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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?)
: }2 a% H5 C% p- a/ N! Y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。
5 i t% {. r+ y% {0 I8 V/ J2 D# a; M$ ^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。3 H }! r. z$ U# B
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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* N, _% W7 T* \9 ?7 V" K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。。。/ @- K* G6 ^( t p
. K! R% V7 T5 O1 J* F: }& q qMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144! E: I7 R3 [1 J7 o" H! E" a
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud8 E. J% w; g& D# W8 P6 Y. s
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.) ]$ N* x$ n/ l6 K% r% Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes% p% d% r2 [. U+ C
; m9 Y. q# N) w. BJapanese aircraft8 J6 y' z8 v) C+ r- a, E
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft/ ^, D4 G e* M- j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 171 M+ h( w* p0 }; p2 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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Allied aircraft losses! V5 l( U" s# k, Y8 `
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
# W/ b/ \/ o( X" R4 [! A SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged5 n3 a2 A; Z# C U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships! q1 h; U2 `" I9 \: g1 Y
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1: \; p1 u* V1 f& j( O9 M5 w* R8 M
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136- q n3 H( j( r
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; F1 H2 @0 @1 W# A
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes Z" J" F' @+ `/ r5 g
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N& J* f1 K0 y7 MAllied aircraft
6 @% t- U9 F. C; n F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
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TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses) p- U6 c5 t2 }+ I
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
7 `& {) w0 T0 ]1 E CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire. r1 i6 |; d" E7 a1 s! x
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire- F, `* F+ k g! d+ x. _# k/ r
CA Chikuma, g: o% | J4 K5 v
DD Hagikaze
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$ G; ]$ E+ ~: M; HMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* ^& t' E* O4 F
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 {; I4 E1 @$ f" l* z7 l6 Q( YEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft" Y/ t1 S) V- R( g0 D3 c& Q# q( U- R& D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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: X" f, j, K& _) h) |) K4 _( k$ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire( S7 y! \( `& k: R1 L6 ]2 x. R/ B, @
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1( f6 u e! b: @/ `. \
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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# f6 o6 m! T! @/ ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 J' f6 \2 r9 c8 |2 D, a
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
2 Z: u8 t( J6 T! kEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 N4 |# ` O- a2 y
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Japanese aircraft4 i" Q8 W7 S9 ^* q& F, V
A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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No Japanese losses t: G. i1 |/ y( k; ?8 B
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Allied aircraft losses: v+ i3 Z5 h; [3 Z) `3 c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed& [9 A. i6 `% C7 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku0 H2 D, _0 m8 s% o F o2 T+ q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 N* e: ~, G; N
! A z$ P# |( H, b( IRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 k# E. Y, m! ?5 _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5! C; w$ N8 P8 v& `% g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
1 n* [$ G" R3 g& U TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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3 C1 E, |% n3 I5 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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DD Isokaze
2 s1 J: w+ ]. q! B1 h$ k' Z DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ d; M5 a% @& D' J! R CA Kumano2 @- q) T7 W; @/ C# l' z
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 33 O" f" A2 O1 x( @& K
DD Arashi3 n& y9 G" g! m5 S$ D9 U( g+ O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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& C- o0 I% s E2 [. F( TRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet." }; d; B. N7 \ I; [4 e
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 z( R8 m; x4 e3 g B5N1 Kate x 14
2 B- s, H, I) T) X/ C+ I# l D3A2 Val x 24" [9 u# w! W2 h7 |8 \, h
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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d/ S: U+ f' Q$ j% D d9 {7 K DD Dunlap
4 X; g+ m9 r' ?- j- t DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ {: }7 N# E2 p- w% S7 C& @
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- A/ w+ `" k9 M" B. D9 t% O DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |