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% F0 U/ X0 E0 n6 uAFTER 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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5 Z" i+ h+ |# L9 u8 a no flights
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9 K! s2 n& u8 f0 g/ u: d, ]Allied aircraft losses$ o0 S$ p* c3 i& e/ o
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed, ^6 |5 v- U9 J7 q1 ]
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed* Q' z- u3 |& b+ p5 q! h q
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Japanese Ships
1 F8 ?& S- T9 ~1 j- C3 i" l BB Kongo/ x8 C+ t, M! D0 O
BB Hiei, Shell hits 75 n+ ]2 U( f$ ~
BB Kirishima
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CA Chikuma
3 U) T: X/ \& E CA Takao
: q/ p& l$ m) e DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
7 ]" `' [6 E6 Q1 ~! R2 k) ^+ y DD Maikaze( D, n# Z* g+ B& l9 @. j
DD Uranami- a" |. t8 f! t9 ^7 O$ Q9 u
DD Shikinami* `/ C4 k9 j# y: q
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires }4 q) A9 j3 {: k
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
7 X6 A- n+ X% ], M7 A BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! B! b7 W- U/ P* m: I0 z CA Portland% l- r* {2 V, X. y, t/ A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 w, L8 D* \2 W% j3 J5 _5 O
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 C( J$ B. h% r+ L! P/ ? DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 D$ P+ r# m' q5 | DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire% r. B/ c: n4 @# y
DD Farenholt
* X) U5 p; W- |/ I/ n/ R DD Sterett
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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' i3 `2 S9 w* E8 c3 n4 H BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 k7 e2 ~$ B; }
CA Atago
0 ~: b: J' y1 H" T) q" V CA Maya2 h1 t# Q* R$ f! ^8 I/ O) ?
CA Kumano% X! r3 P9 c+ ?
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 17 @) a3 b% I) j3 j
DD Ushio, Shell hits 14 M7 r( [ k$ o. Y: M
DD Mutsuki& d5 @. o$ n k
DD Uzuki; M0 b( _% B5 h1 p3 m; z. h% |; \
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships* n i. l# I3 y! F: b" d
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk$ g6 _' ]- ]& J
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
/ O( u4 X& I- ~, [% w6 T AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& ~6 A6 I/ ?( g P( G% J AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk" ~2 T' Q/ Q+ T8 s, ]
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 ^% J2 `: W8 V7 m, h
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 x/ _9 P1 p- G+ X AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 ?6 C1 V. h7 f* k* x% ~
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk0 K: A4 v9 |$ a; A: i8 t6 Z0 @
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 J' m% E$ g1 v' K
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ J Y+ |0 _+ w xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
5 \/ Y& j+ y' l3 [8 q, Y: o' W% I( } xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. l6 i9 J' X, s) C9 K5 A1 ?
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk& g! o# E' G: G! b' a m
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& p* \8 `$ U, ~" ~( ]9 A- n
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 K7 l8 u5 H0 u: l
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" C1 A: m: {% r* e: }- \* p
- O( }( V, k7 {, F, U" _Allied ground losses:* b; d5 H( q9 r" `/ E, q5 d
136 casualties reported& F! o( b! N! v) d+ W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; m3 C: z6 h. v4 w Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards# F3 Q: ?6 `, R5 ?
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Japanese Ships- u+ U }7 Q2 p" f9 J. }/ q
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 V9 M3 b4 H) M& O CA Atago, Shell hits 3# n/ V+ ^. y4 g4 h- N8 z
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
' u) t; H% p% ~+ G CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
) T: u4 g; [4 }& ` DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
) M: l$ i2 |5 w0 ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% b$ x/ X1 n2 v/ J, P3 G& T8 Q$ U DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 27 [7 j( X5 v$ N' w
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire4 a8 J$ c6 ?7 n" {. u
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ G2 _5 T# @. V2 b v8 D8 Z, ~, w DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire9 c+ F' [( Z8 J5 n0 ?. p9 B. _5 a- E
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ ^2 W5 O8 ]# g$ S8 L0 C6 }* ^ DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 b7 u- _9 H G5 J
9 u# z" X' w& AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1332 @3 I4 Z, G F1 i) d
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain& H* B8 e9 w, M
0 Q2 @7 c/ Q& _: `" t/ {# l8 qRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
+ V* `1 i3 u" O! j, e, eEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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& | {, X+ p7 ]: M/ M+ E, Y' o0 AAllied aircraft
5 \" S) ]! t1 W9 I6 K P-39D Airacobra x 16" w9 ?( c0 E' W) m0 T$ J
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses& p. G7 ?. Z) b6 s( |
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Japanese Ships
& A3 a+ M0 E# l" w; r! i7 h2 h CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage8 L! ^- u* }0 T5 M+ ^4 p7 X$ U" T
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud5 Q2 W0 C9 w5 |# m$ t% Q7 w O
! @/ W4 q) k1 I, ~* m( sRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 b+ U' t3 G! F% U2 w$ wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes, B+ ]3 a+ U& x/ h3 _- }
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Japanese aircraft5 m* K+ c3 x. ]8 m3 c' N
A6M2 Zero x 515 C* {0 a" N8 w5 e# N, y& |! R, ?
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
1 @% d0 T% b$ h P-39D Airacobra x 1
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! k4 K, W% K: R, }1 lNo Japanese losses
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! A9 T5 m" h' f* |No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
4 t6 T$ B- b+ Z1 l b6 R0 u& s' m; H DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk& r( V9 _& H9 }% D# @
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 E8 H2 F8 H+ h" U DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 E' d/ {1 n9 d/ A; h" {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136: i O# X/ c8 u& X+ @
' R, K# m9 \; wWeather in hex: Thunderstorms+ o3 C9 d/ Y X
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% l( y$ ^5 q0 {7 P( VEstimated time to target is 12 minutes% C* q" _8 L. W% j
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Japanese aircraft
5 `3 H6 u) Y0 q w7 R B5N1 Kate x 18
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8 Q. S6 h( a0 s0 V) SJapanese aircraft losses* ~; T- U7 X `! P) S
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged3 _& N; O. R4 m. F# ?' M i5 H
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7 X3 T! e* U: `6 H7 L4 @/ ~7 X" c DD Laffey& k0 I0 i2 B2 c
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 f$ W2 x+ D4 a& R0 f DD Balch7 ?) f2 P: ?% ]5 D% f5 h# l
DD Sterett, and is sunk |