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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards! F9 i3 P6 x1 h$ Y- i8 l: B8 b
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Japanese Ships
% {6 x& N( q5 h BB Kongo4 A0 ~7 f, l: D9 V) J
BB Hiei
$ R4 l' r2 s+ y% u$ A8 l BB Kirishima4 {/ b: Y+ T; y' R& Q& H
BB Mutsu& a$ M0 G$ K1 O- ^* s- C$ j# N
CA Tone1 F9 `& Q9 Q4 O( Z& C
CA Chikuma
) [: D a7 [+ k CA Takao9 n7 O/ g/ G3 ?8 C
CA Atago* q0 y+ {& y. p5 J% C6 J+ o& Q
CA Maya V8 U! o$ t/ L6 o* d9 E" w! K0 _
CA Myoko7 i0 r. d6 k9 q ^
CA Haguro: a t, ~. U2 [1 O1 S* U7 O7 Y
CA Suzuya% S4 f1 X3 S7 D# a% T, }
CA Kumano3 X9 d% E- b" d2 B) G: a
CL Jintsu) |& L6 M: Z5 B4 K
CL Nagara
1 ~1 ?! Q8 j# B z0 k% d0 q CL Yura
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# \: {+ H( l9 O2 o, H F+ }% cAllied Ships
1 j# S% t; D- N' B* L CV Saratoga
% g; _# v; x* \( D+ B* p/ G CV Enterprise
* o% t. Z1 C7 k7 i: Y CV Wasp/ b. y& A$ D1 g# n, }+ B8 c
CLAA Atlanta5 H" f/ Y4 A* b0 y( V9 u0 c- Z5 u
DD Grayson
6 ^) }! _' E. h6 r G# }. Y DD Aaron Ward
# A" j$ \: {. }2 z) {6 v DD Laffey1 ?" f/ Q0 n4 R; S
DD Farenholt
6 D6 C" c0 v. z DD Benham
+ N& y, z2 Y! u% {3 \: i u/ t4 G3 m DD Phelps4 W, h( } H; L1 `) R+ {5 W
DD Balch
9 O; e" p% W! k. c) `; D$ L! D DD Farragut* [ U6 k' X8 b! C6 t$ S
DD MacDonough8 {* A7 |8 g D
DD Worden* A; e( Q+ G1 R6 @" ~% b* w, F
DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
& E( @+ | O# `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
1 x, P# ^2 B! V8 gAllied TF attempts to evade combat1 D2 N: A3 Q% g Y* @4 C0 e
Range increases to 150,000 yards...7 a& }% W& V! D5 x. K8 q; w
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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( I, y9 P. g; l4 N" CMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141* n8 Z. M( P4 T. s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms0 c# c) G y: i! V4 Z( `
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.# ?$ ]( t6 w2 o- S2 d
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes1 C+ v1 R C3 I5 h/ K
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Japanese aircraft& ?9 h! Z$ {1 \' m
A6M2 Zero x 31, X7 z8 A1 V, m' i
B5N1 Kate x 30
8 K1 U( Z1 l: `4 f D3 M D3A1 Val x 15, W% Y5 O" w9 m8 z3 C1 a" J
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
$ A3 p( ~) A Y3 l( n, e+ B F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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5 G, l& y! K! Y5 _+ x* @Japanese aircraft losses
% r, f6 F. I& I% E$ x: ?* J* k A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed% _ k3 I0 _7 I
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 Q& D# d* T d D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
! N* c& s4 @* S D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged; F: l' q& K* v, A+ }2 k
2 r) s3 P0 ~% e# t& g! YAllied aircraft losses }) E0 G5 p8 ]
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged5 Q$ t/ W1 N0 G3 e( c+ d5 d0 [
) S1 W( t0 ^5 O* J8 gAllied Ships
& w0 l5 i8 G4 }( q CV Saratoga H, X7 J5 O- L" Z2 f
CV Wasp
; O: }2 l1 [3 [' P* {7 w! h DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 ~& V' w$ I8 I DD Phelps
/ c; c! q' o9 o2 U+ B CV Enterprise
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0 R+ a9 E* _! Y/ m5 ^4 |1 AAircraft Attacking:
- P# `( S3 v' a7 X! {3 C 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
- c- S1 C# \6 F9 s# ? Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb# U- }8 X) U8 j, P
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet5 o. C, N; k! B' i9 V
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb6 B; `% N) u6 _( n
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 s+ y7 C" ^* x1 S: U
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
' p! r; ~: R- o" z 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
: F& G s: n' G Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb' g, U# q" V. `" `1 |3 x
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) {. E. m! d6 a6 FMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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7 T+ A: g% t2 RWeather in hex: Clear sky% o5 t) g6 @$ d6 C
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 y6 A# }6 B3 W
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes+ t+ l2 C, i1 {2 }; U0 y
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Japanese aircraft
7 g' K) g% [5 f, i; N. ^# r A6M2 Zero x 57+ D: y3 c- R! R' L1 K8 ^ f/ q
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Allied aircraft
1 X8 e# D8 q& ^$ E0 B2 ~/ X( {6 s) g# e SBD-3 Dauntless x 85$ F, \' Q5 [8 k) \" Z, X5 w
TBF-1 Avenger x 304 s$ G2 G0 M# Q2 E9 }: i
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' E" x5 [+ i! n9 { J2 C" WJapanese aircraft losses
! }/ l8 H( M& P) K, N$ b! O' \0 L( Q2 s A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed0 H5 u% D" @% p; J: J: T6 ~7 d
, r& k* |5 R$ r8 WAllied aircraft losses# O+ P: x- A0 Z# X7 K
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged. ^9 |$ J) K! W/ ~+ U
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged* O2 y- d e7 b5 I; `% Y+ B
3 V1 i3 c! H4 C3 [7 J0 X$ T" h0 MJapanese Ships" i3 H% x G( y Q7 n6 b% m
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire7 ^0 ]# V% T) u; g1 {- R
CVE Unyo
$ P; _( ?: l& ^% B& R& {. f CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1; M1 p5 q0 t; G/ c7 f4 V! n
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
$ S- g' Y9 B* O6 U" q* O 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
; I2 Y" D7 V5 L, [) Z3 D Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 u" ]& `+ m; X, F7 s9 a5 c& C 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 H5 ^# O" F4 s& h' N7 }1 |3 M
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' q- \4 i' F$ i
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
9 ]* N) |) E8 `- c Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
@) R: d; Q: Z 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet. L9 f( A6 D9 [3 h5 n; ^ \
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
( v1 M8 b7 n! |! G& C 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'( {; V& @" P' w) e. D$ F
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb# c. g) s# A4 U: R
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
9 f) _8 g# y" K, q& W4 Y' X Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 A( }4 V! S1 F' s7 n' Z
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) N) d! R8 P, F1 ^+ l# c4 D% p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb! T' O" g/ j& d' M- e
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) A1 |; h& S3 V Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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7 i' ?- F! l: \) E- G7 t0 TMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) k7 G3 p) G" E9 q: M0 a9 GEstimated time to target is 7 minutes' U" k+ t( Z* A9 ^& [
* A4 {5 ^5 ^! @- k0 iJapanese aircraft, d$ v M7 K# P' I5 u# i
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
- m2 M* r3 _* E. H: {/ b TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses6 T* O" A* `7 H/ `; X
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
, W8 a" ]. c# c: \ BB Mutsu% S. i$ h" T) @, f
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141; V7 c( f0 W# @ k# x/ t5 s/ O
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* e4 J' s9 Q4 H
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 y, u- l+ e3 M$ @$ m" W3 t D
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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; r: `0 C+ V2 J- T D3A2 Val x 13
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/ ?/ C/ t% j& Y5 s1 V4 S/ q F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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- f8 L# ^$ Q! _$ k" H+ ^$ L; c D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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5 K9 j3 |( P! t2 _Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141! Z* x! N- g5 G% ^& d; u
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% X+ }0 P( B8 M2 ?- q) VRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; T8 s2 y" {4 ] T O. m# LEstimated time to target is 13 minutes8 ^; W2 C T. e8 t
; L+ ~# r7 W. ~1 U4 |6 OJapanese aircraft
. E8 w. J7 O+ X" ]) |8 E B5N1 Kate x 12& y2 I6 M3 B& k. s' u
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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" @" m# \8 a; Q8 F4 X- b3 yJapanese aircraft losses) R8 b$ r0 U; T- @7 {8 O$ p6 z
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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0 E# R3 x; B, N& ^; qWeather in hex: Heavy cloud, M& O3 C4 L$ M. j0 [* d
( U$ h z3 _* P: x9 s) h3 hRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
d6 T1 D0 F; v% [Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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! ^: U' [7 N# j A6M2 Zero x 3
. U2 o0 S- f0 T- ?" K; k" s+ ^" r- J B5N1 Kate x 3( }( m7 M3 {' u" N4 V: K" Y- Q
D3A2 Val x 13! @# P( ^( D% V4 x
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, N# n7 b! @9 C7 U$ tAllied aircraft
8 |1 Z, a' Z) t3 J4 D5 L F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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% x+ R& |# M, q+ a' {Japanese aircraft losses
3 b! J! D1 N0 j a! \8 p+ i' ], f( T A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
& V0 v6 G9 |9 J$ R B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed) A; m3 u2 B, o7 n
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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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/ z* G% Q o% A/ d
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes" j- l, | C# y* G* ]1 ]- U
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Japanese aircraft+ \1 u0 j: A$ O) i
A6M2 Zero x 49- X/ Y; z/ m8 ]: Z
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18* s/ O7 v& \( Z8 G9 h8 R
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses8 I2 ]) m! h! ?: p+ h
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |