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- n! n5 R/ S* v, u0 L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?)5 s4 S/ n3 S7 a$ b5 L& c5 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。' z4 p) h, p% `' X8 z4 V
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。. J. F) _ X( t/ V. Y
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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% [/ c$ G( g. T% UMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud7 I" r! S7 n6 q; a* p
( U7 h$ C9 U! y; a( ?9 v' t8 E! KRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 n0 _9 C; }4 [% REstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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3 b5 p; y% \# ^/ _/ OJapanese aircraft- s0 ?8 Q* Z0 u4 A8 ]6 b1 q
A6M2 Zero x 26& w0 f3 u5 P5 Y/ d1 a+ ]
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6 C" U9 M& h; D: h; MAllied aircraft; ]' P' s6 g/ `- F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 176 l" ~0 i8 n; P* `7 V
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16: T, h. g5 e2 U: R/ l2 }
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No Japanese losses& {% G4 [* X. D* T& B$ R: J; ~
! ?. F. U9 k( xAllied aircraft losses$ E+ V, K* x4 a
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed* r7 n6 R6 Z& M9 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
7 ]% `( d; |% e5 I. e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak% q+ a9 r( `9 Y) w4 z9 {/ c" y
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Japanese Ships
/ u2 o- Y6 t) y% M% g1 O% T$ J BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 17 K# Z2 x( Z* V/ D/ M; ~, ]- v1 v
CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 f: n$ d2 B2 ^0 F2 X
* ]# b0 E T4 qRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.: o. n/ F$ O9 `8 @6 A5 V
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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8 m2 @/ P* L. R3 Y' \Allied aircraft% w3 `: u& ?' n8 P3 J$ K8 B4 v* s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
2 ` D7 C5 G' q# g: c SBD-3 Dauntless x 95 V3 }8 m( p u3 A3 `! D6 I+ j* ]4 {
TBF-1 Avenger x 12# t, l4 W9 z; }5 o! r( `
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Allied aircraft losses9 O3 M$ s: J8 D- ]0 h! o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ ~% r i! Y5 S0 ^
0 i7 f2 W4 g1 `& hJapanese Ships
& `% y0 K4 I$ h CA Tone7 R; o1 J) E! r7 q& e4 n' j! Z, H
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire% |9 t _# ~8 {" J# \. X$ C [ E, g
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire2 D" P( M! @$ t
CA Chikuma
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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* b5 U; n+ i1 B! s+ fWeather in hex: Severe storms7 S) ~' i5 j' |$ F E ^6 v9 L
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
5 Q; s$ C4 B6 \& g7 i% j$ |Estimated time to target is 15 minutes) F. E V& O; A- v% d# d! p
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Allied aircraft* t7 W' q# W- _ g' i5 W
SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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8 _7 s o8 ^; }* W# t [8 k3 }) R$ EAllied aircraft losses! J* N0 U) T2 Z' A+ @
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships2 ^. Q; v9 s7 G9 }& \
CA Atago, on fire
5 t% ^1 m, `4 `2 l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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" E! `0 P i/ b2 @, P# \$ Y RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 T( z5 ?# h; U. u
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
- l6 l- W: z L; c% QEstimated time to target is 8 minutes, D, C8 l& ]% l" O6 Y& G
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A6M2 Zero x 25. M8 H: A$ }, b
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6 F, R3 \* y$ F& Y* l# K% d F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
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Allied aircraft losses; t7 G0 H# c( F8 j
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed7 S1 z+ {5 C$ p0 d* h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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! w2 O# ^" _ V9 o: IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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) P5 b+ g4 ]' qWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 Q$ n8 |8 @0 X9 b/ Z* P7 x& V
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft' }2 W1 T2 d& B/ p q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
( H; s# u2 a4 P8 O7 g+ M SBD-3 Dauntless x 26: H2 E s! ^/ `5 m" \! N
TBF-1 Avenger x 15& h1 M- r: g6 a' V- H; |
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Allied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak* U* C+ n# m. I. x( t! ^
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$ _9 m) B) r, `" }- ]6 Y# u$ m DD Isokaze
2 J; W& i) o, O6 n DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage" Q1 k" D. a* v4 ~; p, B
CA Kumano$ F. a$ {8 \7 Q9 }
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3; f5 Q! r& y8 z; n; e
DD Arashi$ B' F% ?1 S' H2 |( ^9 P
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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.' w6 `1 }. f) Y8 `) O4 a6 s' E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! E# T8 g k B3 A/ a6 [
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B5N1 Kate x 14- i! h! l1 Z- _" ], S# ~7 Q3 Y# H
D3A2 Val x 246 O5 z5 P; P1 b0 i# V l
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D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 b# |7 L" C! a/ R7 P DD Dunlap
* P' o$ o1 E! U4 w DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ o' @; \0 K. D1 i9 E. V( n& G6 ?
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
6 t/ p m4 S4 ~: M DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |