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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。  S2 b" h/ ^8 j# I* a
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138# J0 g$ x4 N9 `

1 W7 X' V) P4 ZWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 B+ ~6 l! \( y( E( i: K3 M
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes  N1 M3 j; a! |6 p8 s4 H3 v
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Japanese aircraft( D8 J# W9 @8 K* Z( L8 q8 V2 H
      G4M1 Betty x 6" l8 F$ V' P/ d) t5 k  h( I
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+ Z( O$ r( `* P9 Z) {Allied aircraft' X4 q* t$ C4 m1 G' K. z5 P
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8+ E* O7 S+ y; t! o. ~
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% o7 ?2 w9 Q+ q9 s) uJapanese aircraft losses& Y; p" S; f* p! ?2 M4 j6 \
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged2 g1 H+ I% p2 x( n0 R
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Allied Ships
0 f( k. d1 E9 t7 s9 T      AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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3 ~% n/ e! u0 R0 G, Q5 rRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 ~6 ]: S" b/ J& E' w: YEstimated time to target is 45 minutes$ A2 l8 v- \& ~6 n, h" Y
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Japanese aircraft, U, ]1 |$ P( i% m- Y  N. W* s
      D3A1 Val x 14
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$ b5 A- M2 I6 e- H. x9 h
) z  m9 D+ o4 u' AAllied aircraft
, [) {4 \" }' y9 L5 k- j9 m      Kittyhawk IA x 6# W4 m5 p4 E5 v& c9 k* z
      P-39D Airacobra x 33& z. [9 J: c/ `& \2 R  e4 F

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Japanese aircraft losses
, j6 @3 c! J1 i0 \      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships4 Q& Y/ n- n) R% N; n4 k8 s
      AM Lark
& r) _' n7 z9 E' u: q: n      AM Starling* a/ H0 }$ R- U) h7 {/ o1 S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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4 k' F( H/ x# S  HWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, `( z0 h: V! x; w" {Estimated time to target is 14 minutes% B2 A# ^" P+ E1 `: d; e3 R  s
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Japanese aircraft/ l' U9 r: J& w$ P. T4 ^
      G4M1 Betty x 13( q( `( S  W, ~! s* M$ ]  _
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4 `( u9 ^0 ~, c$ |: J4 S- q6 t! BAllied aircraft
7 D. _; q" M& Y& J( j: m      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
0 z) B4 C; ]0 ~- w8 \% |3 ^- g% f      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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5 z' e) e+ x. \! _, aJapanese aircraft losses/ V# R2 ~! }1 j6 n6 {& A
      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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+ C1 r/ m! _1 q  X- h- ]- |+ j, G1 YAllied Ships
# R$ u% U1 F) U1 v( x      DD Henley4 j/ O2 [1 E( ^# ]

! z* q( U, o, n* jMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1297 C8 d: R6 Z2 J" w2 ?& V
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, T: ]3 p( p- W% }3 k) @

0 Y0 A+ j- E7 p4 E$ rRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 a8 X$ W0 n4 o% S9 |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 L  X( v5 s" S8 X: O
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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9 C3 G9 L$ O3 |/ f, c' W4 f2 l- [( F0 pAllied aircraft+ `, x0 ~. o+ @& ?& M. Z9 `
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
! r$ \, `7 E! ?" s      B-17E Fortress x 8& T) h: Z5 F: C, h! V* n" l
      B-26 Marauder x 68 \4 b7 a( Q4 e5 ^  f: i/ k
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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3 o5 z: q; S/ \- XNo Japanese losses
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. W, D8 p3 {  EAllied aircraft losses1 C. _& h: ~9 l& l
      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
* M! J' F! @- L) P, X3 U      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
/ r: i& p; I- U+ y& x5 EJapanese ground losses:+ [/ t) v0 I0 F/ ?
      7 casualties reported
7 I9 P) O; }" C0 l7 @7 F0 c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ P  ^! b8 {6 J; V7 ^1 {* [         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 k0 f, D7 i2 R9 p- \+ N2 {
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* V2 Q( R2 S2 o8 u      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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" ]$ q7 e, k" [* l1 q5 A6 eAirbase hits 1
* v5 k1 L9 Y, J, C: CRunway hits 6
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0 ?3 i6 s2 n/ `3 ^" [4 qorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- y0 Z" ~6 s. V4 W7 C0 J& m( i; H9 E$ I
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain& Z/ p2 @" x# g' g0 B1 N
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.4 J! o: n1 n+ E5 J, e, |
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ B" W8 g8 A9 ^8 K3 v7 U! @" ^
      B-17E Fortress x 52 f; L, {3 z, f- A2 O
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No Allied losses
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' y! F+ H, q- A* sAirbase supply hits 1
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/ l* ~9 ]3 N: R! Lorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126' w& |6 O  j6 A) H& i

; t" y* X& q+ i6 xWeather in hex: Light rain1 [' M6 r: }8 L8 p( m  d

# F* k. {7 T3 B7 jRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 N( H: p  W* T/ k/ r" t* r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# B0 Y' l( [. C& I+ M. TJapanese aircraft' O! J# J; {8 V+ ^- v
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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      B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses8 F8 O: e0 ~, L6 I4 h' J: [  s
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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4 E" d4 f3 ^" L! @Allied aircraft losses
3 U9 p  C0 r: f: H& t4 {      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged+ v: H4 f: w0 A

, R# i5 G; l: m3 o9 n4 J. `5 xJapanese ground losses:
) v' c  ^$ S" G4 l/ o4 z+ Q0 w      8 casualties reported
! `* k0 S! O2 n8 y         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 p! h$ r$ Q1 Z# D. h9 d: y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. i6 l1 A2 c4 d- L' b         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% w; Q9 s8 @; k$ h

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Airbase hits 2: {6 ]' p1 B+ B  M3 ^# d
Runway hits 4
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' H2 e( B6 n$ K. q5 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast- B: a" n# X% z% K6 p

" J6 B: i& F8 {4 ?Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: r5 N) S" V, Q' X0 I; [- Z
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes" ]8 B: L' X& Z: m6 H* n
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Japanese aircraft
$ w( P% J1 r6 D$ e# C3 j: x2 T      G4M1 Betty x 123 W% q  a" P6 G+ \' l
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. |4 J: |) s2 ~3 t$ V+ c" s3 _Allied aircraft& {2 Y& x( y4 X4 s# P' T1 D  q
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 z2 c, g( U& k2 H  d7 k% f      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged0 y: {5 Q; |% i  k- \3 E
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  w: k" P! z1 k) s2 t& K, F      DD Aaron Ward& R  X( ]8 b2 e, d) @0 S
      DD Laffey2 J+ [5 \$ G1 D8 B, B& u2 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud: j2 l# A# p" p( N$ v5 y
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.& L9 b6 H# E. L) d  e; b& c8 k; n; C
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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$ a- a8 n' N4 EJapanese aircraft6 g4 T6 _' e( [2 [& |4 s
      D3A1 Val x 124 v+ k; K9 e* A) e0 l

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Allied aircraft3 m# S: O, q$ n4 i( j
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
& E# T$ m1 Z+ c+ ]      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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Japanese aircraft losses2 C) k1 s4 z7 Z2 u" ?, ?
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed- a* r: W8 j2 q" y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138' c# S+ K7 p% k% X+ g8 H& Q

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4 h! s5 R- G. w& Y2 ?+ j; x/ bRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
, f; P; r) ]" }6 c' H' w6 v" FEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# y/ H7 k) N* l3 F- S      G4M1 Betty x 5
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8 v+ A( X0 |& v& {9 VAllied aircraft6 U1 A0 W  U: h1 ~: [; w
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses+ Y+ |( s# j( a7 {+ {2 e% m) C- G- j
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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6 ~- x# w+ V- q3 W# ^4 H2 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
! N) \% X( N; D* a: g. O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
5 ]6 y3 b: d* d而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
; D1 v: Y9 @8 c/ M" schen0529 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。* `& X2 S  E9 j- F
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1376 F0 l0 h3 n, ~* x3 @4 O' E

2 t9 k, T& h0 O/ E9 j4 ]% l1 TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
( H% Y- E, s" O* T! p  B4 m1 X0 V; wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 }1 S. \: Z5 A. L; {      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
2 x# n' `' Y, I# Q9 V      TBF-1 Avenger x 26/ X4 N5 Z# i8 D( N# c% c

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Allied aircraft losses- _6 b. ]4 g9 j
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
8 g' l; L" R+ M. _5 u) M) B- s  [( x      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged0 \5 ^3 u' h+ Q6 c. k+ q' n* R; r
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Japanese Ships
$ `2 B6 F! K# @* x      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire& n3 ~% ]0 s( q/ _5 c/ o$ h; |
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2. V* h- H  @. H" @: u4 p9 D3 n, Z
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1% b& r/ L5 ~( t. {( f1 }
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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; H. W& i! [" ?, VMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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2 `3 Y9 i5 w# d+ IWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ J7 F& g- \- [/ C( ]$ ^
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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* s0 \1 n8 V% N      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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9 z' r) }; @, b9 y, Q* L( E5 jAllied aircraft losses
- c) C5 C1 O! E% N      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" X$ _- y7 @  j0 e! L

( D  r% e9 q6 E  r8 pJapanese Ships9 U; q  d' I# D- l9 i% j3 T$ f
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3. l2 Q' U1 w! v0 t1 _

7 r$ z) S8 M+ {6 q, dMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137, a/ K/ i$ V- G2 i9 N0 ~5 l

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/ U3 g- g5 c$ z6 i4 [& y. A- u+ w/ cRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.  S) X+ {: ?2 P  g) z( m
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes8 A0 W' x: h. o  d- A

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Allied aircraft% f% V/ Q& H; {
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3: u  B: I' v6 k3 Q* ?0 C

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3 j3 Z9 l2 B$ JAllied aircraft losses8 x0 @3 I' d& k2 P/ A! [
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* O( W& P, o8 L1 g9 r* s7 U

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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire/ m! H5 h2 A* `; M& ~  p
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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6 s: F6 e# [) n- I& `Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 H- I  v) b3 C  ~6 S. D( n) hEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft$ _3 }" j/ f* @2 b6 F
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18- c+ d4 [, ~* e

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0 K  p* d8 L1 b! y% FAllied aircraft losses
: o( P, i; v8 w8 I' E/ `      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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5 B& J. v: X# _' o" uJapanese Ships
1 H+ V- m  ?8 c# R8 F, B  w" f      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
) c! d. P7 k+ v2 F6 F) z      BB Kirishima$ e" U6 V; Q( E. S8 O! G4 w
      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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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.% P7 E, U, w( s$ \- [- b8 I
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged: K4 g+ ]- A$ e

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      BB Hiei,  on fire+ a  O/ @( f' q/ w6 @
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
6 Z5 ]% z9 _; z5 y6 i% z& s1 M      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire, J4 Y1 r% f, _& X5 T
      BB Kirishima' |9 \0 A( T% P

, x9 p6 w" [& E" C  q3 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1370 s0 F1 J8 S1 F1 }0 s8 U; m
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud( m/ P* d/ E! [; P2 ~
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 o: q, U5 i' @1 _Estimated time to target is 12 minutes8 c3 D5 l$ U: I
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6! u6 |8 m, z9 a4 j0 o4 W8 ~& }

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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires