  r. i
      xAP Idomeneus, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, u2 N. q4 V+ W! L! o      xAP Lycaon, Shell hits 12,  heavy fires,  heavy damage: T& t- f6 P7 o% Z
      xAP Neleus, Shell hits 7, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 u8 X" [# F; \+ e4 A  F      xAK Arkansan, Shell hits 25,  heavy fires,  heavy damage& G) Z& R+ s, p) B) C) _5 c! f
      xAK Utahan, Shell hits 19,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 R1 U  ^; _$ k' ~1 ~4 O/ K; i3 s
      xAK Edgar Luckenbach, Shell hits 19,  heavy fires,  heavy damage0 ]$ W% O8 l3 s$ R3 d4 T: \' S' B
      xAK Manoa, Shell hits 15,  heavy fires,  heavy damage

galex

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* M6 J: G) b9 X) O# E5 d南太平洋海空大战，KB、58上演终极对决+ d# M' a2 N, n7 ^; e

! g+ n5 y( p$ e+ d; s/ s' g+ p% vD1  Sept.2nd 1942# c! v. G$ Q4 Q% C9 b% B! e( u

) q$ O. }0 M- F% e( o. q, ]- }/ Z自8月29日盟军58偷袭瓜岛，重创一只日军水面舰队后，KB连夜南下追赶58，至9月1日，已追赶到瓜岛以南约200海里处。58因为大黄蜂号一直没有到岗，不敢硬拼，一直退却到今日。加入大黄蜂的58以4CV+1CVE，载机400余架的堂皇之阵北上，其中战斗机野猫200架，攻击机200架。估计KB的载机在250架左右，其中零战约100架。盟军认为此时具有一定优势，决定大胆突击。为了充分保护58生存，决定150架野猫CAP，只放出50架海军陆战队野猫进行护航。
! ~6 V1 v, E* g% z# x; k& ^; P) x盟军原本判断此回合日军可能北上避退，没想到日军毫不犹豫继续南下，两军在5格距离上互相发现了对方，均立即放出了攻击队，一场惨烈的海空战就此展开：
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早上，首先到达的是日军的攻击队，90架攻击机在40架零战的掩护下完美协同，不过CAP的野猫也达到了140架：& E4 }# b+ C. e! k2 F' L+ q
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; |' V' s/ x0 [$ N" kMorning Air attack on TF, near Belep Islands at 114,151
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2 M2 n/ v( }" |+ _( y, P! mWeather in hex: Light cloud
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% Z) h2 ]' g  s$ B  A# Q& ^Raid detected at 108 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ u, x: u4 i( T" j
Estimated time to target is 40 minutes8 e  z+ q* `+ U; G9 W5 G

/ P: B+ F% d* _# O, I! ^/ sJapanese aircraft
" |# C1 Z' M6 b1 L3 [# V2 n+ G9 y      A6M2 Zero x 42
+ I4 ?9 J- d8 P" C! |5 ]) {      B5M1 Mabel x 8
( i0 p% V  i5 ?  d# l* }0 p      B5N2 Kate x 311 V" Z3 ]% Q- O, l; H
      D3A1 Val x 14' v2 I0 B: F! P* P$ ?' |( Z! L$ m
      D3A2 Val x 386 q3 ?- G% M  a* E6 ~0 Q2 m) {: n
& w9 o' d7 L6 g' R! ?

! B2 ]4 L  o* i( ]+ m  D
* K9 u( W3 e! ~$ |5 xAllied aircraft
% s' j; a  v- t. R      F4F-4 Wildcat x 138
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Japanese aircraft losses  Y6 {: G: x9 M0 m
      A6M2 Zero: 8 destroyed' L* B7 m3 E) Q1 X, A# D
      B5M1 Mabel: 4 destroyed, 1 damaged
7 [- J9 U: Y) i0 k- S      B5N2 Kate: 9 destroyed, 6 damaged
1 w8 G( F% f  R. j6 `      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed by flak
) U  n0 h7 U' r; m6 b      D3A1 Val: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ D1 _3 b9 z8 o% Y6 L. @      D3A1 Val: 2 destroyed by flak
7 E9 M- Y: ]2 }) V$ b      D3A2 Val: 10 destroyed, 13 damaged6 [, V9 X4 ]1 {8 E! [
      D3A2 Val: 3 destroyed by flak
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- |/ M* R* o& r1 H2 F# N% j7 q& wAllied aircraft losses5 S* f  r+ g6 }4 p
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 2 destroyed7 R7 H+ Z) n! x
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Allied Ships
* ]" J( J$ B* S) F) v, ]( F0 D      CV Enterprise! Z9 D/ n6 {" A# y; A  j3 r. m
      BB North Carolina
$ D) b: v" E+ H# m' k      CA San Francisco
( E3 u) N( H' d- ?4 @' g  ~      CV Hornet0 c- |: D9 j) B
      CV Saratoga, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
% |& ^2 N' u  }- y4 x% k4 e      CA Pensacola' B- ~' ]" t/ F" d2 H) Z# [3 r4 i* y* S
      CVE Long Island, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
/ d# n8 l0 i6 H1 B" `      BB Washington, Torpedo hits 1
4 R$ P( s  j  |% u( n' E, X  l- D5 ~      CV Wasp6 a" U6 H' W& x

* U# `8 w% @2 b1 g萨拉托加、长岛均背2蛋起火，英勇的华盛顿号舍身取义，帮CV吃了一雷。  A( _/ G; |+ r% A# v
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而后盟军的攻击则让哈尔西大失所望，协同极差，最大的一波仅130架，约总数的一半：
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2 O. u: I% ~  h5 C9 MMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 114,146- S" E. f0 o. p0 s' e" R
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud# E1 _/ N2 J. N( M( x8 X" J# Y

3 {# h! ?, W1 @$ QRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.# ~" s0 S# ~- ~5 n$ ~$ R
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes- _- [; O- L/ B+ s' y2 e8 e

* e# b* i) V- H( Y+ \Japanese aircraft; j6 X: z3 u+ k  f" c% p
      A6M2 Zero x 49$ P' L' U) Z; a/ w/ p$ |8 @
3 l2 K/ K' T. B
% r0 h  _6 Y% n3 u1 K2 R

" E6 ^+ n. z4 m* _) ~Allied aircraft
! z5 S: Q/ [% a/ |$ C' M1 |      F4F-4 Wildcat x 39
3 c6 r# t5 [- q6 ~. \1 }. v      SBD-3 Dauntless x 68
$ _# h( h" f' s0 u& _      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses& i1 z- r- ~, A
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 13 destroyed
, N0 }# S2 O, T4 i      SBD-3 Dauntless: 7 destroyed, 11 damaged; c( @  V7 J( Y! K. V( ?
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
$ k/ [# V1 k/ j/ x9 h& E, l; W0 Y      TBF-1 Avenger: 4 destroyed, 2 damaged
% ?0 f8 M2 a5 }) G5 N2 n: J      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed by flak) i9 b8 c) Y/ X5 E+ s
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Japanese Ships
- R9 m4 l" l/ d      CVL Ryujo
9 n  Q2 O( F' u  d9 T      CV Shokaku
3 w: }1 J# |) B  L1 v" P      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3) \, m7 K  z* j+ y; a
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2' |8 u8 Q/ F, m
      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
9 a/ M  W0 V  w: {6 C% p      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage8 b  `& U1 i  T4 _- f
      BB Mutsu6 x+ j  u3 y' V4 R. O# ~) K

- j$ ]: e! n& n) F仅重创护航航母云鹰号，瑞鹤背2蛋火都没起。。。7 i' X! ]; @0 j  E, x
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后续的零散攻击基本是在送经验：
( ^$ s# ^" }- \* V) f% S0 s2 ]Raid detected at 15 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
5 V2 B" c& L8 AEstimated time to target is 5 minutes0 R( \. O( i2 H/ G! v

5 h7 O8 ^( v( C) R, n9 }Japanese aircraft' |, ^$ `& j1 h2 m& t: K
      A6M2 Zero x 30
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& Q( z; h0 y3 E
9 A+ _2 N+ s9 Q8 H3 O8 a' v6 NAllied aircraft: O  X2 h. o- Q& L4 k$ c8 L
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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! {1 S" ~* g% z+ f1 KNo Japanese losses' L3 r, H" J, F

4 g( m1 o) u# Q; C) q5 X1 f2 ?Allied aircraft losses8 D: p& }7 z. T4 g+ d+ ?( g
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed
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/ F+ ]1 S( [/ F* e* @# uRaid detected at 12 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.3 p5 L  P. n( B& h: ~% f9 L& d
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes" |  ]" Q  |, l# E" D. N
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Japanese aircraft
6 P' }: u& S: c2 _- ]- _! @1 Q% L      A6M2 Zero x 28+ @9 r; E( s* S/ D1 z# {. m

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1 D: Q% u" ?! \- G7 A# YAllied aircraft
' g! n) v( N- p: ?* \      SBD-3 Dauntless x 17
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% N9 U6 E1 N" n- tNo Japanese losses
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6 }1 l/ h* \- nAllied aircraft losses
4 F% i* l& V$ M) g: f' b4 b( u      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
, |$ u3 p5 l4 i& v! m/ M& F* o      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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0 Y/ ~/ g% p) nJapanese Ships; j$ C: S. z, K8 o8 _- I# Z4 F
      CV Zuikaku: w3 Z- Q" @1 I2 i( H
      BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
- T) H* |/ a+ D) ]( H: G& C      CV Shokaku
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Raid detected at 41 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 T1 q3 R5 k9 r% I6 O  c
Estimated time to target is 16 minutes
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, ^5 s4 @2 d7 q8 z" q. `Japanese aircraft9 j+ P6 V2 o! l
      A6M2 Zero x 181 W2 f7 L3 X& v4 L- h& P

: d, u2 E5 R- ]6 _3 M9 a: N& u6 Z6 B# @. S: M; ?+ m
! X9 T" K0 ?& b  \; z0 {
Allied aircraft5 @- ?& |$ t( g) A; r
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 19
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" C4 d; o+ C; b
6 d7 D& i( H/ E2 X5 t5 a* `' }No Japanese losses
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1 l: W- r; S5 v+ {2 rAllied aircraft losses; b# @+ I$ {% ?4 ^% H1 `
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 destroyed, 6 damaged  Q8 Q7 t7 K7 G, H, a  ^
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Japanese Ships
7 s+ m. c% `. Y# T6 T9 S9 e8 E4 {      CV Shokaku: t8 j, E: ~# W: D8 q( W( K- M
      BB Mutsu, H8 {. U) [" w' g7 L: {5 K. e
      CVL Ryujo
  s+ X9 ?, v+ ^      CV Zuikaku; Z% f& ~, @" Z2 G' p; V

  [) |& n: S0 i0 M这波鱼雷机倒是命中龙骧一雷：
% _8 p) u3 S+ T! I" o- e( _! Y. u+ QWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 ^+ }3 U5 n1 `# L( M) pRaid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.9 o! L+ R  B$ n' m2 v% G
Estimated time to target is 18 minutes- c9 n2 Z+ C# j5 }! Z- p9 t# e3 E
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Japanese aircraft
3 p2 ?2 |; e) D3 B, f      A6M2 Zero x 26; J9 T1 Z0 @' x/ ]/ o6 V
* k7 H: T3 k/ p+ k

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; V1 c9 k3 k5 BAllied aircraft3 x1 {3 Q/ }7 k' i
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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4 G3 U( j2 P" S; F( g' m+ g
% G' F5 c" P8 |$ ~% r2 kNo Japanese losses- V& l, B5 n9 Q+ F

- ^( k# b  z" Q& D1 fAllied aircraft losses
6 U9 x7 M7 Z7 `9 c      TBF-1 Avenger: 7 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ a. V4 [4 c; D
      BB Hiei
. P# Z0 Y" \9 U      CV Zuikaku+ Q5 j4 o& A8 g) X7 e
      CV Shokaku. u$ ?7 J7 X4 N9 v* w& z# K3 |/ T. N6 |! ^
      CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1
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! X2 ~. @" Y$ O' pSBD终于出场，重创了龙骧6 b! x1 w/ x: t3 N& u  k
Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
* n7 f' @" u6 \; YEstimated time to target is 7 minutes  f* H4 o* t! D
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Japanese aircraft
; R( ~" w% A: B  s/ ^: z: g6 }      A6M2 Zero x 63 i* |9 ^( Z2 s3 O

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# p3 _$ k, Y, J' v  q5 @) B* ^, U+ q6 y' V9 k
Allied aircraft: a8 z* u7 ^0 U
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 152 h; F% I) f1 L& r( d+ u3 y4 i

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$ {) K, S  k8 @. {3 n0 D5 {. `9 @No Japanese losses! k$ }( u8 L" z/ w6 b

) c) E. H+ {* B  x1 y& T9 pAllied aircraft losses  @3 s9 E  b/ p3 r0 c! I
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
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% N* I7 h: Y9 h" _; kJapanese Ships  B  E5 t) L# ~1 Y9 U# [& u
      BB Mutsu, h# `2 C7 T7 k  N  q3 J; i, r
      CVL Ryujo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage

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5 b8 M% ?# p" O- o! f( k# x6 I由于上午双方的攻击机群遭受了严重的损失，下午的攻击就薄弱很多，双方均无建树：
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 115,150; G0 w+ M. v/ V' x. c! z( a# U

$ Y; h9 l5 a% H8 HWeather in hex: Overcast4 a% d2 J: D- i$ k5 W9 r0 d

  I" W- y' J) u6 p- fRaid detected at 117 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
. z4 E  o: h" C) OEstimated time to target is 43 minutes7 E$ A& H+ Q8 X" _; w2 U5 h/ m

% [$ T% F: Y9 ~% P3 `Japanese aircraft; |8 C; g/ H) U" \" ]; b7 P5 z+ w9 ^
      A6M2 Zero x 8
2 v6 ^, x  n, J0 f' v      B5N2 Kate x 2
3 ?3 e: {3 l% w# c      D3A2 Val x 20- i' a; X- w/ ~, v/ L, x
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  F( K# _! `; AAllied aircraft
3 x( j' |# M& E. X# N3 ?1 t' Q      F4F-4 Wildcat x 1101 \# Y3 l& m/ ]8 d0 T  P) ^
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- j$ {; P  w, o* h3 oJapanese aircraft losses- v3 G, Z' o2 s$ l2 E
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
/ g" X7 j- t. w3 h9 [      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed% X- ~# G, ~" {$ F" Y
      D3A2 Val: 11 destroyed
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0 x4 Q- w: _. d1 P7 zNo Allied losses- n& n1 V+ B' ?

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) o2 }2 P, x# \3 a* gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 114,146% ~# Z( R9 c7 r3 J9 |: k0 Y

8 r$ Q- Q5 B2 }  A0 d" FWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 69 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ x4 b2 u' \: }( V; _Estimated time to target is 27 minutes, U2 o7 b7 K- Y- T; K$ j- }+ t: c% }

1 R- j& j3 A7 Z3 {3 DJapanese aircraft
4 Z. [6 O2 b) B8 Q! z- W      A6M2 Zero x 42
: f! ^" X' J7 H
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  D! R( `" X4 R0 Z
& H, S# }1 V8 H$ E4 MAllied aircraft
: z: u1 [. n" R! R( S* [      SBD-3 Dauntless x 27  V4 f- @" c- n; M+ |0 B
      TBF-1 Avenger x 32
9 _4 T$ M) c# ^2 V) Y$ p2 c/ S
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No Japanese losses6 ?5 j0 x& G6 b* u$ }

* N- k# _# U+ F" RAllied aircraft losses6 B) B, U9 {/ I$ t" w5 c
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 14 destroyed! I3 e1 E7 b+ A2 Z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
& Q; [# h9 e0 P9 S      TBF-1 Avenger: 17 destroyed/ Z2 c, K' p0 |. m6 J
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Japanese Ships
3 C; c# z! l7 s  j) A' C' g      BB Hiei
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总结来说，攻击的结果让盟军指挥部大失所望，日军的实际载机在200架，估计是因为之前的消耗，飞机数量不足没有满载。盟军以400架的2倍优势居然没有打出大战果来，主要还是陆战队的护航野猫太不给力，让攻击机群蒙受了大量损失，盟军差劲的协同也使得攻击机没有发挥出应有的战斗力。双方均损失了100架左右的飞机，主力航母目前都无恙。: x. e+ Z0 V$ U0 w7 V* ~* y
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战后盟军在分析战局时发现一条惊人的消息：! W; r) Z6 p1 _) O8 |
19 x F4F-4 Wildcat VMF-224  turning back !!!
* A8 N4 q5 Y5 |6 i一队本来指派护航任务的19架的野猫居然临敌畏战，让自己的兄弟姐妹们去送死。。。
8 W" v& |, O  l1 h* \5 W( C哈尔西当即解职该飞行队队长，并送军事法庭审判

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盟军海、潜、空三路出击，大破KB) z2 r% x. t- X" h

- Y+ \& y- K& d- Z在经历了前一日的失望后，盟军统帅部痛定思痛，重新安排战术，发动了附近所有的潜艇与海面舰只从四面八方拦截KB，同时58像KB最有可能退却的西北方前进，以求取得决定性战果。今天盟军RP彻底爆发，终于大破KB：
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+ b% l, M4 M$ ~) ?天刚刚破晓，就在日军正在准备放飞飞行队的时候，地平线上出现了几个黑点，"发现敌军舰船！"哨兵甲喊道。可惜受伤的瑞鹤难以迅速摆脱，双方在26000码相互发现对方，大打出手：1 j( r4 \/ V9 n, e# }. t. C
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# \8 I6 a0 k2 k% s" o5 k, x2 ?% _) N* WDay Time Surface Combat, near Kirakira at 115,145, Range 26,000 Yards
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+ o4 Q' |* f/ P  @. qJapanese Ships2 u. j) G* C9 G6 v9 \
      CV Shokaku+ U2 a) l) b2 v7 v1 R) Y" t
      CV Zuikaku, Shell hits 6,  on fire,  heavy damage
! h. z- O4 b3 Q2 o3 Z      CS Chitose, Shell hits 1# f$ k: O+ v( V7 {9 c- a
      BB Hiei
( U1 Y: [- O& R5 V# O; j      BB Mutsu
# ^( W6 d1 i- [) [/ I% d1 @+ u      CA Tone$ y/ f  K5 s6 k& x
      CA Chikuma, Shell hits 1
& d6 z7 w# J2 H. `' K      DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1
( q# F0 J1 M3 I1 @9 {; P      DD Hatsukaze, M( p8 G) T7 M6 e- a
      DD Maikaze
: G* ?5 e& T! b      DD Isokaze, Shell hits 1
9 X+ W( {/ i; C/ u# D8 p      DD Tokitsukaze" _1 u, V. b2 h4 `2 \, H

5 {* g  N, U; {4 i3 xAllied Ships; }8 g' j9 v3 ^& v4 c
      CA Chicago
' M% O( |* ^8 a% a      CA Salt Lake City
+ U" ~# @! T5 _  g- X) R$ I/ C      CA Astoria
/ O) M! V- d# Z3 \9 T      CA Quincy" |+ u  Y& U% k( B
      CA Vincennes, Shell hits 4% K/ a+ v! g: u# s
      CA Australia
  t" z/ B* X/ s3 I      CA Canberra% }4 T& a- n$ G: f4 k
      CL Leander
1 f" @4 h4 f$ z9 Y      CL Hobart
9 [: Z; {% L( C7 Z9 z/ q      DD Fletcher( E# x3 I6 f( p8 g! T; y
      DD Grayson
' ]7 L2 |% v6 M- ^* Q      DD Russell
, x5 ?+ Q7 R! D& _* [9 b      DD Mugford* S* Z# Y* R, B6 [+ K9 d
      DD Ralph Talbot, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( c$ I7 _* D, r
      DD Patterson, Shell hits 1,  on fire
' R- Q4 M: e6 @6 o1 U5 v) @4 n      DD Jarvis, Shell hits 4,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 v- u* F1 x9 M- F
      DD Gridley
" \% _: b  Z2 z- L/ S3 |; W. k+ I      DD McCall
8 F, x  k/ \/ Y) a; ~      DD Lamson1 ?1 X5 }0 H5 E5 S
      DD Case5 v. `) g& T2 y# P/ l
      DD Shaw
; q% d- V5 u8 d" X7 T" n, m4 I      DD Perkins
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盟军指挥官惊喜的发现对面的居然是CV编队，立即开足马力全力冲上，双方最近时已经不足17000码。最终击中瑞鹤6弹，瑞鹤燃起熊熊大火。
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就在刚刚脱离了水面舰的威胁，日军正要松一口气时，"发现鱼雷航迹！"该可怜的哨兵甲战后被称为著名乌鸦嘴。旗鱼号潜艇对准祥鹤齐射4枚鱼雷，中地一枚，祥鹤的油库爆炸：. F, m/ f- N; W; y2 Y& q
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4 k  Y5 e. d( Q4 S8 ]+ aSub attack near Kirakira  at 114,143
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Japanese Ships4 y$ B2 o& G" K1 m0 X
      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire" |, q- b3 u; c3 b& c& Y
      BB Mutsu
2 |* D2 X9 W, M3 |% j      BB Hiei  r2 p% c7 `* V0 R! @% V4 I
      CA Chikuma9 u) R( `5 x8 I1 p
      CA Tone) i$ b  e3 G* P1 a3 J1 `. ~
      CS Chitose" `, S" i- U" y6 }7 }* [
      DD Maikaze
8 ~# B: [& u  P7 ^$ R% P      DD Hatsukaze
7 v' {8 O: D! V$ p      DD Kazegumo
, j% a% F" ]* \2 w) Q( S. N      DD Tokitsukaze$ S( f. e' K! p4 G
      DD Isokaze/ V- N6 l4 G% c1 w
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Allied Ships
( p1 a5 U0 }6 Z7 ^/ S  }      SS Sailfish
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, l: T2 y% ^+ t0 Q, x, N4 v- Z% xFuel storage explosion on CV Shokaku  \% J" e. j5 t' b4 i! s
SS Sailfish launches 4 torpedoes at CV Shokaku9 D" O  P5 p" L- H7 Q! I

  `' \; b  K+ O  ?9 O7 C3 x在经历了水面舰和潜艇的双重蹂躏后，已无法再放出攻击队，接下来就是一边倒的58对KB的屠杀，祥鹤当场沉没，瑞鹤重创:
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" x) ?/ I2 h+ ]: m7 Y. m* G  WMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 114,143
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Weather in hex: Light rain, X2 X8 a* v/ h' i5 A
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Raid detected at 77 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 `; v! j. k. i, \8 T, Q* N
Estimated time to target is 30 minutes
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" m4 b: G! n! K% H. F/ C2 JJapanese aircraft' Q% t# [8 u, W  N
      A6M2 Zero x 210 k. K- j6 o3 F3 ~

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Allied aircraft
& N( p; R% a5 n; Z8 [      F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
% _; ?0 c" B7 w: N; y      SBD-3 Dauntless x 56
7 s, J( @5 r2 B* H      TBF-1 Avenger x 4
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% A, \; J0 z/ x( Q5 AJapanese aircraft losses
8 c  t$ ]: z9 M      A6M2 Zero: 7 destroyed
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4 o8 S. ~" \5 C! q      F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
6 C& T) o) l0 t8 {$ B8 A      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
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* D. F# }. P7 y% V5 C% YJapanese Ships
4 Q& L$ ]% D9 S6 a3 i6 q      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. l. |- u! c2 Y      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. j# {. n1 ~# {: k7 e
      BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 8,  on fire
4 y  p6 U* B9 H/ n  f4 u2 U      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
6 ?1 ?4 X, ]2 X0 K' }  f, V4 g      DD Isokaze
. k* \$ Z& ]4 r1 z4 M+ S$ s: v      CA Tone, Bomb hits 1
) M% |/ [7 Z7 X      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2
" l; n0 O- l+ Z: h      DD Kazegumo, Bomb hits 1
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下午再来一波：6 h4 R: R% Y% m) v2 e1 T7 x, ^3 `
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/ Q2 f8 {( h* x( ]% D* _& M% wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 114,143# |: K! o1 I9 X
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 U: `  M! P5 R' WRaid detected at 64 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; R5 _5 l& r5 _0 \' u% l- o$ W$ ]+ N
Estimated time to target is 25 minutes
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 33" T. S! _& \1 Q9 M$ A6 d2 J6 J! `  C
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 61
7 @" w6 X  S  t! l      TBF-1 Avenger x 4) X/ T. y# }. p; Q

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7 l8 e1 K- h/ y+ U( d, L* x# l4 yAllied aircraft losses
1 ^  Y5 Q, g+ _" V      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
1 i& i( ?/ u$ Z/ ?* m' k      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 5,  on fire
' Q% p0 h; c% w* _; L      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage3 k0 _# R  [5 o
      BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 10,  heavy fires& \& t' \# F# \2 ]4 T
      CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
8 W2 U' D8 \# Y% ]2 M4 Y) k7 s      DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
: E$ A! u! B6 V" U- I$ k) P! M      CA Tone
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今天盟军一扫昨天的晦气，一举全歼KB，打破了双方均势。
0 Y$ |' `  g, [5 E, O9 a自此瓜岛持续两日的海空大战主要部分就结束了，日军损失正规空母祥鹤、瑞鹤，轻空母龙骧、护航空母云鹰。连同载机200余架一同沉入了大海。" T& f2 Y* i0 Z. k: G1 I2 ]. s
盟军方面萨拉托加号、长岛号中创，没有沉没危险。载机损失同样近200架，其中主要是攻击机。
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瓜岛争夺战的命运就此决定，后续几天58联合水面战力对残留在海面上的日军其他舰只进行了屠杀，重创的DD以上舰只包括：
) }7 z. i: d/ n, R) V" X  IBB Mutsu,  heavy damage+ G8 _0 |& L7 |$ s; \: a. m# |6 Y% g
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
9 ~$ ]+ N& L6 R6 e1 `# F& }3 PCA Kumano, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) D3 m4 ?; m: y& |9 r
CA Tone, Shell hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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其他击伤、击沉的DD级别舰只无数。