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0 V6 c/ s7 _$ L3 S9 K% g8 kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42& c. `' @+ |2 n w2 |. k/ M
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H( ^; V; l+ D* H/ x& rDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards1 `6 R* i$ Z5 s# q% v: m( j
6 i$ X. T& w& BJapanese Ships' U! j# [+ G) A1 i5 Z' d
BB Kongo
0 {8 n* u0 }0 c+ W- a4 W BB Hiei8 ~( X; g+ H: i) b6 L: c$ N
BB Kirishima
! X; `* g1 f% Z2 T7 i$ O BB Mutsu
' H5 I- O$ O/ ]+ l$ H! M# S CA Tone
% m9 l2 V2 R# l CA Chikuma) Z/ R) P9 h, n$ \3 V
CA Takao/ T' J1 V3 ]7 k7 C7 f+ A
CA Atago5 W4 A/ T0 W* N& ? v, H$ t
CA Maya5 H4 `" m0 |5 W( g3 `! x
CA Myoko' i p- d5 ?) A
CA Haguro' u' A" M2 `" ~( E5 U1 a3 v; `
CA Suzuya
$ g0 q P0 T) C* v9 \+ v/ } CA Kumano
# o$ K' M. z3 r2 k r- Y CL Jintsu
: V6 B: v: N1 L! R" ^" C8 v4 v CL Nagara
& n8 {9 n6 p8 h, a CL Yura
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" z' F7 u0 B0 @: }; U$ @Allied Ships
) Z& ^0 d3 c" G CV Saratoga( Y W' p9 N4 E$ g7 H+ W
CV Enterprise
2 P# s. j5 L" j3 Q CV Wasp) G+ E; A7 X" s }: s4 K) I
CLAA Atlanta: J* C9 ^+ @8 l1 l
DD Grayson# M6 m( ?3 F. R. Q. F! J: N
DD Aaron Ward
# @ ^, H3 G- {; g/ O DD Laffey
( d/ P( Q$ f6 U* `8 Z# l$ W DD Farenholt9 P! @# ^$ \* p# K$ G8 t
DD Benham
1 f$ x! w# N# y7 k DD Phelps0 Q* H" V6 K" c: S$ x
DD Balch
1 g# k1 p* y# M" W- t( m7 I/ v DD Farragut
" _& j0 ~: @( N8 V DD MacDonough1 y- E0 r( L9 w
DD Worden5 M( b& u9 r. o& _) _$ e
DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards8 p' X: B% }7 E" l, g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards1 i) Z! ~' l: D: a7 {
Allied TF attempts to evade combat' M7 }% \1 b7 K1 a' g
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
# o- T) p; ^8 fAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1413 X# A: y' q& a7 ~( o; c
' |* j* b5 u. v% b& E9 F* VWeather in hex: Thunderstorms- {, C4 z+ C1 w
6 W w5 q2 C3 [ \Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.* Q( W3 J9 r2 R: P
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft# x7 _# ^1 i6 G- H; g5 H4 R/ m
A6M2 Zero x 31; z# M4 E/ Q4 I; r8 b- o
B5N1 Kate x 30& F1 T3 t8 X+ x6 s
D3A1 Val x 153 Z7 h9 v8 b5 `5 s$ u, M) i+ L
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
0 \' ?+ Y3 }& V E! c F4F-4 Wildcat x 93( e. k. b- E4 U3 K- m
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Japanese aircraft losses
, m; J4 F% l8 x7 N A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed: l, D5 n& p( b) Z: j A" K
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged/ @, w" {* L; t3 P& Z% M
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged# L u) z+ [, J6 ~( z
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged: u* x5 `$ t, e9 j) X6 A! D
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Allied aircraft losses/ C2 P" w! m+ U4 {1 S7 X5 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships) d; @4 m2 ?0 x- b2 \ R8 _* p/ w
CV Saratoga7 y2 z. Y U" {$ }1 B& N
CV Wasp
6 u% b9 B* L& w+ D DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. `5 \% m- p9 R3 N! p
DD Phelps
6 o7 }6 O1 Z8 ^* \' f/ b* [ CV Enterprise' C' @& B+ w* I/ C: L
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3 C6 f# E; A. O3 z' JAircraft Attacking:" |' o2 V T1 @* w3 S _
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
% I1 O3 H4 ?2 B) `8 v Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb+ I% e, X1 S; n! k8 r5 x
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet2 k) a. u% z( e4 }
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb0 {5 W! V9 e! O$ J) F9 P
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; D, [4 r% w; Y1 V Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp2 l, f" C7 m/ U/ K# t+ _5 D
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet; a2 M k) @' `* \: c
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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& o% E' ]. H- X$ ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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9 J# l9 g& G' s ]Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* s/ x% l1 a1 t
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft* u8 b6 y! p0 A* S
A6M2 Zero x 57
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2 U% F! Q+ C7 y. NAllied aircraft
- e0 F4 Z8 \/ Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
9 f" f8 O" H* a9 x+ p, _) h TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses, p7 x* R, w& [0 c
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
N0 e0 P+ B% \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
& Y% |1 e* S) @# { TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
- m" L. ] E. X" k) D( K CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire3 H# M6 F+ N) k* i' y4 `
CVE Unyo; _9 t2 n$ X% P* R9 g$ ~# h
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 k0 d% g4 y+ c5 x; M
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
4 u3 j x. `4 V7 j 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
- Y* l1 ~! ^1 M& O! \# h4 c L5 U Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. h6 G- R, T9 W
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet) N! O }& h6 Y0 a2 v- q2 u. [
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo* T9 K* k) I! a4 k1 L9 Y
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000': c* j1 F. d% T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ S! j% H' `3 {
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
% m _+ L+ P2 k5 V6 Z, S1 \( u; m: r Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
& g/ |1 _. B9 L9 h' C; { s2 n 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ ]9 K( k4 f1 L; V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 _+ y) z* J+ ^2 O- m6 v# X
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 u5 j- Y9 Y. l* E: D- O
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 e/ {6 V3 T% `
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'4 B- S# H0 h! U$ v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 d- x3 K* [# T% c1 Q- K 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
, k C8 Q1 s0 I5 n5 k, p* E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" Z. }1 N1 D: ?5 U. E& o
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138. h$ j& Z( q% |0 o( k
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Weather in hex: Clear sky ~6 [: B3 t4 K" e* v+ t
3 Z$ e+ z7 |) b% W4 jRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.$ s5 [' P8 o5 a5 [0 n+ k4 N
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft/ T" V1 a- }! K5 u. W
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft! {) `# Z; @6 [* ]& i' V
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses$ u" o* o G- l, |& v
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Allied aircraft losses9 j% ]) U Q0 \" X4 a
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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u9 A/ n# r- N eJapanese Ships
" `$ v* Q: r: m BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
' g# O ]( G& ^ K BB Mutsu* b# M) u' p% V. w# n! K
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141" J i: Q( a. J" `0 S$ v
* `. _) H2 I) f& cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms% Z. d( Y, e' v) L/ V! k
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 m% I$ u& R6 _' B
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes# v3 t, c& i* s4 \
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D3A2 Val x 13
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% {7 w# q' V* v( Z1 b6 F* ZAllied aircraft$ [% T# Z- p9 p9 M% `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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4 ~5 `/ c& L0 N$ g! s! P& W0 xJapanese aircraft losses
6 _2 [6 }" u; M4 S D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed! J( k" g; _ F6 X
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1414 ^/ B) @/ z+ K8 U2 l( S" p
! ~) n) w& R, g- H w4 ~" \/ fWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, O9 r# l6 B* q: C
2 L7 k' n P. l! JRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. Z$ M$ W! X# U4 Y0 R+ I
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, k# Q( L2 r; T4 \- V! [
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Japanese aircraft. w6 R9 n+ M- Z" H4 ?: G
B5N1 Kate x 12# `# [6 D' X$ H2 H) }
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48( v2 d0 R3 ]/ Y0 ^ {
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Japanese aircraft losses
( W; W7 v4 N# M; r0 S, V$ s& ^ B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141# O5 `0 T1 z% l1 I+ Q$ f
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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3 Q' G, s9 s X0 i/ eRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet./ ^. u; l4 Q/ u; a
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes7 Y. R/ N* z8 y* \/ e6 D4 o
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A6M2 Zero x 3
, _- n, ]1 K( `8 V( B B5N1 Kate x 31 O0 f/ Q* P4 g8 ?3 m. c
D3A2 Val x 130 h" Q6 L, j# z* e. l$ x; V
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2 e: t8 q6 }; z/ ?+ j- q+ DAllied aircraft0 `/ p l' r; k
F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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+ [; Y) K3 O3 xJapanese aircraft losses9 p/ L. F, B1 u9 C. v+ y4 x
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
' s) `* R1 i- V" u4 K+ B B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
' F# b5 k( q* M, T' a2 ~5 L D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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) {/ s1 V% M) e2 Z7 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1399 t' |" q1 J' F5 K; z
, r& {' ^* P* B- f$ A* TWeather in hex: Light cloud7 M' Y2 @- Z( ?9 w
0 d. Y0 ?# |' |7 nRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet., M. `! g! Y5 D0 Z' D5 J/ R6 L
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 X3 q, G' O& {, q& J$ Q0 tJapanese aircraft
% S( l+ A2 O* X* k3 D. y+ l A6M2 Zero x 49
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Allied aircraft6 T1 _/ a R; t7 \3 l# [; b7 O6 \* \. X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses
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4 X( j3 Y6 v2 I3 u T8 }Allied aircraft losses
# G+ c' q. s2 R7 ^ [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |