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+ h/ k- ]! M3 c& @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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0 S: Q" O6 R4 l6 v2 _3 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards" W+ |) z4 G# }0 y( |* N6 p4 k
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Allied aircraft* J$ X# {) J6 u* m) H
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
4 i+ R- r O# j/ c9 P/ [ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" I% z2 ]( T* F+ _ OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. l; z+ z+ g- x% I4 J/ a, ^; A
BB Kongo) [1 ?/ h \: m% ?
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
3 A# F$ ?8 C$ m% U1 v( F8 N+ a BB Kirishima; x. L- O8 z0 j' B' Y
CA Tone
9 d) R) C9 i, i CA Chikuma) M& M0 N/ _# P1 y" A
CA Takao3 l( o# t/ `$ \1 ~5 P7 R& |
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
! D! L1 x v2 [8 A$ Z: E4 \ DD Maikaze
$ z3 Z2 S) x3 ^; ~- [$ O DD Uranami
4 m! h) r0 s, z DD Shikinami
5 J+ f) u4 B3 ~: h/ d5 q DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
, t% j" l$ d f9 t4 Q% i$ _! {& d' K! H DD Asagiri) b% [% K* d3 d5 w0 t
8 E: v3 r3 q# ~- XAllied Ships8 m0 b& t/ a+ f) H, e
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' w2 B2 g6 T- u. a$ u
CA Portland6 T$ l# T- N7 u- O+ v$ ]
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 ~" ], b e7 X( F i5 j; j
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; [. S+ ~) ~ k: G DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! N9 E: w0 b. d& _( Q DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire/ F! t( t# @5 p7 {7 l P
DD Farenholt
. E$ x( T$ h5 d2 t DD Sterett
9 Q% ^% e6 ^8 x7 e4 n: v DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards+ |' n% j) |& ^: E
Y9 A) v8 K4 o% {/ ^Japanese Ships
& \6 J2 i7 M/ n7 L BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 p9 d3 [% l# a6 H5 t3 n6 i) j) {
CA Atago7 C+ D0 r) P. Z! \% h- V( Z; B
CA Maya
" K) `- D$ S) S9 g* T CA Kumano
; J! i& r2 ~) _9 v% i d% I. A DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
+ Z" w, D* A- a3 v. e* M. \7 ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
! W; m$ S) `! d9 Z2 w4 @6 J DD Mutsuki
' t2 x( V+ j; w: W DD Uzuki# B" T8 h% S8 _* b
DD Yuzuki0 T; c- e. E' r v1 }4 U
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& Y) k, m! @6 w, |* t5 ~7 T/ r( A$ u DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk4 f" H0 f, k0 A1 g( T% @
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
9 V. L" N) e9 U AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 R6 Q7 h# d( _7 B+ ^) ^
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 T. y! D% Y; y6 m! }, v
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 J4 {3 f4 f- \+ \! O* z2 E AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 z2 B! k! B- Y7 U3 _* V; } AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( ^8 f% s9 P/ V* ^( {
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( _% u: a3 v8 t xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! X6 K8 g+ I2 b; F" ^& o
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
[9 ^* o1 ?; V5 R. t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
; W; L6 X: i3 Q! y) g xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk$ d% ]& A5 m% ]5 {
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ }! ~9 n( q: }4 O- E4 I- A2 r xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* B0 F5 ~0 \& Q* [
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( ?6 C: ?! |, G AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
, u" e+ [0 C( v1 H; z$ ?* K! I% F 136 casualties reported
+ k! E1 f6 { M, _( j. M Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 p1 {: A. }0 B$ o
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled1 y9 K" g+ n4 }; \' X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 E) ]% Q+ C/ W. @, x) X BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2$ W2 M6 P! |; \3 v
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
% o/ d) m; S& l* v( O CA Maya, Shell hits 33 ~. W, R; h1 G! y v. \ Y
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1% }( p5 I+ x' o8 u5 Y/ Y/ x
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 @; Z: }7 J; a$ o. M6 G DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 ?/ N! b$ n9 g" I( z DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 25 X3 M( |1 G# L/ O/ {
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire7 N/ A Q+ u* w5 a, P5 R
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires I2 b8 A9 A D9 w
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Allied Ships
- W' o. O7 f9 @+ h+ Q: d' ^! z DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 a2 r. {6 s2 n1 A% a7 t DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire. E4 z C- L J( }
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire# A( f/ E$ Y5 N8 z, D/ D
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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# M$ E& f8 B3 j! d- xWeather in hex: Heavy rain0 \( Q( C( d% D: {9 g2 W1 Q
9 b2 o6 v7 [- L" k5 U* kRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.8 X9 c6 v: X3 M$ s
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes% I7 w4 Y& S3 A* `: D8 w
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Allied aircraft& W* ]8 n/ Z8 Z4 x0 z( K9 s4 M
P-39D Airacobra x 16" ^4 F5 p" x/ o) g) K2 e" q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 73 a* x6 c5 Q+ j$ [% ^7 A
# q( u8 ~4 ^* N8 {' c4 [. V6 O# iNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships/ y% J. i6 E/ T, b- h
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ C" n; Q# Z) `" U DD Ayanami
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# @' n" |# y# k; m* b, v/ uAfternoon 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.
; G( @# f0 u! HEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50& D ^3 Z9 b/ Z/ c0 L7 |: ]
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P-39D Airacobra x 1* T* c; y2 X/ H
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses8 D6 v( |7 L' N5 K8 R
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, v- m7 f; {" ]) Z; P
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! s" \9 E+ q( j, l# A3 A, l DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1368 `$ h' |, G5 Z9 ?, I% o% g
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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( Z# C4 R# p6 ?- F9 JRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; v0 x7 i* t- A4 b! X0 P" B+ Y& @
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes+ i' t: S0 {+ _7 Q! @$ v
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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2 j; K8 g) M7 U3 ^: n. r B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships, X: \/ v4 k4 g0 @/ I0 F! G( N
DD Laffey& _# Z, f/ Q8 j7 s3 B' l
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! ^8 Y& m5 m0 G' S- o
DD Balch5 O. Y9 K; l2 O2 q
DD Sterett, and is sunk |