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# u8 Q/ [) e/ l" s/ Z3 R' |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft7 Q/ S; b$ e9 r3 @" }' a* Q# c* I
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' v) q: I, ^3 x, i# |- k SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed E5 K% B/ X' n a) O2 W. ]
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. F* a$ z t5 ?7 t( m$ m0 {
BB Kongo
3 X+ i3 ^' I! k; v- x BB Hiei, Shell hits 79 z+ x, x) ~3 x9 |& P1 L
BB Kirishima
1 J) c5 B. M$ H# v) j/ @* p& V CA Tone4 e" @ l% F7 U1 A7 r! A4 k
CA Chikuma
& o2 h( d4 A: H+ Q! P; N CA Takao
- |3 H G5 X6 i2 j DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( r9 ^; c" J" Q1 W( }
DD Maikaze2 A! F, n7 i: c7 a3 X }& ~
DD Uranami9 y }* {& d* v# g" S6 R$ T
DD Shikinami
4 @4 X/ W& {# u1 Q3 v- X& b DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
; ?6 N a7 o- J& ^6 u' Z DD Asagiri% K( ?+ w7 X! f1 ~- U1 A
" j2 C' V& U0 ], Z& PAllied Ships
R6 s! p* ^, [. n BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
H0 P0 U5 d9 z, ?2 E# { CA Portland
. H: D4 I8 a) ^ O F6 R8 K. a CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, g& \8 t c, i. z: q, R+ y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( @" I, Y4 s7 Z9 { DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ _; U! n# l. @& [+ t( v
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 I( y/ f1 z' j) k6 b DD Farenholt
9 m: {" o: U7 v( m+ u DD Sterett
* b) G. H6 U' R6 D# B, [! g7 L DD Balch! D1 b! f2 \# z0 H2 S$ b
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards5 M/ b& g8 E/ S2 T
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Japanese Ships
! r) L) U# M5 ` BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 y& ^* b( a5 V1 `+ d( g. F CA Atago0 z8 Y4 q: B0 ]( E4 l+ g$ t
CA Maya! {" @* A/ i% L1 o4 O
CA Kumano2 i& j# c( Y' \. @& R: b
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1) a5 T4 J+ |( D" \5 Q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1. c/ @% \# f8 i+ U4 r
DD Mutsuki9 I% Q1 j3 w1 J! j2 c0 n! D
DD Uzuki
: X% g. S! n- f6 W i DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
9 ~* r3 M, H; b# D9 W) Y DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' U- `) ^+ { N8 Z7 x. H7 @
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Z- M+ A& O7 T" Q AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ J4 P4 c! R' J! @1 e6 @0 E
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, j2 r) G8 _$ W6 V+ ~* n AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& a) V8 x" O7 t8 M$ q- W/ J AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% ~1 u0 M- e! G2 L# p( H# t/ w
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
A+ E. B4 q& h$ v# T& W AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
8 B2 N0 f8 S9 ~- ~ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* R0 S% O- S0 Q3 O7 Z xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 [0 _% K. N5 z; C" G# L- `, w5 K xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: l- V5 C K5 n$ l
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk# r& o- t0 G. t
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' f# N1 }7 |* `# ]- x* X2 U3 i" O
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ `. f0 K+ d6 n) _3 q9 ]
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; ~) Y1 }+ Y3 h# l4 e
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ }% q9 N! S. a+ uAllied ground losses:; a1 q- Y2 f; \) l% V3 l" y' F
136 casualties reported; N5 L" `/ o7 V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) K% {6 ?1 X" L4 ?
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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/ L$ U. o2 S) t, uDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
( D! i- g5 `- p% V CA Atago, Shell hits 3
' ?# w& }4 V: [# p CA Maya, Shell hits 3
+ n2 y5 g- `. H& U" J/ | CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
5 P7 m* Y- R3 v) d& T, ^ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
) D1 y3 |% V; U7 n8 z3 b( }7 X DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 W1 j& J4 c* [8 Q& z) O1 Z6 V# ?
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
' K( F" u; ]/ i; }, w2 \% D2 I2 T DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 T k; l1 Q$ T* b- H% H DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire9 S% s) P7 u8 A8 h( b
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ R! E( @8 i# \0 X6 p; S& B DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 r+ g. S9 n3 L) B8 _$ A DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) Q+ ^2 s% _9 ^4 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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" I0 L" K+ j) b4 v" T ?Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ ]- v4 |! c* U: H& u+ LRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ p" v+ o1 {% z+ H+ ]
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes, h: ~7 V! y/ }+ c |( b9 R
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4 S# Z& g4 b+ Z8 x2 c P-39D Airacobra x 16) T- K. D' K: J8 n& f# E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses( t5 d2 P3 N) f) b: r9 Z0 J( z
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
! Q& e0 t4 D5 S- n) l) v0 z# G DD Ayanami% z! l3 R- p, q$ y0 o3 o) C
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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- Z. D# \9 J. X- d+ z' V" W) L' }# |Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* p- T5 ~; f3 u" s# F5 XEstimated time to target is 13 minutes# z5 r6 f, v" e" ~
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Japanese aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 1/ l; |/ V# p8 A" V0 g8 ?! R2 {# b b
7 \6 r! y- o$ m1 F6 ^5 @No Japanese losses- ^; M/ o$ [0 q- h. A3 O) V9 \$ l+ G
2 Q; O' t" s7 H E% VNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships7 J" ?. x/ k) ]' c" e( D1 I, d5 Y1 R4 t
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
* u( C A% @3 x* i: ] DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! i* z2 h/ I2 a3 { DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 c+ ^( h( M. p# s
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. @- L6 L; a oEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 o$ u- `9 d5 F
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Japanese aircraft
: B; W" \( b \, |4 I B5N1 Kate x 185 h4 O: b; b6 Q3 g- ]7 j) I
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Y: |0 M* v6 M( \) P |9 H1 q
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: M' w0 X- H; l1 f% V) i! q0 ?2 [
DD Balch
5 W. k& @) F0 ~, t3 `1 i h DD Sterett, and is sunk |