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阿姆罗

8月17日，瓜岛海域再次迎来大规模空战（相比AE动不动几架出动而言已经算比较大的规模了，当然跟WITP动不动几百架而言这只能算过家家）。日军莱城和拉宝尔几十架陆攻和99舰爆分别空袭了伦迦的运输船和莫港卸载的货船。当天，58的战斗机和莫港的飞蛇击落击伤日机40余架，再次证明了裸奔是靠不住的。+ ?' g* d: q4 {- u
Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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* [/ q% c4 L  j& ARaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) [0 U( g7 c' [& B  E! J
Estimated time to target is 42 minutes: i& }' ]+ u  D2 R) ?, p
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Japanese aircraft
, N5 ^( K  O5 k      G4M1 Betty x 6
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# M0 m$ L" [4 E9 Q2 o$ KAllied aircraft
: w# n1 N9 K: I, \      F4F-4 Wildcat x 8# y# l( s& H4 v9 X* j# Q

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1 n& N- Z" E' d! D  _Japanese aircraft losses1 n2 L- f1 X0 t* _
      G4M1 Betty: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged4 I+ B( w9 n' H1 l; {4 ?6 _+ y

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7 h4 |+ |+ n. D) x      AP Heywood' S) x( p$ T( P$ D/ z
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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' t* a" Q, W- ?+ L' o9 P/ mWeather in hex: Moderate rain
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ B# O' R+ ~" r* ^! ]Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ k  G, ]+ q1 m
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% @+ F  c8 K: a; d5 B; a      D3A1 Val x 14
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Allied aircraft/ O5 M0 m2 R8 l
      Kittyhawk IA x 67 ?4 x, f  c  ]! P( o' r0 m. j
      P-39D Airacobra x 33: ?+ x$ {# `" ^$ s# @: H: n

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2 j6 r8 ~" v  {' }' dJapanese aircraft losses
& D0 P# `8 O( u( P( {1 x7 ]# H* U7 J      D3A1 Val: 3 damaged
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8 u: j. J0 M: d) b1 X6 G# X- @; F( ^Allied Ships0 F9 F* d- ?) b4 I, U# R
      AM Lark3 X# D# i+ j# G! k. C6 d( s
      AM Starling( F# O, D* w5 c

9 I" a: I0 Q* vMorning Air attack on TF, near Tulagi at 114,1375 ?1 _, }2 l; M+ J

3 C/ a1 H3 S% N7 O7 FWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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: h* W+ q: w3 xRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.+ H& h3 t* X# ^4 Y6 f- ^
Estimated time to target is 14 minutes* l3 }8 @, v* H! n

+ X' T# a) X/ e# O, d# l0 bJapanese aircraft
+ s4 S7 k- f( j4 X      G4M1 Betty x 13' w7 Y0 t2 q& r( S4 N$ {* _

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Allied aircraft4 ^4 r7 N7 {/ x* z# M
      F4F-3P Wildcat x 3& {' ]! B3 q1 e. |0 @
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 12
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Japanese aircraft losses
: z4 c) p# ]6 u6 q- J      G4M1 Betty: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
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      DD Henley1 y. |- K& w& q# F1 o7 j+ W
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Morning Air attack on Buna , at 99,1299 W+ Y9 V) r- N& Z1 H( R

3 [% C* b$ Z. v' u) I; B$ F0 n& wWeather in hex: Moderate rain5 e) [$ j4 K: e% G

, U0 Y; B2 o1 C& l( QRaid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! i& t; k. g7 t6 z  s5 hEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( h, E  n* i3 {) bJapanese aircraft
  O' v6 @& a2 E' Z      A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
% \6 r1 W$ g, f, _8 J8 V9 J      Kittyhawk IA x 55 ]5 H8 _8 V; Z- Q
      B-17E Fortress x 8
) V/ @5 y( n4 k$ Y) c3 d6 w5 }% d& N9 H      B-26 Marauder x 6
0 r* X! c2 ~8 {1 l9 n6 \* ~      P-39D Airacobra x 21
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0 ~' g# _) ]% ^/ d) d; n) f& FNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
. F5 C( |6 ]! r      B-26 Marauder: 2 damaged
3 p; t% l4 \% ^/ g      P-39D Airacobra: 1 destroyed
% |! a8 h& Q& k+ C6 U' VJapanese ground losses:
0 M1 D' S  X. H      7 casualties reported; W' }2 h2 Z, V: j; @
         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 g' [) t* t' a/ K0 A! I
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, E/ [$ @7 A0 `
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; c4 H! f, s( W* q& |
      Guns lost 1 (0 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 Q- s; h  c& U! u* Q

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Airbase hits 1
' Y! s4 H0 m, E! h& X' MRunway hits 6
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orning Air attack on Buna , at 99,129
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Weather in hex: Moderate rain  \4 V; R3 e) ^" V+ C

8 r7 t9 ]9 L+ H8 F( l( G0 r7 T, wRaid spotted at 12 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* _' s* s& C$ a3 U" Q
Estimated time to target is 3 minutes+ \* s, w0 m. J2 I
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! Z0 o0 a% |& U      B-17E Fortress x 5
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( ?( s4 l' u. c; FNo Allied losses
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Airbase supply hits 16 q5 U, m! \: d" k( ?
Runway hits 42 G# ^# r, f& r9 G6 v

& ]! _' Z" v+ \2 C2 U7 |3 |% Qorning Air attack on Lae , at 99,126- W3 ]0 h7 }6 `% n2 V
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Weather in hex: Light rain$ _) W* r. ^! y$ M
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Raid spotted at 28 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 J2 s! ]9 y0 b9 _* N* nEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 w! |% l- [8 t$ ~: T+ ~& bJapanese aircraft
4 }; I% {2 y) c' S; Z' e      A6M2 Zero x 27 f; H; b) z2 B2 Q+ l. R
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Allied aircraft4 i' ?3 Y0 c5 h4 R0 Z
      B-26 Marauder x 6/ x1 L( |5 W$ r! i/ @
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 N, V; p1 G" Y0 M8 @" X      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed on ground
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) ^% T1 [& i% E* X0 DAllied aircraft losses% r! p* g$ }+ H2 |$ L9 c
      B-26 Marauder: 1 destroyed, 3 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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         Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; n6 i; g1 J' ~7 V7 d$ a
         Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' x% I- @: v  |6 r: Z+ A
         Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
, W  w% A) W: _, aRunway hits 4
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,138
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/ ~- Z' T4 g7 j  [1 ?/ u0 }Weather in hex: Overcast
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; `0 C( E" G: a$ IRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* x' R( ?, P3 P* zEstimated time to target is 42 minutes+ m: j* z4 k! f7 g5 `' W

* |! s8 D% G: m! p" JJapanese aircraft3 f2 I2 N+ h1 {8 T2 ^
      G4M1 Betty x 12$ K/ @8 l! N6 s  n% N" ?
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& e1 \: M6 u: k3 v. W. f$ E# gAllied aircraft
# C* @1 J" V# B! n      F4F-4 Wildcat x 21
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; ]2 V9 ~$ n. q1 S% J, rJapanese aircraft losses: }- y) V9 u& ]) d
      G4M1 Betty: 7 destroyed, 2 damaged
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5 s. [: W7 ?2 c, q+ TAllied Ships/ a; C$ f- H/ b- F
      DD Aaron Ward1 p, j2 Z/ Z, t. G' ^8 e
      DD Laffey
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# Z) e, y( d( U! n4 e! L8 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Port Moresby at 98,130
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud$ Z' U' X+ H$ \
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Raid detected at 40 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.4 [! Y2 P0 f1 f
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes- G- p1 y; ?/ O# C; C9 a
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Japanese aircraft
* ?0 P0 Y) N* I" I# y3 L      D3A1 Val x 12
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' H7 ?! H+ r; s1 n4 RAllied aircraft3 u5 l+ ?7 H/ H  K8 S/ M8 o
      Kittyhawk IA x 5
8 h9 ^% J' z, Q6 Q      P-39D Airacobra x 32
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# v, `: o/ A' f- g9 `. m0 k4 q/ j6 \, AJapanese aircraft losses4 G  r5 F0 ]6 h) f  h
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed4 v/ G3 h7 a' W  N8 U5 J: _

7 @7 V2 y! b- r+ u. x& K9 x9 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 114,1386 |/ |! g* ]9 \6 d& \- R1 |
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Weather in hex: Overcast' X& B2 V! Q9 D7 @" A9 P
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
# s' O/ p) c$ q8 s5 n7 N6 |3 [Estimated time to target is 42 minutes; k; k$ L) O# r; B

( w; m6 z! d' i4 {8 a4 [Japanese aircraft8 t% o- z$ x/ z3 ^
      G4M1 Betty x 5, I3 r7 B* G% Q: z0 R

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$ i6 K& B! W: z4 L1 x6 h      F4F-4 Wildcat x 6/ d  E3 d6 ]9 u0 G. }; t
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      G4M1 Betty: 1 destroyed
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2 s" I5 _+ }  [) G6 K+ P同日美军占领图拉吉，瓜岛海域的登陆战顺利结束。

adsl01

有雷达的帮忙,裸奔是没花头的.也就是说,42年中后期日本人就悬的很

chen0529

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远# a. X0 [( @4 \) \/ Z+ `
而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了

阿姆罗

挂副油箱极限航程的0战遇到精锐的盟军海航只有被屠杀的命，所以还是标准航程内才能达到一定得战术效果，达成比较合理的交换比。

sunjiafu

0战挂副油箱仍然比大部分盟军战斗机航程远
4 J" K, w8 x9 D; D6 r" x而盟军估计也就只能靠4发肆虐了
! a# Q2 Z+ p3 W0 Mchen0529 发表于 2009-8-2 19:03

7 C. h% F* n  y: u: u3 x/ b( O. P0 _3 v4发一如既往打不下来.....

hongqi315

是不是意味着0战初期没优势了？

chen0529

初期南洋老爷机还是乱打撒~~~

阿成

感觉四发就像现在机器人，根本无法打败！

阿姆罗

4发现在也不像以前那样动不动几百架一波的耕地了，至少目前看来，4发限制还是蛮大的，即便机场够大，一次性出击4发数量也没能超过50架，总在40架左右，而且经常分几波出击。

hongqi315

集中200+ CAP 吃4发，，

阿姆罗

瓜岛日军就那么几十架0战，哪来的200架，天上掉下来的啊。。。。。。

hongqi315

没其他战斗了？

chen0529

要说火力4发貌似比好多战斗机都猛

阿姆罗

42年8月28日白天，驻扎在伦加的60架TBF和20架SBD发起了进攻，全天上下午一共出动6波，将靠近的柱岛炸成残废，前一个回合日酋还声称1000磅炸弹就跟挠痒痒似的，现在，美军海航理科给了天皇一个响亮的耳光。
/ ?0 ~0 H& y% C) C  N9 r) x* U& QMorning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137" e8 t- K7 ], Q1 `! ?, s9 p
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud7 \  o; h  @$ }4 T  j( B" w

& H, s% O/ }# i  y! m1 sRaid spotted at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 T& b2 o" Z& z$ P/ i& p. R8 I. r
Estimated time to target is 9 minutes. s" Z# z" d; I' N
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Allied aircraft' x) v( T$ {- f+ {3 @
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 11' O& g/ e; X+ S/ {  ]
      TBF-1 Avenger x 26
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Allied aircraft losses
, z6 F4 R+ w  D9 \0 Q      SBD-3 Dauntless: 5 damaged
/ J9 C' H0 c' s6 |      TBF-1 Avenger: 14 damaged
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% m2 G6 ~0 h/ L, l# }      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 7,  on fire9 s4 o/ ]6 Z1 s$ T" J, ~. K
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2
/ W% t8 p. W7 |" H      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
- b1 c: f! a- Q) T; \      CA Maya, Bomb hits 1" ^' u3 [! v; L2 L& j8 E
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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- e. V. Q! t2 O$ h' _Raid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.1 ~4 N. S: @/ `/ ?
Estimated time to target is 22 minutes
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0 X3 i8 _$ n( X0 j( p5 O8 j/ S      TBF-1 Avenger x 6
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# a6 L4 \. a3 w4 `0 ~      TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 3
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  X- A, d8 l/ {) p+ V* }Morning Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid spotted at 44 NM, estimated altitude 22,000 feet.
9 d) C1 n0 ~# s+ c6 R6 z8 k9 m# ~Estimated time to target is 17 minutes
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 3
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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged7 Z6 g  Z0 P+ \$ l, e, p2 h

. V& s5 s% c. PJapanese Ships
4 r+ _1 V# s: U( `8 o      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 1,  on fire
6 g2 Y! }8 a% hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137
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+ ~  _- H: q( a( B; tWeather in hex: Partial cloud. i+ i8 U, j* ~5 m2 [
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Raid spotted at 30 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. l5 s- t! W  R) u; Z2 fEstimated time to target is 14 minutes, m9 U( Y1 P3 {% O/ n

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6 [. J: T. A4 L0 }7 b* ?5 n1 K      TBF-1 Avenger x 18! Q6 k1 v! P7 ?+ m0 ^' c
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Allied aircraft losses$ t: U' N, V# O6 Z, H# `" r
      TBF-1 Avenger: 6 damaged% F! \: i5 Y1 y
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      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2# m; `, z: q) q1 v7 ^! X5 b
      BB Kirishima
; {" z9 _- t( D5 U6 J6 H+ y( H      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,137/ E; W; o3 S; Q1 o0 ^) F4 F( \
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud& }2 w- r0 ]6 Y( u  [

5 ?4 [$ j. V0 [! kRaid spotted at 48 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.
5 n' J/ F) ^. C4 F4 O  QEstimated time to target is 22 minutes
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      TBF-1 Avenger x 10+ I' o8 L+ w& f- [! b5 w% T

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Allied aircraft losses0 p$ ^* [  a* m6 \' O# ]
      TBF-1 Avenger: 1 destroyed, 4 damaged. A; p" m+ o2 M8 S& W# O: V
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Japanese Ships7 j. o; g' j% T, b0 q$ F# Y" q: D
      BB Hiei,  on fire, I3 j) H" s$ u. M# l0 c; G- B
      CA Atago, Bomb hits 2,  on fire1 Z- Y% J$ Y9 L1 k1 y% b; m- y
      BB Kongo, Bomb hits 2,  on fire
7 {4 p4 M) O" k2 b$ j      BB Kirishima
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Russell Islands at 112,1373 N  i; V& V" {+ D, P0 k
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud6 z1 n: O% g, G6 A! [* v1 M( k

2 }4 U- U5 q& b: n6 gRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 9,000 feet.5 H: \8 p* W6 X0 t+ y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 P. F8 y" d& U! y1 S( C

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Allied aircraft
1 p& E& h; f9 x5 Z, n      SBD-3 Dauntless x 69 e- D3 _( B1 T

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Allied aircraft losses
" c6 W- ^  y" q* `6 ^, U" E      SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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9 G) \+ f5 R, O0 }  S, W1 \Japanese Ships
% o, a( e% d. p8 ?      BB Hiei, Bomb hits 2,  heavy fires