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1 X% ^* o& z5 @8 l5 x9 i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?)/ q) }; d! S8 c- m
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。
; @4 i/ \" P+ V( W% I0 K6 `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。) L. O& C8 A8 Z0 I" q
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。。。# y5 ]( d+ G5 j: d* M; M
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144/ Y& K& k4 z! p; v% x
- M; R6 P% t0 M- U% I: `2 qWeather in hex: Partial cloud* ~8 m: Z0 t7 u6 f% c+ x7 D, X
/ ^& P1 y; }. eRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 r" a0 y! Y: |+ ? nEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 [) m& Z+ ?7 C- z3 N5 R' o/ ~ A6M2 Zero x 26% e+ Q5 l7 B8 v0 Y5 \
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Allied aircraft' z( @6 t$ |5 [! n; U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
- Z1 x/ P7 [" M SBD-3 Dauntless x 16. M7 i* k: U6 f5 }# P
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No Japanese losses
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' ?8 H" Q3 k& BAllied aircraft losses
[& B5 P" _5 O. l F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
4 ~/ u% r: D# S8 t. }; W {& l I SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
# b+ l6 c2 m4 o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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; h% K( J' j8 T6 q/ _+ O BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1 A1 Y! s( a7 v# `' ?3 p' e" s
CV Shokaku7 e4 }/ _7 t U" ?
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; {4 N1 |/ z( f0 z6 v7 Q5 `Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136' p5 t9 [) W o& l4 X
& Z0 M$ `5 l% L) ]Weather in hex: Severe storms! R' u4 x* @, A* k4 c
8 a, g) `% H3 q- dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& u! M) h6 x3 v- `Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 Q3 g2 F7 B* j0 B0 `
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/ S2 a" Z6 q J% o9 t$ fAllied aircraft+ X ^' s& c1 b# N% c
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
& d* G( a. d) a7 T9 ~' F* D SBD-3 Dauntless x 9( d3 m& A. Q2 J7 [
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses3 H& R. o$ s8 O" g/ O+ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! _4 L' M, b; S) X4 a
# M& |+ {2 |5 V! @6 h7 c; Y6 E9 gJapanese Ships0 I! v. W. s5 G1 `# e+ ^' V) M
CA Tone
. f3 w" l. l- a7 V CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire- G/ N4 z' [' h4 {' B
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
' {) c& n& B0 z' `: w' s# c CA Chikuma1 Q( R+ s$ C) t# m) u! |
DD Hagikaze
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; k; h; X- V1 p- D* d8 KMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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2 p2 x' Y+ H/ a: lWeather in hex: Severe storms
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8 P+ r4 e1 q1 yRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' ?/ t. u$ }2 o& H4 P. ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes$ H$ b4 c( r( ~' P: e
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Allied aircraft
7 A6 |4 p9 X- l' H& M7 \, _! i: ]; k SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
3 \! p3 Y) E! P SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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( a u* Z6 u$ zJapanese Ships
n$ G* i8 h- d+ H' B- w$ h CA Atago, on fire' b5 t7 u5 g) @$ k
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144; R( e' P9 a- p, X9 l: K; u
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain0 X( B# J& A+ `# r+ }
, n' ]* y. o4 T: F5 P* RRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 S; j9 g' {8 g2 u/ b; V" e V: b. qEstimated time to target is 8 minutes3 {& y! s8 B5 z5 J
7 W) W& C( j& G( e5 r4 DJapanese aircraft" f" B" h% i7 A1 c6 p
A6M2 Zero x 25: `8 _6 Q) \- L4 @# J
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Allied aircraft/ f& c( G4 h' j) E- v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9) k' \; h+ v7 P: c; Y+ K! w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 46 z2 [6 S. N% a9 v% p& F
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: U' M' j) R# y6 V# {6 r% tNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
& q+ L1 c. Y. K7 t# r9 b6 N# Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 C! c8 q+ d; S" {, o4 P: w& @7 r SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' J5 H. U6 [6 S2 Q S: q. e+ s
7 w/ L7 A& t5 W- z F! |" R. LJapanese Ships
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, D) D* u4 a# f* C" S1 C' [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138" m4 h7 ^' a* i# G+ F3 ^$ ?
% @1 Y% U( L6 r. W9 h# v6 VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) V( S: \% K0 d; u/ R
* F4 z7 W, \- bRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# i; t1 U2 A' w. C3 U8 xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes5 f6 o& l: l% [% ~$ i
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2 z7 [$ Y0 N% m; z2 r F4F-4 Wildcat x 5. f+ H8 ?: o4 V8 w3 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
6 G# s8 L) ]1 ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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Allied aircraft losses
+ A& t, F; U) _" A SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
1 B) W( f: K& P2 q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 J7 Q4 l2 a# w( n* sJapanese Ships
0 t8 ?, j& w7 K2 g DD Isokaze& Z: d$ h% N! c/ |
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; K% u' \' O' z# a. o$ O CA Kumano7 j. k! |. G( q
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3; ?6 d$ h. Y- G- _' k% C D
DD Arashi
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* \, v. q# v1 P' _# b( HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149. N3 T3 ]9 k& ^/ J ]
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0 t$ B7 W+ v7 X7 iRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.7 h/ y+ R" i& \+ b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- L6 E2 m' z+ O1 ?0 ?
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" Z' z2 B# ]0 `# X B5N1 Kate x 14
5 J$ R4 @) K2 `% J2 C D3A2 Val x 246 v2 J. v' x" g: B
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1 y+ K8 G! [5 o9 {7 C8 h B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
! l' A! M5 K! Y0 S6 ^. T7 X D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
1 g9 p8 ?% h$ ]1 @. l DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 }0 L1 i/ q6 ]/ W0 |% v; n DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' A, W- I, o: ^4 N
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |