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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights. g. X7 t) }; ~9 [- @9 F
5 n3 K- L) b6 J$ _3 N0 N* q: t! n, m2 zAllied aircraft losses G' [8 v- a4 I7 x7 g } _$ a& x
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed' m3 @+ ~+ g8 P' @7 c; G0 @2 d
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships, E4 Y- h1 k/ u" i, O# S
BB Kongo
2 N( x0 U& }7 a0 c, r/ l* A BB Hiei, Shell hits 7- ?' q2 f& E. w7 Y. a
BB Kirishima
8 f+ D+ R4 t8 L7 }7 G# z CA Tone
- ]7 `* W. }5 G8 }8 w0 F CA Chikuma. d! Z w3 Q! d
CA Takao
& i f& B' L) q5 p- x DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
7 A" K: P0 w* o2 J7 p7 i6 o DD Maikaze' I7 ?$ y7 i: {9 J" q8 h) V
DD Uranami
7 `& R' j" k& A' U U DD Shikinami
) t$ K1 _/ J/ B! K6 g7 ^8 q! u DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires7 L7 ^! m% `, \0 b/ Y
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
t# A* y/ { u6 s( L, R CA Portland9 X6 b6 u7 G0 i/ n& c0 M8 y
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 ]: w; ?8 Z; A6 P, B& ` CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) ^% a( f2 i% C3 _* K+ t8 K DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. l; \7 W/ ^) N1 x' s. s: l DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire! ], _. V+ C3 H$ g. ^$ n
DD Farenholt
$ p: o2 { r& X( s' ^ DD Sterett8 E, p, X% O0 P9 ~, q* @: K
DD Balch
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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
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CA Maya
$ C4 s$ W$ M! u. x CA Kumano
$ U* A* T) j! @/ Y4 M: p! [# y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1/ C3 f- _, O% H
DD Ushio, Shell hits 13 ]6 J7 H& r( k# \# |! v) \
DD Mutsuki9 G+ M. x2 _: Y
DD Uzuki
# ~& K* U( `' V9 P7 @+ t! N DD Yuzuki1 S5 o* H8 Y+ m2 M+ d1 j% y& M
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5 j. ?$ `7 k: v$ B" R% F; x3 B! J+ F/ c- G DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk6 P' c/ \0 g6 I" Z9 K
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk4 p, a" Y+ O, f$ c* N. y
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 ]8 E! B# B2 p' g2 U6 f
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ L( Y. y' _/ P# D
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 a1 l6 I0 @0 L: f7 Y
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 [& }! @+ Z1 ^3 z- \2 i/ e9 ` F
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 J) f5 y# b* ?2 f0 i
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 W, L& {( c t' L
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) p! P$ m, P" o0 ^, c! ?! C
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; O7 [% m$ E& \- e8 `
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk8 ]" K( I# D/ B( ?! y( U- |
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' \0 y& s6 \5 h; c9 W+ J$ B2 @
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- |3 j3 b+ u. d) ?, S* A- c
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 q; d' c& T! n xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& ~- T* h! B% Y2 |* Y7 V
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, G4 A' G9 l2 j# OAllied ground losses:+ C! ]' b$ b2 F7 h/ n' [. w" l
136 casualties reported
{8 x' ^5 Q+ i; g$ z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& Y/ r) K9 p' k6 k* k Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled# R4 x$ U% ]0 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 n' |0 Z) L& w/ ~0 X
/ C- U/ m- K9 R/ G% L2 u& x( eDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" U3 `0 q7 \$ P$ q% h# K- N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' k5 q d7 e4 s* k2 @: F
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
3 n6 e7 R# d* `5 {) U CA Maya, Shell hits 3
! _+ e I5 i, l CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
. F. Q& M5 A: b) Y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
) T' V/ ^ J6 ^ DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ y8 [/ j+ A( v* [+ U, o DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
% i! e9 e0 ^4 a( ? DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
( |/ t2 Z# \ p- e' L0 v DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships, P% V8 v$ Z8 _) U. r
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 n) L% n' N$ Q' F DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 {% Z n+ Y0 q/ | x DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire' y- t* w. e' m) U9 Y1 S4 M) l
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" S+ c; Y( [) C( U' K' o8 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133" A6 i" w% R. Y6 t E
5 u$ \( o8 E+ L3 AWeather in hex: Heavy rain7 {- l( p y3 R: v* N. L
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. Y- F- z o- [3 wEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft0 `, M& z7 y- a: m+ e& a: w+ j
P-39D Airacobra x 168 Q4 Q+ }# _; L: Y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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2 }! ^& f- F7 C. ANo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
1 H2 r$ ~; J& j8 O# B2 Z. { CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage9 Z5 m$ @# h* r) \
DD Ayanami6 Z) ^ w4 a6 B: G1 n- ~
3 r- o% h% j# Z' Q. p4 ~7 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud2 A; W- [) g! j) b" s( I4 ]
! f9 \3 N5 O5 ] RRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& | I) o) z) W! w) t' u V& z/ ?
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1. Z: I J+ D9 B. T
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No Japanese losses$ {8 f" |( E8 s8 W: ~# M6 k1 o
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~0 F1 }( M$ i! Y8 Q/ X: b DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ s% G( I& ]7 t0 q DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage K* M8 y/ f2 {1 L9 V
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# R$ e3 M" u/ S: t* d: a; x/ \: C3 C
5 d( ^- `) x- `& F5 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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% b- e9 T& m, P( t* R, LWeather in hex: Thunderstorms- Y" C, M9 l# D' ^6 j; O X
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) }& e4 C# z3 w% D
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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# f8 s7 h# V, N U. T/ a9 \Japanese aircraft
) j4 G7 U& a$ k, w B5N1 Kate x 18
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6 J: L5 {$ A1 ~2 [. J9 | B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged/ a' C6 X* Z* H9 w
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |