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4 R& U2 v# F" G% g8 A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' z S5 b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 p1 Z( @1 t' M2 i' @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。6 W9 m K4 |, X8 R0 T3 v7 p4 P
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!: l. c+ c: G, \
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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。。。: b& q, u" I2 Y5 T
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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) {1 b2 a s1 ]/ g. h* @( J' u; B3 eRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.4 H8 E) N- r$ w
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes6 E7 B7 H( T& n z
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft% R) V8 x: t& A, d1 T. q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 17" v, x9 Q9 ^( l' h0 h6 `* z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 164 C* ]9 h1 `% \% e/ y
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No Japanese losses
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' H; F) Z+ V8 J5 cAllied aircraft losses5 P. j5 B; w8 I! J1 l s
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed( Z* u$ F$ C9 D. D4 {
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
+ M+ U( r o0 ?+ D D SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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4 o l! I: @4 v& ^7 ]% y8 K( Y8 x; aJapanese Ships
2 b5 x: F, P, g5 f: b% x BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
2 j5 I+ G5 s3 l CV Shokaku z) ?7 d. o4 o5 {: M$ @6 w1 l
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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- N" T. Z* N+ }/ f/ [5 bWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.! }# I5 K+ u3 X1 r
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& e: s+ D4 Z$ N F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
2 L$ r& W# ]6 x7 K) I) a, m8 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
6 a. |0 d, q) k% j/ w% { TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses8 W- I4 D' y( a3 c; P# ]: M1 v0 J- f* U
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 P! m4 k9 N% M# g- m
. K& E% Q& m$ CJapanese Ships
, |0 H1 O1 b* ~2 R! u8 } CA Tone
+ @. d) j2 `7 O9 B CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire
! m* N4 Z v4 n& k, N CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire* x& ?9 ^/ i! `# W* L
CA Chikuma
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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E6 b J! {3 A8 Z0 ^; O- d; Y7 ERaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
+ Q+ {+ ~) ?7 T: E9 B& TEstimated time to target is 15 minutes. b* G3 H L) M# x" a+ @4 X, j: v
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Allied aircraft
$ F, e, V/ u# Y" w% c9 _# ^$ F SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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CA Atago, on fire
) t M0 b# O4 D$ S- L. `; P7 t CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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1 A J6 I; b( w6 q5 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,1448 m+ S& \, i. P) Y" U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.6 {% a0 D& v7 w$ n( m3 L
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 42 N9 t1 |0 j' b" p! p
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Allied aircraft losses
6 c- `- Z: T) `6 z5 b F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed) d* b1 T1 O m+ m4 V
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged' A# h% j: Q/ c7 A
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CV Zuikaku, Q; w7 }3 o8 y# Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138& H- Z+ V, R/ C/ ^) o: \$ g
2 F) m J$ i) m8 ]1 I; WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms* \3 g o, S- _; T
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.6 G5 n" g- w7 o9 k
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes; R$ m6 [+ P0 W+ G& z t/ T6 R
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Allied aircraft
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" I! k6 s# ^8 x6 v' l7 M TBF-1 Avenger x 15% a. U7 B* G0 O
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d+ @6 ~: a1 T SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) H! N0 n1 Y4 n$ _6 |
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DD Isokaze
3 b4 J8 E. M! f5 r! _6 m9 c& O DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* ?. F1 }* D" W4 ~& V' q) H" j CA Kumano2 q/ x' k' l6 H( o. E3 m
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 31 F, h9 @) b. ^8 y
DD Arashi$ O* `/ B: w. t3 C
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. a) x4 C0 u1 l% \* @/ _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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8 \/ H o- Y2 j! k4 IRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.8 F4 P/ ^4 K# M' c& a3 k8 \
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 ]) ~* g8 E- ?2 t# g% D! m! r
3 M$ [+ B& t* i eJapanese aircraft+ N) T( Q$ {! L9 ~9 e% A: U7 E
B5N1 Kate x 143 F4 {5 i* V" y; z2 [
D3A2 Val x 24: p, \9 D3 M3 t- m5 G9 y, ~1 E
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: K B6 L( q0 a/ U8 S3 }* \ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
( ]6 G" F! s" u4 }2 e D3A2 Val: 1 damaged& B; c8 V9 Z3 C. m5 h0 Q
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DD Dunlap& E* Y* B V: F! n) X, N0 R
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 T4 R2 Q3 G2 K+ a. v- p# m DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
: ~$ u' D: e4 R1 Y& R2 r DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |