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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 s) \" J9 H, b, A* G( e
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- [& a: ]. h* I! R7 PNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards- E/ ^" f+ X- Y- P5 N
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Allied aircraft; d" i* w8 x& s& ^& B
no flights$ V+ u0 w& k1 o: B. d$ v8 {
! m# C9 C- J8 K% dAllied aircraft losses: z* z+ K H% F g+ ?
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" {6 \+ B- [+ V* T9 ~4 c) I" G OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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+ Y# Y6 J4 L9 PJapanese Ships
+ u" f( Y% L, D# A8 v$ C BB Kongo3 a) O6 ]/ x, [1 o6 y5 {9 m8 h: n
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
1 o: x" f) d4 S$ l8 \ BB Kirishima$ \# f2 H8 Y% u5 G8 `. W! k
CA Tone8 p# T! L0 l& b9 U! o
CA Chikuma; U( t& ^* x! T) _
CA Takao' \1 e; |7 ~4 w
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2 }$ S9 C5 m- W$ C3 y- [) A
DD Maikaze7 f$ P, V: ]8 z' o$ n
DD Uranami
6 @6 N' O( S! q# q8 P! q. R DD Shikinami
# `' P0 X# ?3 Q DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
( M3 O6 i( ]! v- h+ a DD Asagiri4 x+ O/ i# E3 B/ f& ~2 E
* y. m8 f0 N' Z8 ^Allied Ships; s. Z1 I, }7 W3 [0 b4 f
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" _; l6 c3 X, |9 p6 f3 n5 a8 H
CA Portland3 ^, A' d6 H, }+ ?4 b: Z2 T+ j# }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
`/ t; f7 ?( \: M: h: f CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 @2 t) j; l& A/ M3 ?" v+ \ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 n8 m9 t& ]% w W DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 D" g: [/ M) E DD Farenholt6 v2 _ N3 x) {6 j
DD Sterett
/ p! o" v6 f' r A% \ DD Balch
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" D) t/ A/ [$ N$ `/ w2 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
7 D4 z G0 V, J$ ^% V BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2: F) @+ w0 Y5 f5 m2 K7 x. [
CA Atago* l$ r3 X& z$ G$ E
CA Maya
* X1 L3 X- ~6 c% ~" ^ CA Kumano/ Y' R( f' X- N |& B0 l! t* T8 Q
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 14 c" A/ ?1 T9 n
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
6 D0 w6 o i5 ?( n3 m8 u DD Mutsuki
- w" K& r0 l0 c: R; h DD Uzuki$ [$ h. \, z o: r j3 U2 J" O# k
DD Yuzuki1 I7 t# G& b* Q0 T( B9 g% N9 u8 x
7 Y! b- P/ A8 h3 v0 l- LAllied Ships
6 _1 B, Q! x2 j0 B1 Q+ c DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 E) p7 o2 B+ Z$ b. A! G, ^ DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
6 W. ]. H; x: e3 _$ @ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk4 D" w( M8 ~. z" }+ t H
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& r: r6 s' I& C& [. I1 \- H1 N AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. ^( l" g8 k6 T1 `- X! L
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# C; E9 z8 x3 ]7 L- N AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 _3 |: c4 L+ m' c# K% J AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( R. | ]7 n) Q$ W xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( v) y2 ~- P9 Q% g4 n' k! ? xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& E! V' r9 }' e! d/ [2 `- M& o xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 _/ _# U% d7 S) x xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' E) S8 Q' P0 P* G# X5 y- q
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
: t+ D7 _+ I4 G" M+ h xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 Z$ U2 I% {9 r8 q2 v% N
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 v- p6 i' J, K, s( Q F AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 G) m+ ]" x- }3 \1 s2 b* GAllied ground losses:, ?# N- `6 z/ n$ s7 _& b5 E
136 casualties reported$ F3 {0 |+ i* C8 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' i4 m6 L. U9 @. a) { Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
; G( h$ l h0 I. r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 b! y# K, r5 ]6 v K9 b. pDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ ?0 C, s: ^$ P2 I/ w5 {) R8 b CA Atago, Shell hits 38 O) r. a, [* e" x3 a0 g; t' J+ F+ `7 j
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
5 E: e! n+ q# R# ]' O! t4 S! r CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
s. G- M5 D3 l0 O9 e DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 r. z; _$ O5 w) K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& e4 z4 c1 Z5 x; l/ Z
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, H$ C( v" i W; }( r: a4 X4 V* X: t
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ t; h6 c P% \ DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( V B; w( A! f( ]4 }6 U4 u' R i
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
. K; `* y0 I- s6 @: q/ d DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 u. a. _5 o1 K: H( h DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire! c" O% N) t7 \: \/ R2 T
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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' i4 j: p+ q8 a& _Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 K: W4 |# c6 i/ I ]
( w4 {( H3 @; x: u8 C9 w5 S6 `7 \- ]# D9 uRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; m8 o" A& D. U' J2 O5 a6 Z
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes! Z Z- A: Z% S1 c4 \
, P2 c6 o3 X e* A' Y1 y1 u: Z4 NAllied aircraft- i& |, o: K* l+ s7 Q% V
P-39D Airacobra x 16
N% J+ N7 A$ a" B$ @5 k* G/ C SBD-3 Dauntless x 7* v# k) c: W; D
! y8 k/ h6 X: l, d! |# ]No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
" z8 \* K- Z. G g5 S! u# p3 z+ C CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage8 F! w7 f" j$ Y; G1 P& H' A% }
DD Ayanami
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. o$ |1 o6 |% Q1 G# m& x& d# B2 ^( FAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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1 T* a7 |) N B6 I, @Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( e8 u9 p2 [# w' g( r0 F1 p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft( E' Q5 ~( `* Q8 a4 e6 r
A6M2 Zero x 51
( ]; {$ y: L# o D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft) D z! y# g8 O9 _
P-39D Airacobra x 16 ~5 w8 R3 \5 w. q: D5 I$ c! y& N, p7 E' [
. r, b( }" P# s3 w6 U+ GNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses- a1 K' q/ [' k3 E% K1 ~( _
/ p# T& c- @( ~Allied Ships
" @- ~ {2 U. Z ]4 r/ V DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
+ e# d5 A7 N8 `2 A9 p+ c4 ?$ k DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 F3 F" A+ \' Z* ]! Q/ ]- |3 r DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* x' F7 U7 y% y5 ~
& j& P) N8 ?: S- H0 f# YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136+ }2 x Z5 g$ T: f' m7 M
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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! T/ u1 z2 c- X) W7 u5 @" J$ [$ MRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 M: A" P' a0 q5 I# {5 n, ]1 ~
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 R8 y2 z6 s. X, S1 u" j: o; C, sJapanese aircraft
2 J8 s% [1 E5 ?8 `& T B5N1 Kate x 18$ W. k& S% v) f: k( C
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Japanese aircraft losses& d8 f* s# z& G. R( h: D
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged7 U1 M6 X$ f/ l' R
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Allied Ships
# L& M8 ]) V/ K- k. t @1 ` DD Laffey4 p2 X9 L/ h& o0 T6 L
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |