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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 Y6 Y8 k, h: F& [6 U# e: ^9 l hNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 Q- x V6 u- g y* ^8 c2 DAllied aircraft+ G! \" f7 Y& {
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
' { \1 k; t2 H$ O0 j1 O( m SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 L8 F2 U* I5 _; {0 Z
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed7 ]' G+ B9 L5 ^; E q. i
: Z* W! i7 N# j7 i! A5 q7 FJapanese Ships9 V c+ s0 l. Z% e8 |
BB Kongo" g$ \ L4 U) H
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
. w [% j1 H% p& d8 O BB Kirishima
]* w5 ]" m5 ~) Y" F CA Tone5 e4 C9 X+ j+ L
CA Chikuma0 d0 z* |3 e& D8 `
CA Takao
" ]+ d2 g: D! ?6 w8 y DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2 P) t" [( r; l" I
DD Maikaze! H/ d: n8 ^2 i4 S
DD Uranami
! m5 T# N |& h4 K' p2 } DD Shikinami
# x ~$ ~5 U/ X: ~ DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires7 P4 ~9 \ w) H5 f) T
DD Asagiri. x, T( w+ [* j' N
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Allied Ships1 i' P( a- N7 i( q' g1 v3 q
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ R/ F2 W. W/ n4 H; H2 p# w( ^0 a CA Portland
7 ~ A- B: m w4 { CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% W0 Q+ g$ A! ]5 ^+ x# ] CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' o& U. t( \# c, n. R0 r& M% j
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% b- j) T5 [ e( Y" j0 F DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire0 I$ \8 m& N; C
DD Farenholt
$ d- e( u( ?; L DD Sterett4 E& l6 n) a2 u
DD Balch3 f3 t6 Q# G) z9 z+ A' U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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( U, m) m! L3 z5 x1 N& @/ AJapanese Ships* ^' x: b" P& r. T
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 b9 w! @7 l, I
CA Atago. f. d/ C+ e9 F. g4 E
CA Maya
: b. ~' Q; c+ {. C6 b# z* ^ CA Kumano+ ^$ ^; x1 r- [0 g' K) O
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
( M% l" E- y; r4 V# y- h9 R DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
5 S0 D+ H6 r% F1 O4 v' w DD Mutsuki; T, i" M1 L2 C" Q
DD Uzuki: D# u+ V9 e/ B- M; x4 x0 G! x$ N
DD Yuzuki' Q. w/ _) @% n' U) c9 [, `
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! [* |, A* j4 b4 }6 v/ ~ DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk# c5 i8 E+ d' w5 V' H) T
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; ^7 c' ?7 ]/ o7 c/ X7 R% a& V
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& U9 o. N4 T: M& J8 }# f AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 X5 G; |* ~, s0 O/ v2 O1 W
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( b2 W& P+ t; u) j8 ` AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% a) Y& @4 V. G% c/ z
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( j0 [) W# Z: f2 k* ]7 b xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 N3 h z0 J) U2 E
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: b5 V; H3 h8 c* G
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
- `; A3 z- d' {! L1 U9 L xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
+ N" W- X: g8 Q& T0 S9 } xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* `1 z1 _' d/ s. V xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& a$ |% z2 \9 E/ S5 [/ A. r* ?1 _ b) x
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' y" s4 E& v, `; C* X3 p5 w' \
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
( j( y- F& P$ R$ _* t& k" ] 136 casualties reported
A9 N* Q+ p8 L: y1 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled F0 V% N B) z% I, r# u1 G
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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) Z k& K# X. T: d( U. `Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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7 T2 `; _) q7 K& ?Japanese Ships8 P% G1 {3 e& i+ g m
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2- I5 Y$ v7 e8 M; G9 |# _
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
+ b( p8 t: n+ u& b | CA Maya, Shell hits 3
6 h9 C8 L% c5 T; @. f& q CA Kumano, Shell hits 1# B# \ m2 w9 G5 V! M6 I' @& \, x
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
% X" K7 e! G0 H6 y2 ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# s0 G: q5 D) k$ [6 q1 l+ u
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
6 @4 p: e; N( E1 W+ h4 K/ L4 { DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 q5 \+ v4 Q9 t DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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8 i; `5 C; z: W" ~% Y DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire( d9 r. d/ F8 h5 m9 j' }: T
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire: U8 i1 F' w& G* m
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 m4 D8 R! k% }' F% W M/ n# C DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. l: n( L. L$ H5 i2 v! D! i% D' n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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p0 e( b) R' m: d, `. e- {Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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% `0 `% i% w q. u4 t# rRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 m+ b! V' w& T- r
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes' N- {+ c3 }9 D6 a1 |
: `; d% M4 V' t4 X6 O2 K" N& GAllied aircraft, R7 x5 `& P8 ?3 U
P-39D Airacobra x 16
) T2 `6 v) u% y% w S: ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 76 m0 V- O w9 M3 J
5 p+ I3 i* p: L1 @2 `: K2 ANo Allied losses
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7 L; y& \ P7 [6 }Japanese Ships
* ~, |$ f% m/ ? CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage8 H8 E9 P" A1 \. w7 T: c
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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1 m6 @/ e4 Y1 V& nJapanese aircraft7 D7 {- |& ~# C& U
A6M2 Zero x 51# s: u: t$ t, w% [; T% ^! v
D3A2 Val x 50! q) c; X4 L( ?) l% I& L9 U
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships* s( ` }, x/ J1 u9 ^) Y: L
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk r8 l4 A" A8 V$ H8 z* M5 o6 B
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 ~- S! b7 w9 E
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1367 A0 }" {4 y( Z. Q5 Y, w3 N
, M" B. A9 v( \/ j. H( C# _/ y7 vWeather in hex: Thunderstorms- M$ s9 k7 x8 T2 O' R
r' }; [& ?1 q2 T+ U+ ?8 \ eRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) Z1 F* ?) @# Y7 m0 s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ K! C" {. E3 E0 i. D* K6 ]1 W! |
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% O4 J- i( r4 ]- l1 ~Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
+ U% i. ?- p# O' @ DD Laffey9 B' T I0 z. k& m$ U
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 M) e& b+ n6 `6 n4 }" D
DD Balch
3 m2 w. l2 ~ T, U2 I& e5 Y DD Sterett, and is sunk |