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8 u5 \: L7 s- t7 z; x" }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?)
9 O' Y& Q) A6 Y% B* ]$ i- U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。0 Y! E9 Y4 t+ H Y
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。( A4 `) [& X9 U+ \; v+ G3 D$ v/ V" 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!# a: Y1 K S# L0 G2 U9 n* K$ h
6 V$ X1 B$ \2 g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。。。3 ]2 ]" x1 D4 }% x3 m
& X6 g: s- y9 @/ B FMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud9 K$ ?7 {3 W% ^
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
9 Y; u! ~: a: b/ q6 a& OEstimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ G+ ?) u+ F* _5 I5 `: G
A6M2 Zero x 26- Y; z t) @% f8 F* @' A' S
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2 [# i G! m1 F/ g/ B F4F-4 Wildcat x 17
! l: P3 o( F2 ^; _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 167 K2 I4 u* @5 c3 u3 j
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No Japanese losses8 f8 ^( a$ |" i! L5 h
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Allied aircraft losses
' H0 n% H) {8 I/ m" a2 I$ U F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed8 o9 }# Q/ Y9 h" w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged& @! ~# @! m& L6 |+ N" i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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Japanese Ships" }# c/ ~- ]4 K* K
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
+ z- X/ x- I1 [; ^% i CV Shokaku
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136* ^6 [9 M# ~5 T
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Weather in hex: Severe storms2 D0 \9 P3 r3 f) h3 d
% W. K* @* y& a( i% y* n4 E7 \Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.& J, W8 r1 R! p
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes$ a# ? g% k0 ~4 S' b
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Allied aircraft
7 Y! `( a. j5 j! w) p* W5 j F4F-4 Wildcat x 1! M H9 g2 ^/ F% c. G4 ]
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
6 ^ E) R, z9 \& ^1 N5 h1 _ TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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" w0 i+ e, I1 K6 ZAllied aircraft losses" g9 ^4 C! e+ v/ j+ c- C
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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! U3 \" u5 r7 L3 gJapanese Ships! u* h2 E; q" \- c# d( s
CA Tone* \+ Q7 E9 B0 L5 t* l! w) h7 O
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire& X; U" e( |4 M3 N
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
( x7 u2 i( L) n, v3 ^ CA Chikuma
; L, H* K% C! X' _) f* b3 S& |/ n DD Hagikaze
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; A. y" \/ a; O" S' ]5 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136$ w: M6 P5 _% x( k0 S
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 P! o% T* |: ^# q
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 S! k8 o& }, G1 Z _
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses, D' A1 i1 k* n: ~8 s
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged% q9 B. R5 k/ Y! ^2 S
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Japanese Ships
( k1 j6 e- e- s- I2 w CA Atago, on fire. f: S+ j; D/ `, m" p! O
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1+ B1 s) J3 z( Q2 z
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, r% l# t+ _# e/ O3 O$ [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 J+ n" X" y! A d* r
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.- Y) n3 ]% ^! R+ I+ h3 q! P) t
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes1 t3 g" b, b+ u Y$ U4 T" M7 {
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Japanese aircraft
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; |2 _ }8 \6 ~' K. GAllied aircraft5 z( w# w3 B+ K% x- V
F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
8 ]3 u/ p/ r) I# u. a0 b n SBD-3 Dauntless x 4
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& h! J3 a, p7 K$ C0 X' Z* ~0 eNo Japanese losses8 \3 D2 U. G/ E U; g, k8 J l
! I' j9 `& ~4 `2 V- V' aAllied aircraft losses* j% h! ]4 E# s8 y: O0 Q) b: Q
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
5 H1 a& w& K2 H, c. B% a3 \7 U SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
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5 f8 u2 Z3 `9 o. M) Y! v2 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms3 z- M) k# U4 B8 @, L
7 B$ A3 v8 m0 S) x y$ f' v' u: QRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.# S8 V+ w% Y" a' z% [
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Allied aircraft% k- L; S5 Z+ k0 W
F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
0 s9 e( D$ y' F9 N7 i, p. b3 J SBD-3 Dauntless x 26+ _, ~+ c2 k5 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 15/ \9 @8 y0 Y3 {3 z! H
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# A/ P$ _* v. ?: i0 Q( b* mAllied aircraft losses
8 m6 S8 o1 R; T0 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged
6 w3 w0 ^: T8 n; I0 u SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak
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DD Isokaze/ C* b. Z+ H) }+ `& z9 G
DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage4 t/ g- W5 P/ z0 G6 z
CA Kumano
B0 o" I, W* A CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
+ ?6 z1 M9 m% w1 p DD Arashi' `$ k2 e7 f0 n- D) @/ |. P5 v
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,1495 ]7 p$ M& x6 q" e
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' a, y* ~0 k5 c4 P5 s7 c
: J# i ` V! Y+ O- k1 P8 r6 yRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.
( P6 m, H# E: Y H: KEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14# {, t; a! I% m: \" W" w
D3A2 Val x 24) s3 n2 i# a8 _* z* h
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B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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' t, e$ B6 C: } DD Dunlap* y. i" Z3 J7 y! X: ]3 F
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 Q8 D A2 A' M0 \. j) Y7 x4 U DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
/ j, n' Y5 n9 S, H DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |