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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
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Japanese Ships8 W8 g2 I9 W9 |9 \' h
BB Kongo( ]- ~" u+ V/ ~9 H
BB Hiei
. L% W% s- u0 s }; V BB Kirishima
5 s2 {. |5 Q( b2 H BB Mutsu
0 b% z6 D* R7 i% J5 e' r- N# b: D CA Tone3 N! B; g& g8 g' A/ V X; E
CA Chikuma: {2 N3 R. u) G" K, P/ D
CA Takao
2 E1 }& x5 L7 L. T9 ~ CA Atago; X5 M9 e! q1 C1 b, Z9 t+ T
CA Maya; J7 V. q6 u! i0 `" g6 P
CA Myoko$ S0 x' u* ?$ e/ W
CA Haguro
8 c4 g. z3 S: b, C: r CA Suzuya
) P1 T+ [* H0 j; A CA Kumano1 _6 h" h" f' ~2 `/ E/ J
CL Jintsu+ R6 ^3 A" u2 |$ t
CL Nagara9 h n7 |% `5 f: j4 f
CL Yura
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Allied Ships
, @ U# `/ F' z* L9 U CV Saratoga' e' R9 ?, m" T. J6 K
CV Enterprise& b" L4 T% b$ g# z0 b
CV Wasp) k/ r9 n5 n4 S
CLAA Atlanta4 j0 H4 T/ h4 ^# z0 n( M
DD Grayson1 Y, A# e' e$ n+ q8 G+ [1 K/ S' \3 M
DD Aaron Ward
! G6 p s) P- N" p DD Laffey
( Q5 a0 p5 j% F/ E; I DD Farenholt+ L1 L# d' {2 y
DD Benham- _1 @6 P! ^# w4 d
DD Phelps
, E2 t/ }2 p2 `( S1 o# N3 ~ DD Balch' i ]' d( G" R9 A) B
DD Farragut+ s. }& {2 B3 Q# k0 c8 h
DD MacDonough# g# a2 J0 V- U u9 w0 S
DD Worden2 `- L7 s1 }# z: Z. l# R
DD Dale0 |) R5 h, u7 H3 R
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1 r5 g4 j$ g4 YMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
+ E6 Z; T5 m. d* D3 v. dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards5 g c, O" O, l7 c
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
3 E( [2 Y, z; g1 A9 IRange increases to 150,000 yards...
; X1 Q# ^% U4 a/ h, WAllied Air Combat TF evades combat7 h9 `4 _# F3 `) p2 E& `6 R& b8 c
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( |9 n) L+ l+ [' I7 hMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141# b; N9 d' S$ ?1 r) R, j" o
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 O6 K2 U& J3 | Z! l0 _0 ?8 t7 {
2 U# r$ T! ~& S" YRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.1 ?$ j; O( y ^0 {3 r: U; k
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes6 [& W! n! F3 t& r! s
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A6M2 Zero x 31
+ w) k1 C( H) m/ ]/ b' R B5N1 Kate x 30' P7 |+ I0 W5 {! v G4 O
D3A1 Val x 15) j+ L# g5 w! P, H
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
+ d1 i+ y! v0 w& d/ S F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses& ^% C( ^3 b7 i
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed9 }. o6 Y& h5 I' l
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged4 ~1 T2 d/ s! L Z4 l
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged+ f2 ?" r3 K1 i- n1 s
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged* O7 s, ?2 i6 D
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Allied aircraft losses: M3 @; l' {- o, [
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 C" K7 U4 i8 U! J3 n$ {
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Allied Ships
' L; B( B! n7 {: {8 L8 C7 s CV Saratoga
/ Q8 v7 i: s/ C( n% H CV Wasp
# S- T4 q8 Y( \: g2 x1 m DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; Q7 k9 H" I3 k2 N DD Phelps' V* u5 u' e- b' ?* {4 @* j
CV Enterprise1 y, A/ o# B+ o
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1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet; v& ~' x! s! P8 X0 C/ U: e
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
' m' B+ h1 X8 K8 t' h% V5 j 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
. w: l; P8 W7 a6 C Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
) J# ~* k- d# v/ O$ y 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet) A9 H- A3 J/ Z; a8 }& ] M* k- b
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
; ] W" C/ o) k1 F 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet( {$ b1 Q$ H5 j1 T/ ^
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb8 \+ U! S$ d$ h" B4 n
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* V! i5 ?' L; h( ~' PMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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6 p5 b4 p: x% c: w/ e2 o5 LWeather in hex: Clear sky0 C9 q& `7 m% e) U- [
Z, |5 Q3 ?4 H2 i" yRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
& @1 l9 G" Z( b6 R O8 ?Estimated time to target is 47 minutes; b$ ~/ m+ \0 |! K/ N
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Japanese aircraft
4 a j7 Y& a, U7 w, K# c A6M2 Zero x 57
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* l! B. ~' Z7 a) M SBD-3 Dauntless x 85/ [9 J: X' w6 y5 h$ `4 N
TBF-1 Avenger x 30+ G* B7 g! _* j* `4 @
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1 i# H1 o* s! ?- m( w" V' p A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed, P4 Y5 D" x* t1 c
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Allied aircraft losses* R7 `4 u! V r9 m6 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
9 i% C0 m) N: [# z. J& q/ W# S9 X TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged2 V* p; R. r9 C
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, x! Q6 ^8 {) j CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
; m. N* E) Y& M5 |; ^, I' q CVE Unyo
: s) X. Z- S& V7 u# V CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 15 p' U6 S2 }3 `9 q
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& V6 c0 N; B! }
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7 f3 }8 c* c- k: Z% AAircraft Attacking:4 p, S1 G: U+ O+ A; W$ n; p
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'* x* r0 J* e% G! F* ~# V
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: F/ q6 p2 q* P; e
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ g7 n+ I4 p6 ^. g( u
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
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6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
7 M5 @/ c4 f: P% |9 x G Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo# b3 J- F) R, a' E' @1 W+ g
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 |/ c, \+ C& I. z- n# N Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
! B* ~) r t" g8 a2 Y' M( p# U0 V 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'6 S. G, O& J( d% G' z2 R
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 L( E; f+ C' W- f 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
' t9 Q# I) _$ ?" f Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" ~& V5 t1 v. x5 u" M 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
& E2 d- Y& b- ~9 i% x" y8 A @ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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( \- Z( D, a K3 x6 r' tWeather in hex: Clear sky/ F" B0 f5 m' F: d
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 x b. x+ q3 v* rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes# Q4 n# q/ P7 ~% e9 v" x# \0 C
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Japanese aircraft1 c0 p. e; g9 i
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
6 U' ^/ i' \6 U+ e" S0 I TBF-1 Avenger x 9# v: s' J) ?3 I
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Allied aircraft losses8 N5 L# `& k0 z7 K/ X) ?) i/ b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged! d: N1 o# X- q: A9 t y; W) _
. D- w7 B. m2 |& x1 sJapanese Ships
3 b. W* Y [1 m$ F( S BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
: W4 O5 `' q9 s0 y BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141' }* @! o8 s' [% g `
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms A' G$ Y4 d5 R9 t- l
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft6 o7 ]3 n- @- T! N7 H w% @: E
D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft5 ]9 ?# P2 z* T
F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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, p; b+ W/ v# ~8 Z: K, NMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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_, m1 X; @6 DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
8 O c2 S: N+ G. uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" K' T/ U1 q* u' T5 T x$ i% T! B
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6 I8 A9 m: i) r2 d B5N1 Kate x 12
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 483 F4 j1 o2 G }& c6 D6 ]
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Japanese aircraft losses2 d9 w6 x2 X/ w7 q" W
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed: y2 t! H7 W9 f
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9 F! [4 ^: w) h$ lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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, S* C8 X# z9 S! p- t5 }Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.' L. ]1 N/ _8 k& O' C0 ]
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes+ b- |' D" G! r
0 N- p$ d% [, s/ OJapanese aircraft
4 b2 s+ I/ x' I) P+ ?! K- P! S" l6 s A6M2 Zero x 3- U: O5 k1 Q% j
B5N1 Kate x 3, C$ W: J/ c0 r% m f; @& q* o% v
D3A2 Val x 13( N/ Z' A5 u5 R% K
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
; G9 y0 @0 s8 l; f B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
4 o! C/ s: K' X6 M D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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& Q' ]9 I" y0 Z) z" nAfternoon 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., l5 O5 v4 q, a2 s; G
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes# ^- F5 k D" o$ p
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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6 g/ j. o" a! qNo Japanese losses/ _1 N8 j0 R( l5 G! ?" P% E
8 x# B+ \6 w# J6 Z. vAllied aircraft losses
) G! a+ _# H3 p4 m5 I8 \3 s( F y SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |