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9 f5 n8 c3 m0 C7 z8 q& u w9 d$ w) gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards, R6 r5 Y. y" Z7 H; t4 \% n' y
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Allied aircraft
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7 @! C2 J- H7 N, C& CAllied aircraft losses
/ z5 r8 z$ N7 _0 } SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed3 h! C, y/ J- x( M, y
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships% D9 R @, b+ p$ ^
BB Kongo
. P0 Q- H, u8 \* V$ w BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
& E7 ~* @4 {+ W2 q; f+ N BB Kirishima
' i7 c5 ^& O# p$ |( y, h+ `, C8 D* Z CA Tone y7 Y5 [ B* `
CA Chikuma. r( {6 @, |; d, F1 A
CA Takao
, Z" r( E# D8 D# t) ]8 m+ P' n# D: f# ` DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
( ] q9 d* ~/ A a! e n DD Maikaze! O' q( I) h2 @& {
DD Uranami% q! A5 u' k9 l- S+ Y/ E
DD Shikinami
( T+ ^: F& ?4 D P( G4 o ^ DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
9 Q" e: O' R! o! j* R/ B4 L! F DD Asagiri& ?) }. p% V& s. l" ] x
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 J( ]2 J9 S$ e. F CA Portland
, x- I) A6 T9 C+ I$ H( R f CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: s6 V" r* z, t6 ]: H9 W$ ]
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 a4 B& h# L" U* N
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( q2 v# e1 o, s2 d: X# q DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
* @; J, d6 C2 o7 M' a# R$ ?& `8 d DD Farenholt/ h- {7 s% H9 J0 M
DD Sterett
U' F2 V( B3 [ DD Balch
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0 f3 ^5 P5 @$ n0 v& @/ S7 t; n4 }, }Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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( u# r. N" G! R BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' v1 n3 g4 U/ _; w& m7 Y
CA Atago i& x9 D K* o" k% N$ z" R, @7 X7 c4 W
CA Maya, R+ G. h: d8 _1 z
CA Kumano: V _$ l# {( Q
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1( T/ q' ?. c7 }9 B3 X5 @) H( r
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1% E1 h3 J" z- |8 [
DD Mutsuki/ @$ J: {4 Y% Q4 \
DD Uzuki
0 f) l2 _: N& k# ?, z DD Yuzuki* O8 [, Q6 ]. N$ W4 x r* O% E y
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Allied Ships
7 n- Y8 b, j& E, T- L- i DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% ~! O( z: D$ n5 E: x0 R
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, v7 ]- W6 V3 P# R
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# X/ }1 ~% {- u AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' `, q {8 h! W+ Q( ^7 \ s AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- {3 i8 a& h F* s. W- w AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 r. X1 V3 k2 @" m7 { AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ S4 B# C0 i6 ` P- O AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk! a# q2 R) P* b
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 O3 Q4 ?2 P |, y5 @* Z% k
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 D) A& k9 N+ `$ K9 C
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: Z, f4 _0 P1 r- d0 {' d# p xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 j, Z8 ]$ \2 K7 r0 Q4 h- I xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 d6 V I$ P9 O* P- F0 S4 u xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 {) c% }/ J/ V8 v/ @. Z xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 s6 `; a g6 o C3 ~# o5 w5 y AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:2 S4 S5 g, d5 r+ e. e, k
136 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled5 V. g; E2 `) _. J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' M/ y* |4 O4 o6 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards$ C! l$ `. x( E1 v
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2 D$ z1 k4 ]7 \1 U' I BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 ]5 G' K$ S+ U: x1 i9 C
CA Atago, Shell hits 34 l# O* @7 R6 F( y
CA Maya, Shell hits 37 w1 A0 ^& ?$ _7 a5 `2 F, F. A. q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12 c d5 R7 A4 {6 s
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
" K" w G0 x6 x) F# L DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 R! Y% S4 D/ G! {0 F) v5 `. h DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
5 Q1 u7 W1 g a7 z# ^ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 d* u2 _0 J, N* q1 f DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( s) [# D2 _4 Q) s* A! Q
5 J+ g+ v- S& t9 a5 ^3 r2 XAllied Ships
. M6 y; L4 Y9 ?4 S2 \ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire" m8 `) j1 y4 i4 r9 h9 A# o2 H
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
' ]) j2 y: C" K/ \9 h" @ DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 j" y8 h- `% V: n! W3 D; B' d
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 `' }- o& N2 W$ W$ c+ j* D8 `0 j
1 a( `. k2 E" O( o3 ?# ^) PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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8 i) }/ q; v2 V Z# }/ LWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
9 T' J+ x" Q1 H( b* w1 O, X. Z% mEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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% q1 P( m9 c$ d" _1 u: v1 nAllied aircraft+ W P9 `' q ~' X( e
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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: H5 k9 l+ p6 d/ R6 pNo Allied losses7 ^5 W% w" v% ?1 a6 N
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Japanese Ships6 W. y, \6 X8 _
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 h1 v9 U' e, {! a( D# b DD Ayanami
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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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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& Y4 i- N J# C" |: WEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 1) @" s+ | J" Y5 L" c9 ^
1 c$ a J5 u" ~) Q( b. R: XNo Japanese losses
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: }5 ]5 f- H9 w6 CNo Allied losses
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7 P9 Y$ m0 ?, @ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) p% J& }- s' v2 n
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 O, ~4 ] l- ? V6 d DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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a' @+ V. _; `2 i" U0 t1 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136& ?' p) ~( l; i7 A" f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 {4 U9 t; \5 C( r2 OEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses0 T' _# p1 s, g) R, |: U
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged& H u7 p7 G% b* L, U5 g
0 o/ l+ F/ e \ x8 uAllied Ships
( k4 _4 E q, M6 f4 ]7 ?# v DD Laffey
2 Z D$ `9 z6 M- }6 I" | CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 q, R. ~# o9 e9 x4 f DD Balch
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