先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战
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" `. v7 P6 @& T& |( O6 I7 b4 c. X/ ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 428 q0 }: y6 b, g; ~9 g+ K/ g
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. c0 h7 e+ \! S9 [Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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# `7 ?: n6 }& }1 gJapanese Ships, G. Z' z U& Z; A% w, y
BB Kongo
8 D! _. c1 L* I+ b# a BB Hiei
) `/ q; ?) ? R6 H0 J. Z8 G BB Kirishima
6 c; ^( i8 k8 R; g* O4 i BB Mutsu" [" X- r' b4 E( ?2 F* i
CA Tone8 P0 p! O% {( H9 j+ a; a' R6 p0 V
CA Chikuma' U4 x- Y& j3 ^) {% [2 h
CA Takao8 U3 L3 P% Y, q2 D9 o; I
CA Atago- o; G8 V1 h8 l2 u, T
CA Maya, i3 X J+ @2 o3 w' ~9 L; x
CA Myoko
% K! Q/ B5 \( ]9 D' C. f" _" w' J CA Haguro' r. j, ]& m b' @6 u
CA Suzuya4 h; @% z1 ?2 S6 b+ [
CA Kumano. u) w6 h$ v) v: Y
CL Jintsu6 F9 t9 F! N- N H& ]* M
CL Nagara9 _' I' I3 | @/ U8 ~4 ^
CL Yura
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Allied Ships
9 ^. L4 k8 J3 Y6 U" q8 j CV Saratoga
7 I% x& x4 Z# B* z- `/ C CV Enterprise# W2 e | i1 w# A
CV Wasp
) G! N' D% p% J+ F2 V* [ CLAA Atlanta
2 l3 z8 H3 R, \! v2 C DD Grayson/ J" C! ]" U2 w. t# M0 Q* N- T( l
DD Aaron Ward
- H# S8 h* p6 H5 I9 F. N; }' X DD Laffey
+ r3 v7 |) j: \5 {( M DD Farenholt
1 A4 P4 y' U2 Q5 N5 ?) Q# H DD Benham( J" u5 I$ m1 A8 V/ S! k% |
DD Phelps
; U, h U! F0 }7 V( u0 ^+ A DD Balch
, Y; l: x6 r% E o DD Farragut' @/ D6 i5 A3 u6 c3 Q+ Z
DD MacDonough
+ l# B5 \) e; L: K* A3 I! M: K: @; p. S DD Worden9 l4 c {$ _* d! K5 u8 }( }
DD Dale, A5 A& K& p. I' C
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
$ f, P, ~, l6 lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
/ s, Y& b8 D* b% k* uAllied TF attempts to evade combat4 H; ~% [+ L; e7 ~# \* {
Range increases to 150,000 yards...( S2 B) B2 U6 Z8 U8 C& \
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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& M$ S5 l! l1 }! x4 x& j1 f% ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141( g0 j# t, _* b
% X6 e4 u/ d# @; J1 n& MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) M$ L! Y9 T2 ?. n7 P3 q* `
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
. B6 |) S2 E K2 H' T% OEstimated time to target is 45 minutes& o' s( ~! N+ y }9 Y2 \
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Japanese aircraft% f0 p" j* C/ O: E
A6M2 Zero x 31
. ^$ ]3 M' |) u B5N1 Kate x 30
7 x0 a: G+ w" n# V/ y( e D3A1 Val x 154 O" V' q# H$ b, v$ s
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
$ y$ C) a: x8 i$ q' W: n F4F-4 Wildcat x 93) }! P* n5 A: o) P; A! S
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3 H( e9 i# v; f2 f, h ?3 sJapanese aircraft losses
- b( n, [- s4 i, W% v A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed4 W6 z! ?' r3 n8 W2 _- s+ d v3 m: N6 H4 A
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged4 p% i; A: `7 A1 Q7 }
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged/ x3 W0 x) _! @/ q8 T
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged9 C7 F) M: M1 G/ s" n
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Allied aircraft losses
6 U5 b3 p3 F5 L9 ]7 I M: Z2 O F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged5 i/ `8 X2 S6 k c: s* `6 @! T
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CV Saratoga4 y9 S7 Y+ }% W* [; {/ l% a5 ?
CV Wasp5 f' M, F* B# F* l/ R% I* a
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" t* R, O1 n1 J4 d
DD Phelps. _1 o3 H0 E: E" Q
CV Enterprise9 H7 l) e" e$ l) B9 F1 T
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$ H& Q2 B# t$ }' T0 A) TAircraft Attacking:
v( ]- w# N: x0 T- i# U- V: v 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet$ Q6 [! A8 P, N: U
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
$ Q" C" x, {+ h$ F) k 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
8 x* V8 I6 U; w1 @" c( Q8 Q+ a- b( F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
/ v* b) P" R: J- P5 a0 O4 ~% A7 } 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ H. M3 O6 [+ {; Q6 @3 C Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp% S; B% W% k% m+ @" x3 x
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet s2 L- k" Q- K% |( a
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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5 h' @1 k- Z: E: y3 dMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1390 k9 R7 r, b l9 C- ~8 o" P0 h% {+ `
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 K+ i* {* d8 H7 {
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.: k/ B* S! Y% n8 `4 d0 c. `
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes! `9 h, U0 T# W8 T; r
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Japanese aircraft
+ q: b, j% n, N f* o: }8 R/ | A6M2 Zero x 576 ?5 C& Q* n% s9 b4 m
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! N% E4 V+ P6 b2 a% A+ Y! cAllied aircraft
+ I* a/ E. m ?$ v SBD-3 Dauntless x 852 v: d7 t1 U% V q% J
TBF-1 Avenger x 30. R( L/ _' E' u- V# z
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Japanese aircraft losses6 Q6 a5 b9 {% B
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
3 \9 L: j/ C) A4 @0 [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged' B. P1 M2 v( e! k
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged1 p9 ?6 R; k$ G. V2 v# [
, Z4 @0 t0 v/ F6 F! p, z1 t* ]Japanese Ships9 Q6 S+ g+ N$ ^! ?5 r
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
6 x1 q6 D0 t2 e. X2 ~5 N( V CVE Unyo
/ n# \4 H# s. b8 u7 n/ D CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1# C6 R7 p( m4 o
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, ` _9 O- [5 N9 W8 q w
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Aircraft Attacking:4 ?9 x8 _0 I R% [9 ^0 @0 t/ M/ Y
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000': }# |3 f2 r* Z/ m: r8 S
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 V$ @; S+ }: e9 P
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) M5 h# J7 n2 ` ^! T; i
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
; o' @9 H0 z: w4 c6 ]/ e' N 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
- _/ S+ Y+ W0 n+ U1 A" n" Y; t Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
: \0 o% a$ q) p+ a 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. [5 h8 y' O. M2 b* V Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo) `+ I, {$ z6 n( c* H( T4 h8 |
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
% E% `1 U; y( R) Q- P Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* w2 E* D4 N" j# X, U1 p* w
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 E, S( j$ R! e3 ?& ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- y* a2 |; z: D' H
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'$ C+ y7 {; a2 |) C3 K v5 b6 R' w
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( H T" G9 @6 l- l* J( p
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 M; p# A% L, L Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! [! E, m' C% i/ x
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$ t3 t2 t1 B0 Y. F0 P! G( x9 CMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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- S0 n: Y1 U. e f1 {. Z0 BWeather in hex: Clear sky
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# x, Z4 g' x# t. a# A8 A/ ]/ BRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 N2 H. S& x5 O U/ I0 F4 P, ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: a& ?0 C, ?" O* G A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
1 m$ [$ {, J# |) y8 _. K TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses$ }. S |" R" P( l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
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2 r2 n7 u0 q! l& H- k3 LMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 ^" G0 W) _: d( g$ `5 KEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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7 y, m8 m. G5 F# l7 N6 z! mJapanese aircraft
( `. b8 H" s5 C# D2 c- x D3A2 Val x 135 l8 i' P/ T# N: @
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Allied aircraft
- \% o6 s- Z7 e F4F-4 Wildcat x 48; e+ K: f' C2 E
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$ f; C7 ?( e2 O4 M0 I) a/ u q D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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" n) X4 b$ t' Y3 v- w7 G2 ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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: v Q2 G" f+ }( P6 {Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
3 L, {) S5 F* k( REstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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# S" o' D. B- U+ t; V$ ^Japanese aircraft
) L5 v3 t# s' P1 S8 B$ Y B5N1 Kate x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1415 ^- d8 C2 ?5 l
# x* j4 z/ A1 p% `: y- C; zWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* K( F9 ?# ~, U# LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet., u- T& z# N5 d& ]; ?2 f
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
; D/ W0 B x8 }4 Z8 \8 C8 P A6M2 Zero x 3
& e! W. E$ d6 C4 n0 O B5N1 Kate x 35 R v e2 L# f5 u$ g
D3A2 Val x 132 w' {- O4 ^/ U3 Z: C6 I A
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4 I# f- S j$ W! q4 d6 a F4F-4 Wildcat x 490 i ?; R! u( h" e0 r. m9 p9 a
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) z. ]* v- z. J A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 ] W4 E* [' } ~* \2 S
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
7 f0 C4 |3 r) `( D) V) @ D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139+ j% `0 w/ q' p
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. K) U4 M# u( U: C6 z" r
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes: F( G' C0 o' g. v3 R
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: N8 H g+ C/ P+ |. a7 ? A6M2 Zero x 49 y, J) p; w( H
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* r z, N5 J! i! y8 _& j SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses1 w9 d9 q, s+ l8 W0 q* b0 e3 i& F
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |