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& i4 M' V9 @0 p+ |8 |; U, g6 A8 gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42- D+ b3 z! P& _% y2 r; n- R
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3 D+ {& |# Y5 D: _Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards* U; p! F! B9 v& g5 |% P3 B
6 G3 I; y8 n5 r. t8 X& _, dJapanese Ships$ n1 J( `- v0 Q% A8 L& G% t
BB Kongo' A" U+ V6 e e7 |
BB Hiei
5 H j- I$ i( y0 ?& P1 f7 E6 _ BB Kirishima
! V, J8 J6 B' v: J6 j2 Q BB Mutsu
1 J1 C0 |0 V7 A6 h( \ CA Tone
9 G) ?) J- u& P5 ~7 Q; p CA Chikuma6 d+ A7 }" K6 [" n, j" Q
CA Takao7 R5 z/ r$ _5 J; r# Q
CA Atago+ J6 x6 K2 H7 P4 W/ [
CA Maya: ^' H# J2 H q( ]/ t1 ~
CA Myoko1 `% j6 e; b. [1 ]/ Z6 z
CA Haguro
1 G8 k# s) J) E$ z9 b4 j9 {% O$ b& f CA Suzuya
# \1 T1 j; Y- ^+ e/ V CA Kumano3 K7 W/ \/ J# P' t2 k
CL Jintsu. I4 l$ m8 F8 T# y! P2 E7 F
CL Nagara4 s" |& x3 z& \8 O- y7 b" e- e, j
CL Yura( ~5 J3 I- @+ `) u% B) q# ~
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Allied Ships
6 e" Y. C% D; j8 i% l0 E4 L6 p+ Z% ` CV Saratoga
% ]4 _! q2 t' H3 ]9 [1 h CV Enterprise" E' N3 }; w, K* ?- ^
CV Wasp3 A' O d. ^" T* F" i, @1 X# @
CLAA Atlanta6 n# F1 t& @ Q* s1 R
DD Grayson" v4 J: R* z+ x9 ~
DD Aaron Ward
: e! T, w! }# s4 F6 T m* f# Y$ L DD Laffey
3 k0 r9 B& F7 r/ s6 o DD Farenholt
1 \3 {( P: G5 H+ I$ q9 Z1 g7 u/ \ DD Benham( C; t# y, g. D/ ?
DD Phelps ~& L; p. X' V _0 W
DD Balch3 E) G; X/ ?1 Z" n: i+ H1 N
DD Farragut: X" W# R( ?0 n
DD MacDonough
6 M' w ~- Z, @3 J: k& F" i DD Worden
/ z* X- j! ]# f" j) _* n) I DD Dale
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3 O% }" y9 J+ L' g8 xMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards" |. U, b( G3 l; \" ~
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
3 H6 C. \; t% E+ n- w' L. y7 kAllied TF attempts to evade combat) d% d# t4 X5 p+ Q& _
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
1 s4 P( g6 X. ?% A- R1 \7 x+ jAllied Air Combat TF evades combat- B0 {$ j; {9 |+ b( w' |
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141* x5 g8 G5 G# q9 v+ y! F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms, V% }- `: e' a, E+ z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
/ f! @$ x% S5 c2 s% Y) Q8 dEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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. y) V1 L8 i1 {4 [Japanese aircraft) b" `: y. g) i. @
A6M2 Zero x 31
2 |: ?7 n! f0 X4 Z3 F! m& H2 n B5N1 Kate x 30
~7 F; ~2 Z" I5 l2 j% W$ Y7 a D3A1 Val x 154 D7 L5 E. T+ I5 |
D3A2 Val x 39. v- a3 g3 I' @
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Allied aircraft
6 O2 q! V9 l0 Q) q6 `! v F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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( N3 j+ V6 l8 }6 Q2 y, iJapanese aircraft losses D: S3 b7 j C
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
% E* T D: M2 P+ `4 X% J B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
3 @. H( _+ a* | D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
' ]& i W% K5 k; O. C+ B @ D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses- D2 G. m% b$ s' E( v
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga: b. i) ^% Z$ l# M6 r' W
CV Wasp
& F0 f6 G9 g- X$ ~ DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ x. B+ ] P+ H( r" r8 I/ G DD Phelps0 ^$ N5 q* u; z1 B, E+ x K
CV Enterprise, V, z9 N7 P) X
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: Y; Y0 g( [$ b' ~2 PAircraft Attacking:, c3 f* M O7 G9 C% O8 u) a
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet! Z$ x( p" m5 {2 G* p
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb! |6 h9 [! t j( R! p
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet$ d/ F3 s. y- ~8 A/ M9 W- r
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
& c. ~: }4 m* M9 W4 J9 E$ K3 B: g 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
8 h& H; ~$ a- L1 E [/ l7 E5 [) I2 S Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
6 m9 x L' u, x' w6 @1 U 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet" `7 B4 ~* v: k0 E4 M
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1394 [) a2 b. j* F$ T- O; b8 x# ]
' [( w2 s5 g( N5 {8 DWeather in hex: Clear sky( b& O/ s* u1 [. T
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.% S% E5 x& W, ?' d1 S7 I
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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2 X& W! u& @1 W3 I2 B: KJapanese aircraft) V8 [. T( Y) X2 H
A6M2 Zero x 57/ N: k% y" `4 W% E- Y
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Allied aircraft
8 o7 |; Q: D* d+ j8 N+ E5 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 85; x4 r2 u* n; J- H* c
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
, O. f) D& E) ?! }+ N$ i& J) P0 v A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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5 y' q! ?& c$ L& u+ b0 Y) a% ^" i SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged9 }# R; ^- Y% T( G
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged& g: c5 G7 @1 v8 K4 n Z
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Japanese Ships5 ?, Z- T& M3 g
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
, [, g. m. j# y! x( x CVE Unyo
6 H U: P0 r# {7 ~ CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
( c& B) p" Z/ A4 ~/ ^. J9 _2 ~ CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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7 u4 {: a5 j& z! ?Aircraft Attacking:. h$ R5 A% f/ [' \
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
/ u5 a% U) `3 p# _( i Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
: H v' X% t& y" O3 P4 H4 {$ S 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 ~& \: h& {6 p$ ~% s$ f, e# U5 D' A Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
i& \! V8 t z/ U* [- _+ | 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'( U4 @3 t4 K7 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 b1 c9 V! y# U, W 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ c6 H" R! k% R: r. L: `
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! i/ s* r& c6 ^6 u
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
; b3 t# U# x$ j' D2 { Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
% j* I- b( X: Q' c7 U* \ 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 a1 F/ Y6 A+ ?, s8 ` Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 P Q" t; T% q6 c' ]
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000': i9 [* a$ a% w2 h1 M/ t4 I
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' M! [4 N! {% W
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
: ?( S7 Z+ o' [% k X Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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9 X% P3 M+ o# |7 S, z9 aMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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: } P% F5 _$ e. }- v0 yWeather in hex: Clear sky3 x- m" m8 R x
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
* ]" ?5 k. l" g! P. @. j4 cEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% _ H7 Q7 V* T
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Japanese aircraft
" ^% U8 l' g9 s5 w6 }9 n+ O* L A6M2 Zero x 2: U& U- x7 ^8 F G+ u C6 w3 F+ p
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$ e: E) l" U. N# k( k3 hAllied aircraft
- P- i! }& [9 H, V! t TBF-1 Avenger x 9! P. K$ a& K6 z
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& P. z1 ?: U; INo Japanese losses1 P- u7 u- O- I# m s, [/ E
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Allied aircraft losses R' @! x: M* l+ D: f7 F+ @2 y- |
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
9 Q, g6 t( Z& ~% ?0 y BB Mutsu
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( I; l' H! G* G. Y% E+ ^Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
. q8 a/ i" v% Z/ B, o0 F* M5 o9 \6 zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 13/ t6 G+ }9 b9 u9 A- p+ {
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5 _* ]) L) p; t2 f. F" n F4F-4 Wildcat x 48. J: g: U9 }+ G. E0 v z
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% \4 D# w. ]# o3 r q2 X D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed) u4 j3 R9 Q" n/ O
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9 x+ b" T; J# n, @Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141; s( f% Q2 S6 @- q
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* c0 a8 ^2 H0 I2 k; d- a
( N$ v; ?4 h% s- A( F: hRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 k+ S4 m- _$ W* ?Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 Q% T# h$ ]0 @2 A B5N1 Kate x 12% Y+ l) t. O& f3 u0 c% k8 @
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* Z4 m) l& }# S" s3 u3 t/ c" a; yAllied aircraft
& Z% N/ J; w) Z" H' e F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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2 k0 d: g' s' _ v9 [9 m B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141: R: q" h2 X$ Z B1 ^
) o' S) g8 l5 n( i" gWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
, x; c" Z0 [) d4 G/ _0 }2 k) lEstimated time to target is 45 minutes; F% r3 U0 ^/ N7 ]# F8 M
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Japanese aircraft
4 {8 L8 B( H8 _ Q" Y |1 x A6M2 Zero x 33 M7 {, ~; |( X* T- [: T G
B5N1 Kate x 3
6 V! E5 g# y$ l( W0 H D3A2 Val x 13& @# m8 x9 }+ E$ c+ ~
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49' Z% E: w0 i* v3 i- j+ h
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% z8 a+ J' `; Y5 e8 L A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed& T& Z+ f$ O& W' |, j H
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
! q0 x( T2 G: m D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed- o. V7 V. J# S$ f
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f9 n |# g, ]6 I, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139* P- S" l' s$ B5 H# ]6 R2 k
3 }* V- V, L g. j( C {; A( U( G# VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.2 O% u6 v2 P3 t' ~% ~- R- E
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes, h7 _* e& a$ c; f' [7 O
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
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