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! ^0 q1 U9 L9 w8 Z$ RAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42. {+ t' U* m$ V
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) ]8 r- f! B3 ?' I; {# pNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
5 }! k6 z5 i) z" }3 q0 B" J+ c no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ m# o" s1 r, c/ O5 B SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed) g: j/ }3 B: U1 F! m _- c0 W* n
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed/ u) G6 J f% c1 o: i
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Japanese Ships! z1 ?' ]3 t& Q$ n
BB Kongo
3 k% G, m1 A0 m" t" D/ M6 B- k# X BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
0 U3 t5 q# x' {& B9 S. r BB Kirishima
1 V7 @+ ~4 ?3 [ D9 V CA Tone8 f0 V; R5 Y2 b2 E$ u r, I/ C" |% v
CA Chikuma% _/ J- S( Y- L* V ^, s" u
CA Takao
$ _1 H. f% ? T0 A) @ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 21 w# [0 y; u! b1 B# W8 k5 w& F) F
DD Maikaze
F) v% i2 h5 }* P. t DD Uranami
3 h+ ^7 }4 w' J, O DD Shikinami5 m. `! _( o: g' ^1 U
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires* H( @( N X1 R( {
DD Asagiri) w0 u% P3 ?: a9 _3 g( w. A
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Allied Ships
/ V8 m8 \" P1 M( [: Z" A8 N- X5 L1 v BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* j( i7 b8 d! ^- b$ y S+ B- m CA Portland/ U; [: {% `! ~7 `7 ^
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ a: M/ r- n ~- U
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# f$ L! ~. A! }2 `0 y( o
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& S2 C, G# k9 H4 G DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire( i4 W. b. X; s- D" i
DD Farenholt( R: ]$ t% A3 Y. f& P, |1 h1 p
DD Sterett
, i' S* U8 l2 x* ~: X) h. s4 B7 o DD Balch. [6 `* O3 b8 \3 m. B( e, f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# |: _$ J! x/ V$ w
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
& W8 ~* r: i/ q; d! q+ d/ c& S- \7 c5 z CA Atago, @( g3 Y8 x$ ?& z9 N
CA Maya9 }4 V5 P6 w" ]8 X
CA Kumano% v8 h* t4 p/ h
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
. c( x" J6 B7 w DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
; {6 G* z6 ^; W: r" @8 c: a DD Mutsuki
, m( L$ V9 ?! s DD Uzuki
. C5 f$ w! b" y( Y7 _ DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
" [0 A" D! O" ~0 }! A7 i DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" l/ u( B' K) X
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk5 n, y B3 Q9 R' g
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( V" s. s1 _3 Y4 } AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 q0 o1 x1 Z# D AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
k; i% B- ~; q1 n0 g6 Y; _ AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 ~. x( \+ i' Q ?* E3 G3 z0 h AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 ]) V3 G5 w1 y) i
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 V3 L. y$ y2 ~( ~9 P9 G
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( k/ Z- X0 m) n! a# G* B xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# _9 E- p0 T5 k& A, v2 ?. H2 i s xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) E1 n+ G+ R: m
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! i. C# s( S5 S( K
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 H; {) V( a1 P/ W4 \
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! D" O, O) A' I4 B6 R" c+ {
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 B3 @- m, C( B9 l( U( t
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 A/ m+ ^, S5 c k E. E
7 K" q1 D# r7 R* S$ lAllied ground losses:" d3 y3 n# K# g8 X8 ~8 Z! h6 l1 _+ D
136 casualties reported3 `) u ]/ T5 U% w" |2 [1 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% X9 Y3 ~% p9 n$ T: Y7 S
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled! |. W2 J6 l* `3 \+ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* ^; O) y1 z: `3 D1 i( f( QDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' B/ u, b& g- ]& R3 T& _$ _3 [
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ }& k B7 h/ e* Y" |
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
: q" I" v9 _) l5 _, u. N; R/ g- q CA Maya, Shell hits 32 z0 o& R: y/ j( S- k& o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1! O) ?! L( d r+ l% t
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire# C( H9 L; m& q0 Q. ~% }
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" K# _; S+ [3 w; I6 N# g. L0 m$ E# `
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 26 f% d7 m, s2 x6 W* G* w2 s+ K
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 b2 f- [) h2 ]+ V5 z( R& ^/ N) G% h DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( t8 _3 Y+ P/ U4 U1 a# q% q
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Allied Ships
- l# K9 Y, F# B# S6 Q% o DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& B& Z" o. a6 g W1 J- b$ H. K
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 h s, B4 j" E; C0 W9 ?6 A0 r DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire) W) T2 N3 r M( k2 ]- B
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" j6 L) k% r6 d$ t7 H# G. m
8 V+ ]( X3 \* cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133$ I* o `0 H" Y- G' j2 a
0 K2 L* _4 S% eWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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: [4 z# [0 S, k+ oRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, B% D* m6 t2 gEstimated time to target is 0 minutes5 e6 z# |" s1 h& w' e
" T& Y% l" m# k' k: s+ YAllied aircraft
3 i* \( t* f. C3 e+ e P-39D Airacobra x 16
' r5 F. a- F% E4 X5 a' m0 k% s SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 D( M; G3 g4 d% k* L2 K5 r$ u, ^
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No Allied losses
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" P2 p- M; D& S8 U0 UJapanese Ships
+ g- X' m0 K4 I: \7 @# u: }6 q CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 w7 l. ^- W- q5 X F* q5 B+ U 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 S ?; a' O3 h& V0 z3 J2 ]8 D* ]Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ v0 b- b1 X9 i9 o% r9 U0 Z/ {" k
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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* a* [# N1 v8 NJapanese aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 1/ a9 s7 Q8 r, k9 L9 ?, T/ a% H
- |- ~! S. ]- I9 o9 ONo Japanese losses
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a! `7 P0 v1 W* B5 l z- lNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
( f3 b' p( @- ~ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( o: i) O/ L N; _
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ z" O, Z' s0 W
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- K3 g& ]* e9 A
6 S# p: S5 ~+ m6 p3 C, E; w3 g, _Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136% l- K1 |5 M; R7 P$ [! b
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 F, Z: U& |! k& M6 h7 kRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
o; r3 t* g5 z5 |; U! [4 KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes( S1 X( w" Q% O! A2 r' G: i
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Japanese aircraft
0 A, ? K0 A. p9 U B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses( Z% W H# }, u
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged: a h" w9 s2 `$ ^
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Allied Ships* I+ N4 @* U! ^5 s" X8 R
DD Laffey* y& e8 ]- w S6 H
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, L# J( G) D% y: f, |7 @7 {
DD Balch& |% N0 ]/ g! | Y8 G
DD Sterett, and is sunk |