先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战5 j5 q% s6 d) d. B8 _$ j( Z, j3 k/ O
盟军3CV,日军2CV+1CVL+1CVE0 E& T6 y# _2 e& Z
盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL8 x- E$ O& {3 q2 o
AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42& n. A" o+ o" a/ C$ x; E
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0 w# g4 {6 H( U, ?6 TDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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+ ^" K' }% Z4 i. A8 a8 |Japanese Ships
, i6 a- D) Q/ N( e BB Kongo
) A6 d* Y# D+ T& s# u5 P3 u& w BB Hiei
; q/ _$ u, u" k5 B7 n BB Kirishima! ?+ O5 C F& c( {. X7 U" T
BB Mutsu0 h6 H4 z2 A* q9 R y1 s
CA Tone
4 r; f4 R$ J: j5 ` CA Chikuma
/ d; J( p+ b8 P0 B) A6 F( T, S# ] CA Takao
; y5 \0 {- s0 p+ O' y: G CA Atago
( r5 S" B" z4 G6 p5 l/ V( E( f( A CA Maya# ?# t( Z6 [# k9 Y! r" N
CA Myoko
2 ~- j4 n/ P0 k& t, u CA Haguro3 P% e- K8 Y* J2 m3 X5 B# Y
CA Suzuya( L9 t$ r7 N0 }% M
CA Kumano
7 P/ _) G6 h& I. _' f* j! M( |; V CL Jintsu
. B' N4 }8 z Q! h) A CL Nagara' r% j x% ], }% d& p5 G0 k
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! |: R& z, T# t4 p) `, D CV Saratoga
- B' t$ q: W2 Y/ E# j1 G CV Enterprise
/ ^ u0 m* Z2 k, X+ R, K CV Wasp
. L$ n7 s3 ?* j, T CLAA Atlanta
" f1 {& m- n0 p DD Grayson- e, g9 ~3 [7 A) E
DD Aaron Ward5 Q: t! O$ f) W1 h
DD Laffey3 ]' h+ q+ ?! K$ G
DD Farenholt
8 y7 q) I4 j+ X DD Benham
5 Q$ K, X7 S6 P" } DD Phelps; Z% [0 R1 S# `" r- @; s6 J- E
DD Balch
8 ~4 \! ]5 R* [5 T- } DD Farragut
# k) _& G2 |! B* j DD MacDonough
3 t8 r( |: y Y$ O" i DD Worden2 P" N4 c. D3 P9 \
DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
9 m8 g3 m5 O: V$ uCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
# ]* S' v" H8 u5 ~1 n, q9 xAllied TF attempts to evade combat( g" {1 X0 Y7 e# l
Range increases to 150,000 yards.../ k, m% G* a) x% D
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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& T1 e/ |8 o0 W( P ~, ~5 }. GMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms d. ]" v7 z) Q1 D0 Y
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
: p- E1 }( ]# FEstimated time to target is 45 minutes. m9 g/ S/ V& h
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Japanese aircraft
* P. j( g# t4 t. p( p( g A6M2 Zero x 31" |& T: p9 K/ j# Y+ A V
B5N1 Kate x 30- Q" ~( y6 {! ^& {2 j: k
D3A1 Val x 15; r$ ]& W3 \' I+ C% a. ?& \* k
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft" s9 Z, k/ w4 x, v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93$ K( A3 R: X X4 \3 C( G1 K1 y# x
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, N; o7 T2 M* U7 z: k7 P( nJapanese aircraft losses
/ W+ f5 h H& Z. G1 p7 J8 k A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
7 K1 m0 ^7 L( K( B0 P8 I B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged _) a6 U/ U x9 J5 T
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' l1 L% M. ^8 T" ^1 A" C
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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+ z8 U- J5 L5 g) |# i0 v- m F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged1 V9 y: E( q5 B; ^5 U; e1 ^
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CV Saratoga4 W+ Q. Q+ f" _1 ?
CV Wasp6 O5 f+ u+ Q7 N& t% j+ t: z2 x
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 G2 |. u( `6 s$ y# K4 f: Y DD Phelps2 d: D8 `: U2 P2 b- B
CV Enterprise$ t2 Q% H- r3 q/ m
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1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
0 v8 q4 w7 O% j- u9 \1 @7 ?. M Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
) I ?: `6 ^8 O! C' h! K) ]0 { 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet, \ ?* q0 o- ]: n3 w" G& h. S
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
5 _* q( k, c/ T- f1 V 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet+ V% }* q9 ` d
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 q. t; P2 o4 ~+ A+ ~
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
% P% G( C3 B" c" c% F4 F Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb/ l# }& D5 R- k6 a. V# [( N; \
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4 {6 ]. W) Z o) W! jMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1391 x! u8 _# p- Y
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% ]' W# l) D" ]0 u7 s
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.1 |+ r* N3 [8 ?! m# F1 H
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes& x! h# d9 V& `! i4 L
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Japanese aircraft3 K( C! h: ?' t
A6M2 Zero x 57, l$ p z' O& S- D/ w. D
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Allied aircraft2 O, M; E" U% {$ [5 U* Q% q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
% w" ?, O* x, p# Q* E: o TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ I" \$ n8 [: J1 g( y; ~0 m. U7 J
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Japanese aircraft losses
' m( O& r8 x* S8 o/ d/ R A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
/ J; p+ T8 C! z7 n7 I Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
$ A# V2 a+ b# F4 K" Z5 o) W, G TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged& v& C8 `- T) _
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
8 u9 K6 W" n" e' @# W) R& R CVE Unyo
: ]7 d7 G. A# @: t4 C# Q, b- }6 O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
) |/ T% f* c5 \% n3 C9 F" E, q; J CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
( {1 V- s& D. u: y# l- m+ R2 R Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 {2 }. O9 d- W+ w5 O2 g 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 Y4 v$ w+ W+ z( ]; F: J( z Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
9 `6 X0 U$ g* h 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'7 v4 Z' f' y+ s' F& T# u3 K8 b( d
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
) `5 R3 {; ?0 ?8 f" y/ G( @6 E 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 Q" F1 W ~7 o5 x6 P, }: I3 O Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# {' m0 }: V; W* [6 M
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 O3 n k, H* @. }4 {3 e: }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. X# y% A! U8 |+ ~. Q- A p1 p
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'- E; z1 d* J. _# Q$ |1 R2 k
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, f n* y- W8 o2 x" h8 d" H$ ~ 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 _, N' S/ u5 V- y
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ O+ G! ^1 f9 f& Y/ N. Y# V9 k2 {
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000') z# o/ b5 y" j& Z5 i& z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. c4 x9 p* I+ f' q% z1 n" ]6 q
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. u" y8 \) ~2 }: I) G' s" Y$ C( s& bMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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{& g o) v9 ^Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 O" ~2 c5 A+ |1 `, @; M" E+ gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes* n2 H3 }7 p6 {$ F7 X. Z
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5 ]$ I' O* V/ S1 F6 h. i! m A6M2 Zero x 2
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4 V! |% G/ S' w* Y y/ yAllied aircraft
1 I4 Q; u5 L8 I! G TBF-1 Avenger x 99 c6 s; O( Z! `# _8 M6 b( Y9 V
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged4 V- y+ W3 \' x" x' P7 Z' {/ i
% u9 `! C# E m4 z P0 O# wJapanese Ships
# g3 L3 c0 w) R& J BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
, V1 D$ Z3 e$ q, d7 b: _ BB Mutsu
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3 E* o5 z- l0 A3 qMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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8 n9 m9 M% ^. H- m n( m8 G: A0 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. V6 \9 h# A/ w* H# sEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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9 Y4 c! a) T- T& t F4F-4 Wildcat x 48( N0 {- n) f- f
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed( s5 \% c) b0 K! v+ d
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141" j2 I5 j9 W) s
8 z2 N8 `5 ]; U: T2 Q" w6 @) P% T2 cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms7 Y* w1 g- f% T- P
0 x2 j. K4 A+ V. Z. SRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# m3 h% l8 J u3 p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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5 o! r6 R3 q( f% D; V3 ?0 wJapanese aircraft
( C; O1 Z" T: Y& p6 X& I B5N1 Kate x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses7 {: p) U: |( y1 k8 H5 I
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed1 e: k0 B8 ]+ e% \3 n" Z" \! {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141$ P* B, K2 ]$ s; W+ C
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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$ W/ l$ u% J; v) ]0 LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 ], u& |; h; v' |6 c7 jEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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! p* Z: ]1 ]; H: E9 Q AJapanese aircraft
5 ~9 c! O. B" W6 A+ z) ~) i A6M2 Zero x 3
! ]: T$ j; k' d+ b B5N1 Kate x 3 Q9 S! A8 @" d8 G
D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft
. |7 V( v4 K; v: u. Z2 {3 C+ b F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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1 h& G$ q9 }) u( [- E7 S2 w8 Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
1 S2 _- ^1 @5 c7 }$ W B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
; |6 L' }9 o2 F% c4 [7 s% ]; v, D- Z( t D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed7 s+ i* n7 B) n: i, ~/ P$ O" p: C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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) I: O7 q+ q" D# ]2 U& D9 U7 Z0 yRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.1 ^7 l/ L ?' @9 G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 49" ?9 p8 J! f5 o" u
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18) W- i2 K, g p7 W0 y4 f
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |