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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42# a. I8 y0 g% g, [2 G3 H% x! L1 v
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" Q% u3 P! d [/ W" h& M: ADay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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, d& n9 _, U9 q& t1 r- GJapanese Ships
/ v8 R3 b8 G3 l: D1 X* N: j BB Kongo$ E4 h" |$ W6 f0 q7 a9 C6 w
BB Hiei
* j! Q3 b$ l) N& C! i- V BB Kirishima3 v1 W1 v4 Y8 n8 |
BB Mutsu
) n% B, h9 x6 x4 P5 b* @ CA Tone6 J4 u2 X" m1 u* x. E7 L
CA Chikuma+ L6 W. X+ }4 G' l0 h
CA Takao
: @, R$ r7 \! ^3 [ CA Atago) k# `! V3 W- J7 x3 D3 X
CA Maya
9 I, N2 L! ]6 `/ B4 ^) y CA Myoko4 v( [8 z0 j4 c/ A5 b
CA Haguro
- \9 Q! P. @8 Z$ T1 Q$ N( d CA Suzuya, i0 _" T( l2 o* D; i, A
CA Kumano1 A" }; w; U: w% _$ } j2 R
CL Jintsu
% L" _, a* H) f CL Nagara
# g, N' X. I8 }. W) A7 [+ \ CL Yura
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. Q! G. d3 A& i. G+ G% BAllied Ships9 W. k* g% f: @, }0 B5 I: z+ g& @ n
CV Saratoga% L9 B2 c" L) E6 E, e1 W
CV Enterprise
' a- ^, {) @! M! x: l% n! C. ?% v CV Wasp
8 `. S D2 L+ \, U0 Z2 `$ A CLAA Atlanta$ j. j/ V5 M0 y) F4 h* l) S
DD Grayson
4 W% i; ]: S9 `, O8 q" g' i, K/ I DD Aaron Ward; {. e1 @3 y! |; Q
DD Laffey
" f! \. U7 C* {" r DD Farenholt o+ G: A/ @. X4 n! C
DD Benham& S9 N( I* |2 n
DD Phelps* q+ G0 W3 _, J9 Y h6 C; Z
DD Balch. \ }% ?1 Q7 k9 _: {
DD Farragut
9 }+ e- U$ L, ~: V$ h/ A; v( R DD MacDonough5 l- w+ M, Q1 I2 `
DD Worden
' m; ~% T/ @, ^- M DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards$ W! p. F D: z4 d" Q+ G* z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards" B4 l+ ]$ g8 V( i( N
Allied TF attempts to evade combat/ |' d/ ~. Q+ t; |8 _3 m) U
Range increases to 150,000 yards...* T: k6 t0 @ V& x0 R' P
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat+ O7 P" J0 R; K# P
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141* d$ C2 y) G' A, N4 h. V
, I( \% b3 ~" ^0 V1 q) T7 m6 rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms0 [% u. U4 ?6 F* V
3 ~. {4 V7 D% S' VRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
" i/ E/ a, u% N! ZEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
" G5 @( `! ]9 Z: S9 j9 m3 N4 ? A6M2 Zero x 31
( j( V; D7 u+ A$ H B5N1 Kate x 301 Z% n* K2 z$ b3 n8 g
D3A1 Val x 15
; ~0 O/ [- C& ]. u( E8 D7 z D3A2 Val x 39$ V7 f% N" }$ ?/ U' {
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Allied aircraft
- N O: g& A: `- O6 h F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses% j/ y4 t" w0 a K
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
5 X) y& j6 v0 T& U3 ? B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
$ L9 d1 e0 }2 x- _. [ D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged( h0 U( h$ m0 Y( t) ]) a
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged$ b. D* R5 |6 Z* m# W) n$ d
7 I8 p' O; z& K2 `: R; _- }Allied aircraft losses
' |. K6 _6 d! N; t, R" C5 w" ?2 t8 l F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships: y6 _$ U$ |1 E6 o' z
CV Saratoga! _6 l: d+ U7 T& d" \1 }4 v3 X
CV Wasp! d3 f) B3 V- l2 a0 c
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 ^, r7 Q" j; `6 w% b3 h+ O5 D/ q DD Phelps
0 c2 ^9 {+ @) M5 R; F CV Enterprise& f; l2 X' m. a* q
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 T; P. E' e4 i4 Y 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
" o1 v! N) t# Y Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
% ^8 G+ T" x$ i+ J3 w8 ?4 z; `! S9 Q 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet# f' d K2 ^9 r" m
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb- ]3 Z& A. t0 q, K
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 f# R* W7 l1 N
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
+ V2 y v3 N7 l' \3 x3 `5 R+ b d 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet4 h+ |0 O S3 x3 v' c" C
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139+ `5 d& z R* q7 O3 p
% X' ?% x+ z8 f n9 H( BWeather in hex: Clear sky
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& a% [1 L/ y* C: S) G, A* iRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
4 L4 i; i5 O6 L- x) ~, r# {% h' ]Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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) E& t# Y9 P2 Q2 S: l A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft1 ^% y8 W. G' y ]! C, S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
8 M+ h' h) q. C3 n' F TBF-1 Avenger x 304 V. {# a; b) p* e0 s
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: X P& T- I% K* Y) D, AJapanese aircraft losses* W; q u, d6 ?- Q' W' I' g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
% `1 t; ?/ [6 f/ ]6 `$ D0 U* N TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged3 M# q# k1 I$ m/ ~' {: E- l
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Japanese Ships
9 q6 F: `" [3 V( b# Z" O- Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire8 ?- E0 \' j9 E' O* o4 A1 L
CVE Unyo0 O- F. }; y; H2 m! j: \. ~ A5 _: P
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
# b8 {( x7 w$ X4 Q CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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- |8 p, j$ R4 I0 X4 L0 ^Aircraft Attacking:
2 E- e* }& v9 r' h" g8 p* i 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
" Q: ?3 B2 A! s" H. { Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb( O9 P. M) T8 m7 X1 W
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& S% s! q9 q0 w) h6 F' I Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo& ]7 }& P/ n# X! D
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
: j+ a2 S1 E/ {( G7 z% P& \$ N+ s Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- ?0 E8 z4 m; i+ D! G) C& j 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet& t$ Z" j" q* m7 g5 E3 o( C
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
/ p5 c2 ]2 c8 i; l8 V% T4 u 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000': d0 ~* d# a* t+ m( z) T; M
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: D' u3 K! I5 k) o: `
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'& Y3 H. S* ]* E# f
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb1 u( v$ q# {2 m" k. G7 J
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'7 ]. Q; g/ n: e' ?- c
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 Y% ?7 P: f5 T* L; a8 l
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'( [$ @9 y6 O0 r% H
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1388 T5 z0 w5 U" v4 G
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Weather in hex: Clear sky* O8 y- X! ^4 O5 i3 }
7 N: E& }7 N9 a0 tRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 k; G7 y* A1 z6 lEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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6 g- X# h$ D3 m5 p; n: {Japanese aircraft3 i+ V$ j" d% M6 F [8 I
A6M2 Zero x 28 N8 q0 @- v* F& ?# L
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Allied aircraft
( |: b4 y3 N! ~ }0 Z- X. p TBF-1 Avenger x 93 O r( i) p: T0 [ X6 S6 S
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. W, n5 p' h' d% [No Japanese losses
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* h. P! C7 s9 w+ rAllied aircraft losses" p3 h z1 Y- Y0 ?$ t+ {. l1 M
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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9 q, u z; V5 g/ X, tJapanese Ships
; P5 g9 U, d0 Z: F+ \ BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1- p+ H) e3 H# i, k- r
BB Mutsu
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 @) S: K9 ~5 `: n" p% {/ e; eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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9 x4 n# @2 {* s1 m) ]. b D3A2 Val x 137 d! ], J6 e) k
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Allied aircraft
$ b1 e+ i) V6 D2 p: s7 l F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses
! |6 D/ [3 b" K% \6 ]4 ] D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed: X7 O! t2 e- c+ C9 E
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% b8 f! ~5 I* s% j9 `4 D* _& ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Z0 H5 Z! T$ m! H7 n3 DRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." [. q7 l, y" G/ J0 k
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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. _# ~5 d6 ?/ a5 z7 J5 L: m% tJapanese aircraft
, F3 W, [; B5 [7 ]6 \7 c N B5N1 Kate x 12; I( [9 D% @ U1 ?: y
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6 F) z1 Y" |9 E F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses. i2 m; @- b* d1 q$ D. F9 {
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed) |! @- P9 c& @( D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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4 y5 d- H. c- v2 Z( ]: j9 PWeather in hex: Heavy cloud! Y# l/ c x% `. t+ l5 }2 n0 C/ e
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
; u% W ]/ R5 m! G, pEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 32 B8 o- `$ m! R% y8 z, U; s
B5N1 Kate x 3
M9 w" t: O+ f& w, y* A D3A2 Val x 136 _2 c7 W6 L1 U2 ?
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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Japanese aircraft losses
5 F$ L `1 d. S9 C3 m A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed6 y* d4 l4 C/ d- _
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed' O& r9 c6 H9 r X6 n% B1 K
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed3 u6 i) J7 c' S
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139# ?2 B' A9 V; [0 T
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet./ z2 ^5 i* e3 f; }$ u9 Z
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, P6 Y; N7 X1 G8 K/ o' D
A6M2 Zero x 498 }4 h* ]$ ]4 F$ _( ?3 F# k9 u
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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/ M0 {$ R! r/ ^, d; v' iNo Japanese losses1 T# `2 w- ]) N. S
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Allied aircraft losses: G" A1 b! `; z/ w7 A1 z& w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |