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盟军3CV,日军2CV+1CVL+1CVE6 ^; z6 T% e A4 w C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 425 c1 J# t9 Z! _& Y7 Q
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& S, l: I2 n; ^. p' n, j9 Y& }, FDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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p9 w3 f) b1 G+ VJapanese Ships! o6 T2 s) K# }
BB Kongo
. F) i4 I! f/ d Q& Z; t+ j# k BB Hiei
2 p# r) h U! S% D8 X8 v5 K) V BB Kirishima
: ?1 d7 s @# _" r BB Mutsu* F h! P3 C+ m/ ^/ J( v& c2 Z
CA Tone
: e. z' k6 h" b! p; D- U2 c! E CA Chikuma
* n3 Y Z' [5 X% o+ ?$ B' b! O CA Takao8 I1 Q- i5 ~" |6 m0 v
CA Atago
1 w1 H# T7 K$ a0 b6 w CA Maya3 L0 c: w) V4 U$ E3 ]
CA Myoko
9 a8 s7 D Q3 f+ | CA Haguro K, H! ?; S9 R1 Y5 U1 G
CA Suzuya
. o; h8 ~* e' o2 {/ g CA Kumano
) R: }9 i0 N* e( k" ]4 @ CL Jintsu
8 t: w0 s% {% o( h/ R& Y; p. [/ D* j CL Nagara8 s: g& O( M* H* E1 E: p
CL Yura9 N- u. }6 q v- o
$ W; \' b& L2 q; Q- T* eAllied Ships/ R H) U; K0 p- v
CV Saratoga9 {7 N+ q* B! ]& |7 f2 I
CV Enterprise
4 s/ ]. {; U! P2 F- f+ ~6 k* \$ w CV Wasp
5 z; N' _/ i" t, d CLAA Atlanta
" u' W9 d, H% K7 l, T4 L8 w2 X7 s DD Grayson
! K: }2 O) ~. |. W DD Aaron Ward
: r5 Z# b6 z; O# {) n( v" A' G/ e/ \ DD Laffey
& w. J; u" P' T( ~# R. x N9 {7 E DD Farenholt
1 u; G" ^. w3 \4 u# O$ J# @ DD Benham% q7 `$ Y% q) @& r
DD Phelps
$ R) {5 C. ?) K. ?/ @2 n DD Balch
9 n: X: J' n7 P4 ^( b DD Farragut
# X) S1 z" q$ b% w! u3 ~ DD MacDonough
" G2 P" H8 H1 v# Y5 ? DD Worden+ ^& a: d0 W& R% w
DD Dale: ?- u; r# b0 O2 Q
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards5 O' o8 i$ P: @1 m/ y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards( x( ]: k/ ^: A$ u* k
Allied TF attempts to evade combat2 ?& e3 `; x; B) M
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
6 ~# U( C* b1 J a; j7 [* R( XAllied Air Combat TF evades combat5 k" P o$ G+ k
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( i( d* ~8 F2 F$ {+ mMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141+ Z8 ?3 s, D% N- t& u
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ S9 N/ V! X$ N2 l* X; y! Y
; `; ?" S( \) T; o8 [% cRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ d& r" Q% Y; V! x+ P- iEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 q2 g2 I: r# k( n
A6M2 Zero x 31
* K& Y7 Z- N% w5 ? o1 Q* H7 w B5N1 Kate x 307 v6 B* ]+ Y3 r' b8 B* X
D3A1 Val x 15
) H' Y& \2 f( Q7 ~ D3A2 Val x 39; n7 m7 _+ Z3 C/ G6 k9 d9 U
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Allied aircraft# H- c. x1 S! A5 a; d. h
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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# n+ r5 N- y; x" YJapanese aircraft losses
: _4 g( _ P4 `/ r! P2 ?; _ A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed6 G. ~# e6 V- B4 }$ Z+ H
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
2 m; K0 x% o$ S0 G4 v! ~0 Q; O D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged& c, F! O0 v* b I; i1 U' ~
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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b' v, x2 @% R# K. j F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged$ k2 A/ `5 |* I8 f& a( p" k$ U
7 [5 T" |- [. V ^4 o: YAllied Ships' k1 l; E/ Q9 L9 ^: j
CV Saratoga% k0 P' Z& }4 w: x B, s& N2 Z
CV Wasp
% o7 L# N% A* x: N* F5 V ? DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" r0 p2 N. Y2 n6 ] DD Phelps
: H' j6 r# o/ y CV Enterprise
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Aircraft Attacking:$ k9 F* o( _& v. i; ~
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet5 Q7 V+ g) V: y1 o# `- Y! G
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb& e8 C) ~$ M! M- K; Z
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet8 w( _. ~/ J. \+ S! q$ ^4 w' T( J
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb$ Z {1 D# q+ W+ |9 v6 X/ D
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 u8 f3 |* k9 ~/ U Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
% `' T' g1 k* a* F/ B4 q; \ 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
/ x' [2 O# a z r$ n, D Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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2 z' H& _! G, l) EMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1399 \( _% a3 [0 t- u
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 i) J8 C1 N4 R1 P- P ~
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 s# e3 G/ E1 P0 TEstimated time to target is 47 minutes9 u8 }% c- ^8 M( Y( v
u3 {. ]0 M& o5 iJapanese aircraft* @, w# {8 H2 Z3 |; G7 w5 `+ \
A6M2 Zero x 570 S) f) y3 r8 V" u- J) o
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}" }$ w5 G( K SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
1 `9 E* o$ ^1 B5 A2 Q TBF-1 Avenger x 309 l3 x2 M% w7 C( G3 i
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_" j, q6 W& eJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 I$ g, J, l, o9 L3 V5 ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged" `: e- H* _" r }. @( v6 K
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged u* c! l' X. q
V6 j$ t$ U$ Z8 gJapanese Ships8 D2 [* A, `6 c
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire: E5 s+ W- @3 D0 p. n
CVE Unyo
( {. B; P9 [- p4 S: T. `* O CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1. S8 y8 {! _1 U/ W
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:* }; b- y5 S( L& } {. X" f m
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
1 |& ], s* ~7 }& q$ q. D6 Y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# I1 y- `9 ]9 z8 o! i/ ?6 [
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
0 t- }7 z) ^) s3 j Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo9 D y4 b3 j9 j2 z
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
% U+ {9 f' v" N: X2 f Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: k. v1 J A% N5 p0 c
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet- R7 T+ q2 ^' F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo4 G" R7 \; `# \" ^6 ~. `
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 y- c# A& n: v& J" i
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 Z& y: f) C p" [3 _( l
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'* _! z f h; ]( P1 L. \- K- x ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb3 s9 G" w8 m/ K# {1 |
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 f, x8 p) }: S+ g
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 \; Z- o3 J9 y# x9 H, D7 H
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
& [% X; `# F c5 x Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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1 R% t! r! I' x# p4 C6 E }( wMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138# R( q! }0 Y/ G6 Q% A& q# n1 [
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Weather in hex: Clear sky H' E! h) B$ y$ g A; p
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 `( v- Z9 J- S1 SEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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$ H& D T! k" W" M4 F' a- ^ A6M2 Zero x 27 ]; {! S j, `. {$ N7 U
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0 b1 r6 T! _( y* S1 q0 NAllied aircraft ~% y' L2 d0 E8 @9 u1 E1 Y
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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/ u/ h) r$ u8 a) O. tNo Japanese losses
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9 m: B5 ?0 `& H. _. i TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged6 E( S7 p8 x& Z& @
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Japanese Ships
7 w5 V1 _2 I: ?$ u' x BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
2 M4 a; V" B! J3 o3 R# N1 r5 e8 E BB Mutsu# p- ^( c- J3 v8 K( d- Q5 o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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, X- }: ]! O* \" n% JRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet./ F) o% z! y$ u9 q8 M d
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 O, }- S1 P ]7 F
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Japanese aircraft
/ |5 \. l I4 z9 n D3A2 Val x 138 F7 Q8 f; n# k) Z a
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# H5 x3 K* Z+ Y% ]* Z2 T1 M5 J* ~Allied aircraft
# \( e/ ~# |2 V" Q9 u' U F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 u' B: o- w" }. z% O/ W* E D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet./ c) m* A% O* L" Y9 H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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/ R5 @" ^4 \5 l B2 a B5N1 Kate x 12& J* m2 {+ ]3 J; ~% W- h
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6 L: q" m: B. _- A+ C* O- a; Z- PAllied aircraft
& h, a* b0 B v8 g* S$ D$ C F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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1 T' Y" _! K# A( D) s3 w% L. _Japanese aircraft losses
/ W, o; G: I) Z& H& H( c+ u% }5 J l" i B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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/ q0 z% _4 o6 l& }Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.. s$ V& P# d6 Q9 _9 q
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 3
3 |7 d2 \. k6 g% Y% R D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49* @% d) N4 s* g& j
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed9 f" j1 Q6 T6 E5 m
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
1 a5 ~6 | `! I5 |7 |' [5 H# k D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed( T: {0 U: ^) \% Z0 H7 e7 H5 ~+ Y
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139 I+ t/ ^1 q$ e0 E% t
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% s* X# F$ x2 Z- C. }Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.5 Y) d" o" f! X- u
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 F" L+ E2 K: }% i$ l+ U1 U
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) P* n0 v1 w1 X) } A6M2 Zero x 49
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7 g$ P5 H! L% L" m- e3 ^3 g( @6 d SBD-3 Dauntless x 18+ _( v9 C; c0 m& h7 f
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! g+ z M3 v, r& z# ?# |No Japanese losses6 y& j" p; A3 C7 @( n1 |; a
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |