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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42! O! v' O1 x: @ Y. ]7 d
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3 a- |/ Z) A+ Y! O6 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards$ @7 ^; \% o8 T5 r
; w: L& Z* |5 f# X' V# S5 V xAllied aircraft1 |6 }$ t0 ^* g8 F# O# ?7 C) r
no flights
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. `% ~1 K: y; j+ p6 u5 x( y; RAllied aircraft losses5 u: P+ e) I2 a. Z: h
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
' Q { `' z1 q+ f5 T+ }8 l3 L OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed+ B/ ~( A) K& g. v" b, W
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Japanese Ships3 ] r8 D6 B2 a$ X o1 s% V: _
BB Kongo$ @4 @" n' y/ B: p/ b7 N. V
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
: Y* |6 a; }5 `1 p% @" l BB Kirishima
2 b/ E# g0 b. t5 H3 c9 ^1 e# Y' J% I CA Tone
( ~* h% {' e( D/ \4 F. {/ G3 p CA Chikuma4 h/ D5 A0 I4 }/ H2 T+ W5 b& [+ L
CA Takao
$ H8 L! p4 t: c& y1 w+ h5 O/ c DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
, V& M6 ^' D* x; b9 O DD Maikaze" e3 f8 D7 N7 ~% m1 k2 R
DD Uranami: p6 t& |" b3 n' i% Z' S$ r8 i0 p$ {
DD Shikinami
. |3 { I+ @8 ?9 x6 p DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 g, D" M" Q. z* I DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
5 h9 x6 F( P& t8 |. E8 I) _ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 C0 b8 w2 r" d3 Z; |6 n) g CA Portland$ C6 y$ T! Z) C
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 ]& C3 c' I4 M+ }
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( Q: n7 N) L, q. T DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ e% x. e% y1 @& j& a1 z DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
" M) e8 ]- e" L( ~1 k3 N. f3 P7 J; b DD Farenholt/ \2 H7 {' x" X, f: ]
DD Sterett
R5 h$ r7 Z7 Q; _ u DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards9 t1 ]+ s# {% P+ X6 x
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 h9 N/ a* G2 T5 M' \ CA Atago5 q6 I$ e& K5 n7 s( q
CA Maya
: M/ P0 t/ `5 I* r CA Kumano
% o( R' B% v: D/ ~ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
* ]9 |, Q( t, M3 k5 @ DD Ushio, Shell hits 1* X3 @% K# a+ }3 D
DD Mutsuki
$ e1 W4 K8 u7 X" l3 u/ j DD Uzuki7 h. V) d# X) \- s: _
DD Yuzuki$ c/ L6 l* o8 I
0 `# T1 K$ l5 M5 x6 CAllied Ships5 h6 M6 w0 o' h
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! e& `& J0 J, ?5 n' O6 P/ [4 S x. e5 u
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 {* f. J; [2 \4 A% [- p/ ~6 \ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( m( c/ A! t4 ~: u& Z AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ p5 M8 z4 ?. z! J& p AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( i" U, M- [: c, S2 S* }+ f
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 t4 C( P' m+ U+ \: e AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 X9 H5 y2 n5 z& |% [( g3 g
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk& }# ~6 C3 ]6 l' f8 g
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 ^# |1 Q U: Z+ j0 t xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. @) I, L, g4 @4 M xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk, M; v$ q: a/ W. a; _# K) s
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk" X- H% ~# N. @% _) s
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
8 }6 u1 Q7 V# v( y: ^ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 V$ J( D! |& M: H$ ^* n) H
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk |* s) j& b* c& t
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& q% V- E- a/ s2 C/ L3 Y
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Allied ground losses:+ a5 ]9 }$ Y p0 G2 h
136 casualties reported: u" ?, B; f/ [6 |5 C1 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: ` d, {# w! o( _+ {0 w: a e" P Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
8 E4 b7 ~& e g& L% R3 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; e+ J) P5 q- N7 Z! E, U8 l5 e5 r1 l; l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards5 l. ~1 ~; j8 W! d3 l' F) X
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Japanese Ships
5 }% R( A, H% v( A1 ~ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 G# O! X% z& z6 |' i3 L+ i( Y& A7 Z$ h CA Atago, Shell hits 3: _0 I. @& P5 h" t" `
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
d3 l, o2 l( k% L. ] CA Kumano, Shell hits 18 T& ?% q# y" M5 p3 K/ m& Z- F2 r: b
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 i0 u( a6 g2 y+ J! n0 Y* x+ r DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& g& K- R+ R0 z! {2 I( c
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2! q+ T3 |, }# o, `' X8 `$ ]
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 a1 X, p6 h& R4 q/ l DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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7 [$ @: n; ^# h/ @! v: j/ M3 X- }Allied Ships
" g3 M: {7 U9 Q1 R; J. r. g DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire/ ~+ A: \% N& F
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
) Y* u" O; e5 ` DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire3 h) {6 y# Z! Z6 n
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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$ }7 @4 ^4 }" O; RWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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8 J0 O( ]* ]: DRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.7 w& |! }0 K' X0 S
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes- |( }* L4 M& W+ M. c3 i, P8 k4 ]
& G) L8 z) y/ f5 BAllied aircraft
; z+ A, n) l, Z) Y5 V2 z( o P-39D Airacobra x 16
! J7 k& ?1 F; d ~# _0 E6 M/ H/ U SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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( l/ v: {# g1 WJapanese Ships7 P1 z$ v- n' V' L- a+ R! E% I, A3 q8 `
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
, |, m5 V: b; `5 g* p3 q DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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: U# ?* H' m( z; x* @$ @Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." m n( A$ `# u/ Z% i
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 J& M1 [' P1 c1 y( C+ B4 t A6M2 Zero x 51# g! e5 X% g( }9 J
D3A2 Val x 50, F% ] v- |# `
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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8 k5 ]% }# [3 m* s" CNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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, F# \# E" N2 VAllied Ships
5 T b5 p5 ]& d9 M) t' v- I DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* K F; c1 L/ C$ x1 q
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 P* K J6 O/ Z% r+ a DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 C8 h9 k+ L9 X! `* d# A
. j T2 Q& U- I& x7 F6 J& z" vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( L7 @% T) V% u+ BRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
' M- W; v. E; TEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 n+ @2 k- @; z$ ~" _ B5N1 Kate x 18
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# \5 B) k. l. ~ B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# |- C' b" I# Z3 j
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Allied Ships) S v$ R/ e% o
DD Laffey8 P" t% e# q( z- _) L) `3 s
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" ^' }/ p9 B: ~* K/ M
DD Balch+ l0 ^2 T5 J0 l% \7 M
DD Sterett, and is sunk |