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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。  q8 [/ k2 \; X9 }* }' z; C/ M
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1380 o$ q7 c$ ?! h4 v% c0 c4 y/ D
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Weather in hex: Overcast4 R( w0 E. M" J$ r

8 M  I. A' D( s( ^Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 G  j* e( d3 z. Q! \
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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- \/ S/ M5 i+ k# D3 a$ T! J' qJapanese aircraft2 }. \  O# x$ {* l; o
      G4M1 Betty x 6% u; o/ b) R# |* m' i: f0 Z: c+ t0 ?

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Allied aircraft; S" L  B- G  W
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8, i6 y3 R% \, N9 x4 P

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! Q% |6 U9 X  d! Z9 Q+ \Japanese aircraft losses9 c/ M% L# ?' R
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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: F$ x. s" X" j& H$ G/ X      AP Heywood2 _" R0 p6 S4 @! S- ]1 d

" F) q: S) }2 c9 E; H+ aMorning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130' V4 O1 k) ]; x" Q& c7 n

" V" g& s' F( o; I, T/ `5 N2 ZWeather in hex: Moderate rain+ F, ^. k9 L+ P

. X% W. A# w4 z9 n: _/ d, DRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." z4 e2 S$ B) v- E+ c- a3 Y5 i
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes) E& K1 l3 U% z) f8 c
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Japanese aircraft
: f2 c' ]8 u6 D) \$ }      D3A1 Val x 14. c0 ^8 f3 G8 w+ v1 \3 j
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/ E" h6 E/ @. j! ]& E6 I' XAllied aircraft
3 O& J( ^7 z9 A1 f$ b& ]4 ^      Kittyhawk IA x 62 Y, M# v& r+ }4 X# l1 Y
      P-39D Airacobra x 335 ^* N9 ]" A# V/ R

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Japanese aircraft losses# M2 H" J0 E2 {- @: ?" o1 t
      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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Allied Ships
8 c+ ]% x9 K' K5 x* w9 @( a0 O      AM Lark
. Q4 ~5 ]$ D5 }6 C6 j2 ?# A      AM Starling( b6 V- J- q( `' G" D

! y% B% H( o9 O4 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137- [. E8 M. [. `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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/ @8 l! l8 z5 ^7 z" N8 pRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 [4 @- X7 D2 n! T) a! qEstimated time to target is 14 minutes" L3 N. N6 l& m! V3 s) p

! ]( S+ P% {! q7 b$ m0 VJapanese aircraft  D8 r1 G/ G* ~$ l1 C2 J8 m: P, B$ B
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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Allied aircraft
/ v5 l! K) j5 {- t8 {      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3
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4 F) W  o# f' Q* L$ U2 `Japanese aircraft losses
* U  Z( a- c# }! f& w  b      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged2 N4 Y) N* e; x0 U5 O' |8 o
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Allied Ships
* h9 w/ k/ T; t* z% V" F! f      DD Henley% ?3 W: |% N) A4 y7 d+ C9 ?

- d: E  D0 S! J4 B4 kMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129- q8 r/ Z  R1 P4 q- ^( }+ K
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain, r. P7 s: p2 X! @# Z
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 X% G3 q# f6 i" t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ O$ q% ?( @, v/ O! q5 H8 IJapanese aircraft% [8 r" l7 Y9 R8 E4 M: \
      A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
3 H. c% S/ d5 H. j0 N5 T      Kittyhawk IA x 5
, _4 T9 Y; |+ K2 ?2 I      B-17E Fortress x 8  {7 ~; `! X3 i( ?
      B-26 Marauder x 6! N  ]0 o; _8 ~' p' T
      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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No Japanese losses  g  b8 W5 O/ V* ]. p9 g
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Allied aircraft losses
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      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed2 Z2 L% r1 n3 ]( u
Japanese ground losses:6 X. c+ D2 j% A- T' a- f+ |
      7 casualties reported
4 j- T7 }) t9 Y0 ]' N         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 p7 i( X. A3 {8 s
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( \* o' t& `& Z5 Q5 ]6 M' ^
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
  i) N+ X% D4 Z) Q! U1 Z0 c) A      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ a' G( s- E+ Y; g( ]Airbase hits 1
( {3 K6 T8 J# [$ Y, r8 L$ F* O: tRunway hits 6+ m+ X' ?, k; I) t3 Q. G
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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; E, c/ K! u8 lWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
! O6 I$ k/ s; K8 A: B* G! hEstimated time to target is 3 minutes0 p% Z1 G: A5 Q6 _: T3 o

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Allied aircraft
; e2 X, j& V( `6 R; R      B-17E Fortress x 56 p, _3 n) T: m  n

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No Allied losses
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! S4 l# Z% k4 {3 \* U1 E0 ~Airbase supply hits 1
2 N4 a" n; n2 r# i; L2 VRunway hits 4
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0 x7 O/ B; e- q8 Yorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126, y0 ]' J" D1 j, ~* H

% F# d" C/ H) m5 _Weather in hex: Light rain
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
* M7 H5 k0 M; a& K- nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" p1 K1 ], ~2 T( J1 z

! Q7 {  P$ \8 s5 t$ B. ]+ aJapanese aircraft
4 _% s5 X9 W. Q: R7 l      A6M2 Zero x 25 J# A* O# R) K0 b. ~* v
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7 z. a9 f* X0 EAllied aircraft
/ D3 c" l" @( P4 X4 d) N; n  L5 A; H      B-26 Marauder x 6" X2 \+ }7 w. Y0 a4 z

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% {: u6 Y: ]* H6 y4 }' eJapanese aircraft losses
1 [4 n) p5 \/ `8 I8 }% m- ?2 c9 i" d      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground( s  l6 M' b# W5 z/ K1 C

% ~0 I- T# E% Q! K% f; k, w4 I$ {# WAllied aircraft losses* O5 m" I4 ^+ W5 ]6 D7 e% Y& ~. I  I
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged2 w8 d+ t8 r/ G& U+ a, m3 [: J/ T" `# o

9 }! u2 X, N" b- B# ^5 gJapanese ground losses:+ B+ U) X5 y! L) @& ]
      8 casualties reported' W' M- I' u) F
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 P+ y+ w8 x; ~  {! K+ Q+ n1 B         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 S; ^, z9 t8 w* Y6 o         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* \. v8 O; m! ]9 ]' u: A& [
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Airbase hits 28 Y) O- Y  H* q( @
Runway hits 42 U9 W- S% ^7 g

* ~3 [8 v$ E9 [8 l" G+ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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/ \) ?. x' z3 Q4 |Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ x3 m' c4 u. V
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
' ^1 a2 p% j( h3 k: \) a5 p      G4M1 Betty x 12
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Allied aircraft
% z# d+ x& l9 [      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21# [3 a0 f. f7 l  W; @+ K' V: h
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 {% v! o6 d! ?      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged8 y, J1 H" q) [4 v2 A0 W
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Allied Ships
: h1 q, {1 i1 B0 E1 Q      DD Aaron Ward# r$ q' J- M# k7 t0 N0 o, v
      DD Laffey
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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.8 l6 J% j. i1 ^
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" L7 @) h% s3 O# e: n( Q( {0 t      D3A1 Val x 12- K; V# O, s" l" E, x: p9 Z: e9 {
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Allied aircraft1 n( q. b9 s! t4 P: r
      Kittyhawk IA x 5! k! R  u& M9 m$ s" Q5 W
      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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# D, {/ r4 ^4 F) ~+ s8 L" SJapanese aircraft losses
- m# p$ ^+ D6 W$ F1 e      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed
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2 a% f( ~1 s6 a# R: ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1385 B' t1 E4 A( ~- r8 H, t

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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 F/ m. h9 m) }8 b7 O! }& {9 KEstimated time to target is 42 minutes/ x6 @9 g* n! Z9 N* M  ]2 K" q

2 Q) f+ b0 e9 M3 W% K+ JJapanese aircraft2 T% {$ O7 P6 k( ~+ a
      G4M1 Betty x 5
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" H! q' V0 f/ a. r, p2 qAllied aircraft0 c2 B: r& y+ K+ B- M
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6  D2 F% A+ a7 }) o& P2 M1 ?5 _

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Japanese aircraft losses4 p1 B& h$ V2 P  F: b* k
      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed. J9 D) O# m% W/ E

- R- _" R$ q' z1 G. G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 b1 z! V2 m% n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
% y) h" ?, @& L& ~7 g  g而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
+ F) V7 W5 X% `! E9 w3 lchen0529 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。8 n; Z* v: {" n, L$ I# t
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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! }' Q  E8 [1 t- Y! J3 oWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.  O) z: R6 g/ n, l7 T
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ M' Q6 x% c  t# j      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
. F1 R# C" s; R; V      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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Allied aircraft losses" e! p+ g6 n% m/ @" T
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged) @& l% o/ n% _5 J
      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged8 s. I$ u, ~/ t6 j0 X
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Japanese Ships& b. F. H! q# \, Z
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire0 I7 E8 n" b  h: t3 p
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2; n: \( g) |7 B; t& g) ~# }
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1: c- j8 b. d- W6 k1 F' c5 v; b7 ^
      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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- Q- I, a8 U; x4 a/ N( QMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
) f1 m6 c% E0 ]1 K, ]Estimated time to target is 22 minutes- l& t* W0 Y5 @

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      TBF-1 Avenger x 6& M1 o5 v) M& V- p1 i# D

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Allied aircraft losses
7 U) G* S, e* R- v, o2 M% y      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged! Q' E/ [; G* H0 M7 y# U

0 c2 j& U' @5 V8 l) ^Japanese Ships
/ l4 I8 h) y3 n      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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0 z# h  r" I' l9 [/ D7 _  G# SMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1374 V* ?( n# T: I& v
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud; d9 e# _8 I! {- [
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.( Y! M5 ?: h% e0 i, Z
Estimated time to target is 17 minutes3 q2 w6 b' D% @! R  ]2 `- K, g
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6 j5 ~/ y) Z. |9 I+ n: b" h3 H+ `Allied aircraft: N! C3 [2 C; ~  g$ m% ~
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 31 ^" o& e3 g  O3 w. ]  K5 G  Z

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Allied aircraft losses
5 ~( W: p( I. e$ y) a% M4 _/ j      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships5 F2 V* h6 m3 _/ `1 _5 x, f( ~
      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
9 x9 R% W! _; n2 }/ n- E2 b# @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud  V- r: y7 d$ l' [) t

: Y0 v' @3 ]7 \2 M+ xRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.9 e' Y$ |* i1 ^
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes: I* w7 L9 M. S+ \7 z& A
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Allied aircraft
: H* O/ n0 u4 x& y$ Q' G/ O      TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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, [! {2 l2 A8 z3 U# ]# s      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged! P/ h) V2 b( q2 K8 Q

1 T8 @5 `7 r4 R% u0 xJapanese Ships" u5 E/ K# v6 D/ k# Z: F! ]  j
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 28 P. F8 P* y7 f" Y/ B3 g
      BB Kirishima3 s- W0 J7 \& S5 S' ?
      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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' u5 o5 A8 P- n7 MWeather in hex: Partial cloud& A, s+ _5 d. {# E( }% N. E, D$ L
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
  g7 [+ ~. S% W/ k: Y1 DEstimated time to target is 22 minutes+ S5 z3 k/ L) m& |' b

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Allied aircraft
4 J0 N0 N: k& w. D# p. d* q* |      TBF-1 Avenger x 10
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9 x4 Q% p$ _+ p' U7 c      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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7 s; Z- Q* A7 g  P3 t1 r/ aJapanese Ships  d$ g4 m# E/ C# l
      BB Hiei,  on fire  C5 ~  u3 N, S2 E; ~$ T1 p
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire6 d. E; e: `2 R/ V4 I: G
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire" [- q$ p' C3 C9 }* {
      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137( v% G. v; p% [. E6 Q, t1 C

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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.- [* K* o8 N9 \& t, i0 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" @2 h5 {4 [! [$ {- k0 C      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
1 P) X4 V5 V* _$ A4 Z$ Q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged- @$ x( ^5 s' V1 H

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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires