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' \3 V( o% i, u1 ]9 r( e8 }AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards# `) B! q; c5 l4 M4 n7 N
2 o3 K( Z6 }. \/ C3 L. l1 cAllied aircraft* ?7 q+ I& B r. S3 H# @! k' M0 q
no flights- W! n+ g+ O# c* N5 B r
, G' H, o: y+ Z! lAllied aircraft losses
/ T4 x% C3 x2 f! Q4 Y SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed/ S3 q; p x0 y- ~ H6 V% a( r
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed" h; u7 M0 W. y" e4 [% X& I
0 g; N( _, H# ^: fJapanese Ships
* P- I8 R2 x4 b BB Kongo: L. C9 s9 k! X3 z
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
2 y& T; E+ ~; P, J) `8 z BB Kirishima# [/ }; h/ g; U
CA Tone- r; n4 Z. p; |' }0 A8 w& V0 T" E
CA Chikuma
d0 w6 D0 |5 u; g1 Z3 [3 ]; q CA Takao
7 S, e8 s2 V9 f1 }% w DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 23 d5 B! O' f _7 ^. u8 J
DD Maikaze
+ l( U7 k* n) v& J0 l DD Uranami
5 I8 p6 R$ f( z5 K; K DD Shikinami
+ o. N/ i- `4 [0 \3 w# R5 V" i) H9 l DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires2 b% K4 n* T( i5 X& O4 r
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
9 T) F4 Z" Y: C% m; i( [$ ^ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ \% a; `: U, N( `0 C4 ?0 p+ G
CA Portland F' ]' n$ o5 q+ r% K. H! S' I" c# j
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ o; ]) Z3 _1 h# x" b' e2 \
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. z: [% x0 _* U) ]7 y; W2 X DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 L! w1 [2 J2 d5 U+ W/ ^' D DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire" O9 l0 u) ~" q, S; n
DD Farenholt
' z: X& w8 h( f% G& D DD Sterett
5 R# R( u( v* ] DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards8 L+ _. ?5 F0 w3 `) C
0 y+ L& [9 V0 w5 WJapanese Ships
5 \# d, q& F+ R) p$ a( I2 m BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
% E3 ^) R0 h0 z# c5 ^- t* R CA Atago
0 w% {5 |# ]# O+ t CA Maya) {$ L' s( b, `2 B/ ^9 z; ~
CA Kumano
! C4 T9 N8 `/ N DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, c. s U# u& f8 [. C
DD Ushio, Shell hits 11 d2 {% k0 G5 C5 z" B# Q
DD Mutsuki6 L n- Z" `7 ~, m; u; }8 N* ~
DD Uzuki9 K/ ~- ^3 _" \* Q
DD Yuzuki l3 w4 W- Y! m' _! V+ i
+ A7 z9 h% p1 ?" P& }3 AAllied Ships" ?, i' u, E! b5 P3 c+ P
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 ~6 _$ u9 c3 l5 ^: C DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" x1 m: W4 S1 @2 h AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: ?4 s, E) b; M* B G; |, [$ |
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 i4 U' c" k/ D* t9 K5 {1 A
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! `) _* \& Q% A- ?6 z5 P" [ AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 v8 u) V8 n( a8 S/ s1 z
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ o6 E3 V' d5 D* z; A AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- j( z5 ], R( u; o1 y xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 [: l1 i9 {# q
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 w3 G4 X! @, O0 I- d% ^& t
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
$ W/ d# K; W3 Q3 w xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 h3 t: o" Q0 T, k- x xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk$ k# A$ P- {. W9 m
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& L7 `6 M% L0 W
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* L- Y% R; c g; z AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ ~0 Q3 H* s% ?( ~5 y( z& a- q1 RAllied ground losses:& W& N: b% E0 f, h
136 casualties reported
2 B$ j0 v" z) U6 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled J8 v3 T. k+ u- V
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled* j7 @% x( a; E: N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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K6 V" s3 V/ X+ u; _- LDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards0 s: g1 v4 o( S7 }/ }) n
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Japanese Ships
$ `% p2 X, Z2 v3 |0 [ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 23 a: L5 a; [$ t2 P% |
CA Atago, Shell hits 3* {6 P% ?$ E# N" u) ?- F
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
- z4 s9 Z' b7 D9 ~$ e6 m8 v: U CA Kumano, Shell hits 18 F$ a6 J, P+ _/ g
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire4 ?$ h L) m- g7 I0 v
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
, A h. l* f! y2 T- F DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
4 R# f1 P% x) l. X% [+ l2 J9 G* \ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
. R1 Q- Y$ X& A" b DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
, k! Z! P# |5 F2 r9 [ c2 B7 k& k DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 v7 a1 A) q# F9 K* a( ~ DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire8 W) ]& K& O2 u/ a, `: N* ^& l
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
' _: e0 \" g1 S3 f5 X DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 ^" S! D d) b0 X5 f" {9 }8 n
, @8 F+ i6 s% n/ R+ m: }% mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1339 _7 A. K% ?/ `0 i
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* Q! g% Y/ {# h
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 h; ^9 J# O6 fEstimated time to target is 0 minutes8 s/ i, [1 Z8 J% z' z
- j! t" i! H$ \& pAllied aircraft
; K2 f1 B$ v9 P ^. X P-39D Airacobra x 167 |& h# t, a8 l- A' k
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7# R$ t1 ~( C6 A: ~8 r: G( e0 B* x
2 ~* l# ]. q z: p: w/ n" G2 ?" ZNo Allied losses# B1 z% l/ f6 l6 i. f* @# B
/ l' x3 R# W, V0 rJapanese Ships2 L% r, A& M# l: _$ l- s0 I
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage1 a3 @; |1 v8 r9 Z
DD Ayanami0 k% d2 m/ C4 f% K, y8 f% X7 G) e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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$ q6 B* @) ], t- v/ T% L4 j. J! DWeather in hex: Light cloud8 s( R$ T& x V
) v& @) q2 p+ }( PRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 M/ z- \# Y5 I& v- M- ?
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
$ U U0 `9 `: H% O; q! i8 T W" [ A6M2 Zero x 51) Q, p3 o; d4 D2 G
D3A2 Val x 502 l0 b: Z" F' `+ L; P
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Allied aircraft
( L5 u2 g6 H5 c- b P-39D Airacobra x 1# O6 M2 A# U/ f# K, O: u
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No Japanese losses" s5 h1 a# p% Y' _+ s
6 x d" W, N' U2 ?# gNo Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 r: }4 n2 Y3 v1 T
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ D3 c( R5 ^6 w* o DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Y& J( f) J& P, v9 w
! u* r, A) [5 X# ] @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136* b7 i& }, A3 T& ]' Y7 R0 E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) i9 I* \9 b: w
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! C6 @! \. N m. \5 l b6 F# s
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses8 Y) y5 b9 f$ f9 T- I
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged3 h/ a% ]: y# j9 G+ M- } l
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Allied Ships
5 d" s9 x, {& r& b DD Laffey2 U4 _# g' ]( c! Q2 y
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 N" ~3 k4 P& N( a DD Balch- f$ X2 u2 m* G0 G* \+ o
DD Sterett, and is sunk |