先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战# `- h }" N f
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盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
* p) Z9 ~3 r9 T l% | PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 422 v8 ^- u6 F4 Q. I
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- C% x) t' p. Z" iDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards% J J, Q R1 B
3 h& c+ r2 f7 v4 l+ EJapanese Ships
4 G; `/ T* c2 J; A. E' v. u BB Kongo! Y$ q4 L2 n) g& x+ I. A# _
BB Hiei; q# r7 w/ D9 R- R! d+ q
BB Kirishima6 F+ ~' A' s, k6 }6 |( E0 `
BB Mutsu9 a) ]& F% M, D9 d5 D0 h
CA Tone! }5 G0 ]' `& H3 B2 ^/ G7 Z
CA Chikuma: w5 l4 s; D/ i' L" V0 N0 g4 T: j
CA Takao/ Q, E4 G! D2 U. I8 t8 f3 M# A+ c
CA Atago
1 V0 }! X& d- I* _" W( z CA Maya! q+ N! z0 g; o, a; m; B! L6 n& p
CA Myoko
: q* C9 l0 o9 Y9 a1 x% H CA Haguro
`: W0 m' u0 x7 z CA Suzuya
) ^5 ^# K/ O( F2 S9 v! l: ~ CA Kumano' ^! _& [7 }5 n1 p7 E$ a$ n
CL Jintsu
5 X" D: \. [( W6 o' U% K- q CL Nagara1 U! r. X) e8 \1 t
CL Yura
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Allied Ships
8 l+ h# _, E2 `$ u; d+ x CV Saratoga
: T& I& G7 N4 e/ ?3 S# `1 t CV Enterprise
$ ^' n! E; U& R# V CV Wasp
+ m2 i/ W/ x* j CLAA Atlanta
; H7 J% R) Z4 K+ I# i DD Grayson
. ^4 s( {9 j5 t: ~8 H5 a$ M9 ?; y DD Aaron Ward
$ A# I9 d; D. Y1 W. E/ r }) u6 r DD Laffey
# y8 \6 c4 P0 T! @- V, ? DD Farenholt( j% {! Z: Q3 |, G( s" e; n0 M, [1 D
DD Benham4 @: r4 b3 `/ p. w7 D% v4 A9 ]& b
DD Phelps
3 g' L( k5 ^1 O* q7 C! Y DD Balch) O% a3 H7 n% v5 a: y& h7 d
DD Farragut
- A0 J$ h, S/ q$ p7 X! f" }( E& _ DD MacDonough
% y' e* l# S9 Z9 g- i) ` DD Worden
) \+ y W( e {8 H$ X DD Dale
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8 e+ k% S- M7 N& l6 O' |4 dMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards# Z2 d* f& W7 J% I9 A! Q1 c5 t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards+ C( u* p8 c! y' k: e! ~
Allied TF attempts to evade combat4 b5 A7 {+ U2 W: W
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
: M/ K" O$ t8 r$ gAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141# \+ C. p( ?6 o- K5 q& u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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, m. @& r N5 c- S2 D" J4 Z6 C% o$ MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.: o8 q8 G: i' N4 H: r
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes3 k. x) p: i( b
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Japanese aircraft' o p8 P2 O1 [ r
A6M2 Zero x 31% s7 K, l$ k% I. ?7 z6 ^1 O1 k" T5 T
B5N1 Kate x 30# { \) U) n6 w
D3A1 Val x 15- `1 R& [9 Z8 R' c6 z
D3A2 Val x 39" y8 u" d% C8 ^+ }2 t- t
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Allied aircraft' Q" G; l- n* P# E
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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/ `$ {& a. f! t) g2 kJapanese aircraft losses: c0 N/ ~- k* L% n
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
8 _2 S$ Z- |# P) e9 J! E! S B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
: Q3 N2 M( ^0 r# Z D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
9 d0 y. p6 y6 Z6 Z D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
' Q, r! K. m: ~% d. o- k8 n F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged0 u1 f. x: l0 n X' u
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Allied Ships; _+ q, l. K& s; z0 t! E( V
CV Saratoga7 l1 Z, _/ O |2 N4 `
CV Wasp
+ D7 w6 M5 p" l0 W- t7 C3 e' k' X DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# W% r0 ^3 w7 j0 D. x f3 V
DD Phelps
7 }/ @9 z" i) ]$ b" h CV Enterprise
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Aircraft Attacking:
# |* W% W" g" Z# A, ? 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet1 _) ~; _$ I9 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
a v$ ~2 o* ~! E4 G( u; {6 Y- k 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet/ E) N& S$ Y i& V
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
) s! S0 e* K- y u' T# x 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" c: V1 N& L; m; K: l7 u
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp7 J5 G9 _! S3 q$ r& Y N
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
% A0 r9 {7 ]; V8 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb; u" S2 m/ {9 F5 Y
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0 D" z; L% G6 ^0 i6 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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, A& b$ _3 E2 OWeather in hex: Clear sky8 q" L( P- i, x% I+ c+ G
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.6 W% G) p9 \" Y: {3 G7 g% w. {
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes5 @8 v& G: }% B7 [6 D \/ R
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Japanese aircraft
' J2 N7 [* _" H$ a2 }/ H: q A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft% K+ `" m$ W" T" J/ v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
. R3 v6 q/ ]5 u e* m, ~/ g: C! h0 { TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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. R, }- Y2 s ]$ S TJapanese aircraft losses
7 v! J/ }1 h; D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* F/ @4 n. T" b, ]& T( k+ r
* ]9 {9 u2 B# G! QAllied aircraft losses3 ?% b) A2 _" G: G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged3 a* @. j; E8 q: O% W' h& F
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged7 o) V; m5 x. w1 L4 _# h: ~/ L8 P
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Japanese Ships& I9 `/ q0 \, T- b& l0 W* s" e
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
2 F. Z M& n4 Q8 ~5 k+ K. Q CVE Unyo+ ~) @+ B/ Y4 E' X* I" ?& f
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
5 w+ _# L7 u/ x. u CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 s1 [# `# w8 Z j) H
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0 d+ {2 X. P; C$ O8 S+ TAircraft Attacking:8 E4 V* ] X$ P7 N
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'$ i3 G: d5 M F' L) g6 u
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* b# B% {$ n% B* K
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* j. k3 Y6 c9 L/ f$ V. E( w Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo o Z; x- B: v7 }. [* o, g1 e
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
7 Z# V7 r5 u! }3 K Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 L9 _0 I# s. n! x8 U 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 c' ?( t/ p- A# D( I8 { Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo$ {5 j3 H, E& T2 o8 A3 h z: b
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
8 J1 W8 Z1 Z, D! C Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' {: K0 O$ s+ G* Y9 i/ J/ ~- g% O 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
3 n V6 W+ Y7 h5 E& e Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 D" B9 ]) z, ~ 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'6 f; A8 X! I. U
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 v* Y" g: t' j( I 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
. h+ {. Z& e0 ~5 T4 b2 [ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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* g) Z+ x( E+ N5 M1 tMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1384 T: Y* {2 B+ W
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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; _; r. u& n& w7 q# R5 E' iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' S2 h9 n4 _: d! J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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+ w9 \6 p$ p. z7 T1 o! N) q" N4 FJapanese aircraft
( m+ n; W3 L* o: c7 x$ X! J { A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
8 C' b% b6 H, N. _9 X TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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6 w. `; L! z; `+ U4 K& fAllied aircraft losses
. B0 ^/ H; A7 E/ F( x' A# L TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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* u; u6 f/ f( rJapanese Ships
" ?6 p% C ]$ B: N! i BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 D- ~: {, K' |9 }
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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$ u8 U- `. L2 f8 B9 K$ nWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 ~- ?5 @, S- }7 O; A$ e) [
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet." y" Y& }1 @( l/ B& }8 R
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. _8 Q6 C& M: }5 L. l
D3A2 Val x 13& _+ L" ~& t: e' _ C, Z& \. a
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/ _( ^" E1 |* Y7 F6 [ F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed9 u$ a9 y; }, p' E1 p5 I
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4 {2 l' W# ~" vMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141; r1 _# ]3 |! @6 I1 b
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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& R7 r7 _6 l$ wRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' a& [2 v2 t2 r3 ?' o2 n$ @Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
3 U9 W1 v% _/ i& S8 p) X B5N1 Kate x 122 b5 D/ ]3 S- k9 G" a$ }# Y
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Allied aircraft
9 T9 F8 }. z% R- X4 G+ P F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed! D. L; }$ z8 X7 k, o
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2 f: w4 ^3 x9 W3 R! D1 M% @' f; GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. E. d- C& w, m5 y" c7 A
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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( M4 o! H8 ]- z6 h) T) j) Y A6M2 Zero x 3
p" a$ Y+ d" m5 j' V' C' T B5N1 Kate x 3
6 f6 P% O* j4 D, U7 t D3A2 Val x 13$ H- q0 @) H- S, Q* p
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses+ @9 h: y! R, X7 [9 H
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
6 n8 _! E, T- K. b7 P/ z. d0 m B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
7 K; }! l/ \9 p Y! O Z D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed- ?7 d1 [9 B- R) T' j
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" U7 N r/ @9 v: v; Y% b: o" x$ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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+ A0 @( J! O2 b1 N+ oWeather in hex: Light cloud' @; H( M/ a8 i0 R( J: s
: k& ~1 |' a$ H9 j9 j; d" HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
! v3 c: k! b0 R/ C4 wEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 497 r3 @6 Q5 h" ~; E% F* [
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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' b) R( V2 S' D SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |