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/ V1 T3 D& ^' b Q' M! n; L6 \' J7 H4 TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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/ F9 c( `" D6 b, E5 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards: u5 P8 I0 k# E- |% B. i
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Allied aircraft% l, j, _, G* O. f4 J
no flights4 `; ~' W. L% }# s: ^ L5 A6 ^( h
9 q! p. F: l+ ~. G0 cAllied aircraft losses
7 f: `3 E, W! ] i SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed2 }7 D1 S/ ?. f3 v B- k
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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, w G3 J9 C* b# m& KJapanese Ships
Q3 d* ?# ? q) d$ F( r BB Kongo
* w, h; m0 \5 o/ q' d8 O' S0 ] BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
; J; i5 d1 \9 z0 x% R* I. P' x+ ? BB Kirishima
9 G6 K) n) Z3 L# q; K! K CA Tone0 m) }% r3 s' b2 w: \& A3 u8 n
CA Chikuma6 b! w# n7 j+ |7 K% d
CA Takao* p7 M5 n6 h( v0 L# E" N- s
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 27 g# F, {" T. \' D! c" G8 X
DD Maikaze
# J' I* e h9 }$ x2 H3 {/ T3 R3 I DD Uranami5 y0 d7 p1 H' ` l( x0 G
DD Shikinami: U: y4 j$ N" Q* ?# I9 Z# C
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires% j, `: ^0 @9 v) {. d% ~% n
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships; C2 g+ F% k! _! \/ `) A
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* a$ _' I# r- w; _
CA Portland: W8 Z' ]& t4 D: ^
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& Z4 W" W$ n3 f, B/ Z
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; a0 F) w4 G+ Z7 K) q. ] DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 o2 h; K* e3 g/ h) O
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
; [4 o6 C& x+ L# E- \ DD Farenholt+ `9 [6 n/ A3 S P3 C1 w, F0 F
DD Sterett
- W5 s7 v( K0 a DD Balch) D; E5 k, C" u$ G# M
, e% ?1 U! x5 l, }' n. x* e# ]" vNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards/ a% U! j. z* P }% {5 |
: k$ p/ T# {; h! O7 mJapanese Ships
$ _) H0 l; X/ A BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2: d. W3 k! ^" y
CA Atago
6 N A2 G3 ~3 H ] CA Maya
0 G2 Y& \, g# C) O3 W/ v$ B4 d+ z CA Kumano8 `& L3 v$ T) Z7 s- [4 e
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
# G/ t* x/ ~9 Y! a DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
% y7 A' ^& N: B0 [ DD Mutsuki
- ~& `) b' O) k DD Uzuki! P! U( I5 y8 M
DD Yuzuki# _2 _5 G+ d! N3 F
' w% W8 |$ Q0 A0 i3 J1 lAllied Ships7 X8 m3 s$ G& F
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk- b# j# `6 d5 ?4 q
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% @! @- v2 o( k$ m. Z8 l AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ m7 |: C' d" O& {9 x- q4 |
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 \7 H8 b9 F5 [ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. @$ U( n- M8 O! H3 i: i" F
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( c4 m+ D+ L0 {# W, ?1 t r$ o
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 J9 w/ h- V, B. w. j
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 G! W; ?9 I4 z# D4 S
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 X# Q5 a; e( I# c( C xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 b2 l% j5 t9 W0 A1 h( p
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ y( T& }1 S, m' H5 r2 E9 x2 k
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* F# x3 n+ \" r/ X
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 E) p k5 J* H# W0 Y xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ z- L4 B: m) O5 I5 P/ `" a/ j xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 s; m; r, |' V5 W* R
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: S* M: |4 K/ [, r3 j0 Z3 EAllied ground losses:8 G2 A- ]1 k/ L; B" b
136 casualties reported
& K1 Y# D# y9 ^5 P' y& I( E; l- w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ X1 N* u* r3 F1 }7 R
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled" n4 q% L- j" e. z5 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards* M, U7 g4 C1 C' J; j) K
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Japanese Ships
) D$ a- E: ~& U BB Mutsu, Shell hits 29 E: N2 {/ S5 o y
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
) C' m/ E- `) a. n% d E, \ CA Maya, Shell hits 3, p+ g. ?3 K; o3 W8 D3 l, ]
CA Kumano, Shell hits 17 s& c8 M o" W5 D; n( _2 x: t
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
) Z( _3 S7 y; H v" v. n0 a DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 [1 ^. f. p2 b6 R DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 20 {7 K+ }. M1 p' p) y
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire. d5 y, ]& d+ W
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships+ F; C( e* M m$ |: N
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 j6 u; t7 ?% F0 W, E DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire# K$ R! t* A# m6 ?: ^6 V' G) m
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire6 V/ P9 s) K l; s9 b9 h
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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2 ~/ k w) e+ Z# L# w- Y! f/ JWeather in hex: Heavy rain$ k+ w& `, M- ^4 O
4 D/ i8 m5 q c. F0 w7 fRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." M6 t: C4 A) J) E' a& a
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes! n! A- q4 x) H- E3 |2 O/ K: Y
& g' X M5 F G' i, E% G% z1 A, G0 J& CAllied aircraft* w" Z& B& s# T! N# L7 Q) d
P-39D Airacobra x 16* m8 p3 O( z* }9 V$ S: q' c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships: x' }. L+ I5 o, T9 T' t
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage# \, d: c/ m3 y( O) T+ @+ V
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132' Z6 P6 q2 r! U& @4 F0 J
: S* z, b$ g, p. j) p8 ]4 nWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ f* P/ F" _" Q1 N& LEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 R y& k6 q% @ @- N& E% a" l5 T A6M2 Zero x 51* Z$ \0 L7 K8 A& U
D3A2 Val x 50
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# p. d6 \* _/ j1 d% V, o P-39D Airacobra x 1$ u7 {4 k: G: @ N2 a& n
- b9 f5 j6 \4 X+ CNo Japanese losses3 C8 D3 G- D$ d( x4 N p7 U
+ g& M; j1 _7 ?! p8 [No Allied losses
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( W- l* b/ y0 G" QAllied Ships
* E7 \: b/ H$ c9 [; g3 r3 [ l DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
0 Y& w2 V+ Q" ]7 M S" E; x: A9 Z DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ?7 k3 K _ z8 Z
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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9 K) F( l4 h0 [) l9 i& dWeather in hex: Thunderstorms/ p! Z( R) R, e0 R, `
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 x4 W+ j; A7 |1 h/ l+ S$ h
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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_) P; r4 E- a/ h% uJapanese aircraft' {" r- F! r, I' D
B5N1 Kate x 18& ^; S# u! ~$ Q4 K; B
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Japanese aircraft losses
: u" g$ X8 f) K# A B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged% x' r- x/ w0 \# |' b: I
% o% e) G( Z; w; y5 EAllied Ships
( P2 Z" X# V; D$ N* f9 e DD Laffey; C& V. X' s5 ]1 q: U
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, R, E6 z2 c/ Y7 Y* |; N
DD Balch. }' V5 P2 @$ y3 v( E
DD Sterett, and is sunk |