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" z0 m" J: f# u$ | ~4 }* N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, E8 @3 Q& [7 K) F! x7 a8 v
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。
! x. @; \" a/ ]+ D# T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。: s& |' U) b4 C0 Y4 [4 e/ ]
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!& f5 T! [2 r. W) v, q( @9 i' Z6 M
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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。。。+ w7 D) `' |! _7 P, ~3 F
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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! L. h0 _0 M" n% qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.% Z, z# s3 N* R& k
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes+ H0 C4 j+ M, a7 h" z( N0 p
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& P; c" d* n% C" o3 G/ B& i A6M2 Zero x 263 E, q' {7 \9 P) n2 Z) l* D
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9 Q0 X4 C" m* f* y& p- @+ ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
S9 u" A6 g- F% B1 Y# T SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses9 {; @- H* [& J% m0 p
, y; V4 u' U' _: ~: `3 \' {7 ]/ hAllied aircraft losses
- g0 C# J- t2 N2 R1 I+ O; p F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
4 N. P6 s9 F* {& {) F s# Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
3 K- T& o) b" h- B: e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak5 @2 p- a# i5 G7 J
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BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
6 p. K! h1 v- I7 Q$ q CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136! W9 c% Q7 _" v2 R) S1 W5 o; d# ?
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Weather in hex: Severe storms; B, b- {: Y0 Q& W- f2 O5 C
, a3 j' s- w% BRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.. P1 a1 d/ E7 m( ]2 L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 p) [8 B$ D/ g: p* Y
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Allied aircraft
: f i( q6 J7 }& ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 1. `4 _: R. i6 [/ k d
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
$ }* t' ~% n' x' W% H6 r+ M TBF-1 Avenger x 12, B+ w% `5 @# ^$ ^4 [" i
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- H" y( F7 U* a! z. gAllied aircraft losses [$ F" g) I9 L% ]! k. X/ l& x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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CA Tone
% k- ^7 K- [ s% u ? CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 s2 W7 Q T0 |5 M0 n5 F3 k CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire; T8 L7 P6 X- I6 |; I' d( R
CA Chikuma
# W* a, j6 q! A0 u2 X+ ~+ Z DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1366 Z1 l; s7 q, M2 W5 M A: T
+ ]+ P* Q _; j# m8 t5 VWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 l3 f) H" p7 X) CEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
# _& z5 I- r' c6 X SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged$ b4 N6 q/ G O1 }! Z
$ J: ?$ i% M7 e( jJapanese Ships% D: B/ x8 ^* }+ G1 [! a8 }
CA Atago, on fire
+ @ M- F: t# z# h* f9 V/ v+ _) I CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 14 `, _2 Y: N8 h/ H/ V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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/ W1 r1 X _' k, _% lWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: ^( ^9 W R# z7 |' h& p" P' {8 y) k: MEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 95 y r8 ]; P9 I! O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4- A0 N7 {( h D4 o7 G3 L
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# T* l9 q) N8 tNo Japanese losses, X: J( N* u J" L9 o! ]6 G- L" F
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged/ X* c8 \5 [; J& R |
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Japanese Ships
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,1380 E5 W4 \" x" O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ Y% O3 P U- |2 L) i) o! u/ f& tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; B" a2 i1 p5 _4 cAllied aircraft
$ I8 j, l. Q. J% e. \) a7 ?- ?! O F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged& g' _# V4 {2 A, n/ [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak n2 m2 a! {4 E+ m
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DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, X! z* j( t5 q j, s# U1 J6 d
DD Arashi. h; i, g% `; `% y4 t9 Y$ l( [$ V
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/ q, b8 P8 I; `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149- l V: S0 |2 ^* Y* T, F# `- e
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.% u5 m9 L0 }8 y7 `) g, q4 ^
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes- {8 @+ I& j( ?9 L- W' B7 y$ J* S: f9 Y
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# n( p2 \' Y, y# b& T- g* n B5N1 Kate x 140 B: T, ?: F) o% l* d9 C
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
R6 Q" B2 N T- a% Z$ S D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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DD Dunlap6 E# g; {9 @2 @
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 F- Y: ?* W( A. T- e DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires6 U* q: ~4 I& w- B* U/ N! \' S8 V6 z
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |