先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42, Q: \7 v9 ]" O& a0 B
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards( S& f& y8 R- M' h( n
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Japanese Ships
) ?4 ^( M; t2 V8 o BB Kongo
1 l. P& ^2 D/ L& k5 h2 @2 \/ y BB Hiei
6 C" i& }" h$ j# i5 k% l/ x0 w" W BB Kirishima: Y8 w! t5 t5 o1 L% ~/ c5 e
BB Mutsu& D3 i D- p- Y" @( i+ b2 U! |1 g
CA Tone# A7 `6 f% f3 r( \3 ^
CA Chikuma
# z+ X! N2 z3 z/ b/ Q) |5 c2 V! l CA Takao( S4 p' H! S# q2 w9 w$ y
CA Atago
) E6 ]7 q8 P! z7 Z) O9 [ CA Maya# h: Y1 q. y6 j& B0 }% H! p
CA Myoko* V: X; \: c3 U
CA Haguro
1 t# l$ r3 r8 W% V$ A$ [. B CA Suzuya
( u$ D4 G" m2 s; z CA Kumano
( R* b) ]! T8 V3 v7 i! k6 \8 a+ T CL Jintsu
( O+ [( h- l) U2 M* O4 @/ x CL Nagara: Y5 _4 G! i c: ^* |3 t; p
CL Yura
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CV Saratoga
0 u J2 D/ M- G) t# ] CV Enterprise
1 k; _$ n/ e- [7 l/ C5 g: c8 g CV Wasp& x, u4 A% k5 |5 Q% ?
CLAA Atlanta$ f$ q- O, b t$ I" d7 z; `
DD Grayson( i$ d, U& v& Y/ ^9 }5 c
DD Aaron Ward
# e. \6 \) R: _( }! s7 i! b9 {% G DD Laffey
# Z3 c9 Y4 C6 I3 o3 d, ^; q DD Farenholt
9 b+ H" c* k% z) c9 Q5 c* u+ O9 y# o DD Benham0 Y; i/ P& R3 Z8 X
DD Phelps9 p' J0 x' `' I( u$ y9 p) y" I3 P
DD Balch
% P, k; x, h3 B' d DD Farragut
) I: l' F+ D) A DD MacDonough
7 Y: q: e ~* e/ A8 m8 K# i DD Worden
! |) M3 b4 I8 p: Q" K! A DD Dale/ }; o1 Y' b7 b' j, \ u! t
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
4 l% R. J; s V/ M! N( fCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
3 `' i1 ]! D1 [* _Allied TF attempts to evade combat
9 D/ e1 ]! P! B4 gRange increases to 150,000 yards...
& i. U, a% O7 h$ e+ D3 pAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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) W4 [" s4 o" t* v* J. ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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9 g# z1 ?0 |8 q& \: E- c/ A7 p" T- KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 e! U1 F1 t2 q% t
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes/ q+ p( U' ]% C" g
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Japanese aircraft
) J5 q" y( y* Y) U1 z$ | A6M2 Zero x 31
( s) q/ q$ v \ B5N1 Kate x 30# |* y/ @" h+ S1 g
D3A1 Val x 155 C) V* B* Y1 c! j7 h
D3A2 Val x 39
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4 ]6 Q% K' Z. _* o3 ~" yAllied aircraft
0 @5 d! v: F, v+ l3 x F4F-4 Wildcat x 93) B- C1 k w$ K) b7 @7 X+ y
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6 K7 b S( C H8 A4 UJapanese aircraft losses
! r v8 J0 \0 J A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, N8 g0 v! u) o
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged/ A; Y/ k. k. ~1 Y
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged& f. k* x Y9 p8 n G! B
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged4 F6 G7 E' f2 j1 V
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* s( H1 j! @/ C j* X1 X1 @ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga
% T* E Y8 b# j# f6 t: g* Z+ Y CV Wasp
' Y. y( A/ W7 Q+ v# V- \ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: t' m! O2 _( v, E% F DD Phelps; n6 Q- M2 N5 F0 Y8 q0 q' C
CV Enterprise
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1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
' g- t: h% \3 v& {# v. y5 K Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb) C2 b H, {6 K8 E
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet2 {! d: I7 e8 L# d/ x
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb, P8 z& N) U1 r
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& o1 j5 X/ H3 v' G! u Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
5 e- h: q3 `( \' V7 Q( S, a: N 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet; k( H7 _$ A3 t$ N# g; w
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb$ k' ~: E5 n2 G! H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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6 d+ A9 V; s1 u3 {8 f; IWeather in hex: Clear sky# _, C7 L8 j+ V0 \0 I
7 ~! n6 K: Q! x uRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 p' j- b7 [& }' e! Y' F& E, O' r4 \. }Estimated time to target is 47 minutes% L- D# X: I9 J
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A6M2 Zero x 57
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6 e" ?1 u+ }! w% q. @6 q4 ]5 D3 dAllied aircraft4 N! l+ t6 O% F8 w/ `1 K
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
2 b$ ^) o9 _$ t J" A TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 f' M; d7 N+ f3 j% V7 I
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Allied aircraft losses
! z% J7 C: L( w" z% w; U. M7 ` SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged1 Z- B+ `5 o p" k1 ^. Y
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged. x. i2 C; M5 j1 D( O; b
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Japanese Ships
& T, p' K6 ^ _4 i CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire2 \( t2 N6 E* h; X
CVE Unyo: O. J7 J+ o$ K
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1) v9 G7 \* V9 ?0 p0 ~8 Y
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- A: h; H: k" C/ ?. J) ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
v5 o) s- [& F+ d/ o 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
+ l+ M/ W7 p$ Y+ d! K Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 c0 z; k1 P( E 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
) e/ |7 k5 W7 @) _5 ]! D4 s) e Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ {+ R/ G: a4 l. p, W4 f
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) `5 l8 Z5 ~ X0 ^7 N8 r# ^) h Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* r, u7 e) T" i- g% M+ U4 L2 H
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 F! l+ H$ F) G4 I9 F: _$ |& H9 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& R9 _! u% T( z9 }' e5 v
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 X: A& w5 p' m& ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) x6 o% x8 E9 c4 Q2 B D
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ ?. V* B; E% R Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb Q7 D( o3 u: { p
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
9 Z0 i! `: a b$ V4 X9 p% |2 D% q Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' ^7 G# l* p- h0 Y# l6 ^6 ]
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 F8 c1 J3 d2 X" Y0 |( x Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb {: e# I! I k9 E) [5 U' D8 b
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138( F/ u3 @( d' M9 i) L. V* Y
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@; L% ~5 g" B& p0 v- C( pRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.: T) u% B$ w: _0 X+ v6 F C1 a
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 q z+ Z4 I& A' ?# u' U# M/ J A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9# r: [$ z) j1 q: _* q, i% z
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- C# a! u( X# Z+ y& LNo Japanese losses+ C. o. c) S( s: O
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese Ships
; E0 ?! i7 ]0 ^5 D, G2 f BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
; w. U% a% l; r' m3 ^. X BB Mutsu1 `$ K! P) F* H8 T+ b" W4 `/ Z5 s
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1 R$ @6 S0 N" y; F0 d( ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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$ ] z$ p+ S) k$ L, H1 xRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* O" _5 m1 y; Y. D3 J- C) R2 O6 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ b. r% e9 E7 K, g* {
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D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48 B; ~$ P u3 V& k7 l
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 x d, S }/ W! [6 ]8 o+ K D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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% B7 p7 N/ `; o! d1 r' W* cRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 P- N7 h: \/ b& V+ tEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 489 a7 X, ^) p2 D+ _% K1 Y
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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/ O2 f* u a8 N% P. \( h) N+ ?" tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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% D( ^& h1 O6 B5 KWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
) c+ Q, k+ ~' h r. oEstimated time to target is 45 minutes, x: E2 _7 J# P1 O) r1 u, T
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) H; S, u$ I, l# U) n A6M2 Zero x 3
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& ] T4 J$ w( z& P( @ D3A2 Val x 13% i; M" Q, T& ~0 G, V0 E5 z
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 498 f3 N1 T; Y6 j5 f
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& j3 e) ^3 K9 ~, ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed5 M6 y8 [# G6 r% I7 ]: P8 y
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
& x0 K: P9 e( M* D+ S( V. g D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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$ _( h. F8 I) ^" }3 O+ H! RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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) C9 w* q$ g: o. d9 sRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) j5 v7 t: W) W! {& b
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 490 T- q N E0 T& w7 Q% J
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 187 K* u+ g: M) O5 T; O+ W
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4 S) d, i$ |5 n$ _* F3 r$ q! [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |