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1 D( o j: k" t1 m/ n* S9 c5 @! MAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42) o- g/ X4 E1 G( u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards9 ^, h5 l8 Q2 Q; |3 @ B, H; l
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Allied aircraft8 j5 _! z( o% L3 |
no flights! X% [1 \4 ?( Y8 z9 P# D: t/ s
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Allied aircraft losses
+ e* Y5 R+ d9 ?# k* \ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
& U; V6 z2 i/ u& B OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed- R) ]+ { q6 v7 g$ |8 u: k9 Z/ ~
! ?* v6 {# i2 C5 U& A. A5 }! uJapanese Ships
# @8 i. M) J$ ^9 L+ h BB Kongo
! a: b# S/ |/ e4 q BB Hiei, Shell hits 7* x: y$ I" q) u/ j0 {
BB Kirishima: U* S4 a. X) d$ R" D' }; v& m
CA Tone
! f1 h1 V5 I1 T! b4 A% f CA Chikuma& l5 l; h- J. f8 @
CA Takao! V2 I& r3 F+ y4 |; o% j/ c
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
9 k" l5 V0 p4 \( o& {, P/ j DD Maikaze) L! Z, J4 U9 F7 `& z0 q
DD Uranami
7 ^# s& c1 F- t2 e3 m DD Shikinami
' M' J+ K. x1 ?& g. y# W6 B5 t DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 T, ^' Y/ u X2 ]9 X1 L DD Asagiri( r3 f' l9 J% Z5 `
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Allied Ships
$ ^3 q0 R! `9 W, i& v/ { BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 W" f/ E" `$ f CA Portland
& p l" t+ z" _2 b, n CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 `1 I7 \* x1 [ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& r( D: l5 ]+ h; q# V2 K- `
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 T# r2 N! N" i9 b! P7 G
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire( z) Z. r7 X& i* P. n
DD Farenholt
: n" v4 x1 ?5 v% I6 Q DD Sterett5 y( ~# G5 p7 F, U
DD Balch
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6 v9 G2 Q' ?6 k ^- n; jNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
2 E8 j% W5 G) P& v# t BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, R, L9 P* I- i! b# N* d
CA Atago4 L* V9 f G2 B9 q4 o
CA Maya
: ?# t4 Y- {3 U* D7 u2 u) I CA Kumano
: z7 Z0 L0 h3 ~- R' D% @9 t DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
7 |2 m$ Y: d' z% e% w) i DD Ushio, Shell hits 19 l1 f7 i. T1 x- G6 z0 B$ T
DD Mutsuki
" I9 @1 m$ w( }. ?# { DD Uzuki, |- u/ n* p0 D; X9 P" x
DD Yuzuki$ f; q# G% d3 ]! ]4 a
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Allied Ships
) e) G. H; n, i1 S! j DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: X, h* Q" F/ J& k DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk& |4 @: \- X7 G5 Z0 d8 j0 r! F1 `8 r
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 I8 z; a# K; P2 M/ `9 L AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk3 R$ ?3 K; s# n- a
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; _) A0 c* Z# | K1 H! P4 }& ^ AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 P9 p; B) C/ S2 ? AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, l4 I( u( x2 }+ F( q AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ _/ g+ |3 a8 _: z xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! t, q/ d! P7 V$ A
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 K! Z5 K M. T
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk! K/ e; W1 Y& b0 _+ Y. o
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 I. E0 b" F) h xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 N" \5 O |& _& z" ?( ~" s. p xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 c8 }5 ^ f G
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 i/ Z2 l! {/ B AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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/ G" g' a6 f2 |1 e4 S( v! {Allied ground losses:* g( U$ T/ M) O) R& _
136 casualties reported
9 x0 Z: R0 u) X$ d+ D& O4 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 q4 n6 b6 f# ]% |& p Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
5 X' g8 T3 I1 n0 O9 X$ c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' I3 \$ I! d1 i& N/ A
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards/ R) y8 _+ k: M9 D+ M
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Japanese Ships3 O5 h# w6 l1 N# d, K5 e* M7 @& k
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2" W4 P9 F; K$ o2 M6 h
CA Atago, Shell hits 3! Z( O2 {1 k. n7 z$ M7 g
CA Maya, Shell hits 3- Z! ?2 Q- T# t8 {9 `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 11 I1 F7 T6 F5 } i/ R5 x/ a3 ]0 u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire) u) v$ D% N8 W8 p4 x* e! i
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' v- K2 d2 z0 T a3 J7 w" n DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2/ c! ^' l( [" v4 b
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
; o6 V9 j# X7 d DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
! }9 V2 J$ [7 e8 e DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 h. s! ^' a& N. [3 ] DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire5 z0 P) q; C- o+ T9 z- C
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire" l- q% D( f; e8 e
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain/ O) U" e y7 }$ C9 r: l& ^
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
" x3 e5 M' x P" gEstimated time to target is 0 minutes' p' {( e4 j% c$ m- H" R
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Allied aircraft
/ S; ]) x1 g7 }4 Z P-39D Airacobra x 16+ e" H y8 z3 N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships
/ q5 R/ n; R7 E! |6 _. z6 u CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage& d8 _$ T$ R- Q& G
DD Ayanami
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: h6 _4 W5 y6 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1322 {) \$ I2 s8 c$ s! C7 w2 G8 U
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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. q7 s1 k! p: b# \0 JRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 R5 a8 X9 ]. U: QEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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/ m. n6 k9 r a( O n" MJapanese aircraft
* I( P3 V/ O, e' c3 N" H7 Y$ h- a A6M2 Zero x 51
7 `7 N+ E: F \0 e/ L" i& ^; v! r D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft% a' `. t" w0 k& X! ?3 z
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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Allied Ships
# O: V: N0 x9 Q* o8 E& t( y DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
5 S' F, h v# F DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage7 f. n) _8 H4 {; C3 {' S" a
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 Z: _1 z$ C) x' t: R3 c2 b/ q F4 ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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k5 F% q3 F6 c& e: w: H! |# qWeather in hex: Thunderstorms, a0 V" Y; @2 t8 e }. S$ M
0 P: h* K2 m ?& }! a! _Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' t% E3 W1 N( T& r' W
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes# A: \: D- |- v& j7 ? i2 O
( y, n& S) R3 q! H$ q9 TJapanese aircraft7 g0 f- H( k7 F- V
B5N1 Kate x 18- q0 z. x3 t( P Z7 I
. b2 G! U9 J. zJapanese aircraft losses) ?. ^1 _( S8 ~) r( z5 T
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey
; ~9 x" r/ c! H1 P4 | CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 ?* q1 M# m( D [9 o8 a' ?
DD Balch# q- e) y3 l, Y7 A( m
DD Sterett, and is sunk |