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盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
) p' |& K' l; C# m$ yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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1 x) `( \, H) x. n# {7 E0 B1 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards0 {+ p7 a D ]% i, A
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Japanese Ships7 r: c, [3 ?4 P3 N$ S3 Q: T5 }9 U- V D
BB Kongo
" }2 k1 p/ s/ J- g$ n; H) F BB Hiei2 e2 G3 {; O% l9 _5 J4 E8 a
BB Kirishima
: {/ u4 b' q$ w BB Mutsu1 \, r9 Y1 T2 ? c4 p6 ~6 L
CA Tone
8 @# R+ I3 N1 B) h5 k- b CA Chikuma
: `; ^2 Y- p- l% Z% v CA Takao
& N$ F C3 U F0 y0 e7 l6 ]7 F CA Atago% t( k0 ~7 J- B c5 W8 E
CA Maya+ C7 P" {: w: C
CA Myoko
9 b5 |' X# R1 f CA Haguro
& j/ J* g6 S! K6 i" O j4 d CA Suzuya+ _3 Q" p% I" X! x# o& b# U3 L
CA Kumano+ x, |5 q+ R; p' ?) _& J
CL Jintsu
4 h8 o: r, C- T: P8 J3 T CL Nagara3 v* @2 e' _) I- J) s" c4 v) D) I
CL Yura
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CV Saratoga
2 {; E2 f0 ]$ x5 ?2 _+ [6 z. { CV Enterprise5 Q3 C: e$ B8 p" q+ |$ L4 o
CV Wasp
( F3 v! m$ j) k. h4 p# m% F4 V CLAA Atlanta l2 C9 J2 B9 Q o3 E
DD Grayson
5 {2 N9 z( q% p% r* D- W DD Aaron Ward/ {- s8 ? s2 @8 c5 ]
DD Laffey. E; K& x3 r( Q/ g8 t1 A
DD Farenholt5 |0 ?6 C; K1 H$ l
DD Benham
8 L0 ?- [8 f4 U) k DD Phelps! j4 u, j$ I2 r/ Q* G9 ^. d! R
DD Balch
: b% P, K, L3 ~! v3 m% R, Q DD Farragut
' }! n! ^6 F( v7 \ DD MacDonough
2 l" w5 e9 t3 E( Q8 N1 _; @+ O DD Worden0 G; a8 G7 w5 E* j8 G6 G5 Q; n4 k
DD Dale
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6 _' @; s6 q! S) R2 T' xMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
g) Q1 d6 C4 L+ {3 c. H! j4 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards( o q# a e* ^/ T. o
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
2 k) u# Y. d! O$ M3 ~Range increases to 150,000 yards...( L- q# i9 r8 s3 @
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat% |9 J( \) _! |% g( \8 H
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1413 \1 a- s/ j4 k% T& d/ J4 C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 a5 B" O/ l" {2 ^9 MRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
9 s5 H! [7 E5 J jEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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" v. h3 C) B$ S. |Japanese aircraft0 u% x* U% y( T/ t# Z- c
A6M2 Zero x 31. U& o: \$ f* H
B5N1 Kate x 30& K2 }$ X- H) {" f" E7 [4 A
D3A1 Val x 158 `' p9 o# s6 m1 G
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft5 v$ U, K9 E, f( Y; a& e0 o3 w
F4F-4 Wildcat x 932 F5 W# ]; Y( a/ d
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) }! C7 }0 I/ C% D% R( FJapanese aircraft losses
. `8 Y; G$ u6 k E3 i A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
% N: K" M S# A: g! [7 n B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 v8 j8 F J8 A/ B( b, P D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
, D6 f" B8 K- {8 e D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged7 ]$ H4 j2 D9 l5 G. s
; G0 U* L. K7 {8 iAllied aircraft losses& }4 E$ @" c6 o8 E
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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c( ~& Y+ Y# S/ u9 G CV Saratoga
" t2 o0 a! E' I" m- ?$ l2 M CV Wasp
0 T7 a/ G7 N3 b DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* J7 ^% t4 g$ P, p' c% }: i9 i4 `
DD Phelps
& `/ k8 b' B( w5 B CV Enterprise2 Y0 b6 M g# i* d: B. D, }
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Aircraft Attacking:2 Q, D4 l6 R; v X# M2 u7 Q
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet" C. L6 \& N) X
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
6 R- |1 P f: {# u' p, o R [ 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
- e: N, b% q, d+ A9 n& G Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb- C" D/ N% b# _0 A- \) |. g
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet8 S5 a/ N, y; o8 a
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 v5 V! l( x P) R+ @$ v# L 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
( z4 F; p! b# ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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/ W' c6 ~, B& f) aMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139! c8 p4 } T2 o, Y1 s9 S& i; _
: A$ S0 {! y( d, {5 Q0 c/ dWeather in hex: Clear sky
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+ m( s6 v8 }4 c' c/ X+ [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
/ i* s, ~& y0 {" W4 LEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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: m, d% @- V' _! {5 dJapanese aircraft
' ~" l( @9 N! d2 T+ { A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft
" H; d( ]9 U7 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
! G& _% A" S: e g" j TBF-1 Avenger x 302 c7 U; I/ E5 b; e
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( y1 s- v) @- hJapanese aircraft losses
' z& M5 X6 r: t# s/ A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
4 M3 a6 Q5 `7 q* ~. P SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
0 K& L! P5 ?9 b; Y7 y h! T5 P TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged( Q5 C! Y' _5 a0 v
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Japanese Ships0 E. K$ O) b! H1 _ g) H
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire; G) X7 Q7 |$ G; X
CVE Unyo/ O1 o, R9 I2 {5 z( A1 m
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 p* n2 o! E4 ~# O
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 e" J( x6 V( N1 c# _0 Y
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8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" U/ U. Z2 _+ M' y E! r
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb) C% a2 \2 @! ^) T3 S
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
2 U( X% u: O0 R7 ]* m! D" s. ^ s" A Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: `9 a3 a9 L0 h/ M
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
& S, d1 \/ \; \* C# t j3 r Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 Z! p* V# P& H8 f# \1 P0 M
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# e* q4 Y. x5 H0 G3 b
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
( f* L3 i/ J; t7 w% { 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'; b, S: O7 I3 s5 ^) X/ I
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( n5 k7 W5 K. ?4 M) t 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# M1 s, c$ N! \) L9 N' z4 @
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 _4 c0 v' p. V3 |% x
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
+ p1 ^, v( j( z0 L Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ O$ y8 k# ~9 E& A
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 t5 m: h. Z6 R
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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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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( m6 d% u& T& H. |5 NRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! P q' Z7 m* s% v( q# tEstimated time to target is 7 minutes4 B, T/ A# L) Y4 ]
6 _8 k8 d+ N6 }' H2 |Japanese aircraft
7 O! v$ w2 s" T# Z: o7 j; h" X* y A6M2 Zero x 2- L K/ C" |! k' O$ n8 B9 t
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N$ f- E1 I$ [% z" T9 ^0 xAllied aircraft! ]6 _. \7 _( Z/ d2 k7 b5 X9 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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4 G& s% ~2 M& Y2 s$ O6 r3 cNo Japanese losses: V' f5 Z$ x* U/ S2 ?0 U0 x& q
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Allied aircraft losses
- Y* P5 B4 ^6 O! R. T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged# { L# t7 W& N& s) ?
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" K: A9 w; B" U7 z1 ` BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 14 \# X! q; O& I- Z+ D( b
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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/ q# _+ b1 D; ]! W: CRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.& y4 l: r% C% @
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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: v. f5 d, ~# _- \Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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" k: G$ B& ^; \1 f4 R9 u. sRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
, V- m7 E0 X j* r5 |; U$ oEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" O" E, n. ~8 H/ g& H
( w( k9 f9 y3 E! V' A& y+ c/ OJapanese aircraft
; W/ j) y) |/ K: ?% y' i2 t5 p. U! l B5N1 Kate x 12- {8 B: f5 e1 x
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 S! v# }+ U* m! X B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141: [, r3 e+ `) X h0 a
+ ^+ y9 _% v* c) b8 F& MWeather in hex: Heavy cloud6 W) l2 a5 n, w9 Y9 G5 e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet." `' o6 N+ H* N6 F H
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes0 m- b# v6 j7 L( o4 F' z
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D3A2 Val x 13
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9 b: v1 n. C# u2 B$ y F4F-4 Wildcat x 49* C3 m7 h+ i, i/ p7 E
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed" m; f& S/ O! h c% z0 J" N9 t
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed& {5 o- o3 X: e% {
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed" @6 y: U4 N# n6 e5 D& p8 [ N4 S+ t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1398 c* p0 B$ j) S7 b5 c# g4 k
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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: v! C' ?# x" D1 {! cRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
2 B$ \3 u& C( `# ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes. o. S: F. Q0 o% J6 Z3 X( Q
2 ~( w9 O! A, {! F4 a! R; ?Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft5 h7 h) p' L1 h0 w9 H% o( N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18# ?3 B0 R$ \3 e: v! Y4 n5 h8 B" i
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No Japanese losses
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