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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( {0 ]/ u1 Z' ^4 N. J% M
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' `9 V6 V8 u# G8 W$ S1 G- oNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards7 k2 K# `, V) [# i: e# n( Y
5 i' Q1 d: t! P3 x { I/ PAllied aircraft" E% x" ~# x9 t8 c7 E% D" L( ^1 P
no flights
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/ P! k6 p) I- Z& S- _# DAllied aircraft losses3 e0 Y1 j! A* d9 B
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
- E, [9 _& {% B) t/ C+ O c* u0 L' \ OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed5 @0 o1 C: G# Y
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Japanese Ships
9 I3 n% C+ `2 N B. ^+ z. o4 E5 N BB Kongo9 i/ s0 X" R0 {. c
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
/ O, n; @; T/ f) V, q BB Kirishima8 D* v* p- d* c7 }7 ^) t, y! t
CA Tone
2 U& w3 I/ z( T& t CA Chikuma; e; p$ ~- ]! h% g5 z# y; l
CA Takao
: k6 {. K6 H& T+ s' K DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 20 m& M ^# Q- V# s4 n
DD Maikaze
+ {& q+ v$ N6 I9 H1 a DD Uranami0 l3 s! O% E5 ?& z7 Q) S
DD Shikinami3 w6 P4 v" d) h" l Q4 B/ [( `
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
6 s2 @- z5 @; r8 ~" W, ` DD Asagiri( o" A/ Q/ P/ w& Z
2 p( z G' e4 i1 _4 v P4 IAllied Ships
' \0 ?2 f" r @1 I$ k! H BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% S+ T, W3 G; m- O& O1 {6 q
CA Portland2 t9 w) J6 S( h) ]' m8 G
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk V4 i* A, G6 ~. u4 h4 |# Q: [
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( O! d, e0 z$ v2 p
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk) \+ d, _+ Q o7 ~) ]
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire1 \; ?$ C$ A) X; m+ S0 |7 _
DD Farenholt& c) O6 j2 f9 D/ z& G- O! d
DD Sterett
4 o0 Q. n0 u2 I0 B* s DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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4 g- D. k1 L7 w5 |/ n2 M! z/ {Japanese Ships; {* m ^+ t- O# `, c7 b$ ^/ Q. f
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
% W% ]. S2 e/ x( ?1 g CA Atago
; T' x* y2 y" |% } CA Maya' t: H: G m* o4 u
CA Kumano: s2 a" s7 ?& M, c: M+ e. L
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
5 P$ J$ n! S8 X4 C& D DD Ushio, Shell hits 14 @. P3 b( ~" _" a9 F5 ^% k6 m
DD Mutsuki
O4 m5 b' {8 } d; F, f) d DD Uzuki. o! Q/ E1 b) l/ |5 [2 n6 q C
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: h9 C! h$ R/ ?; y5 L
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk3 I5 [7 h E5 X7 S6 S2 e
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
- q. j% o+ l* y7 T AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" g; R* K- p5 J6 A6 b3 _: `; d
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- v6 e7 q" o2 L AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 T, a' g& `9 ?% o0 O- _' o
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ |( t6 q' ?- O1 I, ?2 m) h. E5 ]
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ `# N0 \: {! { xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
- c Y) }2 P9 X& K xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; r) }2 z1 Q& ~/ |0 e P! F/ c
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) T6 A, f: P: }9 ]* b6 B
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& L7 _* R& S1 R d xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk* f0 {3 a7 D3 W. I1 R3 ?0 }
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) f. ?8 W+ o9 N; `" [7 Q
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 _. E) P: }3 A5 E# K
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ U. U7 i+ h: F8 W& ]! RAllied ground losses:
# b P; X9 d$ F* W5 R- B 136 casualties reported
+ I0 E5 g7 t* }, Z( i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 p2 P4 { x, b7 a, z
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
! @1 x5 y6 U$ |1 i& `" q$ J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ N6 e7 W: m* Z1 {& x N
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 z2 }5 [, x( v6 e G3 A BB Mutsu, Shell hits 25 U8 c( j& {) E* p. O
CA Atago, Shell hits 39 C8 R$ A0 `8 E3 B j
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
2 M% o4 y7 O ~ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
8 l) w+ F9 o! h8 D3 _ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
: o+ K4 y8 `. j* o) X7 k# a! P DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage; g3 I4 k+ w* I/ T
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
% O( m' l2 v& ?) J z; h! B3 F! o9 z DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire" M- y9 t: C# D7 `: f
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires- y* u7 r6 |, S: [$ L# I& |
* x5 i: ~) o q, pAllied Ships
v# t( d( i) Q9 Z, a. E0 R DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
' x# f. l5 Q; t d/ V l DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 j4 C' b2 B" o: { DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire" H6 |% Z0 w1 D3 R2 j d
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: Z4 }8 ]- @0 u* I, b
4 w# B1 ?! W/ |6 z" s% `/ Z4 Q) aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133* C/ W2 E! R ]; ], Z
: p9 w z N% gWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 P2 j$ K- Q6 E. HEstimated time to target is 0 minutes% G: u2 Q9 R( p: e
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Allied aircraft
1 ^1 r. ]1 C, t. K P-39D Airacobra x 16
' m1 b- U7 g6 q$ y& e3 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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$ X6 M5 J0 O& `9 ^# A5 h: bNo Allied losses" i' X& s# P# @! x
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Japanese Ships
8 O: ^% q; S, T. ` CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage6 c, p# }2 `% K ~8 {# T
DD Ayanami
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* @* \8 l: f9 u$ t$ NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132% R' f5 _) y, Z# |( s
4 l [- j/ r# ^8 MWeather in hex: Light cloud
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' u+ v8 F7 Z* ~3 V' fRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ B# V( U3 m& m7 m% I7 o' U
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
$ R/ u; P2 P E' |0 z D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
2 M* u1 a: c( w4 O" p+ g/ x5 X) l4 } P-39D Airacobra x 1
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6 \; e" X+ ?0 X- pNo Japanese losses! w$ i/ Y( s" M# D, h
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships: q# r; X3 B4 N E( b6 L( ^
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ T3 f6 I r- D1 j$ r- G DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 G9 \4 T% Y0 |, C7 p' w2 T4 i% Z
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# s" J2 F" E" x }' S
' w% B' v% p% R% N& P ]1 u5 EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1364 b/ c9 A7 s1 l
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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: o8 A$ v" h; P( c% mRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- j/ v) f" d8 X k; w3 p; E! p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes- H& a, W: a% l7 e6 x
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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0 `8 F- \* Z0 L5 k$ C: \, bJapanese aircraft losses$ N! G/ H) ?/ s+ t! `
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged. c+ h( l6 q p& L2 Z2 l
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Allied Ships
c! Z* ], o0 q9 B/ N: y8 R9 \ DD Laffey
2 ]+ Y/ J) H! o6 h& l L CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. c2 I4 o' s% I% ~# s" U
DD Balch- y1 H p! t: H$ d) D1 p
DD Sterett, and is sunk |