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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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1 E% x' w1 J# F. I; Z! k6 QDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards1 J7 m% B# K% N" O. c; N% u% a
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Japanese Ships
# ]# b7 g5 `/ | BB Kongo) L' o+ W/ r$ s: n; |3 @
BB Hiei
6 b: M1 i6 P3 Z7 @2 s6 j BB Kirishima
8 |3 L d' c4 c/ @8 k$ q6 l4 I BB Mutsu- a! J% i* o+ h+ H* P
CA Tone: ^, E- d# {* _5 O* ]0 L
CA Chikuma
+ _! a; H# A. A* U/ W CA Takao$ @+ a9 C8 |+ S1 Y& m
CA Atago1 c8 C, B& R( z( I, G. B6 y7 B
CA Maya
1 H! z7 z# [+ C/ P! G CA Myoko9 m; `! }, n8 q3 Z2 Z6 _4 N
CA Haguro
- O) b4 D0 U; E9 v3 ?; ]+ _ CA Suzuya H3 {! J- `! } J( F8 ~
CA Kumano0 t% `+ `! [- A5 j5 B7 o) u8 ?
CL Jintsu. b8 g2 i6 Y. o# O0 G9 d# u; o- ?
CL Nagara
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+ \- ~7 \3 p& w* f2 }Allied Ships
+ \0 N# h; J; G5 Z8 z3 e3 B1 v CV Saratoga
' l3 U z/ u: g! k* f CV Enterprise
% H3 a2 Q6 K" o0 A5 }, ` CV Wasp$ d2 K3 s+ _) C$ v k: {
CLAA Atlanta$ {7 Q: y9 Q B4 x) U
DD Grayson
' e/ a) {/ r" o& J DD Aaron Ward2 ^% b( R, I: s" T; T0 K0 o
DD Laffey$ d( \, L" c* F& y$ a: q/ p8 Y
DD Farenholt, ?. `1 X2 `5 j" R% a: z1 u4 {
DD Benham2 `: `6 T8 U* y3 E) d
DD Phelps
# D* w% M! ~5 T Z+ {' d DD Balch8 h' W6 U- }0 P
DD Farragut9 U/ o; {/ \$ R, L% _
DD MacDonough7 F) h" u) t4 A& O. t$ T
DD Worden7 v: ?0 H3 q3 F0 j
DD Dale
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/ B2 ]7 p ^" K- ?: Y' ?Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards5 \* { V, d3 Q n" K" U5 a: \7 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
1 k5 Z9 d4 ]) }3 L) [" [$ Q; v3 uAllied TF attempts to evade combat) Q5 X1 Z" y1 o7 x& G$ n
Range increases to 150,000 yards...) g9 t- B$ J7 j" ^5 [- w8 e: a0 r
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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6 T+ _6 ^2 ]% d' Q* N; ZMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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3 U) X' v# f! _4 |9 H( o. OWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) {% w8 [3 b$ _8 E$ K/ z
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
0 ]# e, J& E1 T! R L9 M( O8 wEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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0 J0 a0 s0 r! N2 L+ K) n6 cJapanese aircraft. J$ V6 P5 k( U! [8 e
A6M2 Zero x 31
8 T8 G3 q! V9 T3 m7 D5 P B5N1 Kate x 30
$ C+ A4 \" M- x/ z D3A1 Val x 15
' \. _% { Y& C& N5 z D3A2 Val x 39
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B i4 T( J9 U9 CAllied aircraft
) N9 r6 j9 V$ D+ }9 ?2 y( V F4F-4 Wildcat x 93
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6 Y1 z, |* y& {# s- U A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed& }/ V1 \' J# `5 b% e
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged/ w: u2 u/ x1 m1 v" R; b8 F: R
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged0 r- I) u8 w* V6 l! A7 Z
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses. {, @1 \- i R( V' ^8 x
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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CV Saratoga
7 E! `% `; y/ H( U, r$ r, Z1 L x CV Wasp9 x2 G0 L( |, G6 |
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
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CV Enterprise+ T) l! P2 S/ ]; z' c5 Y) b
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Aircraft Attacking:& z- G$ a6 c2 v' g8 V7 l$ ~
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
: p8 D7 m+ s7 m Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
0 A d- |; l" u* H6 m 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet9 G2 y# D& h3 R. o" x: b
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
" H( Y% ?& }7 [0 F 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet' C4 w( A$ t4 H
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp6 a; G% z- o7 r
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet4 j/ O0 K" |: g7 _! } L
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 J; ]) E% @; q, j
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet. ^8 f5 ]2 s. \8 r" _
Estimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ [- W! r- H2 ^3 @$ t
A6M2 Zero x 57
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
. I7 R7 q" W$ K e F; d: W TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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: U+ H' H; S0 ?) E" zJapanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses: ^+ a' q1 f2 a. ~: a
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged* P5 F# V8 K$ t
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged0 e9 m8 h x6 f+ S2 s& b
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Japanese Ships
9 n$ b+ J V$ a* P CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire
' `* _- C6 V$ m% H6 \ CVE Unyo- x4 l( ]/ P* Y% D
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1 a% n, n+ m1 ~: H8 Q- {5 o
CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:3 d3 E7 P% D7 i" B$ g
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'% |. h3 T. }/ ?; P9 x, e4 t" U
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' J( X! q7 T. \- {8 Q' H( | 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ X1 _ f! e, R w Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo/ ]# i/ y, g; R \
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ ?& \2 E' ^& G" y; |. x) B
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
8 z- F9 J/ h/ f1 q 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet9 O0 B1 b* h+ t
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo6 Y$ c8 H. i( r, @
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
) C7 |# G r0 H Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb7 w; A# J& n u/ L, w; Q
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'! | K) p, C. @! p
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
N7 m+ O& I7 `! O6 x 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'8 Q6 c6 `- U! k( p+ n
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
' [; r( k# o7 q: Q5 g" t& z. T 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'1 j9 `, ~/ ^9 D8 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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1 v6 E* V3 X4 J- cMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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6 L( Y3 b; A: O) L/ R5 _Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., `0 o3 R a( g0 ^( t
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes& ]5 P! Z4 ?! ]. W' K
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A6M2 Zero x 2
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses, [; A0 ^7 L; F3 W# l# ~ a! B
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& `: }5 v/ h H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged- f2 s6 R3 S0 k
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1+ E' f! }8 B. T1 M+ Z
BB Mutsu
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5 _6 u$ y) [ |3 zMorning 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.
( Z+ V) U- E7 {Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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* u% a& R# X6 T; E; q/ @% t2 l( Q D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed3 D( p/ k4 O# ]. D# y v
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. Y3 t; o% g! T4 ]6 ` P" ]Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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7 S& w, K1 T3 ?. v* xWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
# s" `+ y% [2 A. EEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses2 t0 h2 x% m3 w+ h
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 cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
1 I8 d8 i0 _- P9 ]# DEstimated time to target is 45 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft* M6 b, _# M$ h- E6 }$ D
F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed4 ]: j' r4 B& D' o7 P
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
; q: A( K" `: z$ l% U D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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D& h9 ?* y+ G8 FWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
9 E9 e" V" S/ ], gEstimated time to target is 31 minutes% J$ y# N) y' z+ D, \3 g y
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A6M2 Zero x 497 t8 U- z; O+ N! P* I4 w1 o7 x
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |