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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 425 ?9 }6 B6 \6 g
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$ n) }2 H6 I+ \5 f) L8 I5 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 I3 f- E8 X9 Q5 n9 K6 m6 E- B$ p P
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Allied aircraft, W7 Y. K% @/ k: H
no flights* j' P2 `1 Z( m9 d1 F
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Allied aircraft losses3 j7 I) j1 L2 m% m$ a0 i
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
1 F6 c7 C l$ d+ G0 T OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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9 W: u, B, c/ C3 e1 K8 M' MJapanese Ships9 e! d3 c0 U5 ]/ C& i" V8 m
BB Kongo
$ r, v7 q; `% a- d, ~2 V BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
; i! w9 b* T9 S/ h BB Kirishima
+ e8 C9 K$ }- b CA Tone: R% \$ S. u8 B/ a
CA Chikuma( T! D: F+ p* |" J% O% k
CA Takao! P; N0 J* u$ g: E
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( W' O4 \5 J5 V \8 W
DD Maikaze
; ~" T, d2 f9 Q DD Uranami9 c. i6 T/ W& t% }
DD Shikinami
, n% j1 _5 k3 c DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
$ K+ A6 p- C% S$ s1 c: u DD Asagiri( u6 v" u4 h3 C
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Allied Ships
$ Y* X% w: f E! {- U BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 E7 H" f' @" I* ^- c1 | CA Portland1 C& y4 {; F% O2 e+ S1 k
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% g7 c" [ k& J
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 K: t3 N: f# m! g( V
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% B- d$ z* c5 D( ~ DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire A3 X, K) K! q+ _, [- J7 s0 ]
DD Farenholt
; k& ~8 C. v! b DD Sterett- J" ~ ]$ Q9 ^; \0 M
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards* V6 o# a% b A9 w: @: x" ]# V
! ]7 J- {5 B$ _8 H3 TJapanese Ships
! o8 }/ N# c1 n3 V BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
9 I5 W3 W" i7 {4 K( {4 ] CA Atago
# x/ [4 f+ X, @3 e- E0 I CA Maya$ k. W+ r+ t' O' b
CA Kumano
* o8 T, j8 _" i4 B6 R6 |! e DD Yugiri, Shell hits 14 c8 n. `1 |; |( t0 S$ r6 N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
* u9 e& k5 h5 A6 L- C& y- ^) f DD Mutsuki
, I! s: u( n5 n DD Uzuki% L3 y5 C' |, z7 u8 |: w3 H
DD Yuzuki4 w+ m+ h: f6 ^& K8 I
0 K( \$ B8 @( W( I0 @Allied Ships
9 W4 L {5 H4 | DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) @ T* b' Q, X; W" k. m* D
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
% ~. z1 ]7 @4 t P( [ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( O) W2 J" {% Q" I( W$ n6 P1 f
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 m ], z0 H- p8 W5 Q1 d
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 r1 Y3 a' M' D6 F1 h* `5 Z AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
H% i) v9 A! ] AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: J6 |' d' M" p% s AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- I( {" A# x% q! `# z
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
s O6 q7 R' P xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" @+ e D9 @) L- Q0 H
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk3 W' G; w8 o+ k3 G
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" Y+ v$ Q7 ~, ?+ x, | xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk N5 J4 t8 M/ t6 `7 y, S
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 [$ F3 ]0 a7 D4 A xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 {# s. |1 }2 D1 C: o$ D AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% y* E5 \7 s6 `' f/ W
+ Q& j$ m8 }, T9 G6 ]Allied ground losses:3 Z) J% o# h; ?! A! l; j! U7 b8 A9 U, T
136 casualties reported
; c+ c: o2 u2 P% ^% R! [; n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 d5 i H9 d4 X- a& j9 \: T% P* Q
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled/ K: w) M9 _- g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled j. X9 [, n8 T3 A7 U5 G* e
$ l( _5 j6 o' g6 i6 vDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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4 v- h b4 J9 v5 l1 E; V2 xJapanese Ships9 A! ?" G' M, G# Q7 X/ s
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2: @' r0 @$ u# Z! r$ G( w0 E
CA Atago, Shell hits 38 I0 t# b) o+ B* \
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
1 \, \) j1 Z, n. e! p0 G7 r CA Kumano, Shell hits 1. x+ p& Y- s% A& x7 ~2 \4 c
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire& R5 M/ M/ g/ H% r) X& }
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage- q$ X# _$ d/ o' |
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
2 j; {- y- `1 \; v } DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire( b( Z+ y9 H0 \
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires' i0 } T4 b4 a+ }& A
# Q& a, ^" t8 kAllied Ships% H; T+ A/ M) }. X* ` o
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
; Q5 I3 h/ M- M: n DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
" v+ L& q/ w& q4 Q0 j DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire* R$ i9 ~0 D8 C/ `
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage; m: K, e+ w5 t0 @5 s7 e
0 K+ d. V9 Q ]& e' t- T8 cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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# c X4 K8 }' c3 PWeather in hex: Heavy rain* n; K: d5 }: t2 \7 F$ s4 J$ `) E
1 N) H0 y5 f0 N1 {% _1 O( `' TRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: @% o9 m2 }) V1 H$ vEstimated time to target is 0 minutes8 e, }# J# b; o* @2 Q4 l
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Allied aircraft
7 J. V' O% \7 P P-39D Airacobra x 16
5 C' m# w4 r# q. I7 A SBD-3 Dauntless x 7' V P' j" m4 Q' S
2 E& x+ _- M4 f- A- e$ O% y% [No Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
' a5 O5 Y' w8 V8 ?7 d DD Ayanami
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3 b5 h! m3 b1 q! j/ @" qAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1320 n8 F/ u, N/ V, N5 S: S8 I, q, ?+ t" h
* f. P; k& c H6 TWeather in hex: Light cloud3 n( c" E' b8 S4 q- ]
4 `9 P$ i( Z0 V: oRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. P, I$ |2 {; w) ~# [7 v
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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3 k2 E# s# i a2 t9 ^Japanese aircraft
/ y- J- b8 W$ B$ @5 L5 E A6M2 Zero x 512 a+ F/ O2 t8 w; [
D3A2 Val x 503 w- {* _( J+ P, r. {; O& ^
/ ~: @! X4 [3 t+ B; Z* K5 cAllied aircraft
5 ]* ]) j D3 i* Q7 L9 q, x P-39D Airacobra x 1
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* b$ [) r8 y0 g4 _2 |2 R5 ^No Japanese losses' v7 h {6 d+ E, ~. b ]3 @8 t! T! m
! ~ s% I2 Q( S/ M; z' ENo Allied losses( g5 z3 p; ]) x9 G
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Allied Ships
8 s% M j, l$ ^' B3 e V" B$ N DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, w6 b4 }& M! [6 T8 H/ M( P
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 I- D$ h8 M; G DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136' ]" J3 G* @! x Y
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms1 U( L; m3 P/ H
3 L; g5 @: C4 r5 r1 V# `Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 G1 m" y8 B9 ~. l( f) [( AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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5 K- ~) a4 D% X. k% b6 h B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged( `6 G- D5 B% u0 y0 {; F
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Allied Ships
5 g8 B' M3 L( g& V% _$ d+ t: O DD Laffey
4 w0 n5 i; e9 H! r6 R. Z. Q. h CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 n0 B' e0 @# u# z$ n
DD Balch
; _+ B( k) R" e5 g DD Sterett, and is sunk |