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阿姆罗

8月17日，瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战（相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了，当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家）。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天，58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架，再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
( Q5 \% R. z4 ^/ `. m* D/ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1380 W. @! ~: G5 c5 V1 R4 t, A

" b1 P5 c1 w+ B, w, n- Z0 r) w" ZWeather in hex: Overcast0 j$ z' d0 Z. s- ~1 m0 @/ s

& @: g0 h$ P! s" S5 u4 TRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
' e1 S  ^8 K; pEstimated time to target is 42 minutes; v# S. n0 p) G4 l$ w* c! R1 M$ m

$ M9 j- I' c- {8 O( k+ `Japanese aircraft9 M) _# c- C8 n3 x( J- m
      G4M1 Betty x 60 }+ L6 }3 a2 q5 k
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Allied aircraft
0 M& a, h( H& h! a      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses/ i! v0 E" G$ |2 Y' w1 _
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
; p, G- s# h% ^; }5 E8 E      AP Heywood
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+ q8 E& B  U& p3 F& c# O3 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( j  {" B! F! U: r% Q, V% L" y

) N! k) A( Y% U2 jWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 z2 Y+ Y) r8 M$ e/ {5 aEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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( y1 k$ t$ Q& J5 EJapanese aircraft+ U+ S3 }( H1 b. J$ y
      D3A1 Val x 145 \2 i/ c0 A( P

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Allied aircraft
+ g9 B* U  ^2 H# f      Kittyhawk IA x 6
! i/ O6 q# e  k+ O5 X! n      P-39D Airacobra x 33
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6 ^' L5 R; X4 U( qJapanese aircraft losses( Y: T# V" w& C; }7 S8 i
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged9 j7 V+ w- ?, Q: x
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$ ~' q1 }! q, Z, ~; GAllied Ships' E( y4 |" N" t* ~. n+ a8 @  A
      AM Lark
+ D# s! g( f4 M7 K( k      AM Starling6 H' F! q' c' u* P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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! {- w  s2 [! nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# E# ?+ m: V( qEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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; D  B( u* S9 ^3 n- |0 oJapanese aircraft
$ E# f; J! m5 ?! X      G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft
- ?/ A8 ]. P$ e" H) v9 \8 G& J# r      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
$ K/ F; P" t6 p/ o      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12/ H" G) r/ `( p; m& n( Z

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Japanese aircraft losses
0 G. @' O* {! v& F5 c' c9 |      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged/ i0 C) S/ d9 H1 M4 D$ Y
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8 f0 \& Z5 T$ W      DD Henley* ]( r# P) F" P- H

/ i) m  C2 w( |& ], XMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1296 Z  \% H% {" E# A' M

! T% N" s+ b. ^4 J) |" SWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 U2 a4 q4 b/ \+ @. `/ _* \4 O' y& Y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. A' m# j9 t% E& G; \7 Q7 U
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Japanese aircraft
) j/ k5 A. i( K4 D+ h% R1 C      A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
2 f/ R. u3 u1 H" q8 {( E; a& k      Kittyhawk IA x 5
  _& I! N# u5 [) G5 f6 n+ f      B-17E Fortress x 82 C3 r% Z+ J7 j+ H3 g  O- O* H8 @
      B-26 Marauder x 6
7 ]+ s4 j3 E1 y% T      P-39D Airacobra x 213 ~) x1 ~  ?3 \) x9 V
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No Japanese losses$ t/ y& P  y: W& Q4 e3 W

1 U$ w) \& N8 Y1 B! w$ Q7 |Allied aircraft losses2 a$ X  \3 d7 K( M  [
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
& }3 S* @9 o' Q4 |# X& w      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed2 z9 }8 H9 i1 X5 d
Japanese ground losses:# M( I! B/ b4 t- F1 L
      7 casualties reported. ^! g' b% W/ m9 }" }$ H2 z
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  c7 q9 F" \3 ]5 _$ W         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% _! J! m3 d1 F1 {- l: I( a5 [
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* o. I" c" w2 H# X3 y
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1+ q/ H! c8 ~5 R' n
Runway hits 6/ Z4 N9 ]! |! w1 ^, a5 d/ r8 Y
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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, k2 [: a" q2 Y5 y, O- ?2 [% `Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 n+ O* O: `6 ^5 OEstimated time to target is 3 minutes& C; G! C# m5 M
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- d3 L- p/ Y3 W" s/ c+ lAllied aircraft
/ l- C) e  R3 s4 h+ i3 P3 U      B-17E Fortress x 50 o. D6 O0 S7 R  ~: C' P+ {
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No Allied losses/ |' q  Q/ N: C( f  Y- ?2 U
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1 O( v( B4 Q9 U" H; MAirbase supply hits 1
* K* ?6 n* X' \9 T6 y* w/ \Runway hits 4) m$ K) d! w) q6 Y3 m
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1262 b' B1 U* c: F8 C$ M. U1 V
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.7 O4 i5 ?6 C% a/ ~
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 }+ [) Q) F- r- r- D& E
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Japanese aircraft1 C' z7 f* T* O
      A6M2 Zero x 2" Q! r# y% ?2 E. R( b! v  G
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Allied aircraft
* F6 f  Y$ N7 z+ p      B-26 Marauder x 67 h! c# c: ]  @

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7 S. {" g0 _! r" g6 I2 DJapanese aircraft losses  S2 r  N/ l, p+ N
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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Allied aircraft losses
5 z: I  p: z! E) \- A5 u) l* r  W      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
# f& x% Z: p5 f8 m% o5 s6 |0 Z      8 casualties reported
  j5 B) h8 u- s0 J0 ?# X8 M2 E         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# {7 v. R( u  U, x         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 S- A, Z: l  u. R/ e$ `+ s* C6 n
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 f8 n' t1 x- u, ^4 \! O
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2 h: E$ q- _/ _0 IAirbase hits 2# e2 T& S, e4 J$ p# h! M! H
Runway hits 4
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* _) I- j1 c. E2 x2 `9 ?, nMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138  C1 x) Z+ k) ~1 e+ B3 _- \

; \- n! W) O. Q3 H$ l+ b0 J# l1 aWeather in hex: Overcast! U( ?7 A/ \2 X  A5 D# `, A- _2 I
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
. k) r/ D4 I  u- c. oEstimated time to target is 42 minutes. m1 Q; {! ~. x9 u' t
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Japanese aircraft
. P0 O5 m, v- F" r+ W' X      G4M1 Betty x 12
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) p/ k) ~  M# x0 i3 GAllied aircraft
3 K6 L2 l% ~( v8 K! I9 l7 d      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
# W: r! C6 P5 q      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged( E5 \) w. v2 v2 {& @
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* |: y" Z8 t7 ?8 VAllied Ships7 k; a: ^. L  H9 D5 U5 {  w( |
      DD Aaron Ward$ t5 o" ?6 S+ m; j! M; Q* s/ [
      DD Laffey
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130) m+ J/ n! l7 }' m& A: ^3 [# I
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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( x- x4 `1 b* m' W( A) T- G; w+ p( p0 sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.* y  Z2 R0 }1 R% u2 n6 n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes4 v" c& l+ Z8 H1 k3 @) g
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Japanese aircraft
0 z  o) {2 `/ S$ P      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft* A  K0 h8 n( E* R
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
# \% E* S( X+ q; b0 d      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses# [- z8 D. p1 J0 S2 E( ?$ ^
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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+ U! M0 W2 C3 d! w  M1 PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast) O+ `7 L  t4 a% Y5 Z

/ v4 q% A  z2 ]% D6 }2 iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& B+ H6 k- ~  B; x9 C0 |
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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      G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft& |  m* Q2 C" x  l6 t7 b' ~
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6# H2 G, C# b, R$ {, D- o
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Japanese aircraft losses1 w4 l( I# n* d2 W. W8 |
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed' l- H, _8 B# M# T1 S

( q" S; C  G$ L2 M4 m同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
2 `" W7 d3 W/ N* h& i, Q而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
- f$ q' V' E( l$ F; X* f. I而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
) S0 R! z$ ]6 ~/ {8 k. Gchen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

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4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。
2 u* d7 e' J# V2 z$ t7 z. E$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137/ w" ]5 \5 }0 {/ A

9 Z9 [3 M2 E$ Q3 B+ I4 GWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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) J- h; t! Y) G$ X1 ?# ~: ]Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 h+ g5 S4 {7 ?/ \Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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- M7 T+ M" u% EAllied aircraft
1 ~# Z4 o5 |' C0 _$ c      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
/ n/ b- ~3 s( j      TBF-1 Avenger x 269 B8 N5 A: k* d( e& q* A+ P% J

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Allied aircraft losses( D2 E$ G, B% I. e( z
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
4 e3 ~$ O$ K  |7 t      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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; Q& f1 x2 N0 S+ d* F! sJapanese Ships
$ T* L& c9 p8 J) ^+ f. C      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
& r) g# K- p- m$ t' Y8 `  V, Q      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
  u( ~0 p# R6 b9 H4 R- ?  E      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1; y5 E8 _, w# [- l
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud8 k, F7 a0 Y. f4 ?6 C; o/ \
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ W" X; W" C1 R+ a, W% E1 t4 k
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes' l- e8 t5 k% P4 r  ?
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Allied aircraft
; m8 d$ @  ]) y0 H' p      TBF-1 Avenger x 6/ m0 t1 q* Q. b' O2 }

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+ Q3 |0 \, W# T# S2 f# ]) @& f      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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$ A8 g% U4 y9 U# z3 k$ [      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137/ U% L/ z- V3 ^% j
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
* m, B1 ~9 s8 |) `7 C3 m+ f* }$ bEstimated time to target is 17 minutes% g$ H/ ^5 S$ B

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Allied aircraft5 f, h0 A0 \) P* b
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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Allied aircraft losses) e0 R4 b" M9 Q& ]
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
7 U- Y& b) K% `+ t, `8 C      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
" h$ K0 d; M1 ]9 {, z  [$ cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# X6 r& ]1 C4 s( f8 [
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 `# o7 s( u- K1 [. Y4 U; `) ^Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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9 x* G: V9 c2 QAllied aircraft* a4 f- \! x' }; w; n
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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. S' D7 ?% p9 ~Allied aircraft losses/ V! R2 D6 u7 N- l# n9 x2 M
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 g2 _  P( S. v6 g. ~
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 23 `- Y/ f3 j/ d3 ]# n
      BB Kirishima
3 O/ m. N5 s  H+ H/ r      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137: r( D  W% ?1 Y/ I7 E$ e

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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& D; [0 @" x9 ?( ]. o2 w
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft
0 d5 W/ Y: S, w6 z      TBF-1 Avenger x 10+ A0 V! U; Y! D0 ?( i/ S+ ?
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Allied aircraft losses
# I7 {# M5 g4 l" ]+ f      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged+ X% |& n8 [! S1 d4 O- r; c
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Japanese Ships
' p( M7 v3 k/ w      BB Hiei,  on fire8 P% |( _8 K& W. e$ U
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
/ K7 K' w1 l" w7 O      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire# S, C8 \) E! v9 e1 _1 p
      BB Kirishima
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0 q+ h$ l- d0 w, C5 V3 v  ^, }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& E4 \6 Z! Z! |
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
' B; J' a' L, Y0 _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 N. r+ S& D0 M0 f& z7 S

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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 68 R7 {+ T1 \# Q( n8 W

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Allied aircraft losses
( B) S5 }4 Q( f+ Q1 O' @      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged4 D! ~2 h- [, R' {6 d
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Japanese Ships
" G) ^2 j. T/ H0 D      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires