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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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6 I& W6 c2 c+ m" n+ K4 o$ @9 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards* {- X* ~ ^9 L" I0 d6 j) {6 P
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no flights1 u' H- Z; O h7 H0 @- p3 q
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Allied aircraft losses
, x1 k% d8 p1 C6 c1 w) u3 m+ \* s" v9 W SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
) O' u& Q4 h% v5 `, {$ I$ D OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed: p8 y9 g8 a L. i
8 b5 b: M- F( ~2 N1 d' @Japanese Ships
. g( p0 F0 Z( m H9 u- H7 I BB Kongo
2 ]) M% ?5 Y, w2 V* Q$ x BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
% S; r" e- }% D& z7 ^2 f4 [ BB Kirishima
7 N6 w. t3 ]. W: W u% p- u) T CA Tone4 [/ Q* \, u: o) q4 Q" U. g$ Y: U8 ]
CA Chikuma
( E! J6 V, Y; u9 U! g, |/ { CA Takao
) f0 {, a, U5 t DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 25 V) ?" ~9 y* A8 d* q! U/ X
DD Maikaze$ H. O' \$ A; {! h
DD Uranami) N* i! Q( e: t: P8 v! a
DD Shikinami
+ \7 |) l [* a0 D. O8 T0 d DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, a ~3 K/ T2 A0 I4 g6 l) ]: D" G
DD Asagiri/ e/ C w' N1 w4 Z1 j5 ?0 H' n+ [
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 \7 S' K1 y4 i2 h6 c CA Portland" Y" C& H- k$ m5 V' c7 X
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
4 }- @5 S2 c) b9 q N+ E0 ~ d% _ S1 T CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ [1 B' n7 r$ {9 y# [- @5 f
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 Q4 w4 r; X6 |5 |! U0 X+ n
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire, ^( u! ?- t0 Z! Z& h% _8 N
DD Farenholt
6 L& s% o- }: w8 W' N! B' [, x( Q DD Sterett
; b' m) q; m; s3 O2 R DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 a# A5 t- v4 N: H" ] BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 ~8 v7 F3 Q9 s CA Atago
( i* K n4 _5 G h. O# x/ V CA Maya
$ X- ^' w' \3 t& L7 ~- ` CA Kumano
" k6 X5 W! ^! @8 {! U) U DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1& C5 R1 w& r' T' }& Q" K0 T/ G
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
, N* [5 ]/ E" B: H9 H* x DD Mutsuki
7 m! `! K# H5 F8 ^ DD Uzuki; @* e# Y" l1 P6 ~- g5 X5 i
DD Yuzuki$ d8 s( S' A }
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk k" _( H# F- k/ s w' t
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( u9 o' F7 h$ [& ~3 w ~ Q AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& w$ }8 H0 A# i AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk* J& F1 B8 k8 l3 y+ y
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 F& @9 r T1 y# G AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# w! m8 ?9 ~& X/ V
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" `+ P: A7 ` k AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 D5 t8 F4 N- @$ H2 O- N% Z xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% U( K: f( K; E5 l' P
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 R& J- K* o3 z3 {, F. u D4 H1 m
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
' I6 K0 ?7 P' I6 E: p xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: S Y: \0 Z! G7 C6 B7 \/ E4 m. c1 d
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( ]) I8 n9 X* F d9 @! p3 k) k
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' ~( B( L- y6 r0 g5 u# N# O# O xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 v( s$ x6 A- Z H1 x AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, K% Y7 O, h7 F9 m* P' L
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Allied ground losses:
8 A; I! J. b: J8 {4 ^ 136 casualties reported
. R$ o; m: \5 D1 }9 t! D; M0 @2 }7 ~" _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: _5 O- D0 B& }/ l/ H4 {% X Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled2 X0 {& D: w" A) W. t- z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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3 K( q0 {5 U! t! E RJapanese Ships5 D/ r; S& ^$ m7 y2 q
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 u( `4 R1 j% S8 _, z
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
6 K9 V, K/ \) }0 O) u% e& {4 Z/ k CA Maya, Shell hits 39 F; ?/ z) M$ }; V6 Q: H: y# v
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
) m P/ ?" f q DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire( O3 u1 Z) x* E
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" k8 Y8 M5 z$ @ M! _
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
1 `+ \- m5 S2 B7 E6 \3 r DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 q# Z$ r8 l9 b* f DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires3 t" |+ a& Q, {, M
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Allied Ships
. X2 A8 o$ X: e' x/ r DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire3 N& ]; ?7 N( M' J+ f( i
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 Z: D' c, d/ t4 x9 J1 Y. M& c DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 h6 S4 i" m$ C DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 U' O% C* F% S1 b# _5 U
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1330 ]: @: f% c# e: \% A& n" ]5 c1 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain2 C* f4 X' T" y1 b7 s$ ^; b
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& G9 h/ r8 A$ s0 V: ^4 \Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft# g& d D g# Q+ D0 G0 _+ H
P-39D Airacobra x 16
) Y8 ^8 H" h6 t4 V/ J SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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4 |- g7 i( g* }1 `9 vNo Allied losses+ ~6 l! T# z" H* r; x6 G0 O7 @; r/ L0 S
4 Z& m! U; e) ]1 GJapanese Ships% ~3 Z$ e, c0 c
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage) U, h$ @6 K' ~. ?4 F# N6 n
DD Ayanami8 d$ m! b1 @! _% }
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7 W# i, Y8 ]5 ?1 N* G/ P: aWeather in hex: Light cloud
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2 B, o+ m: s- d. hRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. Z" [3 W5 C& U8 F, }
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 512 |' Y5 @, ], b& Y, B6 l
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses4 O) v) S8 d1 G1 e/ J4 p) g
1 Q3 E9 I- x, r' V- }* Z1 L( oNo Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk* q2 z; c, T% m2 T. V3 V _ r# _
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
K, f6 u2 Q7 e, q7 p# ~ DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage& a, q$ `$ X) o. G
7 w T# O# z. p; i# u; z/ k BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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/ X. V# ?. u, B/ l3 ]( GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms; k1 Y [! `* ^0 m' z7 C+ j! G
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ |$ Y$ R5 k2 I0 W- g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft8 T8 I* S/ @* w# l
B5N1 Kate x 18
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; D% q8 P9 J+ V7 I B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 ^9 J3 H% N4 f7 w5 c
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DD Laffey' u/ A; k; l1 V& B( U$ N$ P
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
- D/ r, j; i4 _6 f( Q& ]; ] u DD Balch4 g$ J) x" q6 ?
DD Sterett, and is sunk |