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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。
1 [& u4 V: J6 a2 C# [5 a6 @, sMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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+ [6 Q+ T2 S7 Z! s) @+ r6 Q0 PRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 S& ?! i" V( ?( H% D6 m- z6 s& j- ~
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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& Y0 a# Z1 Y  Y. t8 PJapanese aircraft2 n9 b. w, x* R% B
      G4M1 Betty x 6+ J6 S% s6 @- m. |/ W1 z" u

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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 h/ c* F$ T' X1 Z2 h      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 Q& K1 K( I- B; i- M0 B' |

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Allied Ships. |5 ^" t2 d, m9 s- L- |
      AP Heywood8 A$ t$ M( n) k" l
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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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  ^; s* j, V& c, w6 x* f! e' FRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) G4 @' X4 S# [+ i8 C* d' O' @
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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: }% U$ i* c5 D: @Japanese aircraft, O" z7 j5 j) @' q6 W! E
      D3A1 Val x 14
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1 p3 a+ l0 |+ d% g2 OAllied aircraft
6 p7 C) i* C8 C+ c! Z( O$ m      Kittyhawk IA x 6
7 i# Y& c& e# R7 O* u. {      P-39D Airacobra x 339 k7 X/ g& R6 X, m% J# M+ \" `

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Japanese aircraft losses
# v0 e6 ~  I' V+ S* @      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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6 [5 h. F1 V; j) V& Z# f1 y      AM Lark5 W5 S  L& s; r! Q' ]  Y9 c
      AM Starling
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! U1 T- A' `1 b: X. NMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,137
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! C6 y* W0 s& a( a- @; f; [Weather in hex: Heavy cloud/ P, a: y, ^+ I0 T  y* q$ u6 q
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.. `: m! R2 b0 ]" o( P) x& L
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes# C" Y7 e7 M% a7 p* E1 o1 M7 f1 v

: D. B' x6 F2 [6 ~; H  uJapanese aircraft& y. L; X: C2 y# ?) n! J; n
      G4M1 Betty x 13
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) T! }8 R0 A/ N( X! T      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3' u4 R9 X1 c* y! Y' O7 X
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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& y* S# I2 _, X7 o% v5 J  WJapanese aircraft losses5 s# m9 ]6 y3 T8 F
      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged1 q( v# V! D! M8 D

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4 m* x4 X$ a4 I  P9 V& Q, }' U& xAllied Ships2 S2 t7 i4 ?7 x- U5 ]' H
      DD Henley4 E' M, W6 }, Y1 X

* ~  d4 E' x$ KMorning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1299 L* e3 k$ \; h- t. N

  j) S- Q! R8 m& T4 U/ H3 U% HWeather in hex: Moderate rain' K% L+ N- T4 X! D; b
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 Y$ v+ x5 n" k2 O
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( z8 q( j7 u8 c9 T7 h2 P5 T4 kJapanese aircraft/ W' ^8 J& @9 e7 o
      A6M2 Zero x 2! l/ b; u' o5 }0 v4 s3 c, ]/ R' O
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Allied aircraft: u, m7 a# `* U0 N" u# @6 n0 q# F: J1 C
      Kittyhawk IA x 5) K! B* x9 j+ `' C3 p- d
      B-17E Fortress x 8
, \1 N5 ^$ J3 x* \+ E      B-26 Marauder x 6
  m2 A/ D! j7 e' c      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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. }6 t! K' _; w* j* G% UNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 d5 g4 Z- S7 {1 e+ A      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged( {5 J- {5 x$ V, O
      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed: n) L* @) c5 P4 d3 _  n
Japanese ground losses:, n1 k; l9 ]8 D* h; I$ \
      7 casualties reported, ^& G/ F, }1 N5 G
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" A# H0 O; p* l+ V0 c- y
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 j8 I% w) p& s0 B' p  V) Z( p. K         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! @3 |2 T. N1 B; ~" o+ n
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)  ]  _5 H0 u/ r. t! o- @5 B9 ]
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Airbase hits 10 j- x, E2 q# U. o9 R# @
Runway hits 62 {1 F9 a! Y/ L# G# g9 D' G+ z6 Y
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129& t4 A* H: h1 `, ?' M3 o& r
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- d1 O7 B* k9 o. F- U: \- M7 }
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes
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( W% {0 u6 H4 HAllied aircraft
* I4 K4 e+ i# @" |" d- P      B-17E Fortress x 5
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4 _: F, N+ k4 |" oNo Allied losses# U! `# J3 F  o6 y+ Z6 q( ]+ L5 o$ X

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Airbase supply hits 1% w) u# [" S3 ~6 S( r- u
Runway hits 4
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: K, X: R! Q9 M0 U+ Porning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126
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Weather in hex: Light rain4 R$ z& B" [" L: B  ~

/ e/ h8 K7 g/ Q- m5 mRaid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.; \, `4 ~, |4 A- q. s, M) G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# Q0 F& U. h2 G9 X6 e      A6M2 Zero x 2
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      B-26 Marauder x 6
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 v1 Q6 q2 w: R: t0 H      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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* R% a! ~$ H* ~( |+ t+ S) I      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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      8 casualties reported
" V- ^  H. i' n6 \! X  W; c         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 b% X/ u, L* W* o         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! I+ S$ z  p3 V7 W
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 C: B! M$ B" [, h% bAirbase hits 2" R3 e% Y1 t% ~. Y1 n/ X0 n
Runway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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  a$ [8 Y2 V- t: Q; TWeather in hex: Overcast
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 @% Q$ X! g" Y% aEstimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft7 K2 W8 F- [$ \. d2 O$ [! U( ~0 t! n
      G4M1 Betty x 12
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21$ Z3 z/ i) o; i0 W! ]. V5 {
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      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged% l4 f+ G7 [# c5 p% O

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Allied Ships
# z4 t9 E) ^' B: W2 U8 N/ W& R' i      DD Aaron Ward
% ~% J4 W, k3 `8 ^9 T  ]# l      DD Laffey
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7 U! F7 ~: J) @4 t" Z9 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130* E6 r4 n* Y# ^8 o0 a5 R. o- k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
: q; X0 H$ \2 o" d4 S) W' IEstimated time to target is 15 minutes( u  W/ j, t1 R  B
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$ W7 N, {, N  i' H  L; i7 e% Z5 G      D3A1 Val x 12' Z0 v/ k7 L& b' ?' b* _' f5 u

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4 b& h" C3 b4 v+ K$ `' ]      Kittyhawk IA x 58 |) D7 t% T1 d% P9 u3 L
      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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, j! H% p$ X  _3 g5 F2 ~      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed0 W' I/ C+ p( V6 x8 c$ J

+ z: n, Z8 A6 n1 N% N3 o% IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138" x" K3 ^5 e- p  n
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Weather in hex: Overcast
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" @. M7 x& N3 G1 m, B1 E, jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 k3 w) S8 J- q0 M% H$ S3 w8 {# t, F
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' P% `* a2 n3 n" y: N( A
      G4M1 Betty x 5+ c2 V# v4 \, L# T* V  a2 ^/ I
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      F4F-4 Wildcat x 60 b6 b2 x5 ]- |/ x" y6 g( b4 y0 x

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      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed& y, h" ]! v0 t- M* O" s

$ q. j& Y2 _- S' j7 M0 F6 S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& n6 M6 l6 }4 ^7 \( @6 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
3 s8 h* T# F$ t! \* a而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
, d( t2 a9 e8 h3 Z( ichen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

( }! G; f% p! r3 u4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。$ H! s5 t9 ?6 j' R
Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 H0 ]% C( u* u% f1 o6 f
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Raid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.  E% ~& g+ }- Z2 R# S8 O, f
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes' }* A1 g& o6 Z7 e  |4 B0 n
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11
( B+ r, \& x/ m) o      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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Allied aircraft losses+ I+ p( N/ ?: U* H
      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
% y0 E7 z5 r0 T, z" `! D% z      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged. C& X7 V' o* J1 t

' V2 L& r" `9 Q4 G  pJapanese Ships
7 r- [4 U) Y2 ]! @! R      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire
+ _+ w) _0 w+ f# Z7 V% i  ~      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
, l7 s$ e" x" y. g      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
) C7 |2 |; ^; l      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1
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. J" y, B1 _# H: X8 Y/ ^, @' AMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1371 {* o8 [. k6 N% d/ E3 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud* b# C) ~5 m( I5 r: o0 e
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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
0 w$ Q: T5 U0 F  R  B% SEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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; c; c* y$ |: m$ Q/ ^      TBF-1 Avenger x 64 S! j1 G1 h& T# a! E
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; N# O3 Z) W/ x5 R! G      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged$ W# b. X* E$ c
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Japanese Ships8 B3 U% X$ q$ ^* k3 \3 p
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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9 [+ x, g# @% T, x5 I& I  cMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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4 H. M4 W- s5 C$ a; |4 iWeather in hex: Heavy cloud* w& [" X, ~  @5 n5 C( Y* e

( b$ j7 p9 n0 p& K+ Q" GRaid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
" ?+ f! w% l! S- V2 {4 q( X8 lEstimated time to target is 17 minutes3 j2 P: Z( N- }, S5 A# X& f" x

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Allied aircraft0 t- n0 i4 y: P! q. w! i
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire# e  }7 c6 e: f& l# S0 |" C
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1379 |' m2 I* A8 R/ I1 ?7 |/ ?: @% O

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# f, {/ ~9 {5 kRaid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 a7 q( |' Z( L7 x- a
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes0 x- b& u4 ?! Q+ l

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Allied aircraft! \! @8 E5 ?1 F) o4 n: t& w( o
      TBF-1 Avenger x 18
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      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged
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- v, s) q+ d" B2 \  P2 k      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 21 j% Y( q2 t' R' f4 M
      BB Kirishima
, e* `# W! [- G% i7 T      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire, z% W3 g8 b& ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137" E. k/ N7 @+ e2 z

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Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
8 q9 I2 |* ~8 Q# x" f) E+ b) V% G7 yEstimated time to target is 22 minutes! g; y  M4 k0 v& r& X* \/ s& ?, c

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# X4 A7 U% ]  y5 y: V  Q      TBF-1 Avenger x 10& d; s7 p) Q. P* ^
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2 V# s, k5 |5 H& j# [2 ?      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
2 P- H% P4 ~% u- y+ U: G      BB Hiei,  on fire
; V: y" k% ?+ G5 [      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
3 b7 v/ Q9 Z# Y6 C, Z$ j      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
% ^( `  ?2 ~. f0 J0 X, T/ |) a% p7 H      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud0 ~) M0 K4 h; O5 D+ n
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 ~- Y7 Y, i9 m9 L6 EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes% L2 m  |5 m' b

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Allied aircraft
2 k0 V' h% q5 a" a( S% k      SBD-3 Dauntless x 6; L/ t5 S  T( Y/ g0 _/ ]0 @
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0 G- w0 w2 G, q+ d7 M; rAllied aircraft losses
9 J; M  E; v+ h2 ~7 G1 r      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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. w* \2 G% f7 L1 z  t9 W0 g/ iJapanese Ships
8 q9 v& D3 _. i      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires