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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?)* T: i. L V7 |( n6 c% Q0 U
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 w6 a$ w! i j6 ^
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。 M+ V0 Z" ?) _+ b
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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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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0 _5 L5 G6 I6 kMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1446 e, O' o: O( k8 Q6 W
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: c z5 g* \4 K& c4 l: O5 p5 @ _
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) X" {) ~: _ N3 G" S
A6M2 Zero x 26. X: y3 x) x0 I" V( X( D
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Allied aircraft
' H7 n' l* o2 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
8 ?/ v$ P) y! m) ], d) X; b SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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( p8 N1 W: n' u' `3 M8 ~No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses* I7 [. M; R: l) X3 H& U
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
! O+ |7 \8 K q; r( \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
& n. x; o5 i9 u9 j5 \' F SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak3 z% @+ L& u6 U& [! |. C
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Japanese Ships
0 h& P; y+ u$ _& z BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1( [+ Y/ q! O2 X( K5 K( Y3 k% R
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: H2 A. k6 ~' n6 b! ?; L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes5 c9 m: ^3 ?0 N( c# o7 i2 @' T
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
3 ^9 J3 U7 S1 S! ` SBD-3 Dauntless x 9! }0 y1 y& }& N2 V/ ?) j$ h9 v$ j
TBF-1 Avenger x 125 D3 T8 p4 U/ X
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Allied aircraft losses$ l7 H6 c2 L& Y$ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged( i0 X+ T1 v; F% W
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Japanese Ships
) ^8 @2 Y* S+ X/ J/ m e* I: W3 c CA Tone
7 k5 i* X9 H! N; m r% K3 s CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
8 D- o/ m) N6 i8 T: Y CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire# ~; ]4 X' Z6 P4 d
CA Chikuma
9 k5 S- Q5 A. t- X DD Hagikaze' A' T9 W$ o, ~4 e3 X% L
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" h, z2 c8 ^- u: {1 N2 k& ^1 [Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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! \/ o; X% B% w+ @0 r% j- TRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.! s3 {0 U+ ` Q @* ]
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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! @5 X" P' Q- U4 G, FAllied aircraft
1 @$ f; B* j4 u9 o5 _! t SBD-3 Dauntless x 6) l* n. Z( s$ l% o2 o
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, y6 j1 Q- N" | SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
9 q1 z2 m# I4 H8 p- o CA Atago, on fire
1 b7 p/ ?* S2 t" x; g2 ^; V CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1$ Y) G$ K- b/ H3 l" F: k7 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! U; K% i/ ~8 E% l5 _2 {+ pRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
/ o$ a# v5 ^6 M4 n5 y2 r1 U$ ]Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 [0 V" T' `# H4 U5 ~! a! e A6M2 Zero x 256 H2 j, c( s& F" @9 h8 a9 N4 x8 B: Z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9' P9 s6 L! {/ m8 v2 E; T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 47 j/ g( m! {: _/ X, }" z! q3 i4 O
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Allied aircraft losses
3 X9 Y2 R1 x/ c/ R F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
4 _" M3 m# m* [8 }" P6 y- R' N v SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged/ I) O$ l8 p) p+ D4 I
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Japanese Ships
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9 v- o" y2 N2 _6 l$ dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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3 ?! M _. H7 v+ {3 @" a' m* I' tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& e% G" S% F/ v$ r6 Z+ n! j8 oRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* o* X" O ?4 K/ q1 E
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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4 k0 Y5 N. k4 a p* m$ T1 a h SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged1 ~% w* L: m" M
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze
4 m7 S4 `- S. G( | DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
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CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
. h4 r8 {7 [- D' S" U! i DD Arashi3 O: M; Y1 g) E4 F' P _ \+ s
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- ^- O; t8 _3 A) b# N# qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149% W% a- G5 r3 F' `7 A
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
" w; F4 _$ I/ C/ G! Z8 UEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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( p9 l5 @, p$ T) gJapanese aircraft
/ X- W8 J" ]7 M& C' Z# ~ B5N1 Kate x 14$ v; ?+ b ~& v% |: O5 b9 H& @
D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
3 j. H; [% D+ p, e D3A2 Val: 1 damaged A- W! E" g7 b$ O& o! A* y
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- Y4 l( [4 W( m DD Dunlap
! g# k3 ?& U6 w7 t5 U% j# i DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ R7 ~; D" |+ _" e$ n7 | DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires' w0 s( p( v% Z" j
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |