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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?)0 X. s9 m" |+ W( B: n" c9 g) P
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。
* \ U0 M5 E( k6 F5 a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。7 E, ?9 @% Q g9 {2 K: P
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!
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1 P( m) ]4 a: b- Q. ? ]1 F5 d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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& x; i; C/ f9 ?9 O. J$ q" UMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud# x& X0 M7 d9 ~, K5 ?
* n- v3 @5 j2 O, [Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
& w& B( X1 h- c O" a% T `5 M9 cEstimated time to target is 29 minutes+ q: g- E/ ^4 }7 q- m+ N; Y2 J" N
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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; f6 q; I" ^4 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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" k* `& i3 S. f8 j9 C4 ?0 o4 n1 BNo Japanese losses6 f6 c8 N% X% K5 q* Z$ ~
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Allied aircraft losses$ H7 C1 Y6 ^6 n! y& ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed* p+ V0 m0 N4 |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
! T, X) w8 Z/ {# L, b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak! k1 N$ P5 G B8 y4 s! ^
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6 K7 w3 T8 ~- M4 P- @ BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
3 t" \; X9 E4 S3 b CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136( [* n$ ~# g- o2 @! {% C0 v6 E" n
. i2 k. I" B* w4 V rWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.7 `! ^+ {3 ^" t3 v( b) W- @; Y
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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8 _4 r1 i! r" Z2 i% [/ h; @# wAllied aircraft4 T2 L$ l. w( n
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1. g' ~6 T8 t) q2 Y0 S* l, b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 93 O3 n6 u, C$ H/ S1 B5 T
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses0 M$ H5 s* m/ w3 D! W8 q4 A! i3 J7 T: _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships) X0 w( u0 |* B
CA Tone7 y1 G+ q1 w0 U2 F
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire. f' S% A! z* B* u& C
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
# s! Q2 a5 i1 T CA Chikuma
$ M1 d7 k5 U% _; T% c DD Hagikaze& q# Q2 A' T+ Z" V ~& d) a$ z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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: `' q/ j) _# q; `Weather in hex: Severe storms
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+ w, ?! V+ v6 x0 V# B; G0 @1 }% yRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
$ m H0 m) b, o" O1 WEstimated time to target is 15 minutes7 ]4 c& H' M, A' n
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 67 K( n- I6 q( o$ r) @0 }& r
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+ U* j1 l- j: ~& H( e. PAllied aircraft losses
5 ?( q6 ~# Z1 l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships* N2 z2 }4 |9 M* [) x2 F2 F
CA Atago, on fire7 E' _3 J, C" Y0 l! o7 a
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1, L; X3 R2 l- e6 m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144) a, y- W2 G" @9 B; _" }* @
! {- \ q6 K4 N" F; eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
7 d- _$ a. \: b6 DEstimated time to target is 8 minutes; p7 A$ m' |& M" e4 H
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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Allied aircraft losses2 f7 l- c r A
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku" M* S; ?7 ?; V) n4 O- F* T( R1 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138& i% o" _* ?0 e) e/ e$ x
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
( |2 e# v/ \0 r: S/ q( a. w" |+ yEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% {/ Z9 S5 B5 X) k% o/ ?, v6 Y, A' d
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5; }! h9 ]9 V5 {; b9 [+ g/ O2 \: Y' ]( X4 J) n
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
- ]/ g# c* Q9 e- q TBF-1 Avenger x 15) l+ O3 O/ w. Y+ G
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$ J! G) E" l1 K0 J+ a( DAllied aircraft losses8 N6 ^4 F. _; _" w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
2 | u5 m- k7 P& ^. U SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
: A n" `- n& j9 t) C! j# I' A DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Q1 k d! w& Q3 x CA Kumano) w+ i6 X5 b9 ]1 v" i! j8 c! ^
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
( z3 F6 b% C8 ] DD Arashi
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6 V* T9 a! P, b+ y% H, \) |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 ^) b7 q4 E( r9 G' I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' e# U3 |" Y, w# `4 B6 i( s; w' o6 m
B5N1 Kate x 14
* c* l/ s" B/ q0 y6 M/ \ D3A2 Val x 24+ w& D" _' @9 ^8 v7 Q5 @0 A8 T
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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Allied Ships
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DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |