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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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6 _' n B% \$ g8 C* fNight 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 L, o( f. b) q8 G- Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed$ _2 K5 O4 Y* R& d
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed& d7 ] y0 f; k( Z6 E
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Japanese Ships
) L" t* ^" D4 j BB Kongo
) @7 I2 y$ p& h8 s c BB Hiei, Shell hits 7# V! G! F1 D( E y F
BB Kirishima
* t! D$ ]( i( G9 i: o2 ?3 ] CA Tone
% v; {" o F# J, d( S+ t2 { CA Chikuma' I) x, F+ C0 Q
CA Takao6 ~3 D6 C2 s+ ]/ N: Z% b
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 21 [4 ^. g7 Z7 u, @5 Z4 ]' P
DD Maikaze
$ `: m0 `9 n$ {1 |" k N3 \ DD Uranami( u" q2 \! S' b @1 v8 ^
DD Shikinami K+ N1 i `; d6 i q
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires8 J$ l; z4 B$ V7 I- C9 b, D
DD Asagiri
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O" E9 ]; _7 p, s BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ]. M1 {' b- ~2 F+ j CA Portland( X s5 j7 p1 V6 v; w. p4 S
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! g2 W2 m0 E. l. W, @
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 b% h/ @" d; I, a DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 \& D' k, z$ A
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
, _) Q" }$ s" b% ]" K! U# \/ L$ P DD Farenholt* d7 z+ ^: k3 U* r$ C, s+ K# m7 h
DD Sterett
( l f) _5 T' @) ?+ a0 k: D DD Balch
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5 m& X- L+ ? K2 N# NNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
% F3 g" w0 t8 l0 \ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% f" H3 V! l# x. I2 r: @" d: [4 n8 d7 C
CA Atago* B: K" V# r4 H' d; b
CA Maya
' l. i) b8 D( Z) s CA Kumano- l, J u1 C- o" m% g
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
' b: ~. K; }8 j# i- w( \ DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
x1 R+ U6 g2 x4 I DD Mutsuki2 [% a* H5 E+ j" L. y0 d, X% A
DD Uzuki- f% e% J }, @& q8 p
DD Yuzuki$ _2 N3 X. g& q( g
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Allied Ships
4 {1 r0 v$ s( S5 w" Q$ s8 C DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 l* R4 _& N4 i- r# E! h DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- ^4 a# x1 f$ ~2 v4 J: _& E! e
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& S0 w% P( x1 Z- U- n
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 D: j" R2 @' _* b
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 ~4 c |5 d/ k8 s1 N, d
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. L$ s3 b' k Y
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Q+ q! d' g; \/ L+ i& p. @ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% X" E4 b$ R8 O4 | xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. i1 I- o/ b1 v* E, P) J
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; @' h8 ?2 ^( f/ N( z, e% e- h
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
& r4 E/ K$ @8 s2 c$ N& J xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk6 U( Y+ V. i8 Y9 Y t- L
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk& R! a2 b0 h6 n5 _; M
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ Y6 X4 o3 f- @$ J( `# Z* [+ G( Z
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 o$ y5 _+ L& _7 p/ ^- J AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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! X: e0 s8 _) A+ d6 M: Q9 IAllied ground losses: ^) \& y- L1 V
136 casualties reported
4 o( O6 |3 ~! b" P7 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 G, [) m3 |5 C& `: D! I9 q Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled/ H# Q% }6 l: f2 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: z# G% L* N9 a7 k' G) C4 SDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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' L4 t5 ?- B% b3 w% v& s; N: ^3 t) e BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# q6 P5 ~' A% l' T1 }
CA Atago, Shell hits 3' M7 G9 G: ^8 L/ C" U4 L
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
- d5 y, W+ V3 t6 p* e7 \+ ]% i CA Kumano, Shell hits 1* H& Q9 s: G9 e9 k
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire5 l& C, V f: l$ A) l( a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 ^: S3 y: R3 \9 ]( g* } ~ DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
+ N# E% v: |! |. x, ` e' E DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire7 k7 x, E2 S* r* W
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ e; m& Z. t* P* m# l8 W8 F) }
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
! G% l8 H* d9 a4 X DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
: e' V, j7 Z+ w* q" s, l DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire! u6 b7 X' c& |/ y/ ?6 k
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 B' a8 I, j4 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1330 A; i0 H V, K/ ^6 U
! h: [' }9 Y! i; RWeather in hex: Heavy rain, J- Z/ y0 C. u5 Z0 x
: @' C4 a9 b/ T4 ~! [& |! }Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: r& e' s8 A# \7 G; ]
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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% a$ V+ u% H( eAllied aircraft
" H5 k& Z) }# k) n0 S! j* n4 R P-39D Airacobra x 16
% A' L: F# A2 ~, p- z: H" ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses9 u* i8 _" f; n* x; F8 [$ H! ~" T. I
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Japanese Ships
) N7 S, W! z" P1 p CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage+ O* b# O9 ^' z* i& h) |; _0 k
DD Ayanami8 O2 k2 T& ~/ J/ o
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$ C$ t2 A2 d1 QWeather in hex: Light cloud3 q( n; N( {, P4 U) F7 o* q4 w
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, o, X, ]( s. F( V0 yEstimated time to target is 13 minutes9 | H' ~, }! P) H- Q9 [( G+ }2 u
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Japanese aircraft, r7 d7 ?, Q+ P* V9 F V) l
A6M2 Zero x 51! z/ r: _9 V) f; O: G# C/ e
D3A2 Val x 50, i7 f4 {: B% i ^; S d( A
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Allied aircraft9 p7 @: D+ i* P8 }$ B' g; {9 o
P-39D Airacobra x 14 B. `5 q) c* o
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No Japanese losses1 l* d. Y+ v! F5 m" ^% y8 L
5 f2 n- J0 c' V# C1 a$ TNo Allied losses. w/ Q2 j/ z! k! K4 S
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/ M# o" d6 u0 W" Y. y DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 X5 d$ q+ j$ j8 I& Q% I4 z
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 n: A, K: d6 `; \) u DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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9 y% t* ~+ G. l$ V6 nWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 P& ]( _' f0 i$ E6 L
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 Z- X* x( O) @. ]) b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18+ ~$ n( L- b$ r6 o1 b- V
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Japanese aircraft losses* u0 W: W$ X( j7 Q3 W5 c3 \+ a
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged% E% l% m9 y# g
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DD Laffey" {' Y# v/ y5 c3 c* y, r. K) X3 H
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 a/ M+ N, j, {5 ]
DD Balch' v0 o5 O r7 g: b5 }
DD Sterett, and is sunk |