先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战2 `! Z% _; S3 ?8 I! z0 _
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盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
2 a4 x: j2 \) mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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" P& [0 L# |: TDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards: ?( Q6 U1 d/ ] D8 M% u% Z7 I
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Japanese Ships8 e l5 h! d% u: _+ f
BB Kongo4 w; A4 a7 \3 k2 S; O$ q6 D
BB Hiei; E6 o# T( P: I: N* U6 W% u. A
BB Kirishima3 Z: N1 Z4 `/ a. [' c$ F7 P0 b
BB Mutsu( N9 G! b2 P% Y) C3 o$ ], b5 z% e
CA Tone
$ `: `& ^* B' Y8 F- L& a CA Chikuma
2 k8 w% O4 O N* Z! S CA Takao
0 e$ K( W8 y9 I9 Y" u6 l* {% ^ CA Atago
' F, c% P8 h8 J. o CA Maya
8 P I( S( A* S1 w3 z CA Myoko; T' _% U0 \" q- J
CA Haguro
3 k, r, l2 b1 o" O' [ CA Suzuya; W: p: K6 w# V, l, H( `* g
CA Kumano
2 e" W9 P' I; `/ Q( j2 C6 G8 G$ T4 Z; F CL Jintsu
F! M- x/ N# i& d$ L5 r8 D1 o7 p; _ CL Nagara
0 O+ ^# {2 M4 S: l6 W0 o CL Yura+ F1 I4 }2 p) V+ U+ Z& d7 u1 h* {
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CV Saratoga6 ~" h: g7 Y& p/ i4 m5 q
CV Enterprise% J7 w2 A' d" ?; m/ L
CV Wasp
5 L/ e* \& ?8 S7 q: K. g" b; I6 ], R CLAA Atlanta
) \$ T+ I9 t. z! I* @ DD Grayson+ {5 t# ~5 Q H& {. }$ \
DD Aaron Ward( B- Z3 \+ `( o$ u
DD Laffey
! F2 s% U8 L" e( v DD Farenholt
L" `8 D) d6 j5 z& Y' [; h+ S DD Benham
" r9 ?$ V, j" q& K2 ` DD Phelps0 T: U3 n/ `' n2 }2 m. A, b
DD Balch' J) U3 R5 i ^& c! ?
DD Farragut& v7 S8 W! r* v# F& ^' [
DD MacDonough4 a2 F" m: x( A- Y
DD Worden, l' K7 b8 \# E1 N5 w+ O9 Z
DD Dale5 y. H0 t0 w2 k9 O9 ~& o
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) y2 m0 y& c8 r0 yMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
( m1 h( j% u5 YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
/ Y7 K" ~1 }) ?! I! }% M9 k* VAllied TF attempts to evade combat" p ~! F& Z' d
Range increases to 150,000 yards...) ?- k! f8 y( }+ a/ o j: q0 ~
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat- w' x7 f+ Y- \( y# u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141* D: `8 D; J$ }1 w/ h9 k1 O6 N
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' v3 W" }, T& dEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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* a& i7 l0 d. @8 M& JJapanese aircraft* s9 o4 T# f5 P, d- O4 h+ T
A6M2 Zero x 315 @8 P* S- N( m3 W1 w5 J
B5N1 Kate x 30$ t" g \: ^ _
D3A1 Val x 15
6 U% ]8 P" G8 I* j& q2 H D3A2 Val x 39
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+ U9 \1 F; F r) z9 O4 v5 JAllied aircraft% i8 @( w6 z5 T" r; k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 b b) f, t) U c! y A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
. p4 |3 `+ ], s" t r B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged! G' j" `1 c; b: R* M
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
5 y% Y0 ^. Z+ Q. Y D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged- C- [6 _+ g" I5 f
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 s1 D" q5 \1 T& u6 k
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4 V4 Z0 S+ f! y- A+ d CV Saratoga
2 O9 t+ O( z5 g2 U. _* } CV Wasp
) v1 l1 d2 T2 ^9 _- E9 p DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& w" q4 w/ H+ |/ t' I6 }5 P+ Q
DD Phelps9 T/ @9 @- J& L8 B' Z+ Q
CV Enterprise: {! J% S+ i: b; x2 R' n G
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Aircraft Attacking:
) O+ p# t5 q/ s, ] 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
* w- h9 T |: `/ a Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb& e/ c- _% z$ J. V' F4 _; i3 K
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
" E' M# ?6 h! c/ F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
. z8 B5 a5 x9 s3 j" z1 l# x! l 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* e% ?$ I1 f3 @ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
0 {+ R% b- Q: ?6 [1 V 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet) z2 A0 {! Z1 X- L+ ~, j
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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& I1 G0 t- N% x; J; R, }! FMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Clear sky" s1 p: n0 p8 X
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" I: W' s% A6 A# q4 ?, HEstimated time to target is 47 minutes/ F: e- j' D1 Q4 H4 \2 y
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' O0 V. J2 u) `1 H) M& W A6M2 Zero x 572 v% O' _8 P+ r2 L! q3 I" s* l/ j
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 85! d9 C+ q. p& P2 G/ [# g
TBF-1 Avenger x 30' N1 v% V# m9 J) E% V3 s. K
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; ^' u6 H0 U1 M. C4 u( o* a/ h3 S
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
" a8 A$ E1 W/ L, ~, U- r0 h TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged2 M( `0 c: S$ t8 o) z: Q
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
6 Z" B2 \; m- M* r% V7 `" c CVE Unyo
- D3 r6 d9 n: Q/ C CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1! V! i; @) H! ~$ _( ^
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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1 D& d' L" |3 ]# j I2 h5 G/ {Aircraft Attacking:/ s' I; G# E2 M
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000', F, I; V$ k3 G5 V, g5 ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb P0 q/ A7 V! R1 c$ D* l
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet( \. K1 ^& M& ?, `! u1 w
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# ~; z3 i/ u/ g
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'& c2 z. y. W; r0 W9 W) H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- C* Q: |. b0 W) ]3 }
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# }8 R2 o$ w3 E Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
4 m: V' m6 p3 j. w0 j. A5 | 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000', k' g9 Q3 n5 H% E$ O+ s
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 @/ m B' C8 F5 x/ o, ^ q! v- P
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'. P+ v1 b5 x& X& z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& F% ^4 C3 F. m2 r; y2 k2 g
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
. `8 e/ L" u Y0 _8 k% }* } Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 Y/ ]( l) X# P* X3 E: T
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# @# o6 d" w4 c7 g& h! G$ ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb o+ L- O3 P5 y1 T1 n7 L
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1381 k+ L8 H6 {: a
# T: H/ U0 E7 a& a- [8 [6 KWeather in hex: Clear sky7 ~! C% |# J: D" N% P
8 W! n* w! x+ J2 C6 [ p8 m F* e* cRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" L* L& u1 E3 N' S8 G8 JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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8 E" t/ C/ ]3 d4 ]: ]: bJapanese aircraft
! o& s3 k) @& b) {& s* O0 ` A6M2 Zero x 28 V9 w3 a) s0 W: r4 H5 \0 E+ |: O
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9. V0 X" ?$ e* O, V2 N R4 E" L
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8 \& A I# M- K3 V/ A, h2 p' O: s1 zNo Japanese losses* G% G/ f+ D8 F: b
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% G4 [, R: C( [. I3 h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
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& b2 D5 P( P' `Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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# B9 `; K) g b. \+ mWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 b& b! G( B( b: p" e* _
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ \8 E9 I5 b O9 g7 h D3A2 Val x 13
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2 V2 q2 r9 i" x2 e* E F4F-4 Wildcat x 483 S9 I1 Y: Y0 @0 k
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! V" m1 J% p) T' D D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ `3 B& I) ?7 W, \3 W: iEstimated time to target is 13 minutes) X$ p' ` h. ]3 Y; m$ |8 R$ z
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B5N1 Kate x 12# J3 l: p6 O- `6 E
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6 r2 u5 K5 v. b3 [& @% R/ S" i! W. t F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed4 v* L& Y6 l8 O3 X0 m7 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1414 T0 x! \* r' d$ N% K5 |
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+ k6 h, m/ t! Y# g' ZRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.3 p5 M, P( [6 Z# ?/ V: J
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ }& [# ?" k' D8 g- C6 _
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A6M2 Zero x 3: t% g5 a3 q j" r4 p
B5N1 Kate x 35 e J8 t( A! U* J
D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft
; p% ~; G: U' s F4F-4 Wildcat x 49, m1 ~3 f! j3 D4 I
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3 i ]. j, t2 p7 o) D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed7 y, b( h2 m/ [
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
6 {9 J y" v ~# a D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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1 t0 `" m, b' L5 T" t8 lRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
4 G2 i- O& d) n M! S9 bEstimated time to target is 31 minutes( j. k$ V x: p* o: M' i6 q
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* D+ d; q& B7 a$ s' I- @ SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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Allied aircraft losses
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