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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42% `, W4 s# ^) n* l
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( G2 u2 \) N+ u& e: eNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards7 j7 Y# |6 }3 ~4 b+ ]3 G3 n
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Allied aircraft
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+ z3 e* u% L, x9 W9 ?Allied aircraft losses
1 ]$ h; {: ~8 V4 p SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
1 W7 z0 O" v" ~ OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships5 m; } Z R, Y8 x6 S) U
BB Kongo
+ f% M. O# ~) }/ e1 K( e3 K BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
3 t( E& a4 k }1 b BB Kirishima+ b! h& |3 r. h' D0 o" Q
CA Tone6 P) q1 [# j* J, a& a( ^+ v, V! l! P& V
CA Chikuma6 A; |& ~" x, S) s- x
CA Takao6 A3 X& ~1 |; l. m+ u% ]2 J) }
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
: v1 X, j4 y/ K) }$ F* _ DD Maikaze( ^+ t" M2 w K/ _) g( p4 ?
DD Uranami) l6 S. C1 b3 A: L: i
DD Shikinami
; n- a# A1 v1 m0 Y DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires3 i& o& }2 T. ? `3 q' U: e! L" F
DD Asagiri# Z0 l& E$ i) }0 L* Q& f
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% n& F: f" H0 h* B/ O' d3 Y) f BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 R$ G; ^4 g& ?5 x3 v CA Portland( p4 O; K) k- R$ y, o' }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* D; W/ T* \- H9 s CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk T a9 K2 r' {3 J
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ S) H; v7 e6 \! B) d$ P" r: e& H( Y C DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire- } S! _, n% F' j8 R) z: Z
DD Farenholt1 C! i. _8 G* w/ l- l
DD Sterett
; x% H2 y" }5 G+ B _ DD Balch
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# g6 f1 G4 W2 q" a: R' i- F7 ^- ~/ vNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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. |' r5 k9 ?9 B$ x5 F7 KJapanese Ships
8 n; ]$ g) W* J. q. a1 i9 } BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, Q/ C ]! y8 f& Y: z
CA Atago" T4 K% n. l8 K( L g2 T( I n
CA Maya# ` \& T; d( t
CA Kumano
; Y/ V4 v! i/ Q) v: g$ |3 j. w DD Yugiri, Shell hits 16 `$ P; C+ F) G0 U. _
DD Ushio, Shell hits 18 Q% D) ~' S# ~ K" c
DD Mutsuki
2 [6 `' t1 i4 |, g- T0 J5 Q8 D DD Uzuki
0 h. N& E% F5 F% _! c2 g DD Yuzuki3 }' M7 N% m$ h. H5 j5 p! v
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) Z6 s0 i9 M( a* { A2 Q1 { DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 V* I4 [- X ] o" y+ n9 X
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk q5 r7 u' t* d) w7 C
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. N8 Q. L: F. |7 c
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' M* S4 Y2 z& i8 S) d
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: s& O9 _& B" G% |
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! |& [# a) r1 n' Y% T) h
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 o6 j- C/ ~. [ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk }6 i. v$ z: Q2 P
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. k/ d6 B% C: B) E6 [! t xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ R6 r5 D1 g, ^
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 Q3 ]# C1 {6 J/ k. [
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 s/ p' o1 Y) d" X2 |2 }5 q8 D xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ e# U: g# x' I9 o/ y5 n xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 c/ j2 d, k" c7 B1 h! \. p2 i' w
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 S- }/ ~/ Z3 Y
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, }5 y; ~: z( b& o( ?& k
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled9 }1 {0 T) E! L6 v9 r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) o- v$ d4 ^& J7 @7 t
" j& o7 X7 n3 i2 ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
) R5 j7 d5 k: Y' @; R2 ] P BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 N' e( S$ K9 s0 Z+ q# X
CA Atago, Shell hits 3) h. @0 K( w7 f& I. ~2 B% b; o
CA Maya, Shell hits 3! K/ c }, p: z/ c
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1' A0 `: c( j! F+ C7 ]; l7 @
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 g! [+ l; u3 p DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 j. |( W! ~# i9 Y; A DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
2 {% ]* P% Y: H- A4 P: j DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
, s/ e* w: U, ~; o7 X/ Z" j4 F DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires9 ^. k8 U8 j3 w! K& l/ M
2 x. b: F, H1 ?4 bAllied Ships6 }4 n% ?; B, [) ^% u x) J
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire9 Q- Y" `( L8 M# n
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire; T8 P0 W* V) S) t+ [5 f) L+ v. Z
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 Z; y3 [, ?; h+ s 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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- u' ^, M( p1 v4 nRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( `8 D" i" [1 PEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& g) Z( g# t! j; N: S P-39D Airacobra x 168 c6 t* ~4 q; Y9 H% `( A5 t8 Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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$ h4 z/ Y# m" } CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ P4 t) [$ `1 Z% ]0 ^! Q5 w" z y DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132' \, _- C) K; P1 `( \
4 O, g/ c T8 l0 `Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) ^3 L8 t9 k: t% E' tEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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) G) Q! t4 X. v; c P-39D Airacobra x 1. R$ ?; i) ~: O* U5 M( h6 ]
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses( s& Y6 }# B a
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Allied Ships
$ p6 H( o5 _: @& [ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) N8 i# _' h9 Z e% q: G+ S: C3 b
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* ~: v/ s: P3 r DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 q( b2 L* d- T+ z% j( {
' ^ i3 N5 _) f$ O- W3 Q( f pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1369 _8 S/ Y# A, k: p8 {& d4 m# ? n
" A [6 L% V9 x- i3 sWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! M+ A3 z. n5 E
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) [4 [: l( Q* @8 A; ?% k1 a7 B
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B5N1 Kate x 18& F( \+ E- [3 ]
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5 _! n$ X7 B5 k$ V: h% Q1 i) I } B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 v4 g- N8 a3 N DD Laffey2 K9 K2 a' b% W, w' x
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 Z9 \% R# M) Q+ |" T* Z DD Balch
! ]! o( V* j! u DD Sterett, and is sunk |