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, y* i7 O6 C' m6 |, C4 o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?)
N0 J( L+ @) K; d) [; z$ o* G9 A( A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。
! W: W, Y* |5 t9 j1 V9 E& U9 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。
" x( H6 ?, X8 K9 h$ D" Q) d9 ^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!, d. J$ b2 }. o+ i/ j
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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。。。
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; i" F+ a: U( AMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144. q* l6 k9 }0 g, ]: c5 K( U
1 Y) J: N: [/ |# y4 i& \! }Weather in hex: Partial cloud, P8 f% L; Z1 |
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
4 ?/ i5 g3 u$ H% E, a7 QEstimated time to target is 29 minutes) z. G* \" g- |; o% U
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) j6 l5 D; x0 K5 | A6M2 Zero x 26% [ h& d8 d) i6 Z" ]
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Allied aircraft
% r( U3 \% J z F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
5 B! ]1 L* |; {3 }0 N7 T1 N( `" n* s SBD-3 Dauntless x 16; C. ?2 j) _0 r; T' [# @
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! u g- H2 k* K6 F- ONo Japanese losses8 c/ J' W" A+ X7 d; m& P( ~3 q
9 f0 d1 P& e9 y5 V B' tAllied aircraft losses% l$ c7 F5 e! H9 x- e! c# T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed' o# z( v l. Z9 _! B
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 D+ [: \- Q' p' R7 E% B. m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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9 ]5 E5 X7 s6 L4 m5 @) FJapanese Ships1 ^! c) y+ ^1 ~( \ T
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
* T* O) {8 T3 J, e4 v CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136$ k' _, ^7 B' _; d( ~* L
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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; ~7 Z) I9 c; N- }- S( [Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: T$ ?8 u- }0 Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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4 U! J- A' n% g. OAllied aircraft& b( v3 m! a5 @9 [; O
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1( `' b/ ]; l# F9 F' D: W' [9 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
8 v& f7 ]9 l3 u% G# D5 H/ w TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses: Z8 l, [+ G( Y6 c( `. M7 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 `8 M: M* d* S+ ~) Q
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CA Tone
- X% d# ^' H% c9 b7 f; J CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire/ I' Q* d% J; c3 [, z. C
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire! s* ]+ B% b% m4 E% u0 A# Q
CA Chikuma
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7 }& C8 X) ^( g1 @0 N9 F% @! ~2 R' nMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1361 U" P* u. T. X' i
: R' V6 W( M" o3 e1 y: w! fWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* l; d' b7 f3 [4 l+ N- z8 kEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ d3 C, l: E7 n. B3 H6 a- g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 67 ~4 C: |- Z: ^" y1 K
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Allied aircraft losses2 f1 {; l- ?# C: ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged# ^" G/ y- V2 }3 E% G7 U
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Japanese Ships3 a3 Y+ m/ p e
CA Atago, on fire
1 H, j2 s8 s) ` CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144. M; b+ B. v* _9 J0 C, s
% }0 a# _) m8 K: XWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; G( v2 z6 a* u1 [4 lRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
% a" x0 B, {6 J( s2 r5 d HEstimated time to target is 8 minutes5 u+ h8 |+ ^& F' x3 ^
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Japanese aircraft/ M4 i0 w0 Q" X' X ?$ E
A6M2 Zero x 25) E0 C' I: p# _6 n. T
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
7 G7 p) L( g- ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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) `1 I( R/ I2 U, m5 {9 sNo Japanese losses" i0 R5 J" n, p4 N" r& h, B7 j7 a
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Allied aircraft losses; K/ J8 _7 i2 [1 \+ s: }- n
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed( {% A$ _4 N \' z! z+ z& p4 C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged1 R* a& {+ d3 V; l5 Y- E# v
/ Q2 ]: J8 h: B9 I$ S* ~- {" W0 C- FJapanese Ships
6 z: q% d# d! a% L* c5 K CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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1 D& w: [! _' N% |6 PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 n# }. x, }9 V* J; N w. GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
6 S/ l$ x8 H) b0 L s, u F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
1 ~- B$ ]' c0 A9 k o' t; g3 x+ x SBD-3 Dauntless x 268 M& K7 @$ i2 _) n% d& e
TBF-1 Avenger x 150 S# ?" ~* o- l2 L, t5 J
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Allied aircraft losses, F7 u0 F/ y6 u/ n! F) Q4 q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
3 |1 T ~( J' C3 Y5 G! f SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 E( U' F8 s7 d$ r
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Japanese Ships
7 M1 m) b/ F) R6 P* |: w DD Isokaze+ p# \- [9 g# v4 \2 ^2 G
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 b( ?: V9 G, g, q
CA Kumano" A# F! N0 V/ Q- T
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3( r& D: O: v% |" z; z4 S
DD Arashi) n0 ]$ r4 f/ ^, r
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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.
' \& B) c8 O! p6 yEstimated time to target is 13 minutes' V2 u) K1 l( `9 y
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Japanese aircraft- a. _0 j8 j4 V# M# E
B5N1 Kate x 14. Y, t# P$ A$ l6 p2 h
D3A2 Val x 24
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% m. k6 g w- r5 F) y" {4 \ J B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
% Q* h, ?# a, K" }! A- ]/ Y u D3A2 Val: 1 damaged+ @" J8 S7 N# Z2 I: V* ]& F
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DD Dunlap
. J5 i, p3 ^3 {1 B DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% s' N- l2 j1 \0 k- m$ ?+ b DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires# t! `! k* G( Z9 F1 i0 M+ r' k
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |