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# X- ?% M3 S( U A ~% oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42. b1 u% P- C7 T, E3 S" Y- O
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- a0 M6 x) ?- L( b" G6 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards8 D( c# t( F# } Q& P5 a- _. V
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Allied aircraft u: U0 Y, t4 J* E- q; l8 R/ o2 u
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses. d. D; h0 E3 X, K
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed/ x) U. y: w, E9 u: o' ~
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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$ `, l: x, Q3 NJapanese Ships" f3 ]. G4 m8 f
BB Kongo
8 d& D! n7 K" i+ v3 i3 @0 V BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
4 N6 P, N! t& j8 R8 u& K' N BB Kirishima
% p- W# A, U' G9 F CA Tone
( k' Q n! B, ?2 x! @3 B CA Chikuma$ |9 g$ P0 p; ^% Y, s4 k
CA Takao0 C ^& f0 D8 _' H: K; Z
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2' p# C5 ~4 w/ H; j
DD Maikaze, o/ O/ p6 d! C3 j' P
DD Uranami
+ M5 N' x. [& K4 {! C1 w DD Shikinami7 P" y: j: A3 C4 }3 w% |8 w
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires" |# s' F e0 G% a' z I
DD Asagiri1 S4 M% l" Y; Y3 n, s$ {5 ~
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Allied Ships/ x! k5 @8 d% @ [% z, E
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) w2 a: S7 m5 V$ i* h; z3 C% ^
CA Portland0 `6 w" [2 {! A2 I1 ]9 L
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& z$ a9 |" m) J3 d" p4 {( Y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 {8 d2 Q( X! \* n; t
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 j4 i9 L; I. V2 D. |
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
. ^+ t4 G; k& H# j5 X- K/ ] @ DD Farenholt: t8 ^; N- y+ [- d0 k' w3 G
DD Sterett
% \3 A' l, g, S, P' P DD Balch* J/ d7 ?3 J: j; _2 D
8 [, G) } I4 w( T9 {Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards6 x9 g' q* _$ J7 K
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 y0 l2 r. s. [& C+ C# t+ N- ] CA Atago
% j; c+ y8 ]& p7 ] CA Maya; M' p7 F4 ^- A7 S4 S: w# J) n
CA Kumano
3 p/ b5 c8 ?! J# R; g* z% { DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
6 b. ]9 O6 }' H6 x/ U DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
8 t2 x# w4 [. L( }5 }# P. o5 `! t DD Mutsuki
) G) C7 z7 d2 q- z: S DD Uzuki: ]$ J/ n( j, v) Y n9 e! X
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
! x N1 ^- A( O' _' a DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 D8 |9 |: m- V6 q" r
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk& q) e5 M( }: I! \6 ?( a8 ?& _
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, }4 t# W* j- n# y! ]# J
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) X3 `8 S9 f7 F! E/ A; G8 c, m
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) v5 y2 Y9 Q: w) ~
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% C: J4 e8 z& {8 ~2 \1 P AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: G2 x3 `3 ?6 j* x, G
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" c) T7 C" o' h3 k' u: C, l xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' K. h: j( H3 q1 O# M xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 k/ E. S, b# N1 O9 o, f; Q xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. J( A/ G" I; |) g6 I" Q e3 i xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
* x. E9 p5 N! c+ _7 ?; [2 H+ l xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( T. u5 i0 }% B
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! f+ g+ ^# E. F' _, I# I2 R
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ e& T9 m* }& u3 {2 J
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& V- D$ L1 _4 X4 T6 b; j) ?
- V1 M: h" Q0 rAllied ground losses:
! o( @" E1 K7 ?- V& x% Y 136 casualties reported
1 e' u' c' o1 B! ~9 @. Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. f" |% }% h! P% v! ?, n
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
! T0 k6 M" L$ u! h% Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards& Y ~/ J, ^2 U5 _( t; k' z3 R
7 i A. K7 [. A! P3 c7 ^6 M3 HJapanese Ships8 A8 @' ]: Z# o' G( ~
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
. q; z" K5 b" M% [9 C CA Atago, Shell hits 3$ E5 t5 A! L' N- z
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
n" X/ V$ x! K( \ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
. B4 X5 ]) t: @$ @ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
M5 z8 o$ n1 d- P4 ^ DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" A3 G: o1 U, S3 h- X2 r; d5 n7 I
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
& l+ e* w+ ~7 I6 { DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) R+ |1 J! V( w3 M DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships [6 i1 K# i s4 e4 J- p4 |* Z% g
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
% @4 Q1 |8 K; M DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# P/ X! g! N- S" Y0 H2 L: P DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire6 g% Y) m# d1 [4 q6 P
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ~/ ^1 c# ~" P m
( _1 @* f' p0 ^+ k4 s8 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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9 |" p, r8 R) d1 s2 Y! YWeather in hex: Heavy rain6 f6 O, h, k# v6 w/ P3 U. H
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 I8 t, d: J1 ]
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft/ ~/ @8 }) f6 ?8 Z! \
P-39D Airacobra x 16
$ b3 m8 n: w4 R5 r* q SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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) O$ c' o6 C1 {, a6 QNo Allied losses9 K4 l4 n, H, o$ C; j
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Japanese Ships
4 b+ V: h) H% Y5 P CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage0 H/ o7 a" \) |; I, E7 F
DD Ayanami
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% S6 e: C E% JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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/ e q) U$ l# {. MWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) K( ^$ H/ [3 J& H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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5 S) c' z" f9 j6 J+ b/ E0 ~: JJapanese aircraft7 U" g# G$ Z. b+ O/ X& }
A6M2 Zero x 51
/ V6 F! o( y* f Y2 E D3A2 Val x 509 D! K9 h6 m& e$ n* T
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Allied aircraft
- }' b0 o$ E, L P-39D Airacobra x 17 p0 h8 ?( m/ n! [
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No Japanese losses3 g) q3 V* G( K4 j) [6 `
; L. i" X1 I% x' y5 c) r; ONo Allied losses
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Allied Ships6 ^3 q9 \9 ~5 v: A7 y
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. z% r0 d& K# e) X, |. C4 p# f DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 k8 W/ ?7 p+ u# q d
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. D* {, e: u8 X* w6 s
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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! K* \* s, t9 pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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0 x P3 ^0 J: V5 r( f2 Q* RRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, ~& n; c( V% kEstimated time to target is 12 minutes2 O% ?% |: y, i: m' o! }& a ?
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Japanese aircraft/ N* q6 `6 z( ~, L7 M8 ~. q
B5N1 Kate x 188 y. x& s7 e9 r3 _" e
4 N" ~2 z" i2 V+ I* \/ q6 FJapanese aircraft losses
4 Z; v& [3 z1 _5 }' y( @7 h: K9 |% u B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
; c' _% s+ t1 L4 M2 S7 U DD Laffey
! g& e V1 k% G8 g: H, o CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 H2 H5 _& F: V! r# S4 H DD Balch
8 d% o" f$ m' |5 m) h3 j1 F5 R DD Sterett, and is sunk |