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. M+ | o2 O. F' W1 `, ~( Q4 Q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?)
- u' l6 ^4 }, S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。
( u' u0 q! L( l f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。2 Y. ^. ~! g/ R8 S+ E
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!0 \: c4 T$ `' d' q* R% L& a
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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。。。" M2 ?, N9 g1 n1 m$ C. H
$ C: h3 Z/ {/ L$ uMorning Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud1 j; [5 }; f% p8 ?; F
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Raid detected at 74 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet.
: G' E, U: w5 j) ?2 _- GEstimated time to target is 29 minutes3 G6 B# @1 f |8 k8 B
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Japanese aircraft
7 L. C6 t& \ j" S7 n0 c1 X# a A6M2 Zero x 26
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# q8 o: y* L, j" n9 v- K, qAllied aircraft3 q+ o5 V+ v, E# [, r' k9 k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 176 e6 x8 M4 W$ H6 o* l
SBD-3 Dauntless x 16
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0 V0 z; u9 u$ w0 \No Japanese losses3 v- N, M4 `( l4 n
/ F+ [' l: g- G8 F; }Allied aircraft losses
! n6 V: q( F+ f( |- t5 z3 { F4F-4 Wildcat: 8 destroyed
& [, G4 `# k; S8 S SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed, 7 damaged
4 \/ M; Y3 `* q5 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak. q2 Y- h, T& r) o
4 @) g( s& y6 Z5 \Japanese Ships1 h$ |5 a$ r6 x' \) Z# h6 ?4 ?; X
BB Mutsu, Bomb hits 1
j' R" G& O# F0 L* a) v9 B CV Shokaku+ b: U* v2 ^1 {& H) P1 w+ e
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3 i; D" U' Y6 i O+ v3 ?$ NMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136, X) K, V. T3 Q$ A3 |4 a& |: k
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' W( m4 A; l" O: M0 u% z5 MRaid spotted at 19 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet., ]- v, f3 e- A
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes4 D: E9 J) J5 M$ V
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7 U) h6 ^- e$ x F4 ^. r, |* eAllied aircraft
( o/ S/ S; x( M7 _4 P/ F( m F4F-4 Wildcat x 1
) F0 u8 w# W7 |( `9 y+ H SBD-3 Dauntless x 9
* L$ C% p' Q- J TBF-1 Avenger x 12
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Allied aircraft losses* M3 T( }# [$ Z0 r( o2 U) Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged& j& g4 v7 V5 q' c) K" y* _0 ]% l5 X a1 ^
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Japanese Ships' e0 p$ z0 ~" @& Y; @. G
CA Tone& |2 J9 j: D; k
CA Atago, Bomb hits 1, on fire+ d1 g; g& J0 ?' a
CA Takao, Bomb hits 1, on fire
) x8 S% z" m# V5 z CA Chikuma, U9 L+ K4 j- [: J1 G# D6 N6 Y/ M7 {: I, N
DD Hagikaze
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, z* v" o; N% T( W: J8 lMorning Air attack on TF, near Munda at 110,136* t! W3 D# |, A" u1 F+ z
6 @* G$ W& J8 S% G6 }Weather in hex: Severe storms$ ~$ |. ~# l( {
5 u" D. o7 h% r1 p; J, p+ kRaid spotted at 40 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 B' } J( e0 h4 y- {
Estimated time to target is 15 minutes: M$ d% L& i3 O& v# u6 y. I8 w
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Allied aircraft
! T/ i$ n" _7 D; D! n3 {3 M8 b5 Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 6
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Allied aircraft losses
. f g* W1 W( a( V6 Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 damaged9 m+ p$ G# u. u3 P& W
1 U5 w+ T. N+ }* D# i: sJapanese Ships
+ Q9 Q/ Y3 f3 ^ CA Atago, on fire8 x; {% _) p1 e6 |" m- `& E
CA Chikuma, Bomb hits 1
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0 x8 m0 S) J4 R. O) A4 U& _0 RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Kirakira at 116,144: q( j4 L4 G. i0 j7 Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain5 o8 d5 Z, R( M$ k4 i/ T
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 13,000 feet." E" [ I* {" @# w8 \
Estimated time to target is 8 minutes S1 p% |4 H2 a( W! S8 j" E
# V2 r, S1 t, |' w/ UJapanese aircraft
) Q/ N9 }3 |9 s4 T A6M2 Zero x 250 s \1 I$ h* u' v# l; H
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Allied aircraft
. V' n* o2 r! q# y' B- u F4F-4 Wildcat x 9
a0 p+ u% T0 n, ~! ~2 `1 h& ? SBD-3 Dauntless x 4 m$ w2 K+ X3 L1 a+ y: ]: H
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% S" D0 s$ i" XNo Japanese losses
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7 D3 t+ `2 `6 S7 f, FAllied aircraft losses
/ e7 b1 C: {# Z D: P& I4 a F4F-4 Wildcat: 4 destroyed# j0 b+ r4 _$ ]6 F- Z$ Z- [* l1 A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 destroyed, 1 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ l6 n% J/ t7 g @1 f. E CV Zuikaku
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, Z) u2 n. ]$ K1 M$ j+ Y gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 111,138/ N& o' Q8 M; X3 g" O
4 u- ]5 y# h7 J( K1 W4 K% ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.5 Q2 v6 _& i- t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes W7 I) X* b% S) k2 Y/ @5 [
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 5
7 P- M: _$ G+ s SBD-3 Dauntless x 26
0 U7 I" S( \) v- y TBF-1 Avenger x 15# {( N" q# d) C6 F
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Allied aircraft losses7 x; A* r, F# t9 T2 G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 16 damaged3 w4 H: o9 S* E9 U0 \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed by flak7 C2 M0 Q- f/ n, Q, S1 }
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DD Isokaze
$ P# r% }/ ~% b7 [5 h DD Maikaze, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; g- a1 a8 B3 ]5 j" G7 N$ l) @& {
CA Kumano- x6 ]# y x7 j7 q, v7 |+ h1 K
CA Suzuya, Bomb hits 3
4 K( v# ^) D, S+ Q5 J. `0 V DD Arashi0 ?2 ^- z# t: _8 ]) u! D3 u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Luganville at 114,149# ~. X" x$ i( v- m, S1 k: S% ]
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' r3 g) c. x8 I
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Raid detected at 37 NM, estimated altitude 19,000 feet.3 b: b( d! C& I, l$ |5 U) d. L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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% @& d+ k' R2 Q' B B5N1 Kate x 14) T' n' K! M# {
D3A2 Val x 24
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7 t$ ]% P$ j" s! L9 `0 _ B5N1 Kate: 6 damaged# g4 z e7 w8 e. R/ B1 y0 Y
D3A2 Val: 1 damaged3 }0 a9 {% O' O
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Allied Ships9 X! K) J" _. W2 A' L
DD Dunlap+ ]4 u" T8 C$ p6 i, h( X/ [
DD Conyngham, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ]# [& e( g. }+ N- h
DD Fanning, Bomb hits 1, heavy fires
* q9 c% n0 M$ j' O+ n: N" H S& r DD Cushing, Bomb hits 3, heavy fires, heavy damage |