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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42$ Z6 I- U1 X' n/ q
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# h! H4 a' G% U5 HDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" e5 J* s, Z; a! T BB Kongo
x+ e8 @/ t" O0 u4 Z1 O5 [! B3 h BB Hiei
; i& t$ x+ F3 | BB Kirishima) D1 D) u v5 R' V A
BB Mutsu
* n9 D9 k7 a3 ~) w# O CA Tone
) H" f, c1 ^* `% E3 g! a CA Chikuma$ L& |, {$ A% p0 Q- Q" U( g7 ?# h
CA Takao9 x0 P# f3 b5 J! P
CA Atago
7 c2 {0 K7 j0 S" ]9 K' @$ d CA Maya
8 o8 R# X: e, ]- Q" h CA Myoko. M, F( Q# {& z, z& C
CA Haguro
3 f3 i% f5 D7 s. t2 \9 j" J( H& `1 a4 x CA Suzuya
* q' F' J5 v2 _3 M9 }# x CA Kumano
- K e) s5 C/ g. _, z* J CL Jintsu
* E* v& ~6 X7 ^* k4 c1 U# y CL Nagara" F& k/ Y! v2 r& O
CL Yura
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# _( r: f1 U6 r, t: t; LAllied Ships
& T- k. c5 Q+ H5 y CV Saratoga
' S( C& r6 }* K* J9 p0 E CV Enterprise5 ?0 s) R$ h" ]2 b
CV Wasp
) U7 |; D8 I; s CLAA Atlanta
( ^# b9 O+ ~/ B DD Grayson! U8 }& c0 C2 T" `& {4 |
DD Aaron Ward
" p$ Q/ h: n8 _ DD Laffey+ G* x% P; M! [5 b1 n. e# @- C3 D0 w
DD Farenholt
. n5 q/ K! W4 a) D/ G; s4 D DD Benham) c) l+ S# t2 F9 N4 G5 M
DD Phelps9 F, k* u B, X- s8 ]8 l
DD Balch9 \0 @) ]. a0 z7 c; m
DD Farragut8 |3 a. A% c2 M$ W9 O1 c {) ]
DD MacDonough
- b/ d6 R& k: a& Q7 z/ U# l DD Worden
5 T* ]7 P; T% h DD Dale
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0 C! i2 A' W. w% cMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards- C. C7 W, g4 p( E& p
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
2 o' b2 Q! M, }2 E2 c" z2 rAllied TF attempts to evade combat
0 m2 e% i) N% i9 X, L, R7 vRange increases to 150,000 yards...
h1 O, \9 ~3 R* R0 O' R/ GAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms( ^% K* u4 o+ h
0 `0 }+ |. e) ^0 Y/ [5 V4 bRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. T+ z% [ ?5 [* i* D8 c
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& s. ^% A+ S5 y- ~
A6M2 Zero x 31/ N4 C: r0 }) {# D1 R9 ?8 {$ X
B5N1 Kate x 30
9 H: s6 G' ?& y+ l6 y6 L D3A1 Val x 157 n7 f% e5 X5 S' Z+ ^8 o7 L
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
9 P% G) z' K7 D* S( e6 K( Y6 F3 K8 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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0 }% `! @1 Y8 v& W( YJapanese aircraft losses
+ d3 V9 t$ \8 j0 h6 T6 Z; |; |: S A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
5 d: W3 W1 W2 ~) D B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
: X6 X; N! n) @2 f* h D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
' v' \1 g# A% p1 J D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged; j" K y# P% L3 C0 ]% g1 z; |
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% p: Q, E1 D' R* P5 T, R F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged/ ?* L3 b' t [; L5 q8 Y; B- B
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Allied Ships
: ^3 q. F( d8 a4 B1 f/ ] CV Saratoga
: n- c6 R$ E# A1 c2 Q6 |8 k CV Wasp
- ~/ M' P d0 Z DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 b! N7 f0 m$ h9 q6 Q
DD Phelps
. p+ [0 }' G3 z* ^& S. h CV Enterprise) K5 \/ Y1 P7 O, n- r1 L
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' t: I* H. P2 ZAircraft Attacking:
0 |$ k& u, N1 x& l F 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
. b# G7 A. R) Z4 ~/ K3 s2 M% E; { Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb* ?8 X& o% W' A! |" g+ G5 x- N% R
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet8 U7 l/ C- r7 s" ~7 r6 p4 k
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb0 z% C4 u; n- e9 e/ s5 i$ {/ | I
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
- N6 W0 a; L( _( E6 F3 S Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 Y1 B3 k$ ]2 E ?+ r
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
' J' r" P0 }9 L6 S Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, X7 o, g& L" e% Z4 HMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1391 M8 H% K7 t* s" U& T, j4 s: \* F+ X
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Weather in hex: Clear sky6 `3 b3 }1 D+ x! P
- F% o$ p2 i4 z. q6 b$ m* ?- [Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
% ?" c, o7 O, gEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* q. Y: F5 j; h2 B1 N6 }
A6M2 Zero x 579 n' x1 \. F8 x* ~2 k; }, R) z. A
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. p$ A! z$ c$ o0 Q" \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 855 Q# i9 u, E% _8 i- }& D
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
- m5 H9 A3 v# S/ a1 ^. v' m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses* l, g5 ?# p% @/ e1 E6 v6 \; N; l& y! l
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged7 s2 p2 J' i2 ]! C# _# {0 A
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged0 E, O; j) u1 S+ A0 D7 Q
' {: E$ U2 _3 `% DJapanese Ships
7 C7 r* P# K: j2 H: B CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire( U: e; q4 r8 u+ }* h& |6 z: [
CVE Unyo6 b, u- N$ }* s1 r9 |* u
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
. v$ x8 B7 N; [4 f CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage' B8 q% v+ R$ F' ?
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Aircraft Attacking:
6 k/ N' Z8 j j p5 P* {6 F1 y M 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ {; F Q. a8 S& N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 M* i, V- x9 F( v3 J( x
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet6 U! f+ {6 ]2 k- H( ]
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo V$ ~& M1 W8 U, C! Y) S
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 j8 j. n& }6 n$ Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 x7 C3 G# a. h+ ?0 j1 @6 K7 q 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; n+ F& _' {3 X, x2 ?$ z# W9 o: x% n Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
% e) t; b% L8 R, E8 y 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
3 W: ~: E) `! B% V- [ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; h; J% U7 M# }9 Y
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
6 T1 B* l+ M6 o: Q3 I1 ~1 T! @0 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ S: R+ _6 D: n! ~
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ G% T& Q/ E# o5 m b% R3 l- O' L
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb0 Y+ _9 q1 ?9 }# o3 C
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'8 u& U1 j! o" A1 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- k/ C4 J# K" X% K4 y: u
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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( ~5 I3 p2 y7 k2 VWeather in hex: Clear sky$ y6 g. n# E% X d( j
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.. s/ E/ W' H. P. d: w
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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# x0 f- J6 W0 p A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses4 q3 R! Y. h9 y- Z6 y S3 j
$ A, [% `; `! N$ o3 CAllied aircraft losses" J/ d9 f3 ~! p# c
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- Q; t( ] O- T6 h0 d BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1+ @/ ^3 ^5 }4 R! L1 f
BB Mutsu' S( \, q6 Y) N; y4 @* v
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141# F) R7 s9 c+ ?: X) M
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! B/ r m" W, T8 m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 L( H) T' \# Q$ H D3A2 Val x 13, Y1 d3 ]. M3 J; q
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' B# E5 l3 v9 R+ @3 B8 e4 m9 ]Allied aircraft
! D6 ?7 I$ o3 ~4 }; L. z* o# {& p" w F4F-4 Wildcat x 48% D. z* O" R [; ?, ] U
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3 Z3 p# b$ \1 T% o5 DJapanese aircraft losses
4 x1 _- X* u/ ], W" ?& d+ k1 x D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1415 V4 H/ O I. G/ J
4 X& O# @$ i$ G9 ~/ h8 c/ a' v uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' M# G8 F M+ p1 R6 p9 K$ o
7 ^/ p. R7 ^- s' L! IRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" v: w4 r4 W/ \" P. I) F' JEstimated time to target is 13 minutes9 w! X/ \, v x9 n
5 M; P+ t1 v( v. p, aJapanese aircraft
; k% G6 D" a* d# o# ] B5N1 Kate x 12! y; B5 X. z, }2 d+ f8 P
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- x( r1 l2 W. K8 m/ q) [. y* I F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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4 {3 _8 k7 G4 K* J B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed% Z4 f% ?8 Z2 ]3 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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* W+ y+ U4 _: b1 v# V' v9 d3 W HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.2 q6 h% R, I; O( c M4 `% B
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
# E' k) i ^4 [9 t/ B) x2 _) J A6M2 Zero x 3' B# P" m5 k* x; x# Z
B5N1 Kate x 3: M2 q" P4 _1 I J$ D
D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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7 T- P/ m0 W% m) V' `1 ZJapanese aircraft losses7 R' u8 w- G0 @$ E0 {
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
% `- G- G# k* v0 Q' h9 m1 C B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
/ o2 i0 A7 [* I) n6 U D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed7 D L! ^9 ~0 O) h6 s5 h
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- b% A g, R' j) wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.) c( w; B; ?: ~: \9 m* z( D. e
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes: f' C. D$ A' o$ |3 K/ E8 O: I
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Japanese aircraft
1 p! k: m& `5 b A6M2 Zero x 49( q4 m: t" S( m& G4 D2 u
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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% r. q! q& D3 w/ Z: j& B* G4 y SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |