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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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X$ h. Q% V3 z* ^0 x3 XDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- H- c/ g" y, Y9 r BB Kongo
, v; h. K5 x3 c; `. X2 ~5 o BB Hiei9 P, E1 P" J( a, b8 |5 w
BB Kirishima
; L- y2 A. S c# U7 D BB Mutsu; _) G |% n) z2 r3 C# |* ^$ I
CA Tone
6 {) G5 `' l+ ^( K6 K) K' _" Z! O- \2 e CA Chikuma
* ], m. x! w4 ? CA Takao
/ Y7 O1 D6 R! U- [, v" o3 C( O CA Atago" J/ Z2 V! T7 p3 C0 ^3 `# E) t
CA Maya
8 R1 R1 K1 I9 D+ c) W CA Myoko; o" R. P" c1 U3 c" n5 G
CA Haguro
v' F( g; [: ~ CA Suzuya+ t# c; ~8 Y( z: Y% i
CA Kumano
* O& I3 |9 R- v) V CL Jintsu R$ V! I1 z1 U1 H! d2 }7 x( W
CL Nagara6 }0 v, v4 m$ n
CL Yura' a6 J: U- O9 t4 T
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Allied Ships4 E2 _9 W# a& d
CV Saratoga1 @: i Y! p! z0 C
CV Enterprise
: W) g; O0 t+ C1 e- j ?8 [ CV Wasp* W( N: C" J' {! Q# Y
CLAA Atlanta
. F/ X3 o, p+ ]+ Z* M6 ^ DD Grayson
! J a8 T2 s) ?! u" e4 d DD Aaron Ward0 U2 G# N/ \3 u; i& U) O, P& B5 F. G% @
DD Laffey `9 V+ r! v9 F+ K5 Y& G T
DD Farenholt
, ^( j# I0 k+ X DD Benham2 {5 k+ l* N* b1 q- P
DD Phelps A* v3 ]7 N0 v1 S3 Z; O
DD Balch9 h' A& m* B3 _: @2 d
DD Farragut: c! y2 v- F3 @1 Q k
DD MacDonough- R2 j9 @3 Y% L7 J
DD Worden1 e3 O% s, @7 _6 _1 |! @6 K. Q4 L
DD Dale! @: v5 o" k2 }
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards9 o: o b' g/ s$ ~) |; a
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
T6 Y% Q+ T( v' A( b' ZAllied TF attempts to evade combat& a, x4 V0 j. O
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
6 V5 d9 g! \9 U, NAllied Air Combat TF evades combat, O# J6 c; Z4 q: A
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1416 Y) w$ d, C* v+ {7 {9 t* m/ Z
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 h: e& j/ B N; U) v; O7 K" ~Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
' q4 y3 t7 X- U; a3 k7 k# PEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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8 T3 a/ A$ Y( ~6 X# Z- ~# SJapanese aircraft( k& D, x5 z! X- e5 n7 d) d% }3 M: ~
A6M2 Zero x 31
- x& b5 Y0 V8 T; J b [# y B5N1 Kate x 30
; G) F8 N: a! o; ^$ _* \ D3A1 Val x 15
, J8 V! T0 r% ?( i; T% f: { D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
% Y+ r) v& F% z5 Z4 q F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses
( B8 s' p2 N8 d6 s7 H% H. M A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed/ @7 s# _0 }7 A; ^% i2 B
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' f+ p/ v3 U% E j: u
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
, E% I$ A, M: D( E+ @. r D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged$ q7 k; p/ C' O: w+ y& F
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Allied aircraft losses
* @0 _5 F% b: L% z+ c3 G0 b# r F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships3 o0 i0 P2 m+ t7 _' r, k4 v ^8 y& G
CV Saratoga7 Z. z, F* I2 k: @& L- Y
CV Wasp
2 C8 M9 S& B: v. A. G DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* K' |, l; n) b4 g" `+ R
DD Phelps
, ]3 {. V" N3 [* c CV Enterprise
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) U+ `, u: |3 l% x: LAircraft Attacking:
3 G8 _' U3 ]9 `7 E3 B 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
. C% E" L! C+ P& N& a Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb0 Y2 x5 [+ b0 X5 L6 R% B5 e
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet: ]6 R' r& Y$ Q
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb2 J# x5 N* H3 Z1 O; t
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet" S, s% t" H1 Q4 J2 [1 ?
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
4 {; B8 p- `0 H; `/ V& m k 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet$ Q/ q, J, ^. x1 Q' C8 a
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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( j4 _& d/ q; d. N5 yMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139( u2 Q- q% s5 M' G: ^
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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2 l! ]6 u- `( r$ jRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.4 {. }7 z: j. K$ L. Y# J
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft- F: B( ]/ P1 r
A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft
+ [0 d2 K8 }* K" S7 b SBD-3 Dauntless x 85" X/ k. \" b3 ^7 ~
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
; ^! C( `( K$ ` A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
0 K1 W% B; @. S E2 {2 G$ I SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
- m2 [0 f" [' w$ N1 Q. G! _2 j TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged, I8 i. f( ]8 A5 I& n P
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire# r/ L5 s( b8 S9 w" t4 Y* {. E, n
CVE Unyo2 I7 k5 ]: Z$ E8 `
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
~# F$ M" X' k. l) f* E CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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5 t# E; P: b9 [$ i7 b$ E SAircraft Attacking:
1 l9 T; C: x C, l, P& h; r1 q+ c5 l 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'5 x) u8 y' l$ F, ?- [* p% Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
+ S3 z; Z8 t+ ]+ P0 y 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet! f' Z `5 B6 p9 F: m
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo7 o( L; v8 z9 ~
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
0 u( d$ S+ P# T s9 e- ^ X Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- q8 G' B8 P% q' Y6 I1 d# ~/ J9 S c
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& W$ T. a: w' e; p, o Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo3 k' \8 }! K: B% P. g1 N
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
3 n2 i8 {0 @, T, S, f i3 W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& F' `0 W# F. L; y 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
b* z% K2 L6 M- q) k8 J3 W Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
- o* R* _! C( J0 o" K0 `( R 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
4 h# _$ C. F+ z( q: _$ w2 c Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* G- W/ E" F, h7 p6 u
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3 P$ N. S1 T3 ~% Z# Z$ `Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138' X2 ^8 i; L( D
0 b. u1 h& Q& Q: E% R$ l) |$ pWeather in hex: Clear sky
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, s, H6 C" B+ u% f4 iRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! g r- d B+ h' m
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 G) F+ Q5 _" q7 W. J! c
TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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7 l( r4 b* ~# c- v; e2 N" M# M! FNo Japanese losses: F3 ]3 g O6 G6 ^+ N% T
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Allied aircraft losses
+ j g8 r5 e8 f1 [ c TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 18 w+ k1 I7 e1 T1 d) v
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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: P7 B# P1 p: T, k5 g m7 jRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
8 E) ]8 s: H& Y9 j' UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes/ z( H2 o2 z; c6 i' |1 i4 V( y
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D3A2 Val x 13
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6 }1 v6 j1 L* t" ~: T% v F4F-4 Wildcat x 48" b7 o+ t; @1 O7 v* C6 V
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed7 y0 X, a7 o/ {* J
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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$ C5 W2 Y/ e8 q$ f6 h- K, e* w4 JRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.& w" |# E& X$ d. |- h q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes8 p9 L- |: X. b2 ^. Z& i
2 P$ l8 s) u. W) |: j, H2 rJapanese aircraft
: |- [+ ^6 ]7 }# K% F6 J! s/ { B5N1 Kate x 120 t& S% B) R( [3 M0 b% N% H# L3 m
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses. |% f4 i" l( `2 P" v
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed5 ]+ S z2 Q6 I) F7 U
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" d9 S# X b1 R. b3 XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1417 t& a+ [+ L! b) g8 L& Y4 ~& g
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
/ M( b, |. {. |* X" wEstimated time to target is 45 minutes) S7 }9 A6 J2 K3 X$ s
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A6M2 Zero x 3
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( I6 j/ Q- ^' `( u D3A2 Val x 13: ?( |/ n( w- e2 s8 z& l9 w
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$ I, s; ~0 k1 y1 _$ V& q# n i! n! vAllied aircraft
: { B5 r0 t* b$ p7 e: y. G5 I1 S F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 u4 _- ?, I9 D A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
! [, y/ d$ ]% r- ]' E+ W9 i B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed9 O" l. V: `! n+ A1 P* P0 r
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed. @: ]% `7 X9 B" Z3 V( z- D9 Q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139% ~0 |3 i% B% Z* z6 E( Y# U& }1 p" S
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.- N- a$ r4 {, j6 }! y- Z1 b( q) v: q
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes& G5 y% }! e- V' g/ J% J
: Q: k, U' @ Z/ {6 _: A8 CJapanese aircraft
1 f2 F" u1 I/ m5 f1 |; W, q A6M2 Zero x 49
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x. r4 W9 Q+ ?4 Q2 B$ U SBD-3 Dauntless x 188 f4 t7 _' w4 e% w& E: n; E( R
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