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盟军当场损失1DD,日军伤1CV+1CVL
& H% j- F! D2 j& U+ nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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+ v% g6 E+ c: _- nJapanese Ships
; C& h% J. Z: X BB Kongo" {! ~) x2 X2 h+ |3 e$ ~- E
BB Hiei
5 `% v, j: A" W2 I) ? BB Kirishima6 D9 X9 D9 [$ D( [$ I9 G
BB Mutsu( ~% b& u/ |2 `4 R
CA Tone
7 d2 m9 D& }9 k8 m) S CA Chikuma
" O) Z0 a6 I4 U2 s$ J& P8 s% g* u CA Takao
~: W+ [1 Z5 o CA Atago' K& b1 s9 G1 ^. H& x! \6 A
CA Maya
0 \; ?6 B7 q+ @ CA Myoko
8 L1 [ Y" i% J CA Haguro
* B' J, s7 u$ d! H CA Suzuya
, S: q/ C8 D6 u' A& M& ?5 G9 B CA Kumano
" Y+ I7 c# l, F, G( W1 R/ _9 B) _5 I0 D CL Jintsu
4 F6 {' H1 }, b) A CL Nagara) W! l. [% u3 H
CL Yura
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; |( \/ y G2 S. P CV Saratoga
% @, ^& p+ M' S8 c" h4 B CV Enterprise4 q+ a, ]$ ?# f
CV Wasp
O) X9 c# ~7 w CLAA Atlanta
" z/ V9 q" [& L, }) i4 G DD Grayson' H: V" s* N3 P% X J+ B
DD Aaron Ward
6 J+ W0 b& J; k w4 m9 E DD Laffey
7 T- F7 r6 D7 P V/ e5 J DD Farenholt6 C0 T2 c! g! e! Y4 _ L3 Q
DD Benham
5 _! l1 ?) U! s9 H# x f: n& @0 J4 n5 | DD Phelps' j Y% e+ R$ Y! v' ^0 [
DD Balch
& X, z- B5 a+ Q5 u/ l DD Farragut
m3 E2 @3 B# e DD MacDonough$ @# i2 g1 [7 ]7 z) W! |5 S
DD Worden4 O. R) {" ^ @( b
DD Dale4 a) ~% I% | z; }) S8 D
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
$ r: Z( x! G+ w3 k2 rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
* s. Y% _3 C( b5 L- N4 FAllied TF attempts to evade combat9 T6 c# {% O+ E
Range increases to 150,000 yards...3 r. ^* [- O. ^2 ~' a/ P
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1418 h; P( ?. [0 L/ |
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; l' [- L2 g" E. pRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.8 A: j5 @. h4 p/ |; h! O* Y# K) v: R: Z4 D
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. y5 U9 k5 X# F$ t
A6M2 Zero x 31- W m1 W3 } h
B5N1 Kate x 305 e% d4 M0 t9 N! N; i1 w, A* ~
D3A1 Val x 15% V: T& T; _. n5 g" |( P
D3A2 Val x 39, r. O% [' N2 O3 n) i( b
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0 k& m7 H+ v8 B F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
/ l% G7 k7 u% |8 T; m) t B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 i5 H2 [1 Y, }6 q5 T D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged3 g! a" I5 z0 a W3 R
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged' A; ~- |- m6 b; E3 M% H2 U" ^8 ]9 N% K
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F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged' Q X( n1 V' S% {8 q: E: L, n
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CV Saratoga
8 j! o: [) R6 E) K7 Z/ k CV Wasp
6 n7 A9 K( {5 ^1 F1 x DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- s8 a: S4 x- y K
DD Phelps
5 G A1 m4 `/ E CV Enterprise/ N. `" r/ Y" c$ R7 R) D3 e
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G% r* {, j8 c1 gAircraft Attacking:
# v* G" T. q3 f- ] 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
0 V6 P" k' j, G( D9 ]5 m Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb8 a7 f- O# }- L: I6 V7 W! Q
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
& e0 Y! R3 W: H% ^! r# S Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
' }$ }6 T, I' J6 [$ Z 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet& c! A' Z: D9 h$ M- b; n8 y1 A
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp' k4 X8 b6 N! F0 k9 g3 j/ C
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet, l* K. A8 |' t& f
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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! m2 s& g( r9 V9 Q6 W2 ^( MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1395 [( n) i' S% X* S% J# n' w
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! C m& C( i! a3 x# M9 A- y. LRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, J2 ?; S! W" SEstimated time to target is 47 minutes! d" P9 d( Q6 x: O5 [
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A6M2 Zero x 57: D ?( [- D; x
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7 p- ^. v/ z$ O) l SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
% G4 w# |$ F! B/ y( v: M, g TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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! K1 U j; l, R SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged( N& _4 k- o! f( V6 L; W4 ~* q
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged. u# c# F4 n$ L* [& v
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# f+ n$ v' u7 O$ g CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire0 y& J+ C5 P7 C3 d& a$ W3 P
CVE Unyo( R, X* t( e: ]
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1: M8 y% s1 i B
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# q) O- J! t& F9 [
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, Z1 b, i4 y; Y; n o L7 ?) } 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 I, A" x/ {' J/ b Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb+ A9 F* |4 I; T$ W# L, Y, P
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 X% Z' S5 K2 ` R
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 F0 [# \2 P& z# h
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ v( I g% i: s
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
1 p$ [: M4 V7 Q6 | 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& i% E3 w2 I% |$ p Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 t" c& M$ x! h$ r 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'; ~8 \5 S: \7 W: A
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 F* z* j d3 [2 O 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ n8 p+ {4 @) m7 C, V7 D- x/ m& i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 R: c& i7 X# y! q0 r
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'0 A( l; f- C+ f1 [5 y0 l7 ^8 n% Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 R$ M" X$ G7 O6 G+ r- {8 r 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'; ?; ~0 C& e7 T6 C9 g# R8 M% `
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb2 D# c) q% B1 K5 |% m9 ?5 I
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+ u( l! ]+ L' o/ ]5 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138 D8 F6 D0 O3 w% ?& Q: p
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) r7 r/ g8 S- t HEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged& |; p+ z2 Z8 e- [# O* I$ j
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
7 A; H4 l' L- p BB Mutsu# O5 Z/ E3 r& ]3 C4 e
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141+ ~/ v A5 _+ I5 M7 \! A' K# G4 ~" j
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; I; j+ Z8 s. a6 H1 JRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 E6 D: X, `% u# ?9 R$ \
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48) m3 y, M4 ]- O2 P
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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* x9 K3 Y. n' m t" S: BMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141: g% a1 ~9 ~2 A' j$ i
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; k4 T! h2 o; T6 @# i2 p8 Q+ DRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.4 t) V o, [: @3 `
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 12, q) ]0 h% ]% ~" J0 t
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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9 |6 w: q4 G, j- y7 j B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed( g' z% J1 A# X7 |2 l
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 O6 Z- @3 T8 w) ^. s% }4 `Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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2 |! Z0 w4 E. a0 S' m$ z) k B5N1 Kate x 3
' i6 }2 J" I5 ~2 {* o6 @2 s: o D3A2 Val x 13& L7 m, g: L, j( a
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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7 X7 b3 m: \% O8 ?0 ^; ?/ j4 S A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
* @1 l6 t/ J7 h7 }$ ~ B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
' f3 E. v* l" W, L D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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. U$ {+ n5 t; JRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ i# n% K0 j$ @% q/ ?% E2 U
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes( k; l0 B0 p! s/ [% J: O
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A6M2 Zero x 49* w1 q7 a5 Q: W+ W! @
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9 U0 B- i5 g" I' [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |