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( E7 ^8 k: i+ P% JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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! ]7 l- V+ G7 a. b/ ], r9 b, n* PNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards- q" @, a% q3 \; W: J
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
/ \9 e7 c' l5 E6 _4 O+ C SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
( p1 J4 x2 k" M$ l( u/ W OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed1 {" o% ]" ^* l0 c' r, V8 W
6 j3 Y, i1 S1 D; Y" c( c; {: cJapanese Ships
" H) d w# H3 s Z BB Kongo
) A& L5 L* N; r1 M BB Hiei, Shell hits 75 m8 c5 M! Q+ z+ M
BB Kirishima
( M% B* k b0 }8 ]; c CA Tone* X. h4 K' o' B8 p# l/ G% C& D
CA Chikuma o2 z9 j! ^3 s! n# w
CA Takao {- p& b, H" W9 Z' \/ P" t
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
8 M; A. h' Y- l6 _( D d* i8 ] R DD Maikaze0 \" v" i# ?' o. Z; ]( a I
DD Uranami
9 {* ^! Q. ]6 V' w/ | DD Shikinami3 }' z- X) h! f# `
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
_4 k3 P. b" H* s% ?* `- o DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships. o4 h" ^. }; ]4 l% M O: c
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 H0 Y0 W; Q. O
CA Portland- F' K' C+ h7 a! D
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 o' G" ?+ t1 |6 A$ T, G
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ ?0 j9 m8 u% c7 R DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 _( D- W# e1 o7 ^2 J6 |. x9 M) Y DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
& Y6 P1 p! ]& _4 v9 P5 | DD Farenholt8 j5 O% h" q% S4 c# ?' H" @
DD Sterett* x7 [! M4 ^: O9 h& x6 z/ t
DD Balch* F. D$ v% I: L) |- E
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Japanese Ships& h$ z* U8 `$ {+ F7 X9 L
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# H2 _; R: o7 Q. D( `$ l0 X/ u
CA Atago
' k$ M, B+ d u/ Q( k% p CA Maya+ f+ v2 y& \, Z
CA Kumano0 z1 v7 v* Y( S/ z6 \8 F
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1% c7 R# r o9 R
DD Ushio, Shell hits 16 N4 V1 P7 `0 Q' L
DD Mutsuki, k/ M: J% q) j: Y
DD Uzuki$ @4 B% o$ x$ F+ N8 C
DD Yuzuki
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{3 C4 T" o, sAllied Ships
1 ~. b+ l! U5 {; { DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: h/ C" w1 f5 ~7 z: \# I1 F0 d
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- Y8 l' ?4 ~4 K% j5 S7 T
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( P# Q$ [' \2 `% N$ W! {0 e
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 o5 B* D: P* i8 Q& v9 U: N+ n
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& p6 {8 m( E; v0 A AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. K- t; u3 C/ j/ v1 B% @ AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& j& o. U7 y3 J- e* q3 Q+ u
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# c- l& T3 n' J1 r
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ t- k I+ j) C) b5 v" ~+ }: ^' b
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: a; \9 J, \6 P) D. n# `7 M
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. f2 b, e5 f9 C$ X$ f xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% K( m% K& h" G$ x8 ?
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk7 v1 J$ m: S6 W+ K' c H
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& K# D- C- k+ c5 j
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: m, N7 \* h3 E2 z! A/ D' x AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* l C1 x8 d1 m0 o
$ D+ r; u+ [8 e; tAllied ground losses:
5 d6 u3 o5 g0 m. s# H, s/ s 136 casualties reported
7 d" `" c9 N7 v5 f% c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- A2 }' x+ T5 m8 ~- S9 ]
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled3 c9 w! ]) A3 O/ L p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: J" p4 W" v p. Q. ^. G- w' C2 p3 yDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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- e2 c q5 m. y4 C; f% w BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
. n1 ?9 Q* S0 Y2 V CA Atago, Shell hits 3
& w! r U! v+ V% C+ ] CA Maya, Shell hits 3
% v$ R( a4 W- ~- q0 V: }* W+ C CA Kumano, Shell hits 1; L+ I& w! `2 I( g% i% u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire" X* r1 R' k6 u/ V8 z3 C6 z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
( w( e: F" ^* \: C DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
" p: q/ o* ]+ n7 y6 J7 i) j6 s0 Q DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
% v( r5 h# L" U) U3 k2 A DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# O, B5 H7 \" K
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire8 q7 k( o; M+ S
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
2 p, ^8 G- r- Z. R, s# C DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
& \3 J5 y% J6 @/ _8 z. N$ _; L DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' m! R5 t7 P! I% K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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: W5 K$ f# L* M- X( X3 s" C2 aWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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k }! Z$ ~1 p: f8 X0 ]Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- U: U4 k4 Z) L( m F+ y, d0 V
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 16
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No Allied losses) K2 R; J* S" ]
0 J1 |+ M$ L5 M+ QJapanese Ships
, l2 p6 c: |- ^9 m CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 d" m- V' B5 P3 p, l DD Ayanami
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; |% g8 C3 y. k' w W, cAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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) v* O: Y% K- \5 o2 \' xRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 E; s' x2 W! i6 cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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" V9 m9 @6 f$ @6 Q0 CJapanese aircraft9 K& Z7 X- C1 j: q6 \9 G
A6M2 Zero x 51
- A/ u; [$ W3 B* L0 d D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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6 q9 x* t m% j$ k$ [, H- lNo Japanese losses A' Y8 |: u' Y) Q4 U2 ^
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships! N" k, T7 s9 `% {% Z; f+ C% Q
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) ]; d3 `# ^' O! P7 F$ a6 u- i* p DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage! d) l* F: Q$ j% J+ m1 E+ h
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage8 E& f# `8 U; X+ U" j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136- r2 I: r' i) L: f1 V9 j: w# I& E
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& |5 t/ I* W( |+ ~
' v: q. U# b9 ]- }/ l% VRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 o) e+ `8 ]' h. }
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 q! b7 Q1 C* r- a
; _6 v7 H, ]4 ^2 L4 v. DJapanese aircraft: b9 e* B0 F; B e
B5N1 Kate x 18; ]* _) p$ C+ f- o8 a% I
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Japanese aircraft losses
+ M: g% p) b' \( G0 |7 W B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships& ^- w% h5 z* S8 e
DD Laffey
' `# S" m5 j& X$ f7 j CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ w' T0 Z$ n3 p' ]2 z6 K DD Balch
% d; q0 r( n5 c DD Sterett, and is sunk |