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# e: |6 ~8 z2 | M2 z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?)
% |" c* P0 g5 Y0 B7 t: s8 |$ b, t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。1 Z+ I' I' k- U3 j' h7 X2 h& k( G
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。, l) H, d+ k, r; a
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!( H4 B; B* N, N0 M
- N, P& B) M# c( u* s$ _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。。。
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. C* l, a: i& g T; gMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144; m, K8 k- u+ r( b- A( n7 P5 M
S2 K2 ]8 D( mWeather in hex: Partial cloud, j% b3 F9 c6 M- Y4 K# N( O8 X
$ g% X1 O1 z- I0 yRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; G0 e; ^' w4 J$ G
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes3 |% S2 g2 |4 R7 G( N( M" s& M! S
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Japanese aircraft
; _ y- i: o U8 q/ V/ c A6M2 Zero x 263 j. [) Y1 O: Y/ N
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Allied aircraft
, @) U1 e7 ^: t F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
1 I- b) t& E# v$ X SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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/ T- I U% R" N2 M, ~, lNo Japanese losses
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+ k) D7 k9 g: r" ^Allied aircraft losses
* ?$ u: F* d, D# ?; ~* P F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
' P Y ~: _6 Q! p7 Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged' B. M x9 W% T1 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) H" d" X5 R/ m5 B( z0 b D5 Z
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Japanese Ships
4 S+ w- G) h( ] BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
7 Y& x! X- _: z$ a4 M CV Shokaku0 e$ T( \6 E0 _- ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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: z5 H6 {% O) w, z; rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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& H( s% N7 g9 dRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: C7 D% f% G9 l( |, \Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ s( A# d! G3 J; d [: E
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Allied aircraft
+ a7 A: h" r# H& w F4F-4 Wildcat x 1 E) y7 H+ p9 i V- D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
1 E3 E$ }+ I, z$ X3 V& D# ~ TBF-1 Avenger x 126 P, Y1 J* Q) `. u/ K1 H: t
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% ?% I7 u, `: oAllied aircraft losses
! U) k$ ?1 a6 P$ ~ g2 N } SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, R* F1 p+ s% O7 j( G. T
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Japanese Ships
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CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire$ K0 y! m6 Q' j4 T4 {
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
; A2 ]% d; {( I8 ]/ }. K! f/ q CA Chikuma
, a! p# {2 u7 o; [ DD Hagikaze( {5 I ~5 _4 S# y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1367 U9 d1 c6 r* c) C- {
6 @+ P0 q6 A! e' K( B1 sWeather in hex: Severe storms( v, m' ^8 h$ c9 Q
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! H- i3 F' _+ T! o1 n" x1 p
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ O4 z6 |. {) s SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses! o; N% G1 y% C! {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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, }& O' J6 R6 }& q# C; S5 ^$ G7 o CA Atago, on fire/ `8 m- a. l$ @ m" M% m# @
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ @+ X' {" x- l: z! _8 {, x1 H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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4 d g* M8 i0 B, `5 h6 c7 P0 j# VWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 O$ T6 G4 _, j: X9 n' _, Q/ ~, `
! {8 r# F. [2 @Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- [4 j( r" R8 m# \7 Z3 BEstimated time to target is 8 minutes6 R) i" T9 z, ]& M) G1 O3 y+ {
4 N) Z g) y! S; U+ k' IJapanese aircraft
/ [* f3 p3 p1 u8 ?8 c8 k A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
- T$ S5 ^; L: V+ |! N& x+ w: i F4F-4 Wildcat x 90 G; L7 {. r' _% S; E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4* ]4 s% r S/ {9 d( K5 U
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
/ B# @' l& b& J, Z; [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! P. ~8 N' D/ C3 Q+ x CV Zuikaku
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: W! ]# M# O$ e3 a: L! I7 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms! P: k7 L+ C; ]8 f h: z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- w) _7 ?5 ]4 q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes3 A$ s/ n! t* P- U1 T( m9 L" Q/ R
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Allied aircraft
* \/ o) \, ?2 D* W: d- k3 d3 O F4F-4 Wildcat x 55 a$ u' s$ K- v: p! d( @7 _
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
8 ^: A6 c- y. ? TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged. y0 u3 `* _1 i2 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
( y4 T4 L0 @. A, p( T. q; F' n DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage9 S& H% O/ e Z9 f: s7 S# z" B4 B& H
CA Kumano* N' i% H* g. Y5 S0 {5 ?$ k9 `1 `
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149% E0 W6 L0 B3 ?' a$ P
; N) M J" Q/ @Weather in hex: Light cloud; k: D; O8 ^% e
$ i: r5 B6 c1 \% j; ]+ ?) mRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.4 M/ K2 U0 a$ `% A( r
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 s0 |9 G8 E3 K& J3 ~
! o+ n4 b1 U- x: z0 @. a9 a+ dJapanese aircraft0 ^. O) P* \( x* G# ?$ j3 ?: R
B5N1 Kate x 14% y$ ?$ f7 I% y- ~% z* H/ v' a% d! G
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged9 {* P$ J8 E: W w
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged1 K! ?& J. t8 Y3 d
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DD Dunlap
1 i" E0 M& B7 u# J# J% o( U& D/ M DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 `& }% h$ X) U* B- E$ G1 W+ s$ K
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
9 H/ Z7 P' A* p" p! ~3 R DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |