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/ M3 `: A* ]% ~3 q4 H0 b7 ^9 g, U. _AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 ~4 d6 E% D. F# QNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights
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4 g* _, p9 o5 t3 SAllied aircraft losses y; i* j& ]7 Q# Y9 E
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed, E8 y; ~$ H+ A" ? ~& ^) ^; n
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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$ b" a( V& Q/ b; C( s, [Japanese Ships
5 |9 P* z1 {* Z" q2 Y BB Kongo
9 c5 h4 j9 O: m* V, ~! ?! y BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
' {) z" h6 C$ m2 [% v2 Y BB Kirishima
' X$ f7 N& H0 k; X( ]* r CA Tone
9 S) r7 ]2 g% K CA Chikuma0 @; r# ^1 ]% Y0 ~
CA Takao% \9 l5 J* y( S2 W1 o; k
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
6 C. @. l5 j* H* X6 y DD Maikaze1 }! M: I) ~4 u1 f: u; u3 `
DD Uranami7 T% g1 i: t8 o& {" X- }
DD Shikinami
3 z( h+ E" Y8 Y+ t$ ~2 g, I6 z* B DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
7 C& Z" b z% |% F3 H* W4 } DD Asagiri
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# j* X/ _* i3 C0 RAllied Ships
. P' ~& `& H9 a# _1 F+ i3 L3 o8 N BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; y% Y2 o8 H* \4 s( ^3 Z9 `# _
CA Portland
1 H+ R ~6 G. K( W CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; ]' B9 ^$ c7 @# K; f' n; i( Y0 ]4 t
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( b% \- Q+ n4 N/ K# `/ [% U DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( C o. Y5 {8 f DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
) ?' s$ k6 K( ]& }; e2 { DD Farenholt6 T5 `6 {( T# v# H, f1 I6 @
DD Sterett
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, ]! Y3 w6 [( w; j. ENight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards9 _" S6 ]0 D* d/ A9 |
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Japanese Ships
* C. y2 h6 N7 I+ X4 P' X; n BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 g. K1 n8 d T G, c" q. z1 G% w% z
CA Atago# c( |: X! G L% P- s! r2 D
CA Maya
! {' _& C1 Z1 j# O6 \( S" U1 L CA Kumano# D! g" g# Z( l2 ~' x! E
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1 n9 [5 J1 d. o2 D% V
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1# R/ u$ p. d. s4 C6 p6 t* a. ?1 F
DD Mutsuki
( X0 a' i7 K7 U5 i DD Uzuki" m+ f; I* @. d
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships) Q3 |, z" `. c0 u# k; p& }
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
4 m! H9 q6 b1 G& {# B DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk3 y2 K! D/ I, M2 I
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! E2 i5 c8 n/ L5 b AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) }& V! ^, T% F, u" I3 Y; N AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- `2 i, l$ M/ w7 P
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& o4 a! ^* E' P. Q1 b1 v# z
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 v6 }' m! s, ]" _2 F
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
6 ]8 U8 m6 A6 I0 }+ Q xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 Y% y$ f9 Y, V7 b xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 |% n6 h' m, M7 Z" v
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 h& F6 L3 {1 M
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' U) Y% e+ I3 b xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk2 E; n. d$ n, L' L$ O( h( ?
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) J, i, m$ ?2 \. q" s xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 ?0 A" Z0 e* y+ \
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
9 V K0 A. D: u 136 casualties reported( c" u) X, B* r& u, v) i- q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 @3 I6 y# [( Y+ j
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
) _3 d- g. e l4 o 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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/ m1 s# S% T; VJapanese Ships
/ G6 }9 u$ ^$ y0 a! d6 Z! d% B3 \ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
$ s" z1 I/ _/ B. P1 @ CA Atago, Shell hits 3
, _6 _% J1 ]3 G X5 r* i CA Maya, Shell hits 3% z& L- X" C. P. ^/ @5 U
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
& v9 h* g& d8 h2 C4 W0 i DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
' p- p% f% _6 O1 S$ B3 t DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 K9 c6 [1 s5 {9 I; B DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2$ f! `7 J+ e! t- ~* F
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire1 j- ~& Q1 O$ \6 x* Y5 j
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire: j$ |8 f9 @7 e/ k' p1 N
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ @* m. f" a7 N. o1 d" {2 N7 J DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
* l7 S$ }! a V& N* \8 Z DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133# U1 m" A; h" C. `/ V4 D6 }
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
6 n ?. X5 M% _) PEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft. p. ~+ a8 ^: Z0 y4 d
P-39D Airacobra x 16
1 n5 `% T3 D" m SBD-3 Dauntless x 7' q% F. M* G0 I# T# {3 z
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Japanese Ships
|$ G' d$ \9 U2 B- Z CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ^ o+ m0 I0 z' q DD Ayanami
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$ B& W. f N9 l5 K/ f1 ^- r5 I# r: mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1322 F* D5 S' B. M( ]' s1 R& G
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ e7 [, V5 C- S* y! [; wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 10 @' X/ r v9 ]0 c' {
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No Allied losses- i! L: U& v* Z
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Allied Ships
1 x: @4 C0 I( _: R) y. \3 \# ^ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk; b) v8 d, c4 N/ A4 M9 c( }
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 b/ d- b0 H4 f7 Q; P) t1 J DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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2 {1 ~8 i) _1 _* s+ QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; W4 V% ~& ?6 {. P3 a- X# ?) uRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 Q1 D$ w5 l6 aEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) ?! Q! d' }4 K U1 X2 [: o
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Japanese aircraft
' N0 m7 O4 q$ S1 T$ @ B5N1 Kate x 18
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged/ h' i, f; X! @/ p" B# K
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5 l% }' P: I% o% q DD Laffey5 w7 P( a6 c, {& V2 K Z
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 r* }- n: g6 t3 T. U$ r3 [$ i
DD Balch$ f: f4 s" T9 ]5 d/ S8 s$ T
DD Sterett, and is sunk |