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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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. p7 k3 I3 u4 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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3 A' M9 P+ o" Y7 vAllied aircraft
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+ R" J- i4 u% ~( CAllied aircraft losses
* t) M/ W. Y7 X$ e: l p3 H' b SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed. v) h7 X; D+ {) q' J" X" s+ ?
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed; f; s2 I6 |# |% ~3 S# k! D
8 ~2 k4 A7 S6 H; H SJapanese Ships
5 {- ~. Q+ L* j* V% l( h BB Kongo% y# @8 M- i* [
BB Hiei, Shell hits 77 g" l' w% t# j
BB Kirishima# [% [5 L6 c, j
CA Tone0 b* w! `/ h. @1 ?( z
CA Chikuma( \& U% q# x" p" q
CA Takao
% u9 M2 a# S' L DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
! m! f1 f6 ^- M- p7 W DD Maikaze
/ J5 A0 ], K0 @' q- p DD Uranami
, _, Z0 Z* U% R1 _2 k! m$ Q DD Shikinami0 q7 R8 Z' q1 ?9 G/ V9 ?
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
+ \0 R* F8 c7 k I DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
: p- I/ ~; C& N7 ^. W3 R BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, a2 I3 C6 @) Q6 L) g CA Portland
2 E+ Q( K) i W/ y2 s5 o4 E2 g2 P CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 f$ \9 Z H. V: g CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 i8 }) k# V0 ?5 u% m, }2 a
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* {7 f0 X! v1 B' E/ d/ n
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
W7 J& w9 W) ?6 E DD Farenholt$ w4 K' ]) ~* Z
DD Sterett
1 |. W: l- \2 w; A DD Balch4 F% o& l; a1 S: Y( m) ^+ i) Z B" k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships2 e$ `' K. \$ U" M3 p; Z/ c B9 m
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
# r: J- p3 }# N, | CA Atago1 G- @: Q8 s/ }: z$ W. x+ w
CA Maya
( Z2 O8 L# z6 o CA Kumano- M6 d" m/ V# z, W) ~
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
6 ^3 d+ L3 z$ Z/ x- w2 D" O+ b DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
- {! |$ ^7 A6 u' M DD Mutsuki
+ K8 x, t# c" F" T/ m DD Uzuki
" O/ z8 p4 A G DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships- T' D h; x/ v3 J
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 u; E9 t0 c% k/ h: r7 _- t
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
3 b I+ z8 ?( c" V$ ^, h% D AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( J/ v% G5 {; o( ~" a. x AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( @% q( f- z2 ^# r
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 d d1 F5 t8 P3 @7 L8 x* B5 M AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( S" y3 j; X; Z1 q6 W2 o9 e AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 e5 ?" f5 R9 c+ x AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 H1 ?( M( E$ j8 P& k xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( R' V8 J: I. k) w xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 a- V6 h) v- j/ q) \ xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk# W* f$ \) S1 _: V/ x# ^' T+ V% R- G- }
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: `- o' B9 t, O# \+ c6 P
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 z; A+ U: {0 q0 N& m" [
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
w4 F8 S0 |8 {; O8 h, u0 h xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk s9 |0 i& u! w. ]! U
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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. e5 ]0 \: Y- e2 U% A7 HAllied ground losses:
% K, r' z( L) r0 C: M% f& \ 136 casualties reported: [( w9 P" R' a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( \ |( c6 `$ \' \/ I, B2 G
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 A3 W9 v: @$ U, Z S5 R+ P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! [2 }8 U8 b2 n8 EDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards! X6 f- X& j+ t; H
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Japanese Ships# M2 I7 B, ~. F/ L+ H; S8 F% I
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2. C7 V& D. k5 B8 e, @
CA Atago, Shell hits 3& g) ~( a) {( v) y7 s' r& o# z: Q
CA Maya, Shell hits 35 B/ b% M0 g* w9 h! [$ N: e& E
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
) C& ~$ J2 m1 l/ Q8 n6 B8 M DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 v& P- U: L: L1 i4 k, D DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' k# U( K( |1 W6 S7 D
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
5 R1 ^! y: H, R6 a7 i. i0 H DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire& S$ ?4 B/ S) T: P% r9 l( y
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ @* f3 ]) d7 Z4 f
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Allied Ships9 h# W0 S7 u% ^4 z
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& Z; d( n; K) u: G; T
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 `; T( a' d# o DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
! M9 n4 U6 _5 C1 V9 z DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* k! Q8 N. y! R2 k! O0 M; ^6 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133/ X; Z+ E" l# U" I! b! v/ J
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* @; ~1 {( A6 ]: |. e' a7 J
' K9 d0 A1 @' m; C ARaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; C/ {: W+ P$ U2 [1 D- a7 ZEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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1 N7 w0 p. c" a1 {/ }$ H/ J0 F. g7 dAllied aircraft* u3 x1 U- O5 G5 H A+ m; w
P-39D Airacobra x 164 g: Q: I4 B7 N1 q3 O( I. ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships
6 U, t Y2 m9 G CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage8 Q, B6 ^1 T" g- P5 k% L ^/ k
DD Ayanami% P4 G* G* ]9 z8 B* u/ T
* U' A, Y3 j- h5 u( CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1329 |' T& A: x6 q+ f8 M0 q+ b
. F) c. T) w% S# l0 C& _' m8 D6 MWeather in hex: Light cloud. ?; U6 j& P, j! C
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." p" s9 R+ h$ a$ S2 ^( i/ A% m, |
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, U1 ~3 I3 J2 {6 ~- @2 k
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Japanese aircraft
! m# @2 ]7 `/ T4 ], E. b A6M2 Zero x 512 O8 n( e) ~9 |6 k* Y( T! C' m
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1. R" n- }% k9 x4 E2 g
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5 g* t* b. P8 B# q7 S ^& rNo Allied losses e& S1 s- `& K* ?- `( R" C
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8 y r1 d. V' @! H' ^ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
6 i# P: n2 T1 [9 \$ |$ W DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: w9 G1 i p, z# n: _; k8 d DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136# q$ [ g8 C# W1 ^) k
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 e4 T) } h* J9 k; ]# \5 l# C0 tRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 u/ L$ G9 Z7 x- |4 E4 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes0 u4 z" h8 \+ B. q, X3 \$ t4 n, c0 _
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Japanese aircraft- h! a* t$ X/ p$ |# W" X% H7 q
B5N1 Kate x 18% r4 P4 E) Z x" C
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Japanese aircraft losses( a9 C% l. B8 I4 w" g* H- ^
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged: d0 u0 p8 V! o9 \7 L( a
: M2 |# E, B; SAllied Ships
1 D2 {$ @6 h: u0 F DD Laffey
% W: G/ |/ U$ l' O) P CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |