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盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
% w' Y# A. |) ]1 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 420 Q! a& G+ ^5 @# v5 A
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6 ~5 P' |0 R1 N% ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards; _9 |7 e" }( o8 |. r+ R
( y* {4 H2 \* gJapanese Ships
5 [9 H/ q* x1 I Y- z* n' z, c BB Kongo
2 w) I9 X9 L; ~# h BB Hiei6 _+ P6 u5 X7 t$ h; G0 Z
BB Kirishima
# K) I( m+ k" G6 p4 y8 n7 D" G BB Mutsu3 T) ?5 C& Z! v" W
CA Tone; K0 o& t# u6 F4 x
CA Chikuma2 ^0 g% Y4 ~# }. p. A; t4 J$ l
CA Takao" u- G( j% I4 Z
CA Atago
) y" |2 ]9 L; G. L CA Maya
/ ?3 z: h0 k& W CA Myoko
9 \; w6 p( G( P( u; R CA Haguro# F* A; O% F ?/ k
CA Suzuya
~6 j: e0 ]9 q ^: J7 t; R CA Kumano
/ B9 i/ N5 D: ~% }3 d2 @ CL Jintsu
+ D& q- w( O% z; ]+ l8 B4 C/ B/ T0 U CL Nagara4 I) L* A8 Y! j4 z( A
CL Yura
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Allied Ships0 R1 i, z; G: u' M
CV Saratoga
4 e; i* Y9 @7 c t- Q CV Enterprise. y) y/ G( i& t: h- D) C& f
CV Wasp
/ S% b4 d Q$ ?9 X, B7 d CLAA Atlanta
! z) o$ R" x* ^! s3 J DD Grayson7 ?/ ^5 ]4 G) x) i( x5 L
DD Aaron Ward
+ ]% L, A F6 A: ^% d+ y DD Laffey
: I2 n; B8 I& t" P8 G$ E* Q4 A DD Farenholt
6 A ^$ Z; W3 b% s ~# O DD Benham
" o4 p" U) p' ~" @& ~ DD Phelps
6 g2 Z* e6 t0 A6 } DD Balch7 A, V: Z6 z# M; N# ^5 {2 }( O
DD Farragut
. _7 G4 a9 [6 x1 V' [6 I DD MacDonough
" T: K/ e4 ~8 u1 ] DD Worden# b9 B6 Z" T2 j, p* e+ H- U
DD Dale
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. H8 {3 \ j! i' k2 t2 ?Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards% Y2 G2 i' V# ] G; r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
1 I& Y( e( M- _& B( L5 w& X6 ~: s1 H: HAllied TF attempts to evade combat T6 Z9 ^2 h# ]& R4 M a% P
Range increases to 150,000 yards..., W* A" Z* m l$ g7 r
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat: h2 d% A3 M& G$ S+ H
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* A) e) q' |. f$ C' G sMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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" K/ f! ~" t7 [3 `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, b" F3 X e3 b1 L5 s- b; I0 Q
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.2 P* A ^) C( G- w8 d
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes* j3 Y+ z! W0 ]
; |0 l# B+ P0 C, a* HJapanese aircraft) q/ C, Y5 w, u
A6M2 Zero x 31
3 i. g; F7 G7 \5 N( { B5N1 Kate x 30
6 W. p( T2 G- [8 X3 G D3A1 Val x 15
2 D2 N. p1 P8 n) D4 j, H0 u9 T D3A2 Val x 39$ \6 ^. d) z# G- i
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5 C& S; [4 V' i- Z% n$ R; RAllied aircraft" o. H$ W) `0 R7 q
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93( @5 l7 }( H0 R( R8 r1 a) O( s
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Japanese aircraft losses Q4 v. i, V9 C, ?
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
7 C9 l' h. l+ E6 S/ x3 { B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
. n3 f& ?1 W, `0 G* y( Z D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 [: b p" t$ C7 {9 Y4 R5 @ D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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' P4 `7 \) X7 e3 }# Y1 `Allied aircraft losses4 a8 l3 e! A6 k4 B$ O$ d
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged* A. c. ~. \) ] I4 S# l
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- z5 L$ p3 {: _1 |% Y- D" L CV Saratoga: r# [3 y, Y' ^; o5 J
CV Wasp& j; V/ m' K, H5 B/ F! q, A. _/ o4 z
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, j* ?& K7 }% g# ]4 l/ G6 W DD Phelps
' S7 v2 R: ^ ?8 I- ` D* @ CV Enterprise
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Aircraft Attacking:6 {5 Y7 j* j; T2 J) {: s! K1 n
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
% R. j3 A9 ?, [' \4 B1 E4 b Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
& B! ^& S- n0 E! t/ l; k: z4 Q 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
8 s2 r. ^& p/ c) ]* V Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
' i: ~# q, ?' B0 c* H* Y 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet; `8 f ~3 v( ?. Q3 S7 Q$ U5 ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp) e+ Z. a, x: O8 e. _8 x) [6 x
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
/ j. O, x. |9 E9 n Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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) K" }/ g) @1 Y+ P$ _% h' b, ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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# _* {' R) M4 J: P, w) SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.3 c$ s% J; H6 l6 ]1 b
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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6 r3 ~ ~+ v& j8 L- e3 z7 TJapanese aircraft
2 E4 R4 E! O) d$ }3 p; H- U A6M2 Zero x 57. ], K) n+ k' M) M0 q; @
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Allied aircraft
9 p2 P* x j7 H0 w, G SBD-3 Dauntless x 850 c6 f1 V7 |% Z2 d9 T3 M/ s7 d
TBF-1 Avenger x 30% P& z: G2 C' x* I
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Japanese aircraft losses I1 M0 Y: p4 E: v; P0 h0 q! D) j
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
) d; _" e$ J4 o( Q- b SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
" a# F; f, b u+ G TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged7 G/ T j9 k: I1 c# `
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire- D( l/ W# m% b& L2 u5 _8 M' s% E. U7 }( J
CVE Unyo) |: F1 @2 F. s; G5 \4 V& [
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
% n" y) Z" u9 F/ K* K% g CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 H% {* l2 d' U$ m" U6 Z
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ e) F0 h! j/ V 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
" e- H* l! w6 Q' L8 R6 n Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 t+ K' ?; E0 o 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& C# \9 \( h5 D, [
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
+ [: a/ f3 {9 R8 A 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'$ Q3 T' n/ _7 Q/ k( F( V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 ]4 y1 p p; F! l% p M 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- ?6 k0 p" b( [% A7 r
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# ^$ {- v* y' J( h/ X 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
+ Q2 H I. `/ ]: C2 | Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& m' H G) e. a' ?, t" t9 ?3 e 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'& N! Y/ S9 X# t& q/ l# N. T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& u) J# h3 K0 X( J" r2 ] 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 O A: Z5 L0 _1 D5 I! H7 m Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb& H8 r* k& u" ?, \
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
7 ]% x9 y3 T/ D& ?% r Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ L4 }4 b3 j, ?5 {8 Z
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4 {6 ^, p: m: L% {8 VMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1385 ?3 x( O5 f6 ~" f
. D2 V6 \% n' k- M' \ KWeather in hex: Clear sky& c" {+ H3 s! ~( F* j
# O. V! n, ^6 t1 `3 ]6 SRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.# p+ z. R. \1 F3 u7 ]* H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 Y0 ]5 F; h2 m/ S) U. j0 k A6M2 Zero x 2
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* w8 M7 d; R3 @' T1 IAllied aircraft* A! Z" q4 ]/ F0 I$ c% w4 S1 O+ I( M
TBF-1 Avenger x 98 {) l4 w" `9 N3 ]: C" y* V* F
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6 _0 S$ l, o k6 z: M. ~6 y$ DNo Japanese losses
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2 J6 u* w( O* w; O6 kAllied aircraft losses1 p6 o+ N0 B8 L& p$ E" }
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged% \* J) o( {" X h* j
! i1 X( }6 F+ {& W pJapanese Ships
) n6 d Q% f8 N. n% H" y2 P BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
& `' d& n: h' T% x9 L BB Mutsu/ P2 P8 U" C( b" O& s8 a
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141% J8 P X/ v) x- ^
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( ]/ P3 E% M, sRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 w0 R( \2 v' x, L. J
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes! n" x- B2 Q6 m/ T' l
* }& p) h" U5 J( rJapanese aircraft6 }0 u% e# t% s r* n- Y1 q: F
D3A2 Val x 13% Y. n$ G) B/ n3 c+ K: K
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Allied aircraft
0 ~' e* N0 u. I4 M' V7 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 G5 p7 A, [( B% H2 H6 ~; m D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
+ d2 n5 U O L8 s' ^9 i1 HEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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" q& Y- z4 f' Y& L, U) ^7 o3 TJapanese aircraft
8 _# r; n: X# c3 R; F B5N1 Kate x 127 y) n( V4 N6 R
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses9 q( `, i/ I( X: G v6 b5 E0 O
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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% J V' [0 O( d1 z" ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud9 L6 W c7 j# @2 |% ?4 c: f! W
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
5 H% T& y% _0 k# @1 W: nEstimated time to target is 45 minutes+ l. X1 O* Y& P7 k, l9 K# W3 D
# L0 @' u1 K% ?/ p3 M4 XJapanese aircraft
9 G8 R9 C0 }0 ] A6M2 Zero x 3
& F/ s) O3 c. g# s; ~ B5N1 Kate x 3
) t- p5 R$ r9 w# r4 _" f D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft
+ v! }7 ?* L2 t0 Y9 L9 F/ b F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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8 F; K1 I3 f; w: ~+ i3 MJapanese aircraft losses+ t' {* U& G, T4 U
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
# ]. }% H* C) u5 [2 m6 O n* b, T/ o B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
+ A, E' D; T! t2 R D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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1 u3 F3 [+ I7 S% S% w. R& @" xWeather in hex: Light cloud
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8 T! Y1 P' n6 o9 Q ~2 O+ W5 [, H) xRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.: z# N: v8 H( Z; S% ^
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 |& u& S8 X$ D* m: v- j A6M2 Zero x 49$ j( g# N. Q$ ?5 v: r: @# O/ t& m/ Y
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8 x1 J7 P0 c8 }7 q# j SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses) y; ]- H" X' l4 M0 e( B
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Allied aircraft losses3 c$ m% Z5 u1 _, ?' h) h$ V7 _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |