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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42& o3 s0 E0 Z0 C9 {7 u3 m
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$ z) t$ K9 r/ {% [. `% F( iNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards' }2 S/ D6 p( t: w. m! @1 h
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Allied aircraft
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9 f, {5 k9 u3 h% \# m& m+ x cAllied aircraft losses
A+ C" n/ T [0 n) R0 e SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed$ d8 U( h$ {, e# T4 R
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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1 x% Q5 ? r9 K3 iJapanese Ships
$ ~1 ^& W# D9 G0 ?1 m) \ b$ B BB Kongo
2 Q* L v- F" T4 I BB Hiei, Shell hits 7& f2 X/ D3 M: T: I( C: S
BB Kirishima
. a ]& o& E* I0 J! L CA Tone9 A$ P& ~5 P$ T( |' H# L
CA Chikuma
9 s2 s: j! }, w9 h* R$ m3 e! F CA Takao% N( u* r! d: R: {
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2% ?9 j, H% @8 X9 ?# X' R
DD Maikaze8 i( |* E2 v' X% R' B, N9 ~8 W
DD Uranami
$ Q6 _ @; I* Q- w" |7 D" K DD Shikinami
. l2 ^# x9 h: W& y N DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 c5 B) _4 r* N DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships; E3 K& X/ G* I2 @- ?8 H3 A* f
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: X9 x: n+ B. Q- {1 l/ X/ R CA Portland
d' l/ m7 L. t" n' h; T) V: B CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 H2 ~4 E( M' l5 n" {
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& u' E) J4 u# `
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, f, c- T* L4 i8 q( K0 Q- q ]
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 J5 W8 J1 ?) \2 O DD Farenholt) ]7 |3 Z% E. k% Z* P& L
DD Sterett7 t. {: O% g6 A: V5 E! ~
DD Balch
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1 i1 P! q3 r: Z+ D( Q4 QNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards8 j4 Z0 e9 E) E/ [
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Japanese Ships
1 w: X. A) Q2 c, g' K) t& B0 e3 U0 n BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 [" ~/ w7 x+ |7 F CA Atago) e1 |; E: s+ ~+ a% U, w
CA Maya
9 d: f$ S4 v; }$ y+ M8 c- q CA Kumano3 h, ^2 j+ @. K1 D* f s+ p
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
P) L, x3 N3 D& u DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
" }" w; U, G; c, s' C9 b; _" [( }. r2 z DD Mutsuki8 D- f" i% i" V9 a# h, V
DD Uzuki5 _+ H* z/ H: S! B4 T
DD Yuzuki( z0 D, q' I% Q" r' i2 k- R, J
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Allied Ships( [: c6 J t2 z( c5 {
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 Y' }2 X# Q3 X; S
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 m& K/ _, N! `: t, n AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 } s! X$ x$ M
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ @6 |4 P( \1 j1 q9 M8 a% P, f
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 A! L7 L$ G( r% J: q. N+ T AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 h! f1 h$ V8 c5 |( o
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) a- u1 }) a3 U) |& K2 p
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- Q: Z2 C0 b1 O6 y/ \* O' t xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 Y7 b# K9 r1 Y' Z3 _ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# V, w+ H4 F/ `; j# S- |
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
- g6 q% s3 \% Y1 I xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 B/ w# B% D3 p: | p xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' \: {, i6 z/ a$ J3 P5 p" m3 N xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* y& _7 }' i7 r: { K
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; F( ]; @6 W- v( V) ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 l/ b- [( N9 B+ p
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136 casualties reported
% H* f# D) U% R2 u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 S+ p8 d( Y' O2 @
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
4 J8 e) ` X! s: v) [8 o8 E! e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* x( r5 W U) k VDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
- R, o8 P0 J- `0 P0 C BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2" W5 O* I# I( a, @
CA Atago, Shell hits 3! F; X9 w U2 S, A7 m3 U o4 T
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
/ I) L: a4 L$ n& y* l# t2 I" H CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 h. W" X+ n6 h2 p1 k) o4 ~
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire2 Z' B- v4 ]& E& ?) M8 T" v5 r2 W
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
" U, {* @- d0 a7 n4 j0 `- ` DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
* O+ d, P- V. Z) X. i DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
* T% s, u7 S ~ ? ?* | DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires: L/ q/ w* Y: b( N) v/ @' \
! {) J- _5 J0 k# k. y& wAllied Ships; `: l' X% a' b; o- T: F$ {
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire% {4 l: e7 P" h) T! E; M. u
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire1 c. V2 P6 ~$ ^% e& K
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 V; g/ l7 F% ]/ U H1 O DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 {/ B/ x/ r7 h# t% t
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 U! o* S; K. N& p* ]5 ^8 w
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 n8 j( _0 e# T8 b$ t! }" m
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes. \) Q1 J6 M3 r, D
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2 x3 h9 K* q! b1 ~2 D6 k4 _ T P-39D Airacobra x 16
( Z5 [ n) X! R( P- P2 m! \ SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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d9 ?6 g" c Y) N2 s* C5 qNo Allied losses% b: H' w$ o9 c0 S4 O
# }3 `% f& j- y$ [1 gJapanese Ships2 L! a( }& M7 d$ V. p
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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9 A2 R3 ~$ q' q3 k5 l% R+ S3 KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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* q* N% g H9 E, G3 iWeather in hex: Light cloud* U2 G/ ]* ~) G, W6 |2 p% q9 w
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- P) j+ i7 O0 [* m- d: hEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( ?8 l: s) a2 _! T# g
A6M2 Zero x 519 I! x6 i5 C) j; f) a' G- P" o% ?
D3A2 Val x 50. o7 O3 C9 E3 G5 q$ `' U% P
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Allied aircraft7 d4 [- a* t& ?# Q
P-39D Airacobra x 16 | |7 T P& b+ T' Q2 A
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No Japanese losses+ v, L& K/ r" m- `! T9 |
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No Allied losses& I( [! O% h! S0 e
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: ^1 b- x$ H) m- h- ^8 v; ? DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk4 B. z3 y! x3 t# V" D
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! [0 o7 n1 V2 v! C# k
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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G: t6 H$ N7 g$ Y2 Q, M7 H/ i( sAfternoon 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.
5 ?4 x" [; U" B$ K* @) eEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 H& p. B" t& w* r8 i1 n% J& Z B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses/ s; d+ H' a7 _% u, b) X8 t
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey4 q0 A( V" W/ A. o
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 V+ D3 |% t9 }4 Q x3 \; u# x
DD Balch
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