阿成

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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。
6 B2 |" l( e1 \5 Q; G' J  p( AMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast5 p( u' w) o/ F4 Q
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.  d5 D! m0 h; c$ Z' {
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes& W& X$ B6 w, b3 B1 _3 p
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Japanese aircraft( `+ a9 L8 K: M& X( y
      G4M1 Betty x 6
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" H# H6 w1 f  \* S$ aAllied aircraft
" Q2 R5 }1 `' R2 x- Y% V      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses4 @) S3 |$ V' G) y& Y
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged# g$ _# {" u7 l6 e4 E% ]( |/ {

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      AP Heywood
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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. c1 d4 Z) f( I/ e; l5 EWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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/ O2 A  l: F0 d% DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 S  T0 j7 V. z5 ~7 S7 v$ a6 b$ GEstimated time to target is 45 minutes1 y  B; f4 R; q

- H% `1 @1 q: R: T' _3 `Japanese aircraft
  `7 r4 h9 d- ?) _& I- l' s      D3A1 Val x 14: p: d& W- b5 W8 e& U7 t+ j
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; ]& j( F6 _# t7 O% D( KAllied aircraft
3 o- L. q7 L# N& y      Kittyhawk IA x 6% Z! _5 j6 Q! P& `9 q4 ?1 J
      P-39D Airacobra x 33
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships, l) U+ H2 d( M3 q. x$ U2 F
      AM Lark2 c. a2 o1 v3 Q
      AM Starling
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! A4 M0 z  i& k* r- k! ]& D9 IMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 M: x3 u" ?3 k8 u

% Y" T  F- C1 l/ Q' A! [% L: a* oRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% ^3 c$ j; H7 E& f7 s
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes4 h; b# v9 x) l1 O& i9 G+ x

4 C; L) ?0 d5 f. Y9 I; hJapanese aircraft+ @; o% W7 l  \* p
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft
7 A( f6 j  G* l# ?! P8 Y      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
4 P1 H9 N3 P1 P8 h      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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( g4 T; U: q2 I6 h' w0 K      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged( f% W2 `8 T2 J* X$ @$ c9 w

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* f3 @5 n  ^6 y/ H$ }, n$ J& v      DD Henley! `5 [9 X5 ^# H/ c) D8 [

$ r! M8 P' M+ S, M) qMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ @9 ]' A, G$ g$ S) w1 u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* k( O) d( Y  c5 ^6 G( W

/ M! f2 B( E3 T2 |6 ?Japanese aircraft- J' e8 s( Y/ v4 u
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft) R4 F' f2 z* J1 M7 y
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
9 y! w* e. ~/ W4 x8 J      B-17E Fortress x 84 b- K! |5 E% S% P9 \* o5 Q: I
      B-26 Marauder x 6
3 p! ]! Q7 @7 a3 d      P-39D Airacobra x 21& S, b1 U+ N+ e: V

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, d1 {& x* `! [  k& y* k/ PNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 o. ^+ v* y8 Q2 W! V! n. G' ?      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged" N# v8 w) j9 z6 n2 J! O
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
& [: |7 u$ S6 t- o/ q$ S# xJapanese ground losses:
0 q2 j% c7 ^. }7 B, b$ |      7 casualties reported' z2 {% t2 Y# B/ P, Q) F; R5 e
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- n% B1 Z/ b. v         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 X! `9 B& c6 h
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" B6 I* }7 l; W, @$ R" o4 `" n
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)# Q& m& y& A0 U
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Airbase hits 1
% J$ T# _% ~! g6 Q& bRunway hits 6
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% m. W6 x4 f6 qorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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* |9 k. O$ f! `: O* ~- iWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.1 ?  V. r! m, @
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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Allied aircraft- Z6 @, ~4 b1 M. D! E9 ]0 t4 q- }
      B-17E Fortress x 5" Y3 x  a' _. Y; K; V, b
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1 \4 n" c" h- q7 e# QNo Allied losses, J; R% q* J( |. ~5 `5 L
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Airbase supply hits 1' B9 U4 |, T, C- M9 B0 @$ S' x( i* a
Runway hits 4
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orning Air attack on Lae , at 99,1267 s6 q5 {! H# n

' \! F2 j/ b% c% {* AWeather in hex: Light rain
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  i9 V2 \# W" A' t4 nRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; s3 ?! O% A# V1 E9 t8 ]2 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 N0 {' Q$ a. t$ O2 {. X8 ^

( Q$ q& H1 I; M* J# E$ G* QJapanese aircraft
8 l* j% _# W6 Y; f      A6M2 Zero x 2$ K8 I' W0 f5 s
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" @8 [/ ?3 c' s8 SAllied aircraft1 R" i+ K; U: |
      B-26 Marauder x 6
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  Y& C1 T: r2 b  i8 k! K: iJapanese aircraft losses
  ]7 ^9 c! m, f# p      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground+ ~! e$ i/ M, H! @* b$ B7 L
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Allied aircraft losses
2 N7 N1 U/ H. U      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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6 b6 f; x" J+ ^5 O$ O      8 casualties reported, M9 @$ f  \, s8 s
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# a7 i+ U2 m4 k# p: m. A( o
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 g! m' u: m- C
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2( ]' y, F  K8 x$ C. M/ _- z' x
Runway hits 4( n: d" v4 D  ^) _% I9 G
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast7 G) A& b& h* {) C

, O, _/ O8 N1 T2 G) ZRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 ~5 ]; `7 ]' U8 ^2 q! ?: ]8 |+ u
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes! a( x& i( Z/ {& ~, G! @; R9 ~

4 u5 k7 r, @  {* @( XJapanese aircraft
7 }) _! ^, |* Q0 k      G4M1 Betty x 12) k) F5 _" D" x  M. @' `) M
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Allied aircraft
) J! y6 v# q& C      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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8 f1 x: N/ u9 B# ~3 w& QJapanese aircraft losses; J1 |+ C1 L$ x4 y& l
      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
. g6 |" ~0 N$ D. s8 v      DD Aaron Ward9 v# H" h0 X+ |
      DD Laffey2 y% |* {8 T7 A! s6 v- p/ M& J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130- O; |0 q" P, z

+ M- W" w" |2 A+ @+ C% _! XWeather in hex: Partial cloud! u* i" ]8 P3 {; U
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.$ A( X3 B! i! u6 S  \- F1 J* n
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes" g! p9 B5 \+ E9 E3 m- Q* U1 ?

% ~# @4 a. k4 Y( CJapanese aircraft
4 t# D" m% |9 \8 \  u+ H      D3A1 Val x 12. D" Y8 Q" H/ v( q" K6 H

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$ V5 L- t" Q4 D. ^- \5 V1 m" q8 DAllied aircraft8 Q3 k2 _5 B8 v" |
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
4 U) d4 ^' U8 c3 K0 Q      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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. {# w& g( }" d8 T! g8 p. ?, I- w: tJapanese aircraft losses
0 o; ~" t# @+ J& |# J      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast! _# y$ [5 l1 I5 o( `8 q
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
1 S6 Y7 w% b" _8 R6 CEstimated time to target is 42 minutes$ d) ~5 F; ~: j5 z

* n6 h& m2 `4 c+ t6 B! m. DJapanese aircraft
( i( }( }/ R* g7 V/ C6 t) w      G4M1 Betty x 5
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Allied aircraft
7 v( u/ R4 p) Q1 V0 z( X      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6, Y" O/ {) p3 f* L/ H- d. u' s
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1 @4 O  {: _, g& t# Q5 HJapanese aircraft losses
9 g- L. @9 \4 D' q' c# A1 W      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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/ E5 o! J& n. E5 p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) }: Q( ~# c+ v
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" N3 P+ L4 e* a2 a
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
7 ?$ p! M) [: x4 o" G$ X- Ochen0529 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。/ m( k1 L5 r  j  {" @
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 h9 y8 N8 L. V3 wEstimated time to target is 9 minutes5 m  L. e: M8 L" @# [$ y

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Allied aircraft
- n& M+ h/ U1 g* J1 J      SBD-3 Dauntless x 111 ^+ {8 n2 \( n$ E
      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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/ m5 \2 F: P7 d) h      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged0 _8 N& u0 n8 `; F- E1 E
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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Japanese Ships  f2 ~+ [+ p2 ]- U1 u! h
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire' b5 V2 P% a0 \8 ^* _5 Z: s( R
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 28 r7 z' z( G: ?  y, z
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 10 X3 g% I( G2 }2 n: C$ l$ A' N
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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) K$ J8 M3 f( n  eMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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8 w$ Z) ]! z& TWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ t7 x5 B) B( C. B, NRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.6 p: k9 V6 f: Q) h5 a5 @
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes1 A" U  b$ m5 I4 c+ j2 \

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. S$ w9 R1 T- Y9 s+ p+ m3 q      TBF-1 Avenger x 6& Q! g  V$ Q7 D* g6 a. j& g

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; p% ?( [7 ]; j( c/ O      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged: I( \- X  F  p: o7 d1 R/ d
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Japanese Ships
! h1 c& \5 x4 K) T6 T      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3) @+ Z" ?  B2 N

# H$ s) K. D4 E$ P3 Z; SMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137% J' b5 O1 k( F: f4 Z2 O/ }/ B, k

! ^% T9 Z/ d5 ^) i% @# U+ rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.! k, D, [/ T3 R+ Z" k) {
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' }, u1 c+ i6 n7 U      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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5 c) T% X% l+ C" C1 ?9 \: K; R- n7 [Allied aircraft losses
; q4 C) y4 v$ c( i% q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 M  P! q0 Y- v9 G
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Japanese Ships
# y- P8 v7 k! c/ b8 q* U      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire9 F$ v! X1 a9 g5 K& |0 K& |
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
( Y4 w$ \$ q% q# \% b& d6 fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes
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Allied aircraft
7 o2 F- M' L8 E! C6 [1 U1 d      TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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$ t% N' r6 e; {, d3 ^4 g) wAllied aircraft losses( ]! E, G( q$ N7 }( W% y, D( O
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged, n, M; q+ u* R. s  S1 ?
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Japanese Ships6 y9 P; `# a! X* f* i' q3 M3 [; P
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2! |9 }: |# F) J
      BB Kirishima: A, b+ i  X6 ^! W" a9 ]5 }7 {- w
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire$ A4 A7 L$ F' ~' z- A6 l2 h+ o
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1373 U% q: c  R: i4 d8 x2 V
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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9 u7 \) o# I) S' }- i) @Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.' J2 S) w4 e4 F
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged8 g9 g, ^! Q1 l; u1 ?6 S
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Japanese Ships- Q3 k, i$ r( ^/ E3 ?( W( X8 X
      BB Hiei,  on fire
' }! b: Y4 T/ M, Z, i& P+ f2 b      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
1 I( a9 F( E) [4 C) b, @      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
7 E( }9 E1 f% ?2 y. B. O      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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) ]+ P! I! ]+ W0 }Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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8 t6 Y4 O6 n, r; W( f: PRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 g* k% B0 ]' r/ _, A% a  `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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1 J9 u6 L- e2 ^4 A& F3 g      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, v0 t7 h  b7 p

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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires