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
( N4 A( Z$ U; X3 V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....
; c. Y: r9 ?: L7 T双方投入的主要兵力
. m$ G- B) @/ D3 x3 A2 E, D盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB
* L  D9 x# b7 S( b" z日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB: I! n1 m+ A/ x: y  Q( Q
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.
0 f5 c% p8 N* t5 T$ f4 F+ E8 @( f3 l9 N经此一役,彩云桑投降
; E& a" M: [5 {2 Q. U& Z* v7 U9 WAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42# Y+ Y2 [! N. t/ a! x! K3 ]/ _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,1337 L3 w7 e9 U* M
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain$ Y& Z- q$ W( K% f

0 s; t# w9 o, v1 U# wRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 z/ O6 P$ M; ~5 s+ u6 n
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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* P, n$ F1 b: b& `5 z7 C" SJapanese aircraft, i" M/ y. U0 a& y* [- z2 o7 b
      B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft) h" v  F) J! U8 }# @
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 59 A# J1 W+ R. h" N
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 381 @( ^+ z- X) f9 B
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Japanese aircraft losses
  l3 b- S2 B9 H' w  q7 X      B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed7 m* w9 W9 P2 ?. u% w
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( P  ^8 [6 Q; v$ rMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131+ L! P- J2 x% b8 R# N
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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1 }& m- g* R2 \- b4 a* wRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
  U2 q" s$ ?2 A9 c! w) v. l  J4 kEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' {% `) Z$ T6 R6 L% J      F4F-4 Wildcat x 86& g' B  L1 p( a# E$ u' A
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 49
- Q; Z; g/ p! n  C. Q      TBF-1 Avenger x 23
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Allied aircraft losses" p! t2 N6 ]9 t
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged
" V8 s! a3 K" O3 h0 S4 Z- t1 {; q      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged6 B3 h4 a( f8 r, [

3 n/ z1 k1 x7 C; LJapanese Ships
  [) d2 B; p9 a! o9 v- ?$ t      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 z, |# M+ t) }( ^% w      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires
% D$ a) G6 O! S      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
* v+ e% D  S: [- H  y7 R      DD Makigumo
: {) W% F* w* o' X5 b      DD Yugiri
9 Z9 C" ?& \9 @      DD Akebono
! b& D7 f: ~2 d) e1 x      CS Chitose
, d) [) v* S* h7 W- o! B* |      DD Sazanami
: K; ~3 a. S. i9 ?, \1 \1 J* C      DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131. }, `3 U. c# O: Y( a

7 ^; W8 D4 \) SWeather in hex: Overcast2 V4 r  t& P8 ?4 t4 y: C5 W; |1 z
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% }" R- \5 A0 ]0 l) f4 Z1 _' aEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( v# U/ I) M) A0 Q; |9 {

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Allied aircraft7 N' Y# o: M: k, J9 v- U0 X# A
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
# _- a8 B; U! G8 J      SBD-3 Dauntless x 34/ P2 m& t4 f2 ^1 h) }6 y
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Allied aircraft losses
7 g! b6 j* K0 f% p0 y( o- `" c( |0 e      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 F+ o6 ~) k9 E+ i
      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
" G5 K' x9 T4 Z& g      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
) B3 T# k! I, [4 d: c      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
* w3 @. ]* S, V8 ?9 t- A      DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1,  on fire3 g+ d) C$ M: C& }2 P
      DD Kazegumo
+ T1 r# M# t/ {7 o3 h      DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
1 d* @4 T- P6 e2 S      DD Yugiri
; ~+ _+ E5 |* |: n5 A# x      DD Ushio
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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) v5 r/ z3 c$ x+ p# w/ h0 KWeather in hex: Clear sky! x- D6 _# Z% C7 M% h. g

- y8 G/ B0 {& `* iRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
  k; a) D" [  f5 s% z, t3 DEstimated time to target is 11 minutes, G9 |; M# n5 _& v2 ~1 y8 V3 c+ {
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Japanese aircraft
  ~! \# u' {4 c/ U, S/ i      A6M2 Zero x 52
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Allied aircraft, q7 I' D  x8 I4 D4 R$ g9 w' p! G
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 106 K: Q- R$ F7 V6 i5 W( w
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 l5 T" k8 O, k, s; A      A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses' o) u7 Y) T5 W
      F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
- e# O% b& t" a# R      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged( a6 t. s+ M: X7 Z7 R$ B* T
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Japanese Ships
! W% h. [( l, ]1 @      BB Hiei9 Y3 ?6 L- E5 U3 ?
      BB Kirishima/ g1 b0 m3 f; L, H) b. K7 P
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! ], U( t$ w) h% aMorning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131- N" D5 b: V$ f" p# o
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 q7 b: R% a; _
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.. X, S" q8 G+ O  Q) D8 k
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; g' A  O! [  X0 p5 q6 T

- {& m' M9 o& _Japanese aircraft- _% y5 ?) h1 z6 Z
      no flights
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Allied aircraft# x) e2 }" z8 G6 Q, E. \, N/ {
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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" n1 J2 d) W$ j, pJapanese aircraft losses
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 [1 q$ I* d" L) O2 b
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
+ l9 ]* w* H7 r4 H8 n! D9 h Japanese Ships
9 O9 J" k, U2 m# K0 ?; V      DD Yugiri
8 o$ Z& z' _1 t, p7 w      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage. }, G9 y- f5 c& \
      CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ q  I# X" V+ \% C4 w Aircraft Attacking:- |. Z& K, G. U, F9 C# O4 i
      15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 x3 X5 t& j) G4 G$ j/ x' ^6 b) @! {               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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3 ]! Q: y7 H2 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1355 [6 U+ J4 Z. G% p7 y. J. c) L( v

' N8 m! l: f5 k4 V* v! i$ X) yWeather in hex: Overcast' g6 r9 b3 i% b+ r# l
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Raid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 B7 }! ?* L8 m1 C2 o0 n- }
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes7 O! `& H+ Q6 Q4 q; F( E. j
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Japanese aircraft0 N7 L1 |2 Q' D, _+ U  Y
      A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft
) Q* J, m4 z* Z6 z; t, X      F4F-4 Wildcat x 42
) G8 C0 g) q# B5 h( p; c( E7 G7 r      SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
% e* k7 Z1 M9 h      TBF-1 Avenger x 11, R8 s3 p$ B# o3 p8 J! g% A& K6 n

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3 p7 M% E( \1 {Japanese aircraft losses
2 [& P) s7 G# r  q+ M. G& I      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed$ F, S1 ]# S& _3 C% @8 r0 |5 z4 g

) X  A* p% u5 EAllied aircraft losses7 M- \5 k0 Q8 E7 u9 @8 v7 G
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
6 G2 S% }. F9 b5 h      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- k* c5 J9 I. ~6 A, `7 L6 o
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Japanese Ships6 g" D+ |0 G1 @# g
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
' g# P) ]- R: _. D4 }" s) n      CA Chokai" Q5 ~; n% Z; x! F, P  N" D: B
      BB Kirishima
" c( j* S& n  D2 u. g- ~+ X      CA Tone3 y% L4 p# n# E
      CL Yura+ g8 w- s  b6 O: U9 h5 O
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* H2 q7 D. ]& d, _5 k9 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 Q) r) V  W5 j# O# [2 ^2 m
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, V' i- h+ R2 {2 P" P0 H8 z

! E5 @5 X& a* B0 x! I& X- H7 iJapanese aircraft
$ t4 t9 b: a% A2 A% I* {* t      A6M2 Zero x 1( j' G: J- A: P6 W$ l( J1 k

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" e9 L% E; e( L, A0 n- C; a7 GAllied aircraft& v# [$ v' v/ h: t& X) C# ?
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14
- ~* M5 u2 `; r0 E2 f# m      SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
* A5 s4 H4 k- @7 I) @7 Q      TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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" I8 o$ [3 N" y# wNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
! Y; |* g3 Q$ v      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
( M/ i2 N" u1 O3 W( |- T; v      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
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! _. H8 t2 f% J; {9 hJapanese Ships9 X# n7 S" j8 h2 k0 L! N
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage# d% R. Q5 k- V2 x! b
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
& H: E9 N4 Q- f      CA Suzuya
1 W/ q) h4 S! G9 j, O. T      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 28 q; B. y3 e  J- u
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
- g7 V, X2 x+ l8 l1 ~; e* A      CA Takao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires
" l9 c  u/ _: G9 f7 U% A      CL Tatsuta9 z$ @3 y- B; ~4 h2 Z
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. |$ c* J1 e: i* Q' q. a% oSub attack near Tassafaronga  at 113,1379 ]- j$ N$ s" f1 i

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8 l; K% z$ D9 M% Z      DD Mutsuki
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% l6 b) t$ S5 X, i/ {      SS Amberjack, hits 1

chrnoleer

总结了一个道理....投机取巧是自取灭亡的行为......., V- r! N: U& H) c8 c, t/ V3 b
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
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Deboyne Islands at 102,135, Range 35,000 Yards
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      CV Shokaku" H8 L7 i: n4 I' W5 g
      CV Zuikaku
  x7 X5 ~2 ]1 E! n      CA Myoko
: M+ [1 b3 A, _! J6 k1 h; k! z      CA Haguro
4 ]7 m$ h) ]" O      DD Shiratsuyu
* }/ ~: o/ C6 I  P4 V      DD Shigure
- v( {3 b# W& O4 O2 {% V      DD Yugure) L3 B+ ~2 {* U- P9 F: d
      DD Ariake
/ B$ t6 q$ l# F$ w      DD Akebono+ t3 e& @3 C+ ~0 \* I
      DD Ushio
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Allied Ships, I6 |/ q0 g& c3 `( L
      CV Lexington
6 n/ l7 Z; l+ _      CV Yorktown2 O8 k7 t. w& U  o
      CA Portland8 u! G, B5 d% Q+ G* N- w  i) [
      CA Chester) a5 D, i* S/ w8 v2 _* K! Q: M
      CA Chicago8 G/ L$ N' A* o
      CA New Orleans8 b; K$ l* S8 W. n& A
      CA Astoria. @* d5 \" N3 w% y, v$ E  C  b
      CA Minneapolis
; c* r; j* O7 ^- @      CA Australia" W% w) x9 p6 w; n0 K& I- l
      CL Hobart4 y( X4 J! C7 F' c( O. p% }: f
      DD Sims0 C$ ^3 g6 n" j3 I/ J7 H1 N' @
      DD Anderson
( t0 D- ?) a) h' x% w8 |# i      DD Hammann
/ D+ }" B8 I' J      DD Morris4 \7 g! _4 I3 h5 ]& m
      DD Perkins
; s5 g( u' n8 ^( h      DD Phelps
1 V9 ]* o( ^1 z      DD Dewey
) U) x$ {) I) `: L& `      DD Worden$ y& S3 O( r( Z0 X9 E
      DD Aylwin
% I/ T  i! V) H: K2 O      DD Whipple% h; ~8 B$ |: a. M  \$ x% C$ B
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
; a' I* \5 D% ~( B# ^; V9 r0 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards6 x* W' q+ G9 X4 s
Allied TF attempts to evade combat( X+ v1 W0 N4 |( P
Range increases to 35,000 yards...
4 e2 D1 ^9 B2 W3 t+ I# jBoth Task Forces evade combat
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$ c; |) e" d, L8 n' OMorning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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% Z/ R3 R: H% e( f7 ]5 ?Weather in hex: Overcast" p, v- O5 E! ~+ q: \% Q4 |

- }* ^% I# c* U( q2 bRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
+ w. W. f3 V* S# X) R8 dEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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& p; S0 I, }. R' v8 E/ T$ ~6 Y# \: oJapanese aircraft5 J( S) z5 j- b* r: t% w! m+ V
      B5N2 Kate x 35
8 C7 M* c3 X: ~9 u      D3A1 Val x 39& J% l/ H0 t5 E% \7 q  C# x  u
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+ u! E8 Y- [8 \6 b! ]& i+ mAllied aircraft  k+ k/ p! c. G' \0 ]
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 145 F' A  Y; X% P% e- `
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ M3 C, m2 _! r. c3 @* a4 f      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged
) V9 W7 k9 {2 U9 E% y  O" d5 y1 D      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged6 H& Y* O: j6 i0 d

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Allied Ships
9 |! \) @/ `+ Y      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire2 V, s+ j1 T6 N+ x( K1 \* o
      CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage' j5 u* E; _% ]) y2 Q0 p
      CA Minneapolis  S) f9 v" ^) X2 Y6 _+ f1 G
      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire, B+ m; ?4 g& I: A; g& @# N
      CA Portland
6 M8 [2 }2 E, |- z6 k9 D      DD Dewey
; X1 F. q. ]0 @$ D4 _      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
9 B0 N! A0 o( U( K7 A3 j% J      CA Australia, Bomb hits 2
4 p) I# P, W; v$ P; q/ q2 Q  e" s      CL Hobart
- O5 R( z/ O* ~- Q$ W# S  |* \      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage* U7 i& L- E- e- J
      DD Sims, y  I: G# g- \! [$ O

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2 g9 |2 \' y2 G) {Aircraft Attacking:
2 Y1 R9 X. f( I; m      18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
% p$ E3 x+ y. n! w               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb$ p) B/ h. r: l! c
      15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 M+ M7 `; ^* w/ [
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo5 m$ c; {( Q: q# Y4 K7 r1 }
      18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- I# ]- z  K1 l+ ^& \3 u/ U
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo9 ^+ w; l  N* p' h! U& ?! l
      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'3 \3 k) x2 D, P
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
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. G1 j% }4 u& H% F0 Q, vCAP engaged:4 K4 a% N4 c8 G
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling)
+ p/ R6 q3 D% S$ I$ L2 D      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! N8 u0 V* r( g2 F, n! [4 ^9 d& r3 K+ ^
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
1 v( l( A3 c7 P- X# s3 H  L      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes* _5 `) M+ @5 _0 y
VF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)" [, c1 p9 f% a8 J* ]9 ]0 |
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.
7 E; v6 v+ r+ C$ G. ^& v/ A; `      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
9 i" ^% P! E/ E1 q* u6 r  X      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes  ^: F# T" |+ A4 T! J& t
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,1369 T5 q( z: M  }7 B2 K
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) a- I/ t' l1 Z5 M9 A# `. @
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes8 ]9 D: \% a  b/ }  c/ u% G2 R9 H
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Japanese aircraft
6 e. F" \8 [# o! c/ O4 j      A6M2 Zero x 40; S& ]* @! I* x& B
( s9 c; {' K  V4 D& `

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Allied aircraft
! i* v  P8 M  b& O1 O# ~6 W& r      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
) \/ P! h* C4 ?' @* H5 O- M5 p      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
- W, b9 R' V* H. ^. T( a      TBD-1 Devastator x 24
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& k$ u; a7 t0 H5 z( z. N      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged
! ^# }0 }/ D( |# ~% x      TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged
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Japanese Ships! t7 \& a  W" Q8 D5 i, P2 s0 a/ d* X
      CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
% D, P+ L. ]% \6 K      CV Shokaku
) d6 O) a0 C' H      CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2,  on fire7 p- w- o" X3 w- y
      CA Haguro. ^' L3 u" [' ]3 ~; ~2 _

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Aircraft Attacking:: A6 J) A6 I; k+ L' {
      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 N4 ^3 r* X  P7 }- ~. w5 T- r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb6 P, j3 v$ |* E0 \1 R2 h5 r1 [
      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 n: }' d( T6 Q0 G6 \               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb, [( I# D5 N+ j; v" H; U$ y( M
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
" v1 y" Y8 E. D5 F* B$ ?# _               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# x; t7 u3 u1 h2 A; C8 W      17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
" }$ b, F) X. R8 X* m- W& X               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
/ L% V# H% ^5 R) ?9 N5 _5 e8 @      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet$ U" N/ m6 n" y3 A
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb' |2 G: I8 l2 x
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
$ u3 [8 @. s7 R: ^0 X8 Y4 V               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" h1 J( P5 e7 ]6 p/ q' H* P
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CAP engaged:
- K1 q: Q) |( x" EEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
1 C; k: ?2 `, z* R" r: g' l      7 plane(s) intercepting now.+ U# Y$ ?2 G8 G5 t: w) C
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.' ^- |0 E; t2 f5 M
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes  H9 T5 N( ?0 k$ Y; p
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
, Q+ b: S) u/ ~      8 plane(s) intercepting now.$ ~+ f4 l  Z" x/ l
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
& g$ n) |" V8 r2 O$ o" j. A; a      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes0 a$ y& P: ]0 Q6 D, o/ `$ E6 N
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku0 f9 N9 h4 }- Q4 n* W
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko
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7 t0 }1 O" P* c+ }! v  ]. WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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* ]' n5 _; G2 N, S. D6 tWeather in hex: Overcast1 _3 S5 g- N% a% v2 T; s1 l3 [$ V

8 i/ z- @, k; E+ x( TRaid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" f7 a: h( B1 h: U( z* mEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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8 i8 T. K8 B  D/ I' |# i: e) e" qJapanese aircraft
' o* M1 f9 G7 ~/ z" t      A6M2 Zero x 40% i' z2 b& v" `9 n' ^) Z

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Allied aircraft
+ N5 S2 u" g( a      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
9 D) P% b5 |; @  ~$ x+ W2 _6 z      SBD-3 Dauntless x 5
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: A8 f, W9 q! Z8 DNo Japanese losses# D, k( K3 a2 y4 i' l3 O/ C

2 J1 Z( j& E7 w! CAllied aircraft losses( C7 p! w" n8 B+ X7 P' J6 e
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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* M% A% C( ^  V0 \, }Japanese Ships. k- L5 u$ D9 O* }/ W) c4 P. y
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:
9 U/ h9 ^7 g9 b5 T       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
  x2 _- [- ]8 p" N9 f: A6 }! N               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:
! S7 w; l( F: J7 z5 DEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
/ d' \0 N6 ~- h- J      7 plane(s) intercepting now.! D9 ~+ {; @) j# D0 r8 y
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
; y4 @" J' S8 W0 y* c7 @      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes6 u; ^8 q( N% |
      7 planes vectored on to bombers
; S: |6 j3 @! f. WEII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)* P' {% `7 u8 w2 v/ W9 ^" U* e
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
* F  u* f4 F- |& G7 D8 l' }3 M      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.; I# g! Q. n: ^( Z7 ~
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes: H' c7 `2 @1 M$ n! L9 \
      13 planes vectored on to bombers& H$ _3 k2 f7 V: o4 ?

3 {  Y+ ?- Q+ Q/ j. `Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,1368 g- M* S7 o. W! |5 Y
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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8 n) T! |- x  ]% w- ?7 Z- J$ @Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 O2 k6 L: ?! S% sEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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  \$ g/ P* W# g8 u" N/ Q' Z5 bJapanese aircraft
/ T  j* k! I# N  h3 z      A6M2 Zero x 32
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Allied aircraft
% f/ M( B: x. p# K+ ?3 f0 b      F4F-3 Wildcat x 7/ b3 g% G/ u# h7 }% t# B7 J% A" x/ V
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6' D3 B  C! f% z# M( a; W

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Japanese aircraft losses
/ p2 }  ]3 i. r7 y      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 v3 V$ g$ U8 c& p! Y8 E+ S/ t1 _- g/ B3 E      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged: R; T7 t3 S8 F, }& l& u( }0 ?, p! U
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Japanese Ships
7 T. ], i4 X, T" }, _0 X  V      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires6 b0 ], [' r8 E* q
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4 ]* W# @+ g8 [$ |4 b2 dAircraft Attacking:9 ^3 b( M1 n0 d, _# W6 {
       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
. r( T: c- z( [+ r               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb: M2 l9 J9 ]  t
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CAP engaged:
. L8 S5 F* j$ YEI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 e, y% t5 i0 n9 g" [6 v8 R5 |- r      14 plane(s) intercepting now.6 ]7 T( f( V6 J; \" W
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 $ h$ `7 \5 q. C& d# ], m  D7 c- ]
      Raid is overhead; U1 o+ F( I7 N0 Q7 h6 o5 M
      7 planes vectored on to bombers/ F; y, L' X1 }1 z; k) D
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
6 V- T3 q/ X) T% b      18 plane(s) intercepting now.
+ \& ?& l, }! p+ @. y5 t- i9 K0 l      Group patrol altitude is 15000 0 E4 y/ K# c# [, R! ]* k
      Raid is overhead$ Q; a' t; U9 w4 s  t2 ?$ n1 \; ]
      8 planes vectored on to bombers  @6 d' A: P5 J, Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,1354 `& N& M9 V8 K* P& t
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 q6 Q1 B/ A# K: s1 {Estimated time to target is 3 minutes5 W% }; m% q/ @3 A3 R; |2 \
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Japanese aircraft
0 p* G# R. f& D; T      A5M4 Claude x 3
' S( N. H8 ?( U: Y, Y      A6M2 Zero x 107 l6 c: }& X6 u- X

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9 G$ ~* o% t( J  U' J. `Allied aircraft
# _# G, u. K8 G' a' {* H% W% k      F4F-3 Wildcat x 11
% O) m2 g& ^7 [2 V      SBD-3 Dauntless x 93 w0 q2 X  A* O/ \7 F
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1 I. f1 P, J( U$ d. fNo Japanese losses  K9 h; ~# e; |1 B4 }0 P+ v

* x. e5 p7 H" {1 h9 GAllied aircraft losses$ w/ ~0 w: k# A6 o8 ]* r
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) g9 Y2 {1 x! i2 j0 j* V3 J# a      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage6 t) H+ @* d5 |9 G( z" D$ x( [
      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 C, p  X$ _8 r' |" H       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'. R% l" @3 B# T6 m% N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb; X+ k% k" }3 F
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CAP engaged:
+ J; n( r9 u' w! ~Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)
0 w0 O- L2 n: h4 q4 k      2 plane(s) intercepting now.0 \" u- g: a, I9 h3 w
      Group patrol altitude is 10000
% X9 A- p* G7 m0 o- \* X1 j% L      Raid is overhead' n, Q( b2 p* Z1 J
EIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)+ w: |1 q* U1 `9 i4 A9 v
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
% D3 u: |/ {" c. u      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
2 z( K; v1 v, m( ?) V  V      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes; a: _  f  {" a: s7 V+ n5 I
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
5 ?3 T# F: p5 I3 Z" p      1 plane(s) intercepting now.
/ l. J% K- z! j* v( Z      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
$ N% p6 t' E2 n  j2 ~. {/ c) X      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho
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0 ?- @% R9 b7 M6 [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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% U" B. b3 m2 s3 {Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
$ V) D: ~7 {' @% Z! WEstimated time to target is 63 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 }$ k- r( }9 u+ [5 I2 F      G3M2 Nell x 9
! O: \. a4 p% ^9 v1 L9 M      G4M1 Betty x 18* m+ t7 Y- @7 W9 m9 e

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9 h1 p( s% a- w" R) _Allied aircraft; Q% [- |5 o, F) u4 B% c5 X9 U3 x
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses  E4 ^8 U# p& U8 ]1 ]; r
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged
, T, Q1 [) C3 }; V/ e2 M      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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3 e1 h9 n. R+ i& x3 s  ~0 xAllied aircraft losses
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! `7 [  L$ \. h: AAllied Ships
9 E3 Y$ M  W5 [: |0 W/ d& A      CA Portland
- l; o" F0 }! l( {5 j8 O9 \      CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage
5 X8 {6 f) p+ F# A% c+ w      CA Australia5 i& m, K0 @- K! e" D2 I$ d0 {; o
      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk/ A! O) X, r' c0 [/ f" K- I/ L
      CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
: k- _7 Q9 u' q9 h. n6 @      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage
7 F2 j" A+ k5 ?' R      CL Hobart! u2 b/ n( p. b9 e) j
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Aircraft Attacking:  p6 c0 Q! }% L# \) x
       9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet, T/ L  ?) q2 d; v: f4 P2 _; D6 j
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo$ V( b' e9 h% o5 S7 W' o! ]9 g
      16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet; f2 {0 l9 ], s$ {4 d2 |' t0 m- g
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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: {5 J! u# {2 ?& L+ S# V; a8 H" XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: H8 B, \1 D3 i. R) l

3 [3 N- V" ^3 J8 z0 aRaid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
5 ]& s$ u  Z( m3 i2 Z! A9 dEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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* ?* S0 K/ L* n( u9 i# f0 P, V2 lJapanese aircraft
/ w+ ?. I/ |3 n9 n. r      B5N2 Kate x 27
. n) R3 b6 x: t# i4 Y7 i      D3A1 Val x 37
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Allied aircraft, h7 [) r: c. n  f6 R
      no flights
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5 X# r6 E0 y* \% y+ SJapanese aircraft losses# B0 R3 R- \3 ~
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
8 \& {" D( k& J% o      D3A1 Val: 4 damaged: g4 Z- t- L! A+ e
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Allied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships+ ~2 q5 ]' a  P4 ?, v; d( U
      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk
% |! L9 P* V  W% M      DD Phelps
, y$ Y1 f6 p( S/ d+ X/ z      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
% l% n( E0 w% s4 R      DD Worden, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires3 W* ~3 ^3 V" R6 t5 G1 F$ l9 G9 |
      DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
4 D- I) R7 K8 m      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" D" A7 _" C. K* n. H# B& r0 h# y; a
      DD Dewey. }$ H2 J+ a$ p2 d, J0 O' h
      DD Whipple
5 b: X8 z, @( f! r. G      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:- o' @, ~8 j# ]7 ~
      16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
9 g# G1 W9 \2 b7 z$ `4 e  f               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
- L, d! c7 K: E& r* q2 `0 t      10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 q9 B) O, _) r2 Q6 Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo. ~9 i4 m5 w' N. Z9 U
      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
. d0 W% g$ r) m0 j' D1 G% k               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
( V5 V' y* p7 O+ C% A0 ~! o* O      16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# X' v" {/ D/ ?5 k$ f" J5 o
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo  R7 a4 u3 n- q) s0 X+ f

; W8 F6 P' y1 J# m  Y1 q- A- WHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington0 f# Y5 h0 R7 m% E- J  p
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA, b1 ?7 y8 Q& p8 l, H
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin  O6 e& |1 }) ]+ h" n6 C2 F; X
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.& M* X" M! ~& s8 L9 d
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, ?1 j4 A/ Y( D; x! c
      B5N1 Kate x 6
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Allied aircraft5 _, z! q6 D# C, t) @$ p" u  X
      no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses& p/ {8 O5 Z3 T% h( M4 {
      B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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+ n1 B% X) w8 }; s      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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       6 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 @, Z- p: x% |+ n
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

hongqi315

长水，，TJ第几次了，