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盟军3CV,日军2CV+1CVL+1CVE8 U+ Z# F" @2 T8 V$ F! T
盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
9 }! Y% I( e% I/ y# m+ _8 T' UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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* g2 |( |. X uDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. a; J( M' \6 g+ E% o D* A1 ~
BB Kongo) v6 c! b8 u, p. G+ E
BB Hiei6 A9 r j4 ^! h$ r1 }
BB Kirishima
0 P6 Y1 n. }8 q1 f/ U, R0 ~1 _ BB Mutsu
! e# V, m1 D6 D/ l2 R CA Tone
. D" e! d* W" }( B+ P% i CA Chikuma
7 i n4 F5 J0 X8 {. o9 }0 {! N* v3 z CA Takao
* F% _3 j0 g5 Z$ v CA Atago
8 u7 F8 N& Y. H2 ]- J( O CA Maya4 I- f/ u$ q$ h0 z6 D+ w% Z& \
CA Myoko
4 ]" p; O- H% z D9 F3 |" d# u CA Haguro( C* H# q1 ~* Q+ H f6 T
CA Suzuya
* N, v/ l! s4 G$ I; f0 M% F CA Kumano0 A$ U0 v2 u% Z. h/ {' x4 y3 z
CL Jintsu
9 X+ p# _3 ~% o CL Nagara F7 q/ ?5 J6 ?6 @+ a
CL Yura
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Allied Ships# I- Q- _& s5 s1 m) z+ c& Z
CV Saratoga
% n; a+ ]) C: {, G+ z CV Enterprise
$ x: @* O. s' o, } CV Wasp
6 ?* f3 }+ X6 { CLAA Atlanta2 W2 I6 U+ W: o. z
DD Grayson
! t# @, y' Z% h- i5 Y DD Aaron Ward
, Z% g4 O% W7 Z5 z9 W DD Laffey: |1 Y) c X! [& Q! y
DD Farenholt
9 s7 ?- n5 M0 v* S DD Benham
. h: `8 O5 ]& Y& H DD Phelps# F' t% c8 b5 g0 d" c( Q3 _
DD Balch
~ k( Q, Y& s DD Farragut
. }" ?" y- u# _1 z w! W2 y DD MacDonough
# O' r6 u# o. f2 I+ w& _ DD Worden L0 ?. E3 b" h K
DD Dale G& H2 h2 }! w8 i- A6 l! N s* u v
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# m/ S/ w6 }5 y, b+ U0 p: cMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
1 O( x! _+ t9 M, Y5 t' l2 s kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
( M) O' z! C, M6 qAllied TF attempts to evade combat2 H/ T$ E" t- Z* q
Range increases to 150,000 yards...9 x$ v; |5 D6 K$ {+ y$ ]5 ^4 Y
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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]* d% }/ P. z: v& HMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141' V' U t3 q" l% B( I
5 b' q) R8 Q+ C7 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; v+ \) g% T# `8 U, p1 ?& tRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.) b3 m A, p9 r! z
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes6 [. z7 _: w7 n7 @* ~+ C
( D; @# R* H/ UJapanese aircraft
" ~2 x: c# Q" H A6M2 Zero x 31
% e b/ i0 t0 o* ?$ X B5N1 Kate x 308 _+ \( F: {, r! J
D3A1 Val x 150 U2 j9 m. q" J F5 Q0 g
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft( z- ^. Q. p1 a* t4 z$ x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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/ y) C* k" E* O; B; P A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed5 {8 m% r. q" T/ Z% l/ D
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
* S$ d+ Y+ l9 R( ^- L6 Z5 m7 Z D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged- ^( C6 r% J: @& m( p1 o
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses2 h P' ?' P$ T, L6 I( O, o
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
5 y8 O% t' K+ }' w- l! g6 ~& R/ F, L CV Saratoga3 V0 [9 B" u6 }. d4 l
CV Wasp
6 C/ T/ K! N; h2 p. B. Q2 n DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 a* C; j. K$ e. ]9 z0 Y/ W0 i( \0 f4 f DD Phelps7 W' n5 W2 F4 p6 {- s
CV Enterprise
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3 K3 { ?+ H) V- j( K+ @7 gAircraft Attacking:
/ O" s7 a# @' }) l3 x 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
7 \6 }9 P6 [5 T( |) @2 ? Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb/ z8 ^% A! Z. [, Y$ J N
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet Q, G4 r3 z7 \8 o& v9 I9 A
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb' ?( B; D: W8 Z' I. ]
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
# K0 ^7 f2 H; b; p Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
. r0 m K0 s* Q% Z1 v 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
7 h: @7 {- B6 X" y Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb% z" J; ]* D2 L4 n
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3 B7 Y! r7 U: B* e5 cMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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( n, c/ T3 d2 N4 F3 U9 A5 @# [# cWeather in hex: Clear sky
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. w& |7 Q4 Z$ r6 `Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
" Q. e- [2 n' r# g9 X, e/ B# cEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
+ r2 `3 u( _; q. O8 S. q$ a2 K) v A6M2 Zero x 57+ L$ {* }$ E2 A) e- X, n2 }
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Allied aircraft
) n6 R: W+ H: L6 k SBD-3 Dauntless x 858 f8 ?( z6 }% L3 K& \, V' m/ O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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0 z5 ]' h/ k& U9 iJapanese aircraft losses* \( s3 m$ N+ q% M3 p
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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: s6 z" n* C% _4 |Allied aircraft losses7 V+ F% c# q6 m6 l5 J: \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged: ~5 \$ y+ O! [6 B: l- Q- K; B0 S1 w
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged9 Q# b! x( V3 F2 g' `2 o8 l
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Japanese Ships( Y3 s# g, i9 `! y6 l/ Y
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire. k7 j) }3 l7 `* f3 a( I
CVE Unyo i ]# h# ]9 ~, \0 m! c) u# i
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1% @/ t/ W' \9 i% b
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- P/ V4 F* ~( @7 FAircraft Attacking:
8 V* L& B" P+ l7 n# }# w, B# U" g# } 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000') R( J- K, z* K4 ~6 G, r' V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ ]7 c! }* Z+ T0 ?: ~* z }
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 l+ `# ?* t0 h4 x- A3 d9 \. I8 [ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo- m* v Y1 E" l: n- A- T6 d
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 P' R# b9 |! a1 U; A Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, `. }3 N1 t; ? i6 G% q: x" q
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 J# S' ^& C* c" t9 W/ s Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! |2 @" q# ^% {3 n' C% w- R
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 F- v& `8 {. L8 W
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& }1 z# m0 X4 x) Q 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
, v3 g; _/ e$ o/ _ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
/ l! U; Z% ?7 R9 Y' i 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ c, s8 _# H" R$ J! @, {, N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 u/ r8 n/ J9 J: T5 ]( C; `
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
; O5 ^( Y3 z0 h2 @3 ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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6 Q' j2 ~. T0 g, a1 C: ?1 F3 RWeather in hex: Clear sky
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: D/ A3 R) x, ?* uRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.; o% ?+ q% k# a8 |! K; r8 m9 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
7 [5 C0 Z. B0 T3 t1 v& g& u0 ] TBF-1 Avenger x 96 M# M. q5 D! c+ S- d
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5 `0 @9 G: ^ F7 L# ^No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
0 B6 z, o7 w2 M% f: {3 e TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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- g* ~: h7 E5 D7 S4 tJapanese Ships
* u/ ^# s. m, a! G9 ?+ j2 D BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
3 W$ P# y6 a6 _7 d BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141+ }0 Q+ e. [% T4 q; M
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 L) L# v1 P* w
$ ]4 f1 m( e% dRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
0 Y" _. K$ H! U, w8 VEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 i) _! Q+ h* b9 J7 a
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Japanese aircraft- @/ }1 W) Z- O' i/ b8 v
D3A2 Val x 13# o; V6 i M, @0 z5 p! u
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Allied aircraft
) p7 [- Q: a8 Y5 P) r F4F-4 Wildcat x 483 H% a4 j! b) }% A2 b- J
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed8 y! e8 v( o- \$ K% T3 Y: M1 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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& V5 {. s+ m, h1 N$ PRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
& d5 G0 h, A K4 g$ K. g4 QEstimated time to target is 13 minutes6 { B! n \" `5 V1 [
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Japanese aircraft
" W8 |6 O$ M; ?5 T+ c B5N1 Kate x 12* O4 M0 n' v+ M2 d8 s
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Allied aircraft0 A/ r( k( p. }. ]- {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 488 U/ F9 i) ^+ o9 t0 g' n
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5 b2 Y5 T P' X: v B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed& c9 S! }, r. N+ q, l6 Y
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0 V9 N& \. x% R$ D* z M( EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141+ `0 u) v% Y9 \
' Y& \% W) c0 h; [$ }% n rWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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+ R: J9 O* j/ U3 ]" z. r4 l" ]+ B3 [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
. R3 C4 `, g/ v3 EEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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0 b. J; g+ g! K9 y( h A6M2 Zero x 3
4 Q. @8 X) ?- s7 T* s B5N1 Kate x 3
% X! c" M* q5 U: U( m) X' k D3A2 Val x 13
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1 E( f0 Y/ U* |/ W3 V9 k0 F iAllied aircraft
% Z2 D) `& t: h7 p1 @ F4F-4 Wildcat x 49- F$ t% f. }: v; z2 f, ]
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Japanese aircraft losses+ D8 C. a t8 t% g! W- G
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed g* C0 S/ |; f$ @
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
) S y/ o$ D, m" ~7 y8 ?5 k; a D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed. X2 V! M! W7 H8 C- a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Light cloud4 K' K" X0 m H, K" R
9 P7 P, V/ z8 p* uRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
% E( y+ i* o i" C2 i: e& GEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% a8 c f$ O" z, E( S4 }" B* y
A6M2 Zero x 49( g( Y: s/ q# _! Q* B
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9 V7 w1 [" k" T, v: _. C1 ^5 y SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses5 e6 O8 H3 M1 G) \
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |