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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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$ l% W' i* O; s: g" ^$ rDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 ~9 I5 y. F7 H+ w- j# K3 p9 o1 J BB Kongo
Y) W; a8 p7 o: S BB Hiei. U3 Y) G+ m1 l$ ^
BB Kirishima8 R) _4 ^+ R" B$ n' P; Z- o
BB Mutsu
9 e5 f5 m% e# Y! m CA Tone3 s( A0 W2 t4 P" m9 X' N& m( C
CA Chikuma7 H9 y. [8 _# Q# ^+ `: G% P! s
CA Takao3 b8 |8 ~$ d. y
CA Atago, _3 R1 n2 ^, \- L. w( X& i3 c
CA Maya
' z' V9 C$ h" l9 F' E CA Myoko6 h# D8 o2 |' [/ O3 C7 z
CA Haguro
3 g! a5 C5 b N CA Suzuya& X6 ^) K( E) \0 h& p5 \
CA Kumano; I- S; }& ^& e
CL Jintsu
4 Y, \+ R1 x& C' ]; ^& B0 p K CL Nagara, v1 M! c" }) ~
CL Yura9 m, V D: t: i% O- T
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Allied Ships1 e8 t! P: r. M! }
CV Saratoga
! v: A2 a, i& I$ I, R CV Enterprise' m8 R5 g( }- w' L
CV Wasp
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DD Grayson7 x5 }7 U4 ^! Y2 ]
DD Aaron Ward
% N% L& O, f/ M* X, k. h( w0 ^ DD Laffey9 e6 c! Q d2 T" C9 r
DD Farenholt( V! A V4 a0 b6 G
DD Benham8 p/ {+ V; ^6 _& ^9 Q
DD Phelps
4 j. K" H+ Y+ D8 E DD Balch
# ?" N3 ~3 s% t DD Farragut
6 V' o. y* Z1 ?5 Z DD MacDonough# Y8 K* G+ Z" L5 M1 S7 C
DD Worden
/ o4 Q9 V: m$ n3 j" A( f DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards* _. s+ M1 l/ ?4 N/ V L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
# o" u) ~1 x; ~) r3 AAllied TF attempts to evade combat8 n* `7 e @' J' G
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
+ P2 n' u7 V/ d5 iAllied Air Combat TF evades combat) w6 ] }! K2 Y# G7 m
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7 J9 M8 P" C$ L- [Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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" w" l c2 F, KWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 F" G0 Z% i- E
. ^8 c9 v$ i6 A3 ^% [, gRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." a3 i/ | G, j
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes" t( L- a2 n+ q
2 c' K: w! \6 R9 |* ]% Q! EJapanese aircraft& ?9 k+ g2 P- Y+ f8 z7 s' g6 K7 ~
A6M2 Zero x 31+ B' D |" L' {: p/ y0 d+ W' L
B5N1 Kate x 308 _) j* S' k9 z5 q" I! J/ K
D3A1 Val x 15
0 T3 p% ]& q: Q; t* X# l D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft% s0 C7 s* K( o$ |; s
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93( p+ F. h) r) R5 R
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) J% \8 L) o# I( ]: Q8 FJapanese aircraft losses
; F8 W" \( t3 ?% f! j e8 s A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed" X& t; p# z. R- X% ]8 o+ _. B
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
' c/ s: ^" I) d5 n+ D( u- z6 W D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged$ Q1 W% h7 C& \; P6 a7 W% x
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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1 u# ]( ^% d: t" E+ ?6 h3 h6 eAllied aircraft losses
8 z$ x+ A; A0 H- W F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga- [! ?& v3 F* W- Z) Q+ l( P3 x9 K
CV Wasp( m4 g; V% H; C6 _0 S. n
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) }+ U0 m3 Z- U
DD Phelps
" m1 b8 J) m! o! W- B/ n CV Enterprise7 s* Y7 ?0 F% d0 r! @1 r) w$ G* F
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+ l! m. l1 P) |8 y$ xAircraft Attacking:
" j; N: U q1 X) O 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
P' l1 m# R* e, l0 T. q% o Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb0 d8 G' v( |) Z( w
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet; l+ \5 X: T A0 O0 `- j# C0 u
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb$ D: H2 s; p- ~' L; f
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet- E& O( `6 \8 t
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp: q1 C; R" x$ v% z4 a1 P, D
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
6 C2 E. ?1 F, u( _ Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb- g5 A4 N$ b$ {
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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) B1 p4 k S3 |% GRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. y' T9 C; q% i1 h$ S
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 57
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2 A) p3 U% e: X* FAllied aircraft
6 g) ]9 P/ l9 j& Q$ n/ f$ K8 g9 Z3 t* p SBD-3 Dauntless x 85" [& Q& L6 R3 F6 O
TBF-1 Avenger x 30& V, H8 F$ Y9 _
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed' u1 V6 [, N# ~' j8 H+ E2 K5 Q8 k
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" Q0 }# Q+ v# J SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
8 g( V4 G& Q9 _5 s% L! t" ] TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged0 h5 J7 L& n) \9 C
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8 c! i: f5 V3 Z" t4 ?1 ]# c" X CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire! ^& b9 K* O2 c$ n
CVE Unyo1 `- N) R9 W- u4 t7 H. k
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 19 j# A* d# s6 |! l" f' v5 o- x5 D @
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 a7 t/ K9 M' Y# o) e4 ?. Y& A
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Aircraft Attacking:6 {' g& i q1 d; H" `3 j6 X
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000', o7 I3 x( B* {0 Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- P: J% }% p0 @# T4 `0 i1 S, i6 F+ z
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet: [: Q% U, f& C" ?( Z d
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo, ]. a: J( m7 O& N; |" A# g
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
+ A* T3 M* d% p, v Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 c# m! n0 [8 m0 T5 I
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
: d3 Y1 F7 x* q' O! [ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 p! O% W6 U6 |. i& [9 e
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" Q: B) k7 _& `5 a( {1 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' Q4 Q, }. z. f
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'# {0 N1 C, ^! H& S: j) R4 W
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb, o l# T. T" n) T+ W
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 _ s4 ?4 S) e- T% g1 S x
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# K) h( I' ~3 e# w8 \
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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6 m* i5 X2 E+ _9 z5 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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* W5 x$ i* N' L9 r$ b2 O" f5 SWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
: L* C4 \# t P! {$ q& E6 aEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses- r7 u2 Q1 i8 ~, Z+ O
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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- i/ A1 @0 T- b% j7 ?8 uJapanese Ships
' B/ J d3 |/ G) N) i1 | BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
( P& S) `9 q( j6 x BB Mutsu0 l+ H5 r; z; ~3 t: s( H& O, u
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/ H- X' ?9 a& X3 M- B1 bMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.9 \9 S5 `8 ?- c, L) z' ?
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 13. J- q1 x8 C# b4 p' H
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2 o: Z* f1 Y. h) Y F4F-4 Wildcat x 48& p! J* F3 d( O1 `, t; y! g7 L
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2 q( j, U. H1 V% xJapanese aircraft losses5 _% x! ]6 c4 r9 ? |
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed6 f% T* y4 W* [7 ^; Y# c* t
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% v! U" j) U! m6 E, o* Q; r) Q9 EMorning 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.
l* X& [& [4 O B) D4 `! mEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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6 B9 I3 ? D; L' P( ?, a B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed. b/ R6 V2 \) B: `6 f6 F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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4 l/ F, s/ u! o$ G% ?+ N: c& Y2 t$ CWeather in hex: Heavy cloud0 b3 _7 B4 g7 N1 x: a. |
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 V* V$ T* T6 PEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3
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D3A2 Val x 139 [9 V$ ?0 h9 U+ [7 j+ B0 x$ ^
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# {; w% N- P1 Z8 X @5 cAllied aircraft
" I6 c% P9 l* ?# s F4F-4 Wildcat x 49- T3 P5 N, H5 b; S2 t
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Japanese aircraft losses* s4 [/ I4 B! [2 n
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed( B4 s& ~0 ]& M& Q% U" A+ t$ \
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed5 p, b: Q( K. d0 R
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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/ U- R! o; Z' U6 _9 [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.
5 i) U* f8 W9 {Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 o: p. r) X5 T3 B/ O) w A6M2 Zero x 49
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ~ O0 K9 s3 V- X* s4 l( s) M& O SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |