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) n9 y9 V* @! L8 J* q% fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42! H% i7 n+ S5 V3 F! _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards# I" O, U6 Y- {$ b6 i
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Allied aircraft losses
; Y: V+ }5 q/ B( c, h# {: k8 @ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
# @7 U+ @0 Y: R! ?8 F( A OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed0 A% f9 g' L( e! Q
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Japanese Ships7 Z) T8 d3 B8 `. n& m
BB Kongo
9 G& R8 W$ A6 F# M- z1 x BB Hiei, Shell hits 7* i H: q( L& E! x2 `# m
BB Kirishima1 G( O; q2 F) `2 n# k: _
CA Tone
8 S$ x% \/ ]' Y( [: @4 R CA Chikuma# {0 ~% R; s- ]8 m
CA Takao
* T+ h6 X$ v3 l7 V% Y/ ~ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
5 m# J: l. _( K6 ~% n, G DD Maikaze
, A6 n: k( A8 ~2 h/ H+ s+ p7 f7 T DD Uranami
4 T# \0 y( g: O2 J% W6 P DD Shikinami* w, ?3 V. D/ q/ U
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
) _7 M( f0 O4 l# _ DD Asagiri
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: p% I, A; O3 h z& R& p& |Allied Ships
% R& V3 R& `2 T6 }- y3 Z0 k BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ b8 K( b4 J2 J0 s9 R1 b6 Q/ n9 h CA Portland
; M: T0 ?9 ~# n3 T CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, n! N" K. n& Q$ z) L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" z: B# q2 \# ^* K
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 p7 e( {( b* v" { DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
# U* i; q) t: r% x DD Farenholt
" ~% m5 y3 ]- M! ^$ O( H6 S DD Sterett
) C. W' _0 x" C8 D, K3 V7 G DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards+ A+ P, p- m7 a) X4 |
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
. B5 _& h' S" R: C) F CA Atago
n, }1 y: k2 V4 s CA Maya+ \1 b" ~9 D2 x' F
CA Kumano
$ q1 H. Z x0 T! t* l" c5 T DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1( \$ y t3 S5 c7 ~. H
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1: F1 I3 H: r; _9 q+ U- { u
DD Mutsuki: \9 T# I4 E& y1 I2 N) J
DD Uzuki; ^/ l- {2 u$ {- m' g: Q% H
DD Yuzuki8 R: ` r0 D( m% ^
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Allied Ships
2 K2 _. m7 A m/ d DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, w' h& J4 y: Y5 r* z8 }1 h
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
+ l2 k% D7 V. I; r, U AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 P& R: G! m2 q& M! Q
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. i" s' M9 ?* f( E# f AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ?2 s/ x. D; w( ^
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ~/ K- f7 H- f AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 d# P/ G4 S. T3 v; @2 d, P" }
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk% Z0 Y4 F& Y& A% [; b; s/ F) R
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) x- k' F- z9 H' G# ~1 V xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* E1 K. Q2 X' e! e: D" v7 I7 o xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 l% J3 ^! {9 T( ] O xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% h1 v2 S# t6 A+ z9 | ~ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" I: z3 S v7 L xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 n: Y* {8 j, Z. t+ u, l4 P: i xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# H; ]. k. x( ]
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( }3 {! v9 {; @9 ?
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Allied ground losses:/ C: T$ W. p$ G7 P' m
136 casualties reported
8 j: b6 d w4 D* E1 c: w; W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled d. c" }& S# i" r" e {) f
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled8 V/ C+ Q$ w6 U- i$ \2 j0 x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ w" ^. P0 i. i' n q- e5 JDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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5 D( N' {7 ?! d# y1 W/ { BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# @# H% ?5 `4 `
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
7 h; v& g' V+ |2 d! a2 P( V. J/ D CA Maya, Shell hits 35 w2 j5 ^; @! ]. |8 E. s$ n3 h3 ?
CA Kumano, Shell hits 17 |* r b2 B+ x4 w
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
/ m! ^- L1 m5 @3 t6 ~' Z DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
- O# W5 L6 w; }- P DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, l0 ]1 \5 `# v6 y& B8 E0 w) ?- t
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
% ?$ k" t+ V# e9 A DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires0 O" Z5 G; m4 x: ]' _- V
/ c, R+ i* B! L1 r, ^5 b$ A) iAllied Ships
" N: w7 X" T2 G+ U# N DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ e1 ^" G" F# C0 ~( A2 @# P4 I) w DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire" _: g1 W; m' D. e9 f
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire4 U9 T" j2 h2 j0 w+ x
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) _6 }1 n, }, {& y# \ c# E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133) s) s- U1 N: u+ C7 q2 p
& ]/ M( o6 `5 n' m0 e: F! D) H+ I( m. JWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; g r( J7 J0 RRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- S, I* N! p& L* X* {* J9 VEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft- M; w- J. l4 F% ?. ^
P-39D Airacobra x 16
1 H+ F2 }2 S i% W1 Y0 g3 _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 75 N+ {, Q: R1 b& x9 V7 J
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No Allied losses* K* d# c! `. t( F. p$ {
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Japanese Ships, h% H$ l$ c" @2 p" v
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage1 w$ M' i$ \4 Y5 L5 G- F! [2 i
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132% _, C/ E# J# V8 o' O% R& q
; b- I8 [% ]4 A1 d- C uWeather in hex: Light cloud" F- d$ O% p# o
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! h3 w3 B% x) S% N8 V! u
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes; J" C3 l' N- g4 ^! z
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Japanese aircraft# G7 ^; }% E. H/ |
A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
m5 M. k3 @5 H: m- u A' a! Y- i7 p DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( m2 ^" M0 z$ A; ?+ Q+ A5 ]) h
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- Q: u! N+ o0 a5 g1 d, U1 S. g
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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.
+ L% Q* A+ v7 y1 b+ g8 q$ n4 b" S0 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes& j. p/ f" K9 {" n- O7 q* _# ~
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Japanese aircraft
! \# h3 m# g7 c4 p* A8 ^! K( Y B5N1 Kate x 189 u+ m( b0 I8 b: o& x
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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& Y5 d4 O( p% z9 } DD Laffey
2 X J1 w& e2 e9 |3 s( z CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
6 I, Z/ W. A' s* V. {, [$ ` DD Balch) v4 L" z& V+ m" h& k
DD Sterett, and is sunk |