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! o; m/ E2 N3 A! L7 I6 X本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?)" \# S8 N7 \: i: A) z6 b- s& K5 W
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。
' {" N* Y1 T5 Y7 P: z! S不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。
5 Q4 }+ [8 j) P% T( S好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!
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同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。! j! U* q* ^1 \; m' f& M7 d
1 m, \0 l3 L7 V; dMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144% v; j4 m g# g/ ^; g+ ?
" f3 G, v$ w% } j* H9 cWeather in hex: Partial cloud. _" J( q5 i2 L& B
+ B: M" i: Z! b% R, GRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.8 L" ~6 H! x- ]) G
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes1 a7 g. j4 S& U$ m2 s5 g c d
. M# ^: z. p" J [6 iJapanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
" y n/ R# G- N( z& K SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses/ b# ~; u& N3 a3 u) a7 C6 b: T% X
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Allied aircraft losses2 b6 y- e* j: V8 Z- h. V
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed. r$ D# l( H2 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
" v8 v w# R/ I2 T7 x. T5 h! b7 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
2 q) s3 k$ w5 a+ Y8 Y8 U: G* K% J BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 15 D; ]/ j3 X& G2 T& Q) Z' N# ^
CV Shokaku3 }# k" S# ^- ?# H+ \1 Z4 M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136% T6 e& G4 W0 o: @/ H% i
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% G" ^5 p- a* F1 ?+ U& D- W& o
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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1 ]" Y) T! C) }- y7 B# q F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
% h9 C' j# c5 F+ D0 w) h5 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 9/ j4 r& `( Z. U$ d
TBF-1 Avenger x 126 Q% J6 D z0 H1 i7 J
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Allied aircraft losses7 G( |! M1 I1 h( ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- j) r; R% S3 p& V( }6 ]. R
1 R, v |$ J' ?* FJapanese Ships
+ W* o& ?/ A2 P5 j CA Tone
- }9 ~% t8 I: R- Z/ c% x# }2 l9 ~ CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( E9 ^+ L/ j% z6 z' j CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire x1 s. g' S5 v9 O7 k
CA Chikuma. a* {( n9 |; Y: D9 ]6 [& q) E
DD Hagikaze
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# _4 L R; o3 F7 N! M& FMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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" d$ O8 A) k7 `Weather in hex: Severe storms+ t( R* }3 X! k$ B# E7 v
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* i9 M. k u" v/ c8 Y" x# p) OEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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0 x8 q4 M4 E' k# ~- B: q* ^% Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses5 H) Z: R, ^' p5 m1 A' }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged" ~6 P4 H1 @$ R& N
+ T3 T# ^; _/ O! @Japanese Ships
: z* W) v$ h( h; K5 M6 C+ S) a6 V CA Atago, on fire
! x4 \& X3 h" U) G1 q1 ~8 H9 a3 e CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1" L1 ?" F L2 e$ p
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1443 m; q$ i+ A9 V
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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2 u/ e, A0 p5 e, e: s$ ?7 `2 Q; CRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
I4 X' r" O. ~8 s9 D* J) w sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% ]7 C3 {* q1 F8 p1 L5 D
A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
3 f+ s! }- _0 E8 G0 I' x F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
* C4 u, W1 D1 a n$ y- | SBD-3 Dauntless x 4! V- i/ D r. o3 H* ~ ^8 Z; b4 E
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No Japanese losses( w1 g$ N7 `& ]
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0 X" X( n4 F; q$ s& R0 ]" h F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
f8 w- ]% A* `- u SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
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, T+ i, `8 X3 r2 t( z( ?! rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138* u4 g) p' g% S* h! U8 k) E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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3 W" X. D+ X$ R9 k, \4 zRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
- l' y! I. g, h+ m5 FEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 J5 L: A* F$ V
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
9 }2 F; x7 J M! {% M SBD-3 Dauntless x 26( x5 Y" X& h! ^4 t! ~( |
TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
+ H0 W# Y) c# @: q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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( t* n7 b8 r' h3 |Japanese Ships
3 Q r/ Z6 ]% v DD Isokaze
* ?6 r. P8 T2 P0 \9 J p# e6 b DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
& b" z: A, c g) A* s CA Kumano
5 ~& r$ @, V' H& k CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3. v; e& |# h9 u; ~
DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
3 T. u+ l! `% u% |, d+ |Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 J5 o, r4 X% c: t& l
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8 Y5 N/ r- I: F: n B5N1 Kate x 14
2 V& B7 k& |# }2 j q. Y D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
- e5 j. r J: Z1 | D3A2 Val: 1 damaged+ H9 |3 e9 B# b; k7 }. A3 k! F
" P' h8 ]) N5 \0 R( b. R8 HAllied Ships: K$ f* |9 `1 T* ?: u: L
DD Dunlap! I' u: x8 ?) K$ k1 t1 q
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: @. c" R' m7 R8 U8 `' [; b+ o$ W DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
3 l: X! e" U/ ?- @: K# G; j9 D DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |