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! I4 [1 \( g6 g' V$ f; u- i) |AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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# G9 A z! L; e: V. _Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards' A8 C" K/ n. I$ S
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Allied aircraft
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$ q: }/ M* S' [) Q) ~3 y* cAllied aircraft losses( h3 q$ u5 n/ I( S/ r- \
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed, b% L2 i `) M! u) l
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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( [% g" P0 U& a2 h) EJapanese Ships
$ }/ i0 i# X1 k7 h y0 s BB Kongo5 T/ W4 C, l W/ H, L3 u
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
, V6 S# E8 G3 V BB Kirishima
- c- e2 A/ b9 n+ x* \$ o) i# m CA Tone( C* v; s2 L$ Y
CA Chikuma
8 X% m# j8 Q( t7 @ q CA Takao
7 \) G' H: M/ s& w DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
3 I8 n" [) T' I" v DD Maikaze
0 l# I2 @, ~7 y0 f1 F+ A DD Uranami
! v( ]* s1 k# Q1 H7 C DD Shikinami
7 \) O8 G! J; ~0 {' N7 k# a DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
# m$ I5 D" ^7 I9 O DD Asagiri- ]6 {! S) o* a9 @3 K e4 p
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# b$ C7 Y4 j$ O( @3 o3 v1 c
CA Portland
6 M$ _% A8 e+ `$ M2 M8 Z& s% D) c+ o CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 ?" ~; [/ \' E9 ?; t7 I CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 B$ O& r: |0 i8 \# Y0 N DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( w' A/ `$ x0 \6 A
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire- z4 x4 I" ]2 T+ P7 `
DD Farenholt
0 B @# j' C, H3 w9 W DD Sterett
2 z q/ C5 s" C" x, R" ^9 ] DD Balch. m- m K- {5 z1 ]* i
6 h# M. z0 U7 f- {" q, QNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards! h. S$ t" Q/ {- s) y) D: B8 r% G
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Japanese Ships
@/ p* i0 |. c; e# C BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
7 i( S) P- Z4 R6 _+ l CA Atago
1 Z) P/ ~# P1 W$ W0 w; z CA Maya
7 _" r" D4 {, ]8 n CA Kumano" F9 [4 l; w! W* E
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1/ K! [! J) M9 }& j
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
# \+ p; v% z1 w4 ] DD Mutsuki& q& y( o9 R6 F
DD Uzuki
: x G- ^9 b, k$ M3 p7 b1 g5 _- Q) | DD Yuzuki! E; s+ a# }0 \- h, O$ L- D
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/ l% o, V, ]& C- a' B% W( ^ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( ~# }4 ~- u7 ~8 g( X, C
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, N% y# [. t: h* ~3 N
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
/ \) J3 X3 v% m AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk4 a# i) l8 d( g( I% E5 o: V( J
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! _ V8 {- y0 q4 S5 ^& G1 O: ^
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' e# |3 V3 T( P( q* ^* d AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ h7 h- M- X1 {& |
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 A, c% {' V* W& ^9 j: h. O7 a& L xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 \/ n4 T4 _. l2 d1 S xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# r0 b$ O" t! n
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 U$ F" y4 A! P" W0 H xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 b# q+ ]$ [9 g. ^1 c xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
8 {, r2 @3 P! ^& h; s v xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 i* t& S1 R1 x xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' b( K/ ]1 R; T( R9 s AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ K& @* ?' N& i, zAllied ground losses:* }8 c7 u0 X9 X
136 casualties reported
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; p0 x! M* _5 G/ d' }. M Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled$ h2 s6 ^. M% Q b- F8 u- E+ c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( n h, F( {: Z$ k9 N, [6 D6 y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" ?% \7 {% t1 E1 U) L, z( f BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 A: Z! n, B( [; C CA Atago, Shell hits 3
; m9 l3 D5 W. B( H M CA Maya, Shell hits 3
0 i1 W! A) m$ m2 n5 ` CA Kumano, Shell hits 14 ^' S6 j( ?: q/ Z
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
* u* |3 \: b9 ]9 b DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* j! S6 y3 r7 U. o5 x DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 29 G6 V( j( a6 ?7 g: g0 ~8 ]4 H
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire8 u3 t% y( x5 p. @: C$ l* \: ?
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
; p C( I$ r6 i G DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
- Z8 @$ p3 s+ ~" E2 ]. M; f8 U DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 ?. g% h5 R2 `2 N) f. C
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 f- @; @( a$ _, J- f" q
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain$ H0 c1 m9 |) F n# a
) H5 P0 O0 e6 kRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 X. B9 U, ~, q2 Y( b/ a+ H
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes% y% g" h1 {# v$ t# m
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Allied aircraft
& D H e8 T: M7 e/ [+ u P-39D Airacobra x 16
1 N! W9 Q" }- ?0 G$ B SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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6 n1 T7 [1 A. J/ g6 F0 t |No Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ?$ |; b' O4 l; m5 o' v* s
DD Ayanami* G9 b6 N n4 G( E2 N' B2 a: r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 H. ?. ~& q( S& x6 K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes$ r, v" K0 O! B( S+ \
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( a/ D5 f, g4 h2 K4 S A6M2 Zero x 513 \) V/ ^1 F( Q) J2 s
D3A2 Val x 50 c8 q: G% D2 D: U5 n
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Allied aircraft% Y8 ]3 g) o: B* l/ ?2 R+ e
P-39D Airacobra x 13 D/ R# a& F9 x, N; y1 \; e
# _6 S" s3 s8 j0 x; BNo Japanese losses9 N. @! } L2 E: k7 O: I4 N7 g
. h8 X2 N6 ^: @, j' V M! {9 XNo Allied losses- \' x7 N; Z* @1 f7 \" B
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Allied Ships- A/ \' M6 n3 g! m4 {( W) T, ?3 l
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
5 N* {7 x) Y) k% S2 J DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' N& f# V* R; }% [' k7 m# j8 p, R DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136* I t6 B$ u/ D7 I" i8 V1 j7 r
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 M# [' M) p. z% v; c+ p* ~2 CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18! |; p) c. _. x( w/ I
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged& K7 C: S0 E; P. W0 q6 k' P* u4 n8 w
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DD Laffey* c& @0 t N3 m& [7 W2 L% t C
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 c$ i9 N% v* O2 @
DD Balch G# G1 O! s& d
DD Sterett, and is sunk |