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+ G7 ]% a5 {' q0 l1 T; nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 S q& j/ i; g: O- |) qNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards& E% r4 x% B0 \- S* a! h
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
7 s1 B3 G' i6 ^, F SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed/ |% j4 x% x/ U! r8 C
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships6 i$ d. Q5 [& L# m$ w0 s
BB Kongo
% g$ g& n( K( X9 ^$ d BB Hiei, Shell hits 7& v; E2 T5 S" W1 b
BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma
: ?; H2 k6 W& V" S4 ~ \ CA Takao
& X7 \, s. o1 A5 @ g& [2 o \ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
6 `% M8 b+ Y& T4 K3 d% |/ x+ q DD Maikaze$ y1 ]5 C. {5 g7 V
DD Uranami j6 K2 G. ~* `2 m% @
DD Shikinami
9 }( S1 m! i* {7 p6 e DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 Q/ m. O$ w3 h0 P% k8 V& J DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
$ w8 Z% k- z* f6 J1 n3 o# [6 m D9 Q BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ g, y, Z$ R7 s! r% Q: _ R2 \ CA Portland
: L, c0 T" z' ~4 w5 f CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* \. u3 D0 T- i- W% ~* \ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk y2 B: b6 i1 {% e
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' t9 w5 s9 f# M, H; x
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire7 h. C$ I9 U0 H7 t. a2 ]
DD Farenholt
1 e9 m) W6 `6 y DD Sterett. j3 J' x& I, e; i
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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% e$ E* j; z, |, u; FJapanese Ships) S' A9 b6 ?1 h8 U# M# r) P1 [: E
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
9 o8 ~3 c) Q2 N0 I; F5 U2 e CA Atago
3 Y8 x% [" R+ i d CA Maya b+ Y) g/ v+ B) i5 G% I9 ^2 G
CA Kumano; Z& \# o# u1 R1 X* \! X
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
* N& X- _# ?1 T7 @0 w$ |/ n% n( y( G# N DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 w2 Y j7 I: d0 ^
DD Mutsuki0 C8 G9 c- e5 a# N! F
DD Uzuki
3 b R; v- X8 I. q7 @) H) C" w DD Yuzuki% Q9 n( ]8 b- p1 F( e
# C6 H" V( x& c( d$ A! EAllied Ships I' M9 r( i# {$ F- q5 W" b
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) t& }% w0 ]$ I+ }5 s8 Z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( | K& x `# M& l4 z/ G- r6 n# ]) J AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" L ]" \+ K9 t' q0 m0 [ AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk- O! b2 V9 H3 E8 j( R* b) }
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- W7 o- b0 E3 u6 z j" g! ]
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# x# ]. ^( ^! X) @# C) M AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) s+ n" F2 G0 m! ~2 }; n' B1 d" l AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" K/ I- m o/ p \# K xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' a' r7 a8 ]0 M. H7 G3 b xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& s( P9 `8 q7 W# R( }4 O; ? xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
7 |2 ]/ V3 g7 k! N; x) v xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 P' w4 \7 b; a
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk0 t" e+ I7 k2 X. a/ Z3 a/ b
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 R1 T9 _; J. i& y, G0 `, Z+ C
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! n: z' z( f1 S H. b/ }
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 q: K8 F8 t$ ^ w" pAllied ground losses:
8 r: C2 F2 V5 \2 J/ w U8 Z; ]# Q 136 casualties reported
- c" M: y+ n$ i B6 ]1 L1 ~8 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 G3 g8 L( y; F) ]* ~
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled# c" d H4 t1 t8 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% w5 Q9 D" Y' X" R! U3 C* R
( r$ B1 @! n) R1 x' _$ ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards$ L' x! [+ f) b! {
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Japanese Ships
1 i( h2 n) k, G- K+ a BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 Y) K7 K% w, V- t0 Z! e
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
. o* C) U& i# N- A& d CA Maya, Shell hits 3
. G- G$ R+ W& x CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
2 Z1 \! ~- v! A1 y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
( @7 e/ h' ]& f5 g8 U: \2 H9 H DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 o4 w; V' ~; S, t DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2: A1 X9 z6 s5 M3 m. H" S2 t+ n
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
, L. O& G# [# ^3 \5 b DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
* P, F7 W' z3 ^# ^. A DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
, ?* J, s9 W( B% `$ ^" Q2 I DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire. C. e* _0 s Y
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ A+ [% W; g/ A, y DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 V0 n6 P- V8 o9 w
; E/ ~+ r. p; a, y& b& }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.1 ], P' ]/ [ k( R7 G2 m" [
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes& x/ j/ y' t1 V; I ^
1 g7 R1 [ b8 H9 v y2 `& D& c" rAllied aircraft
) \. [% T* C. o P-39D Airacobra x 16
9 E6 o. I& l/ G, {1 S, ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 7/ P. q( C _ {! {- M$ G" ^
W6 w( K2 H4 T/ J K) cNo Allied losses
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1 z( E8 m; \* r+ OJapanese Ships
( E5 C6 B9 y( s CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage% B" V8 T6 @! N* }4 a$ ~
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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# C5 i' O8 t' MWeather in hex: Light cloud( N5 r4 A9 S( Z
0 ^: ]/ l2 r# l A8 }* e4 n eRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) G f3 D, z' n( R* hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes O" \+ q( R4 ?6 }5 i4 d& X
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Japanese aircraft9 I7 u! F, Y3 Y1 ~/ X2 I# n" v& o* V1 g
A6M2 Zero x 51
6 M) A; d% a: ~2 N1 {: m& I/ E D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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: t% g; o+ O& d+ WNo Japanese losses
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3 f2 ~7 P0 u2 l3 `! L0 r$ BNo Allied losses
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) [. j9 s- g+ k3 | DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
! B7 r2 c4 W) S% b5 v DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- V4 ?- `6 K3 B( o
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136$ S3 x# B# t j7 e/ U' X
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 |; `$ O! W2 N# P, ^Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 `% c2 n4 k8 H+ @% \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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k1 X9 ~: t; ~# b% L6 G L' QJapanese aircraft
- x: V7 s+ D: u B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
" ~3 c! T; w" t7 |0 l3 l B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
# E' a T8 ?. u DD Laffey
9 ?- Z8 f# p& J/ h0 {" l$ n/ x CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 D$ I8 I# P' {
DD Balch
v6 ^% |# N& j" H m9 E DD Sterett, and is sunk |