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+ |$ b3 _& \7 B, Z: `6 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42& I. a# P( H% o w0 ]
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards0 D/ K$ A; m1 A: L, d5 ]/ {6 h
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* W4 t( d5 n/ o; R, u5 K- m SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
/ A5 u$ D, o3 R* R: a+ y OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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8 V* q$ ]2 U$ {! ]7 G. ~ JJapanese Ships2 c* `" T- Z o( J) w4 r/ r
BB Kongo
/ n; d; H1 M0 \6 d' K+ m/ C BB Hiei, Shell hits 7& y0 K& k* ] ~) ~6 L6 e0 l
BB Kirishima$ u4 F" }& z, Q0 Q
CA Tone1 f; z5 m+ T; q. [
CA Chikuma' D/ T( Q7 A8 H. S1 C" [! E5 x- u
CA Takao* |3 b+ j. r/ [+ @' w
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 23 m( C* {7 s, [ P
DD Maikaze( g, x* i# O, [. l: u
DD Uranami2 J+ q; k) K& d
DD Shikinami- H6 v+ p8 ]! t" S5 I8 X x
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires4 t/ v0 x9 @; T0 p6 {" Q8 U, D9 D4 R
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships( M% m4 Q$ V$ C
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
W1 V. U2 K5 A3 e } CA Portland
( S4 e: A5 h8 i- C$ I* |& X CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( q; |- }; i2 @7 {( L, | a) r( D CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) X+ v3 n+ Z9 _- w9 K+ n6 ]. h
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 O/ Y w( @8 f5 c* H0 i
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire$ e+ I- o& H& t$ H* N
DD Farenholt
; W2 x4 F: }, M5 m% Y N DD Sterett) m8 l0 x! g6 B. m. V& g
DD Balch3 U6 j/ E, g# F+ k5 f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships3 [- _( q; K' d h0 u9 f4 m5 n
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 W9 S) G' {* m( A; D CA Atago
" r0 M$ p$ u8 ~" ? \3 P CA Maya+ o, P9 w+ N; h/ y$ m: E0 W5 s0 b: n
CA Kumano
$ @# d j* `7 M K) C9 w* G DD Yugiri, Shell hits 11 S& b0 k+ B# K% A
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
r' e2 O5 _% R: t DD Mutsuki
0 H( ]3 q1 O: @% a8 X6 r DD Uzuki
( \$ p0 p# P2 {& a5 M DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
8 {% `7 Q# P, N8 F Y( ]& z! K% M DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; n2 Q: I. _7 |" y4 H: D% L DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: o( I$ ~+ `, L9 Y4 s, ^
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 I+ j, I; Z" Z
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% e( F* K8 [$ `# ~! D AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. E+ \/ W# {- r% `1 U; `
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- X! F$ B3 }! c* L/ g
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 g5 v- f2 e1 L3 D/ T/ ^ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
% d W# Z; X$ A/ U5 G3 } xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; G/ t8 O; a8 _$ X& K
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" p& n" l/ R C1 s' w$ r5 G xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 d6 ~+ x' N8 x( J8 b xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk, j" D; A0 @% P# O
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
9 X6 y& ?5 d+ T3 I4 _- l" U xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& R* Q t0 L8 H0 E2 _ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 c0 \. F) [5 G AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:- d% {4 x6 f' N$ }; s+ g. ]8 n ~
136 casualties reported
3 |5 t! ?) _. N$ {2 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ?# v* T9 N' P' B" ?6 W, s* e4 F
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled/ N( w* W, M9 h; x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% G, X0 f' L9 b7 [1 X7 z/ ]Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards$ w" G8 J) {7 L/ V/ g& y" }7 B6 L
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Japanese Ships- R* u$ E; @5 V
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 g1 G" a! V) G CA Atago, Shell hits 3
8 _( |7 _" r$ N8 n$ E8 Z* v0 e CA Maya, Shell hits 35 w5 p+ y0 h* t2 j
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1' V j9 l# G+ n0 ]0 n
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. `* N7 I, e0 K: v
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ^* }8 y" W2 `7 y+ w8 q' J
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 29 N! B8 T5 s* H+ J5 I4 V
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
% x) ~+ Z0 e9 Z2 l g DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships1 i7 m: \2 w, u% v3 G4 O/ |! `
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
# T3 Q) D, @, e% ?' t* b( c DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire H+ }! R+ g4 E8 l4 K3 V
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire& ~" a( H4 J _+ }( s' \6 v
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" L: l. ?0 L' O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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% A y: ]: P2 e( kWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 G9 G- z- v8 y% T `' R) n) B
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft% \0 D# N: C7 a+ |! F# W
P-39D Airacobra x 16
7 b% B& \( O, P" Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 7$ q5 H1 p- A6 N
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No Allied losses
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; l# O4 |) @! x2 G4 p. j( T CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ q( |1 S$ q8 s" X+ y# V0 i; b DD Ayanami
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( r! m3 O# o1 O9 B) t lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1322 U3 D" C, C( j7 \7 m& \+ }; A# [
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Weather in hex: Light cloud' }; r% g) w0 N6 c. |; `
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 K. T/ ]' J- @% e* p! {Estimated time to target is 13 minutes) B# g8 Q0 r z8 h" J& Y
( Z6 \5 `( a8 y4 p1 L" s6 a1 v# ]: YJapanese aircraft
+ ]7 \/ C1 O! }: t1 I" ~ A6M2 Zero x 51
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0 D" s P4 @ D' I7 r; ^! tNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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9 \3 X( a7 x; c0 t9 i2 JAllied Ships' Q6 B1 l+ S! V4 t$ V
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ S. o( {8 Q5 L: g DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- H3 X* a9 Z) \
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136' L% F2 w7 n% e' m8 @1 _% Z' u) @
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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2 e& h8 Z: _" n0 O$ BRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 u% Z( T# ?. C1 \5 Y5 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) G( i6 e/ ]+ v6 K) O9 ]$ r
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Japanese aircraft
* W6 e3 }/ o/ C1 k) I% D B5N1 Kate x 18
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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1 {+ }) Y' ~3 o/ t DD Laffey
" Y8 S" V% @( Z0 `; f CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 ~2 S1 w" A0 Q( D4 l5 A& G0 ~
DD Balch( H( C b9 [% U5 @
DD Sterett, and is sunk |