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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 426 m2 d( W( m6 D/ K( N3 E% a7 _) ?
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: ^2 ]# q& o, \, G4 h& YDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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& f3 B) C# b9 I9 Q) U8 pJapanese Ships5 N" ]- O( P) X1 C/ F) T9 s
BB Kongo( d/ {$ B, N3 C+ O
BB Hiei; A& y+ H! }) o3 I* _
BB Kirishima
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: h9 ]% k8 {' _ W3 z2 H* x) Y CA Tone D. o+ y$ U! j
CA Chikuma
0 j$ a! Y' E& o+ P CA Takao. I9 t4 ~3 T3 c, Q4 w- J6 m9 n8 g" d
CA Atago: T6 l7 U- g* ^3 B% w
CA Maya% o6 ~# S& H) t, |7 l" F- s
CA Myoko+ Q% |! M- R# `4 ^
CA Haguro
7 a0 {6 W7 S& ~9 i CA Suzuya9 i! z" p! W4 @' D9 H& x
CA Kumano- x3 G) a) F9 h+ Y2 p2 J) M
CL Jintsu' f* ?: l* }+ s& r0 M9 w
CL Nagara) E. B# [! i4 ~) o6 i
CL Yura! ?4 u' G7 I- e% q* R2 n& y
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Allied Ships5 S; T4 c, E3 p% q3 \" S- ?
CV Saratoga3 x. v( ^2 }: c
CV Enterprise
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CLAA Atlanta
. L4 a1 ~: W3 s# t! a DD Grayson
# m& R$ _# q: j, _0 b/ | DD Aaron Ward
5 _2 j1 j: ` t- j9 P' C; Q2 Z DD Laffey+ F0 @' N: U& {5 A% _0 r( @- a: K5 a
DD Farenholt: Z: Q3 Y2 ^8 i+ c
DD Benham$ r9 N( }) j) j7 d! F
DD Phelps! r% a# i3 ? j" Q+ m4 w: n
DD Balch
$ u5 @+ z1 Y( |/ H* D DD Farragut1 B1 l: _& J5 o" x
DD MacDonough" d: r1 d" p( M
DD Worden
* p, B. L/ Q, q2 E5 p: N: \ DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards8 s2 y# c8 `1 g
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards* G9 Q% K6 K+ T6 B
Allied TF attempts to evade combat/ s/ a# s c9 Z6 x9 q4 q, e& D* P
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
; C: ?1 q( @ w f% F% v" H3 G' R& iAllied Air Combat TF evades combat# f- j- H* p9 T8 x, p; `
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% d) o. z) ?- C' L4 j5 o$ ^+ FMorning 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 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.5 K, v" \' E) a
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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1 z7 [" e0 n" J- ~1 A1 v uJapanese aircraft
4 z" A4 X/ e) f# v9 w4 e A6M2 Zero x 312 `& D& E. d5 y& X( A' e0 J
B5N1 Kate x 30
! F- T& ?4 s7 q D3A1 Val x 15: k# A2 D; I7 P* K, O' o
D3A2 Val x 39- ?2 {" o) _' r2 e/ L
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/ v4 W* x2 |% V: Z' F1 g( SAllied aircraft& g+ t7 t0 ^; k$ }2 p) l
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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Japanese aircraft losses
N# W y1 E( z+ S. f A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
% m) |4 e6 K& O. A3 C B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
) d3 c# d" z6 m6 W! d$ [ D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
?0 G6 f- J, R C" I D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged) f3 l" f5 c" u( F3 ]$ |
+ ^% e) s5 A5 r: C) N/ M9 \Allied aircraft losses
$ c: z1 F! P6 A, x* {* ^" c F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged7 S& `& c0 }4 l) d
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Allied Ships& | A) l: G5 n! q E) M6 k
CV Saratoga
2 @/ I; T* H0 h5 J+ I W5 Q CV Wasp# N4 A2 O% U+ L
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 }0 @& n# W8 r* F DD Phelps) L6 s$ t- N5 o4 ]! g
CV Enterprise
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Aircraft Attacking:
8 S' _ O/ C& g- Y2 |: ?2 F! } 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet# M' m; z' q$ U' A Q( m. |
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb3 O3 Q% N& r: c t, K/ e. `
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
) \4 A' ?" p. l# ~4 Z Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb& {/ B! X: e( e3 H* D" Q
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
1 @1 U8 W) B* V4 y) c% | Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp" ?; c% Q. h$ y- i5 b" T
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
- p8 m. a# `' r+ g Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb ]6 I( u$ d3 N
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: K0 n; G1 I/ R% CMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139' H& u' n9 C: @7 v
/ n, j9 \3 X/ L0 G+ c% Q# @* @) jWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
# @1 \( ?9 s7 o E/ H1 lEstimated time to target is 47 minutes( z5 D4 D+ m5 j% j
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Japanese aircraft
4 [% ^2 M7 Y% B' Q8 \: { A6M2 Zero x 57
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Allied aircraft
# z2 U0 K2 B+ M+ O) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
4 v6 t+ V* Z+ m1 D7 a TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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+ G$ P) o, }( A! H8 v- RJapanese aircraft losses
* i6 D) A6 U5 }/ V A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses$ r: J6 q# x) v4 K! k# ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged* G2 r: J9 ?' C! Y* R6 K& V
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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1 o$ V d; G2 H- g3 w3 H; eJapanese Ships7 X5 X+ ?' H0 v
CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
2 f' u- T4 a( t& L CVE Unyo
& L0 T; K: Y5 _2 D- T: ~& y0 t CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
, N5 {! M* |$ P$ U& Y3 D! R CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; U ~4 p8 C/ f7 S; C$ `3 A
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3 d( e8 B7 h' y4 S8 S6 JAircraft Attacking:
, J0 h/ X) X* C* n4 y 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'7 ~, d# U2 J [* ~8 J" `
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb* q" U, K' {5 R' S
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& G f& o0 L8 `$ M3 K Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ Q% k$ ]7 q' J# w& @
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
: {' L. w' q3 S. c; n Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# l. D0 l, } @* Z 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet7 a& e6 g. W# g6 h
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo5 v/ e" ?6 e7 `7 e% g3 C
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
, ?6 `3 I9 Y( Z, D( |* f2 w Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
: L3 U" u$ @! a% K6 | 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 P- U. B: X. E) A- A1 h Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" A l/ z, k9 Z$ t 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'0 s: }" j) N- L) d/ }
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb6 t$ Q# a6 t9 d: @5 M
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
3 w/ m/ s$ A; N2 G# o* p Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1386 ]% I' Q( I0 W# w* t, u! U
. x! x d: q. l* `! t# {% qWeather in hex: Clear sky5 A6 J# b1 h0 ]. o% O4 T6 `8 z
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 I# T, N# g( W& f
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 }# B8 Y e! p; d" f- {1 B+ j) R
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Japanese aircraft8 ]4 _7 g& b1 @2 C- ]' R0 q
A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft9 D- x8 ^$ \- G5 s( y& b
TBF-1 Avenger x 9: q. V, V" z0 B! i
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses' i. \- r/ g8 t( h# M1 p1 P
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships
) F: o; p- t# Q+ Z, c) a BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
; D" k- E4 R8 l% a+ Y9 m5 c5 ~ BB Mutsu" Y5 |% _2 n6 R" V! t" M
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6 l: ]6 y9 P# wMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141/ T+ M! Y, i4 U! C/ ~( [
4 _" P) `4 P/ M# JWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 n- q$ J( B. B4 ?
/ a% N# `" C; Q+ w! [Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
& J2 D( k! \# PEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ I f( c7 C5 c
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Japanese aircraft
9 q1 e3 l( `/ R5 q- f D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft4 x$ [! X5 p) j* }
F4F-4 Wildcat x 48& m+ K+ {& h1 @
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Japanese aircraft losses8 ]+ n! x% R5 q- Y1 x9 {) t/ T& t
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed( s* D" |2 Z& h _+ w
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.- C' d& [+ H+ o. M" X+ b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 |0 c" ^2 W8 F) Y6 y0 p" e
B5N1 Kate x 12
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Allied aircraft
& y: {0 ?5 A* I5 h2 H! F1 Z F4F-4 Wildcat x 485 o$ W, R* t7 H1 @$ u! j9 m
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Japanese aircraft losses
6 r0 I; ~9 T. I B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed& g7 C8 D1 B6 w6 E) w3 J0 m, J7 D
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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2 n7 a3 a" N9 k7 z" hWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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8 z* k a7 J2 KRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.- r$ S' F- P @* u& u
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3
# U5 ^ R6 a8 y0 s B5N1 Kate x 3
& O, [- L3 j+ `) v$ R' u D3A2 Val x 13% g% q/ ^ A8 r0 c( G7 y
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B3 i4 f- f! ZAllied aircraft# W7 R* }' o* n" K3 T; I7 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 492 w: }$ I5 e' l( [
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Japanese aircraft losses
" y' j/ \; l4 ~5 n3 O A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
" e, O0 ?( A2 x& z' ~9 l: G2 B B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
$ F1 \/ |( Q, t' d- l5 m D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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, Q/ J' c; W l; HRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.! X/ A6 n' D( v, g$ w& X1 ~
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes1 X% q3 X4 U( C4 @2 i6 D4 a
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# M4 @# |4 n( T) P A6M2 Zero x 49, \& f; R T3 t! B% b4 X( ^$ e
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Allied aircraft
# G! ]3 ^' j) b SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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- W% f4 x4 o0 I3 {+ ~* YNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
6 V1 ?5 G6 A" L SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |