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阿姆罗

8月17日，瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战（相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了，当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家）。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天，58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架，再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。
3 y% k, y4 l& o! N8 ]$ m! XMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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# t: V0 P6 K7 t% H* YWeather in hex: Overcast$ P" |& s' ~: Y

3 W- I$ \1 V5 b+ s3 [3 {0 K5 {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) ^/ A! I) j4 u3 y* \  iEstimated time to target is 42 minutes6 w+ ~4 c2 ~. x% ~

1 U+ D3 j4 g, n/ s8 n8 |  ~: UJapanese aircraft. j  Z% V& a, P3 x
      G4M1 Betty x 67 A$ Q  n, U( p! Z6 F/ m- I1 e5 U9 G

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Allied aircraft5 x, r4 @8 y3 w3 Q
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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5 I  E  x2 k) t7 q5 r+ D# @+ AJapanese aircraft losses
  d% z% m: f& [' w      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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      AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1307 n" F6 ]1 k" c
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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9 f- m0 X6 K/ f  {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 `1 W6 @. Y+ ^* d  l
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes3 \7 j5 b- Q$ V9 Z+ d

$ M2 G. O' h: `( l- a) x1 |Japanese aircraft
" X3 e  N2 |: ^" ^+ l8 v) o6 T      D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft
" Q$ `' M, z' I( T  z, s6 r      Kittyhawk IA x 67 a; _; {6 N" C$ y9 G5 V
      P-39D Airacobra x 33. m5 W9 X5 _# e# |) c: Z; C8 Q+ _: |  h

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* ^, P6 S" k- z9 HJapanese aircraft losses0 V1 i, J/ I6 c3 P" a+ i7 j7 S
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged, x( S5 p) O" S4 G9 ^9 l
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$ @% _/ `3 T0 z4 y1 HAllied Ships6 |4 Q/ a/ c3 {1 X7 h/ }6 u% i3 r
      AM Lark4 N# e  I# t5 z; I+ D9 k
      AM Starling
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137) _: F# H3 o2 Y: H' X: c8 z7 \7 v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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# y+ U& I7 U# a* H! \3 z- i& nRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet., V) x' T' `& ?1 r
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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, d7 Y3 k: }9 J9 e+ \2 RJapanese aircraft8 I* Y# J* w9 Y5 Y7 m; G4 }* t/ w7 m; {
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
8 c0 t. S; h: B3 s2 w      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12: \8 U9 d% b& L
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Japanese aircraft losses" u5 \: u) Z4 L; Y
      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
+ [) a. o8 n2 H5 T0 O      DD Henley4 p& g' _: U! [4 p( i
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129/ X( E2 D. v& E+ D. H* H" ^  F' V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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+ V5 z7 |- E6 q4 s& sRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; D, m3 z1 X& Y1 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes  s9 r* B( ]  u2 r

" E8 T4 x9 K& Z# ~Japanese aircraft
" C1 `$ h# Y. _4 U8 e  K: [! a% U! K      A6M2 Zero x 26 j, f8 f- f, @. _' a

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. m2 ]3 j$ c) M& QAllied aircraft# P! u2 ~  ~' D: D5 Q0 v
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
7 M  a  x# }; @( Q7 w. \& I      B-17E Fortress x 86 h: f1 W. K) Y$ @" A& \$ v
      B-26 Marauder x 6
# U# g0 V$ G; Y6 ~4 b/ x      P-39D Airacobra x 21* ]+ F7 @+ S7 A! S
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No Japanese losses
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$ u: _5 A$ h* f0 WAllied aircraft losses
. W! t1 E5 _- t3 X- \: W# z* O. R      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
' Q, P3 a4 {/ O9 q- c      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed5 x% B1 G" X% ]" a& |2 ^8 U
Japanese ground losses:: a! y& Q1 d0 V0 V1 s$ ?2 w: }4 O
      7 casualties reported! P: P8 G! H# ^: _
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) S9 T4 \0 Y5 P& I! E1 @         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 g( v% r; W( i- S8 i
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 z  |7 s/ `! t! R% W: V" z) [# p+ |
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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" w1 g0 X! O0 _0 j  o3 ?$ o7 DAirbase hits 1
* U! B; J- f; o4 w! o# U) d6 q, @Runway hits 6
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" r6 |( p1 V2 M! @3 uorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129/ d' ?+ o( p2 W0 x0 U
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain1 u8 c1 a) X. V  I4 ]# l
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." D6 h" H2 @: T# ]& _8 X1 I% z
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes9 n( e" _& w* W# W' O9 H* `

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Allied aircraft/ x" J/ U8 p! Q7 f
      B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses& Z; f  \0 N' ]' ?$ _* t

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Airbase supply hits 1
5 k* K$ B6 G7 p2 ?) L( s; Q+ kRunway hits 44 U' U7 S  _1 Q4 s( t$ Z; f/ s! l

9 x' k5 M7 F% M/ V) E& xorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126; d* T* ~6 A0 O. i6 x3 v
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Weather in hex: Light rain
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! G/ D! n1 F) ^: B; _: j7 rRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- y- K. p8 h6 |) x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; ^7 O8 D$ v$ K8 d3 V2 S6 n
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Japanese aircraft: v( W  Z/ n4 c
      A6M2 Zero x 26 D2 F# V- H4 U% o

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! {5 k+ q1 y; O" O/ e2 _1 T' EAllied aircraft
  [; S0 X% R  Z      B-26 Marauder x 6
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) T2 Z( s) \' J. r3 iJapanese aircraft losses
2 n2 T  P, e. q+ @      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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" p8 i$ Y- P/ _$ B1 |4 LAllied aircraft losses6 C, d9 u! |- j- B
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged5 h; T# {( ]0 g( C( f4 f' e, F

: P: i0 z" s* ~& j6 Q. _# `Japanese ground losses:
0 d, y7 C( K1 p( X3 X5 J: c) G      8 casualties reported
; L2 [: Y6 W5 Z' a- Y0 A! |         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 }' i! C+ s4 ~" c% q2 V         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" v7 I' t! x  _2 J: j  @
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B9 e1 ^6 W$ ^0 [' }  p

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Airbase hits 2
. d3 \7 `7 ^! P( U; iRunway hits 48 R) U" P: T8 Q% f" C+ S4 Z9 T% J

3 ^# e  a; c1 Y. g6 x! FMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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  b: Y% l2 |! b. Y2 l9 ~# ?" lWeather in hex: Overcast1 \/ Y4 Z0 d% I0 _% T

2 i( z- l2 e, [/ I  KRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- [. `$ z* v* a( p8 z2 s! T
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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5 U1 X0 P! X5 c4 s3 j7 g! RJapanese aircraft
5 L2 M  ]4 ]1 w5 S      G4M1 Betty x 12* x, O& Z+ X/ k0 a! `

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0 N7 L7 c+ `, Z9 o1 [% n, E) qAllied aircraft
$ j! b- @9 M) ]+ X* k+ i% z( }      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
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2 F+ f# w4 q& S6 d8 M8 k) c) qAllied Ships
( `2 i. U- n" a) K+ v4 u0 [4 [8 A      DD Aaron Ward6 }6 i; I0 M& f" ~
      DD Laffey) L# t; @3 M% i  O* [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' r2 R2 S0 f  k. F, E. o; \6 i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! R8 G- J- [. l" a3 p( Z# K0 X

  |2 w) _$ I- _% j* F1 |$ r  M" N) kRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
, i, K4 _7 w; e; y* v+ TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes3 ?6 @8 v# |! V$ {  p/ r5 R! a
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Japanese aircraft* W# _$ @' Q7 ^/ q! w; y2 G
      D3A1 Val x 12. r% v, A! r2 H4 B' k5 a- J9 I

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Allied aircraft/ d% `3 K7 U' f8 @' S; f0 L) X" o
      Kittyhawk IA x 55 L8 N' R- W! a
      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses7 f; @- E% h# R' g7 A$ s' z
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1388 ~5 [: k1 p, K& b( X+ X

8 l; R. x3 e; N0 ?3 K, a4 J: oWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- ^! ^" n" m. a6 @! lEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 {+ V. A3 W+ O% q7 ]: E      G4M1 Betty x 5
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: y3 }, [- ^4 ~: B; X$ [: GAllied aircraft
( w. R+ r# H  V1 n" Y      F4F-4 Wildcat x 62 r3 u! ~7 Y, `; @* A/ n

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# q8 p: v2 I+ c# b# gJapanese aircraft losses
) P7 @% i; c- y7 G      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed' R; q  {: S& P4 h, Y- E
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同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远% ~' i% G5 F; A! u- _
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远: w; U1 g& v0 |# q( R
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了  v+ z) z. g9 W9 N
chen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

# V3 ~9 o5 q7 n* f2 N8 G" K" ?
4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。
; C% a) y, [$ U  \Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137) ?: K3 e+ W, X
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud$ Z: O7 v5 d/ r/ u& t3 g+ b% L

/ N1 l& Y" r$ w# \3 f3 L. |Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- H% C) J6 C0 h) f# ~Estimated time to target is 9 minutes3 k1 k3 p" b: c) w+ l

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Allied aircraft
8 n6 C* A9 n8 V/ D, K      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11. H5 W! y4 C1 u- o6 \2 G# e
      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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Allied aircraft losses
, g7 M0 b" y' _2 [2 ^) O      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged) T1 \4 Z, E" M& ^2 L- k& }3 l2 E
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged; W6 ]  }/ u7 w( q- y& U
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Japanese Ships
" q& E, M' |5 H* J, V  ^# T4 q5 F      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire/ l( O( Q% C% S7 u
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
. @1 d; T' n0 J9 n5 A: ^- \  c      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
( @: H5 H( s5 `% j9 g      CA Maya, Bomb hits 15 N* t' T5 v& r: o. s7 p0 ~

+ U# @- P2 I5 M: P  Z0 B5 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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3 X  ^% z+ q( O' ?Weather in hex: Heavy cloud) w- Q, o% O8 b1 O
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
3 R, M- l1 I# a) i8 R2 s) mEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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& K. K9 {$ k5 @7 ?2 k      TBF-1 Avenger x 6: e/ x" |9 Z; P4 H+ Y
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Allied aircraft losses
, Z6 P! r5 }* T% t9 |      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- R- Y: R" \( z9 }: |' r: c

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      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137& c" I7 P. w% |

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$ k$ C8 M% ]5 |+ h/ oRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.( O: M9 {$ l  A! \
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes, x; S6 M* W$ g/ M* C
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Allied aircraft9 x6 a' B9 a& G4 r, ^
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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8 y& i# O2 ^6 B      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ p1 \$ h  G4 b
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
3 f; g/ W6 ~+ C% n# d! WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1371 M* `- H7 e# x2 L9 C

% R* B/ `% i2 U; j1 C4 KWeather in hex: Partial cloud5 Q/ Q* s/ g. W, L6 g$ g

0 D# O9 u: {! x# T0 lRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' b6 P8 t* G! k) o* o3 z" }Estimated time to target is 14 minutes
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+ X2 w6 O, W) k5 K2 iAllied aircraft5 S  Z" N2 H( @  o! X
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18- B. L0 L5 n6 U5 d

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2 A" C% R. ^. G$ z9 p# y5 jAllied aircraft losses, S' t+ m  V' Z0 G2 b! \, e
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged/ T3 c- S4 |" P
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Japanese Ships
. H; h) r. P' {/ e      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 21 @  J( g! N- b) W0 O
      BB Kirishima
% G/ g' t# D7 B4 Y! K" @! g      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137$ Y; b. h: m( z0 o

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6 H; O! R3 w0 P$ ?/ n1 t( U4 XRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
& h. n9 d& Z! M9 A7 a" |Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft! j  f- o: @4 ^* x1 y2 g
      TBF-1 Avenger x 10& E5 q, I; Q# }% e' X* N
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Allied aircraft losses6 Z3 b% |# A3 n; e! c5 k1 V) i" T
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged% \3 b4 b% d  @5 a( q/ @

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+ w& d, z, \9 g      BB Hiei,  on fire+ T7 q% E; G6 \9 ^/ O1 G+ r
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire! Q" V3 j% E3 ^+ d  K% n+ N( o8 n
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
& m4 A# Q4 H' W% R) B      BB Kirishima
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' j$ B  p  c+ q; z' zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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% m$ T1 {* ^: l8 NWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
+ h3 S. b) ?2 n. R4 u7 \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ Z; g5 R1 y: ]9 O2 u

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& u; e. f+ H% y' ]3 ZAllied aircraft
! U! u" s, @* g* @      SBD-3 Dauntless x 69 P& U2 \/ E0 Y) }, S& D. W8 P
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: g) w* I0 F! ?; \% D; ZAllied aircraft losses6 Y. i* Z7 _$ g- @( |. j
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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6 H# O( @; Y% ~" s! m$ K" ]Japanese Ships  @& t! F5 Q7 H. a( S6 f
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires