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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 r: c6 m; E) x* T0 i3 I0 }8 }" b- n5 c
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& f6 h' b$ A. u. B4 T. ENight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards! @4 g0 {6 E' S) q: j0 q, a
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Allied aircraft
6 c' k6 A/ h! j6 n" d& H no flights
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. o) v' a3 W1 ]+ p0 zAllied aircraft losses
C' N# l+ { n+ s C4 A! x SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
9 l) W, {* k' }0 }' L D$ x OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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7 |. @& w% @0 u2 l BB Kongo* X5 h' Y) `. v" b& i/ X( k
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
q9 n& `* B4 P& p0 j4 M$ _" W$ m- K BB Kirishima1 V5 i* E+ x4 {8 y' }$ M. d
CA Tone6 C; X; Y. [+ R: \4 W7 o
CA Chikuma
Y9 p3 o% V. x0 x CA Takao
% E5 g; G1 V: D' s0 s DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
; }; P3 K5 M! L7 u DD Maikaze
! d6 @7 N3 d0 h n DD Uranami
, ] ?* @( J# `+ {7 H. G2 w; D9 V6 G DD Shikinami
" a3 _; _$ Q5 u6 H, ^$ ~1 f0 i DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires/ @5 h! e( b: M2 c" L
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ N$ v6 I/ C7 w
CA Portland O6 ]! ^1 x8 l" k5 @7 h
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. U9 N+ O8 x# F% E) S8 Y! R
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
Q! V* l* ?. E/ t) A* P DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
: e6 Z* X( [* L, F1 c' M. X& ?& N0 r DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire: e/ ?5 t& {) Z; W
DD Farenholt
6 E! M" X# f# \1 k8 M DD Sterett- w* e- ]7 ^9 O" N
DD Balch9 M& a% [. q1 e0 C+ u6 F4 J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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/ j0 J5 m; x/ s$ u5 j% yJapanese Ships3 `8 O1 R+ V; O; _- ]" d0 x
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# u3 X9 R) `0 B2 H. `
CA Atago- E( d8 a- H* E; }# @ n9 W
CA Maya) `6 W G/ x5 G$ y7 N) ?0 l6 @
CA Kumano
; V' t! F2 j: _! {3 J DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
! k( F( }1 K. H6 U DD Ushio, Shell hits 1. A5 o, D1 V0 ]* Q! T
DD Mutsuki$ S- J8 B: N7 K% w' t/ g# v
DD Uzuki
& `( F6 f% S- V; K DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships5 l$ D) F) l$ R8 f- l: v
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 H4 [/ B! f4 s; Z/ C @ DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk) P5 p, Q; z& o |$ X
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) `" R" F. H% o- K- O D d& ?. D
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* R7 E; r! \7 K AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& f0 N0 I$ p( X' U AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 U; Y" l+ l- k) F; D! g9 Y AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: @6 }1 J9 C6 p) y AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
g2 m: K6 ^) G0 s xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- W- U/ E6 Y( k" O# Q8 Z- D+ j) e C
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 `$ {, { H' S
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 [0 j# w( v& p$ R xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ c/ Q" Q) R. u/ W6 B
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk; ~5 H6 F, V8 M5 I
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! W U# h$ R. p( s) y( B* [& t* x
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" _9 z' F+ ~( `) P, c# p5 H s ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. o- \5 X7 X3 B" m
6 Y2 T' x7 B' h4 x' wAllied ground losses:
4 w S+ U. U2 p6 E0 Q, v) m 136 casualties reported% r( P0 ^6 V0 D4 @4 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled C. G' F# \% e) V/ J+ g3 T" ?* f! q
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
8 w% |1 ^7 L2 n+ L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* R$ h: K: W! |+ |4 U, ~
( o4 o& w- c' a# s# Z0 I8 O/ kDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards1 m" k) ?. P, q
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6 H6 N% A+ F% @! g U) T1 s BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2" Q) B/ H& ^' Q3 C) E8 ]
CA Atago, Shell hits 3: k% k, |+ C0 V" s/ M
CA Maya, Shell hits 3$ s2 ?" i6 r W7 Y% k! m: R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1' a! s' K5 w/ x4 e2 n2 J8 c
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 [! S% A+ _8 }% O% R9 c DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage A0 T" A/ m* d) f
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 29 {! ~( r" O! |, {2 Q& V# C) ^
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire9 G ~1 Z0 K4 T n
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# d, z, N0 h% {. j+ N2 a
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
% Q8 a! M4 L S- w; M4 h DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 @- z F, L+ X( | DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire M% H5 |: X4 N, H4 P
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- i- n% Y* i* ] n# X2 p: H$ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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0 T5 ?- @- m" [" Q7 yWeather in hex: Heavy rain- z9 o2 X; d u) g* I0 s
8 z8 a) B3 D4 U8 N9 v& M" `) ?Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.. s& @6 [/ \6 N/ g
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes4 v& a/ }; I& L) @+ }
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Allied aircraft
2 C( M' Y$ E' l* J: } P-39D Airacobra x 165 k2 i0 i/ _0 U8 S+ f& t3 y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7) p/ I& p- M% L
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No Allied losses/ N3 T* L% j# M3 Z0 B
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Japanese Ships
% C/ F c2 H* P CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage& _7 @! F I& s& \6 p( V
DD Ayanami
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7 f: V9 i7 `: M; x! Z- k% KAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud6 w' x; ]& L, A# D) K1 o( f$ C
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft# W$ F6 A5 \% Z" ~- g
A6M2 Zero x 51* E& s7 g0 W( `# \$ H p
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 18 K7 b, J( t: n& C
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships3 g8 c5 g+ e7 Q v' M6 n
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. U0 ?- r# R1 U5 b
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 n- u8 `) z; [" W% ] DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136; y3 D/ ~1 B+ s% h! u1 B, b2 S
! i# [ n* h; t/ k' s" j. QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% y8 w, H& ~; g4 M# H v( nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, [9 z; c5 u2 z1 v( v. v
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Japanese aircraft
9 t: x @+ [# Q# w8 s3 l! Z2 B0 w2 q B5N1 Kate x 18+ A3 e/ {$ v! @. X! g0 [, E7 F
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! }: @, V+ `" `: E: K% a+ p B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged$ J: u* x# i0 ^# O; |' Q
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Allied Ships0 G) z: v! } u* @9 U
DD Laffey
: {, W" s* z+ l$ V. q' h. F- X CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) F8 G* f% I! e- h) X& H2 s; W
DD Balch
M. S1 r/ R1 p" t. m6 [ DD Sterett, and is sunk |