先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战
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0 _5 J4 A9 G |! ^9 ]. jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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6 K) D4 f2 r- l, R7 Q* w3 u BB Kongo
+ M. Y4 [/ b8 N9 t BB Hiei5 d% j$ Z' C6 O' G8 P5 U. Q3 X' u
BB Kirishima
" u- b' N, F" t( [, o. R BB Mutsu5 m' t. G, \+ K
CA Tone
$ O5 b1 x" K2 a: v: ^ CA Chikuma
9 {' O6 e" G, `% R4 x; h( s: C CA Takao- c( m# P- U. d* Q
CA Atago
5 H6 h4 v8 n7 u8 V, ? CA Maya
* J9 ~. U& w* z' a& m7 P/ ]% v7 k CA Myoko. Q9 K# P% o3 L$ V- z
CA Haguro
6 T- k# Y6 F% @, `( @ CA Suzuya
+ g$ D. D7 Q- B7 R+ E" O/ h CA Kumano
4 [2 x8 |$ o4 J4 B CL Jintsu, n( ?3 }. W; x. o& _* s1 V
CL Nagara7 c* w$ {0 E- ^) k
CL Yura
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Allied Ships2 l7 M. P6 v7 `* O9 m8 d% ?
CV Saratoga
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% b6 |! K0 N0 ~. \4 E% k/ K CLAA Atlanta* f% C- ~5 B6 k* ~. c& r
DD Grayson# @6 m- I+ W4 s9 s
DD Aaron Ward
! p7 X% U" D7 u" B5 F$ {; e$ } DD Laffey
( ~( v: l+ c+ ? DD Farenholt: M% y3 S! A) K/ t5 X4 v
DD Benham7 b* q( a& y1 ^1 \
DD Phelps8 L, ~6 S( }$ N
DD Balch
1 X8 N. m5 a5 T DD Farragut
2 q, E! t- D3 D- l' k; g0 J DD MacDonough# Y M" e" H5 h! g
DD Worden
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! Y/ l" U" B$ w7 M6 k6 K: x8 rMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
- z5 V$ }* d. XCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
6 M+ u7 r# Q7 w4 ], E) ~7 tAllied TF attempts to evade combat
4 j8 r' ~/ |' R! q5 e# V, A& NRange increases to 150,000 yards...
. D" [/ ~8 }) @3 I/ x/ ^0 Z3 }4 v, V8 aAllied Air Combat TF evades combat, e4 e. z3 X+ F$ E R: ?
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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4 p. Q4 w& `: {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 f, B. q, l" A/ m' I lEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 31) X' x0 F2 S8 y7 `' ]7 z3 E9 y. V! @* _
B5N1 Kate x 30
- ~, D. a/ A1 V5 V5 W" A+ j+ b' l D3A1 Val x 15
6 x, f3 x3 ]% U; q% C" q/ l) g D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
( j4 N8 x" I! l+ w; I/ l F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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9 {3 |! f% ^5 O6 bJapanese aircraft losses
1 g B: [+ q- Z% Z% c A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
. D2 n" ~+ [" `8 @; D0 p9 t5 R+ k B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
. J4 G @9 s8 M1 d3 f, V D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged1 b( F' p) F2 y, r5 r
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged1 {5 L4 u5 _' S
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Allied aircraft losses( I# b. L$ V3 \: [7 s$ c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CV Enterprise
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/ o9 |0 Z" e9 FAircraft Attacking:
7 Z" M% u- J" } 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet( Y2 X6 }6 G$ l2 s- _/ m& E3 _
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
. j4 S- y+ c0 n. N7 h 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
( {& Y3 o+ T; S# ^) e# Z' X) L' f Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
3 p. E' m; T! g7 C1 ^ 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& G+ f0 q9 O9 \2 e1 D/ t( Q5 y/ F; u
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp" ~3 `, T k; L. a; m9 V. H
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet# S3 e* S- w- `: x
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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5 e5 ~ m; r1 K Z- b2 g) e$ QRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.; P0 @, N U* y; m) W) A9 m8 |
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes; J% o B6 K. m/ G- y0 X& _
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Japanese aircraft
5 |! G8 ] p/ g9 s& y9 k7 @ O8 X A6M2 Zero x 57& L. N7 C" z6 S3 N- ^
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Allied aircraft1 O9 A9 n( O" D' H! z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
- i. U+ a7 e& ]8 z; w' ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
) t2 `" ^% _- s6 Y J1 j3 X5 r& w TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
* S6 ~' s0 F" {6 W) d CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire6 Y6 p8 x3 W( ]! o" j5 ^0 r
CVE Unyo3 N) g& x; P; }$ I0 U
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
; O% C) F6 T# S: g- ^- Z# J CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 @8 R( C" T6 ~2 [4 L4 v1 v( l
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8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'4 D3 U, I, v, D! k8 h
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 w$ }* ?. m- \ 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet; f( i' ?$ {) W+ j
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
' [+ j6 h) S' n8 `; T/ M 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" U' Y4 ]. T" J2 S$ d9 ~
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# W# o& _7 x: ~% l# f! ], q- r. v
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) ~/ m* D* T U9 N- b$ I0 j Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# T4 s' i, m# L M9 B/ |9 l 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
7 b; X& F) C- }! A+ A Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( L; K2 E8 \: a1 p* v
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'8 g( P3 Y; {& `9 {; ] g( @6 q6 @; ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; h n& ?1 A6 w7 c/ ^
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
# \8 x% y2 \6 | Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb \: U1 d" ]2 \5 e4 g) B" {" f- T
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ R) {) o( w# l$ S1 e5 i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 @4 U( |1 B0 s& V3 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes" a z* ^2 f& |$ p: C# z K) D
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
0 X( U2 p& a( O TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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: C8 ~" m. E, D* N+ W BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
7 B* \/ R; I X/ C3 R0 b- } BB Mutsu
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, ?+ h4 ?, U. w7 m+ P6 a9 e( @Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1417 X8 C6 [8 L& k' O x# W$ _6 \
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ q/ v. N- N+ ~6 |& K! {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' j6 M, j8 D9 _# x8 X
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48. v1 n* Y1 G+ r0 E, t
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed3 B. `# k9 i0 a$ \9 s+ [# k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141% u- P- _% a& q, F' E, q
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' A1 X' N4 m) q8 @5 h) w0 JRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 V* X* m6 S" A' a6 p# l& i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, }7 V, T; C. r- y. |: H0 O B5N1 Kate x 124 C: E9 m6 i' G
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6 ^- h4 c6 i" e, Q2 U6 }3 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 48+ j9 u( D/ }- W2 u0 q% I
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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) F7 y' B' L, vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.( e5 S+ f. {( ] r6 I
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes1 E# N# X) |" E& v1 T2 h
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A6M2 Zero x 3# E; A6 `3 \- @9 ]$ ^% S" j
B5N1 Kate x 3
9 Z) @/ L2 K# P6 h2 F5 U6 c& i% K D3A2 Val x 13
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. H/ {2 _9 p/ [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed3 r7 Y% B6 u) m% y* b! b
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed( O* V# i: l" {( q+ \' l
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# v7 U/ L% t$ `, [/ wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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' {: k( L/ P. V9 D" nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.9 \0 I7 @1 H7 _# Y/ T
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes) U8 k" `7 z1 K& s3 n
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7 n# I, O! N. C! R6 A$ U A6M2 Zero x 49
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18* u2 w- R1 i4 }4 Y7 C
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |