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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 426 a7 l a, T* v) }, r, ?( U& R: u
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: d# }- k" Y: d. s+ j! ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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BB Kongo6 g( Z7 X8 n5 h" |7 Y
BB Hiei
6 V$ X+ M7 y% y, z; @! j. }0 x BB Kirishima
( T0 P6 c# O: N& r" r BB Mutsu1 f* C3 |2 @. O# i$ H2 L9 u
CA Tone
, X: Y! C, Q7 T4 l2 [, [5 n) { CA Chikuma! v! o2 R& M5 z( c8 C" `8 v
CA Takao
# r. ]4 @5 X) L CA Atago$ Z6 G5 o$ V8 X, @
CA Maya9 u7 l5 I0 U' S8 K# n
CA Myoko4 q2 b1 ]9 p& K0 {6 I
CA Haguro& N# F; h T% l2 ]& |/ l8 b+ b
CA Suzuya: [* ~3 ]2 k+ c3 J
CA Kumano0 d" ~* U0 M- w1 e$ u: u* i
CL Jintsu
# v7 A( }$ U) b4 v: M1 ^ CL Nagara
, r ?, _# N* Y* \! v CL Yura& ~7 k& i0 H$ u& P
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* N9 K$ G9 G1 _/ f2 X6 y w. v CV Saratoga( s! A( _9 x3 y' G W: v
CV Enterprise
3 q/ O6 @% B, Z' [# s6 ~+ }9 S CV Wasp. S' b# Z; Q B" H/ s" O1 o
CLAA Atlanta
, N. Y! \ V0 ^; _9 x4 b DD Grayson
. H# d# w8 P: s, Y: q6 B% O. { DD Aaron Ward
7 w* o& f% G; i/ \$ F DD Laffey. C- `3 X! V. V0 C/ d! ~, _6 |+ s
DD Farenholt
6 u% A b/ H& A, F DD Benham
! g/ u+ m, f( s2 h( S' u/ o DD Phelps
8 w6 v5 w* H/ l6 d( S7 e0 D' F DD Balch* k& o; X! T5 O @
DD Farragut
, }( N4 l' p$ n. ~$ L p DD MacDonough
; b/ S. Q6 H1 Y3 W- O DD Worden2 r& @5 ?- C: m; z- ~3 p' X
DD Dale; p' H2 [! Y. b3 i
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1 q% |% j( @) T4 oMaximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards- S9 k- ~6 f/ U2 S( [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
* L4 t, J6 o1 H% E/ d# O% {Allied TF attempts to evade combat
, A ~, T: K1 T- YRange increases to 150,000 yards...1 J, ~. d* M. i! o6 m
Allied Air Combat TF evades combat
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* o% n! n! y* x, bMorning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms R+ w1 ?3 a! W" d& l; W
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
2 i$ J- p( D# b+ C& UEstimated time to target is 45 minutes a! Y9 Y2 ], R0 H
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Japanese aircraft
* n% E, v2 I E V A6M2 Zero x 31
0 D8 Z) m2 n+ g! x5 n% b# i B5N1 Kate x 30
0 G! R% e3 \1 [: y& L C3 @ D3A1 Val x 15. v! O6 j( o! E4 _- i
D3A2 Val x 395 |6 a8 r1 m; \! X, A; V# D9 l# j
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Allied aircraft |6 Y. ?# ^/ x& Z- H1 m
F4F-4 Wildcat x 937 Q1 Y. f6 r* L! @8 M0 D! h
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Japanese aircraft losses1 P& F6 `" e. h" F* d. I5 z
A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed
- Z+ I% R) T6 {! Z7 u% ~* e B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged: j5 T2 |) ~; v) n
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged
/ u# }3 d3 q2 |0 ? D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses; a9 n4 E! w- c
F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged( D" W2 }" C; `/ y& ?8 c8 [! I
/ a8 x, [& R0 eAllied Ships
4 Y' Y. o% F+ J; g& r1 ]- M CV Saratoga% ]6 S c: x7 N- g5 B/ H
CV Wasp
5 @6 O( A0 F# V5 L6 C DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- d7 T, C5 ^* h1 \5 U
DD Phelps0 j6 L x% F% [, f9 A ^ B* y# v
CV Enterprise( u8 u3 y5 V5 i8 r- o$ r
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Aircraft Attacking:. F, c3 Q+ O% k' V
1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet$ r/ |+ U. f4 W" A
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
6 [# ^$ g) l) e) R% d. c& c" o 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet' R9 S" g& |) b; [1 p* C$ t& l, X3 y
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb& f" p( }3 i# ]6 F# ^8 R" c1 _
3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet
* z' H0 ^" h& W" s3 y Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
8 \1 N( V4 r( x& j 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
~+ l; Q2 t- K% [% P 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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+ y* R6 K/ h. Y `. Y, _- N0 }Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
! v' m* ?2 Q6 S- qEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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Japanese aircraft5 L) U. Q7 d4 y, W% w3 l3 i9 t( Z
A6M2 Zero x 57+ W: {7 {! I( V" Y7 C
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6 h T/ E' n9 |8 x o4 tAllied aircraft9 \, {; z5 L7 z3 @) c) H
SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
! U" y7 i! u8 _9 ^9 D; d. b! @/ | TBF-1 Avenger x 30
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: X+ L% n8 @! u8 z! q5 ]% P- JJapanese aircraft losses# H4 u) S" @. r& t; `- Q
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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Allied aircraft losses3 Q7 M! ~7 l9 t' j) N
SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged% x3 j" L4 \' F F) a p
TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire! q9 h& ^4 _5 [- ?, |- j3 P, E. |
CVE Unyo
! Z, h' \- J5 t7 s2 i CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
% b: V! H8 Z9 K1 M CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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Aircraft Attacking:
5 y# G6 {* C; Y2 E; n. l( l 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'2 v7 e3 n) }3 ^1 @% x3 g) k0 k
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
" M( B1 m/ q4 U: v: B 8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
, {9 F2 ?+ U: ?' a. l% b B8 r/ D Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
% E/ W" Q, B* }$ `- z5 _8 W 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
: v- @' g6 t7 A H5 J8 ~' C Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb- W/ O9 N2 `& P! q3 z" \) o
6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 g/ _* |" U4 i* z$ _$ T6 k4 P
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
7 X9 S! o; j* y2 s% t 13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
' { y. Q7 C1 f* R5 S! r) S Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb/ O7 M/ K: I7 f3 O' k# S/ s$ e
3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000' ^ z1 O6 x* |0 j0 l6 ?& g
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 a. l/ y& h0 K 7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
. P" {5 L+ i6 b Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
6 p3 j: v- p- F, ^5 B. _) U 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
( g3 O1 u h, @; P2 `) j/ t Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
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, G7 D9 g8 e9 c) [9 E3 m1 S% Y9 h+ vMorning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1387 Z) `% s" t7 u$ ~# t
/ S9 { T) ]/ `/ y+ P- {7 aWeather in hex: Clear sky
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- e4 A+ ^5 i& B5 V+ lRaid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! W7 s/ \0 G1 a- C; G# I4 ]# R
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 U+ G/ E" k3 J+ r A6M2 Zero x 22 R9 b" l/ _+ J4 N1 m! {" |8 u- r
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Allied aircraft
5 y6 r q' z& f" w2 x TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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k( A, ~2 l7 ^No Japanese losses1 [ P; p2 S5 E+ P; N
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Allied aircraft losses- a+ N% N9 u4 J( E" r( H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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$ E1 I" D, s8 F2 ]- y' jJapanese Ships
" e( u1 a5 I9 U' E0 Y# m. P; z BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1- _( G. w, s) @( t3 g! y, I7 M9 S
BB Mutsu$ u( F" l& r4 q
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1411 Z' P* @- T" i
+ ?8 e Y4 w$ b" `Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
X$ l3 C/ E. |; E ?( u$ ZEstimated time to target is 7 minutes2 X e5 A& h! k1 b- Z, m* D" q
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0 V8 {9 {+ |( Q x- f) O& Z+ a D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48- S) G0 e0 e/ D9 f6 y
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D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed" _$ n4 B( K* \! b, }' y
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1413 a1 \8 R: l F; d$ j" r
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0 W% `& v' n. ?9 `1 K0 \4 hRaid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; ^: a7 Z) g0 @" l% Z4 AEstimated time to target is 13 minutes( O+ m; p" _. W4 _) K8 t
" \% \ z1 @9 f5 D# kJapanese aircraft3 b' q% X7 S" d
B5N1 Kate x 12! N4 y2 L4 D. i& l v1 W4 Y
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$ H) S1 K, B0 { F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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Japanese aircraft losses1 j" @5 h: y" r. V( g! L' l
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed X5 o9 j" f1 u: Z; Y9 B7 y
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& I" t% D% y: a4 k3 E! t" k) kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,1414 t; E% ?! y6 j* K" s8 b
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Weather in hex: Heavy cloud
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.9 y8 P& L5 M P, U) C
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 3
3 i7 P+ @) W% V+ d$ ^6 v1 R+ s5 i D3A2 Val x 13
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3 P5 _: B% t6 R Y% q5 m! O F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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6 s) j% T- x- b+ e( Z: sJapanese aircraft losses% V8 P0 Y3 X5 F" m: Y) R5 _
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
7 Z9 [# o8 p7 z0 H: |0 V B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed$ e& g" s/ e1 }2 P- r3 a
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed: _6 J9 y3 [" j8 ~* @% w
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" q4 y. f5 R6 G# G# kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139
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8 ?: C' \% x5 _: ]# \Weather in hex: Light cloud
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+ e8 P9 P. T/ oRaid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet." N; X0 o# C9 j5 m
Estimated time to target is 31 minutes
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1 L" c2 p, R3 o2 [ SBD-3 Dauntless x 18
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! F2 B; [. D, ?) f9 ?, WNo Japanese losses6 k# v( e4 `8 [! q6 y4 {7 u
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Allied aircraft losses
5 Z0 T& M3 y( ]. t SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |