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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?), ]( \, r1 B4 }/ w8 k. Q3 ^
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。
. s9 B8 c) i4 m3 \1 l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。7 m5 F- a, ^0 [9 Q8 [- s9 C
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!* j3 t6 |3 q: M
/ H9 ~" q6 L& R& Z# x* w) j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。。。2 U& c* x6 ?1 t0 f$ d1 Q, G4 }
$ l _* g8 | v1 X* C$ B$ J! W2 BMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1448 ^/ u* L0 }3 Z* s" l# ^3 c
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 j7 T! o& Z. {* s/ }8 [Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ C V, |1 w- ]6 b0 k$ Z
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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$ ~1 j2 W# R2 H% J, [Japanese aircraft
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1 X) b; b, f* VAllied aircraft9 E! V- n: V! x5 ~
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ R! e6 N4 }2 x- r' c& ^0 B0 v F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed/ d) w; F& V9 e) ~+ I/ z0 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged$ @" [( W; s% \1 i' j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships$ T! Z8 C# I& R9 Z" c {# A
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
9 j/ z* {; k7 n. u$ H. c* b CV Shokaku4 [2 c N5 g7 H! l/ H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136" c6 |; Y# ?+ A: s4 l
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: h% ?, u" C7 c7 a; ^* p0 mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes, ~" H+ c% w& U, e6 g
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Allied aircraft3 a$ H2 x+ e& ~. ?& \4 o1 S
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1* c; }8 U4 N1 j! E" F* m' S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9/ N/ a1 V- ~- p! h; [
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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$ N" N0 ]1 ~4 O5 `" O$ r$ @' wAllied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ a0 P5 P) i [' r
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire3 K; i. ?& B* [9 U) I/ \1 O
CA Chikuma' T' |3 H2 F5 ]& G \' {% r
DD Hagikaze
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1 \8 C. B: Q" h6 I: F5 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136! c' \! O1 l6 p: } H; H; Y4 v" ]
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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% |3 |* u: b3 Y; x4 D6 Z% A1 oRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet./ F* @$ o+ Q/ x" p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes5 i$ B! i( _. ^
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Allied aircraft
' a( Z( A, G+ \. T! A SBD-3 Dauntless x 63 ^* u- S7 L+ b
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6 k5 ~- j. g4 X x @1 Y2 J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged* t7 A( z4 N4 U/ Y4 y* u0 P7 e
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CA Atago, on fire
4 N& g' M6 A' X8 d+ r CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 16 s% p, U9 b/ c. ?" q$ y2 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144( s5 A6 d+ Q$ x' d0 x0 T
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 u- n0 A/ \4 dEstimated time to target is 8 minutes1 C _5 I/ J- k2 i
5 M ]( N- j1 P! NJapanese aircraft: C# N7 i$ v/ Z O2 T* {% g% Y
A6M2 Zero x 25* T+ p8 e, l, A3 v& X# t
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) R8 ?2 u* W- Q- T F4F-4 Wildcat x 9) Q$ J: X0 j4 I) c4 R$ u# [7 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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No Japanese losses% `; D9 C3 Z8 j- I/ E6 F* q
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Allied aircraft losses
4 B- z& b0 o7 M. V: G F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& l3 b' q; s2 }" K, P. \7 R2 d. Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged# H$ M& m; ?: z2 p' e( Q- T o9 E& @
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CV Zuikaku+ ]0 A/ A K( p+ P
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G6 }3 g. a% T. Z5 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138# j' u- s+ Q8 j7 ~
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
6 f3 j1 I7 n1 t/ X4 |Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses5 E% ~9 O! W' Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged1 j( ?$ s( Y) |+ }, l$ M, [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 [' t) u& z2 l
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DD Isokaze
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! [+ h0 l+ \" g z2 d: J% H y: u# _ CA Kumano. e* p$ o6 z) `. V
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3" D* b x: i& ^; L! B7 D# D' m+ ~
DD Arashi
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, N$ a0 w% Z# F) J3 dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1492 c7 ?% q% Z- F, M2 ]3 P* h$ q. q
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
' E+ N4 V$ j- r' H+ [' T+ k8 ]' IEstimated time to target is 13 minutes5 C# c; h, x: h2 l j$ w
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 24
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged1 m! M2 F# ~ C- z- ?) `
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DD Dunlap
0 }2 d; |3 N- ? DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 l o: ~6 a$ h
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
$ d8 G8 F3 x2 v2 `) l* p% V DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |