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盟军3CV,日军2CV+1CVL+1CVE
% _ q( o; {0 \: G+ P) }盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
# h5 r, Z, K2 e$ BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42! ?+ B7 v1 `+ r/ z8 B( a) w
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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- V( g4 V2 ?. i4 h/ _ N BB Kongo6 {, _: }% A/ ?: R6 s4 b+ b
BB Hiei
! _9 e$ ]6 V9 g: ?' p; x! m BB Kirishima
) w) p0 o( D7 u' l/ M) W BB Mutsu& } G9 P/ s6 G/ I1 k% ?; @
CA Tone
/ k: W) j5 y7 n5 K CA Chikuma+ j( Y' a5 {$ N& O7 A) g
CA Takao: j1 p# A, z; f' N `0 s4 i
CA Atago
2 S0 A, t2 S7 {, e# Z CA Maya$ X, ^5 f) w% T, d" E
CA Myoko+ j9 t: w& \+ h$ p3 s k0 P
CA Haguro
1 d9 y% l& d- E. c5 I) ^ CA Suzuya3 T. C0 O, F A
CA Kumano
# v0 m1 M8 Z% r. ?- Z CL Jintsu
: s+ e9 t8 H* ^4 O2 J6 g q CL Nagara5 P% @0 y; Y% S
CL Yura( x; Q1 s# q- l6 e7 l- G# a
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Allied Ships
9 S# ?# L$ q) h* W1 x( r9 A6 e CV Saratoga% O; W V* ]% J
CV Enterprise
" Y7 M) M+ w) Y! M CV Wasp& G, c8 H& ?# E. V6 }; q. { U
CLAA Atlanta
& K* o+ r5 ^9 z7 W2 K DD Grayson" p$ _/ v; `& E0 p7 S+ v4 [0 @
DD Aaron Ward
, c i \( o" C7 x0 L' c DD Laffey
3 z' o5 f5 \8 ~8 d5 l( @' l DD Farenholt% [3 g" ~- j3 W* n
DD Benham: |( o! |0 d) [" E S
DD Phelps
$ A+ {3 K+ E* B, L; E6 O DD Balch
+ A& ?& p3 a1 S DD Farragut" b' c' o$ R; g8 ~# Y- g- D/ a9 J
DD MacDonough* I! d9 R: ?& e- Y2 i* j1 Z w; n
DD Worden5 B: J. a: s* u: O6 E% b: q1 T
DD Dale$ p2 P' r% `8 G I
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3 U$ S% s4 I6 B" G4 s* t% DMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
4 f, u2 A; r2 t1 x- SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
8 u% u7 c2 ~, s$ g1 _9 ~7 uAllied TF attempts to evade combat
: P' p) I8 C* _. \. `! |/ U" `Range increases to 150,000 yards... C# B+ i0 h. I- ^, U. d$ Z7 r7 ?- G
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat! D _, g1 l. x6 x3 }
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141% D" s' D/ V6 \
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ w% j( e7 m0 }: Z4 [8 J* s8 J- ^' jEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! V- c" ^+ G! R
A6M2 Zero x 31
3 S' W Z5 v/ C B5N1 Kate x 30
2 R1 `$ G( O: B) z8 { D3A1 Val x 15" N1 |( Q/ K# ~6 C' p
D3A2 Val x 396 j) \ d' T& ?* h
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6 D" K, e y1 R }* ] \6 VAllied aircraft/ f" _# ~* S) h1 b z5 J$ G$ {" v
F4F-4 Wildcat x 938 `! i, \2 Y, z6 }9 m0 I' {
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Japanese aircraft losses0 {1 c' b8 [; i' ~2 v
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
7 L6 z2 S; J% O: f+ R B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged6 `, H3 m* u, ~' W7 l
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
# Q/ P6 q. b- H D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged1 ]( ^! G2 z8 x; i
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Allied aircraft losses
9 t- X5 |; ]5 R8 Q+ A% [ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga
' t( r& \1 Y( b) F$ i/ W CV Wasp
; Q' w" ^# a) h8 X0 v DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 O& B5 g! N! y9 f/ q DD Phelps
m; U9 J0 O5 Z7 c CV Enterprise
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0 [; S+ c3 p7 z: F* u% p' gAircraft Attacking:. A4 `6 J4 w; f; j9 D
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet% P. v& b$ C3 _2 x- ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb* X! N" k" l( `+ Y u) k2 [' C5 G
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet V3 A- `; u* m5 s% H
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb v) f9 a2 }' G+ d# V
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet# Q% S* { }: g! I u. T h
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp( \9 [( z9 N3 k8 T: M
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
: C! \* D) [+ n3 |2 w, D6 y Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb# r; _0 N2 G9 [& z! x8 l k
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1390 m+ s; C4 h( I5 w3 M; i' O
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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# t5 I. u' C/ q0 bRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.2 E$ I* l/ G9 d
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes( ^ g( L) \+ m4 c) \' g3 J
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Japanese aircraft0 R9 ^: H6 I# Q& O/ V3 t. `5 h- W
A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft7 W+ R' ?7 s8 t8 q3 |* `; g0 k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
3 m) S: z+ V: A: p% { TBF-1 Avenger x 30: \% ?# I5 z5 ^
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8 f3 H' H& q [" R' D$ w* }Japanese aircraft losses
1 J) j6 @' N. x8 C A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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7 B7 `. Q' ]- I! n SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
1 z. ^$ k6 P+ Q TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged+ f2 R" a. Z1 g; E) |0 q
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Japanese Ships
- x. y7 b7 u* l CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
$ _$ l6 {( H$ k: k+ { CVE Unyo1 t1 N O- T ^: l
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1! P9 c* X9 n( P3 i7 Y
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' a9 o1 H: Q+ ]4 z
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9 E# T; h# X( b* ^9 SAircraft Attacking:, L; U2 J, k( r* j
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" A; T4 @# |2 c9 O/ d
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; r- P# c: q: \" w) Y
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet# ^# V1 c* }! v' A- s* K
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo: o, ]9 i$ U. k7 z5 ]4 R
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'$ O+ i9 F* k# E( D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb l1 S, H+ n/ d! R4 Y
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
' [) R. J A m" Z$ m7 P- Z$ \ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
2 m' G1 S4 g* e9 f& c1 m# Y 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ n( k4 e, d, r- k& @2 M. i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 X& n6 C3 F: V 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'' a, C0 ]% `" \$ ]. V% e( P
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
7 J. v$ i: F& f4 o# Z* z 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
! \* C5 U6 e# k Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 T6 J% l- e0 o V5 w 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 U* B4 O7 d+ B8 F" o' H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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7 }9 k( d V3 Y' O) r9 uMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1380 b) x, V' z# o" a a R
. X1 N# w8 d9 \( O( f- ?2 mWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 f+ Z3 I* M- z. `% ^, Z+ t v3 X4 g) `
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- E0 g2 `/ i0 O! l8 N
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Japanese aircraft0 i3 I2 h! t6 u X- |/ P
A6M2 Zero x 24 a5 W+ m. {: y w
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- B+ k1 |7 G- [' ^9 C! n3 a* bAllied aircraft3 ^8 X5 }; z8 ~3 n8 X- M+ u2 D
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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5 ^ X% b z B4 }, d m TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged6 I `# ~3 b, }7 L+ `% i, F
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Japanese Ships
{* B2 \* q, f/ m4 `5 j, ^% k BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
% o$ h3 p6 b+ B" o; [ BB Mutsu7 j& E' h& Y$ ]8 D: F' N3 [ a/ L
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7 j6 x, A5 _6 ~& O6 R: A+ m! u7 T0 DMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141" w1 M7 ~+ Z# e
; k; ?& I% I2 ^4 @: j6 I6 lWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.- U! `& z& U+ m" q
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, B7 u7 t) v& O' N e
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: |7 P- g! ~3 Y* z0 M6 T D3A2 Val x 13
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed# y6 h1 n& t4 b9 C8 J8 \
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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1 R$ k# B! `2 P0 s5 k, eRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
7 {' j4 D' q3 eEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 r; T- h5 p* a" j9 W0 T; N: |; B B5N1 Kate x 12
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Allied aircraft
( J3 w* P6 z, B2 m$ J$ f& K F4F-4 Wildcat x 48" q$ A1 _1 o" s j" l
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6 ?* y7 [6 r: F, PJapanese aircraft losses
3 { q5 a. J. l/ | B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed. I4 v5 f+ q$ M! L5 v/ V! C. M; Z
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8 w% t9 {) E& s3 C1 d) UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141; N! ^8 m6 E' I- z5 X) q
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.7 Z1 ~$ e* M0 Q. `
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 t% S6 x" Z+ g! g ` A6M2 Zero x 3
7 g* E& K3 v5 f& @0 b B5N1 Kate x 3
+ n: {% \; w q D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49! n, V" v- J5 x5 b, L3 A' j0 O
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Japanese aircraft losses
; m. N& l) a( V+ m# o" Y A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
3 x! ~3 I0 h3 Y5 y* L! I6 ]. j B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
& n; k; _3 |! L, b* Q3 Z D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed+ P2 y+ |9 V+ H7 P2 E
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/ \4 L3 T! N0 r' EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139; F" i# z6 }6 l. J
/ Q! q# J9 ~1 V* v# f% e0 B" ^Weather in hex: Light cloud1 k0 r- @+ J: D) s4 S
7 p# P8 f0 ]0 Q7 s: w3 l/ ORaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
7 z7 u H$ ~( X/ SEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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& q3 X( K* v; g# m- ?0 s SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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' h4 v) m5 O( q* w6 T( VNo Japanese losses
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2 r& |1 W7 K V: Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |