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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?)
. [9 G) T+ G, c, y) r- I( z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 d1 z6 W# v, c7 R0 q/ t1 N
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 {* n& e, Y, N5 j8 S. P
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!% P+ t) W( W2 S
# }9 T( J4 Y0 e$ ^1 @% H$ |: b4 W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。。。& K8 \- ~) T& L% _0 ~4 E3 L0 L0 Q
+ k: f4 \: a7 M4 k& | }/ EMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1442 Y7 [7 c1 m+ b p# s1 I% D
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 ^7 V3 E6 T4 u9 c
, k+ u/ L1 j8 MRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.1 O! z( N: v. _- ?2 L
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes3 }4 }3 k9 @. n3 v0 c7 x. O/ S8 n- w
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Japanese aircraft% z6 c" ?: s; l/ ]( Z# ?& Q
A6M2 Zero x 26
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, y, x+ n/ u$ ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
4 i3 h5 I. `/ @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses1 J3 Q! K, V. e) k' w3 ?
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
+ f/ Y# `% p% A* V; V SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( c: W/ j5 e- c) Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak8 C1 C! L) ?7 B
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8 S( X1 j- Z# b% f BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 19 m8 @' U! ^5 c2 h( j) C
CV Shokaku
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' {/ U7 [# e# X# X8 OMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136- h" d8 x) h9 k, |
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Weather in hex: Severe storms, s/ h: x i0 e9 O* n% E- U
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 f: R$ n( J# X/ \, N' Z4 T- F9 ZEstimated time to target is 8 minutes0 x- M1 v: L$ H( n, v+ K. |5 t
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Allied aircraft
3 s* i* O& j" @" [- h$ P0 v4 l) P F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
2 k( A* j! q# U" L4 k* j% _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
8 y X7 |8 r6 l7 C/ Z TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses# Z, G. X: V% n P% G0 X/ r6 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 | y9 ]- i l; G* j5 i
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Japanese Ships
* b" s- ]9 }7 b" O# O8 \ CA Tone
# q+ ^! _% v& ]5 N7 R4 Z CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 e( F+ A3 Z& N CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire' A4 F0 v! C* ?& i4 ]
CA Chikuma7 V: }: Q; ^5 _$ D8 d. k! t& I
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 H0 x- p# H6 p5 b& x
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes; m) R, S! C* b$ @0 p9 G3 L
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CA Atago, on fire
. \1 G8 `+ N; ~$ Z: D CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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( `) G8 }1 R h. v! E' qWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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! S, f* [9 N3 PRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 V) M; Y* `5 X$ j1 i4 j% XEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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4 H% Z8 J# M( {9 ]9 YNo Japanese losses9 H6 v; x# v6 P1 w+ ^( a& Q5 p
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Allied aircraft losses
6 ^! A- Y6 ~ N3 D F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
+ j6 ?8 s. ?" M SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged6 [3 @2 ^5 ?- u+ }, U
& p$ f; ^- m: ?Japanese Ships
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- ^9 V$ D& D3 U, p* I+ y, Q( Q: u) fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138- ]7 f0 _; D0 W5 Q" e
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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$ n5 @! ~* S6 @4 q. J* oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
6 j1 H1 y, j, \6 C TBF-1 Avenger x 15# e/ l' @0 @/ j3 b0 \+ t
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: i& i( l' H! J" f% j& v9 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
( [% F0 s) O4 m |, e3 t" |8 _6 ^( M SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
1 G3 A7 E1 [$ y DD Isokaze* _) j/ R( D R. ?2 Z
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* T; E$ M8 K7 `: u6 `- P. A CA Kumano
% A; r! q# g8 L7 C. F2 {9 i CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3/ O5 s% a2 B! b9 I# y6 `7 h! N
DD Arashi0 M/ F3 `/ o6 v3 {; H* t
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5 V7 N0 `# y( kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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9 e; O4 j4 j$ c' C3 tRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet./ a3 V& k. e0 E2 ]; @5 z$ }
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 s4 K5 [/ N# z" I2 {8 U( u, K* a% O
: y% p& v! t! O+ o# \2 bJapanese aircraft
. ]/ r4 w) y$ W% S B5N1 Kate x 144 e8 d& @+ j( {9 H L0 b8 |1 R
D3A2 Val x 24+ [1 o/ G* ^" X8 P
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 T; C# @: I/ U, ~" @7 _4 I DD Dunlap
' z9 v* F. y8 ^$ G8 A3 Y DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 q9 r1 k( {. t1 \2 B
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires$ i; P! a) Q- |/ [
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |