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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42+ ?, K+ p# W5 w0 |9 Q
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0 q# J/ a! d m1 k% IDay Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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7 q) |+ u9 P% L! SJapanese Ships
) n( E( t: ?& t2 [4 n BB Kongo; e3 X% Q- U" _" Y- {8 Q9 O G
BB Hiei$ `9 X$ d; W# b4 k- j5 t
BB Kirishima
% Z* T) G- N5 q7 q/ ` d BB Mutsu( F% [5 R9 M& g5 [4 } R5 t
CA Tone
g' g9 \( p" h/ L CA Chikuma
5 p7 e: Q1 i( j0 g' ]: d* _1 Y9 t- ` CA Takao
& @( c; v& j3 f7 x CA Atago3 w. x9 D6 D+ w$ S) n6 L1 W
CA Maya
- o- k' r0 }0 U CA Myoko
* h% Z: v' I9 e: O CA Haguro% ^. k$ y' w) h# Y4 T% Y4 F g
CA Suzuya
2 G1 N$ j' X3 y" z5 \ CA Kumano
9 _3 S+ R# A1 |/ r2 H CL Jintsu$ r1 S: f& |# @4 I, W' w T; f4 }/ M
CL Nagara
. k; V- L1 X. m: d& ] CL Yura
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1 d; \" W. z& Z W5 L% u5 e CV Saratoga" j) O) L! K$ _" P" ~+ v4 K# g
CV Enterprise
4 r. k/ V# l. l5 w% v CV Wasp
2 X3 `0 i# M8 V$ x' @ B CLAA Atlanta/ h5 l0 B1 l) A* T, p! @
DD Grayson
) v% ^% c; ]* q6 ] DD Aaron Ward. P0 Y6 f) C! B3 r% ]
DD Laffey
. H4 Y$ t( ?* r' S# m* w" J3 g DD Farenholt6 v: }- b+ Z5 u% j' W; U% s# G
DD Benham6 H! [$ E5 a. ~3 o0 N( A
DD Phelps' @5 p% o$ {0 D V+ _
DD Balch" k l% _) _ P4 {1 K: y- q2 `
DD Farragut
* [% K" m) D, g, Z( m8 f6 ` DD MacDonough: A; ~% A9 j8 V; R
DD Worden
. _: L7 v2 f0 m DD Dale
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Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
; j: ?$ X$ g, o& s# X2 V9 iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
" w& ^4 \6 a" ]: U+ }2 u* Y: PAllied TF attempts to evade combat( ~. Z; W# H3 D a
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
* w8 V( e% w; ^+ X& A2 [6 GAllied Air Combat TF evades combat7 [% ^% [" h( y
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( M" h$ h6 h7 A6 Q2 WMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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$ v5 A: Q$ D7 B6 a/ R: P7 NWeather in hex: Thunderstorms% s! F J1 |! y4 v# U
: D6 \! ?5 F( M8 S$ `# C- {Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.! x3 H# O% E1 ^. P; X/ k% I. U( G
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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! J7 _" k& o5 f' j6 gJapanese aircraft
) s6 E. {: V8 \ A6M2 Zero x 31
1 j' \% C( O) o B5N1 Kate x 305 v+ {; ~" u# h3 i1 t* n
D3A1 Val x 15# p* ^& a, e. i3 v7 v( N6 M
D3A2 Val x 39
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, k9 w" `1 _+ ~ s' O @1 `: `Allied aircraft) x0 w. ~9 C) V) G5 t1 N9 m9 x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 932 M( q8 ^5 P9 k% d+ t2 j& a- V8 }
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Japanese aircraft losses
8 k* o8 k4 _' ]+ B9 E A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed t3 ~7 M1 v& |& E G7 f
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
8 ]7 D5 h: |# x7 @ D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged) ?6 e' v }" q4 S9 L1 w
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged9 F: W: M! V& Y9 r
6 i. ]4 T: G3 _; k, W2 CAllied aircraft losses
7 ~2 ?% \9 C+ k# \' z F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, C5 d3 u5 d# v/ O8 |8 D6 V* W
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Allied Ships @3 `7 S$ i3 P5 }2 _: y1 Z
CV Saratoga) ~! ~+ \9 e/ z9 M( u! |
CV Wasp1 f/ N4 [) r3 A8 R- K1 W2 p
DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 U$ N0 Z% F& e DD Phelps
O* E6 L: k( ^3 [ CV Enterprise
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' Q3 } w, o2 e+ M- j8 U/ a9 KAircraft Attacking:
/ M' |5 Z e4 @9 r 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet
& U6 D* U8 S( S4 Y! T- k: O Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb5 S) F/ n; P- i6 S( D7 _
15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
]5 M0 U0 W0 u% f/ P+ a! U+ H Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
5 P% u2 O; K% X3 O1 N0 G/ ~; n 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
+ ]4 K3 r' s; W! ?! f Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp5 l" q# N# X' ^ b
1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
2 f* a A, D# b% m+ r/ h Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb+ ~ V P. b& H' q g4 |2 \
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- ?2 B) \# B4 ^% x7 n: [- NMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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3 x+ z5 o k5 }Weather in hex: Clear sky. N! g# i8 ^* w# N d
0 W' L# T Y, h8 E/ L3 vRaid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
, s4 O1 X5 p$ b J$ I, E" sEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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0 E% R% G- ?# R/ CJapanese aircraft9 N9 o9 P- W( ~# L5 o
A6M2 Zero x 57
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8 p/ {" p: e3 I! `8 ZAllied aircraft% F" D, ?6 B0 k; T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85# c) B! b- f: D* }7 }3 ^( C3 A/ _. e
TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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* L4 ]1 n+ A" \# iJapanese aircraft losses7 L/ ?3 T0 h0 {! b
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses
2 P) I0 b! A1 D/ a/ k6 V' ^ SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged9 N+ i1 G" `) X* m
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged, c: i. z. n" V0 n1 }
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire" a5 m% d: P. V3 D5 r4 S
CVE Unyo0 u6 B2 x( A6 |7 i/ b2 o8 L# _
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
8 P$ k9 w+ d$ I) O CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 w( }" Q. B: q4 ]! v8 t6 m& ]: y# f
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" j* ^( ^8 E) \4 u* o% lAircraft Attacking:/ k% v0 I/ d) c
8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
# ?. I3 s! v6 n- a! r( B Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb: X. B" |8 _7 F# R( [$ }0 U
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet$ K1 `! w9 |- P* z. o7 l* N
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
# b: S( `7 T! ], c7 E$ h 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet5 G" Q; n) Q) O
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
. i) t; b4 W7 k) E- J* { 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ S2 s1 G. {+ e$ _# ]! g: X* l
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
0 U' N) ?+ x" ^6 \4 Y 3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'3 e0 g7 |& M3 L8 ^$ }) Y
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ V) x, {: ?- d* q8 D2 T3 R
7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
' P5 k ?3 _: _ V' o! E Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb8 ~ G# @% S3 w0 C& _/ \ b
1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'4 T* |" c* }8 B3 t$ O7 F
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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6 t, h$ {- _6 U- g* }1 {Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,138
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. J% X6 {0 W( @; XWeather in hex: Clear sky
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. x0 ?! |- m8 i! K, URaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
% p% J9 R# [. [+ XEstimated time to target is 7 minutes7 T+ C: S6 o4 y
* Q( q/ J; f8 P3 `Japanese aircraft1 c1 q) i' u. u
A6M2 Zero x 2 i7 L# W7 r6 ^- J6 g7 C1 \* g$ s9 E
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses9 A/ v' O) m: F
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged) |- }0 c' |$ @8 t
( [. t, Z- z1 D" ]2 O) S& RJapanese Ships0 ?- v6 A' N$ `4 h) W" x2 V# o
BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
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% z+ Q, N+ Y! e) o M4 XMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1410 p; q2 H$ N5 F! N* S1 q4 ^
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 C* |, z' I' i; D9 U
1 d/ H$ ^4 [" z- {3 ~Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 n& w5 V8 m! }! I7 eEstimated time to target is 7 minutes6 T! Q$ c( w+ l# n
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Japanese aircraft
# Y% m+ K4 J9 X/ |' ~6 L D3A2 Val x 13+ k3 f2 u4 i9 ]4 S1 h4 o1 A
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48" a+ }0 T# X P$ Z: ]+ ?* u
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1416 |; U0 ] v- s4 @' {# k) P
9 r. _( T$ ~. _, M7 z$ t) hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. j* c1 Z. X# y; L% |" X- T
) f+ n4 h) J1 H3 d/ l$ G$ N/ \Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
$ [% w# d: w0 v- x; {Estimated time to target is 13 minutes9 s: f2 {# F4 s) V
! H5 u" q7 M1 d. P4 }# jJapanese aircraft
* `: r' |! }7 g) W: L8 S B5N1 Kate x 12
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. y- I3 z& T1 J7 g F4F-4 Wildcat x 48$ E3 T4 }+ {% a5 C" f S$ b* _: d
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B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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9 \* {9 }4 Q W: v: `( {# t* K* xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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5 [4 ~: W" W4 [+ sWeather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.
2 n" ^1 h" D3 }Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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) x5 s O; l. ~, hJapanese aircraft1 ^6 W& ^* a2 `3 q& G6 e
A6M2 Zero x 3" N8 y0 H U( J
B5N1 Kate x 3
9 L; }- B- u9 P' ~0 n D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 499 _" ^+ _" N; `" K5 \# V2 f5 e. X
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" v4 j2 d" e; z ?Japanese aircraft losses/ Y6 N! Q& |# v @/ W+ _, l! q7 g
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed1 c' C1 @% U$ [* M- b/ c
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed
- |: G4 \, o4 t* @- t9 p D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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3 }- |/ V: W" D6 f- EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139& J) t1 J$ X% h6 G
" |/ K! h/ a5 p: L+ a8 j+ dWeather in hex: Light cloud# U. |* ~9 s5 N
2 v4 |; o; J; |$ g- D# TRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
3 u5 L x8 R$ fEstimated time to target is 31 minutes5 V8 I7 `4 w7 M+ B
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Japanese aircraft
A, C, h q$ _( ]5 c+ R) e A6M2 Zero x 49
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; B8 c* v6 Q3 w: ^: Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |