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" z( v/ v0 N0 P% Y6 \2 O" AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42$ P& l [3 V8 H% Z
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. p- Z5 U; c) z8 X& W: V s6 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards* k3 {2 B2 q% ^" ^9 [ H
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+ }4 Y) ^1 u4 o0 X; r no flights
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9 D' V/ k- @7 H; g' x- y. {Allied aircraft losses
& R' N3 Y4 g/ p7 n SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed7 C |: j; g( x& ^3 g
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed& V7 u& h& d9 U3 _) o/ y$ [
: v9 U% K" ~. |8 S0 WJapanese Ships6 Z8 V, I q1 L8 X" g& k
BB Kongo5 s' ^2 `6 ?! p. z& l0 s2 A4 L' l) P
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
7 l1 q7 O- m) K9 v4 O6 I BB Kirishima) h$ b6 f6 H0 l7 X
CA Tone
[( l: B" b+ X CA Chikuma( R% {2 v* {" b$ \- X6 p
CA Takao( \$ C4 u8 H) ]" k
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2* w$ l$ U! L& k! T- N8 D
DD Maikaze' o1 x8 @# s+ O
DD Uranami
; \0 T% e, T" d3 y DD Shikinami8 u. y- e6 h- h8 Q
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 s$ C7 V: u# h# P4 a: [ DD Asagiri4 e( V" H" q7 n5 I- K$ X q# X
! r+ U* k" o; N2 v3 P/ tAllied Ships
" ]4 D+ `$ g, h/ @; K! w BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 I) Q. I$ b4 O9 S) u' l CA Portland
1 _% S1 g8 Z M" r7 O* L CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
/ U' m5 u' Y' c8 ]$ K. H0 Q* Y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 l `6 o5 n# S. F" J DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
m. A* B( z% p, R2 D& X" L p$ k$ x DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire9 E# {- P+ u0 B* w8 o
DD Farenholt
+ x# w! n- K/ M& o DD Sterett) m3 C/ S0 T) u) E3 N8 V6 M/ |5 ~
DD Balch' f0 V: E9 I7 Z n$ [/ i- k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards. `. w) O" Y+ o; u _6 ~' e
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Japanese Ships5 m5 c8 x4 k1 W, n6 ~0 U* k
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 h7 W5 V+ v' r% k( N" O' @ CA Atago9 z) l. f$ z0 {6 J* `
CA Maya) _8 w6 X# L% L' @" v: f
CA Kumano. Z: p) L3 e1 ~% r
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
+ z4 z; Q2 p) {+ k- @ DD Ushio, Shell hits 17 k: \1 c+ G) O# C- {' N
DD Mutsuki
) l" w' o- i O' L' c DD Uzuki
6 o0 m% Q& m7 R DD Yuzuki% B, G: {0 N1 O6 ]) P
0 B, ~; `- _1 v! ]- Z s/ MAllied Ships% h9 E f! w" Z) P
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, ^, O) ]; G5 `# |: d0 w0 E) o DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk! v, N/ m3 j( ]/ N4 ^; V
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 ?7 I" M! K) A& a T AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
% ?5 K1 j; U7 b o- O- ~ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; \" o) U/ T; r/ S, G! U- E
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. k, x! s* f1 s& H) ], ? AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 J% E7 \8 T2 t6 U, } AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk: y; q1 H0 `. o$ T
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 G6 |9 U/ q x8 D! J
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 f1 u5 m8 D) A$ S6 J7 l xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 d$ X7 b3 C* ]2 N+ L/ n
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; g% J- e$ p6 d9 Q" k! m6 F, w2 p6 h
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 Q, I( Y5 t1 W- j1 `
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( _* w2 \2 u& H xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, a; i' M( x4 ]& ]# |
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 x2 S8 d2 Z5 u! r. d' A3 v# @+ M
3 G3 s+ }, a# C9 L6 i7 k `Allied ground losses:! {+ u+ O8 Q7 \ A; Y
136 casualties reported1 r; z* ]" e6 ^; k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- }4 v4 z1 R. ~- \
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
* E9 s1 b( D$ V8 B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# r l0 C2 p5 B" ~
+ @: t8 v8 {3 d" C3 N1 r4 t( VDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ C5 N& q: ^# J4 q5 ~9 v" A
CA Atago, Shell hits 3; R' \; `7 T: U" T8 ~) k o+ _/ s: y
CA Maya, Shell hits 3' `* }$ N# x) O6 Q" X
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1$ h5 h6 x- Z: I' k. M# G( Q* A% p
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire) `" b- K1 m% S) l
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 U# \) F4 N* O# W6 ]' P DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
' j X# n0 H. h! i" \2 C- T' ]& ` DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire0 V2 W) n8 y. Y+ R# i) }6 {8 T' K4 Q
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
; z' }5 s4 a! G% A5 _ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire8 O6 E4 |. @' W. d8 a5 s
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ ?4 Y, C. z' ~. B( ^ DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 o+ K0 a0 ~2 |' ?$ F DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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; A4 t! Z( D! {4 j( vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1338 E% a6 e) u! U
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.' ]+ a6 Q! z7 U* N
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes5 L; |& o5 B. ^6 _* c. w0 _8 d
2 Q" G$ v0 L. L/ h6 q+ c UAllied aircraft" Y% |3 X4 Y; |5 i' w8 [8 O
P-39D Airacobra x 16
, L) L9 a: P1 i5 @% C! v SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 X$ j7 s6 g7 D$ L4 V" n% X
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No Allied losses
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* o, y; _3 v) C. S8 r- N1 vJapanese Ships
: i; G' U( x/ M5 A CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 @% Q- S/ X) D5 ~ DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132% p! K4 U5 A' {& ~
* H; v: j( B, L6 vWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' S1 d! Y: p# a% ]& g9 v! C+ Z5 X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
# x2 @0 s+ _9 l, }% T D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses- Q- R2 t, Q m2 Q8 u/ H
; P( A& |0 B# R0 N, |( XNo Allied losses3 r. j9 ?* m/ z; O( @
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Allied Ships
8 z4 ?) R; d7 F& h4 a4 U DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( \: p O2 Z/ N9 x1 h( P* z0 ^
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?% C& y5 }; ^2 ?7 i DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ n- X$ I. M# [# }6 \2 {9 N# V
3 v6 w$ v5 y0 o, p% y) J( j R/ yAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136; I2 ?- @6 L- x9 `2 O, E& Y/ M' t
. R1 F2 D9 J4 {( n7 gWeather in hex: Thunderstorms3 Q8 P, C# j/ B; z
! j! h! V; h: L" M( }7 c$ ~Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ R! ?' x. ]) K% H2 Z Y$ EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. U, x( o: x7 T; q! Z- f
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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, @' ]0 u' |; p5 W/ gJapanese aircraft losses
7 q9 O t$ ]1 p1 l B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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0 n/ M1 {3 K$ x9 O6 R DD Laffey( V3 H5 U4 T, W ]/ l4 ?! k
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage9 P* H1 [1 T. `0 m
DD Balch
7 J% X- _) o3 h8 @: z6 u- E3 [% W DD Sterett, and is sunk |