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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?)
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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。
x& H @& i: D7 D( G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!( V( I. P' H3 K% s/ E. Y% V
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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。。。
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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+ q. ^; k6 C- P) DWeather in hex: Partial cloud! u7 ^+ O0 `' X% u; q" U) U3 n- z P4 N
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.0 y9 i# w9 | H& t8 _
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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+ b: Q; s' Z/ ^" V5 ~+ A( IAllied aircraft
- N3 K( o3 B: k4 O1 I7 i' r. G! k F4F-4 Wildcat x 17+ L. `8 k9 ~5 Y, b" ]3 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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No Japanese losses9 @( e' y* \7 z: l7 s
1 T8 y) X/ T5 o1 w5 g/ RAllied aircraft losses
+ m2 V+ ^7 s( ~: ] F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed$ }0 U z6 |% T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged( Y6 v# x; k/ `( |5 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak+ t% i0 I4 |& m- \6 V
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Japanese Ships" f2 S0 T( B. I+ m/ b6 v! ]
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
Q0 k7 o" j) o CV Shokaku: d. P/ v+ v- A( u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.$ h. u0 z" E( o. w
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes
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Allied aircraft
1 M6 c' K) \( p1 d F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
1 R" G2 V7 x' M* e; H& C: N1 L/ ?8 v SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
. @0 A- j8 D- P: X2 V: q TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses
2 J. `) t9 D. Q; d$ P7 D SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged% p; q7 U8 I( G" c
, {: k( x% t7 i$ eJapanese Ships6 x4 e8 z; F1 i: O3 d
CA Tone
; s2 `9 ~. s1 s+ {0 x CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire' B3 I" }. p6 F7 l, J" A* [) P
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire5 k2 H* a9 ~: e2 J. h& D
CA Chikuma+ o3 J5 T$ C. }/ U: Q
DD Hagikaze/ O) A/ b9 z3 [5 ~+ i! e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,1360 Q& \5 v6 v2 N8 o$ J; x
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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n9 g3 E- x5 ]0 yRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.' Q5 e% v' c" D! Q0 b7 q2 t
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes1 j( V7 y6 j- p: s* b R
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged
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& I, ~ i. U) K0 _: v7 q4 c7 ` CA Atago, on fire
" m: R, n* q+ J9 |' D8 t: J CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1' K/ p( _+ A) \/ I9 e+ y2 a
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# ]# _' a }' WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 b9 \0 y/ T/ H" H k+ P
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
4 N k, X8 I' }: b SBD-3 Dauntless x 40 A+ a7 _) C1 w! s8 H& ^9 T
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" F S& v `; q' P9 TNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# g! E4 ^/ P9 w d( F4 f( S
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
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CV Zuikaku, R5 M. G% s/ b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138& _" H5 n1 v, L- ^
" @6 d. q5 G" PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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h u( K) A" a3 y2 hRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
8 G1 N9 p5 V& f' @, E& d8 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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( p0 U8 _, Y6 U' p" g" ?2 V U! l F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
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/ T) v8 n- D( z6 d# e TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged; `4 k' c! ~: s, i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak& G( v% a3 m4 H! |$ c: f
/ m p6 u, Q; I+ CJapanese Ships
* {9 M f7 h/ Q+ }# {3 G" j DD Isokaze
4 Y% \; o1 S9 [' Y; S DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; |* E7 T8 `( V
CA Kumano
, L, R" ^' S, d# _4 y" E CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
' k9 I! D& m: J" X9 p DD Arashi
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149 j0 @/ g5 e0 i9 W [2 k& F
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.3 V, Q' r7 q* x
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 14
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3 y P/ B* x+ ~" {/ W P, G& a B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
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z2 A- Z1 r2 v: r1 S DD Dunlap
6 N5 |/ R K& F8 Y" d DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; r# I2 L! u0 S) b% q$ n. k7 H
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires. G' N6 t S: n4 H8 H# l. _
DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |