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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42! I, q, Y# N$ H1 q1 M 
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards 
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1 x! M+ x5 ~$ f1 _7 ^Japanese Ships 
8 T: A  J2 E. C+ g( B- @. N7 ^      BB Kongo 
8 p0 y) f" ^, A' E. k9 g/ f4 d      BB Hiei 
$ c4 ^- m0 T1 ~# f2 K- J      BB Kirishima 
8 I$ `# N6 t, |      BB Mutsu6 k5 y' K# `2 ?3 z! I 
      CA Tone, `) B8 `5 p$ q' E$ n8 A 
      CA Chikuma7 k. @- ^! T% C0 J8 {* \9 \ 
      CA Takao 
+ k2 t' L" ]6 }( \& u8 S      CA Atago 
! p; p' f0 r0 ]2 N; B      CA Maya 
6 m$ L/ u% @" h! M& F' Q      CA Myoko3 [' @  C5 i) ~, k* K" ^ 
      CA Haguro 
. D5 T) E6 V" c% O      CA Suzuya6 S7 f. W4 C, v 
      CA Kumano8 q, ^  ?3 @/ I# g$ H 
      CL Jintsu 
, Y- a# |# f  p: c" e: Z% Y5 q; L      CL Nagara 
! _# A8 C4 ~0 _      CL Yura# p3 a' i  j  b& L 
  
# P* J5 C/ m; \  rAllied Ships7 |$ j1 _% n# {9 s 
      CV Saratoga7 X/ d( E! q2 Q$ x/ U3 X 
      CV Enterprise9 K6 W7 F; g& o: k 
      CV Wasp 
4 y* A* }$ D. Z3 n      CLAA Atlanta 
7 U% r& n. _* e+ ~) `      DD Grayson, u' p9 g6 k; |1 y, l) W 
      DD Aaron Ward 
1 i5 o3 y4 e7 L* @* ?      DD Laffey 
, C7 c" O+ K9 Y# E! _% N      DD Farenholt' X- h! {, g6 Q+ Z$ P 
      DD Benham 
* \- s; d# [0 a, G4 h$ ^      DD Phelps 
# I% N% _1 x; I      DD Balch7 f9 B) s+ u* @* e- k9 H$ w 
      DD Farragut6 m' k$ V# r5 I8 z: a6 s 
      DD MacDonough 
2 S) Q0 I. y& @3 o! U! f0 F  @      DD Worden; H. g% H8 q1 ~9 G$ N/ E$ O 
      DD Dale 
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  d: P+ u0 b4 x/ b1 P/ PMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards2 Z0 r" F6 i9 K 
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards3 v9 x9 ], N; S8 c" O 
Allied TF attempts to evade combat 
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Allied Air Combat TF evades combat5 ~" ]: W. m& F7 _6 Z$ T: w6 F1 W 
  
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1416 w3 Q& A5 Z& _# A 
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. G: R6 H: n2 M" |& I 
  
/ m& W1 T+ x' a* H" S6 BRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. 
4 H' n& B, Z8 K" `, k4 {$ b6 k2 p) [Estimated time to target is 45 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft 
  V4 v; n& h! X2 x      A6M2 Zero x 31$ o* V* E- [- } 
      B5N1 Kate x 30 
+ E, V* X. J; x) p1 y5 j4 n8 X% Q      D3A1 Val x 153 k& q) J' l* w1 x/ e7 U( T 
      D3A2 Val x 399 g5 T) U. g# @3 L6 o# s 
  
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Allied aircraft; Z- i7 C! ]. a0 D" P) {" R& H7 Y 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 93/ X+ s9 W$ S6 V6 `& X 
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Japanese aircraft losses" G% ?. t! E0 j! b* M+ n$ r 
      A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed/ T1 i, p6 }5 Q 
      B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged# F1 b) d* H- x/ L5 | 
      D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged 
: p5 r7 T0 b. Q; H      D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged; z; s, l! ?3 W: m; H! z$ t* K. ` 
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Allied aircraft losses% o* U: R+ W4 I$ Y: H 
      F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged 
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, ]6 t2 O* {" q( U6 E3 _! gAllied Ships8 V" w# k: U4 q- a3 M 
      CV Saratoga7 D$ C2 t" d, ]& u1 ` 
      CV Wasp 
% Q/ P4 E8 S8 ?* f& N      DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk 
. a  {0 z/ [$ z6 X9 X' Q      DD Phelps2 O. d6 |4 T4 M3 l# w3 i 
      CV Enterprise 
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Aircraft Attacking: 
- t$ G( v  w( y5 e       1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet' {- L* z# G4 ^4 l1 O 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb 
1 ^; e$ [' K0 ~      15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet& j! Z, ~2 U' }( N( H4 w 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg AP Bomb 
, ~( C. k3 Q9 C+ P       3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet 
4 h* q, s; f; w9 [! j: F2 i7 X               Naval Attack:  1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp 
! Z9 v7 H$ f' V! n' a. F+ d3 j6 S       1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet 
$ ?0 o  V+ h; r6 k               Naval Attack:  1 x 250 kg GP Bomb  b) F; d- R! M6 S, ?: u- k 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139" z; T: s% S) q: B1 q' b3 ` 
  
6 g) @8 s- v5 l8 R% B* ?/ r9 ^9 jWeather in hex: Clear sky( s/ b- S( o/ W" C+ n* @9 @* ` 
  
5 X. l$ ?; K" W8 bRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.* U& ~' |1 a& E* T4 _' i) J# J 
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes' U/ I- f5 i  {  _: k: C* F 
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Japanese aircraft 
4 L. X1 f" E, g1 ~! L      A6M2 Zero x 57( o. e, J8 d7 A! a 
  
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Allied aircraft  ]/ G9 L3 a& ?4 Z) }* Q, ? 
      SBD-3 Dauntless x 85 
" m9 f% u% E" V# \1 A/ a$ K1 B      TBF-1 Avenger x 30 
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Japanese aircraft losses1 D5 B/ ~+ M# E& O) f/ @ 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed3 P# q: ^# w' @# m 
  
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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged: U+ d2 f* y6 B  B* ]  f6 b 
      TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged 
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Japanese Ships 
/ h- m7 F# a8 o# B      CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4,  on fire1 _' ?% ]4 R% U0 q2 R 
      CVE Unyo" p* a- _0 r. U, G8 M( [ 
      CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 
8 Y$ O! U* t4 @      CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1,  on fire,  heavy damage5 u  O; H1 X1 w2 n+ ] 
  
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Aircraft Attacking: 
) H& n! K: L7 b3 ^, h       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' 
$ O3 g  s! {, B9 e+ c2 H               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ P9 \; C; N/ R- G 
       8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& R8 }5 X, b. s6 @! S 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo 
. ~  n7 o( t& R% j* h       8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'% b9 h0 R! U: F4 a 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. n3 K0 [6 x9 l( V: N 
       6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 F7 V' W* v/ U& a4 U9 c 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo. S) C0 U, {$ R" Y 
      13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' 
  l0 a% `- p+ x               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb. t  z% S& L- ]7 C 
       3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' 
' V$ g8 b  I, z; B) {) e5 j               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 
/ p$ t0 l1 ?1 T& M7 t& z( ~" K       7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ e* p# ~+ ?' ^, j9 {4 [# y 
               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 
1 O# \5 E! C! p' j       1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' 
: A3 x$ S3 q1 I# j8 @% G               Naval Attack:  1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb 
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& [$ @5 r) v+ }. OMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138 
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
: F8 `, ]5 c& o8 l3 D7 QEstimated time to target is 7 minutes 
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Japanese aircraft9 O% j. d: P4 L4 } 
      A6M2 Zero x 2. h! G0 ^  X8 `) m" T# J 
  
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7 e7 n0 Y8 ]7 D. uAllied aircraft 
1 d' N! G7 B6 \0 U4 I! ~      TBF-1 Avenger x 9) _! y/ d* A0 e' w/ |" d% ] 
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No Japanese losses/ `8 \2 Q4 u- h7 U% K, }( X 
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Allied aircraft losses 
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, h% |  u+ c5 Z& nJapanese Ships3 Y, L+ _1 G5 q5 P, M: w1 v7 z 
      BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1 
6 l2 _3 `3 Z% E: a+ I( z/ ]      BB Mutsu& t& E. a4 D6 O7 }7 G( ] 
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" w0 i6 V: f% q5 I# {Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1413 ~# M% h6 Q4 f. @% N 
  
3 K, U8 ~: U2 ~" zWeather in hex: Thunderstorms" `2 ?9 M, q7 `, g* q/ Y 
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. 
4 N# q3 m, l" z4 B. \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& s5 M3 c/ \/ L! x. a 
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Japanese aircraft0 ^2 I( a0 l, F) M  a+ z( z 
      D3A2 Val x 13 
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) Y  t. L: X( w! KAllied aircraft 
4 }) Y3 q# N: X  T* x; n      F4F-4 Wildcat x 48% `7 ]) L0 W! H! K. x 
  
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1 n. y3 Q4 X3 C1 lJapanese aircraft losses  Y5 i% a! {5 A: D$ s. G 
      D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed# t( _, o  b6 W6 R4 o3 O 
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1417 K) F! A/ x6 x0 Y 
  
2 c9 q, t' H  g0 j2 H/ P$ T9 GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms2 h$ D* M  E, u, w+ G6 V( K 
  
4 h9 |: c  e# s0 y3 c# ZRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet. 
% M" H% }4 ~2 j! CEstimated time to target is 13 minutes 
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6 T8 ~1 t1 Z) h/ o      B5N1 Kate x 12% v# k9 T& T* l) |) O8 ?1 t 
  
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Allied aircraft( R" K* B7 @2 B# L7 S& m/ o 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 48 
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Japanese aircraft losses9 s2 i- K* s; w8 f 
      B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed 
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& J' H5 x; R% b, ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141/ g8 x% U' k  K+ R4 o+ ? 
  
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet. 
- W$ E) D6 W) m' f' |+ m* PEstimated time to target is 45 minutes0 z3 }: W" O* [$ h, Z  m6 k 
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Japanese aircraft 
! b1 |) G9 E7 z# d. M! i& u4 i      A6M2 Zero x 35 P) e0 P  m# Y2 U! x2 c% y 
      B5N1 Kate x 3 
) F) J" e+ ~# ]9 u      D3A2 Val x 13 
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Allied aircraft' q2 g1 T. s) O4 I- ] 
      F4F-4 Wildcat x 49 
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* V/ o' ]+ m6 f; @9 Q5 mJapanese aircraft losses' [3 t1 c; c+ |0 ~/ ]" ~1 ` 
      A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed 
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" W: E! M, S3 N0 L      D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed0 r5 R5 J" J( F4 a  I2 W3 b 
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139( \2 a3 `, H7 U# S. V 
  
1 `1 m/ d( D- s: ?: _0 ZWeather in hex: Light cloud+ Z2 R8 r2 {. k) c4 P0 q! ` 
  
" n7 E7 j5 A/ H3 hRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet. 
+ e. ~6 r3 W5 T- jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes# |* m1 S8 f2 t' ~2 v) Y& X, b# o 
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Japanese aircraft7 t& P8 r0 w1 |* L 
      A6M2 Zero x 49% ]. }; i( A1 l: z6 ` 
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      SBD-3 Dauntless x 18 
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No Japanese losses 
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      SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |