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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?). ]* T9 Z# g$ @) x$ t' M8 z
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。9 A' O% X# C6 v' l3 \ Q4 m C: j9 }
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。
4 M5 z' F. y8 q' @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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# H- C& f" C2 _8 z: h4 e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。。。6 c$ [$ e' R1 o& }3 V8 K$ X, ^
+ y# w' `' K& F% [& g& WMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144( m( |; G( e N6 |
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.( ^2 v. R7 C6 Q
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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5 g5 q% i6 R1 h% [8 qJapanese aircraft
, B8 ^6 S6 A) N6 \ A6M2 Zero x 265 c% {3 z8 Q- b/ {; f3 t
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Allied aircraft. u) @" C$ g0 v+ F& l" L: U
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
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No Japanese losses
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. D* \3 h( ]( F2 ]' n n$ v1 g3 fAllied aircraft losses
3 ]( O4 f3 D) Q6 V" O2 H F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed" E, {6 b; ^- @- D$ a3 z7 j
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( g, I! k4 U+ `, T8 b
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships) H8 h o. V) }1 V" n
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
1 I* h! s+ L* @6 ~ CV Shokaku D) L& |* V" l# f i7 H9 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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( n( z( v5 L' H- mWeather in hex: Severe storms" y, d, m1 A4 {; t" G- C
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
; ?% e8 a& C! U* WEstimated time to target is 8 minutes
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3 Q4 g" ~6 `9 u; uAllied aircraft
: e( w% |7 o5 u& b0 Q) G8 G F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
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+ \. `% h& C9 Q! m TBF-1 Avenger x 120 f# \& M) f" O. q
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9 F# p' B) N4 ^5 D) x, I+ `Allied aircraft losses
' f+ ~* c" Y6 M7 {7 D( t0 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
6 {" E4 r% x* e" j CA Tone5 m7 q8 f& n1 C2 c" @% F
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
5 K3 A- M5 G1 t4 W$ ^/ w/ m. H& g CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
4 \4 j+ d3 J2 z6 {! }, M* _ CA Chikuma
. I9 X* C" Z) S! q! _ DD Hagikaze
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( g; t8 H% N1 _" m ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1363 u' ?: r! S9 O9 D% P3 N
7 U5 `# G& u, _4 J; ?Weather in hex: Severe storms& ~7 ~. G4 m8 Y3 Z* F! W5 A
+ P; N6 j ~5 k ORaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
: ?' m/ o) g% y* j* Z6 wEstimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
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: p$ p7 A9 q7 p% j CA Atago, on fire
6 \* O2 b& F6 ~ \9 I9 e3 ^0 l CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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6 e6 ~6 Y: X2 _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.* i5 t8 Z2 ?% c9 ~4 C8 E
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes! S" ~/ Q6 U# ~7 o
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W+ z1 i4 S, I* h8 B A6M2 Zero x 25
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Allied aircraft
; F& X$ \1 T0 ` F4F-4 Wildcat x 9( q9 s! l! n0 p& X5 h# X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 48 `) o8 X7 I# C7 C; A! B$ s
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& @4 I7 B/ _; q% eAllied aircraft losses
$ V; q4 w) c& y F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
* b3 z1 w" c& m5 B8 L SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged: J4 D- a7 u# m/ q
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CV Zuikaku6 P) s9 Z4 P! N& z1 g
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# {# r" T; j4 E7 y) P* xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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5 y D# n5 y5 y/ ^/ m* G fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
Y' G, u# l( A. A# D1 S5 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' F# Y% L( T) \& T% _# s, P
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. ]/ D7 k$ }/ L' J6 P! {" A5 P$ i F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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5 L8 I; r& V$ c TBF-1 Avenger x 15& d$ n$ Q# y% A+ Q b3 H: f
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Allied aircraft losses5 X8 h5 p6 c2 }6 f3 m1 D% r
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged }; j4 }# o. t5 D5 O ?
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak; o- Q% |: c4 v$ F! c: _
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Japanese Ships
. _2 r" u! X: ^4 L6 V6 C8 I4 \ DD Isokaze
/ v0 b* \6 v+ ~0 F4 ]6 s DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 }! O3 L; u) ] V* W" w5 ~ CA Kumano& } R/ ] j! s% s
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3) @# i1 C8 b1 R$ Y# A2 }: P
DD Arashi# Z8 h3 U; S$ m( A( X
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! x: L1 [5 K. k) EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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& g6 K# [0 w( G% IRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.( f+ T1 l7 o m) f
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 ~5 k6 i, Z+ b2 D( c B5N1 Kate x 14
' Y7 W+ X. k. }6 m5 { D3A2 Val x 24/ m7 I) J% l: W. v4 q6 `' y: ?
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9 T" d4 [) r- q! ~" C# s& C B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
; J% t! X. L+ y' B% H D3A2 Val: 1 damaged
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Allied Ships
6 o, v, d4 q/ W( ]8 \ DD Dunlap5 c: m5 r: P' ?. i7 C2 R- t0 S
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 M% [! e& [% F, P
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
1 m! F& F5 u4 i& ]8 I3 ]$ D DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |