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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?). U, I: D/ Q. G7 {
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。
* O; N# c2 r* ]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 ]0 ^9 f! H; n$ E# o i/ k, d, x* X% 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!
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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。。。, W X4 e) l$ w5 t$ t
1 Y( {1 `! j* m' N& N# ] [8 nMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.2 w( t1 A0 M) R4 T
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes8 g1 z7 J; Y# X6 r; R0 X
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Japanese aircraft! L2 G2 D! L7 [2 L) C
A6M2 Zero x 26
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& I2 G1 U( v0 WAllied aircraft
# B) n0 l/ [# t% } F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
6 [9 g5 {* A5 o( N) o SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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2 X" Y1 |6 c9 ?3 {- t: }- ~- ~No Japanese losses- e" e8 j' [% T' @+ U, P
5 {3 q0 p) G& w& \Allied aircraft losses
[* e" Q5 S; z1 `, H6 Z F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
3 f- k* b3 U1 H& { u" n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
6 P5 F: U# A. s$ \6 @# o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak' @5 b; e$ H2 {! |( A4 U% K
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Japanese Ships
& [* y5 i8 z5 s* l- \( ] BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1. J' G: ]& e7 O1 b* L
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136& `& f' s+ B" P* l8 c
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& w% m3 R" x8 _6 M$ j3 @ QRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
3 R7 K; a3 _. [Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1$ c6 u, N7 n* F* C8 ]/ K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
( Z' Z/ \- _6 a2 m TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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% u8 f, g" K, K3 k oAllied aircraft losses
& C. O" b# O3 O1 V$ ?% @ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! S: j: B4 o3 k8 ]: |' E& ~+ U
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
- V: S1 r/ f7 {4 P CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
6 a+ P9 x v5 T' _0 e; w+ h CA Chikuma( D! H& \1 c# @* I3 x
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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: s; i* t5 R' Z, }/ R9 P7 [Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
6 F% [; x Q5 L3 U9 GEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft* u- X, k! m/ j% }' F" [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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- p2 b+ I& H( k! u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged/ h! ^9 i$ c4 r$ H3 D
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1 e8 Y! T% u t* { CA Atago, on fire
2 f% V, r7 O1 j8 P4 d' l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1448 ^) w* a3 i. _ q- D# \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ R7 A# S8 W6 B% f0 K
5 V4 y. D: @" W4 r5 DRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 }/ A8 s9 z3 {: ]
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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" L5 n0 O% F2 A5 C8 j. H ^& b F4F-4 Wildcat x 90 _ ~8 V; F" ], k0 ~6 u# k3 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 46 Y: m% e+ @( v6 ~6 X( Q
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6 E' ?- A+ w& iNo Japanese losses8 ^& I! g* ?2 _0 D" o( ]6 h% ]
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4 d X: d9 o3 }& U+ ?+ \ F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed' U& F9 a3 n# b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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CV Zuikaku
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$ M$ e/ T ^1 ]- \% jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138) l* ?& A# Y: X
) M# S) |4 ?4 D9 V# ?Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% E# h- a1 }/ c! p
. R& `/ a* u& `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 {0 J2 w9 h3 |) R* ?6 @Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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9 j: Q5 N# u6 J* M SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
# \7 Z% P- U; T; x& Q TBF-1 Avenger x 152 c) e' r8 v( w1 t" J8 O# [
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9 z" V/ x0 a/ X k6 b" h) J SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
3 I0 D" A4 `0 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
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CA Kumano4 q6 B# k2 |4 n3 z4 |. X
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
* X2 y! o1 ^1 V8 p$ t3 Y+ V, B8 u DD Arashi
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8 g$ E% h/ {0 b& h8 y. v7 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud/ ?4 B% O; h: l# H
/ \ d8 Q4 h% X2 _! t: s2 Z( [Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
" u; M! O6 J0 J' w# tEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14! \( C$ _( @4 w: `
D3A2 Val x 249 ]2 Z8 V% Y/ q, h
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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- h1 p7 x& G- g DD Dunlap
9 G8 k' M$ X( y DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 G* V* E" \; c! b) {4 Q
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires: X3 o) g# h) g' t8 M% m
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |