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$ b4 D' `! S+ g3 x7 Q1 q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?)- R* w' W& k+ B9 ]
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。
' Y6 L/ j" L& \6 k: B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。- M# N. m9 D" n+ p1 G5 ^3 \9 F" S
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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1447 @. W. |/ O% \2 s# F. d* D& b
, u/ B, n; j% R, F. Z( S7 Y% p# ZWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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0 f1 v* n8 a S+ B' f+ B7 l5 MRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- s3 F7 O8 |( ?3 l: x1 K
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes: ]6 l0 y" K" A% z& Q
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Japanese aircraft2 L, k7 S! W: o/ \4 H0 v9 H9 `0 L2 T, Y
A6M2 Zero x 268 j5 {5 ~ f3 E9 E5 ~- i
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Allied aircraft
: u& k( J t$ t6 z2 q2 T F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
8 J- m) O8 x9 V3 P SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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5 Q- _0 j& ]" \: g# HNo Japanese losses
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, v) V3 ]8 c( D2 O! \' YAllied aircraft losses! [8 y3 V! u7 U$ W9 [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
/ {% _' x! L w4 {, y8 N SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged- r7 v# i w7 ^% Z8 S1 @) Y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak- h8 L# B, r7 Z& y' g
9 n% i8 ?& m5 ]* _: K. |% JJapanese Ships
( L" M; n2 E R; r- m) G$ C+ d4 I4 a BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
4 Z0 ?4 i7 i) _8 X CV Shokaku
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0 V$ T5 r* t EMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136- q# M9 b2 X& X. x, w: j0 ~# J- e
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8 |6 I5 C3 _0 u6 _! Y KRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ q( t8 B/ I5 L. d) f" z2 C: q
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes8 h5 ^6 ~1 P4 I. B) y/ }+ H
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Allied aircraft+ Q- _7 T+ b! s$ _) D7 c* L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
# o& R& ?" s. k SBD-3 Dauntless x 9( `' [3 V2 D9 [4 v$ _; s
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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2 y9 q2 {. ?% K B2 k9 DAllied aircraft losses
; W' T- Q$ K# x. V9 w SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ T4 O3 v9 f' n1 |, O
' J0 W, L+ ~" JJapanese Ships
) t( p j+ `! ?0 w; Z9 ^ CA Tone
; P6 q$ |. b- I9 l" g# Z- G CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 E, X) k2 W& }: h CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
1 a8 \2 S- s1 a% Q+ \ N/ O5 E6 u# W CA Chikuma
8 A2 y7 T, O+ e" b DD Hagikaze
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4 b' k* U" q- V. gMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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4 Z8 @% l) ?7 K# |2 F: f0 \Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., ^$ u/ w; c$ g
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes( h. Y# \, T7 @8 G# C* H. p+ p2 v
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- Z( V/ o0 w. z- c' r$ B# I# w SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
: T4 C6 x6 N3 ]- ?3 z% p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire! l! R8 e7 y# r3 y% W' r
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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2 h4 \; S0 m; cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144/ }0 g; d) u; ] a1 M H$ G9 Q
4 X! `- C; F6 MWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ j* T- S( ^- i# v* Q* m, vEstimated time to target is 8 minutes- y( h: |4 S1 N1 b$ D
W( u' I- L& j& I! R) YJapanese aircraft
1 u1 X' _+ q" h/ O A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft# `+ W6 ^8 G! X! ~1 U' C& J
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9$ D. M6 F/ d& j* c$ w' T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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Allied aircraft losses9 a% D* X+ ` x' C2 c, u
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 m. n3 U& x" q' F SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged& D$ s8 [4 U0 P$ T
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CV Zuikaku7 [& V T; u- M, l5 t3 |4 t' M: D
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; }$ b5 G1 H/ t# r4 V: lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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; D1 E) z( {, Q; {Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
3 d- f0 j4 p! `$ C6 [# xEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" h# h6 ?8 Q/ e5 G% J
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' M$ h" F) x! i1 UAllied aircraft
1 { J" [" ?. D F4F-4 Wildcat x 51 s$ P2 g4 ~1 J' t: r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
* i' T% ]% a1 Z% H TBF-1 Avenger x 158 X) Z- s. C% Y4 F7 T# {
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Allied aircraft losses0 b6 d8 g: ?5 n! r, z1 L
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
" i- i( H: [( K9 p* o SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
* E1 g* E4 J! ^9 j/ d DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 j: Z* [7 M6 L; d6 c CA Kumano
5 k+ n+ `0 S- u) l) f CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
) S3 {( H+ E! i5 U DD Arashi% p' |7 k8 Z8 V/ o5 o8 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1499 v! E; j* P0 e
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
& o; b0 R f, p8 x. DEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! p9 X' Q+ H( Y$ U# W# \5 ` P B5N1 Kate x 14/ ^! {# c3 v! C" F) F# f8 w+ [) f4 U
D3A2 Val x 24
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged" F# d J& V& r/ I2 O5 L
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Allied Ships
5 L; s% U4 _' R; J0 A: k# w DD Dunlap9 r, ~# H8 l0 C# A4 V U! {5 X
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. F# @. D& }+ O* z2 \9 K DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
. S0 b% r A8 K& y' l DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |