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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?)
: v: a& b6 N- b' N1 c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。3 T% Q6 G' {- c
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。
$ d, P$ R, a" ~2 I- r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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7 T% V3 i4 n+ ]9 @: f% q: ~) I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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1 G V5 }2 a; r, z: F# zMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144" e/ X. E# r1 u' f/ k, \
( d* b7 K1 j+ VWeather in hex: Partial cloud. J9 T$ D0 e2 W1 w, |2 r. B
. W" h. s5 {5 c1 b6 H4 F' f# bRaid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.+ J: l+ ^$ [' N' @4 }
Estimated time to target is 29 minutes
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Japanese aircraft3 e, g! P9 d7 @" j
A6M2 Zero x 26
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Allied aircraft. i0 E U) K# n. r+ F6 B+ ?, s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 175 {; [7 }, l/ g3 ]+ i/ K8 L
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16/ Q/ e. x1 _4 A6 ~ {3 `
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|2 |+ S5 |$ E) |, N5 ~2 x9 pNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses! N [& v7 W2 E8 s) m: F: x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
+ R- n% o! H9 t! m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged9 f/ ~( F+ q1 p! K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak) i. [8 B& h: J/ c( d5 B1 R
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Japanese Ships
# J8 A i8 x) M4 ^% P1 _: n BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 12 C8 x9 Q7 v& H# D' G
CV Shokaku* l; U- t6 W/ H) Q2 |- T# H" u
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, ]. C1 U; d8 O" `+ q( g, s0 ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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1 o% d# Q" Z0 b) cWeather in hex: Severe storms6 Y, j- @3 j) V0 _' G
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Raid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.; w- m* v, d" u5 W$ E- J4 }1 e+ O
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes- H, S8 t! v! B8 `
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9 y% @& f! k5 FAllied aircraft3 m' T7 X5 y# F, ~& W6 r5 J/ v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 1# g4 S. w& Y' l* t4 Y# s7 D+ m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 9! p* I3 `' K( N) L/ l8 t, |
TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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1 K( J1 r& C# E, T. ?$ n; B8 kAllied aircraft losses# ^; ?$ O) E, ^1 a* k( o) Y# V- K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ R; _$ K( E8 j
CA Tone
, y- F$ Z% \4 ?4 N9 t! B CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire" q4 b. C6 Q, I& n0 e/ ?
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
0 S- V1 }" B; L: M+ P CA Chikuma
% I/ H8 k5 I3 N! V DD Hagikaze( u4 z I8 g0 U: X4 _2 a$ F
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' k7 C3 I# \6 ?9 g$ \Morning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136
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3 [1 ]- D8 \; @3 Z5 e$ xWeather in hex: Severe storms3 o% s3 I8 k7 C' b% p6 d
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Raid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
* D3 G! n+ t3 t8 f" O& `Estimated time to target is 15 minutes
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Allied aircraft
9 }) l& M8 N1 c8 p- O SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses* {/ P( z' r) G, |
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged3 v7 \3 S; z2 o% A7 C2 p9 |6 p
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Japanese Ships
# u, i( `2 \: C6 q0 I CA Atago, on fire4 K) ?* Y) T+ f/ L, U) k- A+ K
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 15 L4 i! v9 W# y3 q" z& B
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4 z- t2 s6 F3 ~- b- O4 tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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/ p4 x* M! @/ Z" x: u- ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 I+ N1 Y" p/ J2 ^5 b/ O+ PRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
0 } X5 N1 }# K: J) D% o: p" a& \: sEstimated time to target is 8 minutes2 K- ~ z7 O7 G* V& d& e
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Japanese aircraft1 g' ?. @) m- a9 M$ O1 s/ R
A6M2 Zero x 25! a/ g1 |6 J1 r- G+ f r3 k
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$ T6 B/ Y' d! u2 b9 Q7 ] F4F-4 Wildcat x 9" O: m1 w- O) ^& |8 f# r
SBD-3 Dauntless x 4% n8 j6 F6 D( y E+ a
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3 K$ }5 S: D. S6 {2 tNo Japanese losses
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7 a1 T5 K. \' VAllied aircraft losses. v$ b+ G; k+ @! G: b
F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed
O+ E8 W/ X3 T* a# @! W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged+ `' G @+ S7 C+ \& G# z: z
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CV Zuikaku
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; w! x/ ?) ?7 b# T. ^3 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' j, S5 u9 L; z2 p3 ~" K0 _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ p8 M- x8 E. E: uEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
+ ]7 |9 d5 ?: Q$ v SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
M& d* n6 h- D TBF-1 Avenger x 15
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5 F( [( \& E w; _+ Y" Q3 TAllied aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 K1 Z. M; k9 I% t9 y Y# k& C6 z
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DD Isokaze
4 D: v( ?8 X" m Z0 ]* S: n DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 n* K* O; b2 D; A/ X! h4 j CA Kumano; u# I! Y' Z: b5 }" K6 ?5 P
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 34 d" w/ U& I" j) J3 Z0 ^$ n; p0 u# b
DD Arashi. b: n3 y, I' r
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' z/ G3 L+ Y* w c3 y5 p: S! hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149
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9 i+ a. p( u, yRaid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.9 T4 @5 H( i4 V0 R" V/ ~7 p! E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ @3 ?& p& g3 C4 u, |% S
! f' f; a$ y, o# Y& iJapanese aircraft
) j$ S3 h' ^: s5 f& l B5N1 Kate x 146 P- d9 Y$ S9 `
D3A2 Val x 24
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3 ]' e2 N" S+ e }( m B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged
4 L- w8 E7 |/ Y. V: S5 U. J$ V D3A2 Val: 1 damaged0 _8 {. B$ u. o
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DD Dunlap) o8 O1 S5 E- P% U, c' P* C, ]2 @
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 a: X8 L5 W% L# F
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
- j3 P* ^. ~ ?) m DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |