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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?)
/ s7 p$ V. t" 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。
9 S4 k; o7 D6 W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。$ g. F5 p1 v& q3 k
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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+ v- A$ G4 W' f( h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。。。8 h- J; J$ ?9 J9 v: \( P; S# J3 n
- Z- A, ?4 b7 C8 RMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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) {) k/ v9 {- \; K0 JWeather in hex: Partial cloud* v* b0 m7 n, U
0 {* j2 r+ x8 x$ A4 NRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. X0 v% j, C! d4 v' a# |, M. d) w
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes9 b) q1 S3 M- e: L8 S
5 e* n( [! {. B& s+ b6 OJapanese aircraft' A. Q+ n% W$ W0 e/ y: c) J. A
A6M2 Zero x 26
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
" b# E3 C" W/ G3 n+ M% b SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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! |# d4 o' w2 W$ m9 V; s, {6 B% q. sNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 ^; P8 B+ K& [" X& e; N9 P
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
& X0 k m% O. J- F {5 \* J n* q4 d SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged' B+ {0 `/ v) w) O
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak( }6 |+ m& y9 P) K( w( c4 Z- }3 i
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Japanese Ships
* ^: E" e" c% `' n- U' p BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1) @& {7 h" y: [( P3 t8 ~) j5 x/ W
CV Shokaku. V$ C6 Q* {& R% R1 D3 z" \# C
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; u5 X% _+ G) E$ h0 I9 L: iMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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# l, G1 |+ k7 r% h) \Weather in hex: Severe storms! E* E5 L0 w3 o7 O, W0 }' d, h
9 B! c1 z+ F$ c$ {% bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 S! r: L4 N6 B( _3 _+ AEstimated time to target is 8 minutes* _4 l, G6 C) F/ x
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 18 Y. c& h! c) E8 j5 B
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9# j ?1 h8 E9 A
TBF-1 Avenger x 122 l! ~' R# a- p. e2 z" q
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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: T! V; o- Y+ u9 }& |4 M CA Tone; d9 a" F0 r3 _
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( C# w5 M E4 F- J' L CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 @$ p0 A7 D9 I CA Chikuma
' M7 E% L* k& D. T0 ^9 { K DD Hagikaze) C2 P9 p5 m: ^. @# b l
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" ]/ u9 b% `# G# k; d7 }Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( e$ S* p) F( X1 q, Y
5 ^, F0 V+ C: d, mRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.8 Y1 u Q/ f H2 t* i) |
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes/ `' D4 h7 [" }8 h" Y! }1 V
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged% Q1 l: u5 U! y$ x! Z' b
; A( |5 }! ~* C# V% A$ ]5 a5 FJapanese Ships
8 @8 z M; [+ J% _9 v% a CA Atago, on fire
9 n0 t- K' i2 [) a* I4 W CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1( R+ G- Q% m) _1 e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144* M" g6 a' P9 f7 m7 |& H
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: H/ m& W" r' [* m I% [7 _/ TEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25- {7 ] h3 b: t% q% J
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Allied aircraft
+ L4 y& Z( o. z9 k$ O! P F4F-4 Wildcat x 9/ w0 ]' h5 Z3 s: _6 O) K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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2 U. I" b0 P9 SNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ c1 D3 `4 K) f2 x F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
2 q8 U# D9 @. D8 F: @; { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged; h }% H [. L5 a6 I. ?# c/ T. \
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Japanese Ships
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7 R6 j+ w, b& o5 R5 UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1380 L7 ]' g0 L5 n: W* q6 ~& V5 T
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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* Q3 ?4 A/ s& X7 WRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
% P: l; v. x" U' `7 CEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" T N/ q' |2 c8 ?
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 26* Q, a2 g7 Y: H0 L# f N$ Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 156 @2 f; K. ]) E4 e7 q* |
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged+ g$ {- ]( L7 V6 _# f- @4 J. T5 m
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
# M% d# C' e* S: b DD Isokaze
0 [( T# f& g) | DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ G, |, a* a& d) M CA Kumano+ I( ]$ n7 v8 p9 f
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
8 V' x3 ]/ E7 V% S. ~* K DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149 d4 m. `" k2 e) m9 y
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( @' ^8 @! ]9 l- h9 X6 H. ]
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet./ S Q* y& @& }7 O5 f6 n
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! O: x$ s' d6 m& z
5 ]4 [3 m6 y0 U, O5 bJapanese aircraft: w2 c* ]* w% s0 {1 a7 M5 A4 [
B5N1 Kate x 14
+ o) k; h1 Q: V A G D3A2 Val x 24
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6 J i/ v% F7 d3 f B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged! S& ?: h- w2 M- H9 V- ~ u
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap
- v, h% V) t. r. E DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" }% O6 E" V, P P% K$ h7 Z% c
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
" d5 ~5 ^5 G+ E8 u; P DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |