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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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% F v" T/ i3 Y Z7 x( j NAllied aircraft losses$ V% `: y x$ W" @( J3 G7 c
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed" V( p; T% y: [+ h& h B* o( F
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed) ~7 m; o; a4 T0 o8 R
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Japanese Ships. J! k, [/ X4 c% ~+ w/ V- w2 i$ P
BB Kongo
6 R* X& C# L A, A" [ P BB Hiei, Shell hits 7& _' z. u# [- w8 M5 E
BB Kirishima
3 G% J1 ~# E0 Z; }! u9 ?: ], { CA Tone& {7 W. e# s; V+ \, X
CA Chikuma7 V6 Y. `5 z. t2 k5 G% G8 u# _' E
CA Takao
9 O9 s* P, H/ b8 S; b h: l DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 20 [& s1 x3 q2 o) u4 f; g B
DD Maikaze2 }* _! e& l' ~8 ^* o
DD Uranami
0 E5 N3 j" t4 {" X DD Shikinami
: H3 q# H0 m8 d0 q DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires$ z( o9 l% w; \2 I6 Q+ |8 t
DD Asagiri
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8 o1 x* E* Y$ U BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 G& ~ P7 R4 m) W- o' y0 J- \0 N
CA Portland; L0 u. G$ A6 I( `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 v8 `1 m0 s3 R; p3 S1 d CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 Q' H% i# G5 Q1 e0 p8 E
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ s8 Y, U- O+ u! W/ L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
# X) \& [) B; F- W7 C DD Farenholt
9 |0 E$ q; E+ n6 }8 E* h DD Sterett
# r/ P) O' `# }: p DD Balch- W/ I% n# u' t* Q8 j. R" _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, o# w+ K+ O) K, L: o' [9 [ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
! A# f+ P* I6 J5 L CA Atago
+ j* _7 U- T( G. u2 Y, W0 q CA Maya3 c; o5 `4 h' C W
CA Kumano& g1 v- ?2 s D$ a4 X* J8 O! h* w0 {; f
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1& Q/ K R/ X, ~! F. n" ^! D" }
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
7 ^( ]8 ~ |* v6 X. M DD Mutsuki1 _$ z, `( q, S$ B' ?/ y% k' B
DD Uzuki8 J" r4 Z, S0 S5 ^* d: s& e% e
DD Yuzuki9 h% T1 ]) B( B$ G' [8 c
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Allied Ships+ o& b* P- L. m7 C) G$ s9 \
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- u5 S9 a9 w) i, Z+ a( g* M DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
& N/ d' \' C* X6 x9 Y) ~ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
% X5 z0 O$ K9 U' Y- ? AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# D4 P8 f/ n7 L" I1 [ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# o1 `" w0 p' K J# | AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& L6 s" a5 U1 g3 M( o2 ^6 K
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; b. L+ Y/ q4 e8 P1 b AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ H; E9 {% V6 @) d- f$ Y; f+ t xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 P+ r* G% N7 X4 m" l# _4 U
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- ^9 r# v. O% v( p& o" f0 Y xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
6 E" R) C3 C# @' y2 V: w# ] xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# N' F+ ~/ @5 ?7 x0 L* m xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk# u6 Z$ X. Q' N4 Z
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; x% q+ r/ d/ M: e& y( M xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ j/ h4 o4 |2 F1 } AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
% C. d! a% X+ c1 M+ {+ M4 b' f 136 casualties reported
h2 W9 w! x/ g. K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 ^ f Y( p; W, _
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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+ e: j8 j4 N7 B4 E4 d1 ]* }Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 S$ V8 K8 f5 B0 Z" u; J2 a BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 d" H3 b8 r4 f CA Atago, Shell hits 3
4 ?: z# D6 G- \& \5 u P CA Maya, Shell hits 3% ]- A4 Q6 i6 Z' A$ ^
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1# h. W7 E8 I) V: G; V
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
' Q/ E4 [( |' U( i. i DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# t- c- |. G- @0 p5 n6 u1 ~- V
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 23 `. H4 `. J9 E$ D) Z+ O& G
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire$ n2 }' F; e3 u$ K: f
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires. s8 [7 s J/ e# y
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% X' T0 Y( D, b% R% D DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire) Z; j, `' u/ c7 i+ ~
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
! n" |4 U* z1 {* t& T DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 T; e( C* z' D7 J0 e& ^# M: i DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" `2 V l4 E: K+ f) F8 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133$ S1 E" b9 E/ r& d# x0 q% c
; }# d9 h& y+ }+ XWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ D5 Q7 `. C5 s' o+ G( B, c& t$ ]3 f: k
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
! F, K( G5 b* W0 ?* pEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 A7 @- n7 n' b" \. v4 E) p
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships9 A! x. T+ p/ D6 A$ }2 L, q4 s9 t
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage+ e6 l' V! d1 I$ I8 [0 @( c" G- k4 |
DD Ayanami
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# o8 H7 |9 h$ X) mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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0 h9 e* ^, `/ S- G- m8 \Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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' \& w- E- |6 vNo Japanese losses: R% u/ @ d& t7 a9 e: I0 u
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No Allied losses& {( o2 L' h6 |# S
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Allied Ships+ o1 j: E6 L% b1 M3 v
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( B' l# T( R* Y/ f$ L
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* Y& c5 V! \) F: g7 X7 X5 b4 @% _
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' A0 v# ^! `4 p& Z7 N
1 I9 B. Z) ]! R) WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136+ Y( I/ ^3 s0 |# d6 S
" I8 M" e- }& e% PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms* ?4 e" k0 i$ ?8 p' c
) Y9 S1 Z7 ~% R: R, x, _Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., @- E: G, Y- X
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18% G6 g2 i) M8 [0 P8 B
: A; w# z9 ]. B3 a; bJapanese aircraft losses
- ]* }; n, _$ }3 a2 }( g* R8 P B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 w9 t+ @( T+ Q/ r. v V$ Y+ _3 L
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DD Laffey- E" D( x8 V) ^& O0 w* V- L1 \
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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) }. g9 h% n: i- D- ]2 ^ DD Sterett, and is sunk |