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4 m8 `) Y$ E6 u, FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42* W" T2 w% d, c5 x% e8 E6 j! K
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1 [$ s3 X' g: _1 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
" q1 d& E/ w# G& O no flights
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: _0 M& \. f4 ]0 ~; ]4 _Allied aircraft losses1 N* e) f5 D. y' X# ~) r
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" y9 k8 h! C6 b8 ^- k OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed9 ~- D: Q$ t9 a) d4 Z1 ? G
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Japanese Ships
k0 S1 N# ?* b' m( W5 ~1 z/ G6 N BB Kongo
0 s+ K' I& ^- a a( m, u6 B BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
/ J4 q6 I% d4 g; J5 B) | BB Kirishima
+ I! t+ g. J5 X% n* _: G CA Tone) d# @& F$ B' U9 v3 l- z" ^
CA Chikuma3 I% P: Q/ l, ]# ?+ b
CA Takao0 N8 H0 @% z. ?) [9 S
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
: c6 L2 ]( z0 V DD Maikaze' z- I/ U/ w% C$ y0 b
DD Uranami
M8 o# X1 b/ o4 ]( T8 O. @: Q DD Shikinami0 f3 h" ^" u! t$ P" ~0 ^- v
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
8 l% b5 [5 j1 q! x6 ^* b DD Asagiri ~5 h7 V) Z# `" p8 \$ s- j0 Y: n3 `
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Allied Ships
# z6 n/ J9 {: b- L7 P% U BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- c2 Z7 @1 w+ g( ?) u& s w# T8 ]2 N
CA Portland
+ @7 W) s6 @" O CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk R, L4 A- @) i" `
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! T; ~8 B' P$ j# q/ g- O DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' Q8 r$ r9 H1 R# ^ DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ [ _ R9 j+ r5 D+ w; `, U DD Farenholt
& l" x; `% p1 L& R1 _ DD Sterett8 B. P' L) |# j% H; b1 }& U
DD Balch, k0 p4 t3 q1 O# q/ U
* R) {! o9 `- u) @Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 p+ U4 P! Y. g BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
& Z5 j) u f' N6 N- \* K4 I9 x CA Atago
t9 m- ^/ E& F2 d* Q0 Z) F0 t7 x0 y CA Maya6 H5 q- J" O+ x+ f% C( c3 }5 p* }
CA Kumano
/ P6 c9 D6 r, U' E1 a DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
; n# s' P# M3 L4 c0 m' n DD Ushio, Shell hits 1 `9 Z3 q* t$ H' P
DD Mutsuki
" K6 `1 E- p- ?4 j, n DD Uzuki
^2 ?! g+ p' Y2 @8 R1 x( Y DD Yuzuki' p; Y0 q3 ~# ^
* D0 W( X/ a+ D. XAllied Ships9 `1 }' D( q( j* }2 e7 J: q9 O
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' W) b# [8 J4 H# } DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk. R/ ?+ B6 _* V4 ~3 K: e6 r# g( @& _
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ F1 j1 a" v1 y& h; ~- b. \
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
" ]& M, i9 t* c) ] AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 a: e1 W7 N7 \& S9 }4 X
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 h3 j& @3 b) S# p AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 l' [+ C+ i: ^: @$ c% G0 ^ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 ?$ u. K: ~% l* b- E1 p! o! T xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 ?7 }% j& l) b/ Q$ ], K
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ p# L( Z k6 _# k xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ W. P0 V* g9 s3 S6 t0 n9 i& d
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk4 \+ H1 {$ D) M3 X. i1 a
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ M% v3 G4 P# g/ _8 s/ O, ?: B% U xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ f9 K+ m& Q" E; a9 E; k% q
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 R6 n: N( `3 z AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) p. r$ z0 g6 A. L" n9 e6 Q
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Allied ground losses:
# v6 G; }" ?$ J# \5 N5 N' O; ^ 136 casualties reported) T: m. Q1 p9 E% X0 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 \; [/ U* p- N0 ^& v7 L5 y- z
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled @# ~4 ~) x' ^, P S' Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ]7 x# G" k, J
9 p R9 m1 S/ a, K @Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 b. n7 r7 f1 ?9 N
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
( i3 b! E1 j; w N CA Atago, Shell hits 3
; N0 H4 z* O- F6 F, E8 s1 C CA Maya, Shell hits 33 v) d3 \; ^2 b& u7 o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% t' _5 \1 @ b- _3 T) \6 ?" T DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
7 F4 K; A* d3 ^- j7 D5 q DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ y, ?) Y7 O6 ~; M! i
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
4 K, i7 p2 Y7 R% r& e. b DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 }" @& Q/ C) X, W) d DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires5 b% L- W$ A" |; e
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Allied Ships9 S9 H& x2 }" \/ A# u9 L% i+ z
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ r! O' D# ]' r* { DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire Q/ h3 z3 j3 X( X: J
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ e7 `- L( w& I9 _1 j DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 U7 k; ^9 z. P* n9 R7 W- ?
& r6 t1 g7 w3 VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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+ t3 F" N Z6 G9 E( X0 p6 JWeather in hex: Heavy rain' Q: y& e2 w4 S
! [3 B" q' X2 Z/ Q7 B. X/ R2 w! XRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 V B' g" h2 \ O% m
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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" Q4 ?+ a1 \/ ]2 c' D! ZAllied aircraft% g2 U/ r! H2 i- e; A
P-39D Airacobra x 16+ g; p. [ S- [: T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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2 S& [) i, X" k& FNo Allied losses
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* L6 X, y9 m, x9 z/ b9 tJapanese Ships
% w* I7 I) s0 j; T5 |; i- Q CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 y' S; R' g. \0 V: ]6 d. g# ]+ g- z: S DD Ayanami% x9 D0 z: B4 J# p6 o0 m" w+ P+ `% f. m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 S0 e! k, I/ V( o& v# H$ t5 NEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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% k$ m/ } G0 GJapanese aircraft
7 H V2 w$ M, a4 T- g4 { A6M2 Zero x 519 z& z- x! y) ^ x, S* @" X
D3A2 Val x 50: B5 E5 L/ S n& l9 U/ y
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Allied aircraft
0 o2 A N9 H) j7 |: V$ B0 d7 d* N$ r P-39D Airacobra x 10 K# T% C. H r+ @$ k0 T
; E; }! c* b- CNo Japanese losses8 z: L* T1 `8 H6 A6 |9 @# u
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! D/ Z- h" P. F: X DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) X; }2 U1 E, u DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) c9 ^4 d+ N! @& p- l
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' e$ V, E0 w$ J1 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1365 V* `7 z G( @4 [
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) X! w2 G( m1 E" y3 T8 n6 NEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
1 i$ w8 \& |5 M' h1 z2 k B5N1 Kate x 18) @ Q, R. t7 i/ l+ Y- N
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 f) ~& f& s( H3 v* f& L B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 J; F( s3 `* q. I) V) H: J" k
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Allied Ships
7 d) t# c1 ]( P: h DD Laffey* S2 C; X1 q" ?1 a. O; U' `
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* B* R. H: p/ K2 U) O+ ]
DD Balch( w! }& L7 M* ]+ C; e
DD Sterett, and is sunk |