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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 427 u; a8 k, C* _: }
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft5 C; c9 ~3 R' {6 ]# L
no flights3 `$ u4 m# M K5 Z9 g- \8 ]/ O
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Allied aircraft losses
# s* [# K5 q- I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* h$ A' K! F6 Q4 Z5 v% I8 X1 o0 ]
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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% Q. F; i( c o$ OJapanese Ships
, H4 b W. W1 |" ~4 F! }% ` BB Kongo5 [% I H1 M+ v s
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7- j3 O8 ?0 n V! [9 M+ B k
BB Kirishima( J8 d+ [% I7 X V/ Q& d
CA Tone. e3 q" p" \- @( u# F- M
CA Chikuma
$ d9 G# l8 `0 } CA Takao1 r6 t; t" U3 P$ v* i3 N
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 23 L% \6 T9 g; O- J' [$ T# |6 R
DD Maikaze# `8 t! `5 r8 a; j1 F
DD Uranami4 K) m8 z" m, X: T. |8 ^* k5 I
DD Shikinami
' n3 k# {- h2 p0 ~% v9 u* z DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
$ J6 n, t) t' U: a2 J& A DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
/ g/ E# ]+ }7 N9 x+ K BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% d' n+ L# w( t9 n CA Portland" O7 q0 j7 r3 t* W5 c
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% t. T% t- ?: K* } CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& T$ V7 h! r. Z% V
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 H% @5 z0 A' ? DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire: L! |2 c, {7 _2 P I
DD Farenholt
0 |4 f& r& w) Y* G4 A DD Sterett3 p2 R9 Y, R! _1 b( k% e5 |
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards% \- q1 a+ R+ f' S0 K |- b( v
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* @& l: d- }+ P R% S. I. _* N+ ? BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 V2 Q5 c5 \6 ]0 _
CA Atago5 B- G* x# p8 h% Z7 _6 l
CA Maya5 q N6 T7 p* [) l9 t% ?
CA Kumano
' r6 |9 q( R' e% @ P8 W5 z DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
0 ?1 g9 X y5 P% n& z% l. H DD Ushio, Shell hits 11 E' j5 S6 t& {& n/ M
DD Mutsuki" S# O+ M! {1 Z0 }, R% B7 U
DD Uzuki2 o8 p/ B1 t* |' d( @. P
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships. H: j7 V# J" i
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk2 O# W7 [( d5 \7 `8 o
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, @2 x. I+ t1 X% h
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. u% S8 [6 G* `! o3 n- h$ O AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk+ H1 [+ M' \' R0 o: a; D
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 a& u: x' M5 d5 H
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% r. X+ O* A3 `! v8 j4 c
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ h, w6 S( e9 @' h# v. @2 o7 p
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: _" ]: {5 `4 K5 e/ Y4 t! N! g. K. ` i xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' y; Y+ t4 X; X9 {$ M
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, x, Z% z" _4 s* D' \" Z$ q/ M) r
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; ? {9 m% p* h7 k! x7 ]
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' v9 J0 c" | o! q) r: Q6 _ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 \9 X4 Q3 c( u3 H0 l/ B xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& s, `2 H( f1 @) G `
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 t/ u- ~* M8 R( Q+ p. I6 i# B- ~' T
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# {+ a$ x, |( W
# b5 |. I) t8 Z; e9 I. j* c8 W% EAllied ground losses:
' O+ J. }2 M9 V/ G 136 casualties reported( k! Y! I! S" d7 o, |: }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" {" b% w6 w( ~' b% u3 J7 z: A
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled1 J7 A0 e0 T0 U u4 Z) b" H8 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards; O" A& k% \5 w+ e7 d
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2! Z% S- f' U: f5 c
CA Atago, Shell hits 31 {6 Y# |9 L' a/ W/ B3 O
CA Maya, Shell hits 3( P9 u1 X0 { i/ D* \
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 z* P' h6 o* n6 Z' u+ X" I
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. [2 z" v& r2 R! E, Q1 W1 c& ?
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 p6 K; j R2 ?6 }
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2. o( V, e# g9 U2 `2 F- A0 R; \
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 V$ d. J$ k5 }- V DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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& S' b" s; [$ F& Z( L# o DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
' ^- F& ]/ v- F- u% W- z- \ DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire% _4 V9 k7 ]1 t3 F# F
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, r7 d2 p4 j: |& S+ z DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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' S/ e2 Z2 S8 [/ I6 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133" a8 N( G7 Q9 R
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 m6 s j& V- e7 M5 B" |Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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! U6 Z7 m* Q6 n& L# } P-39D Airacobra x 16
0 g( c. x9 K" W; y. P SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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" i! s, \0 u6 ^7 b( tNo Allied losses. J6 N$ Z4 Y$ [, j
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Japanese Ships
+ D0 a0 X* E* }9 ]) p" ] CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage9 m1 Y" v. a$ K1 S6 p
DD Ayanami
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7 I$ S7 X# b1 q; H+ |5 o: aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud) Q [0 }" L# m1 V6 i1 h) t
% G9 V% s, z9 G$ b3 S7 F' L/ TRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# z$ D2 N9 {, IEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" i+ q' h$ a6 h$ ? L4 }
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 13 `6 P- q% i" U1 Q' G6 \: }2 Y: t
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No Japanese losses6 m/ B; |( ]2 Z1 D3 r
3 T1 g1 C; T: [# \7 l* Y( sNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships8 S' l5 a" w- P+ q0 u6 m
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* X4 v; g* y d5 j+ c+ e4 S. u4 z
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 t. j, K6 n- ?3 t- K( S7 S
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# I* t) N' k' i) F8 [
! {* t/ ?' b( |# |1 o9 ~Afternoon 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.: F9 b) O4 B) | }6 D! F2 I
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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5 `. B! I0 o7 t/ _* x7 X B5N1 Kate x 18
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! s N4 E3 z6 q9 \: v& G: ~3 b- }; XJapanese aircraft losses% I5 z1 \2 D& m
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey
+ n( W# S" D/ D3 x7 \7 ?* I CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 E: G1 W1 F% ` DD Balch
; F, B0 P9 C" u6 D: ~ DD Sterett, and is sunk |