先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战4 }) E3 m! b" N; B' Q! p6 Y; M
盟军3CV,日军2CV+1CVL+1CVE6 j1 n, N4 G/ W+ l" i
盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
! d/ r# J# n" j$ nAFTER 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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Japanese Ships! n& g! B5 S% C$ m
BB Kongo' r. [4 @3 S6 H
BB Hiei3 R1 w7 e; d- z4 B: @) l; B
BB Kirishima* A+ Q ~2 ~6 S4 a: ^
BB Mutsu! T% c; V" \- Q
CA Tone
- S0 l5 m( Y$ X0 t- p& d& t# u CA Chikuma
: |/ z% @, L# O* x! B. P CA Takao% e# l- v- |+ F$ l$ W
CA Atago
+ E3 `7 Y3 M, t& O2 {% ^6 ~ CA Maya
4 i) P k2 L0 Z7 h3 v5 Y CA Myoko& E* N% e, Y) j' e; L
CA Haguro2 Q5 }! k, W) I$ p, ~
CA Suzuya, ~- @! F% x3 a" n" W
CA Kumano
* S7 l' z( ?+ {) _& Z: H8 w- |. S' o5 f CL Jintsu
; C9 l1 P/ ?* N CL Nagara+ `$ \9 \; @' e" C9 x5 A( f3 U$ [
CL Yura: ^6 E1 `& z& d" z
M. @, ^4 l2 `5 t3 T) i; _. qAllied Ships2 @8 m+ W3 W, p; U+ c
CV Saratoga3 i: R/ y4 d7 g
CV Enterprise9 m( k/ ?# y! y# K" I
CV Wasp, J7 ]: m J7 h
CLAA Atlanta
1 ?0 k& C* u4 M" [- Z DD Grayson% b5 X) U+ O. M, h3 _! @* d
DD Aaron Ward$ N5 X0 ^& m% i/ e/ X2 T
DD Laffey
) p! @& v% h" G* ? DD Farenholt' Q* V& @4 f1 P" P5 G" G
DD Benham
; P7 R6 P" X5 C+ [( C DD Phelps
! ?. K) p% P. L4 d3 K DD Balch
& |2 s. Y$ D6 } DD Farragut
0 E- Y+ O4 x2 o$ w7 |: ~ DD MacDonough
2 Q2 A- d; r, b. K8 F9 M2 @. c# e DD Worden' J' ?7 O, Q! w/ I* G
DD Dale: D9 @0 Q, G; y
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8 L7 p j% L( z! BMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards. m$ d4 z! T7 H( \2 z, @+ a& k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
" z% m! K, ]( r$ a0 VAllied TF attempts to evade combat
( Y' y3 f+ ]. E ?8 d' z; Z' A [7 \- `7 |Range increases to 150,000 yards...% v6 \9 Z) k* \# g# v
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat2 J* W2 i* F+ y! d" o8 n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141/ c' Z* C7 q+ h" i, J
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms) ^- a% ?% |# J* U+ H* p& V) n
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: K3 H _5 g! L+ h: `Estimated time to target is 45 minutes" H6 R* z& H2 s
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Japanese aircraft" R* d# X* w. F+ x% m
A6M2 Zero x 31
' D# D& r4 a* u4 m+ e B5N1 Kate x 30$ m7 R8 Q. e, s% w, r
D3A1 Val x 15+ q8 C# O+ }( C: I9 h: f
D3A2 Val x 39* b9 o# U, `' R
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Allied aircraft
& n* a5 ~9 _$ J! K. O F4F-4 Wildcat x 937 U0 I# X) p# m9 u
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Japanese aircraft losses
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! x) X* b( `" _ B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged9 E4 u9 M+ A; L7 \: K) P5 t
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged* _5 Z; N, W4 t
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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1 R% l( o% g& z3 x% @1 ZAllied aircraft losses
( Z2 h( Q7 Z$ Y, k8 z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 N( r. V/ S: S6 s! Y
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CV Saratoga
' @! d8 P) r; g) I. Z4 V CV Wasp
+ s( ?! X8 B: X1 u DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 U4 D% M/ k& m& f
DD Phelps. D4 }4 L8 a2 ~$ f* f8 X$ X
CV Enterprise
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! C" O* E8 X2 tAircraft Attacking:
2 F5 n& n$ ^4 L0 ?# k- S. i 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet) K* X( ?: h/ `0 N
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
9 Y8 |* K3 r+ c3 _/ } 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
7 l1 ^+ [# T% ] Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
3 m5 {2 x' j! _ 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
! H/ z1 m3 p, c- G2 w4 T$ T5 M Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
9 O& T9 b8 Q; o5 l" p4 j 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet w& N8 e8 A, d5 {3 {
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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7 g, N0 ~& O. IRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# O) I9 {, u0 c. P! m& IEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% g% Q% {7 J4 ^3 D( @" U1 j- T( ?
A6M2 Zero x 57" L: a# ]) S2 e9 _
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7 |5 T8 E: w6 I. [/ C( H" {Allied aircraft7 M& N0 D( c- j8 d; O( C* v0 e& [: [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
, ]6 ^" j9 I! b5 W1 T$ ^& a/ N. m TBF-1 Avenger x 30! _8 q( p0 j6 I, V) n& f
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6 C; N ?6 W/ pJapanese aircraft losses5 g/ K' g& S I2 |
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 G: A& G0 ~* x1 J
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
" e$ v- G7 ]) ] TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships* q! a' @' f5 h3 ]! l. ?2 R
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire: N6 N1 X( T* L( N# Z
CVE Unyo7 `- M! V9 x+ [, Z; W' o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 18 U3 W5 g/ N$ _' ~9 x+ _# N
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ S. T. _: d( j4 }) w
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/ r* @. E3 e! |4 Y3 R3 fAircraft Attacking:2 [$ U9 g+ X1 ?5 k* d2 [) j) p
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
0 U0 A/ p: V2 q- V- O2 g Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 t: O$ y7 H7 t, ] 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet* d4 @# x v5 I) d7 Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) s9 ~8 t. l3 ^* W5 K$ q6 c) e
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ ?% [; M# V% A2 w! X( ^" I8 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 ?- T4 n# x( A. e' `# f" Q& J
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
4 J9 @. u! j- e% b9 _4 d0 x Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: d" \6 z! J) D6 f) W3 n# z$ H
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ V# Z0 p) K: }( T' H Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 v$ U9 |6 _8 i T9 V9 T" n' `
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ B* p/ h+ i+ U) G% w3 P1 P; O Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
9 z; c, d4 [' ^4 F- h 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
; ?0 \; D& U9 E1 Z* w# N; p8 s Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 t" c+ h1 r9 v9 |/ \ ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138# V( f8 f( V8 M0 M5 N* ]) \- ~" Y
) y3 f1 O* `! T% wWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# y/ y0 J5 m7 Q R" gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes0 L/ V% r- s7 y- U* j9 b
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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# y7 k% u! z, AAllied aircraft- j+ {, N, i( u" r- G( h4 }2 Z
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses2 Y1 C3 x) ]. k& D) }! Z0 r! W! ]
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Allied aircraft losses) a3 ^) z- S( n: b! d9 j0 v
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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; }! A' @ p6 i7 U# e% N9 }Japanese Ships
; T( v: X2 f# u ]& ^2 N BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1: U5 `) Q9 ]% y; p2 ~
BB Mutsu; }. u/ I- {( U8 p5 p
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+ }1 I4 R1 t. B% ^) n" g" H* nMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 |* \' ~9 `: B" A1 BEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' F8 D' S$ |- A Y# b0 w% h$ E
' \9 {# c& y: z' Z' d! n4 WJapanese aircraft! P$ h: }. \: I( i
D3A2 Val x 13: R! S/ B5 o# O1 R; X
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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2 W( r8 t2 q" X/ y# X% JJapanese aircraft losses
7 Q; G& s! ]# ]4 J D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed/ W# |% W% E# C
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8 B% m" W7 i }/ eMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141% L* N6 C! S1 ~% J$ W+ {! ~" ?
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: r: C- C# X3 Z l* Y' X, D4 J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 f* z' i5 S+ J4 @
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B5N1 Kate x 12
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Allied aircraft2 S5 w4 m/ ` e+ `- W8 `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 484 f4 G$ C/ ] B5 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses
g+ m9 k% @0 `+ i- [/ \2 P4 _ B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141& a V6 A; {* G; s! [! R
: i/ |# e: I: f% y% G8 m* ~4 gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 m* X5 }) J; Y. i) z( r1 L1 s! \
2 U5 ?' K. C8 X: ~) L: j3 t0 kRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
$ C3 V# M) X; A" wEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
% Z+ R+ v. b5 c3 v$ }2 \" z A6M2 Zero x 3, E y y% N4 U. x1 Q. @* u4 e; G
B5N1 Kate x 3
0 }5 ]; V; n7 C: ?# M9 g D3A2 Val x 13
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" u! {; |! |$ z# W- | z. BAllied aircraft
# |$ y1 }4 D% i F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 {, }2 f6 L) [* ?1 R( x9 }% G/ f2 A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; H. u% A7 c6 Q B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed0 t+ u K+ C3 k1 i
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1399 R' ~$ @9 k" ~0 P' B. l# u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
+ J( L& D ~8 k7 {2 HEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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! Z5 o1 Q' U3 @: _$ M( x A6M2 Zero x 49
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) w) H# i0 }' A+ ~+ v1 n) t SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 \ q% n! ]: j% Z- W
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No Japanese losses
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, ~ S3 [& Y$ F# _Allied aircraft losses
% p& a5 m& i$ D1 S# d4 q$ ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |