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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42- o# G; S# C" [4 C7 S$ Y4 F
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$ w. G- V! I- x3 A k/ `0 INight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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* k5 P8 }1 {0 K4 ~- {6 T- n' B% R3 RAllied aircraft
2 U0 G( I; }+ W0 t& c3 I7 P no flights( w4 _6 e" D9 P2 n: \$ I
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Allied aircraft losses( t. \2 q3 W# r1 ~* F/ _
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed6 V' X" _5 ]$ F( f) l
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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! e. `/ ?! t1 L) X5 ]4 R% V4 YJapanese Ships. E3 q( [3 ]7 K( M
BB Kongo
$ M! s4 O+ b$ p L+ v5 a5 i/ n BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
3 Z+ x* a ?4 G2 u. J2 p BB Kirishima
: b$ d& c' E I" D CA Tone& ~) x6 U3 O' d! n6 Y: ?6 F x
CA Chikuma J6 [: h! I4 t/ ]
CA Takao
7 q# Q" d3 v$ G8 V* b DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
1 ?/ w) W2 {, r" u$ U" v DD Maikaze% y; I1 Z& ]% Y- R, Z$ z
DD Uranami7 @3 u7 m; f V) v" y
DD Shikinami/ |" @* {( P' V5 e- v! }2 z
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires" Q3 [0 d8 P; Z
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships7 r5 _( e$ q) S+ [+ H
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 _1 K2 j1 x0 `! H R0 u" e CA Portland J; `, H9 ~ Y3 }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" l! x7 b- b- L' I! C
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ]8 \/ S+ Y; j. E* C DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 t' c5 j9 r$ q$ E2 P DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire) E% f4 C# r& r* \1 e0 n7 G
DD Farenholt9 z& q" D; n- z1 [: [0 h
DD Sterett
: ^) f$ b: C8 A DD Balch' Y$ w, g u4 a* U0 q3 q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
) q! j+ U: S' Y9 N CA Atago
/ L1 w C% Q1 V. z# @; ] CA Maya
' ]. H& D3 [% v. c2 m7 y CA Kumano5 K. O& s+ o5 D; B3 n: u4 a p
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
. ]6 v( q% Y7 \& [ DD Ushio, Shell hits 1- ~( s2 ]7 G. g# F! ` ]3 e+ n
DD Mutsuki7 D- E' ?, N$ t' X
DD Uzuki1 H9 \5 @+ i3 ?/ w/ H, Q9 M
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships8 Z- j+ q5 F0 M; |& D
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
`# ^* o9 z) T2 ~* s# Z; h& n DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk G. ]/ J4 F* F" T( |, {
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! G" U: O; F& D6 k- |8 r6 m3 {
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 S9 J. O: v3 [7 f
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 F" q" V4 H7 S6 ^! l' |8 d* s+ @
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ?4 ^8 ~- a$ U0 L5 A AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% n1 x1 T! Y5 l! c9 \- e+ ]% u7 c
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' U4 x% ^6 J4 `6 c% }3 G0 } xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 y3 }1 l- ^: O: M% v; J, j: v xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. M( S7 }3 _' d% r5 c6 C. u
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk% U5 A5 ]/ q: h0 b
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" q. U* a- e' [" m$ m
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
3 y! A" C7 ]4 ^5 x; Z xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ n, S* y" a! d1 e' q4 @0 c
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- @ |# R( V' g ^( d2 X AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 V! Q$ X# S, w6 M. z; C
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Allied ground losses:
( u c/ B9 ~3 W% W" ?9 V/ [ 136 casualties reported! M+ j6 G( r( ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% J6 o' h* n) M Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled3 G* ?1 o' O) n2 S1 }, {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& x2 f0 e ~$ H0 eDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* o8 {" e7 a+ p' w BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
5 \& l5 s$ I+ g, N CA Atago, Shell hits 39 q# } q; d6 c) P. ?4 I. v
CA Maya, Shell hits 3; |$ a+ q' P3 M0 m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
7 T7 e) B8 H2 v7 |5 F* E6 f DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
' O: s, A' V* e. ?- Y' |& L. U DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage; W( _- ^( z0 @ N' r) Z4 U7 X
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
3 [- q' Q$ ^ M; _; ~4 X, Z DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 E- j, y8 n+ w5 g5 @# `7 o) ?4 ` DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships: Q7 R# `/ v8 b0 ^4 x, E) M
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
. Y& D, Q9 ]! F: \% T DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire5 n& n' D5 c, k; `. [
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
% h+ z* P! O; z o7 m; u& G$ V DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 R2 t! c8 S; e
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133& u% v3 A) ~0 j- [
, A( Q+ y3 ]$ G/ P$ {Weather in hex: Heavy rain. S. d8 O' @7 M4 N+ ~) q! F! W
% s3 Q: e6 W; j- IRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.$ S2 R* n0 _9 K& Q
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft% C4 `( A- T& M
P-39D Airacobra x 16
( f3 }* R. R. T. V SBD-3 Dauntless x 70 A0 `4 y5 u' t8 n) ]/ A
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 J5 k% W, p% M- x CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage' Y2 L) d# D' @; T) ?; U$ d3 |
DD Ayanami
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, n) R5 Z& q. S% s0 `! G; G6 b TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1320 c# R; E: i+ C
, |7 l' q) S8 a1 f0 Q# E; s- ~' aWeather in hex: Light cloud9 H. F$ Q' `' @. W3 w; I
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. @ u6 o" m7 w& aEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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$ o1 E m) J. I( yJapanese aircraft1 p0 w& n9 M9 z: |& |1 l) z
A6M2 Zero x 51- _9 g9 h8 A& m% G2 h: t
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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$ r. } N& Z: Y6 r FNo Japanese losses" `# s/ c' D i, G* y0 b d- `/ y. L
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Allied Ships& _4 G' t/ Q# v3 g2 V: K
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
' `4 @- h1 X9 i J6 w DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ O. x- e6 P2 }0 G DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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. q% U& U& U* U) [2 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136! t! d) }. F- Y+ C4 Q" x' w
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
* ~2 @# x0 |% D0 R. vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes5 P F3 s8 y- k- s* F
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Japanese aircraft3 g4 t- U$ C7 S
B5N1 Kate x 18
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4 C. V6 f' o; Q0 [- u/ [' eJapanese aircraft losses7 q$ L7 h7 d( o6 d
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged! }+ }3 Z: n4 x( k1 f3 b# v
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DD Laffey$ {% ~/ m1 d3 `/ X$ ~0 V, v5 a
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
) K' v, `8 z" b9 k1 p DD Balch
1 D0 A" g+ P2 ^+ Q' @6 H4 X) J7 o# E DD Sterett, and is sunk |