先打了场水面战>.<,接下来爆发了激烈的航母战
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# I7 Q7 M4 T: H' s5 H2 XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42) X% B9 W9 ?2 o
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) N2 {. ^% J+ L8 N) G% ADay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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BB Kongo7 q' F, O6 |/ m4 [+ j
BB Hiei$ a2 M/ b5 R/ R0 ?
BB Kirishima; Y- e3 S" A$ T( y$ m* U8 [
BB Mutsu9 m7 W! G& L7 |$ ]
CA Tone. ]( @; ^. R7 t/ y
CA Chikuma
) ^+ }; _! h( e5 N! Q" Q9 u; @0 S G CA Takao; q Z2 p; @& E" ?' i/ X
CA Atago
/ r$ h& B+ s$ w4 R6 g1 r3 e CA Maya: Z1 \: D O4 f3 l% C S
CA Myoko
3 m/ g, _+ w# o! p, B6 B) y CA Haguro# X* F/ U2 F4 ]6 V% i
CA Suzuya
. K8 [3 e. B4 U- d2 l' B9 | CA Kumano. u, V) B- M9 H: X* w+ W Y
CL Jintsu
0 U1 f) Z: T: G$ ~ CL Nagara
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Allied Ships9 u& w, T3 e1 T, x! N
CV Saratoga
% O! W. P0 u7 U' }# ]4 o CV Enterprise$ |* y/ w+ p" F. K. b% o
CV Wasp5 s* u$ P. `3 G
CLAA Atlanta6 v0 p. U/ ?. Y9 _( E
DD Grayson
, M9 ?+ _" `$ {" U7 b DD Aaron Ward# y8 v/ \( k8 |+ C% ^
DD Laffey% M( X8 Z) x: _; ], Z
DD Farenholt
/ p3 I5 Q3 G9 V9 C5 S2 j DD Benham; j: M0 A- o; n$ Z3 f/ W4 @
DD Phelps
8 F7 w# P5 V& f DD Balch! B) U, v' H+ ?. Q) \0 ]& O
DD Farragut2 d( E/ u7 R5 { m" H: P
DD MacDonough
7 O6 l! R* D: i/ C3 `3 C" J DD Worden
" J: H9 @8 a! r9 n4 |2 L DD Dale+ O) @0 }* ^: M5 Z0 V+ G0 f* ]# v, I
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
) {# R5 [: h5 z9 O0 Y! c! dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
. S" p7 `# p& b( J* w* X9 XAllied TF attempts to evade combat
5 x6 w- w5 `$ P; d% A4 N! w! @. \: nRange increases to 150,000 yards...
" J3 q6 f1 t/ p! y& j) yAllied Air Combat TF evades combat/ V! N" h8 b) z* a! U3 Z5 C% m
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# u9 `; E# I& DMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ `0 q0 q* u' Q; Z/ m* G4 J/ ^
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 |2 b3 h% @' T% h+ M$ a
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes7 [7 e/ P* Z! u3 G2 _3 H7 G5 y
* j# m, ~& Y3 tJapanese aircraft: `( o+ V0 K: g; k- }
A6M2 Zero x 31. S5 J) y3 m+ q! c9 y q w
B5N1 Kate x 30, Z ?. \& b7 y* g1 ^% P3 i
D3A1 Val x 15
6 r' ]: ~" w* ~7 [, c a! D D3A2 Val x 39/ c' @# G' ^, V$ k, h
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Allied aircraft F' s: ~3 p8 j9 U4 u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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( ^: c+ Q( d& U RJapanese aircraft losses
/ B+ C5 u% D5 ]: g% o A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed0 @/ `7 Y8 T V, i
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
: s, G) Q. n' ?7 X. Q7 m D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
+ ^3 D+ Q, S6 P2 ^9 S# Q D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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, d) a4 |; r* F% wAllied aircraft losses6 J- C) t, S, ~/ b" b/ ~
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged) ^9 ~8 g" i0 Y0 K: X4 t2 x/ G
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Allied Ships
' h/ [, H, |' o# f) H CV Saratoga" @; \ t4 r9 F. J; `
CV Wasp+ e0 A0 ^5 X1 p6 p2 k. v' s6 Q: x
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
) c" I" h0 q/ J$ S DD Phelps
( l' V% O$ Z% s5 h CV Enterprise ]1 X% h' Q8 S! l
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Aircraft Attacking:
& T$ I( }0 J. C 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
( X- [( K5 c$ L& p7 L Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
: z3 C9 b( c% \2 U8 B& i2 T; E! S 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet4 W% j& H$ E6 \' b& a
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
+ H. f/ m9 x, |! C 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
/ I. e, D4 @: y; {% ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% D* |4 ^: e: u. p5 H& K 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet2 e# S# W$ z* V( K
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb# f" H% H: x1 L* e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139& Z% }3 R" j h0 [' ^
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Weather in hex: Clear sky) k% i" k' T9 b0 K" g* o9 e. ]
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" U/ I, ^, Q; ~/ }' UEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft' M% x/ H0 p8 d+ X4 d' s
A6M2 Zero x 57
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" c$ n" u0 t! k$ B, jAllied aircraft) F, x4 @. j- q: E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85+ f5 d5 n. q) |
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed- R% i9 k2 }# o7 J
7 D% c1 g9 \3 R' e# HAllied aircraft losses
1 D6 u, l4 m, T7 @% G% I! l SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged; [- [1 E v0 J; G+ k$ G2 q B
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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5 K8 ~4 Y6 H/ }1 i, M, G6 ZJapanese Ships
& m, H: z& U" g! P6 m+ z% I) r/ a CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
; ^7 Q9 ?7 O1 f& s CVE Unyo+ `" i8 z6 `6 o
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
# @) |6 x0 {9 j5 U9 h CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ y$ {0 T, O' V! i* [) \! U
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+ G2 j3 S/ D3 F! p0 SAircraft Attacking:
7 i" {& c# @6 G# C6 J$ Z 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
! Z& k2 g( r7 y5 u |/ K/ \ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
. _* [8 J( ]8 L 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 z c M1 p2 V; d2 T% K
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
F2 \) g, b+ Z. S8 ~1 k. I 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) H' F; N; ?: [$ i8 t+ C. ~0 } Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- V7 A8 V" K7 T
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 V% L% |$ L4 ]" d6 l Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo0 t Q1 T9 U5 n3 i
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 u, C1 V6 K9 e4 o Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, z6 l" t3 [' Y) O+ T
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 m, G, x4 e9 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 ~: [' F2 _- N h/ z, b 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'8 `1 V2 s' y, L2 _( w% D! |1 v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 W4 f; R0 n) Z8 ?) I
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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+ |" s1 L. M9 p& eRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 @( {, P9 E5 A9 [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% V- [, H- E' J/ O: q
A6M2 Zero x 21 F1 u9 l6 m+ I& u1 S
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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2 O; o+ V& N# O- G4 aNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
8 M7 s- t' A S7 w' z! g1 w2 h TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged0 o+ t! Y) o9 R( s
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2 T: S# T6 ~& a2 i3 X/ S* ^ BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1& K& P; p- b" m2 z1 u; O
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141! l( P0 P9 T1 t7 C. T7 s. V$ n
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( Q2 |) w3 I# S; [Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 f' @/ v; {- i- {5 o" Q% l6 ?. X
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes9 o- m$ P( \* o. i6 f+ T5 V
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D3A2 Val x 135 ^9 o0 T4 x" ?
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Allied aircraft
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed% q: O* W) u/ Z- E. N+ b' x
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; \8 s6 k$ P3 \- ?Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1419 f) i; P0 @0 o5 T" p, _) T( h% [
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.+ n& j6 E4 r1 b. j0 ~0 E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48+ X, C/ ~9 R7 _5 @* e: i& |
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5 [. i- A4 D0 ?: J k/ n- V) F1 i B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed; V$ ?1 K* u n+ t7 h$ k/ V
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$ Z" q. u0 @# K" a; _8 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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( O4 |. e& t2 l# gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
: W, k6 e+ l/ YEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 35 N8 O" b y: o: ]) n
B5N1 Kate x 3
1 t" I5 w$ i4 |8 c% ]- w D3A2 Val x 13
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3 I& `2 V2 e O2 C F4F-4 Wildcat x 49" ]: _! ?( r. i0 r* ]: [
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Japanese aircraft losses
& `6 S7 a+ b) ^2 M/ c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
8 T, n- m3 n& c, \7 T, P, S B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed/ b- A, L. J% E' H4 _! v; l
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed; g' @" B# @+ Q) V. ]- K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
/ |3 b; p2 S. P+ r! KEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 496 L4 |' z8 G' g' k8 d9 l% b6 ]* i
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 182 W' j* ]4 ?, n% n' c
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$ w9 x8 ]8 T% S4 DAllied aircraft losses# {& i' L: O5 h2 `2 i3 D
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |