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3 f: |4 O" p4 {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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; K# C, [7 Q2 }" f. |! aNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards X3 q/ F2 {/ [; [+ M& P
8 b) p+ X \: g" }4 i& Q# wAllied aircraft: m1 h6 ~% ]- N$ t7 ~" Y
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses% p% N7 C0 B5 V" Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
! _" l, _2 [1 U- [" d! s OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed4 ]! G9 ?* Y8 n1 _" I; k6 {( o- n+ `
7 g: L( P" k/ E6 p/ W b/ YJapanese Ships$ b, z! [4 l" ~0 R# x
BB Kongo
1 h* Y$ N# E' F3 c/ N* r BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
5 |- D& E8 w0 z6 B/ X6 M BB Kirishima
# |6 {: c3 I% Q) t$ Y! _& i CA Tone4 j- h1 M. @* D3 D
CA Chikuma6 z( g) d. K+ x* X" p. V
CA Takao7 v+ S) T$ Z8 \' T
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
1 n$ V# H7 f- G1 Y4 B0 `& V5 R DD Maikaze( z7 w4 \$ w' O$ N3 C, a8 D6 e
DD Uranami
- s9 |. D9 {) n- g2 {# B9 Z b DD Shikinami
) V+ C, r w' i1 Y- H; Z DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
0 F4 V9 c& @: ]. w DD Asagiri
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$ H4 w: x0 i% [2 a( b4 m0 CAllied Ships
6 _0 [! o5 I. b% f7 _" S BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ U: T0 f" N9 F6 S2 }! c
CA Portland- t5 ^: U2 n% |; I7 f7 E9 Q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( ], j3 v5 |' g* o" S% v& F CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ J- } u, v5 Q% M9 Y8 s' ?4 X/ B DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& u! l3 l9 A2 t$ { DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 l( A, ?$ L% {3 u" {* t) Q, b2 ] DD Farenholt: X: u1 h0 c d7 }3 m
DD Sterett
+ y* A+ f, L# b8 P9 j( z+ y" g2 E DD Balch
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/ ?+ q, o, s0 h4 N8 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards9 N9 N! H- g8 J+ x& H* e+ n5 |; @6 P3 K
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Japanese Ships
b& i$ K! N- I: H+ F( ]8 X, C BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2: p4 B; S0 A: c' t# G8 ]
CA Atago
/ C, _4 e& X9 \ CA Maya
?1 i4 N( ~, g1 M+ Q% p: g CA Kumano+ K6 ?0 @; h z3 q' P$ v+ f* Y
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1! a5 P3 O x u& j0 S! l4 ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1) O# h# D; J- U6 L8 S L! Q6 l1 J
DD Mutsuki
/ H; c, }+ d! i' i- @ DD Uzuki
& |, I8 ^% s$ p+ V5 y8 x7 Z! S DD Yuzuki, J/ I+ \9 R$ t7 ?, J( ~
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5 |' a; a5 e6 k! @3 }* G( V! q7 [ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 K* U, o. E# r. b' a1 d) Y: I3 n DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ r0 a- ~. k3 g6 E- F! B
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 k- |/ D: t( g# N( o4 E AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk' t9 X6 n; r( c6 e" R
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, ^* X) f6 c2 A" F+ r8 l; f* x
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 [: L) x+ X9 s3 Y! Q
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% ~) I; ^6 P9 \8 d; T! _ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk. I; W& ?- U6 D- w( |
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# Z7 [* W) _# R% u xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# N! p$ {* m: P" @ k1 P3 t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk; K! v- R* y2 ?, f7 i! I
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 _" \5 L/ b5 j: y |/ d xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( u$ ?" t. n" V5 i3 n/ h
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 V# E, k$ }; ]. o" _+ d xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 _' q& b4 Q* {7 X9 a AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 C% i& n4 t8 L4 R. ]/ |4 r$ f
4 R) c0 b7 t" @6 @* } S4 pAllied ground losses:
3 v- ^4 N5 x. o, \0 J- y 136 casualties reported
3 e# c9 G/ `; D- X ^) ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ b' i2 W; o9 [/ K, U" F/ c3 f" b Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled6 U' c$ S& m0 K7 E9 N j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( V7 r1 }6 N% G# Q3 x$ _ t" KDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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( K+ ^* c2 [8 _$ N" l: O! eJapanese Ships, E, G' c( \/ |( {7 Y+ G7 c
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ C! Z: i9 k+ x9 {. b CA Atago, Shell hits 3 N; c& X. f' A/ Z
CA Maya, Shell hits 3) J4 Q' ?' f6 q( j7 H( s f
CA Kumano, Shell hits 11 }1 u8 Q" i! |# M( g: K
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ ?9 Y* o% A1 x. h' V, Z2 m6 O DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
- E; ?( E! n( t' ]2 b8 r DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
, t l [/ w+ p# J DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire" ?3 r- L- p0 L: u- j* y. @6 ^$ h
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires) _4 H; z2 C5 H4 L
$ P7 s9 T: J$ y$ b% PAllied Ships
3 l& `5 S0 J) X DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 T8 ~; E, ^6 j* }* U( v" q DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ k; F" }6 b+ \4 O9 ^4 q5 ^* l DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 B( P$ d3 `+ Y2 t. i H- w: k8 J DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! w" a0 J! z# w2 n/ q0 Y( PRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 w2 M. U* f+ z! V+ wEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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H" J* d. S8 RAllied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 71 q% F6 n1 V3 Y% ?) ~
7 S2 W% |) ^0 a/ UNo Allied losses8 v$ b/ w7 R, O$ p' p
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Japanese Ships4 Q. Y t# }6 s- ~0 H; M
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 Z9 @& Y9 p5 s, u s8 ]" u DD Ayanami- a9 m" k. ]4 J6 w# w# _
. [" X% q) \4 Q" X( ]( p. j/ eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132' L+ ^0 Z# _# n3 u
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Weather in hex: Light cloud- P" a) X' i4 K C
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) g u4 X( n0 X. k, L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* Y9 F' [. c# A- R
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Japanese aircraft/ o. Q+ A; _" ? L# I1 W8 u5 D
A6M2 Zero x 515 t1 n# d" i, O+ {8 M. i( I
D3A2 Val x 504 L' x" w) `( ^6 A6 |, _
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Allied aircraft4 Z' P5 T: G' l" F+ A- L
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses/ N9 E% Z" d. U, `
. I0 r0 ?- n% P! BNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
# K/ e6 I9 |6 H( |. k9 j DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 n) y3 }: `# q7 s3 F: B" H) B DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! ~* J: ?4 y3 G1 ^ DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136; v- s7 }5 l5 b5 U# H
0 \5 E0 b- @6 C% D, b4 GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 p- e% n$ W y `3 Y
6 ^4 [7 n9 w+ U, U5 f+ b$ w% FRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: C- K4 \* s/ s: L2 f7 t8 K( G1 VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. j) i+ ^6 ~- `2 J
2 d2 W: L7 p; u1 h" E/ UJapanese aircraft- ?. r/ C) W* O- F/ v
B5N1 Kate x 186 [! c# I+ i0 R( F$ h
( X1 }* F# p1 ~1 C' c( p9 PJapanese aircraft losses) Z$ ^- U. P. e7 [
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" h. I# e7 T# |1 a3 z" L
DD Balch' S& w' p8 B/ r% L/ j
DD Sterett, and is sunk |