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2 N, l( q: N' F' RAFTER 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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0 M9 A5 P0 }/ |) @Allied aircraft# ?8 c7 L$ j) G
no flights
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! M0 W& N& n! OAllied aircraft losses
0 B" ]2 X% K- X SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
* J7 k- Y+ R' [+ t6 q6 ~5 D. a OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed8 Y0 c2 M+ U" X4 E' P* v. l! p
6 ^0 V6 B9 e- @Japanese Ships
" ] f" ~* o. P( V BB Kongo+ G% U7 g! V3 r9 ~2 Q. X. K% U
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7' \3 U& i: w! ~" ^% A- D7 [
BB Kirishima
+ v- `) R* K/ V+ q: ?, { CA Tone
' D) F5 S, G" [5 q. {; w CA Chikuma. W* N2 f7 l5 K. V2 [1 Y0 V
CA Takao4 g! n9 W* y. `3 [5 X- P1 {
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
6 n/ y6 _; R( N DD Maikaze3 z" |$ E' T: I j$ y" }& M- J) }5 ?
DD Uranami1 F4 R- R' f; ^3 z2 Q* F
DD Shikinami( q- M3 t. {! [, n
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires) f9 D9 [% V- _$ D. B3 R
DD Asagiri; D/ W1 ]0 {# t6 J
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Allied Ships
6 p1 m- r6 X3 q7 o BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 [0 M6 V! J4 P$ o+ m$ e CA Portland: e" D5 D, _0 Q4 A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- v: ^ u! r0 q2 h& W0 X9 y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 O1 x" ?) H: G9 [7 Z
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 L. G' r" \( W( p6 \
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire ]0 N$ t) K3 R3 `. d0 \- [
DD Farenholt& D9 ^8 l+ O i0 o5 H
DD Sterett
d% w8 e. ]- e DD Balch
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8 U4 P y7 u. S+ b ^ `' I( L6 kNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards8 }6 g" e' S6 Z, Y
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Japanese Ships
) l' S. o* a- F8 ]" b* G3 S( X5 ] BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) u7 X! D5 P2 H: w. r
CA Atago
& s2 h7 Y+ y' ? CA Maya
; D( O) v+ h! U. V' a9 H CA Kumano! \/ q; M" ]) \# t R9 H; W6 D* B) f
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
: A: D2 m( q9 r" D9 q& W DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 N# L0 \$ k d* Z4 Z7 J; b
DD Mutsuki
7 J9 @( V4 a# r DD Uzuki6 c" G/ `/ d3 @6 s/ c
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships1 r- P& p$ o Q6 |" B
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 ]! W% c+ _. T0 m* H& F2 O( Y
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( {) k$ `5 r4 _& ~6 v AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
+ |2 b( t% i$ U/ j' J a AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk5 w- E! ~: [8 V+ H* @5 w
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 b7 h# i; r. D% v AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, q8 Z" c; [& S" C/ N& f' ]+ j AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ~' j% a/ V) n! s) m. |. E
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: g+ m' ?0 Z( ` \ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk H; A) u( R* ?6 ]3 \( k
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& V1 {' v0 C, l" Y! E5 y8 T xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
3 Y) D) C& o9 l( U. N xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
s# A/ \8 X9 b' [ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk" \) S) d! U) D
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
a6 L2 _8 E' c: w xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 X, O2 K/ [) R' J AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
2 f& H4 o, a: |' C3 D 136 casualties reported% H% @, I3 {: o1 U* q. U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 \% q. f' K, n' ~, U: |
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
( M2 P2 {: c& c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& h: E+ c8 U* w6 e
: F3 k$ Y9 {8 @5 l% m8 a0 X0 H% bDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships R* M z) J$ L6 O" u
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# z" L( p* c( R0 L% R6 \2 B5 {# z
CA Atago, Shell hits 36 x, {4 b9 G$ ?4 N
CA Maya, Shell hits 3) Q2 l: a, q- q" [4 e
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1. F3 u! Y; ~1 i" u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
- c3 i6 u/ F4 A5 Y1 g6 y0 L9 K DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage$ K* G9 \2 b m" n) P# Z
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2* g* |) l. o" l+ s p7 P
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire. D' w% f1 e3 A8 U4 W# g$ y
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires/ u% \, W$ Z+ k7 f$ y0 s; _
7 J6 w4 @4 ~3 `& X RAllied Ships
* M; V" U3 j0 l5 t8 ]" F DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire+ E$ f: P( ]$ u" a* p
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire3 c2 m0 [/ O6 D0 l. x0 W0 z
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire4 T/ D* ?, a8 h) ]- \( ?+ y
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( C9 L( H% y3 n8 N+ OAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133. F- v6 w1 M K: Y6 T
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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- _$ x2 h1 T# W! RRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; p; K5 I* J- B$ N5 a7 [0 d sEstimated time to target is 0 minutes$ V2 b2 M# w* `# M, H
$ e, c: C5 P# ?Allied aircraft
/ @2 O' U* u, C, g/ ~ P-39D Airacobra x 16
- g. T4 ^7 O2 P9 z SBD-3 Dauntless x 75 b9 A% X9 W1 M6 a1 K$ e
) {$ Q0 B* y, B& x$ tNo Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage' G/ p. i: N! c2 y+ V* z
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132. j0 Y0 o: Q2 a
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Weather in hex: Light cloud: Y1 S- `* Z& ?( C3 `. |2 C9 ^
# K5 Y, B# P) {Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 k4 N; `: O2 H, fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes+ }5 N0 H: |) [, t( E ~" Y7 K
2 h8 e5 C" u# d( ~# _Japanese aircraft6 \6 B6 i7 y& p
A6M2 Zero x 51, e9 L, x, n' [0 x) V
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1* i; Q& T8 Y8 y
0 V( q" ~) N3 j/ F( T) CNo Japanese losses4 v" [" s3 ]6 {" s6 o
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Allied Ships
6 e& X5 {$ H' C5 i [0 s DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 w2 R3 r1 d3 Z: n# u( O0 Y3 ~
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage Z9 Y/ R4 b4 y1 j7 b' n
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ y# L1 o: I5 q. NAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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% w H7 V( {! F% jWeather in hex: Thunderstorms) J! \) V+ a) k( g W
; H3 V9 Y. H; S5 ^8 ~+ rRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& c. y; B) x: ]1 _' EEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 g' f" W" z; F& c" w; P$ l* k
* ~ `0 u* U. }- v: Z+ ~8 V8 Z6 C9 UJapanese aircraft% i$ v9 Q6 h* C. w7 g' G: r. _
B5N1 Kate x 183 C& X1 Q, h) }7 [: l, V
1 r" ^* N& H3 }6 m$ E. E3 KJapanese aircraft losses' S2 N( j3 i/ X" ]6 c1 X. b' T
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey& Z7 b& t( P; H$ C) s( e/ c4 e
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage! o0 A1 Q" o# r) Q; _; q
DD Balch2 t& x4 i1 L$ @! s% Y
DD Sterett, and is sunk |