先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战
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- l6 \; J9 t9 b) P# e% ~. hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 421 H' f r: y$ }, a8 J V+ G
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards: K( f6 I- R! S1 R
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BB Kongo
3 K6 W6 m4 H7 `' R5 L BB Hiei
4 W+ ?. j3 t \: B& t. E" f7 u BB Kirishima5 p3 s9 i( O6 l0 Y; u
BB Mutsu
. j* V! c6 L7 z' i- |. R" d' @( F4 j; N CA Tone2 j1 p" f/ @+ M1 u G7 k# _
CA Chikuma
# z2 o& G' W+ \4 _, H CA Takao
; e0 J' F( A0 ?4 e1 I CA Atago
) A* V9 g5 O7 _/ U' ?- V8 X CA Maya* i5 |. c' g2 u, H+ d7 Z
CA Myoko3 n% i6 N+ N$ M5 H1 ^9 o2 c
CA Haguro
. J9 \, w: i/ c9 ^ f CA Suzuya
# ?: C* D; g! n CA Kumano4 r+ r+ b* `$ u
CL Jintsu' N" \2 u- x4 f/ K4 D& Z& Y
CL Nagara }3 w- a: \3 z+ ^1 g+ K, p5 {
CL Yura
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( z+ |4 S9 X& WAllied Ships4 X( y+ A1 V6 U# R. ^
CV Saratoga
, k9 R* \( S% _0 ^ CV Enterprise
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CLAA Atlanta2 C$ O* P" z, j$ t
DD Grayson
1 ]! ~" u$ m5 o" ~ DD Aaron Ward. r$ ?& A" u! u; Z3 ?$ K( _
DD Laffey9 k% G! c# s- T
DD Farenholt
9 M0 ^5 h6 Q$ f9 d9 g DD Benham) V7 H9 D+ R- {$ D
DD Phelps
8 }5 n8 B& L2 Q7 t9 w DD Balch
5 ]6 `4 a6 @" | DD Farragut
( V2 ^( u0 T6 Z& f2 L DD MacDonough
$ w& l7 \5 o% P% D: B DD Worden
" ~) y) \! @8 C9 u, ?$ @ DD Dale
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- k4 l# U) V' dMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
+ m. }0 t+ ?9 E/ P- WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards `8 w7 r2 `! @9 a) Z* W( D
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
. h( C1 s# a$ k+ n: I' F0 G: o: Y+ RRange increases to 150,000 yards...
6 z7 ]) H8 B' K" B9 fAllied Air Combat TF evades combat# A$ j' F$ J* A' e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet., M E, F7 ?. {0 C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 e, }' i& v+ N3 M9 O A6M2 Zero x 31
+ N |" x1 R2 E# O* J' C5 z( L B5N1 Kate x 30
4 K" i4 i" \5 \3 L: }. F5 R D3A1 Val x 15* a" d! g' B' a
D3A2 Val x 39/ Q, V1 e5 _( k5 b4 L W2 j
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" p& O6 q9 _0 O3 rAllied aircraft
/ f2 V- F& a; C7 N3 s F4F-4 Wildcat x 93( n9 `% N5 i2 p9 M
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 W( d: {, {! N9 x) @4 z; v A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed. K9 C8 A8 @0 ^$ }3 Z; [
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
) R7 a' A/ T! h7 H O4 a D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
. S* o; x: l# n) L( R, Z D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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0 B( w8 G% ^4 x& s( w. x! P: h1 m+ q9 FAllied Ships5 C& s7 o- k) J
CV Saratoga4 P8 p- h- f4 {& `& j# O) W( b2 c
CV Wasp5 q# F% j* J) `7 B4 R" M3 O
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ s1 a) H. a. D1 U) ` DD Phelps
) J4 Q2 c1 t, W' J, v* U2 t CV Enterprise, x4 [9 o; W! @1 ]4 [/ c8 O
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 y! u) P/ M2 x5 i 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
8 E% W7 U% ?& p8 e4 W Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb- W$ L# c; J$ N. U
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet9 D/ D6 k2 Q. h
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
* b% G1 ^: m% U. r( x 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 ]! | D! f/ N9 A2 B" I6 H2 ^ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp0 I' _6 ^5 E0 U; a! _
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
: t+ @, P2 ^8 p' \2 {% j3 | Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 K% N* U( f0 I% n4 v; T: S
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139! b4 Q, J+ V! r$ p$ T
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 V% w a$ v0 Z) n! C, R" p1 R! j
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes9 B5 o: q+ g* l F1 r
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Japanese aircraft7 J5 Z$ ^% p- I: R
A6M2 Zero x 57) {; |* g, z2 h( d2 d- ]
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% b& I0 E/ X$ ~# z+ ~. a% ^: X SBD-3 Dauntless x 85: K" O4 ^2 Y1 g' X Q
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% P4 Z4 X0 n/ v( P1 x# u" M
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses/ y& g: g+ A0 S) |5 E7 X
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
) _( C% C) m U/ g TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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; l/ ]3 n" f) G+ \0 XJapanese Ships, L, _# h k p A" T M0 H1 x
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire/ b9 y5 i9 W: _' @
CVE Unyo- y. B7 K; B" F$ D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
2 ^0 H+ I- Y" ~7 E' `! [# U CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 n3 }4 B, B7 O) Z
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q }* k$ V9 s4 a! WAircraft Attacking:
7 H1 l; b) n$ f, v" S 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'! N5 m5 T) r6 @0 K# c# v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. F2 n3 Y) O! z
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 R6 N& `% D" t$ s# x% ]" q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; K `* [& p, A* w 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 p2 r3 D4 b2 T" \: r8 A
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* X ^& @' r K) X+ Q2 v
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 i+ s5 X# D, x( N- R7 n
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
, [3 R- ]. W% H8 d# B E 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
9 u- S W# c" y) i4 b J1 w. v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ V+ k( I A0 x7 J$ I1 b+ g 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# J5 g3 v, {; t2 K, J8 Y9 @
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ v) e6 B' D. J: [/ s2 i0 p' O1 j. ]
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
8 `2 Q4 O1 K7 _# r- ~" c0 V Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
* U x( M) _4 @. S' E; o# {1 d) i 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) A+ r `2 x7 X. U* A& Z Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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4 J4 Y. S6 R, {, G+ aMorning 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.
+ w3 h. [; i; ?. S4 h/ x5 REstimated time to target is 7 minutes h6 |+ ^# ]2 ]' W3 }& q8 v
2 o' P1 g' v3 t% nJapanese aircraft4 [& Q' R- {0 I1 u
A6M2 Zero x 27 I- S) K7 [! f% n1 e
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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/ }, S' m, ]: V! c1 J$ n/ N TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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- ]$ j" B9 J% f3 i BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 a0 x% M& q s- E1 Q
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- c/ F" s4 x2 P! L9 ^0 j0 }
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 ]: ?* ?6 V0 q3 d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 ^# S* ?: }! f& Y4 l# X& r0 ? D3A2 Val x 13- S5 v. t, E8 ]. f4 @+ l
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed. D$ b& W7 w$ L! ~2 F( q- f/ P
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7 l% s# v6 E m# m2 O* @Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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1 f8 r0 A3 _# F, uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* d% `, j3 Z' G5 n6 R6 g
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 q, T' x+ S+ }+ P. H4 C
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Japanese aircraft4 S6 g" H) ` s/ C3 y0 C& h2 ?
B5N1 Kate x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 484 e. ?* T0 E8 r0 I8 q: Y8 e9 J
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Japanese aircraft losses9 {0 W% b. e" j& e: W, v$ W
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1415 x) J, e: Q' h; @
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.) q# B( r9 ~2 c1 D9 I$ U. n
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3
# g7 ]* q' l6 } B5N1 Kate x 3, a0 U' ]" K6 O. m( y: A
D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49* |- a2 }2 W, s9 _3 Q: }$ c9 l) f7 d
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" h: [' }( m; u8 a5 y( o2 R$ |1 JJapanese aircraft losses
* v# F; f* F/ \2 a4 ~% ?. f A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 b* o! n2 e0 p; r B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed, G! p, w7 w; C$ V
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
6 ^9 w& q' ]- h9 J7 ~ PEstimated time to target is 31 minutes5 j# K: ?2 z( }4 [, {5 t8 @3 f
9 d( W- Y: N- @ g! e6 d5 _3 KJapanese aircraft3 o% K" x2 W e4 w
A6M2 Zero x 49
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6 r& e3 a% l! t8 G- _6 R& w' V% J SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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' x( ^3 X9 r( t SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |