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4 H1 q9 J/ `4 R/ u% P5 GAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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' j, a z0 q: ENight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards- M5 Q6 E5 f$ q( u! }* y+ }
* _) d3 S: h/ J8 DAllied aircraft7 z1 @$ L1 W0 ?0 h8 Y0 T3 l2 `
no flights
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5 D2 Q6 U' K6 [# [! hAllied aircraft losses
% R! w2 k" L4 i SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed9 f6 \6 p7 ?* z& {9 c9 G
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed9 G4 U" I1 h S- u. l) z: p T
4 C5 [- R5 ]3 Q1 T8 _. j3 rJapanese Ships
6 `3 v" \/ }4 l! S) n0 y BB Kongo7 z( @: a! y3 Q- _5 }3 ]
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7# f* s0 d$ P5 V/ @7 w0 m% |
BB Kirishima
$ `8 u( A9 s$ b K d, ]7 t) S. W& b CA Tone
% ^% ^; h8 u6 k1 t) E CA Chikuma
; j3 U: A, f, E: K$ _: c c# ^ CA Takao Z7 O; I- F8 S; i. T- q
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2, R5 I# A0 k# d3 _( Z
DD Maikaze5 ^0 b' h+ E; C7 U9 |3 f
DD Uranami2 Z, G6 ~9 z: [
DD Shikinami* B: v; b3 h' M) \
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' W" M, z+ z; e8 ?" Q" H, a DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
7 ~1 D% n2 N6 Z BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ z2 A) F3 V0 H. Z! Z& C CA Portland
1 I% x) t1 ^ Q, G. J |$ C CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, }. I* i# U. m# d* U3 u CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( a* @# R5 X. I6 C. Z. D. s3 K DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 c( J# x3 a7 M |1 ]& z: O DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
" D* c# K3 D/ b# ~' @: @0 J1 d& _ DD Farenholt# k. ?5 H; o0 H3 J
DD Sterett3 Q9 V: D: p2 v/ C* z5 e1 z; }: r
DD Balch) o$ H- y8 R, \
0 G2 j2 y7 V7 L8 @- `Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships8 Y. X" O- ^% A* X5 z# ?
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
5 Y* C. l( @2 D8 B, x4 g CA Atago
+ Y$ g$ u, S1 m CA Maya( K4 ~* U0 g; n0 r3 X' [
CA Kumano
; Y6 f* ~& N, Y% `0 a, m" M) p DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
8 w w. h% L- J6 m& @) N DD Ushio, Shell hits 1" j2 H* ~0 b* l+ T$ t; k
DD Mutsuki
/ F x. P% U& }/ H3 [ DD Uzuki
1 |# G. c* q/ n( G- y DD Yuzuki1 w1 |" _# A! X2 y, G: h( b; o
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Allied Ships
$ p- X" Y' ]- F* M$ R& N3 w% h DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" S! ~1 o- T& X6 }) Z$ v; Z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk! D- u" C% y$ Z0 w. j
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
8 H" \+ r" V9 s& r; i- K0 `% W AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; H! t# s* I& Z; W v AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ?$ I6 K; k9 y1 b. R5 P! | AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; Y( J) o1 G% {2 r8 {. G
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ A9 M, ?& x7 Y; Q AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
3 L7 d3 D& w: l0 x1 M$ _5 Z$ u xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* W: n9 u; C* A' f
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ \% x" B( F7 V) `- O. n7 r xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; b) e) V1 v5 I
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. I2 n! b6 [. C: J. {! _7 {7 R xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 G0 {0 H1 U4 p2 m xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 C% h) G' x% I6 _. a& w
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 k3 `8 y4 D0 ^+ B5 { AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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+ N8 r6 A) f v7 ^3 j" S+ iAllied ground losses:, V, u* D$ B& N% R8 a: I9 [
136 casualties reported
1 L5 k: W& `0 x6 V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! V0 w% t/ q; T) e! ] Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled% Z% { k' l+ S0 P ], o, ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) Z3 i2 u0 t8 w- `
8 A. |$ t$ t' p/ O; ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& d- K# D, a. @, N& B3 G w
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2$ o+ t- `) k/ _8 S# F0 H
CA Atago, Shell hits 34 q: ]' \: r7 r) C
CA Maya, Shell hits 35 M. X T( S! m# k
CA Kumano, Shell hits 11 D6 `, d2 b# ^0 M
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 Z4 E$ E) r$ T DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" t: M6 H" F- w1 {: U DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2& Z7 e; O0 {& j8 \$ F, j
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) P, @0 ~3 |9 A& A0 y3 ]' F. u DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires$ h/ {1 F& A* x1 B* s) H* ]" p
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire+ t" n# k6 k% L4 v
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire6 R' N4 X6 ] c# ~6 Y& X, O" A; A4 x
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, ]( V: \, t- d" Q/ B. M O% g DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: c1 e( R3 V/ }$ {- f* y0 X% I5 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1330 D: H/ n- r9 y# t
9 `8 N9 n5 G* N# GWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 t- [. v/ ~% g* G' @
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 h2 M$ v. Y+ wEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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4 r6 ~' r1 x! p/ H HAllied aircraft' P) t Y' o, Q6 M1 q" g
P-39D Airacobra x 16; c; W1 t4 y1 V& B* T/ h( b. ^+ G( X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 ~9 ^$ |' C. L7 a% S* p+ }) p
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships- r3 k% c5 y3 ]& m1 j. g
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ I2 h, ?' ~5 b, n( h3 f DD Ayanami
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% L2 o4 Y: J& n& K! ?( @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132* J7 `* N1 S; g( w7 a5 }; `
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! }$ O0 [" C1 S7 n- i
# R5 d ~ b1 L1 e3 c9 _Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 t% {. p" n' G' r0 {6 v+ @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! h" W7 \) _. ]7 x- d8 x# u) }
& x; J' |+ f6 f9 N7 r7 lJapanese aircraft
* M/ u J( [% | A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft
( F9 d V+ Q9 Q P-39D Airacobra x 1) e, `0 K& a- ^% N0 v/ k+ K
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No Japanese losses$ \5 n# g( D* ]/ E( k& W/ c# l1 M
% [' k+ h. a( FNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships9 {0 r& ~6 _& u
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; b0 R2 U. J" J( t DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# j2 _# q# L) D f2 D
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f) M; U7 L( |
. [' _; {: Y2 W$ I+ cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 A- \% M1 f( k' N
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* x7 U8 O9 k4 f- D3 t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes7 Y' u6 }) b* h. ~
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Japanese aircraft/ E2 I8 Q& ]1 s& h& {; l+ g7 j
B5N1 Kate x 183 X# g' M( q6 m7 H* [9 s
, J0 I* G. h7 j4 T1 X# MJapanese aircraft losses
: p7 ?( s: `& o' ^& Z6 ? B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# a/ u* s0 g! T R- e% y8 N4 p
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Allied Ships
1 f# m+ x9 o K DD Laffey( i: n( e( u5 _1 v$ B$ `
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( _& V: r+ M8 J
DD Balch
0 [( g/ W( m3 M! x DD Sterett, and is sunk |