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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。
' O" R! d( A# c! Q2 |$ A, D' \: XMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast& e, V& t, j5 ]3 E/ T7 x

9 U& C; f  l4 h1 b! Z4 p' I, ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet." p7 T4 D, O' m& R5 F8 \' X( x
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes& _# u$ N; z6 a

( H' E9 C  {  S# t8 ^Japanese aircraft
" |3 O) h4 y8 _. q% B: a) [      G4M1 Betty x 6
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+ g0 Y% n: H: @; \& KAllied aircraft
% p  ^5 `9 f2 c. J1 I$ A      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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# [% `6 x( i/ @. b8 b; {# NJapanese aircraft losses, Q' W) l. R) ^$ I0 k$ p: l
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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      AP Heywood# p2 Y7 V' i# n' ^5 p( U$ _
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130( y; S) C- R  d
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) [0 I+ @' s6 i  O( m& M; yEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- Z+ m/ u" x" ~. j
      D3A1 Val x 14% e# S# ]9 c- L5 i+ s
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Allied aircraft7 S- j# m. S8 k5 f2 y% b
      Kittyhawk IA x 61 @& U2 t( i3 v; w( _; Z
      P-39D Airacobra x 33
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# ?$ G3 Q5 `  pJapanese aircraft losses
( }: K. ]. N% k8 [4 e      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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      AM Lark
1 V( t+ d8 e$ |# p      AM Starling
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4 W0 d8 b- F, e1 G1 ]- RMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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) r3 A! b* G5 b3 T+ A3 @6 XWeather in hex: Heavy cloud: z$ f0 m! }! k) [5 X% f5 E6 R2 K

( _$ E: |8 I& E+ CRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.9 b# e; X! G& E$ v6 I+ x
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes6 W$ ~# }9 H/ _) `# a" D

; _; Y" Y' O, y% \Japanese aircraft
; X. a' G/ H/ X      G4M1 Betty x 137 y, x0 F8 l* q" L

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Allied aircraft; `+ X7 ]# A9 Q- M6 \. T0 T# R" X  t. w. i5 p
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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8 Y( Q: K# @1 [0 i7 GJapanese aircraft losses
! w9 G% ?# M+ S% U) W; N! g      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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" W: [) Y! n$ Z; rAllied Ships$ C+ t7 }. r& r# J+ s
      DD Henley
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4 M! O9 \$ ~4 m7 A9 {/ p# IMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- P+ W2 b3 }$ D7 R9 |; m( p

+ I% A8 \% g7 @* L" s$ P. ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain* g! ]' i/ n8 W. Y5 ~/ a

1 B# A7 @4 K& W, `. _Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 ]4 t: I4 v, R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
) K* _7 M  X, g: C# \      A6M2 Zero x 2# r/ k9 c: d" }, Q' D
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2 x$ g" t% D- |Allied aircraft, V8 P* ?' H6 {1 G; c* O
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
, T. R( b4 a! R' z2 ?/ x      B-17E Fortress x 8
7 x& |/ u2 ~/ t! q      B-26 Marauder x 6
3 A* G  c1 o3 l1 \      P-39D Airacobra x 21% G2 G# H4 w. [6 X4 C- ^' L2 s
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No Japanese losses! d0 P7 Z& o4 q

* X( B, `/ q4 K$ ^2 lAllied aircraft losses4 [( J0 _$ r9 m, y, o" {+ T
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged; y. B: J5 q) `7 Q
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
2 \7 |, a; U0 b, s: \Japanese ground losses:2 v' x6 Q7 p# A0 k4 I; W2 B0 I
      7 casualties reported& W  S% [* f$ D/ I
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 E: c* A9 ~- m$ J" Z1 @
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 Y/ O6 \% @$ p6 v
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 F6 A9 t% u! R6 E      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 1# h, i, u5 v$ H2 H
Runway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain5 D& M) j! \, i

) c: }7 ~1 R6 G" YRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ I) q0 U  D! d& g2 E3 U, |Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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0 {# C$ E4 k! W7 ~: \Allied aircraft4 r+ c3 C: R% S
      B-17E Fortress x 5
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( n3 e. }& J7 jNo Allied losses) f4 n/ @9 v% N3 @: H6 I+ g2 V

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Airbase supply hits 1& u$ I: d! L7 _: ^: M9 X
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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, Q4 [  x4 G. j; tWeather in hex: Light rain
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2 B. g/ \" t! Z8 I4 ARaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 `8 q9 z3 i# B# v0 u$ d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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& `- X8 Y& ^* C' |Japanese aircraft, m0 ^7 L6 j$ l; \2 T6 r
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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$ D3 I3 ^9 G7 G) [Allied aircraft
2 |4 U3 G# G: T& L6 A      B-26 Marauder x 60 ?: H. S3 p1 P( r2 [

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      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground& W0 U6 C$ U3 @. m* D- _
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Allied aircraft losses& V# Q( z  Q/ y1 k* x/ P' U% G6 s
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 \+ b, H1 `5 |7 [% c
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled  h6 `+ X: a! k) X1 A  i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2& _' ^7 {' T# J1 B% ], |+ t) P
Runway hits 4, D9 A: v& o0 G  c

8 |: p7 i* G% A/ SMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1384 L8 q& R; R8 E2 r- t
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' r) ?3 P0 m% F8 k! E. S5 \/ n
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- T) Y7 f: g7 K* t4 d, e
      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft/ P2 C- r& M7 {" V2 a
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21* Z, z2 Y6 q. C! D* y4 v4 F: w
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Japanese aircraft losses. n0 J: a, r& J- F3 i( C
      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships) N! e8 {" L" k5 `+ [! c2 P5 R
      DD Aaron Ward
; {! I' F6 X/ \% \2 j8 O0 w4 _      DD Laffey$ p8 x, T- N- j: z. E, o9 R- Y

3 ~+ p7 G/ ?8 Z4 @9 R  HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* C$ {- A; G2 q( j! uEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 v' W' D5 A2 Z9 T% K. }! `      D3A1 Val x 12
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Allied aircraft
+ {& O* _- k. \) E+ x+ Z      Kittyhawk IA x 5
, d1 k$ S7 V, u2 p  Z      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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4 P; E% q$ {' G& |0 |7 CJapanese aircraft losses
4 l0 m* s& w9 l! r5 r3 H$ p      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed- A( K/ r: k0 a, A# Z$ U+ U

. f: F; b( ]& L8 H$ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138, f4 [+ H2 v4 F4 v

5 S' G1 ]1 y2 D1 s( oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet./ I2 ^7 ?! B  g% x# D& \0 P5 a
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes( R: O4 |+ O4 }) X" B0 y: a
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Japanese aircraft
  Q; E8 R. {/ h: H" G      G4M1 Betty x 5' X3 k2 T  v& H9 v. M$ e

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Allied aircraft
8 Q2 r9 y: q5 G/ h; E( V' }      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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/ ?; k# q/ {% p4 X7 f2 M1 c- q0 BJapanese aircraft losses, E2 N" y$ ~* @+ c4 H. G
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed; E; S% j5 p. c# B) ?5 s
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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# \) T" [% p5 e# j, I6 ]* w
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
9 U6 j. u+ f) Z# ^$ j. P而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
4 J: L0 v. h( Y, \# ]  G/ gchen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

  @$ x" A* c6 K- Z2 b" F: R4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。$ d" o5 ?" h9 N9 Y/ V
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137! F4 i7 j8 o$ F1 a# ~( z

. Z) b2 f) c# }4 ^1 H9 ^& ?7 z5 EWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! [2 ~$ w* C+ X% @, i2 y
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes3 [4 B% X/ d6 e0 v- [# @/ w0 O
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5 x- X; A) o' g1 kAllied aircraft: z) M  D5 x" u! w3 x
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
& k' b. t. h( g1 W      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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( X$ J1 ^/ D+ e2 _" ^Allied aircraft losses
( w  u; r3 V2 a3 N! q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged* g' q9 I! z2 E" w, S
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged' y! P8 ]' w& E& J6 z/ F
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Japanese Ships
) y" _% w% x9 T  W% Z9 A      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
; }. r! w" T6 m7 V4 s      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
  _! |8 G/ I, b* @3 N      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1& x1 c, E8 s1 d4 F
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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& I) S. ?: z3 S1 `: aMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137& ?) ]+ T% C# l& P( r

6 Y1 u5 ]2 P6 ]/ j( g. nWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 c: N) M* C/ Z

# t, k7 [" \& z4 BRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
7 b' J+ U8 T: h, _5 l$ HEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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- U" o1 P8 X5 S+ ^5 ?5 g/ KAllied aircraft5 L8 _) ^6 N. Z8 W3 n& l) @5 v$ q
      TBF-1 Avenger x 63 F' ^4 p0 c) R+ S0 I& I- t
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2 a$ I( g& E8 x' o( y% TJapanese Ships; x* T  {+ y3 I3 Q; Q
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137* }: H  C: a9 O" u

+ A% x6 h2 s4 R0 t- eWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
: t, p4 c4 A3 REstimated time to target is 17 minutes& T2 Y+ _1 L0 H# w, T& \( Z3 {

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' }6 H, w) ]6 l3 L$ v+ `Allied aircraft
1 z# l2 R) {4 o4 s, F" v: G; g      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3" |8 N# p- p' L* _# O
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9 c2 x5 E& b3 w8 WAllied aircraft losses
% \( h* l# ^. L  T. J; L- M6 f5 q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships4 o9 s6 L- U; [$ J% v
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire8 j6 g- z8 E# Z, T; o4 n# A! O9 U. X
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137- c& A% ^2 J# }5 P4 n- v: g& i

5 N5 C8 E) ]: n( Y2 p' S; X; j! aWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
1 y$ D' G) Q+ Z* J* HEstimated time to target is 14 minutes, k5 M9 R9 y/ q$ s( T: e$ y
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Allied aircraft
5 W+ u! X9 h) a0 I6 Y      TBF-1 Avenger x 18- X0 E8 x& _- G& v7 h
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; k+ L9 b) |9 T! O1 d. ]: I# ]8 Z      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! K$ y4 y0 r! W" _0 K% H; B/ P      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
5 }8 q9 x: ^2 ?( R  Z1 B      BB Kirishima$ @% C; G5 x. I: Y7 o* ~" n
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire" U7 C, _# C6 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 O# W  k, o9 }1 I" ^

- ]( r3 X3 e9 u$ ]+ Y6 b* `Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet., t2 H8 @" c! X
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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2 A, m9 J( U5 l8 f; r/ {/ rAllied aircraft
9 A7 U' ^5 I" k* F      TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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      BB Hiei,  on fire
# Y0 a* c" Q% a" Z: J% l! I      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
4 m( |. \7 @+ D. m6 n4 }      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire. M- m; @' k' C; M8 u
      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137% Y, v& O; N# g9 C

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; N3 U  ~1 v1 ~, K; xRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
% I. H, T% ^! u4 m6 QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes  m' H% q5 K. |& @- R0 G' C
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3 t0 \2 a3 k3 u% v      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6, Y( V- K3 s# @# e) W4 ^7 V' X8 F( h

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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged+ W6 e' P. q1 K$ U9 @5 a

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8 @2 G* W+ N5 T/ \2 T8 d7 [      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires