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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 p6 \) s9 W, n+ S; \5 g: Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft% F$ ?" t! m. w
no flights7 Z. k- M& H2 d7 B& ]
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Allied aircraft losses
5 z% ^3 c% g k9 j$ O% \ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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: F* D2 J, T3 X1 eJapanese Ships1 i5 I; N7 n* C9 q m8 t0 o0 o5 _+ H
BB Kongo w* T* @1 b+ {6 E0 H2 a
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7 K* @: u/ A. O9 x
BB Kirishima- S4 c4 u3 q# |2 r* ^
CA Tone
! g# w" C: K) J CA Chikuma: a; ^: d& {% g7 n% {- K& q
CA Takao# {* P- L' Y+ b& \
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
3 u; y4 G4 x3 T* D& b" i DD Maikaze
! A: g4 q% x( P% d9 ~' c DD Uranami
- F3 e- m0 P& a9 s S ]! } DD Shikinami
6 I3 D1 Q" |1 R) x" Q; f# C DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires8 q, c: ]. I0 T5 W% R% e! w. V8 p
DD Asagiri
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# ^ W9 l4 d* e, Q, p, X# G3 V8 U: w* g BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 q1 {0 i5 c3 ?7 U$ x CA Portland" L0 I3 e0 D9 _- x1 W' H
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# L i: `5 `: o+ N/ |
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! f9 q! a4 T2 w" ?( V' u DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! Z4 w# O6 \ `% r) s
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire3 c7 t; `1 V* u" T1 H$ l4 q
DD Farenholt) M; Q4 i/ Y0 u5 d @. i4 a! q, J
DD Sterett
# |0 C* Q; n% n% B$ r3 u DD Balch* g8 I. Q/ M; P- \9 q& c k$ ~
! t7 H7 D. S f% I2 f% CNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards# ?4 n' ~, c5 G
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2; b* F) J, a C) l' o$ l- V
CA Atago) L% }/ r# z1 e9 W( }7 D5 D, h
CA Maya
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DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1; \9 x7 r0 t g( E. b# [4 Q2 h+ K
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1& l9 o& N7 G3 Q* Q% B9 V- j
DD Mutsuki
* V% ?: B1 j; k) A DD Uzuki
9 ?1 v: _4 f4 K: e, x' d DD Yuzuki% n4 u7 H- g+ j( B
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Allied Ships, h% S7 Q2 m: y: }. a( g' w( O
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' X6 D6 t6 z6 \( f4 W/ P
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
W' a% G% m" _, a AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! _8 O" b, C7 q! }
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. X3 `" y8 D; Z
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" E9 ~2 P" |/ S; K) q AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ i; _' ]5 W; N8 _8 T1 v
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& d, z( u0 M9 w* z# }8 _" t AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" _3 t2 H; N9 v2 w* b
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; S3 D# E! y" x6 I9 M xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" E4 S) _7 E$ v( e8 s" I xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 F) H& y5 k+ @; X0 u
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ S- d" ?. ~' f
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: \" w: X1 T3 }3 Q# @9 n2 H
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 _' Z8 u: K$ u. L m' f
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
t. U/ U7 J, U AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! V3 ]: Z! @ q7 {! L5 l7 O
8 B4 n: F4 T4 j4 m+ W; k( O2 OAllied ground losses:; j8 X* A7 U& G1 |) _3 o* x
136 casualties reported
3 p1 Z& ?. ]8 t- ]0 M0 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! a9 j5 M7 q6 w) H6 ^ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
! y$ J( k W8 r) E; o9 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& t' ~2 z, m% ^+ y' l0 U NDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% T* m# z' n0 t- e
CA Atago, Shell hits 3% x8 D. K5 Y6 j, T
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
8 v. X+ ], A Q2 y CA Kumano, Shell hits 12 M# m( t' K! r6 Y/ n
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
( K6 y. D. r. l0 u DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
! U. g6 ?, I& e# Z/ O/ O DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2% {9 K5 j3 k* }. }. b1 {7 N0 l" T
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire. O8 a) s* M- `9 i) z8 I0 n- _
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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* R+ w8 K/ h4 u; t- c' U. L DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
! J2 L% U2 o c7 t9 H5 b7 ^ DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
- L& n. r5 X5 y$ Z k$ Q8 ]* q DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ ]! I8 w' n6 i# R& u H4 e. x DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) n- O: b/ ]9 I/ D9 \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! E8 \+ F* Q r2 GRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 H1 W; w$ R& P. }( z* s8 qEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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' H2 o; y# Z7 JAllied aircraft
7 M5 l: t( B1 M0 e P-39D Airacobra x 16
( J: b/ Y0 t* B. Z$ N SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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7 w/ Q$ N1 F& @" @ CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage$ Q7 f% r& w/ k+ Z! S6 C1 K+ w
DD Ayanami
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0 a" u8 z: Y# l6 A6 T0 p) D( K# N s9 pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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9 h% h$ \0 Y+ H+ y; FWeather in hex: Light cloud7 Z! l( `; ]% z6 d
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 K. Y: U3 Q# P, @; F" A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes+ i- Q: C9 m/ U' d, z3 u" w% t
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Japanese aircraft
4 U4 B8 |$ ] @6 X A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1" T! l" }! a( Q# j, T
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" g* t8 G! N8 M9 G6 vNo Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% k* S, f Z# l3 l8 H% V2 T$ I
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 w% W) z! P- X8 e4 c6 H) v4 U! X0 u DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ O0 }% K" a* v1 Q! z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 [5 ]6 `6 A% {3 N5 E4 O. dRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., r( g9 O: @6 p$ ]
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
! e: m% {# t' k4 j) L B5N1 Kate x 181 \: L- n8 f2 {4 j
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Japanese aircraft losses5 l. X# [2 | ^
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey/ t# `. u0 T( h
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% g; C1 H6 K* r& w" m
DD Balch$ r: J. _) e3 K( l/ B1 ~4 @
DD Sterett, and is sunk |