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% P- G% Q% v& l' |6 A; ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 26, 42
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Lunga at 110,138, Range 150,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 I S8 g' S' e& ~ BB Kongo% I9 f, p, S* r+ t+ f8 O N" v
BB Hiei
5 [5 k5 W# I5 V. v, I BB Kirishima- f! Z7 r* @- L0 ^/ ?
BB Mutsu
7 a! [) v0 C( v: ?0 e. w+ {2 @ CA Tone
! o2 r4 m6 J1 T* G6 E% ?4 | CA Chikuma
: X# ]: G0 Y j# H4 E: V& T CA Takao9 e% Z( t, d. n, `! u f
CA Atago( l0 \9 x, t' [* [1 ~- j1 A0 V
CA Maya
+ X! q1 F w$ E7 J CA Myoko( {3 c) M6 [5 W9 V! U
CA Haguro
/ a3 J9 U% ` r CA Suzuya
5 ~4 t; f7 o1 i. D5 e! x CA Kumano7 R! J% [* C* t: @1 q3 Q6 ^. h+ Y
CL Jintsu3 w. y+ I' H+ d1 X
CL Nagara
4 t. u. W5 N* B3 Q$ f) e CL Yura. v I6 ?' L1 K8 E& B( R \+ T8 J
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Allied Ships
/ [! D3 |$ ^' p: u8 s CV Saratoga
2 t2 j4 ]2 l1 N$ W CV Enterprise% Y& q$ O& J1 L ^+ i- N5 u
CV Wasp4 O7 i5 a7 t. q% T
CLAA Atlanta
) W7 ~1 f: i" X& O DD Grayson
8 U0 _& n2 F: c& ~! z DD Aaron Ward
/ A$ x! Q$ w9 o, c! _9 i3 I- X DD Laffey
! x, D; Q2 m- R/ r% F DD Farenholt
0 u4 Z8 r9 @# K% b9 N/ }; H, ]6 S DD Benham
3 f* m6 c g' W: ~' h } DD Phelps
( X' x( y1 H, b3 p- L( { DD Balch: J' t( ?' l; ?/ D: H" _5 K: L8 y
DD Farragut
* i! w1 |) b1 \) `+ ]! B DD MacDonough+ e3 }4 |1 M9 k d" H
DD Worden
1 g% o# ?/ S9 G9 A* G DD Dale/ b' t( _ [& x% H j( g
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) E- R6 v+ [" U( E8 _Maximum visibility in Clear Conditions: 3,000 yards
/ P/ A) Z. o- c$ Y9 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 150,000 yards
1 C. f* C# E- h: E7 W) p( E0 |# b5 cAllied TF attempts to evade combat# i/ I* Y4 u, h0 i4 c" \
Range increases to 150,000 yards...
- r6 [6 R! } h# aAllied Air Combat TF evades combat2 P- g3 b& w1 o8 z
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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. O' A$ ~3 [) v2 \$ [5 W- ?
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 31
. P0 q3 K6 g: J' G# d5 ]* Z B5N1 Kate x 30" p+ }* e0 L" e! d8 y) [
D3A1 Val x 15& t6 B, U0 j" q; I5 a
D3A2 Val x 39
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5 A/ _: r) G: d! PAllied aircraft
9 Q" ~" N2 k- B6 Y3 J2 S+ p3 w& ? F4F-4 Wildcat x 93. O- }% @8 g; u* z e; P, Q0 d
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Japanese aircraft losses
/ B( T7 H$ k* U! n: g2 U* M A6M2 Zero: 9 destroyed% _; _( u g3 [) j5 c ~0 L
B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged3 H* n' G! f+ W" J
D3A1 Val: 8 destroyed, 1 damaged* F/ S# t- S# K1 C7 U2 m6 t4 }: z
D3A2 Val: 17 destroyed, 7 damaged, ` p+ F2 {- D( L6 e
' E4 m# s# ?1 y0 q; w7 X% l u1 l# uAllied aircraft losses
* V1 O9 Z- x6 a" ]" ~ F4F-4 Wildcat: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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CV Wasp
$ o5 |3 X+ p2 e+ H- Z* p3 G) p* d, u DD Worden, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' ?3 u. k# K# P% u. H0 h DD Phelps- n$ x& }1 a5 q. q! \4 T5 c
CV Enterprise
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, D, D1 S( L* l1 s' j) Y! ^. h3 s 1 x D3A1 Val bombing from 2000 feet/ o* i' V6 ~; z& M
Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
' v" i4 f% w7 q( `: E& G7 p- P 15 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
- l( A/ V/ S1 l0 |; N4 ?! t Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg AP Bomb
- P- }2 O3 q4 F 3 x B5N1 Kate launching torpedoes at 200 feet% N u/ ~" C1 q7 M' i S- E
Naval Attack: 1 x 45cm T91 Mod 3 Torp
' W6 n. V; B! A( D8 O9 ^ 1 x D3A2 Val bombing from 2000 feet
: y* r4 k- S" t( X( ?! S0 q Naval Attack: 1 x 250 kg GP Bomb0 ^1 h* L/ C! Z7 B4 ^
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,139; c) n: V, q& T5 Q8 T" [/ j/ u
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.
3 S! |8 g7 L3 q0 I5 f& ]( s; F& vEstimated time to target is 47 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 57 v# y$ z4 F5 w) n7 A1 X3 S" b
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 85
, o, k: [- I5 w. N. ?% f TBF-1 Avenger x 30& F3 n1 P t) B. X4 E8 _& Z9 f9 O
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Japanese aircraft losses2 J# D c; j# G8 l$ x& U" \
A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 12 destroyed, 17 damaged
3 a0 ~) |$ `/ o; R' f6 s TBF-1 Avenger: 10 destroyed, 16 damaged
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CV Zuikaku, Bomb hits 4, on fire9 @4 g/ R$ g% o
CVE Unyo& c1 y n' q/ D- M8 q
CV Shokaku, Bomb hits 1
8 Q" ~3 z W6 u$ ^8 m& p7 g4 U CVL Ryujo, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
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8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'/ d( a8 s) \4 c
Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb9 g+ b4 S, X) I4 Z1 M# B3 ?! A
8 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet2 S: T0 p% W5 |7 f i9 D
Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo
! ]$ t2 x7 E- k* B 8 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
T+ n+ B2 t& i5 N' t Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
# p( `! E- ?/ ?8 E 6 x TBF-1 Avenger launching torpedoes at 200 feet
& j" }3 G$ \- s, `5 _ Naval Attack: 1 x 22in Mk 13 Torpedo! P+ i: u8 o1 O Y4 U
13 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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3 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
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7 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
N: E9 D9 f O% s B2 i. ^; K/ _ Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb
3 F1 r1 I) x7 X9 v6 z 1 x SBD-3 Dauntless diving from 2000'
# J9 y* o3 |- j7 t$ y- P- x# P/ }4 R Naval Attack: 1 x 1000 lb SAP Bomb" @) n F3 W8 o3 a9 y' C
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Lunga at 110,1383 h& l3 [0 N4 ~$ p- Y- M6 g
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 16 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' j0 r1 y! P; `! L
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" J4 n1 R' _2 m! g; _3 k, ^
4 S+ r9 U, \ `( q0 k7 K" XJapanese aircraft6 M1 T8 B5 S7 L3 R
A6M2 Zero x 2
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TBF-1 Avenger x 9
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 destroyed, 4 damaged
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BB Kirishima, Bomb hits 1
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141
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Raid detected at 21 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet., F+ Q" ?8 {9 g4 x
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 135 Z% U+ r- M# l" e- P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 48# \" B1 f, |- E) O; C- t
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/ _5 |+ s0 b3 E! t# \, ? D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed% T- v$ w: O1 g+ W- y( U
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Morning Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141& p# q, T" t. ?4 A: ~# C+ P
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Raid detected at 33 NM, estimated altitude 10,000 feet.
; k9 r3 @8 D hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes+ G, L7 F# B( B& t* V+ i
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Japanese aircraft2 `5 \: V; [' ^+ _& m+ e0 y
B5N1 Kate x 12/ m: m7 Z* |: N) J1 x3 `* [6 } e
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2 @3 ^$ P; s8 W: q3 D4 i F4F-4 Wildcat x 48
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2 ]( k5 W4 p) C! `1 F. f" y8 m B5N1 Kate: 8 destroyed
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; g& K C' O( D3 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 108,141: `( L9 M8 z3 R# v( v5 ~
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Raid detected at 120 NM, estimated altitude 12,000 feet.* m6 {$ \. k; N7 q
Estimated time to target is 45 minutes3 p$ S# d n/ H
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B5N1 Kate x 31 L+ v1 H+ j3 y
D3A2 Val x 13
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 49
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9 {) {8 n/ ^3 b4 [' T; n1 OJapanese aircraft losses
$ I1 Y- b+ U" ]. w, I7 H9 u A6M2 Zero: 1 destroyed* M; { O7 d0 k+ V( L& s
B5N1 Kate: 1 destroyed7 |# d6 G: i9 |5 o" K7 {
D3A2 Val: 5 destroyed
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( v Y( F! u% EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rennell Island at 111,1395 t# J; U G) K9 z, h
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 80 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.
) R7 A' M5 O1 C# P2 J3 b/ A% ZEstimated time to target is 31 minutes" ?3 I3 [* Y. b- `: ?
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A6M2 Zero x 49
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 185 |% N4 H6 J/ q+ C+ D" U
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 8 destroyed |