先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战4 d3 ?& N Z+ w/ E/ U' A9 C
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7 _+ h* x) W# N! Y7 Q# EAFTER 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
5 B, _4 e# L1 {! R6 ` BB Kongo0 J' A/ Q7 ]% n6 x( A& Z( W4 H
BB Hiei
& @% O6 Y1 T6 |" i BB Kirishima, f$ f5 s4 G7 l2 C7 B
BB Mutsu4 x' O l6 A4 `1 d4 Z, k7 N7 w" {
CA Tone/ S" u- l5 m! \6 Q
CA Chikuma$ |' L7 m6 n8 F% z# ]/ a! i1 G
CA Takao5 _/ E5 l+ w; ]1 ?7 X3 ~% U8 |
CA Atago
$ |; J; P& x4 R! L% z- r3 ] CA Maya3 s' A) q Y+ N5 y8 r% v
CA Myoko
4 d9 h& ^( H8 ] CA Haguro9 O9 z* y. N! ?, t0 m) c* g
CA Suzuya. V% A- r) j. `5 y6 R/ ^
CA Kumano/ d2 R% k! A# _( `
CL Jintsu
9 t4 w! V/ F4 p5 i) p: r CL Nagara
; v; `; v* d$ m CL Yura* `: q2 e M& e. {
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5 X0 G- Q+ }7 j CV Saratoga
* C% H! @" J/ X2 z5 Y3 | Y& U CV Enterprise
5 D& Y0 ^+ d9 v* g- p! Y% i; B CV Wasp
. v: T/ d; s$ L) c CLAA Atlanta7 m8 v# L, E8 r/ p0 V( O
DD Grayson8 |& [: D) d; d1 w% f
DD Aaron Ward
2 X& E- l* G9 M, p4 ^( x DD Laffey
; C5 P% l% X+ [4 o" @9 o5 g1 m DD Farenholt
% V9 ]# S8 l+ F+ H DD Benham" [8 V* f) X7 l) A. ^8 T
DD Phelps0 U8 F3 r" |* a% ?/ g
DD Balch! e6 b/ J1 i0 B
DD Farragut( d: `: \( J: o
DD MacDonough
1 e- C1 s6 H8 ?: g2 J% b% w. I, s DD Worden5 D7 Y5 N# m! r' `/ ?
DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards' G' q# ]1 M/ B; j) u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
5 F8 O$ Q" `9 a" J( I3 Z9 KAllied TF attempts to evade combat( V: a; j$ R# i9 E- }6 E& h
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
5 p/ Y- N9 F9 f4 LAllied Air Combat TF evades combat3 p1 Q8 V2 K% C5 M$ c8 C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% B6 c1 r8 I4 |( n+ i
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* D9 {% ^! y/ U' G/ O5 m
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft V1 S2 c% W3 p1 l& u/ D
A6M2 Zero x 31, v/ T- P9 i9 \' D8 I
B5N1 Kate x 30) z, L# y' L3 ]' u# w4 f
D3A1 Val x 156 |- p. @3 m4 f: O
D3A2 Val x 39$ j5 k# ^ H Y F h; z. j1 I
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& N/ V; p6 O5 C7 ?6 V/ B' cAllied aircraft8 k! k* v* H, l& N0 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93; A6 x" O: j$ f3 Z) R: e
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, ~& C- t& @1 }" s& E/ CJapanese aircraft losses
/ \ h0 I. u) g A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
- z0 W7 d9 x0 B+ @; G: J# d( C+ S B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged) Q3 O* D7 x4 x4 ~2 V4 ]
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged9 L! i- ?) s% I; L, q! N
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
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- A4 R$ B) B% d! E3 b CV Saratoga( _% m9 T, N% f4 D- b
CV Wasp& n( t B' s" W% s" s
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' I9 c3 [4 P2 |: p. N: D' X
DD Phelps4 a2 K# P6 S) B) _
CV Enterprise6 G6 Z$ J* V8 n( [
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 \" ~ \& ~# B( o# Q$ c6 A- c 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet E, x2 [& O1 f2 ~* Q8 B* H
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
. `$ ~* w% M$ b% M Z5 V; w 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet7 q1 B) W+ w( E% g8 v
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
$ {8 b( P9 x- l C 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ @; N4 S% B4 h, I" B
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp3 M" ~5 E3 C) t
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet" X# c! u7 F6 g
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1399 |7 K( |5 m5 [: A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ g8 o' c3 Y E5 H/ aRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
1 X; s5 U; m, M# W2 @: C nEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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$ K3 c3 j! S8 N8 v X SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
( S9 k$ F* b/ v TBF-1 Avenger x 300 v; [! G, N& T7 _8 E
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 N, L6 P( _* ]0 ]5 i( l# e+ g A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- b# m* m. `5 S* ^1 G% g6 P
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged3 {$ N5 t/ e8 C l6 F
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged3 u- _5 `" ? B5 S ^: n: j8 ?
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Japanese Ships
4 f' U$ \' {: Z" p! P; H+ @ CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire# G3 d1 }* N. r4 J
CVE Unyo
) Y |! l; P+ \' o) g; B CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
8 Z' u9 F! C# v& n CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) M! Z4 y& m" P/ h* W; t' f2 P I
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Aircraft Attacking:" C3 \9 D9 H! ~* f
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ c! U6 D# c8 {# [- P+ O3 a
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& A; U# [3 g8 I" I: ~& [3 S
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 M6 Q6 V( }3 D4 V2 H Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
" g8 _, g) u0 x8 v- x) n 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" w3 T: ]4 t& M
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
$ `4 p8 ?# ?+ \$ f3 g+ ` 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ `) L# ~* @9 t2 F Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
, x7 l( ^+ S: \5 n 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
s6 c4 U2 ~3 s7 A' X8 U6 v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" N Q* G( y3 e
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' a; @. K3 @" x; e: l7 b* Y- Y" ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# ?* K: d, G/ E 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
1 P2 I' D* c& f, ?# i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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" D5 U; Z* `* j" I6 ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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! j7 w! c' R) f3 f8 n$ ~) l! lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. a- m- @0 e& v6 H2 e7 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" c* J: E! c* [, i9 ?! e7 O- Q+ y& i
A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses9 f5 M k* r# Y! D" r) y* J
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" S2 u- s. H- _ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged4 e+ Y, k0 H! v6 e
! F# r1 U8 w) Z4 M5 A h- CJapanese Ships/ x: v( |! p) P9 u" j% |
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1; \2 ~# D/ [; N! M
BB Mutsu
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5 @5 p- a: u" Q4 k; wMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 m; k$ I: A" h2 \" B. [# E1 r; |5 ORaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& k8 y, [: B$ g d0 G* E- WEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 134 w4 K3 t6 w) O8 e
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Allied aircraft
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed/ ?2 x: s0 ^2 @& J! e6 A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1419 M( k! }1 N9 b. r) i8 u
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" T# C. L; R- x9 B% n* DEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 12, \- f! ]8 l, |, q& x$ v
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Allied aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 p: N' l. L* q( B9 _ B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon 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.% B+ e$ w* s- M: F; U& S# \% S' v9 Q% p
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3
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D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed8 j( f6 s% \5 V- d0 A
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
~7 [( ]" I% b D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed# _. [9 n4 D0 G
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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% G/ o b9 u0 V) G0 T; |Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
; g& \7 \# u/ `9 o- iEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 49% }) c0 v j& w( {* W
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 186 _ P6 J: y! `! X/ _3 t
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Allied aircraft losses
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