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/ b6 D- \+ Q! v3 n0 Q wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42, u$ S. w7 ?; W! r
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4 ] D1 M9 c% J/ t! x }Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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! [( q. ?* V* U2 d* x$ _5 a3 UAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
: j5 p" |" S( c2 F SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
1 W8 r) C( @" y6 d& u9 T3 r% T OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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% n" P; c! w8 j6 @- L7 k/ cJapanese Ships
& p1 i* U8 I! y W/ c BB Kongo
+ H# M d/ |5 t* _) n4 {/ q BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
; ^0 {8 }* l' G- N! a9 K* l BB Kirishima0 o3 F$ k& Q3 {
CA Tone
" U. t' T+ x% \# T CA Chikuma0 W# l7 Z& E/ \7 _1 l" J& |
CA Takao
; q" ~* }0 M3 \0 ~ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
5 [- {3 m! m& H' @" p& Y, A7 [5 W# K$ T DD Maikaze% S* X' D8 }4 q# A1 G6 J2 _
DD Uranami
# ~3 V9 `! L3 j4 K DD Shikinami1 B$ y7 B1 ?; M9 M
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. r$ I, D5 s, Q5 \$ K6 Q DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships; O3 W+ r$ {6 M8 [. E
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( x" j+ p% d: W CA Portland
" h4 r4 V5 P* S* C7 c( t: Z) Y& O y CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 J' ?1 o" _+ _, K/ j
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 k6 Z9 M: S! B! O2 [# O2 F; `
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ W8 w7 P i# j2 E! `3 n7 t, x
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire: X ?# T0 U' I( t
DD Farenholt
/ y3 W, `$ {6 l6 o% m DD Sterett- B* h1 g8 H' K
DD Balch
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% i' z; x" j( l) t- O9 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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) w, L. ~, ]0 c) p0 vJapanese Ships* A2 e; g, {' i
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 X# V( v0 [8 u4 H) ~0 _
CA Atago
4 a* n" B( u1 I4 \" q" G# S# e! P CA Maya; d0 O! M* h- `/ N7 o) a
CA Kumano1 b7 l4 p; A, W
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
/ P; W% e6 ?# h1 M5 _6 }: F7 }; S DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
; {3 e: f; _3 V/ a DD Mutsuki$ _) p1 U! o( F
DD Uzuki+ J. N5 E2 P- R3 ?# Q
DD Yuzuki
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) l5 A: e6 c* b! J9 J! p DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 L+ ^0 \1 j% W' } DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: {7 h6 o& o3 w5 a: B: j2 y
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) c6 p! W# ? N- S3 g! u9 B) m AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# c4 q) Y4 O0 {- e2 A8 _8 P AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 R# }6 \4 P, ~. F
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( L6 P& S0 T" y& f0 ]! R y6 ]9 h$ v
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 c0 P$ ^4 E6 {
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( M2 C1 w# ?/ J' W7 B) M9 [ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
% Z3 E* i' v8 V& g. |6 ~8 U xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 H n3 {9 \! ?
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
: Z9 Z& E* q! M: b' W xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 L( |0 j2 v% R7 y5 E& p; w8 S xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
9 \: {+ c8 z$ `8 J, a0 r# t! f xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" V; I& p! W6 ^0 [# h: Z xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* ~4 B6 }- t% N m) {( d9 D AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- N! V1 J: `! w9 g2 }8 n, e: q6 s
5 o7 c/ F- V1 Q7 ?% nAllied ground losses:; T7 p; F v# [) A9 e2 {
136 casualties reported- j1 d R6 b! p
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; N* ?0 A; K1 T+ a! i5 E; b Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
. d: J2 Q# b# y. Q% z# J! d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: M& I) b6 Z$ U, x, w/ ^% ^9 U" h: {0 Y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards* L5 p; e7 n- {: d
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Japanese Ships
. Q B. [- D5 l) ~7 | BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 e0 b7 E% r! }4 R' r& y CA Atago, Shell hits 3
( u* W: }+ M: P CA Maya, Shell hits 3
2 G: |6 t6 ^0 v7 h5 d! o+ J( y CA Kumano, Shell hits 1) \/ v3 Z+ h9 ?2 w) ]; G2 J" W
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
2 S' t( E: m8 x DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: h/ R2 u1 f2 k$ t
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 21 H2 l# c6 H. C1 ^0 j
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire/ m h S g+ T- P& f1 l W8 p+ T
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires2 }# U- d% o$ m3 @- x' G/ N; ]& R
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 s: z/ k; K4 W$ t. o+ Y DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire( e; L" ~5 k) Q
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire7 Q! s0 t9 h9 E" L# w9 u
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" ~ p5 O6 ^8 J! }* C+ u) I# gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1336 N3 q$ U4 P4 w% z* L& c; a3 `
: O. p. ` n4 H* X7 zWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 @, ` z2 L, Z6 b
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
m4 c0 J" ^1 L1 w8 M, [( J7 N5 sEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft9 \3 a' E! q" Q3 ^4 E6 S" M. }
P-39D Airacobra x 16- d, t1 h* E0 \" Q) r( Z! N4 x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7/ J8 y& d" j+ D$ R5 }% W |( k2 Z
$ T7 d1 d9 U' E7 }- FNo Allied losses( N" s& D7 j( _" B, n4 ], a3 b
3 g( t1 J: K. X3 V4 }- U+ }/ iJapanese Ships
2 b, I1 C( e2 D1 }( @ CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
( Z7 h3 X! F% @! A0 y$ P# D7 u# K DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132# c, R# X( g) c5 y. X. `
) p+ d# P, a' Q% o. yWeather in hex: Light cloud
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; S Z# @+ Z; F+ J0 ` ^/ G1 P: IRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* E0 D( v6 K, cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
- s5 c. S; O8 ?, k+ y3 {& D+ \9 I A6M2 Zero x 51! i3 o; N* H0 p. A6 Q3 V
D3A2 Val x 505 p% ]* t* V# a7 }- d/ V
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4 O0 Z1 M% E1 P3 U _$ k1 s P-39D Airacobra x 1: u: k: V4 z+ v8 c! b; j3 l
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No Japanese losses! }% ?; {- `: P+ c% P; } Y: Q
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No Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk2 c! C U% Z0 Q1 r
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ ]+ V& ?4 E: [! W- J. z DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 f7 X# p7 K" W* U7 S' _& A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms' R: x! h: X2 {) H5 i) q; E! J
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 B( \3 Q( r- fEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 S s, y# o3 r+ r0 k( E/ j
0 g/ n: e& g0 y. HJapanese aircraft
6 g, U9 P/ x9 y. Q3 o# }3 K/ o B5N1 Kate x 18
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& i: b: {4 ~( I2 V' v, `* TJapanese aircraft losses
6 t; M% H1 l; Z' {: N" ` B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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' N7 ?# Z, x3 x4 P SAllied Ships
. [5 n, z$ Q9 ] O8 O* M DD Laffey T2 K6 J' ]! p2 h) O
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* \- Z+ F: V' ~; u8 x& ~; [
DD Balch0 s1 C# O6 N% d9 @& u @4 Q
DD Sterett, and is sunk |