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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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' `, H; ?- y7 X2 `8 Y% tDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# ]7 ?+ L5 L, x3 Q' ^
BB Kongo( F2 {# v& x9 V+ ~8 V3 l
BB Hiei
" P! G4 x, y: |& u; y: A: D! G: c BB Kirishima/ f- f; [& @ y8 x2 ?& b. @
BB Mutsu
( w5 \0 A0 i" X. O1 S3 V4 N CA Tone/ ~& Q- p r+ c' } [
CA Chikuma
- K3 o. d7 t9 a5 P) E CA Takao
3 k4 ~+ _6 E/ t0 @: _/ D+ m, q CA Atago
6 O- u: I, x+ W- o0 L' h CA Maya
0 V4 O7 K; e/ ?, | CA Myoko; N8 Y, n4 V0 ~' J
CA Haguro# M; Q$ m# \: Y# ]% ?' _) R
CA Suzuya
) [# K$ r1 E, {$ P' s CA Kumano
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CL Nagara K* M q' |( \- |
CL Yura `; S2 v/ @/ u& x
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: |/ M6 B7 P( |6 I CV Saratoga# J0 ?& {, c8 F7 T1 q
CV Enterprise
* B9 c4 }# q- h" X, @ CV Wasp
$ I; {9 |* G" ]7 m0 s" p! ] CLAA Atlanta
- C3 I* W. D# P) W m" ]! u, x DD Grayson& C$ T9 `- _" f7 U) }* b8 k
DD Aaron Ward1 \) j8 U6 I4 G# L2 h" {
DD Laffey
: N( Q: {4 e8 A& b- k3 x" V DD Farenholt
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DD Phelps
' m) R' I3 ~ J" q! L: f6 [7 { DD Balch: {) G4 ~1 H. P( G
DD Farragut
4 F, G; t0 }5 j% B1 [7 n DD MacDonough
. A) M6 x* C5 t! A5 @/ K6 K) { DD Worden
' D! K, ?( ]5 U DD Dale( ~ M* |$ D5 Z
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards- }7 V4 O% A% ?' q D. H( _" P
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
x& h$ U8 X g( s4 N0 ~# ]& CAllied TF attempts to evade combat
! _( e. c6 d: o L- W9 oRange increases to 150,000 yards...
: F! {" U% x$ v1 h0 l) wAllied Air Combat TF evades combat
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141* {4 }3 C8 [+ u6 P, V! F
+ o: \1 y3 z$ S) T/ l8 c$ dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; L8 x+ s( f1 E# t7 _
; f6 M: N, j# Y0 p/ e/ HRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.0 c% Z( {& O: M
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes# d d( p' n* h9 j( |' q
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Japanese aircraft& c% k" A* o6 l* M6 Z
A6M2 Zero x 31
1 J$ [8 [( l& h2 ~( t7 X! q B5N1 Kate x 30
) G# \# @ b1 Q; Q" q$ u D3A1 Val x 15$ G0 V! G! ?6 a5 `' Z# J5 n
D3A2 Val x 39
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Allied aircraft
# U q7 t2 d$ L- a0 g+ Z z F4F-4 Wildcat x 93. G6 H5 m' V6 ^7 g _& }
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6 M1 c6 N9 U9 D2 ^, z/ i# pJapanese aircraft losses# K+ L! P' o2 d% W3 G4 |0 u1 b6 h" q
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed) p B7 g% ?$ d7 E* K: c q/ S6 [
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
4 j, j& G8 a$ S6 ?" |3 x( ` D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged' b ~6 U) Z( A4 B8 C0 Z
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged( M6 o3 c) o3 g; t0 {1 g4 I# D
; r% T- ^3 X* x3 jAllied aircraft losses
, g, g {) }% }* _& y5 Y0 @. f% q F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga
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DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 w/ V9 L- O+ @1 V6 B' I% g DD Phelps
6 W6 V* f- w, L' x' _, W CV Enterprise/ c1 y7 Q5 i" j' p2 \
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Aircraft Attacking:
% M7 Z3 |$ P- l4 U 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
9 I; T4 ^4 k( c Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb6 n8 L! d- x$ \% x, @" p$ N- `
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet' M4 Q' m0 u1 o* ]1 {1 W1 E+ Z
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
) `9 k8 H! s$ i5 S 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 z* {+ k, l! M H& X$ ?1 b
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
( H b" }1 X* j) z 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet) W4 j5 J: |5 h/ x" V% E# t2 Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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, X% D8 b) C7 k) o# l6 UMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139+ o/ N& B, w6 k+ t1 a
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
g. y: |$ n z# bEstimated time to target is 47 minutes: l6 Q! d. \" T9 f8 v
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A6M2 Zero x 579 ]1 U& }# Y; I3 Z
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6 s* A! f& o6 P* q* v8 OAllied aircraft
6 B6 L4 K2 J \) ?* W SBD-3 Dauntless x 85) F$ r) P; y$ q4 p- r. T
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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) L& T3 B- j6 W% QJapanese aircraft losses
* `, z/ ~/ q3 {, b: Q! c A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed. J) M& v" _) n9 C' X
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Allied aircraft losses2 L* a# f$ w0 G; ^4 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
+ b& S: p2 Y, f2 `2 o0 s9 r2 r2 z! o TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
9 f0 q, `1 _, l2 A3 X4 p CVE Unyo9 {" J) A* l: t9 A6 K3 _& G6 U7 _' F
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
( C( i ?1 Q+ c/ ^- _* Y CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 P. A' i, a* ` 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
2 [3 f: X4 o; C0 b2 R$ w/ n Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
& t5 ?+ m& f9 N" h" q 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
; C4 |* t9 b- i Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
& l, h/ D7 j8 S 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'9 T" e5 Y( l ~, A. y7 M
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- k5 L' p( x9 ~* I, F- G S& z
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
. O( B+ z% T, s" {* v. t6 \ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo' I o* v9 |$ x. H
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'7 |/ I$ k$ s8 K* y! U" T
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb$ v0 n+ h z- ~! ?, Q
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'- T& J( c; ~+ c; X: {' m
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb5 W( e& L0 B! \8 d$ u
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
$ Q4 W$ U P+ c) ? Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
( C W: J, m5 a$ Z6 {8 v8 _ 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
5 A# o+ }6 W2 q2 C2 V; ?) ~ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- i8 }) {" x6 L5 B5 N# _9 ?$ {
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1 H3 N; r& w/ B, [$ lMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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Weather in hex: Clear sky+ `7 A$ I Z: ]8 Z) l0 }
; z2 k% |0 r0 nRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! D9 a# K W. m9 I
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ ?3 N: C% ` ?7 ?$ [& f% C
! Q. i, V6 V7 BJapanese aircraft" P2 U7 K4 i% h! L, J$ P; X( c% o
A6M2 Zero x 2
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No Japanese losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged1 L, p, `9 {5 _6 u' k
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Japanese Ships
) t( d& w, R8 N( s6 V' l BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 16 q/ r. K+ ^) c; G+ `6 B2 W
BB Mutsu
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; [- y: o9 W! S% n- A* ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( ~4 W& @# D* F5 I, J- a) jRaid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 {, ]" W# i. B6 o: D& e) y4 wEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 e/ o' U1 B5 _3 z
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D3A2 Val x 13
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; r+ E/ q/ @$ X6 w, Q4 q4 nAllied aircraft
+ c. u4 g, _( ?' y" d! F& F$ h F4F-4 Wildcat x 48' I) }' ]* B5 U+ J( ~+ [
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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* g* Z O5 t. l/ o4 |3 j9 l: ]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.
: ?+ q k$ R+ k! iEstimated time to target is 13 minutes4 T1 [5 Z7 m& u: Z
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Japanese aircraft( m6 s" G1 n) ?
B5N1 Kate x 12: e7 ?( V. y+ ^" }
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48& T: H9 B$ s4 p/ i6 i3 o
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" G2 E1 _0 h6 \) CJapanese aircraft losses5 \# j# Q/ H+ i/ x, C* N( Q \! U
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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* ?% \/ A4 s. o7 rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
7 ?1 Z' n3 x' s6 w" o( Y* H1 Q7 ^1 OEstimated time to target is 45 minutes+ }6 q( \" ^& {+ [1 F& u% h
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A6M2 Zero x 3
V& M+ w) d/ A( V8 Q3 ~ B5N1 Kate x 3
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Allied aircraft
5 Q- M U7 V$ j- G; u N7 H F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed% t% M- Q6 b2 X
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed1 Z9 P3 J1 O1 J; g$ r7 g; B% f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1395 G8 t5 z2 k, Z0 \2 K) t4 ?
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.( _/ F% u5 f; m ^& L4 e$ d0 [1 h
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 49
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8 m0 r! K' r2 a$ y SBD-3 Dauntless x 188 N" O4 F$ m* D; e! Y
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |