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4 ^) T& x1 |! y/ n4 y5 j% s; B2 M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?)
. A6 i! J6 x* 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。
1 l. A0 F+ c! K/ x u! G2 E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。' t$ G% B) }* w% j3 c# j& l
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!+ m+ I$ D" f6 K9 Q) t' e
3 W. P- f& Z2 |( J# e. U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 116,1441 u( `1 e7 u+ \. L
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 d9 `9 s* Q( _" L9 \' z
2 R/ ?; s+ w0 z! l6 `! WRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
6 g+ g( l% B" X' n" d9 J2 F0 kEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* s' ]1 j$ N, i8 T
A6M2 Zero x 26& _& |% S2 @: ]' `2 O% V2 _2 C
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% I2 k* f0 L! f9 N, w8 ^6 sAllied aircraft1 a7 [% o5 S; D/ W" C& m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
0 `0 U. v( y* L# y8 R8 r! ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses
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% m' y/ G/ N& wAllied aircraft losses
8 s* m$ ~, R/ u( h4 g, m F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed+ W3 [/ c6 {, k+ l z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
/ `: H& i" p: S1 Q8 Z! I5 _/ Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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3 A( p6 Y, ^, ^Japanese Ships
1 c" ^. p9 Y; o" B8 b( h+ A7 y& v BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
2 c: k, W( A# _$ O2 D CV Shokaku: V6 J& T. s; a) q4 Z. j+ l9 r
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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: D8 j9 z3 f, O+ EWeather in hex: Severe storms8 f- h$ j- S: |- i, W# X' ~* ^
! C$ w/ G+ D: I1 L' i! r' i; }Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
! ^* q/ F# f" \3 l bEstimated time to target is 8 minutes [7 T, q* O+ |
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6 ^ N$ t% a+ ~8 f6 C& t& p F4F-4 Wildcat x 1% p# n. \8 P6 X+ E* e7 ^. P8 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9; t% Z2 _! R& w0 U! w/ }- `3 w- d
TBF-1 Avenger x 12# E: _$ c+ e& j
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1 c) j+ [+ U% \: Q4 |8 `8 k SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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6 X, c# d2 E- f! H" r, q& ]Japanese Ships
9 T' T: [8 r; U+ Z+ ]4 r CA Tone
2 }5 \" L& m3 y8 { CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
. A2 i- X% W! I% l CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) D' G+ x7 W/ l$ r5 H CA Chikuma$ \/ J% |: [) N9 ~* B! W
DD Hagikaze: Q: ~3 u9 s) k. J+ |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1362 w- I! x9 b' t7 ]
2 P2 q. g: \# o) S: K8 [, d3 H! f- _Weather in hex: Severe storms, |( r( e; g! I5 T+ Q) a/ V
) _9 y9 }7 u8 _% g, URaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.5 {2 q8 o. F, C& W, E0 H5 ]* A
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses: O6 D' Q! f& b, t- o4 ^+ S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships. P9 Z) o8 ^" C. D o' p5 d
CA Atago, on fire
1 A& g0 |- ]2 o; @4 r4 f CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain9 ?6 E' n( }% ^$ t' R1 z) R* ]" N
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- }# B; X; ?) SEstimated time to target is 8 minutes: ?* A( A" L$ d+ k% ?3 k# \8 ~
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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7 v* ^5 A. G6 ]' w# mAllied aircraft7 W7 m! X! f* O5 d4 O, j
F4F-4 Wildcat x 94 l) Y p$ q3 a7 t: I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4# i8 P8 Y9 m8 L
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No Japanese losses
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4 C; C s& V* {- ? F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
: D! y7 f) c6 M" { SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
: C, P+ X& b- } \6 Y3 u CV Zuikaku" W9 T, c* P4 s& B6 q% ~+ g4 }
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$ k1 W5 K+ h+ T/ n5 j }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138% l# d/ e0 x! C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms/ G/ t& F2 e$ ^6 n: w0 v- @
6 E3 L5 {/ ?9 c: }8 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 V K6 q! K; ~; P: p ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( D) V6 r; i5 `9 r) r( ZAllied aircraft6 s5 M7 ]2 X- b, A
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
, u; a- [1 Q9 m4 A" n9 [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 26( H- s4 ~! R" h% M# g
TBF-1 Avenger x 157 o& L; X! ` \0 Z, @: |: H. p
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q) }8 }! y; R+ Z9 w* p1 x) _" s; N( _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged1 v1 m: o) U+ g9 i7 l) w+ L: F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak0 f; R& ]7 b5 v1 l
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Japanese Ships2 w! {2 s9 p |& c% |
DD Isokaze4 `5 D6 @; u" _7 [, d" d
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ^2 n6 U5 i' Q1 R" Z CA Kumano
" `' V& M1 ? ~# h# s! Y5 E CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
4 `4 Y5 z2 S. L4 W4 t3 ]" V DD Arashi8 v% ?" t' o% g4 _& |( | k
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: {: l8 M8 m+ q- n3 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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8 A( h5 u& U- v' Q0 J$ _/ q3 mWeather in hex: Light cloud+ U: l7 p* |) [+ W4 @1 h
( w, g- d1 y2 L1 m3 NRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.7 q( u; X8 | j
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes% ~6 w5 w) ]' ~+ V3 i" J+ T6 l
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B5N1 Kate x 14
; [9 b7 [( \2 D2 {& B6 k8 E D3A2 Val x 24
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged* @8 d" d+ l5 ~: ?; ^
" C7 j! Q- F) n, pAllied Ships
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk j' ^( P9 ]# s7 G& g% |8 q2 Y
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' _' R1 k6 ^, n; H! [6 m
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |