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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- o: l: C% u. Y4 c0 }
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses- ^! \% }' i0 X
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships+ z2 e! h1 _4 p3 Q: t: u( g+ K; L
BB Kongo+ r7 K0 r% L/ K. s, J; h
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
7 c& U1 W5 D5 Q' d+ O) ^& p* a BB Kirishima
& Q3 T' u5 G2 B CA Tone7 _( N0 k, S, b( o* z" M
CA Chikuma% M* C6 A( Y( K9 \; \4 m
CA Takao7 N! F! A2 J# |$ V) U- O2 ~
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2/ X, K1 d0 X6 p2 ^# ~3 J/ a
DD Maikaze: m0 Q8 c9 [; t4 s& y* [
DD Uranami% g* o" I c3 N6 p
DD Shikinami* n# t0 \" |/ S! K9 |( {4 ?" H
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires! K' Y7 ^! O$ e! r/ J
DD Asagiri8 u1 c' O8 ~6 \- x7 I
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Allied Ships5 z2 j) v) b* k( o2 H/ U# `: B5 s
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ b" M( a/ z% T- F CA Portland0 f% \2 Y1 @0 g% ^8 U& U
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' {! j" z/ S, A5 i+ v1 t. u3 [
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ V9 ~ j1 v( G
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk3 H7 r4 _5 \2 U+ o8 D+ q% Q) |- Q
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire. O7 b; l& Y- \! j
DD Farenholt
+ J2 Q$ s" C1 C. r8 Q DD Sterett
! w$ k# k) n8 } DD Balch
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- l9 H# V1 Z6 S5 p( a+ N' PNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards3 C! c! l7 H! R: W9 ]" c- t4 F3 M) N3 V1 g
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 Y: n$ L# [3 K4 O% ^- Y4 I CA Atago' h5 R, F0 t/ B2 W
CA Maya
* e2 |- U9 P4 k, B. c CA Kumano
7 x, I% I, J! g) T9 [4 A DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1) v5 g s$ l5 V, W1 u/ w
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1! i1 u7 k3 g4 {. ~; l
DD Mutsuki6 [6 P5 X5 W! ? R: k1 t! Q
DD Uzuki
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Allied Ships: `6 Q3 Y k/ I) u( o
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 D' X/ [& y0 Z- S( \5 y& `) B DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk& q: S# I& z+ t7 o$ k ^+ L
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" v4 j' b- Z% K3 p
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 x* p5 f' V9 X) H AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 O8 B) T& {, C$ `0 K AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 u2 [5 e. R* u5 {
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ P' u: O" `% p2 c* W AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% _, ^( O# V* A) L s
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ S2 F, B, c0 j2 M, F% n( }: J9 s6 }
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ }* _) K' e! ]% `: H* ]
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; ]0 P3 Y: F! H* t' G) d8 y
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk3 s0 x/ g8 P6 X( x* k; h
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 e1 f7 p# }+ K9 \% {4 C+ Q xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 v& m; K* T0 k( B" X
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% d& [" u. _3 b4 I+ H6 n/ C" J# [
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk E/ C5 ]3 @9 y, k8 |8 N4 S
1 n: s# e2 U& a) R$ m4 I# K& ZAllied ground losses:' a0 J$ i6 E$ l" T& r6 k0 e1 @
136 casualties reported' P; \7 h4 F/ Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 l. ]+ s' q& D0 I E& h/ ]
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 e1 u; d/ d. H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 B. Z6 _9 X5 \# J, h0 v4 a+ }
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards( U) ~ V+ A2 j# E% |4 w' V T; h) ^
7 |% H1 c7 T; eJapanese Ships- {& q' [. o$ o$ h; a, p1 C
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
9 ^- l. A0 B1 K! \$ f CA Atago, Shell hits 32 L# R2 B$ m E- ?( U: Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 3! [# R4 s/ }8 a: G
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1) ^7 B F% l5 q& c
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
! n$ V/ M1 y2 q4 _3 N) t DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ]3 h6 I- Q9 y$ i3 Z; O
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
* K) a3 P( z5 P5 k+ U6 ?3 R DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire0 T0 ^( a5 R% X/ k+ { p1 E
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships% S5 W- h0 j7 P, u
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire" o. {7 ~8 o @/ g
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire. h1 E7 U6 N+ m0 H+ l/ F) d1 a. H7 D: j
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
! ?/ ^) J( K5 {9 T- o( Q8 F8 x) b 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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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; X; W* }. w$ }: y$ k6 F1 t% ~; sRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% c4 C# v V* G2 E: ?% m
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft6 o, J. p' v/ @
P-39D Airacobra x 16$ b* [) E" h6 J6 b& D
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7" x' f Z( a) o0 ?2 l8 Q/ e% G( L) w
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" z9 b* K0 X0 \9 h9 `, y) V2 j/ N CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage6 N1 B+ w$ m5 v9 u2 `3 U1 R
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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7 t" B: M, d/ KRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 B* n# s% J: @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ G, B1 z7 r! Q( e5 i4 I0 O
A6M2 Zero x 510 } z1 M3 _- R `
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Allied Ships( R) w8 r6 F3 H& V" H" U
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
5 Z* L; B- M, I# B' J7 O DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 [4 m9 S; [8 D9 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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; v, n: a! u7 U( O* QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- ^( w3 E, C2 b: e) @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* h3 t2 t0 L) ?, q% }
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Japanese aircraft
2 B: s7 }! l2 q% j B5N1 Kate x 185 A2 l9 T) E$ {- E0 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships& Q! b" P: f d; i
DD Laffey3 g9 r3 G) }$ s+ m5 t/ ?
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 c- v! |- K, D- I, O( }. @8 k DD Balch- W" z/ }' }! O8 M- {- D
DD Sterett, and is sunk |