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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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3 x2 `/ c; k2 A, ?3 `( d2 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
2 @( b6 b0 E2 Q no flights* T3 D! W u6 |
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Allied aircraft losses8 H/ }0 ~7 [4 `+ O/ _# S9 L9 j7 H2 \
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
9 F. m. C( Z- v2 I5 [" F4 }0 m/ q OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed/ h$ O* i1 _" L; J; j
: [. c- g& |/ D( S5 ~, B6 }Japanese Ships
$ z1 ?! Q# l! E" E* b( `4 V) U BB Kongo
. Q2 |! U5 K) A1 [ BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
4 q* @6 H1 Z: w5 V: c1 [/ M1 ? BB Kirishima9 S/ C2 D% f0 H( }( v
CA Tone
& x* x/ k% r8 f CA Chikuma
H5 I i9 D9 i% R4 S/ \ CA Takao( P* o' Y' u+ {' c! @) g, o
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
8 x( d) G* C5 q; b DD Maikaze
$ [8 T6 E0 C) H) ?6 G2 A DD Uranami
5 |% c8 F/ M: O2 [- n3 D" J) G DD Shikinami
. F: N" }( `7 K DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 z/ n& M$ }% d$ d
DD Asagiri
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1 A; \ C) v/ r" T BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 X7 X% F- u( e$ A/ u. ^ CA Portland! U( ]# g6 g8 y$ Z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: @% M* {/ s* q! u1 s* l
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& Z$ t8 a- @4 i2 N# T
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ h, {8 c; J2 p; \7 h
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
) S5 j j: A" |7 `+ I3 ? DD Farenholt5 x$ P/ d2 J. q3 S0 _2 }$ j8 f# _
DD Sterett* ^; \6 K) s6 [/ p3 O. k6 u
DD Balch
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2 w: P/ Y% \+ n* M5 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards& X" Q* ]5 y4 p3 o# Q
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+ c/ }2 ]( b: H* C, |* f BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' \% L) j9 {/ Z" U" `7 M. i' ]3 L$ H
CA Atago
. @1 l6 S) E/ h0 ?% Y5 ?2 W3 U CA Maya
$ M0 H5 u9 \6 y* H2 R1 R7 r1 N CA Kumano
, U1 N2 n% x8 K; Z0 ]! Y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 13 C7 U( w; L3 e [/ ^: b
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
9 ~% L" m" S' G% V( ~4 M DD Mutsuki. \, O- ^+ B2 \4 P. i
DD Uzuki
- J! p" U* V/ e/ z8 W DD Yuzuki
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& ]9 ]& ?7 H8 k8 Y7 g3 t) QAllied Ships
" r, u! J, C' l- Z ^ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* o. \' t- _ Z4 M
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk l6 r. }& }( j- X( j( U Q: S
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk+ o5 _/ {1 o; X" k
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( i' N& @) s% J5 T* i0 V8 } AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- a3 P) E+ @ r3 P' r AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* e0 G* ], w+ f7 b: R) w AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( \! A) _" @1 K AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 d- j/ @" Y, V% `/ F5 h1 ^. i
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 D+ f# r3 I$ U) P8 [6 @6 K @
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 c ^# |# `8 T( X1 s
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
$ `5 f& n8 a2 G9 Y3 L1 y xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 d! q2 q$ {3 a2 B5 X: S
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
/ p G: b# Y# ~. ~ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Y/ r$ b! P5 M xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 `6 W7 q* G( q$ B AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; E6 {' m, c d3 E# s
1 s4 h8 @$ M* l3 ?0 lAllied ground losses:$ h- }/ `8 a8 U. h! x$ o
136 casualties reported
@4 [/ g0 h- H+ o7 `4 c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 c( N6 t* z, z7 n4 }0 ]
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled( ?0 U7 Z- F! S7 h2 B" l0 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" U6 d/ D, R! d4 _9 ^
! ?" g7 K: S2 C/ `# T2 m3 q4 }Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
9 n7 y8 i- t8 s V; v" J CA Atago, Shell hits 3
. p/ e5 Z. [2 ?* | CA Maya, Shell hits 3
0 n6 j" k! a% A6 n( N, H9 \ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
+ G$ ^2 H7 U8 L& b$ E DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire- \9 e" X' x1 _* i0 p) g3 \0 D
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" z5 l/ ]* ?5 m& N4 B3 G DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2( k& z2 R% D |* B0 D+ Q- I
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 P) Z7 u n$ n, M$ U/ u) N7 X0 e DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ \- `4 A! x# p M1 N
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Allied Ships
; U1 o$ X& S7 s$ B. g& i1 x DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
" G. Z! H; N9 m# K DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire7 `- d4 }3 ]$ |% q# @- n. V9 L
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
" D4 R6 t/ Z6 `1 M% I9 T& G' B Q, G DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Q/ ~7 A/ z- V% i
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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! I3 M- E9 l# F7 U SWeather in hex: Heavy rain+ G8 U* z- t, n* v1 k
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ F( G! V/ N) u; X4 Q) z/ t4 YEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft+ ]9 g+ ?) s1 K4 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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Japanese Ships
) Z: ~# ~* E: I% c$ j) c, A CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; _; D) z% Y# B S( D8 _+ Q1 A- n3 X6 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132! y' x1 S- s" I; e1 r
& d' r4 v; h4 H1 uWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( j' n. a, [8 p+ Y: ^/ tEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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/ \/ O; L+ n& {3 C5 c( Z0 n# aJapanese aircraft
9 v3 M6 F6 n H, T. h7 U3 Y A6M2 Zero x 51* |8 ^7 B" Q5 h, N& @
D3A2 Val x 50, C! l: X" ]! U0 [+ P$ Q
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses2 ^8 g6 i! {6 g/ B8 U$ E
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+ x% c( e$ i# t5 a$ {# ^/ _ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 N- h/ ^2 |/ ~9 n: P2 a
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
{1 D" x6 y8 y% q5 s8 U4 } DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1368 g( l: P# u0 t% [+ U
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* M/ @1 l$ L; W0 oEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) p7 i$ `$ H. z. b
) J2 I! g: `" [3 XJapanese aircraft# R. x# }% O. E; S0 o2 s; e A
B5N1 Kate x 18) b! |) p/ m9 _. [2 s
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Japanese aircraft losses* f7 V8 F) k; }/ \) E
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged t! t- A6 I0 K( O
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Allied Ships
8 @0 N/ K+ b+ Y% R& [2 U2 M. ` DD Laffey- l P* E1 n* W) ^% T5 N
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
* V0 I$ I- r8 U DD Balch; e# {! f" A4 c9 q5 N+ |7 a
DD Sterett, and is sunk |