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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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+ r; X% P# j7 J" J, f% eNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards; U$ X0 {3 X5 ~9 H* W& h, o4 P
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Allied aircraft
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; H0 x3 }8 x- i. M/ hAllied aircraft losses$ s2 L% J) s* x
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed: |* a4 ]4 }0 Y) d. H# E* @
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships/ K1 A3 ^& {& q: B. J6 U
BB Kongo# H: \1 s, g) }
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
! K0 A: R$ ]7 p0 u BB Kirishima
9 L' ]. A6 `& Q- s4 j0 j% L CA Tone
; v T. b4 v" D: q# A* g CA Chikuma
% L' T* O4 z+ L0 Y2 H6 Z7 A8 j- U# G1 u CA Takao+ g0 b6 v" k6 X. t. V: l
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
& t/ h% J9 u4 o+ a% B DD Maikaze
0 }* F; i7 w! e DD Uranami Q% v/ N0 @4 ~7 P
DD Shikinami0 s e5 m* x+ z T4 ~! W- ]0 A
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* h, B& f% ]# _ C. z- x DD Asagiri0 A, W1 @6 C' ]9 o
D6 C' h6 i5 S7 ^Allied Ships# U9 [8 C9 o/ K7 L7 W5 D7 _' M! _
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk B- E+ G! l& R1 n5 j- V! J/ ]
CA Portland+ J, b4 `" m; G" n! ?7 m J
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 }- n1 ]! s* E2 V CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 n4 ^* {3 }) F: T- Q
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- v" Y- I( ^% ` DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 T1 U1 }: ~( Q5 Q DD Farenholt! N1 S! z' H5 c: l9 B
DD Sterett- u1 b/ h. J2 ^1 V# \
DD Balch7 Y. X% E: ~$ m% l. w: I
5 }- U2 m& C7 q: g! VNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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. j- A3 H* [+ z& d! m BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ O& u+ C% v, ]8 O1 k
CA Atago* `; @9 ? Y: B5 Z7 G' I
CA Maya
8 h* a* G# I6 U1 ], }* R CA Kumano
& L( ]3 r1 u k% p$ b! D7 t DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1) ^7 {. _+ h- F/ q5 g
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1* X5 t x j/ a% d" H3 D
DD Mutsuki
# D$ L5 ^! A4 i) v DD Uzuki
! k# @& {' g, U' t/ Y; Z DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% j! N5 j3 `4 d! E1 q) L* { DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk) s0 Z" {, n5 Y& U: g; y
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& l3 y+ ~; _+ @. r X b+ p( K
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 z" {! {' Y- [* |/ C AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# r* b$ G# V: [* u' k
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" V6 p9 I- N: N- |" U+ ~( H4 t
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. ~3 P# G! h( `0 ]7 x AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. @6 \8 Z+ W2 ?" O2 H- l, J xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( k8 q! u$ a# q, l5 ^ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
) U0 q3 P. q0 t7 W# t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk! {2 P2 q4 L N- y7 Q
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 I( N9 H: p# A$ ]* ] g. R xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
0 a/ W0 O- I: t5 W c8 i! R3 V xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ ~& c1 o4 q) D0 Z6 J' n6 \2 w2 u xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( H3 s2 M6 }! a8 j4 N0 I AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 B% r T; U) J
6 Z* S7 I: s! @7 V# R1 _Allied ground losses:" l% `) Q7 w% N% M
136 casualties reported
z& P5 p; b! |9 G+ V- [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, l% i" Q9 |% l+ |& f0 k' T, r0 t! o/ B Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled- Q" f+ g# E- Q% n; s4 k4 V) ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* l2 V" m3 |. H# F. ]2 H" d- _Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards6 l7 n9 J$ D4 o3 S( O
, n: x( j/ j. V5 I3 r: L& DJapanese Ships9 }( @% u) G9 J8 {7 r' Q: a% N
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 T2 P" w2 ?( h CA Atago, Shell hits 3
9 A7 K+ }9 O3 l% q! F CA Maya, Shell hits 36 w4 F! [) r# j1 Q; `" Z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 z* E J' d4 A! F: J; Y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire+ h; }8 N" w; Q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' h! M2 Z5 \0 G4 [! ^$ x R0 |
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
, w3 w8 T2 g' P% G4 m DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 }5 a# d! O; m y DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships2 y7 V# f* m5 D, @) H) _
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
& t& o6 l! \$ p# |" k- D. S DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire$ T* T" i0 }0 Y o, X
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 H4 f. E: j9 A3 d DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1335 ^& z8 }% _9 ^! j
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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/ @& P8 d5 [, b% p* URaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet." {! Q t4 b& C
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes. m( c f9 H0 @: @2 U0 }) ~# K
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P-39D Airacobra x 16; F: g+ Q3 O$ c" ?1 ~) m; k( E
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses5 V, X7 F( i E) Q; K
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% |" A, V+ ^7 c. m1 K; a. VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132% t5 F9 |0 d! t" }3 i1 K- {
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Weather in hex: Light cloud# E. `. N7 z7 j$ t N! V' s; l8 S
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; Y$ Z1 K8 C+ q/ v& L- [6 t4 X. u
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes2 q5 x$ ^1 f7 y& H- K
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Japanese aircraft& b" k' |- f1 ?, {+ M% |
A6M2 Zero x 51, H0 z n" |, u _, T
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses2 }( F7 o3 C. ^9 L, Y
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
6 O6 i) [8 i1 J k, G# b" c DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 M3 n1 j# z; H. \& z% O DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136 L6 q! y2 I5 w ]; c, W3 U
0 E7 L; [4 {( CWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- n# E( E! y9 P+ r! r W8 e0 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 \9 z4 L b4 ]! ~& F# t' J
B5N1 Kate x 185 m( D% U- M: ~
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Japanese aircraft losses# L+ \, w" c, E* S7 P; K8 S- U
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships. |+ n6 j$ A$ c! Q
DD Laffey A$ B4 S6 \/ Z! H5 r. F
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |