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0 I1 L* n8 }% G. X3 t6 g( fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 428 n. u/ q3 r# R& O6 i" ~; B m
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$ X2 c( ~! E2 jDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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/ y, @: f1 ]8 b4 _: JJapanese Ships
6 r( r# a: F6 l BB Kongo2 K# @+ t; T; Z1 m! F! m! x
BB Hiei1 |: j3 h. w3 l( j$ b" J4 `6 o
BB Kirishima( |% c* C4 f5 f" @; p7 _ c. R9 |( _8 W
BB Mutsu* }2 i( _ m$ i+ y. e" @' W
CA Tone
3 B6 i: \' j8 T2 f# T0 L8 p7 Q CA Chikuma2 y. Z% S9 g8 }$ o
CA Takao7 `, Z) e6 u$ q/ A" J
CA Atago
/ T- d5 Q0 B3 h( r$ K4 q CA Maya0 w3 P$ V# i! I' R
CA Myoko
8 a7 s" y: q$ v& V: \ CA Haguro( J* Q% [% Z5 `/ B6 \
CA Suzuya8 ]- q" A+ f9 ^: [" L# y- ^! F: E7 i
CA Kumano( X/ v' D. [" }9 ?; u7 u
CL Jintsu
! N6 d! G, t3 x. A1 H CL Nagara
2 K% z4 P( t% r3 J CL Yura% z8 k, g' x' L' t! R
" b9 l1 X* D$ q, t2 {4 IAllied Ships1 P* \/ D1 v7 j7 U9 ?. h. T
CV Saratoga8 q9 k5 x7 y/ f5 y
CV Enterprise2 K% K% O% g9 v0 t1 F P) P8 \
CV Wasp& p4 v% |: [$ a/ |1 X: P
CLAA Atlanta" h: f9 @% p. A1 w# o7 g: @
DD Grayson
1 R4 G; H2 o6 D+ @6 W/ I* ]% N6 [ DD Aaron Ward
- Q0 h% H7 j& L! v0 w& c! U$ P DD Laffey" X( j2 T9 R7 r
DD Farenholt& f4 a! r, Z+ x: P# L1 B* D
DD Benham9 O" Y6 V' s/ M' ?) V; y
DD Phelps
* F$ [- s4 e2 m" i6 V DD Balch
i; I4 e. p: E8 s8 T0 @ DD Farragut Y$ E8 m% x+ n" h5 |# Q
DD MacDonough
( u0 x8 @5 { y- c- t! |: @ DD Worden" L9 z0 `7 `0 `( ~* _/ N
DD Dale. }. f- g. V b* M U8 V
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5 q# I% o( G6 B2 `) S, IMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards4 I8 ]; Y$ M! `6 ~2 Y# F+ D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards) B8 _# ?8 Z! }: T, V! x, t
Allied TF attempts to evade combat
8 q$ F& m/ u+ |! T8 |Range increases to 150,000 yards...! }; I$ h: k4 i; k7 T
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet." n+ o4 d, Z+ \% J
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: q8 t' u8 w9 D+ W& a A6M2 Zero x 316 ~2 p' V7 }5 @$ |4 @" ^8 }6 d
B5N1 Kate x 301 [4 L8 N# |1 m
D3A1 Val x 15( {1 f. S5 W m/ }
D3A2 Val x 39) Y0 v. U) A! y# A1 U. P
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Allied aircraft9 V. _7 V, J: z2 y) L
F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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W9 ?* h: m- ~- D- L9 b6 P c: e! oJapanese aircraft losses
8 _. V$ n }, U+ ~$ h5 |) q# U A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed, [! S8 `0 V! x+ k- u+ Q
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
0 L8 J+ U& k) U) o: ^7 G0 W4 `9 [ D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
6 B/ M6 g1 `/ t D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged |5 x8 w* d5 V) v+ A4 B
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Allied aircraft losses6 v, X( `7 Q: A8 Y8 G1 Y4 d5 k
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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9 j) `: X* G' T* z. E CV Saratoga- L' R J$ \/ _; @8 J$ B. l
CV Wasp
% C) [9 |* z E- y8 ^, S* ]" Y DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( @( K. t; r' v DD Phelps4 k% M/ m1 k6 ]! P& |
CV Enterprise
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' v6 c9 I' i. z/ ]. n1 e& i% w, S, OAircraft Attacking:- D6 [& Z6 f8 S
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
* M; g; @# \. u( `0 k+ ]2 m Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb9 Z9 u0 p! {" _$ Q5 ^' R8 F
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet- s4 l& M, @$ a
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb* V4 J6 d+ H7 y# y" t5 m5 F
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet1 v; z/ x, ~5 X
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp4 H3 V8 J+ k9 l' r
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
c- ]3 s' f' E# n$ v8 O5 u Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb, W/ I M6 [. S. z% ~
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; X" P3 B% m+ |
, K3 I' p0 V; J/ TRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
2 \1 U5 A* V. r+ I B/ Z0 bEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 572 |0 h$ K) g; `- ^
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Allied aircraft8 u; Q5 J K& R/ Y+ P9 h
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
4 {# P0 U8 Q( X8 d' n: Q TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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Japanese aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
2 Q) F" f4 `4 C( r TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged/ [: W$ m, a. _! s5 x" B
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9 U7 Y% r, L9 |" H9 Z CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
+ O) V. Q& ]% ]! {% a8 I CVE Unyo. j5 i# d7 v, q8 Q2 \4 l& {% @
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
% [' R O1 A! T% `. {+ y/ o* [ CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:+ @1 i; @2 k$ X. i; e
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 r& z9 z" a; x _% O+ y3 i, u
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' W& N0 c2 E) x! F, s 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
5 \7 }( p# M+ Q. e Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
8 N# H3 T7 z# |1 X, \ 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
" l" V2 C' }. V4 q4 l9 s3 s! w6 J Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb' v- Z4 X. ^- R6 l% o- P
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
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13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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8 v/ }* e# j4 J8 j 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
. v' e" S+ u, V: D Q8 b0 ~& S Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( R. ~- Y7 H* I" z 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' c( K+ }& s. W
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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Y3 K( i! P# o1 p' S6 e* r Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb; f, ~& p% C. K+ u1 k
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8 a' I' L: c% ^$ u* Z3 pMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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" Z, K; v1 Q. f8 k+ ERaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.2 Q; z- X) [; R/ V9 |
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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" r7 I a, r$ g$ t# eJapanese aircraft
: E# Z% v2 C0 f _7 s3 {) G+ r A6M2 Zero x 2
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( s0 P+ h, h; R% ] TBF-1 Avenger x 98 }, N( p" v# A* E4 e4 G1 {/ v+ Z
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No Japanese losses
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/ H: P1 q3 X" UAllied aircraft losses6 i7 J4 Y1 [, @9 Q" q. w3 E- p
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 19 | X M# m: f* G- Y
BB Mutsu
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/ H! ~+ I& P3 ~3 ~) e% k; t6 r$ jMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" Q# O& L6 S- I# u" [Estimated time to target is 7 minutes% H' O+ t5 Y) h& z
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D3A2 Val x 13
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Allied aircraft
4 l; H7 T. m9 w, A* U h F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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# G r. u/ M" \8 {' o" V; d5 C: D D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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, X& H6 Z9 w# IMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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+ a4 J& Y" \% t U8 [Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; O" E4 ?: v: \7 L7 hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes( [- d1 F6 p' l3 ]% {
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B5N1 Kate x 12& _5 W2 ?- Q5 c" T& [) k
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Japanese aircraft losses5 p( _8 x1 V; `( W2 W
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud5 {# k- E X1 N$ l
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.0 t0 s7 m0 _1 P. Y% a0 O5 q. S' B8 t
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 3 `2 @0 i3 Z( ]* ?8 K/ {! N
B5N1 Kate x 3' @" u: N$ T& U2 C2 O' v$ i
D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49" F0 f8 u4 z# O! l1 c3 Y( ]
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6 ^7 w ^# J- x) S$ A A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
+ y2 U1 }8 ^% o. o( C0 G B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed/ B+ R4 L* F' ~' ~1 r
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed: U5 W/ m: a* E8 |6 v {
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, [5 l6 ]. k( m5 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1391 ?, b0 |0 `. q @" c
1 A1 e+ h1 W1 x1 FWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
1 I4 Y- A. V$ |* o# e) jEstimated time to target is 31 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
( \- i! k3 z& B) e" n A6M2 Zero x 49
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4 q1 x: G2 O7 L2 A$ v H SBD-3 Dauntless x 18& @8 B# {' G/ F. X/ p+ O% q+ j
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Allied aircraft losses
0 S; Z% p" [; ] q5 j# z SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |