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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42/ {8 r+ Q: y$ k: Y/ T3 t! c/ g, I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights6 h2 c% J, k/ r
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Allied aircraft losses
$ u# T4 W/ q; |) L' e SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
( V h# O) ]8 N OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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% [- e( X" d/ ^/ ZJapanese Ships- c7 O: [( k) K! R
BB Kongo
" t( W" c, x% u BB Hiei, Shell hits 7" U( n6 H" }) F0 j/ H9 |& C
BB Kirishima! f9 l* D7 s# [# i3 _, G1 L, h
CA Tone B! Y+ s' L0 X& Y
CA Chikuma' V- [- s9 C% d% y
CA Takao( N( u# L# m2 d) I
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
! y# r5 }4 o$ G$ H8 i; p& V DD Maikaze
9 ~0 h4 o% b# y! h" Q DD Uranami* O: P- T6 g* T
DD Shikinami, k% G" w0 E* `
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires1 @# Y& m( e( h! K* l" b/ E
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships8 J5 K ^" y i
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. W0 p I7 e' V* O0 W5 g CA Portland
# _ Q) `9 ~, B) ~3 e CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ O" E/ V5 Y9 P t: P/ F( Z CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; o1 Q, c$ c0 H- n' {3 B) _ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" p5 e% k6 C* @
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
" r7 F9 h( q4 j& e DD Farenholt( Q" I% [' U% H' L8 s& R9 k3 l4 T
DD Sterett
8 U& t0 B- r1 k+ U `3 V; }( b/ I1 n% O DD Balch
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& z4 I/ Z! P, V4 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
: Q6 j6 x. x0 L% H) X$ o# A- h+ L CA Atago
" G G5 k' d: d) N CA Maya
: {3 p( I2 n [* Q% h: c CA Kumano
- M' t1 P) p- n; a2 |$ F DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
4 f$ ]- ?' V# j" V6 [; u DD Ushio, Shell hits 1. u" v* r8 x1 h$ r# I& a H% ]
DD Mutsuki
8 @$ r- B" R+ h9 {& k DD Uzuki' c' K& H$ a& u' B! p
DD Yuzuki6 f( P9 R% u: c8 ~6 l4 J. @" |" S
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, k5 U" @; j$ h: i DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk. R8 |+ D* e, A4 A: a! i6 e
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 `( u, _2 b; p& F AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 i& q4 d8 a: _; t; }5 Q
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) L$ o4 i1 A7 Q4 V% L AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# b3 x7 `( G2 X. [4 }: Y9 \
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 B2 B# [+ _/ m6 P AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: ^/ I Y7 _! M& I" x
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 F/ n, `& U5 I) s9 [/ J
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 N3 B) I. z: c6 X) q6 D% Z
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
& u+ w" \3 p+ T, A$ n xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 D+ j$ o4 @; M$ O2 u" y xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
w$ Y; z0 h, C; ?% w% f( w2 f8 K xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) p+ J6 g# H6 U0 w
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 f: \% M$ o; [( x( m' t/ B$ J AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: H$ `; a/ ?/ I7 C! D# Z) _
' _0 \0 m* j. Q7 P( oAllied ground losses:: Y& r% a+ }( N0 S6 H: k9 Y
136 casualties reported4 ]. w& L/ ]; H& u. s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 W8 K3 Y" K; f) A Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled& D4 K' X2 f$ m7 c! M+ B6 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 L6 A4 P: A& [9 k7 m( m2 ^ K) P1 g
0 y2 H! l( L: ^* LDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 a) |( B; z; ^( ~ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 k( f1 H6 l4 h% z CA Atago, Shell hits 3
- l h& i, X; f+ q% A- ~' R CA Maya, Shell hits 3
% T6 g7 Y8 t3 v0 E% a CA Kumano, Shell hits 1# \7 ]# H+ }$ H. |! G. D
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire% k: {2 |# D( s' R8 b" ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% k2 q% [! C) m2 w) A9 ~: f DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
}7 `9 D2 ?, F& s! K DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire( d' N: A# r) @ V! t% G# @8 K
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires6 X8 W9 l8 K- c- j9 b
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! T% m4 R$ z2 h0 c3 O DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire5 F/ y* `/ B% t% r$ [0 Z S
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire, ]6 l/ g$ l% k* O
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( y4 n- V" C: X DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage; M$ x6 k0 c" B% @5 u/ {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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) {, P. n# A0 ~$ Y! U; l8 h% DWeather in hex: Heavy rain; U r" r% q( Z$ k" c+ C8 |
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, g6 l/ H+ I( ]6 q- [5 iEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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% F* C" n' }! A) ~Allied aircraft0 s6 c+ O( D5 |0 ^ b; F
P-39D Airacobra x 16" h( i# i/ J8 E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75 A! B3 I$ A K4 T
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No Allied losses0 O2 J0 x2 {2 S1 O( m2 r
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( m% `9 ^3 F! c Q CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud( ]8 H; r5 n( C. U: ?
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 V2 \% Z }. a/ V0 W9 IEstimated time to target is 13 minutes$ U4 h4 G/ {2 k
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Japanese aircraft
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5 g- M3 }; s6 ?+ Y% _ P-39D Airacobra x 1. C* f! A7 {' [$ b, A
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No Japanese losses7 z8 }( [7 i8 `& t* C
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Allied Ships
) {3 x5 O/ o7 a DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ M# K, |3 ^ t DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ m! x: M, `5 i4 \, T
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& c) a6 ^9 K1 U& S9 p; T/ h+ k
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1364 e$ Y; Z: ]8 W3 I# S+ i0 C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 K0 d8 T5 ]+ X7 V
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: {3 G( p+ v( @, M+ g1 U B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses2 e$ B `+ `! e, o; ?! {
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged. ~& d w0 U3 S( x8 \ m
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& {3 J6 [$ O% M: v DD Laffey
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DD Balch0 B) D# `8 s/ y
DD Sterett, and is sunk |