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: |; Z7 x9 T- |! }2 x+ m0 AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42' W; S7 v6 S T! |0 _: n
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/ ^% H; i; @& i6 h6 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& j) x# L; q1 P# _
BB Kongo' d7 n ~2 X3 U* {5 v; e- Z! a
BB Hiei
. ^( P% |, m/ {8 [" d; e \# ` BB Kirishima' Y6 {. T3 |, _+ f' |4 @( F1 I ]
BB Mutsu
8 e* f+ K3 T: o% Z: T3 [ CA Tone
% ^4 d+ `$ E4 A. ?- p( L' g# ~ CA Chikuma
- I4 p* Y( S/ Z+ m) n CA Takao
1 x- }4 y; u7 a/ F" V5 T CA Atago
$ w( O) n& B6 [) n$ Z8 q0 j1 X CA Maya/ U- A. h. A8 T( [) K7 `0 g3 n. N& y
CA Myoko
, H5 l6 A6 f2 [ CA Haguro
7 \: N" _: k* u$ B- F" L; {( q5 V CA Suzuya9 Z( V8 L7 M8 {& u
CA Kumano# L* ]% o- j5 H* P9 L! n! h
CL Jintsu6 c! Y3 S: T- J& [0 ?
CL Nagara
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Allied Ships
, J- c; U3 Z2 D3 ?6 Q/ k CV Saratoga
/ F* A* {; f" w CV Enterprise# H, C$ C% L7 P0 ?
CV Wasp. u8 m& V1 v4 S! o) c, D
CLAA Atlanta4 h x0 z1 ]1 j8 Q: ^, D
DD Grayson
' @) w3 L `( x) z7 v& q% f$ g DD Aaron Ward
! k( X2 F: S$ t+ L) j DD Laffey# T% i* c7 c4 L, _# \4 _5 P3 ` d
DD Farenholt
: E! O$ J9 N$ C( M! a( g9 y, e$ X DD Benham
- M) W0 v+ ^8 f6 w0 ` DD Phelps4 [/ d8 T; U( F- H# `7 x( k0 C. o
DD Balch
, s- E1 [& |% h; B6 S$ l) B DD Farragut) i1 l. f0 e+ c, y2 h
DD MacDonough
3 V; [ E. j: _1 o B DD Worden
3 Y6 a+ B. Z) Q1 y6 f6 Y& z DD Dale' a5 ]9 l. I1 {1 {) S) w% ^- H
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards) \& w2 i H' b/ |
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards, t; s; M) `) Y' h" D4 T
Allied TF attempts to evade combat( ^1 I9 b$ c" n$ a( @' k. c3 f# d
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
2 U6 v, ]+ ~4 F9 @7 KAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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$ h! d" e7 i$ B9 @# {$ n4 xMorning 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 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
) C$ x( S+ W6 b/ A. F$ }: mEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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1 U" ^- O7 b# u6 v% {0 VJapanese aircraft
6 i1 }/ Z0 T+ W! h6 _! T. H' g A6M2 Zero x 311 A3 I% F$ [4 _% a. k4 S
B5N1 Kate x 30& N0 {5 [7 L; y/ p Z
D3A1 Val x 15$ L: X0 C1 H" p3 \' K9 V' G
D3A2 Val x 39' C9 q O) N' ]3 M/ H& Y/ Q; P; G
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Allied aircraft( @+ @0 L( X- v4 r0 |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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: n3 g- Y* p* w/ J1 [ A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed# ~, `9 ]! Q1 j2 J" l& G
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
% a1 `3 ?# c. i/ G$ V% F D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged. i2 E/ l# U4 a$ X) V
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged- z: U9 _9 r" _- n: W; Y- B
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Allied aircraft losses
! A! M2 T) p8 |6 W; ]: K F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
7 u$ Y* {- G8 ?6 p CV Saratoga: a" A* j$ }' Y5 I4 O" W- j& w
CV Wasp b* e" t# l7 K( t( a8 Q- V
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 Q% @8 Y: U$ M$ n B6 a DD Phelps
5 j* H' L+ M& C2 ] CV Enterprise* X& P; }9 N8 o d) J" z
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Aircraft Attacking:; L# {6 Z6 A% {4 `: e
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
* k S2 |6 ]% l1 F; k Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
% `1 X5 c0 q: ^7 f( [# R, S$ h 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
2 e% _, m$ H3 e5 J7 g Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb/ M4 k; k& N" n- @& [
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet0 V, m) g( ^2 |4 @0 Q2 f& e
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
$ G! [! L, R; m 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
* ?2 H' G' v, o9 M; t Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb* b7 j2 @+ j/ n
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139' t0 i0 N9 o2 g! q; i2 g
1 l$ G, U( \% U9 ?: j. V( k, y- LWeather in hex: Clear sky
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% ^. z4 D0 ]2 X+ g1 M0 T6 U0 B- sRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.- Y0 C: L* i2 n1 E; S5 b1 t p$ Y
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes8 H" e9 \3 m& y8 h( h( X5 O. {
3 W. q6 b% |9 ^5 y4 f- s4 HJapanese aircraft3 c' W$ q. P) F9 _9 Y
A6M2 Zero x 57, W9 t$ S; w3 l8 K0 |
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
( b& \: [* T/ U. e9 r+ K% o) j TBF-1 Avenger x 30. v9 X" ^* G: V/ E! u5 V- j& ?
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Japanese aircraft losses
' ^) `' A9 V J& x! A3 b A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged# ~( c# o4 K1 ]8 e9 I6 ]9 A
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged! R9 V! q: \" D+ G1 H+ T4 W
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire! C7 H/ y! }8 }8 {
CVE Unyo
0 i9 b4 `3 ]. q( Z* L+ C$ b- c CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
4 q Q# u5 H4 ~ CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- v9 W2 P8 {0 B
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: O1 G. |7 n1 k- k DAircraft Attacking:
5 X* F4 {- q5 E$ x% S8 k a3 F 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
0 W! w% J# H8 G1 V5 Y r. R) g# m8 I Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 Z4 t3 r: i5 _8 @, N
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet" F- j3 \7 ~6 E, @/ T; c
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# k8 N) I/ N$ E1 H3 G+ u 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
# k9 Y4 V* {& k$ k, A; t. d6 Y Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- K; H3 u ^' \7 h/ j 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* l, e$ c7 o& {4 a [ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
0 S! L* p) I# b w. a0 P& ^; \ 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 ^/ J4 B" y) ^% N" }/ O' U
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; t4 H# r9 z4 ?) I6 w
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 o; C# q0 B7 ]9 I0 n w Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# L% @) Q; v$ h/ J# D& B
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'. Y) E/ k8 P) C
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
2 t, l, S. X3 Q! L: u 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'+ l5 o8 \! i. S4 k2 @
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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5 k) d' @' {4 z7 C% ]) X; V, BMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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% y' c& [( c' d! U2 u1 JWeather in hex: Clear sky
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: e# Q6 w8 [% P0 U: ]! bRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 x/ d) W, v6 h! X) l! DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes: c& J/ y0 C$ M& g
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9; \/ c9 j) ^; |8 @4 x
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged3 J# z( }: d4 M7 U+ S
0 \$ }- H1 u( sJapanese Ships
: k- D( z) k f* W' s3 B0 V* s6 Q/ @- s BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 11 J+ H8 F/ X* t* S2 T. n
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1413 t! n+ J+ n% M- K- l# j/ Z/ }
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. f& T1 _! k3 M4 Z, DEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 486 V! t6 u5 R- W, n, N) _& H& x- [+ Z- E
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141% T4 u. K, v1 V
$ ~! r* }6 V) M$ dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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) k4 S# B* r/ _- l- V( U. pRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- ~: m9 ~( a8 h, T: h% X9 V- |, y: A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ c' @ g1 \- `7 J6 E6 N, h B5N1 Kate x 12
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Allied aircraft
O' D. o/ c8 Z: G8 L/ u' | F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed) M- {8 ]4 |+ J* _- R/ V1 R, c
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0 ]2 w: r* u1 ]( h6 `- {0 `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141# s8 z d* ?1 L( C4 N3 I1 `
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud0 P5 \, m& m, R% p; j1 n4 h6 u
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
9 m7 \5 S3 K LEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3
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D3A2 Val x 13; b8 l" _" l" p; V! m
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Allied aircraft
$ {4 c& E6 F0 ~) { F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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t$ c/ Z2 l5 Q8 P2 _ A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
5 W1 U+ L( \- F: @$ s; V% h, c; S B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
# {8 P7 T: o' i; P) E+ a- i3 F6 E: u D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed4 P1 b& e% v5 L3 J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) G+ c9 k. o. v }Estimated time to target is 31 minutes+ U h, v! J) p5 K) T) h3 a
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
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; k4 G* u( C2 K2 {9 a; eAllied aircraft losses
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