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8 p' j' K$ i8 w% VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42- ]& j* F8 y& j) D9 H% e
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' j5 h4 \, e, K* a( I, C# SNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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E7 G/ b) D* s6 s" a. ~4 KAllied aircraft losses5 G. \" A* k7 y7 {* a5 h8 g
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed. _* B1 b& w& d& ]! I
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships+ } K; J* c/ J1 P! G5 r G3 [" b
BB Kongo
$ M" L/ `) d; X; N" z. W* _) v \ BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
7 o2 v O: C* i& q6 b5 Y c7 x c Q- f BB Kirishima
& }0 H1 z% }, C: ?5 m" e; \* N" D3 p CA Tone' O& I4 {6 A2 e7 r% C
CA Chikuma
) Z, f+ e" E5 y H0 a" L CA Takao
! H. f# v) i* t DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
& u' W2 L& G/ ?: O DD Maikaze3 B" G' \# m- T3 Z
DD Uranami
3 O% _ ~5 a+ U1 W DD Shikinami
; X% H* o! j5 P5 R' ~4 A) r DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 Q3 M, t; q) f: q DD Asagiri8 T% c& H% s% l
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Allied Ships
8 I, ?3 e8 S T: M7 j BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* T. {4 b {) I' R
CA Portland+ r. B2 ]( @3 J9 e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# {7 s# s' O% \# c$ Y
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 {* C/ N) i4 e- _" h2 W
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* h1 a0 u' P( g& W/ a
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 Y. L" [7 z* @" @& i6 }; R DD Farenholt
# w3 R- o" o0 d2 R5 A- I$ K+ V DD Sterett
0 z' K4 f, L3 k, T8 O; r9 w7 P/ ?+ I5 h DD Balch
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: F1 G$ ?0 }' D) S/ `Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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: P% y0 n. b" H# v" S% m6 I- WJapanese Ships
; f& P, s: g9 a BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
T7 m3 ?+ d+ u8 Q) {$ i4 x CA Atago; ~& m. |4 U9 ]6 @" Z" o
CA Maya
& x5 F1 \ l4 B/ D5 |4 [2 Q CA Kumano
0 `0 b& C |6 Y3 m1 _: M DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1: U+ V$ B% W4 p+ P1 h+ a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 14 S0 J1 }( h0 R. Y
DD Mutsuki
) }' F) K- Z8 A* X6 J+ ~ DD Uzuki
Z3 V) C$ }& x DD Yuzuki9 J& m1 k9 f' J* S% y- B% P
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7 K K2 i) e4 ~. O) V; v8 y# \/ V DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* s f/ t1 @# S7 K i4 Q8 r+ Y
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
8 Q8 }! x4 q) _" G( `" N3 h% Z AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# V8 D8 ]$ | T; ~; O. a9 h
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! |" N l; ]& k; N( v1 u4 [
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ] U% ?3 ~: E3 k5 r* x AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' j7 ~; O2 {8 V AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) h+ g7 z5 f5 |! C6 s9 i1 Y" h
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 D4 b) c4 R7 o$ T2 x8 U% T xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 q" F3 k: L/ C+ ?" x1 r xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. J1 J/ W4 s" H- L6 Z+ U+ z: Z- C xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 g0 A) C5 ]0 V/ n
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& n% ]' {# q/ }- S: ~ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
9 Y, N2 M# e) o- B E xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& N n8 R/ M5 W! j0 r% e, J
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' w m0 r2 j; u( i
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% h8 k$ `2 `' Q2 [; i& s* W3 N7 t; q
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Allied ground losses:% K5 f7 f9 t, z, i
136 casualties reported
F2 Z+ y1 }% U7 Y! z, d# c% k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- _6 N! f, K2 V' w# F& F/ | Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
- j6 r: k8 D* a6 a) v7 u3 S, L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards( |- q/ V! b& r
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Japanese Ships
- Z$ o3 g# \. A/ l J BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) {* A8 T) z' j
CA Atago, Shell hits 3, ^' B* z9 I/ {8 a. a
CA Maya, Shell hits 30 n# O: ]6 c. }* a$ R6 o5 i4 U+ X
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12 ^4 _1 I* T+ H: {- {+ i8 h
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire' ~0 k; }) d. s! Z* h: l
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% p$ i* c' W/ ?, F! P- [, M0 F
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2( q( u6 M8 B) W6 D* Q0 u; m5 l
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 h; j2 r% Z" F$ g3 b' M- g DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# t4 r8 D: e, A' ?. W! X; i
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3 c- ]( z0 b9 a5 j( i* h: Z( ^- a DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 Q8 }( W4 ?' R' z" K* W DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ ]& U- q5 {6 _$ M" g& H: i- v1 x DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire! d' m8 Y: i5 s- ]
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( u3 \3 A) b: t# \9 k& HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1339 T4 a, X8 g# M+ y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: K, U$ l. A( Q6 [Estimated time to target is 0 minutes8 @8 T; J: T9 k5 V
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P-39D Airacobra x 16
! h) j# x" F* `4 x* \* g$ V SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships
" H! T$ D: H b7 s CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage6 D- V7 [7 }! P2 ^7 C
DD Ayanami
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+ b, d3 y( d5 O* xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1321 u) ]) }6 S6 H
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ z' v, I8 R3 u3 R1 r9 E
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft0 o1 Y: i( `! M, @
A6M2 Zero x 51
( ~: U9 e0 H+ [* ~; w) V D3A2 Val x 50
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! p# r, J4 G2 g2 N: i, |% y( d P-39D Airacobra x 19 O+ B: l/ o( G: ]& r8 L9 M
1 O. ?$ u! R! s7 h0 ? bNo Japanese losses
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% x/ B* \7 s% G+ G/ j; P: GNo Allied losses- M3 ? n' z. t5 g, `" ?: H% f9 N: i7 D
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( }3 M( \, N6 r9 c' u, P- o
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! {7 t8 W' B4 Z9 K4 a DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: L( i% a% K: [( X
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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9 z* c* Y, _2 ZWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ F1 K: K9 O7 p) |* E+ |
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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% _- Z( _: i0 s& ?' n1 cJapanese aircraft% g4 K7 B5 k4 g0 [! E" B' ?
B5N1 Kate x 18 j6 o+ p* x0 d6 C ]* V8 a
K% [8 X( U5 {9 x! ^+ N$ w: i. OJapanese aircraft losses9 q# R0 Y0 A% b# v0 C
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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. Q" @3 j: l+ Y& s1 yAllied Ships
* O) E; `+ X1 T* x3 ^, H0 f6 U8 Z DD Laffey
+ @ L! g9 U! |/ O1 h6 g2 \5 s: N CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 A/ `3 I* g9 A! W y* M. H
DD Balch
1 @2 d: X4 G; m7 u, R& Y DD Sterett, and is sunk |