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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
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
: F2 s5 R H2 R1 g/ ]" L SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
g+ Q/ M. w7 M7 J OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed# t. J" l4 [7 L
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Japanese Ships
( `' W6 z* i; x# O BB Kongo7 A, y, j4 c; }: ^
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
( w" [0 l. F" q7 U( G$ k BB Kirishima
3 N1 f# b3 N" a( O7 ^" L8 m CA Tone
4 _5 `' W; C, U5 S6 d' o7 H& k CA Chikuma/ `- P0 c& K: M9 F3 E& _4 p
CA Takao
2 u, r0 {+ F4 T/ O8 ~ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
( N) y9 F( I: i DD Maikaze
" |3 A! V0 _2 Z( K* }. m DD Uranami
* @2 g8 |6 I: o$ q DD Shikinami2 m, u' k2 A6 ~, k- K: K2 ~
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires8 a0 W" e1 V( f" c: u3 l
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( h* ~" C! e1 B2 ?$ T CA Portland
Y) x1 _5 S3 l! q: X CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( j' b* j% |1 X( a* Y( t
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 y4 f* G$ o' ]3 T$ t
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 D1 M( v' C$ {4 d7 {1 | DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
# q% k. k6 O" v+ G5 i/ W DD Farenholt8 ?% b/ L6 |. N* ?: T
DD Sterett9 |5 B3 D6 P, x& d6 s9 q# ^5 H
DD Balch( ~7 l) \: d7 o1 F5 o3 \2 `
0 f1 L& Y/ [3 z0 v$ mNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards& L: h z' X: B9 }) Q
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Japanese Ships
% ^& L& u4 [ n* M BB Mutsu, Shell hits 28 Q) ~. H, x8 n) N) [5 e
CA Atago
: L6 F2 X! z8 ~ CA Maya
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DD Yugiri, Shell hits 12 }1 h! e3 f! f& S6 y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 15 u3 ]0 S; V$ l9 T$ n$ e7 t
DD Mutsuki
p# y$ T6 A+ b7 N \- a- Q DD Uzuki
, c8 k! g8 m9 @ DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
5 l$ h: J! x/ M) ~. X( l6 f DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 _) Z! a* v: i0 B) a
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 e$ |+ u( V j: j1 t Q P AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 J# @8 z4 o, J9 D& [, L AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ z- b( F6 l# r AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ r% }: e3 y8 H* @
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* q" G4 Q! a; z+ ~" b# O3 `, Y AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: [! V% o+ n- ^2 g' S AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, i$ ~9 A2 [' n* L& D: D: I
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! w- X& B9 n: j g8 b xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. B; k; a% F- i7 y8 S5 N1 [
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: F4 `& S& P! m/ }/ W/ c; g* d3 w
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! U, {3 v6 y# ^. `! t
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
. n& y. I; v* N# I* X xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: Q6 f7 T$ v& w+ P xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. g; A( E7 F3 Q4 x8 L+ ~2 i1 U5 Z
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 f# g6 J) `9 q2 x# {2 y* Z mAllied ground losses:
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) `) c/ ]& R( }- w1 t- Q1 r# b# X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; v( ?, Z6 x, [8 h0 z
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled6 x+ o4 U5 T# L4 D. w% {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards2 `" c$ t5 U* a$ @) y0 o* P
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 f/ D/ J. d& L2 z( t3 @ CA Atago, Shell hits 3
, \- n$ P- A- f/ I CA Maya, Shell hits 3
6 |( D: j, w9 F* X+ m CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% [' w( }- h+ B: k: u4 Y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire( A, a) Q; M) ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% Q9 x: Z$ J, E! g) V; f
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2$ {8 B9 K' \0 {4 n1 C# z7 f; c
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire2 I e/ v9 ^* h
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires2 ~: k# A |! `+ E
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# S( u! Q3 _" O DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
% H) c$ b S! n3 R; [. l: T# E DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire8 m( _- k% d% J: j2 G0 G1 y
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire& ?( X' z: r) Y3 ^
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! }5 z2 [5 p4 G& q. K* k. @
% V2 ~( f# q! u9 D( nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133: r& U% l. }/ U) f* |& S3 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 t$ z* @4 B( j' j4 z
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft, U1 z f: g0 z+ C
P-39D Airacobra x 16
0 k: z4 I o! I6 r, x SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses5 @- c5 ~, W$ H1 o
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 _$ ` q( Y! S* M DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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7 ?0 j! c& y& p8 v$ {Weather in hex: Light cloud
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5 s1 x9 j: L' i$ r/ lRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 {2 A) z: t+ S. A" z" x5 ~Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& @. R" g, }% L f7 H
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 11 y3 C( ^" t( S: z5 o
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships* s/ l% k( b7 ]( k) E
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
" t- f0 j$ A( @5 M4 p0 S DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage, j6 C; B( t, q1 N
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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+ N4 }% r7 C# P1 ^, |; RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1362 {; }/ p9 S+ }8 v% \' R! p$ O2 h C
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) s) K1 d/ y/ FEstimated time to target is 12 minutes; e2 V" B! V! p
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses3 M& e# c/ H) N
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |