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
  F( T& U9 H6 a- l; {9 L1 a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....% y: W1 L5 d( L) U% y. }
双方投入的主要兵力. N- N, p9 G  ~" Y4 `* _1 q
盟军主力舰:4CV+1CVE+2BB0 b. [8 E* k3 q2 M, d; q) {
日军主力舰:1CV+1CVL+1CVE+3BB9 c4 s& i; B3 Q! R/ w% q0 V! l
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.
; y& n6 M/ D' x经此一役,彩云桑投降% L$ S& [" B6 B3 c, x+ `! N
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 13, 42' P0 V% g" D7 L% h% J- O6 O0 I
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; i$ F2 F' |* _2 p1 W" Y' |Morning Air attack on TF, near Vella Lavella at 109,133
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1 r) G; Q# S$ O- N$ w( k( @Weather in hex: Moderate rain8 {, c; {/ j" g' Q  V

' N) w0 D& Q+ S# Z  I% ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 @2 \' u  u9 |
Estimated time to target is 52 minutes+ n  h! Q/ u8 Y/ Y

8 n7 f& j) U- T% NJapanese aircraft7 q  ~+ `# K% m
      B5N1 Kate x 6' B( P3 B0 k3 g( p& T$ _! u

: X. S/ d$ y+ C" r7 E / }( }2 x2 B0 y$ y& |! }

7 X: Y  e- n, L% TAllied aircraft
) U  K6 \. i3 V0 W+ e/ Z/ u- V9 K! r      F4F-3P Wildcat x 5& G4 n1 A0 w. g/ ?3 D7 z: E0 g
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 38
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3 t2 c0 O, z6 D" Y6 V: {- NJapanese aircraft losses
: g0 {1 Z/ H" a0 G- f  }0 C      B5N1 Kate: 3 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131/ e* Q8 ?8 b6 g# x" X6 [
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. E5 f- |7 Z" H% T3 G9 `2 {Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Allied aircraft3 X1 A$ t5 x: d1 j- Y* g& R
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 86
+ A) Z4 B" H* R' n$ s5 K. n  R' o      SBD-3 Dauntless x 495 `. H& C( g# g* I* ]( G- i- E
      TBF-1 Avenger x 23; |2 X7 v! Y* T3 c6 M

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Allied aircraft losses
& M: \- o; B, f6 s      SBD-3 Dauntless: 6 damaged: ^" M& Y/ M5 S( t. }9 @
      TBF-1 Avenger: 5 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 v& E# u8 t! z9 W
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage  v! E- O4 [7 M$ l0 ?2 V
      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 3,  heavy fires5 ~8 l6 k8 {0 g- B2 a2 B$ ?
      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
/ g3 B8 G! ?' }, T- b5 f      DD Makigumo1 X3 |  N2 ~! P1 C. e9 S
      DD Yugiri
  Z) s) a- J5 U8 H% s% A      DD Akebono5 U: B5 H. m3 r7 [
      CS Chitose
3 e6 G- Q$ V+ ?2 p& E) l      DD Sazanami7 T. a* a, ~+ Y- H
      DD Ayanami, Bomb hits 1,  on fire; v6 c& Q  z: Q; ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 P. r' P3 x' T- ]Estimated time to target is 31 minutes3 X0 s( {  E0 i# U1 p" Q

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% g( p4 _, r# c( |+ v' AAllied aircraft8 E4 c+ S: r5 ]# c8 C4 m
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 14; m9 i0 U/ R6 z0 f
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 34; F: p" Q0 p4 B7 r. B" X+ Q+ I7 S
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Allied aircraft losses
2 u  Q5 a! `& E& |# l3 s1 `& w3 V, D      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
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) T3 H3 b/ ^, q( DJapanese Ships) e" w$ D0 b. s, }
      CVE Unyo, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
, o/ t6 b3 K1 s6 d- V8 z; g      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
8 R/ q7 v, a- ]      CVL Zuiho, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage) J: Z. G* n5 I8 o. M! ~) J& U6 W
      DD Akebono, Bomb hits 1,  on fire, q$ q! K' c5 h. z* b& P* n
      DD Kazegumo
- H9 V: t& j2 j      DD Makigumo, Bomb hits 1,  on fire0 `$ k" V. h* S9 D! z( u) o
      DD Yugiri+ V9 M" k& O( I3 }. \- Y
      DD Ushio
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7 V8 ^0 H& t& K) G3 P' F( ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,1355 ~; G! }9 Y  D# V- [) {. G/ s! w

+ K0 p7 m5 ]) SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- ^7 v. Y: s- y1 l- l; g
Estimated time to target is 11 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' W6 e- s4 c/ X
      A6M2 Zero x 52% s; Z- v4 ]- ^% m

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" l' g: N7 f7 U+ @, H  W& X) {! a4 xAllied aircraft
% j; _4 v# U5 s" \* `  x      F4F-3P Wildcat x 10  ]  [3 {; t, L0 Z, n4 \
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
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) n" n- V6 G4 YJapanese aircraft losses, Q1 x4 A( }4 G! f0 m3 a  c1 ^
      A6M2 Zero: 2 damaged1 A: @2 h9 b& q8 n% e0 M
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Allied aircraft losses8 }) C- O- x; k1 f
      F4F-3P Wildcat: 4 destroyed
9 s* w; Y1 u5 P5 S0 `$ G      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 destroyed, 6 damaged) {% }3 ]/ g5 }' p+ e$ c

! e; Y  r& ]5 e6 w+ j) Q8 E8 SJapanese Ships
- ~8 W; I9 X! D* p5 ?      BB Hiei
$ y# I: W" y' o  E7 h4 Z      BB Kirishima* G, X) q% W0 D$ S' T: y: ^$ {7 v

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Shortlands at 107,131
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0 k* v: m# e6 SWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 27 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
6 n( `$ a4 Z+ p4 i+ d7 [4 QEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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. L( B) w1 U; X+ d2 q  B3 vJapanese aircraft
; c  @8 k9 D0 x9 ~( m9 `, q      no flights
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6 R9 f. D% y; v& T9 y5 NAllied aircraft& k% c1 D4 Q/ Y
      TBF-1 Avenger x 15: R( @- ]3 U& y
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Japanese aircraft losses
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7 V* l9 h$ ^' r! X6 \No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
3 \0 |2 n- N: w( u      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 damaged
7 P+ \6 k1 X' S8 y Japanese Ships
; T9 x* K& E, Q7 x6 v) k, U$ F8 B      DD Yugiri
2 _% S2 w2 j7 w/ L      CV Shokaku, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
2 G' a5 g# K; r& ]+ k      CVL Zuiho, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ m( ^) s5 h- o* w
Aircraft Attacking:
1 ]0 t! k: v9 d: x+ h  c6 H9 a      15 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet  c/ Z: w* t) c( |9 C7 r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* N% Q/ M# L8 K9 S3 G9 M( O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135! W7 a6 {  R6 w. `+ Y( M5 q, F2 i

; ?, T, d* n: F3 ?4 bWeather in hex: Overcast
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/ h$ J! A2 o0 D6 oRaid spotted at 22 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
) ^( Z! t! Z: o  K! Z, w# ~- {Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 \; c8 E! L2 ^: U0 P9 A2 b

( F! ^3 ]- F1 v2 E$ MJapanese aircraft+ t2 o7 r- ~$ D1 [# R
      A6M2 Zero x 5
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Allied aircraft" B. K1 I6 e' z- S  i6 M# `% f3 R% f
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 424 X& p" C5 t; U
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 21
7 s3 i, @$ Y$ D: i! W9 J- o      TBF-1 Avenger x 11
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& F1 w! f3 n- Y  |4 F+ EJapanese aircraft losses* [- v7 {) k6 a% @( K; F
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed! J  j9 v$ @# ^4 ]0 s& s% G' y

$ L* O5 E# ?0 e/ p3 {/ f. sAllied aircraft losses+ k  ]- O, A: R  N
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged& t' b( X6 L- n8 c: D
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Japanese Ships
1 u: u! ?+ L* R) F$ U) s      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 1
- s$ |& N' J( Y& P  x& t! R/ ?      CA Chokai6 p) L, w0 X" X" n9 P% A6 s+ N
      BB Kirishima
1 ]$ i$ {* C/ \1 f      CA Tone: ?4 X2 r& U( |3 v' u  ~' Z+ c' s5 e
      CL Yura
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Munda at 109,135! ^" ~1 G$ k' m6 ]) q( A

4 h$ Q% Z; L# N& G* w. l- TWeather in hex: Overcast
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' p, W' `  O/ z  m# j/ aRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 h. D, [4 u4 uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 U0 A, A* N9 {* QJapanese aircraft
$ m) a3 l8 }6 z. n      A6M2 Zero x 1
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( X0 a6 u' g1 x& \6 p& MAllied aircraft
) i% O6 C6 T; |$ O9 G  B8 b- c      F4F-4 Wildcat x 140 a' l' c/ ^' c1 }6 a& A
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 30
+ Y" A$ w: @3 l! B8 {      TBF-1 Avenger x 15# X. s9 t5 A6 [2 `/ k4 i
4 a/ B9 b7 E/ S' j+ w

1 G0 k( l  c5 P2 WNo Japanese losses. v- X7 T8 D0 N* `

- P, b7 J: ]% x7 X4 j1 k' n; pAllied aircraft losses
" i' {+ s) M( \* ?9 \      SBD-3 Dauntless: 4 damaged
5 l8 l' B# a8 z2 p3 z! `/ F* i      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged1 u3 u7 j. E- O3 J, ?, n" Y* y

+ t% P2 n2 v6 }8 bJapanese Ships3 y& s- a$ M( i
      CL Tenryu, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage
. V2 P: E' x6 v, M) T$ Q) n) t5 @      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire4 |9 w2 @& h. \% u6 N5 h
      CA Suzuya4 r! t- b/ @9 Q
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 2
5 @, u- E. _" f, J9 \' u      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 3
+ R5 G: M* B* v0 n/ ?      CA Takao, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires( ?/ b7 m7 _+ B% H
      CL Tatsuta' G  O9 d% O: Q- L' k
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Sub attack near Tassafaronga  at 113,137
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. `; J, a2 t8 I$ JJapanese Ships" i( M! L4 Y! p4 f" N0 R' c+ a
      DD Mutsuki2 h! W; ?: \* d% j* `% W* a& a5 Z

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' r. _0 F/ j2 g( C5 ]% R      SS Amberjack, hits 1

chrnoleer

总结了一个道理....投机取巧是自取灭亡的行为.......
; `7 o8 y- D' J# h9 g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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/ d& m: S" b. P) T: jJapanese Ships* Q; w' _# w0 C' A
      CV Shokaku) a# r: B  v9 e1 ?+ E5 s' v* m
      CV Zuikaku
( [$ e' i5 h  n$ ]1 L      CA Myoko
& J  _* v' X- u; O& a' @      CA Haguro& \; `7 m8 M( G6 `9 {6 x
      DD Shiratsuyu
9 R* U" [$ j: o' f( h% y4 \$ P% |      DD Shigure
7 G/ O6 u8 H' e- l% w4 B      DD Yugure2 e# H3 [9 |5 d: [; k1 w+ Q
      DD Ariake% s1 ], [5 E, P  _* t6 O
      DD Akebono
6 ^& T! c' |" ~) y      DD Ushio
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( o$ c7 M3 ?5 x7 q8 [* QAllied Ships  O5 S4 F% q5 B. m
      CV Lexington
9 V: D# L0 D  I) @2 ?* C      CV Yorktown& L5 V: P0 b8 _! r  ?9 N. p
      CA Portland
/ i' h/ d+ q  a( n( B9 F% U& g      CA Chester
" n+ g2 Z  M, x- [! x5 j8 [4 [5 B      CA Chicago
$ F5 a7 b% y; H& O      CA New Orleans( S9 m" k3 `% {! M( v! p7 U
      CA Astoria9 j: k' K0 j, R0 a
      CA Minneapolis0 T4 v; M  Y- v6 Q. j4 M
      CA Australia
: ~' S# M2 `7 a/ i4 [6 x. q      CL Hobart! x2 y" A7 ]! r% |- x! c/ E1 Y# {
      DD Sims
8 q8 t6 @1 [9 N+ k+ F0 I      DD Anderson5 p) p' P- `, v4 j9 q; o
      DD Hammann) `0 E8 g) M9 F* J: n. s
      DD Morris
6 `- _' |* l( j$ V5 R+ A      DD Perkins
7 a7 ~# h8 Q; S3 Y      DD Phelps
1 G5 h$ m; m- x. H" A      DD Dewey7 }/ I- ?. q; s* [7 ]% F* r4 }
      DD Worden
3 N- \/ V) O" ]$ f5 ?      DD Aylwin# j! V2 E, z4 z3 _
      DD Whipple2 ?- [# w2 ~$ A( W3 g7 T
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 30,000 yards
. f# p% f0 N1 q5 @: A3 yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 35,000 yards
; l/ _. |) i2 o' bAllied TF attempts to evade combat
" ~1 }5 }. k! C" sRange increases to 35,000 yards...
( ?* T+ g' b" KBoth Task Forces evade combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136+ D$ x7 f. B1 o+ W' j4 c

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6 v/ p. I7 V- E2 M0 T* ?- ]Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 24,000 feet.
+ N+ A1 y2 ^. [  h: }( PEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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5 C' s, W% }) }2 S1 Q$ o8 `Japanese aircraft
' A2 r3 B( F8 f9 Y+ U/ ]      B5N2 Kate x 35
; o# O7 J, i1 A# i" q' \      D3A1 Val x 39" ?. M! S! f8 ~! r5 v3 w

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+ e; l* E2 f1 iAllied aircraft5 Q) a! y; _. \% y5 ]& ^
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 14
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Japanese aircraft losses
$ S9 F6 K3 S, Y9 J" Q6 ^      B5N2 Kate: 2 destroyed, 13 damaged- @: V" @4 h- D: N4 U/ T
      D3A1 Val: 1 destroyed, 2 damaged' @1 @# X& V% ~6 X

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      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 17, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire2 b3 W& W$ V- i3 C6 m' S2 [/ N
      CV Yorktown, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage3 s) O/ K# R9 z; p  _& M
      CA Minneapolis
& U) ~3 r0 R1 l7 D      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 3, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire
/ Z+ w$ I% l( Z5 Z( z; k! r      CA Portland' u" A( d  @! X$ m) t) V
      DD Dewey" f) R: J+ K3 V
      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
/ \# N) L, y! v6 y- Z5 h      CA Australia, Bomb hits 2  W  U7 n- o- ^1 \5 d
      CL Hobart' E! e! c& C. ~* L
      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 2,  heavy damage
' ^5 ~1 Q. j! }7 Q      DD Sims
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+ b5 o; |" h$ M" W% P. e& _: dAircraft Attacking:6 V5 J/ j' K" M1 m' y) A3 S3 e
      18 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'$ A6 S  ?; d( l$ q8 r3 F
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb1 ?) G, T; ~+ X4 e- b. D
      15 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 h8 l/ T2 \% n/ P2 X% S               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
; Q! [* p  r  Q! c9 p      18 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; a; J1 S! ^6 O# M1 l) a               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
9 E9 {8 s# j' w      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
) g  P: M8 R0 m* a. T- I8 l               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb) Z/ Q- o1 M  N, w

. j$ ]; [' b5 r* I# JCAP engaged:: k, ^& o. r1 n/ b# b
VF-2 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 4 on standby, 0 scrambling), @3 u! }  h! Q+ l0 l
      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.  _2 X; ?6 d- w0 m$ h( w
      Group patrol altitude is 20000 , scrambling fighters to 20000.
0 `1 p' ^! j/ |2 d' @% f( x, M      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 30 minutes
/ w! F8 D3 D4 rVF-5 with F4F-3 Wildcat (0 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
' p0 X# C5 j! G" S% F+ m, V      0 plane(s) not yet engaged, 2 being recalled, 0 out of immediate contact.! A% t! u5 G% \  o
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.5 T$ ]- @0 L2 U& [/ J  f  T6 l
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 27 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington. W" F& l6 C( ^- q3 N$ b

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Morning Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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6 x3 S2 _$ |9 G2 ARaid spotted at 25 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.# j) Z' C/ D0 n! P
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes# N; L- R9 [$ h1 e/ `* H0 B

& Y: n' `& x) L+ _: NJapanese aircraft
* ?# i5 |  ~0 g      A6M2 Zero x 40! h4 ?/ G& [7 G6 @% X) L; N. a
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3 m9 ^1 d" o6 O' v9 {Allied aircraft+ b3 _1 X) h6 n5 C) [
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 26
( P9 D# I+ P/ U' c  ^      SBD-3 Dauntless x 63
1 P; z: ?% {4 f. I      TBD-1 Devastator x 244 I. w+ }8 x6 [5 }1 |# d. r

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, `7 {: T1 B* bNo Japanese losses
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! s9 Q5 k& Y* ^4 ?0 U9 i6 q$ y! @Allied aircraft losses" o7 v/ ^4 ^) W' l+ e( H9 U) r, K" x. O
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 13 damaged8 k* E( J! I1 B4 Y* z, G' E
      TBD-1 Devastator: 2 destroyed, 12 damaged& m4 ^+ W. ?1 L; N$ F

3 u9 z. c; v* j; {4 [+ ?# b+ PJapanese Ships( r3 Q# h+ m- h( _
      CV Zuikaku, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire" I2 R5 N6 ?$ P  y* Q: f
      CV Shokaku
3 J1 o; J9 ?. Z      CA Myoko, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
  a& B7 y* {" [8 b* ?# w4 |* k      CA Haguro
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Aircraft Attacking:& W* N8 @9 d0 g+ F) I1 ]. r
      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ ~4 ^/ g* F3 N- j) z3 R               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
. x+ \+ L5 c2 p6 n" N6 o      16 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'; \- m% v1 o! m6 t, S( ^
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb- L7 u7 u2 }9 g6 b- e
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet; r( H+ ^4 j; R( R5 c9 Y0 @* C+ r
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
' w  q+ u! _$ Q9 U; _0 {3 A      17 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 P3 f+ J' w8 `3 u; ^/ ]               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb' [- t7 W6 B. ]1 O
      15 x SBD-3 Dauntless bombing from 2000 feet" L: R! D  t4 E: z. \
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb& ^8 p, F* W) K* u+ a
      11 x TBD-1 Devastator launching torpedoes at 200 feet
( Q: i* h3 x6 C9 h               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! Z/ E5 J. l9 _; V  j+ T
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CAP engaged:8 [6 }0 w, o5 @* ]
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)3 l1 m: D+ c! }0 o
      7 plane(s) intercepting now.
1 M% ]1 {5 B  H5 |& Y" p      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.' n& a# o& a* }  r5 @* T. W9 ?- a" y# [
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
8 k5 v" c" b. x: s' `. ]EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling), @) z- A& `; e8 r/ d: m- {5 p
      8 plane(s) intercepting now.
3 n; {) z. c; O' I      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
/ a7 x  w8 P8 S- I' z      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Zuikaku" B0 q! }1 W, e" G: o
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CA Myoko2 J4 K& i. ]8 f  @4 a* l# k: g

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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,136
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 P. @3 w4 @  i9 K/ K1 ]
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Raid spotted at 26 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ O5 }  @% P. i# Y' bEstimated time to target is 10 minutes
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7 M; A. g8 |6 V) iJapanese aircraft* d6 h8 L5 A, r1 l. O
      A6M2 Zero x 40
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5 ^1 N  S; r* a& T& i; I% J" T( ?Allied aircraft
7 ]! g+ B9 l! @4 `' ~3 G, w# J      F4F-3 Wildcat x 6
/ |8 ]1 C' i$ i* e      SBD-3 Dauntless x 58 J1 ?- n6 e9 f
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No Japanese losses4 O2 Q% C' q1 C; K2 [& y) @1 V- p
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Allied aircraft losses
9 ]. |' Y1 j4 k3 @. I      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 1 damaged
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      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
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Aircraft Attacking:( f# y2 a8 @/ a9 r8 w8 ^3 D
       4 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'6 Z( p1 B7 Y, D/ f0 {; }) d$ i
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb) g8 Y1 F) o. C9 ?+ f

; I. b9 Z% Z) e2 d: `: [0 jCAP engaged:
) z# W6 X: t3 V: M( ~EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (7 airborne, 12 on standby, 0 scrambling)
( a2 N2 x9 g5 a4 O9 X" x! l      7 plane(s) intercepting now.$ @9 B. d0 U3 i
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.5 y( C) F2 S3 V5 b3 b
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes8 _1 A+ o1 E. k: e; \; F  T3 Q
      7 planes vectored on to bombers
# K% m* n! a  b2 ]" r3 ]2 `4 ~EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (8 airborne, 13 on standby, 0 scrambling)
$ f" K+ ^+ R* E2 H8 q      8 plane(s) intercepting now.% c: O' Q1 k; v9 ]8 L
      Group patrol altitude is 15000 , scrambling fighters to 15000.
9 X2 C4 d* N1 l2 Q% w' o      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes
* M* S' }8 W5 F8 M      13 planes vectored on to bombers- d9 m7 I, x. O$ a, a3 E8 Y4 \. ?! |- n

0 x9 Y, p! C! `. u9 |( G& IHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Shokaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 102,1361 n8 r- `8 y7 o0 f5 f& U! w
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 17 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 ?9 u4 m, z7 {. H" A- m
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ V! p/ f1 T- K6 x      A6M2 Zero x 32. V! A( I. U1 z' K% l

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) t1 a. r3 D, V- [6 B8 t- J' \Allied aircraft
4 Z  T* d' }- f+ L      F4F-3 Wildcat x 7
. H/ z* M+ ?( G0 Z" G      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6& }  d" Q* D2 A6 r- E# s

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Japanese aircraft losses
! h8 D! q) I2 b, Z' a      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses2 K5 r7 o. f7 D: \, w, J5 H9 \* V
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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; D: N' e4 w6 KJapanese Ships6 g( P6 a( I  n9 J
      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 1,  heavy fires
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! A: o# X* M& w* y% wAircraft Attacking:
, o: X7 v6 h% f  d8 f8 k       6 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# g- e9 \5 m+ S% N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb
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CAP engaged:. H0 p8 Z4 I7 ^: H
EI-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (14 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)8 w" {6 @& R6 \0 ~- L
      14 plane(s) intercepting now.0 j9 ^* k1 R9 Q
      Group patrol altitude is 15000
7 @& h1 H( _" P2 G( P. i: y      Raid is overhead
3 v1 H6 S9 P- g      7 planes vectored on to bombers+ \& \+ g3 ~) Z6 X7 S& O* j
EII-1 Daitai with A6M2 Zero (18 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)* `5 a: x) i- ?6 L0 N
      18 plane(s) intercepting now.
0 ?9 z( K+ F( n# ^7 H      Group patrol altitude is 15000
+ [8 d7 s+ F$ |2 R' p      Raid is overhead
9 E8 z. R% ]! h8 S0 D) Z8 h2 Z      8 planes vectored on to bombers
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 100,135
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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Raid spotted at 10 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.3 U4 E" I/ h/ A" F0 t/ D. N1 V
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' [3 [8 a% b7 ~5 E0 G. |      A5M4 Claude x 3
8 K/ \5 U: G; @! s5 I4 s$ y2 ~      A6M2 Zero x 10+ i/ W+ A7 _0 K& S5 T6 m

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Allied aircraft, C& w( c" H: i9 w$ K
      F4F-3 Wildcat x 119 e7 `* h7 M, M' {& a. D
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
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No Japanese losses' y/ S  s; a7 M2 p

& U1 o5 n3 l) R5 x& w2 M- g* PAllied aircraft losses+ z& i; C. t8 J) S
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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; C: o& z1 e+ u. ^# ZJapanese Ships1 p- Y7 A5 r6 c+ I
      CVL Shoho, Bomb hits 2,  on fire,  heavy damage
! d1 a9 S7 `7 D) c! g/ H" Y      CA Kako, Bomb hits 1
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 z. `' y9 N" ^6 @, L; ^       9 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
& r0 l1 q2 V. B5 r0 Y; Z5 c               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb AP Bomb0 m  {) v+ c' l4 d3 J

6 W  m  Q2 c) ?7 L3 P5 pCAP engaged:. I( _, J2 f. s3 s0 J3 @" i! l3 F% n
Tainan Ku S-1 with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 0 on standby, 0 scrambling)/ N' }, x3 Y& Z+ W& J$ H
      2 plane(s) intercepting now.8 B" q7 q5 @, W2 E
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 # n  V) {3 }' Z
      Raid is overhead
  O6 z( N* @$ b' D" _7 NEIII-1 Chutai with A6M2 Zero (2 airborne, 6 on standby, 0 scrambling)
; l& @9 ~- D1 u, x- N      2 plane(s) intercepting now.
% ]! n4 R& _% Y      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.
5 x. f) h' B  U      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 7 minutes  N8 h8 U/ |* c
EIII-2 Chutai with A5M4 Claude (1 airborne, 2 on standby, 0 scrambling)
( S6 a% G- P- y" j$ I      1 plane(s) intercepting now.# }7 }; r6 D9 Q! g- d' w; a* K
      Group patrol altitude is 10000 , scrambling fighters to 10000.9 ?! M/ S. D+ `6 ^6 x7 m1 b
      Time for all group planes to reach interception is 8 minutes( L6 U( }- G, R

, _# b. ^8 G- G' H8 Y! g$ @+ @  dHeavy smoke from fires obscuring CVL Shoho, M! X5 @1 t3 k

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" w( g* R  \0 \, c/ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Deboyne Islands at 103,136
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, m$ Q$ x) k" _Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.( r! \! Y- i, \" T- t" b
Estimated time to target is 63 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( K* H! I2 I% _4 @5 K0 h      G3M2 Nell x 96 R/ w: _5 O: M! o; o
      G4M1 Betty x 18  \6 i5 S8 r) x- S- E0 \

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& d5 s- _) ^" r8 g2 f4 ZAllied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses+ s  a9 c7 p: \: q. {
      G3M2 Nell: 1 destroyed, 5 damaged7 q" Y$ r. n& y  E/ [. l
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed, 15 damaged
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) z( J3 b  f: k% g, |3 [8 r* ZAllied aircraft losses
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Allied Ships! ]3 O; S" Q# m5 }, [" n0 ~# f9 U! P4 e
      CA Portland2 D3 p, p7 ]/ ^3 B& E) b. Y$ \
      CV Lexington, Torpedo hits 3,  on fire,  heavy damage. Q8 G6 ?# j! R% q( P! r' v, n
      CA Australia
! w' A# h$ }# \+ I$ g      CV Yorktown, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 m. |# v0 Q; i
      CA New Orleans, Torpedo hits 1,  heavy damage
$ j  S  F+ O4 ?9 F' T4 l1 D7 [0 Z      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage# J& s' @/ O! M& R6 M+ o; |
      CL Hobart! T8 \6 y5 R8 h* l
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; W" u; U7 N" c3 n. dAircraft Attacking:
9 Y( I7 Q, Q1 A5 e2 X$ |' g       9 x G3M2 Nell launching torpedoes at 200 feet" G6 C" S8 M$ g. c! r0 Z
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
( U4 a2 w3 Q3 j$ K5 H      16 x G4M1 Betty launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 |2 U. Z% F* X& b) e8 @  ?$ i' N
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo2 y' l+ P& J* B& C. e+ |
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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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' Y9 q( `1 E5 |  f. c7 W5 _Raid detected at 160 NM, estimated altitude 23,000 feet.
2 F- V: {% ]% K- uEstimated time to target is 60 minutes
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8 U% i9 ~! F! A* B, t1 ~Japanese aircraft# A* H' |+ K1 t) F0 r
      B5N2 Kate x 27
9 k6 K" W% U! v) Z      D3A1 Val x 372 J% \$ k& r6 I/ h1 ~: ~" o
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      no flights$ G! L% g/ E: n. F8 H3 s
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Japanese aircraft losses  }' K# }5 G2 |! X1 X, X* b
      B5N2 Kate: 1 destroyed, 9 damaged
9 T9 ~" v5 x& _9 ?4 x1 [      D3A1 Val: 4 damaged
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1 N: ~% ?: c. ^- V# h% A: M. TAllied aircraft losses
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  I( E$ R; H% A, C* r# L5 IAllied Ships
* F9 j  N/ ^) E& c      CV Lexington, Bomb hits 7, Torpedo hits 4, and is sunk1 t3 M0 j; J, U6 s; m* k
      DD Phelps
7 C% x  W3 u& m8 A4 r/ m      CA Chicago, Bomb hits 5,  heavy fires,  heavy damage4 T6 F& K2 }6 C" U" F
      DD Worden, Bomb hits 4,  heavy fires
7 |, b8 s* q8 J/ a: X2 q' E      DD Aylwin, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires,  heavy damage8 H. B2 V3 _$ P( t8 q8 c1 g8 j
      CA Astoria, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) o" D; Q6 U7 ?0 J      DD Dewey
  m0 l2 c+ U6 E) q5 P8 i3 m$ k      DD Whipple
- Z  ?) j' F- d# Z8 f+ a, C$ n      CA New Orleans, Bomb hits 6,  heavy fires,  heavy damage! e6 x( a# i, A; {, a

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* q6 x6 M1 U( Z: H% P" W$ T* sAircraft Attacking:
. U+ g6 q- o, T- B3 @5 E' i      16 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
- p: \9 U& z7 N# j: u: y3 W3 d               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb, R9 `: _5 l6 `
      10 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 i4 c) Q# ~8 L5 B) Z+ W0 [
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo
" s7 i, ?5 i. }8 E      21 x D3A1 Val diving from 2000'
8 d6 e! }# w3 W               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb,  2 x 60 kg GP Bomb
4 ]* ]. Y4 u+ O2 J$ \1 z! p      16 x B5N2 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% w2 a3 \* S  \8 u4 j# z. G* A! a7 b
               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo7 h3 Z( _8 c9 f0 H- A: i9 ]' x1 Y
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Heavy smoke from fires obscuring CV Lexington3 {5 e4 s5 X' M/ D: z
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring a Frobisher class CA
# W3 x: k' Y. n. G1 ?Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Aylwin# t3 p0 }) U; y5 W4 T3 K
Heavy smoke from fires obscuring DD Worden
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/ P$ J) N* x# a; ]" URaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 25,000 feet.
' _+ k2 b" C3 K4 U/ Y7 AEstimated time to target is 52 minutes
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      B5N1 Kate x 6
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      no flights
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      B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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- o- p! P+ `. L5 U      CA Chicago, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Aircraft Attacking:
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               Naval Attack:  1 x 18in Type 91 Torpedo

hongqi315

长水，，TJ第几次了，