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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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; z: c. @' H( v9 K! l: ?$ E: {: u- qNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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- T$ j/ r$ i7 YAllied aircraft losses
) n, }' z2 m0 c" x- I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed& h- {8 f0 f# Y" \& |3 d) K
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships* [' m% {0 X {" B% \% H
BB Kongo) v+ G5 b. ]$ p- `' L) a
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
4 c4 f9 ~# x8 F" \" _ BB Kirishima) o3 t4 Y- A+ l0 F
CA Tone3 [2 I; [" |* g( s, P8 Z
CA Chikuma
% z5 n7 x1 f. d9 i; k& z4 z8 K6 x CA Takao
, z6 z0 o, B3 h+ B. J0 [' @ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 29 \8 d! d4 R, i& E# k
DD Maikaze
+ e. c! F2 i6 ]4 N( `, \ DD Uranami
, M2 N/ E4 V* ]0 x; w- k ] DD Shikinami
( H0 H& D+ s7 l6 D0 Y+ K" V! J DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires/ q/ E, ]8 {$ J+ Q6 b% t2 C
DD Asagiri0 @: a( N2 G3 W9 ]
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Allied Ships/ l B' u" g6 t, F6 Q0 w9 }( u
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 C9 y3 K ?2 O" j' @3 d CA Portland
0 u l2 W) d8 `' s CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" I$ F3 V9 X& q1 r CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 l* b v- Y }- e/ o1 r
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 z! u5 U6 C& p3 ? w8 X% Y; _ DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
( ~( F7 v) E" } ^% M DD Farenholt
/ I6 J+ G7 g% n" P; k- c8 Q DD Sterett
, ?' \/ R) O$ Q- j& T DD Balch: @9 e$ }2 S& Y
, `$ x) [ s: |' VNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 i9 P4 v; j7 R- k) |) K- g CA Atago: N; g& j. L( F$ B3 n) v
CA Maya( D8 `4 n* o" z, R+ B) ~
CA Kumano; O9 `2 t" }9 E$ Z! d `# M
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1; a3 m- ~& O) {7 d" j$ V5 u
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
; R0 }/ _4 z7 n DD Mutsuki
+ \, N! B9 K8 a; {( s# G" q7 r DD Uzuki
) p* b( K: ]- F' x! o6 P1 D0 @ DD Yuzuki. `6 z, y2 o, h2 c0 z
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Allied Ships- D0 v/ \! o3 n2 k2 w4 M
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 q; \3 } k/ z7 Z& H DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk1 Q& B* n' K; o) W
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. n0 s* f H/ L& g; O
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk ?+ n0 Z( Q1 G' [ D3 p( ^
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 L8 Q5 |$ r: T+ N+ F" o5 ~2 O
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" q0 t; r/ ?. c2 W0 [2 N
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: h O% J# m: l# w5 H
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( H6 ]% y4 q# K7 R5 C. [6 q7 |, b* D xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' {1 {+ C/ K4 E& V xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( P+ b l5 K4 a+ H. z xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 l" E6 H8 x% \- ?
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 L' R" u6 G/ c xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- d3 W' l9 [1 r
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( g" Y- Q* A& `* K8 ~' r4 ?4 { xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ u/ R, u( }% e( o3 X) }$ t" b% N. Y8 D. P AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: S$ j5 h; A$ j" g* q Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
1 t" G5 p# A8 d1 Y7 P3 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, k8 C5 z# M% X+ ~Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* k# \6 X& C$ [ F
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% E1 ] K t4 d9 v& t8 G
CA Atago, Shell hits 3# D/ b) B2 Y3 W$ h" N
CA Maya, Shell hits 38 D! W0 k# R) N( l5 t
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
* T( n7 r" T8 A3 O# C DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 I$ P7 E# _6 L# J0 Z) E. x DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' g$ z P$ K {+ P
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
9 R6 [7 e6 y: {- Q' C DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) u) H a& h. u1 ] q( i! v DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" N% q+ n. l6 v3 V
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire9 N2 v+ c$ M+ G$ ^, F2 i" U
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
& m2 L: k* |8 {) P DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
; p0 L; W/ X# r% p. a! l DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% e. j: D' R2 A" l) e& IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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S1 ?: K. j) }# H- IWeather in hex: Heavy rain, G8 |" Z8 ?# D! Y0 R3 {$ C
, h6 f) a+ {& h& E% N- G' gRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( `% h/ l1 }: Z) E' @5 a6 l
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft* n! ?- K/ h, i! d# H- Q1 a
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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Japanese Ships+ I! w) [, g5 v8 ~" A. Z
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage! o2 q J7 y8 l, E! ^
DD Ayanami: P( A6 S6 j7 }' b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, X( t$ j" Q1 W! ?6 x5 z' c
2 `" K, H. n+ `$ a4 ]0 }/ lRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." D% r# P, H8 O$ ]
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 50
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No Japanese losses# y" d# t4 k" w- \- t
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Allied Ships2 Q, @8 O9 I% D; j6 H
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 q: O: ]9 P p6 p. v3 d# M9 w8 e
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
5 c: q& h5 t' f( w! [ DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1363 w/ h+ t& x, W
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 P$ c, U% Z5 L3 Y& p0 ERaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# r3 n, I2 K3 V: Y9 ~, `7 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 G2 w: @ M/ g, ^+ L; |$ O$ z6 D
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage; d! n! S6 v K& |
DD Balch
. \9 z1 z# O+ e' s- ` DD Sterett, and is sunk |