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a) I/ @1 u6 L) x$ p. Q3 bAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42% u! ~, Y3 l7 e( q! w0 I
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards6 `& M( N8 a w+ [' K2 F6 I) l
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no flights
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$ p% r1 Q5 s# xAllied aircraft losses, J( }% C5 J! A" z# h7 u
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
1 z6 h3 d1 | H" b+ }1 c OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed2 [# g/ V1 t7 x% s
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Japanese Ships* a5 _! q5 E8 \* B
BB Kongo- A1 s$ S2 _: b9 d4 R
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
. h* N0 A; H& r* v/ { BB Kirishima: V: a5 {3 K% D' X t
CA Tone
4 Y5 g! E* Q f7 l7 o! x# B2 g CA Chikuma
4 }. a6 Q0 h1 i/ W2 P CA Takao
* U! e5 `2 E! ]: l3 ] DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
0 L. o8 ]) H& s- A( ^ DD Maikaze
4 O. k2 Q; n% R s* X9 T* t+ ~ DD Uranami
, Z3 i; `7 r1 q- k- R' C% K DD Shikinami
* {! M" d9 j) t4 I DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 i+ m% n) r+ M# u# J" S DD Asagiri
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/ S Y. @: y" E# }$ _Allied Ships9 P0 h- c8 T0 A4 d, Y
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! o- p# @4 p/ r* L. Z
CA Portland; J& d3 g# L- M9 m2 _& J* g @% A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! |& i7 N& R9 |- p: } CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 @# l% Y% V2 Q DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 V$ {8 v9 @# J# P6 ~- ^
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 R9 q4 P$ z8 K, Y DD Farenholt8 u l2 _& n# F% m
DD Sterett2 k, w9 d w6 i$ U& [- w
DD Balch
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. P/ z' o4 q2 T; u' ONight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, ?" ]* h/ W0 S/ ^ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 20 E) D0 R/ w' ~" s4 x2 w7 p$ K8 L
CA Atago* L- j# m8 C, ~
CA Maya
( l) j7 v! j4 M( @' X CA Kumano i3 C2 P# T+ X8 [, o
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
- r p' c5 S- ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 1" D* {' r; Q- l) V
DD Mutsuki0 i4 P+ e, c! ?3 \7 C
DD Uzuki; z3 B2 ?$ f. d& L" N/ Z* R& C% H
DD Yuzuki! I- T% Z$ Y0 x1 P
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( N! C- `' w+ R- H; j/ H; Q DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: q& k! N; [9 u
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" {6 Q$ d% b/ \
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 e$ _) B; N" h3 m
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* I m+ u* \$ @+ J
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ Z$ i N, U* |9 U' M% D AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" z; r6 E9 ?. g) b, T0 |
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) y' q0 q0 x* N: I; Q3 X" c, p
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 g4 F1 v, a2 M( ?6 D& g" u. d xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% f' b% U6 G- y" `: f. h) x xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
/ J4 Y* o7 z. f+ B- i" O5 z; t xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
? u. Q. P9 D5 Z Q+ c xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 i/ e$ K6 C: \2 k6 ?7 n5 E% ? xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 H% i- m( y0 [+ G8 [
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- }; S5 p( p# R
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ f2 r; k* N9 ~9 ?1 F$ j' K/ @
# r/ f9 s1 q8 j6 [9 }. x" |1 W+ a* @- BAllied ground losses: w& I( h4 t& `2 G8 ?- X N) v
136 casualties reported `2 l# s# M& d3 o, C8 d6 ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" q g I7 F/ y) O/ \+ t Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
8 q3 d) B' n* u3 _5 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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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% d5 `5 u4 K; b
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
% x9 f& A7 r. D! x; ]/ Q1 N CA Maya, Shell hits 3: b! W5 e* T3 J% E- n. u% m; |& i
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
* R$ L# x, {- t9 f s! T& m9 F DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
. f t* I% G! ~+ W& S3 ~ DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: B* t2 N0 f! i
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 25 `( C( H2 T, G( e0 g5 n
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, G' e* L* y, J$ J" `
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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& y. e( L' N6 K- n DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire+ o6 A3 N9 B2 }2 ^& X' i
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire5 x9 [: W/ u% r0 Y) X
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 I9 h ?9 q( i2 d# d; i+ c7 L% p0 p
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 H0 _$ N" c. N$ X# w' u3 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133/ P, l0 p5 U) h
% ]( c C, y" R8 [: v0 j0 C) I4 YWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
( Z C; z; t- @1 m9 OEstimated time to target is 0 minutes( z& O- }# V: Y& |7 g4 v0 K4 V
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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0 X! S$ H Z* w: QNo Allied losses0 a5 H1 H0 s; l% V- V( }1 _1 x
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Japanese Ships
7 r2 C- v: J; ~. l CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 s% h4 Z7 W% h6 Z' U DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1329 e5 U2 L1 Z, ~4 J: g4 K
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
6 g, |7 p1 S! \# C- g8 LEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% D2 c% o& z9 { W6 ]+ l& F3 B( s
A6M2 Zero x 51+ z1 S H$ B" Z. t, _2 k; z; j
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses
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Allied Ships
. H% W) a% B3 z" h9 G% g9 i DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 M0 |6 J2 g4 G" H8 A7 U7 t7 x DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
( K" q) {' V: {" ? DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ ?! M4 _, A* ^' K
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136/ E( s- p1 l3 I1 r5 f3 K/ K& _
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! Y8 `$ R* j# m& ]Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" r4 y& a1 i+ {4 T0 c+ a
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
- n! q+ X& G& e: S& ]' f( n B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged% ]3 n9 R5 t7 i+ r4 Y7 N. E1 X
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; Z5 [$ O! M- a DD Laffey: J2 x. k6 b9 E. n l# P
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: W F) S8 Y Z- U8 d
DD Balch$ ?3 L: Q- B, [; E J4 C( t9 X
DD Sterett, and is sunk |