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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。* k( |9 K' B1 s5 [2 }$ b9 Q
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# _2 _7 b5 @- k0 w

; V% K* q/ N, G7 C! f( oWeather in hex: Overcast
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, g1 [! A5 u) P* `6 s. VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ ^0 d7 ]7 b  A2 lEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: @5 P7 \8 ~+ Z) w5 i* R  S, `' [      G4M1 Betty x 6
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Allied aircraft
7 N( Q" |+ |! U$ g      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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+ V9 F3 T3 J2 b2 ?5 N  @Japanese aircraft losses
) J  S5 F: ~8 @! U      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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5 X" o6 J# b- n5 c4 `+ Q/ E9 e$ qAllied Ships
0 A0 V5 p1 @" E6 h$ A      AP Heywood1 |) i9 ]4 C5 j/ ^  _# U3 Z3 l

, o4 E- c# H' I4 p! P$ z; R6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,1306 ^7 H# M, ~# j0 t5 U. g  N8 ~
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 u# z' o9 g' S; B; A5 Z& e
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes. @* S& x4 D7 v9 Q2 ?

' \/ }/ ?. }0 q! C- x, L# OJapanese aircraft# I" e- e: W* ~6 y- _
      D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft, U! [+ B% J6 p7 Q5 h1 G
      Kittyhawk IA x 6- c/ i) x0 g, T, K0 v; R+ y
      P-39D Airacobra x 33
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% K: z6 |% A: L, m" xJapanese aircraft losses/ U) z9 X% u* a# o5 G) T; [. G
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged- |( J+ T  z7 h8 q! U: L

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      AM Lark; l* d2 }+ j6 W2 X4 W( \
      AM Starling
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/ m4 A2 G* B& a! lMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137& ]. x* R/ \- _6 {

, m1 Y2 w* k# O' F' aWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.7 p" \7 z- X/ ?* Y5 @
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes8 b4 S! g( |" U5 s% A; Q- q- b

2 P# d; v  S7 n* sJapanese aircraft: ~1 Z9 e: j* Z% G; J
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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: m+ D4 X" D+ n  D  I' s, y7 C8 kAllied aircraft
! j5 n  S  |' @      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
0 |( z! @8 R2 o! `" @' [0 Z- X. m/ J      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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- m/ ]9 w& Y% }, i) X% x' lJapanese aircraft losses" M* b: K& s0 S& o+ C. L
      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
- ^/ W! |0 T5 ]5 D) A5 @- l      DD Henley
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! q% y3 L& M! \" R: M- {Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129. B. i; a) U9 G1 J  k
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain! P4 Q9 `  k2 D, L
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 r: y) Y% y1 V: `) G7 i1 pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes* p0 y$ f" L6 p' A( E- v/ u$ F% J6 u
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Japanese aircraft
9 T0 N. `, t2 l: W4 o! o      A6M2 Zero x 2
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5 F; ]- j* h5 q2 q/ g/ uAllied aircraft
3 P, y* G# ^  m$ ?% s      Kittyhawk IA x 5# `7 ^; D! j$ V9 o  ~& p
      B-17E Fortress x 88 U' a; Z. ]. e) {
      B-26 Marauder x 6+ u4 H* E- L) I' k/ ^3 S# x
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses9 _; {2 l8 x6 A' W6 J% M

% w  j  v) }2 |5 M& lAllied aircraft losses( a$ M. Q( k5 @# _" o* z2 C
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
& F* [% z# a- h      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
3 q" v9 d1 i- S! _7 C% J" H6 s& CJapanese ground losses:! Q- u: Q6 ^) y6 P6 ?
      7 casualties reported: y: n- d# y( a5 Z& N2 Q
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. e6 Z% i% x( G% i         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% x" O- E7 L( F' ]9 g% `  w, k
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ y+ ?# m! P: Y2 F7 ^  [% b      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! [5 D) D9 d+ eAirbase hits 1$ M( _1 z7 ]# Z7 f) w) U6 e+ q
Runway hits 6% l* W) a' J7 L% k7 I

" b) n$ W$ T" A0 o6 l5 p+ borning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain" S* K5 h4 v: ^+ N4 |6 n

! \. y' c$ P& X: zRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
# T# \  a& b$ @( {3 gEstimated time to target is 3 minutes# z/ g; L0 T: I4 \- p0 B. t

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" I3 L% V0 J! D  b/ gAllied aircraft3 D! U; F. Q9 E! E" z7 @. [
      B-17E Fortress x 5
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No Allied losses
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8 X- k( V2 Y* d5 `0 A7 ~4 S) lAirbase supply hits 12 a; ~4 @2 a  U/ R$ u/ M1 X: |
Runway hits 46 S+ k  L1 p! r

$ B& y/ B, p' }1 g1 F7 y+ Zorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126! h! A- E9 _! K

8 e% u* m7 O  Q: Z9 KWeather in hex: Light rain/ _; z( r9 J* ]# N5 k# P9 l4 [" f' W& l

! W) ^6 V0 T# k: D4 aRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) R  ]- }4 m) |! U$ s2 j9 u- m8 UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* F+ c5 F" z4 g$ t9 ~% |
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Japanese aircraft' U. G$ X  }1 W5 ]8 ^% [" _
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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% [7 b, Y6 t7 H$ _2 z) {Allied aircraft  l( g# ~) G- M0 j- E* p& z, U4 g
      B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses1 J6 t1 @2 w/ G
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground, U- a* m. q/ r, v' P
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Allied aircraft losses
5 I* \5 A5 ]+ e# I# q7 ~* |      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged3 E9 E. x! y) g2 i5 f- {+ S" Y/ L' c

; U( j4 ^/ k  W: f9 L+ |Japanese ground losses:" h0 A" p* m; q. {( B. O
      8 casualties reported. L# j# {/ D( O% o) }
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) }8 ^+ }. x$ x
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) o' Y5 Q. m3 E  ^6 e
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 K; l) D9 V5 p8 ?Airbase hits 2- D( h7 ?" \% _( N9 h" S
Runway hits 4
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  X0 I/ ?: p7 d5 {; G7 V* ?9 eMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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( V( o4 n, F5 j% e+ w4 G' D+ {Weather in hex: Overcast
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7 I. u) {+ S; R8 c5 w( M( r5 WRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 g' h7 S/ \0 y" Y& ]
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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# c! z1 _- _# t* d$ h4 @Japanese aircraft
4 |: p) n3 A8 J- P8 C      G4M1 Betty x 12; o' n* ~* O0 j4 U

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% }6 K; X( \3 y& J6 q0 P! n, eAllied aircraft
6 J5 q6 k5 L( l" i0 `      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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2 m" v4 p' b, D% I) D7 ZJapanese aircraft losses
0 M2 f1 S9 D; y* D      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged: ?; @. L' p' U

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Allied Ships
, B# n: h% M* @& ]. l' Q      DD Aaron Ward2 i" ~, H+ |( A' o5 v
      DD Laffey
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9 z1 f! w' s  v. f7 e4 n& t: ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
* a, }' F& A6 J9 H* M: KEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 M% v+ t5 H& E" ?8 U' |
      D3A1 Val x 12
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2 M3 A7 ~. R0 tAllied aircraft$ S  f  H2 h  I2 i) _
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
4 _4 ~9 `$ ^  z      P-39D Airacobra x 32  |) o0 s' Y# {4 }

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Japanese aircraft losses
2 y6 X9 ~. n! |0 v( ~- l! D) Y      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" V3 L( B% u, f& s$ f5 A4 S- b! z1 G
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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2 Y" X( B6 b& p* uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
( g8 u1 D1 h/ H' Y1 A# }7 FEstimated time to target is 42 minutes( O& b% t2 ?- w7 a

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# q* s' S" b3 R) ?6 v' }! Y      G4M1 Betty x 5
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$ k7 h, E1 w$ V; v! s0 m$ cAllied aircraft
& i5 U9 m' t3 \1 i      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses/ w0 V# O! S) w5 Q; l
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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2 C- c( m8 Q5 t  F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6 d" \) t6 c0 U  E5 E
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+ h2 U' O  \3 T) |0 h( W
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
  Q' r) H" u0 A5 achen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

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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。
  k/ `* [5 q( h* H! BMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1374 D2 r6 K2 ]( Z: }  B$ y9 J3 c- |! v0 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud. s: d3 P2 c) t2 A; {
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 Z! U' K, I* iEstimated time to target is 9 minutes3 {! B4 u% ]# ~
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+ A" P1 x+ R6 G- C7 ^Allied aircraft4 M, R* s  j' A$ i6 Y/ P5 w# P
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
6 m1 ?3 `" P( o( m      TBF-1 Avenger x 263 }4 x9 b5 T( i( T

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& ~# p, I3 m, ZAllied aircraft losses$ R( ]  h8 x* d" k* }" ?5 x  h
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged4 X' \2 F9 g6 u
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships; G- v! Z6 d0 n; p* z4 }
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
. A% Z' {7 L* a# y( R      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2) Q7 ]2 }7 B3 [) b$ A1 `
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
5 d* r" t! Z8 Z" Q: N2 W% d) a2 X      CA Maya, Bomb hits 15 p7 o( V, R5 F- @" n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- T/ f9 M3 F' d  H8 s; \Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
- h/ x! S1 k( V6 `" q/ g0 d- zEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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) R9 q8 I4 y0 N5 RAllied aircraft
0 {; O8 G' h0 c3 B! c. `7 r3 F      TBF-1 Avenger x 63 j6 d8 ?6 }; u- `% }
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  u/ Z/ X0 y6 H2 q  z      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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- g) {. {6 a9 t; Y; O- S: {      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137( F1 {+ r1 v/ E% I. X, a

5 M1 k  @$ X& d6 YWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* {: y' u" X6 P; n4 i& q
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.! \5 D; H8 t2 z. g
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Allied aircraft5 D# \& e: Y; O1 B/ r
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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Allied aircraft losses# K4 n/ J: z' V( M+ ^
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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3 }6 Q( {7 \6 E# L% q1 qJapanese Ships; Z1 X5 l' P8 i0 I
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
9 r8 O2 T  `. y: IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137+ f& q  K! G; k$ B7 g

$ x8 m% {( [& ?# G5 ?5 R0 ?Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
  {0 g6 _! }( p+ ^- R; F9 B, CEstimated time to target is 14 minutes$ x& G! Y& Y# r* [
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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Allied aircraft losses( L0 A* b# l7 E) ~% x
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2! }3 K. t7 C; n  c
      BB Kirishima
% y; [- T8 |9 Y" d      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) V; K8 m. v; t+ [! cEstimated time to target is 22 minutes, ]# Q) C9 }& T0 g# i
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 10  [' U' {; D  R% c: M/ o7 I, w8 u

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      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged; C6 D9 ]) U) R* I% G

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      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
9 _$ X0 C' m% S+ N; S7 q8 P; ]      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire8 J+ o8 g, w/ S$ |# f/ o
      BB Kirishima0 D$ L( t  g/ g' a1 ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137; e) T9 y5 R' }, W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.8 {( J$ K: b! X3 z% D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires