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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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! W& \9 k& N, B& V3 Z5 f, R9 ZDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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# a- q* m( }, @! |2 w/ G8 W# |9 cJapanese Ships) ^0 w6 v5 u, q# v `$ r7 c% r
BB Kongo3 T% |$ j% J, e: F
BB Hiei
' ^' V: ?. G: C) T$ y4 L BB Kirishima
1 Q* j, r, F) m' K; m BB Mutsu
5 s4 A& S, {, j CA Tone
P5 ]0 j @* O- B: Z" H CA Chikuma
& [- X, ^2 E$ E: D8 i% B6 X CA Takao: Y6 O# S5 L4 M" v
CA Atago) v2 w# f3 B6 ]9 B( }0 Z
CA Maya$ T- G2 h9 |2 c* z" i
CA Myoko
3 Q* c7 P8 t( i CA Haguro3 j$ G4 k% p4 |, ~
CA Suzuya
) g: ~0 q; W+ U, `: E, C CA Kumano
5 ]) U$ g" C% I- ~ CL Jintsu* c$ z3 Q3 L" r g9 X! c. J, z
CL Nagara
: ?" P& ~5 _% y8 L- b! `# G+ a CL Yura5 z/ J) A' f: i+ i1 C5 [
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% n- ~. p7 x# M! d# i; b, V+ [/ Y. @5 o8 e CV Saratoga& a3 P5 r0 m/ |5 c
CV Enterprise
* v% ]! {- H# j. }( e. g CV Wasp
" t5 ^5 J* Y: n$ e% S8 j9 k8 | CLAA Atlanta
2 u& l D7 e# s. v4 }8 m DD Grayson( y3 d) |* T2 a4 }
DD Aaron Ward( b! A1 D* P- h4 {: Y6 \; n
DD Laffey+ L) L3 {- O, K+ f
DD Farenholt
+ j' r0 J: Q& A5 |5 J+ t$ Y DD Benham
/ ^+ D6 \! R v DD Phelps
# J2 y2 V9 Q+ r ~- @6 I. [ DD Balch
{$ h; e f. Y DD Farragut3 E X5 W/ Y, S. `4 H t5 f+ n% X- s
DD MacDonough
2 I: k I- m* m DD Worden" g8 E' E' E$ w6 C+ L- z
DD Dale# k1 f) Z# I# c' m
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards: V9 Q4 E' R# ?1 s8 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
. d! q3 c( K I6 kAllied TF attempts to evade combat& L. n# x6 Y W: P; ?
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
* E! M4 P) A' [Allied Air Combat TF evades combat& n' c8 f+ F( D9 m0 U; Q: e, e
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7 E0 F9 v0 X- PMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141& N2 d, u, j3 A) a9 U; b# S
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; F' {5 U+ I, x/ _& Q) Y0 JEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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* A; [! z, q# AJapanese aircraft* q3 u' |' a1 Y1 b/ A& a& z8 e6 |
A6M2 Zero x 319 l8 {2 q, o, t- S& D
B5N1 Kate x 30: a" p, k1 k( W4 x& ]
D3A1 Val x 154 ~: G2 K5 P" G. A6 O; Y
D3A2 Val x 39
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses. O7 F/ x G1 T9 M Y1 ]
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed; r) K, }5 }, _/ l
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged. @0 Q& ~; N+ a$ M' x) b# p2 q- b
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' }# @) u& h8 ]1 X Z
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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$ ~) b6 X. h$ ?+ d5 z% [Allied aircraft losses! C9 b3 J( w2 M" G, A) Z
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged9 F5 _% I( D7 ~
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Allied Ships
# {: P7 w1 Y; s CV Saratoga2 D2 A: o6 |; B$ G) N& Y; {) R
CV Wasp
) W% h6 a0 M) d) e DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; |: T0 Z6 T$ [& s DD Phelps, `3 F# E; S ]) F* Y
CV Enterprise
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Aircraft Attacking:* \4 B& p% \1 m" A
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
Y3 W9 W: J; D) @8 R6 P Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
5 c* r6 Y) C4 H! } 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
* w" h3 c1 s* j. T% U4 X Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb9 Q4 q# P4 `' c- O4 d
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, C T6 i) v; \, s/ k6 M R Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp% F! X; C0 S' X3 W' r' h6 H
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet% ?- }6 i5 ~- P: L9 ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139+ n m' W' {( }- c" T% }! v
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, _, k X; V3 V. g
7 S) q1 {% B4 v/ v5 U4 V0 w. D( ~% \Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
8 i1 J( O6 w9 p2 e' bEstimated time to target is 47 minutes. I( |( N* w7 F- _8 F& C" C% y: n+ q
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A6M2 Zero x 57, H+ k2 G: q q
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# g' U D9 _( i/ X- QAllied aircraft0 j r8 u/ o9 D$ ?- N: p
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
* O& t/ c% a9 E7 e. p2 u& p TBF-1 Avenger x 30) U% e ~$ c5 ]8 H) _
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Japanese aircraft losses) c, \, r: H2 E. j$ `9 R
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed; P5 ?+ o' t5 l0 f7 p2 Y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged/ i" I) W6 ?3 h1 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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Japanese Ships
/ Q$ n5 W# Q3 r i7 ] CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
1 I2 `9 }! Z! y# F4 F; Y CVE Unyo2 U$ h6 m" E% d: Q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
2 L3 `/ i# y) ~; h/ j CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage w* | ^3 L, p" P
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% I3 [+ O) `' M) c# D 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
" [3 ^9 U1 n9 x& H1 U/ M Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 k' t" L* T$ o
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet/ Z l7 f0 R! F
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo" _) Q1 L q( Z0 K5 s1 Y
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'. h/ R7 d5 M# j. v
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ v8 c9 q# }, E
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
3 f0 b. F7 L9 K, W, X Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
C* R- L! m: z" @/ b, q, J 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 p) |0 L' D6 P+ l Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 o! B4 g% P; o, X# s1 W; R 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 V$ \/ x& @, J- [6 p3 A& \" b Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
4 F' R" n5 H1 F4 ` [, R* F( q 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'" S) t7 P; |" q0 I% L
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb4 Z' j6 j8 `8 r: S5 o" w
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
+ x" ^ H. c9 x5 X- l Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138# e4 O7 h( f& } T( l. t) g% q
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 P. n* `" x) W, h+ K4 H
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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* F8 |0 [% V" I TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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% A; j/ g# E, U; w6 ]5 y* v8 c: w4 ENo Japanese losses
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" }1 |3 z, T; @5 u; A! CJapanese Ships
! t5 m& h) u2 o BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1, ]( d Y0 \- m: R5 {, @9 ~: n$ P
BB Mutsu" v. G+ |, e8 p9 W. S! v& t* R
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$ V' ^5 e1 @+ T! MMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
, U4 @9 N+ {$ L0 `& }Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 13
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, F7 b/ S2 ~8 e! a F4F-4 Wildcat x 48# ]4 C4 W: K& Z- Q. o
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# v6 ?! D. g* ?% v, e: O3 o* q D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed& J' M, D6 \$ \
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- [7 N" \1 z; ~- @+ O! RMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141: g5 J! e5 Y/ `' N, B+ Y# U j
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
- t- M6 G" T. L9 a7 Y2 ]( lEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 12
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* ^' @$ n4 c& T9 oAllied aircraft
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; Z5 `9 Y) L& j% w; U4 m. vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141) K# U- y. {) ^- s* g$ ^
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud } Y( {; M- x- ?/ Q
4 d& b. t* Z9 h5 [' WRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
q5 ^, e) `: Z6 }Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 3
& A7 { b( ?8 A: f. ] D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 496 l" O3 ~) K: \' [( Z7 B
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B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
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' L, _2 T4 e0 l) J! K: YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1393 B) ~6 e9 |$ B
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.+ l+ k6 G' L: {! \$ O
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 497 e( l- K# c$ j4 V) B+ Z2 v
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2 M. i, R0 K, |6 C4 j SBD-3 Dauntless x 180 n+ n+ L* h$ b* ?2 v
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8 q8 d; g3 k! r- i! p% gNo Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |