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! R- y, B8 L* s+ Q2 ^AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42# @( p( i, O+ h5 [# d
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; O" i! F) J7 R( A/ aNight 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
) F4 a# W" g& o% ?$ V; c1 z SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed) N/ C$ u# u8 e' X* k/ F7 _( X
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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4 p7 h* q$ V0 g. s; s5 pJapanese Ships
% I! E8 |0 M$ S, M, P) H BB Kongo
: O* V- W0 @: P* C/ i5 L: m; f BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
- S; [. p0 i$ T, ?4 k3 r7 a8 H BB Kirishima
: d8 B# p+ h5 W; _+ ?$ m* U CA Tone
' }2 V6 ^0 Z5 ]3 B+ H( q CA Chikuma
' A+ r w! k8 }- K4 Y CA Takao: L5 X2 j1 ^7 b x0 |/ A) R
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2& Q) C7 W9 P7 Q; t7 k0 g" t
DD Maikaze) V8 l* W1 v! ?- d9 j
DD Uranami; x) U* c1 P# q {
DD Shikinami( a5 A5 [0 Y- l" R
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- v* t% b6 X$ E. K% X5 k/ G DD Asagiri+ x4 F2 l. T! S% d/ P% ~6 Z
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! q# N+ |+ Y6 l+ o- R/ b
CA Portland
9 V1 x8 K; E0 d/ X CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 o2 G* R1 b; V! R9 h0 @4 Q
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& k% L0 W8 l0 v& ~
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 v4 S3 o' s& s4 W! j, W% D) t$ Q. b DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire- {% r J0 H7 j0 A4 H( [
DD Farenholt1 c* @2 T: e$ X
DD Sterett
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3 [* l4 q5 S0 [5 DNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
% ^! o/ E! u! ?& J CA Atago! }1 T3 P. Q+ b7 f
CA Maya) `* E' D4 X! v* ~
CA Kumano( `$ f+ U& p/ ?+ f
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
' }# Y( G+ @+ ~( [ DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
# V z0 T, b! @9 Z. `5 L6 l2 @ DD Mutsuki- q4 R+ L' Y7 E: q
DD Uzuki6 l. {& W5 Q4 t! _/ `' K9 W
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# C4 k; `" S2 A6 r( Z" H9 d8 ? DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 p. h% p# b1 k9 F4 \: }
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 u2 t$ P' B, K+ o, L2 @' P AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* L" W! g; m0 `) A! \ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk i) a$ ~' @4 v
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 v: U8 @" P1 S5 o
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 s) X, ~+ `2 |8 F, h AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- D7 H' M4 f; u% c, @4 a
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 g7 u1 E; C2 l( U5 g ^ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ y& j1 c' m, H0 Q+ v0 V2 s xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
* c: [1 f' Y8 W5 {0 ?9 c xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. _' h u0 ~& Z+ z
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
% c- z1 M1 o" [* V4 V3 `4 A. [ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 _8 ? f- G6 p xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ Y% }7 |8 y/ V1 P
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 e' z1 o, }/ e# x/ c+ s" y6 m' h
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Allied ground losses:
" x3 `6 B! N6 E9 {0 s, z! A8 P 136 casualties reported
& B7 t& Q6 y" j$ j: o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 M: r* |; v+ I4 Y7 S# X( ?( t Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
0 u$ \, X% e$ `% H, B* v& y1 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, ], K' v9 |- O/ ?- ? O. d/ q9 _Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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5 } A* b4 ^% c7 j+ r BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* z S& U% o `3 C& ` CA Atago, Shell hits 3
* R g7 Z& p5 m/ ^- K' P CA Maya, Shell hits 3
7 ]' P6 i4 m9 b0 L8 m& ?) H CA Kumano, Shell hits 1; M8 P: P# Z* f) g; w. C: \1 ^! I
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
, A% U+ i0 ~! y DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 b0 r0 j9 R. O/ X( s
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
4 \8 K0 z- b" b3 y" D: u4 T DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ {( Y/ N! E# d2 p) y, _ DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ [3 i9 Z$ S# Y) x7 i U
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 ~" h: G' W0 F7 t DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
h8 w7 D: C' j) A! I3 [4 J" m: ? DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire" t; S& L, F6 u* w; x; O
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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.
5 Z9 J9 S8 k9 m( g! X/ ?8 iEstimated time to target is 0 minutes8 ~0 @* x8 ]( D5 U' I& ^
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+ F9 \) X$ b# B8 f5 q8 G P-39D Airacobra x 16. S$ |- }* [- O1 P5 m: e1 S. n* I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
! U O' N/ s# ?- g, t9 Z" O# A z DD Ayanami
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) h* h6 F, K( `8 |0 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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{$ H5 Z7 k1 Q8 ^3 T3 VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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I: d! d- g$ \Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' v" `& S8 P0 x# I9 p8 {& h' U
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 513 v6 x! ~7 a$ ^. D
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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7 C. h( _& X1 p; i" C2 i7 p. \No Allied losses1 ^, X/ b& }& |5 C6 o, V
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, `( d/ r' v3 A! t, l2 j/ O1 S- e
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 h7 c' _1 g4 O
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" x+ w- n7 y1 n- k' f& ~8 A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 X& Y, Q9 x" X4 _7 t
" X- Y: ^$ E9 c; @% HRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." B( h5 j: s+ r* {2 r4 i7 t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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) ~2 A+ T/ \& _2 x# ]: {Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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" [% ]" Y/ q7 U* Z( r+ Y( N DD Laffey9 [; f0 [% z2 S: p+ y- S% }
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; J4 p$ T; h2 G9 W
DD Balch" x, A; ~) s3 Q
DD Sterett, and is sunk |