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本日美军的航空队撤离到了瓜岛上(难道另外两艘CV也沉了?)+ B* P5 y* Y6 l* {* i: G
日军KB没能在瓜岛以南海域抓到TF的后撤部队,因此抓了几艘DD虐了一下。
! Z/ d4 Y+ k$ h! G5 f( s不过前去突击美军CV的CA编队遭到了瓜岛仙人掌机队的集中攻击,伤亡较为惨重。% c! G7 z& i" [5 _0 }* m" l; G2 N \
好在还没有沉船,保持了日军截至目前CL以上船只全数幸存,仅沉没几艘DD的辉煌战果!4 B5 ]. J0 X7 ~) I! x0 C- v5 N6 J- N
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同时,美军航空队也向KB发动了突击,不过由于没有了航母编队,进攻非常杂乱。徒增伤亡。。。) X* h$ m9 g" G1 n2 v6 }
5 ^* Q+ ]4 h( ?: B2 d$ dMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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. T2 Q* ]! a6 ~* R7 G# qRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# o" y% j9 Z7 AEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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5 s6 i d. f( q& Y, x* SJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
! D% \, ]. Q' t* W F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
7 I( G: ^+ l* d$ ^" j SBD-3 Dauntless x 16, d3 P6 E3 E2 k: l3 }
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! e' [4 y# I& X3 t0 _' JNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses3 u' P3 n4 O8 p" T
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
! h% o- @5 ]0 G C2 _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged1 Q8 F* Z; o( [8 E) R
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships1 k+ T/ r& l( ^" O
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1& F! O' D, l4 Z2 N( o
CV Shokaku
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! o& J' h; Z3 u$ W' C1 {: aMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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4 V4 x; T7 i, g, M+ q" M& bWeather in hex: Severe storms1 T5 ~. F6 ?- r, X
/ \( [) C! q. c! n# bRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# T0 m6 C4 u: e+ D* N) w. UEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft* F% j7 R2 r7 T* W) N1 H
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
5 A4 q- |, `1 g, } SBD-3 Dauntless x 9; h. J1 m+ M+ a+ ~, g3 S
TBF-1 Avenger x 126 M: M; v% Z1 L6 y
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Allied aircraft losses
T6 ]2 P4 z! ~+ v# F9 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged! @! M& ?$ r3 T" o+ l
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CA Tone% i8 T- o$ T. j: I* G, A. X
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
, N- B0 |0 k; h6 B* e: g CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# s3 `' Y6 u5 u& g
CA Chikuma( q1 S/ l: a7 Y! h% l% M7 |; P- }! r
DD Hagikaze8 X/ y D$ l% P1 s, T( a, g# p
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- M+ f. l/ O; ` |$ |/ u7 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136/ q5 E( \2 Q6 j4 G% y1 O. J
5 v( @9 O, @& ]% C% zWeather in hex: Severe storms/ _7 Y$ L' O6 Z! M0 T
8 U* d& W! u" X' t4 QRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
( o/ L) j4 y ~2 D, BEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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# F# z( j6 G, B% S SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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) |- f& f5 M1 j7 E SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire
: N4 S* [1 o2 ]8 r$ N CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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' o y- j# _# ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1445 h2 ~. o1 r$ u' U q6 [! n
; _) ~) x0 Q3 q2 l* h. q% v$ DWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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1 F h% F) ]3 w! W9 P% W# }Japanese aircraft
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" u; E2 L# n. V! i/ @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 98 ?8 n3 i7 S! t9 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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( T8 g6 }1 P, E1 HAllied aircraft losses
8 B9 V. C3 {0 g/ E8 z, _- p& F1 G F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed. Y t* p$ I. G, [! o2 e4 n
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1389 o3 I# ~4 Q, {5 ?8 E, a' F
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, q- w+ C; g3 v. u! u, URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.$ m4 _0 E, p5 c- Q3 K7 c
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% ?' S# r% j4 p! b/ S% `
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% A5 @: d: Z; s- k F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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" q) R& ]8 O6 u- B. s2 Y/ K TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
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DD Isokaze
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CA Kumano$ m$ u! |2 g7 s! Q# h8 \2 }
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
- y9 ~! _ H! t0 \, ~ DD Arashi8 i9 I& K2 j$ r2 d9 h! i1 j
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6 [& k* F3 o# L/ \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 k! l, C; \8 J' R% X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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9 V' Y) t3 P- k$ `% `; V D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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DD Dunlap
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DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires+ j. s1 s1 u6 n, b
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |