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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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: w+ x, R( I- q' p3 d3 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards% v5 Y% c* U$ _2 ]
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Allied aircraft
9 U& P: P( {( U! V! i/ c no flights
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Allied aircraft losses! U, g- M( f3 i5 V) K
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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% c$ z+ K; ~5 j l' A/ J) v$ [+ Q& KJapanese Ships4 T) Q5 w, i8 d- F
BB Kongo
2 ]4 t/ v4 x8 R BB Hiei, Shell hits 7 F/ q4 u3 @ J% I8 h
BB Kirishima
$ n. @0 l- w+ c& R CA Tone
6 u- q& q* ? G0 s CA Chikuma
' F. O9 C7 s5 A# Z, ]; A/ d CA Takao' y* L1 b* u0 Y+ S* A
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 23 X" r) f6 D9 h1 `! p
DD Maikaze
- ~( K; N2 g, u9 O9 F+ Q5 { DD Uranami
; `: d% x1 ^5 M" T DD Shikinami
6 q) d5 L; F4 T# E( U3 \ DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires$ S1 \! E& W- q [6 J4 n/ Z
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
1 R& Q8 G4 ?3 [! G BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
b! b$ H( s6 g& f CA Portland0 r- A g: D* c/ j2 a$ \
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 q# x! R* N Z( N8 _3 }% ? CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 k: T4 f7 _% u7 z) N9 w& I DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* P2 w! q' X, r4 U2 D; T DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
: N4 T1 H/ H+ u( `& `1 q DD Farenholt
: Q4 |! U& X. f. N/ T' l1 U DD Sterett4 h0 Z4 q, f$ C) o+ {5 q7 m
DD Balch" G3 C6 J3 U" [$ S/ g
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* v0 c4 r' B3 h6 _4 H% e5 Z CA Atago6 T" [) D) V8 q( B0 `/ n
CA Maya
+ t2 l' h m! `7 p# @/ Z CA Kumano# O! v6 J2 F! g: f* j7 c$ Y' u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 13 V6 Y( k+ k* [% n& B. x4 J
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
* p: p0 c, g: a& P- D ] DD Mutsuki$ h& H: ]+ N4 R6 @0 v
DD Uzuki8 {9 `3 T+ d: }7 M# b. A* {
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships2 G: p, p/ [8 S/ S
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk$ v9 e! H" @* |
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk; J7 M+ T$ A- Q$ J5 ?
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 ^8 S: k! {+ D( f) b" b
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ w+ w5 H4 i* x) X% w( l- A6 n
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- J l, V, p# O; P AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. |" F' U. N- { AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ A2 j+ Z% C/ F0 }8 k4 } AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. ]* F' f& C+ F9 U0 ^& A; d$ }& G xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! K- g' H2 O+ j1 m xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk6 t) l- V/ s) K& T2 H
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk m( _2 p/ \% Q! l$ p! ]7 {$ C
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 k& {+ k6 R6 ^# J" T xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ R8 _% L3 b* A- ~- E! m- ]4 u xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 U7 E/ e) G/ X8 W( E! W1 x' n+ v$ n xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 V; }% s* `2 h v' u4 O1 E
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 y1 J3 A p$ n$ J d/ L6 K! z Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled E( R4 ]# O- m9 O* w# k9 p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: r/ V$ N3 D& E; b# _
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 _3 Y5 B7 x- }1 d
CA Atago, Shell hits 3# b4 ? e. _" Z- f
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
: T1 o+ B6 t9 U CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
. b Y) m1 p. A! Y+ @ f DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
# u. }( o# K" o DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage; C" ?, ~ K! d" B/ N1 o, p7 Z, D
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2) ?1 g( N. K/ t* ^+ ^$ O) P4 q+ a
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire$ z, `* ]# D5 n" x* p
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ _ `2 Z, e* v u2 S
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Allied Ships
! N( L0 F; D2 A; L% ` DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
% X g/ L3 r$ s' j) t/ p# D' w DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire( [% c& A- Y& ^+ N5 {# r% y$ |/ y' r) K
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 p7 A* j* @4 s DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1333 I1 h* N; N/ N' d
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* ~0 {* z/ Q5 j/ B% I
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- K/ h; G1 _9 N6 O& o4 K* e' tEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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4 O* h9 t( m3 y+ jAllied aircraft( |, i7 G3 h) s! V5 u; k
P-39D Airacobra x 16
. t m" I0 C: {* i5 D) _" e5 W SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 m% Y: c2 D& B8 K# {2 x1 q6 z
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage9 {5 W4 I6 X9 J+ a( |2 o- i
DD Ayanami
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$ m4 \% V* C, \% i: B1 z* MWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 s3 F. {/ D) v0 m9 F
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 V; o4 q; @& W A6M2 Zero x 51
7 N+ X. j; d# g* _& `/ H D3A2 Val x 50
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No Japanese losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* H/ L {- H7 L2 O0 B3 y+ p0 x
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. S* }- P4 Q/ v' `
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* `( @! v( ] |. L/ i
0 L5 r# O8 W/ h- v1 S4 W' H1 @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136, u* z. g$ Z- q, C5 x( h4 n$ Y! |
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 f) z x7 `% p/ ~# p( [! gRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: d& r3 K% s7 N8 B2 j" WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. ~! h4 D. j+ g6 L+ S B5N1 Kate x 18( |6 W2 X5 w8 T$ Q
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- O% M+ q3 j' ?5 L# r) G: w( Q DD Laffey
7 a% F: {3 X9 F6 N% V CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ ~: @" Y7 Z' X0 p
DD Balch
8 W2 m# S; Q" c4 U- D& }4 Y DD Sterett, and is sunk |