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; p, M9 J! }# N+ N/ {Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights
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: c( c* T* X% K+ \! \Allied aircraft losses
/ V& V- j! Q- `, I% y0 R' M7 ? SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed0 }% q6 w6 N8 r: S( V# g( `
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships3 V# O" _+ q% l2 J: J( z
BB Kongo1 y2 a+ L9 Q% {2 X! D- K$ j2 z
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7& W1 R' b" O, z9 l. o9 ^3 g, W
BB Kirishima
1 T g6 `7 I a' l) m CA Tone
/ X/ l8 u! | r" o; U/ P' q, v CA Chikuma( q0 T8 [* i \9 g& e; G
CA Takao
. k* @. M: f5 o7 ?: I DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2: V- w, d3 L7 t( b& S
DD Maikaze3 q% Z7 r- E' T$ [
DD Uranami4 Z! { M7 C. H, m! f
DD Shikinami2 X+ |4 d2 R( u# l
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 |( A) I( ?! U& b; |' v( d DD Asagiri
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. N! L7 o6 `1 n" y9 B3 ` BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& j7 E% o5 H7 l3 Y
CA Portland
7 e4 K8 _9 s w3 D* h$ t' J6 M: S8 M2 z# n CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 w/ ^% K2 g& K; G- I
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# P4 Y3 e' |% Z' m
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 R! }/ P; P3 V6 G2 Q' `/ l! n DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire& e! r5 ~2 H; ?" H' W- g; u! h
DD Farenholt! Z5 o6 G7 v3 Z. y3 ]7 i4 f
DD Sterett
% ~6 q _8 V' w$ U( @! A% m' ~ DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" r/ f: F, s/ ]. Y
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2; E( U$ ]! T/ F
CA Atago9 Q4 b6 D' V1 [$ ` O
CA Maya
, \' u, S& m* X. X4 K+ {0 C CA Kumano! ]+ s4 q1 x" R9 ~- b( J9 [
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
( \0 W! e% q) @ DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
/ o) \' `5 t+ V, L3 K+ { DD Mutsuki- t/ S9 E& o0 i, g2 A
DD Uzuki
! C8 ]$ r9 Y# C: B, h5 J DD Yuzuki2 K* U: ^! a' U% }3 h5 X
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Allied Ships
+ b* t: \: P/ f9 U! J. N* J DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- W$ S. x" _1 a8 E DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% U1 r+ i3 @2 I3 N6 C- X AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 ^/ H$ d0 _# D% E) U AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ l6 {( f. v& {! i5 ^
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- g- z4 j" I2 H/ ]
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; H4 g7 N$ }/ _2 F4 M1 {6 Z4 i
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk o7 F8 L1 s& ?% g& ~8 S
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- ?5 \' g7 X0 o# Z" \ q- R
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
L3 G/ f9 o) O4 Z" N& B: H9 C( W xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& }; r3 _0 s: c' ~
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
% J5 @% { @3 j Y( \ xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ \) M$ q/ z- T: n9 k5 S
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk& ^1 D, n8 T9 L9 K9 U; D0 j+ j
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 M! ?) R- ?8 I1 w. q* v xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ E0 x0 ^2 W2 D8 P) s- o; |! y AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 Y2 x' h5 d& g3 H
2 ^% m8 Y+ P) G4 |Allied ground losses:
5 D3 w. e2 A# i) q 136 casualties reported: T. B3 Z8 J5 [% f1 ^" q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ |% ?; _$ Z, u5 {" n; P
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled' _: C# D4 b' ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ R, Z: s U4 X4 ]9 o: l2 M* ~
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards+ s+ [$ A9 p2 ?7 B
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Japanese Ships
8 t3 W$ @, W9 p4 y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
" f6 V8 _8 g1 K6 N5 b6 ]7 }% } CA Atago, Shell hits 3
0 F5 a1 r$ A3 B( A7 o$ v CA Maya, Shell hits 33 n3 a7 u& t& q; u% l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1% a+ s9 T2 J; h5 e6 V, J R
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire$ o" Y' p& ^7 _9 u& B
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e2 a7 }& O) f% h( D9 h; }' z DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
5 Q, z' {; y1 O6 f DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
! r! m( A! z) N' E& s$ Q% Q! M DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires' t& G+ {, Y' T0 f4 W9 j
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Allied Ships7 ~, A; N" U3 [9 O/ Z' @& ]
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
# L% S, M1 N+ ]' C- ?. u DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire A6 y( I, F F' p5 O# x' t1 S; S
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 k* A; |# l* e0 Z; p DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 c0 I, K& T R5 F, ]7 b: z% Q
- t5 Y+ s% j- }Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 Q( T7 [8 T2 J5 A
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
* I8 T: k2 x. Y' {, H6 C/ G: P4 j' R P-39D Airacobra x 16, s1 L3 k2 F: x2 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses+ f; A+ Z& s. d; F: j& F" i! i
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Japanese Ships
! z! W/ D( C! A! l. o0 F CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage# h8 b" C+ E$ {7 ]: F& P
DD Ayanami+ j' ^ N+ P8 ^2 I: d# l
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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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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ x$ w; I9 L( g8 b; E! R5 c3 b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 K, k0 g V' {2 Z; _: a' g. v
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Japanese aircraft8 u5 T! t) v9 `, n+ X# z
A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft
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. ?+ A; y4 r* n+ v$ u' }No Allied losses; v5 Q& g3 D8 a! f3 S# a
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 p/ G) @" f) t9 C0 C1 j2 w
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! `$ i5 K. _" |$ x6 x" y
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 n; R) o9 |$ t L1 ~. R7 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1367 w3 k. \' B, [6 o' f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( ~" A+ w) K7 ^. W6 J+ @; R9 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes; F& Z" J1 E" d1 a- s# ^1 z
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Japanese aircraft
0 w; O% E+ v: J B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ H; B, q3 k# R* T; W B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged" Y& S v/ e9 e' @8 E# D: v
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DD Laffey
3 }4 Z$ \. G2 D4 F9 E CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage8 J, |. ]/ _* S1 E4 \9 x; v
DD Balch& v% b4 j- |( p
DD Sterett, and is sunk |