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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42* R% t7 U, R3 U; n' o; Q
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' {5 g e. \" }! B9 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 r/ K7 M5 n/ R3 t6 C& P$ K
7 {3 B% l( M$ l$ `5 P) MAllied aircraft
( ^# q: F1 ^1 d5 g! ]& K no flights
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Allied aircraft losses" Z6 I; c1 C P
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
+ ^3 M7 t7 t/ v4 L1 F, w2 t OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed& i: ?* f5 }) D9 ?7 J
4 m; _) H8 Y C( A4 _Japanese Ships
$ r6 O6 y) }+ ~' ?2 H' n BB Kongo: s$ U0 n0 ^$ z z
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
. M6 E$ k& j1 u' q BB Kirishima
% v) {& u5 k" ] CA Tone
) Z/ ]4 p, P7 \( c5 [; G3 f0 U CA Chikuma
; C ]5 v! n ?! j# e CA Takao
0 ^3 z# y, k- q. x DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2# V& }4 D' S& z) C; P% m* ^5 v
DD Maikaze
Q3 k0 _+ \" k. s( s DD Uranami
$ o( }3 s9 |& \% ^" U' C3 @ DD Shikinami- N+ C2 O+ o- ~ }% w& [5 l: S
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- I4 X" U) w! L* M5 s
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- W' y6 V) {& { CA Portland5 Q. A$ W6 N& c3 p! B( {
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( b4 i0 c/ w% }- Z; ^, m- D' T
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 R' P: P: l( q& _8 Y
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 u! S' N. x2 k& e& x DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire- r, S3 T1 }- Z& {* m! q% V
DD Farenholt, W- ^3 ~9 ]5 k7 s" K8 K9 n
DD Sterett6 u7 F* M1 Q4 O p$ r" S
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards: }: C4 a0 p9 \! B+ N
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4 d* l7 z! }* ~3 N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# I+ e7 q& G3 S, r
CA Atago
3 H' L4 i5 k/ I& y* G CA Maya
% u6 ]5 R, d3 |* V1 k3 y CA Kumano! W ]3 e" k# o$ _
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
/ ~. u( K2 g* v `" E3 Z DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
6 W9 n# R+ N6 P4 v* b: L/ C& v6 H2 k DD Mutsuki
# p R: E9 R$ d1 h. X% u4 y DD Uzuki1 \' E b4 J ~+ C
DD Yuzuki
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1 g$ d0 k5 `5 p% m' ^- B! O DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ [! H. U) b" J* z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
7 V" o7 D. e& M3 [3 \! T AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" ]6 f& f. K+ ]! H
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) b; p$ W3 W3 J& y) T
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 o) _, \" Q; K* e7 h
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: C- g3 A) n# g" t7 l. k' ]7 N. P AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ r0 ]4 y5 C. Q8 \
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk9 i5 V8 j3 F+ C
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& p7 [4 k/ O! e$ T1 K. W$ E
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 ^! C- G. H( f" Q, u
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk0 f$ Q& G, |( }: f$ Q1 v( \
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ R( O. I8 }2 f: o9 `7 u8 N! S& Z9 V* A xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
: F, c- {0 G8 p% P$ C xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ ^, k" u+ @! L4 M9 \8 e3 j4 W- T xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 p: Y) N3 h) j9 n( l% h1 w0 S# b AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, N# I6 U3 z% @* X0 _Allied ground losses:
}! p& m; y- }9 z6 L$ A. V R7 ` 136 casualties reported
7 y& \1 R5 Y& C. l: q6 M8 x) W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( R* K4 c2 ?& A& {+ B
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled; `' X0 L1 n' _2 ?4 ?/ c7 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards' {9 i% a, f' T% Q) l8 s' k9 i& A
; M- f' g# S. ?& a+ C+ BJapanese Ships
5 p; Z4 m/ H% b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 R p+ s3 ^0 l2 r CA Atago, Shell hits 3
& ?% Z- H2 O% M% p CA Maya, Shell hits 38 m* ]! a- j! l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 z) J& c3 y% x3 L4 A7 v DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 n7 {& b6 x# T- C$ r1 a! ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
: A& g$ l; ~! c DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
2 s! |( a- M/ _+ ` DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire5 f1 q( ? ?9 J
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire- t& v, r7 t4 y% ?% G
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ ~* b$ v8 Z0 S% b ] _3 N ?( c DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire! M% `) d I) r( r
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: X4 U$ E$ G# v6 K
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% Z& `7 Z6 E4 `0 t$ jEstimated time to target is 0 minutes3 i% _4 {1 G8 G
$ `) W9 n A1 o& E% S9 s. e& yAllied aircraft
3 y7 [/ x; M8 R5 v3 | P-39D Airacobra x 16
1 x; C' p, O G* | SBD-3 Dauntless x 7/ [% E9 C, t7 @7 d
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No Allied losses! D$ @5 d" b7 x0 ?: |6 \* B, m
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Japanese Ships2 v3 A; a" ^$ U* I
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage, C+ }) c3 R/ O9 |
DD Ayanami/ ]$ y- M( b# Y( s* @2 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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5 T% h: N8 l7 G4 }Weather in hex: Light cloud
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/ q' I0 E; y& Z6 kRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ b8 t$ m; P* r+ B! @
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 R; D: Q+ b" J7 ^" D/ Q5 i& d
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Japanese aircraft3 l5 f1 O" N( E5 T1 x
A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft9 R! k* `& T# U' f) d, A7 i
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses5 B! G- U0 R- a
$ B. l' A" K3 U; c6 x9 sNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships0 M2 b. g$ _! S9 r0 L& o' W, [6 f
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. m. D8 ]' Y6 G DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" u. P0 {! h @/ k4 a 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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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 e8 F" w, L3 @% P+ A3 G. g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, |/ W; w5 X, E1 O h
0 U. ~. U4 J' F: {. u6 kJapanese aircraft
5 {* H( z9 \( |6 x B5N1 Kate x 18
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# x; f0 p8 O& P- Y. zJapanese aircraft losses
# m1 ~3 ?, m( D1 i G B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
4 k; ~$ L0 f( ?# G DD Laffey
9 N7 ^% {: R3 {+ ]) i/ C$ s3 {( G1 y CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
" Z% N4 P# o) W+ _4 s+ g DD Balch
0 k- r; P E5 |: H8 R DD Sterett, and is sunk |