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& t' A* L- i9 ` m: ? H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?)
/ k1 X& Q( B) R, @6 P( s s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。
) v+ j- w% 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。" A: i, F r) |$ 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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% Y E! R; _9 f: B* t" B2 f6 k1 D0 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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/ r" U2 ^/ [4 v1 _+ W6 r1 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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; u' Q: g: J4 Z/ t ]Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 U" F* `; L8 W N4 E, h
+ Q( h6 r9 @' ?& F, V) URaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* H& k' N( h; l6 Z
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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6 Z$ D4 [/ ^( p+ U2 H2 S$ |Japanese aircraft
. N7 Q+ h; y& }. o! [ A6M2 Zero x 260 N; L1 Q/ l8 d9 T" `
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% z7 E2 _- o# K( V( [4 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 17: i8 G. x# \5 S! S2 x( N7 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16+ |( d* L5 N2 B T' j
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' K6 T* [ A4 j& ^% u; X1 @No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
, u. V4 M3 R9 Z9 m, } F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
; M5 }6 x8 V' P, a" S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged& d8 o" S. B# s/ c; w/ Z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships
' e% `3 a$ ~6 k; W# j BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1& q) E, f* t* A3 W" L3 U5 l
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 i- H* ^" s% R3 [" K
. y4 @+ U4 C! U& z5 r0 ^! A" E5 ^Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
8 b" O/ e* o7 K- }# O: L$ mEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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/ l; Q$ f; _7 p7 @; CAllied aircraft
7 _7 B3 L4 e: d8 N F4F-4 Wildcat x 1$ U% D0 _+ o4 @3 Z1 R
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
( X) U9 l6 f& R9 D, L6 r TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
C8 g+ b: `% h$ E. N SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged1 u! k8 P. q% n- Z$ f* v
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1 x( _, t* z" U( p1 { CA Tone
1 i& L8 Q8 U7 S" h3 W/ I3 T CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
2 D. e4 x2 }0 }& ]% w* g( D0 y* S CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire t x4 O4 C- J" d1 \
CA Chikuma. |1 G+ R% R9 ^+ u, C
DD Hagikaze
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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. L* E6 Z, ?/ t9 ?Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
7 k+ s1 T, y6 r. Y; aEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. G# l; S q7 N' ?- c5 p
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged8 e3 x. G/ H) w; V
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Japanese Ships4 f5 y& B1 L9 W. R8 j; K
CA Atago, on fire
5 j+ |1 ]+ J9 Q+ D. M CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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- F8 `, B& y2 N/ O( K" }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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( } l5 x* s- H& f) R5 A. RRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ f, B' b2 c) y- p* q# o `+ t
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
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+ Q+ J# _4 I: U5 j" s SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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3 {9 y7 J! v# F: e$ w5 kAllied aircraft losses
( J9 n# O+ A5 \/ U" u F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
3 o$ ~+ K. ^9 S+ _ e SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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1 i' s! C* r8 i8 q# c9 R" z4 f CV Zuikaku
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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) c! H* Q! Q/ {7 ?! J* yWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 j2 z$ t1 m% a4 v& C$ Z0 XRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.+ I) \/ v$ ]/ m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 p' G: a6 i2 b0 g5 L. _' c
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! E2 g; ^' C( x, h6 EAllied aircraft
8 }( U0 a! Z: E2 _0 X F4F-4 Wildcat x 5" i% U; l9 ?; r# s
SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
0 H# X. s4 V' p. }% B TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged+ x! U# N% a! F4 K- ^- b) D- j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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6 s+ W' }, a1 x4 q3 I1 c4 n' U3 L DD Isokaze) ?/ M2 M- O q8 K2 q6 V5 e( h/ J
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage5 Y' }. E* @6 l( ~
CA Kumano
1 k1 L, L8 V @" o' S CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3, e! a: N6 p, ]/ }$ P
DD Arashi& d! @# }+ p% G2 P7 ? D3 f( _
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( {8 Y/ ?7 l, e) H5 _0 Z* UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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! A# r$ j* i. V* \* E7 {+ `7 UWeather in hex: Light cloud" |' L7 z" j* e7 H1 H. Z z
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.4 d; e! i) ^0 W( S- a" J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, R3 ?' d8 R N% e1 o+ z
B5N1 Kate x 14
/ b4 K; w1 w8 a! @ D3A2 Val x 24
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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0 ~' W5 h m" v7 ]% R( X% A7 V# W DD Dunlap
9 K) J5 b- _% z7 ~" [# L3 ?2 z DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ H+ ~6 N; f5 i5 | DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires( T9 c( k+ {* j% v: t
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |