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$ X8 V1 k) m7 F# \) @) Z4 W9 wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 ^# Q! I' N/ ]; i2 ~0 |
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards1 t3 u% r9 e( m9 l$ D6 k- L
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses7 q' V ^, p8 `6 t6 X `
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed/ A9 i* e4 h2 D% G
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed- U, @+ Y1 \: q: \
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Japanese Ships b3 Z# K d# ~' n7 f8 J
BB Kongo5 x: f# }% j( ?! X$ e Y$ z
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
9 A% d& i# S5 _$ E% p BB Kirishima, U9 @0 \+ ^$ }! f* }, m6 I! B
CA Tone
, K. W# w% w' \ CA Chikuma
: t5 E5 g$ w* L( Z# x CA Takao! I. j9 c( c. o% r/ v! a
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
. f8 _2 o+ h; t6 W3 F3 }: h7 e DD Maikaze
1 d( @$ [, I1 T& \* o/ G7 | DD Uranami
: W2 _/ S, c3 J4 i. x DD Shikinami- i3 [ Y+ [, s/ j9 C- P Y% C
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
; T2 ^" x& [. ~ DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
- N0 C* z# V2 i' ~) S' V Q1 J BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& C) v& m6 b9 K8 }3 Y9 A CA Portland8 v+ b% Q( s1 u) e9 }. w* [
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# Y' Q" w: p% w9 k; ]0 R
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( x; x( I7 T3 v& L* k Y
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 j& s9 e! P2 O6 ], P) i* Q DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ U9 j0 f. j% f, T1 b, I, T; i7 A DD Farenholt ~% H& @& F" l, s/ X
DD Sterett. o+ {4 M/ E- a; p8 W6 s
DD Balch/ S/ [, v9 h0 D
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ u: J8 e, A9 P/ M. w7 a' M5 [# y CA Atago
, y J1 G5 j# ]1 a8 N" y CA Maya( E+ @( e# ] I% j; o* v7 j
CA Kumano
2 `. v( Q7 y1 M2 H; _6 C DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
# c1 \9 j# B, a+ y DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
; D6 y! ~7 H) N& H! ~ DD Mutsuki
& [9 D: ?1 f: Y! f1 l6 ?; p4 ?5 m DD Uzuki
% Z$ ?8 h8 _( d# ^ DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships3 U* V; b9 M* q6 [6 m; z2 f
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
8 f8 g0 b% j& O4 K( n DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 r2 Q9 C- ~, q( P$ L8 ^# o/ p AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: P0 e" B3 Z( F: | AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' k) K: w1 g) Q, o8 K2 P6 ?, H# x AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 H- h5 a3 W- \8 I AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 F7 O7 S9 I% S1 O7 ?! X' Y& S AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; |0 S+ U; {$ i- b
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# h5 t" Q0 u: F$ D xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
+ I5 V3 l E# F" z* t# O xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ x- \2 ^6 t" |. Z xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
" w6 L1 ]9 z7 P$ G% J6 G1 M. b/ y, L xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' K& J8 o2 [9 k( i0 H w9 j xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk4 f% ~3 ?& K2 F/ v! w' Z& r. X! l8 |
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 P% ~& B" j* X6 a' w xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( G! {) L2 x/ ^* g1 v" D% ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:( |9 R# c* i- J+ a: @
136 casualties reported
. B! N# O3 N+ D u4 S) y6 l! s b) V Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 E/ v, w: s+ a, p' C) K Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled5 b+ o. P! J- e! Y) ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 ]- @8 Y: G: ^Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
, i& [# N4 T0 p7 N2 Z" } BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% k# s" c+ y* t0 U& ?
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
7 K% y; t9 J' B. L9 m CA Maya, Shell hits 30 ?. N! c# x( I( S8 h2 e
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
1 Y3 L2 M6 [5 i' T4 p DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 |: `0 b y! S2 v, m, M2 @8 E DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( F4 ?8 ]) q; X4 [
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2# {" D( z% c# D2 @' \8 c" t
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 k/ U& g! g( q7 |8 R1 ]+ z DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" U) q% X$ E9 L6 d+ z1 m; S
8 D0 E1 M: O- y- B" ]Allied Ships8 E+ S, E" { @" ^9 ~3 M/ b2 S
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 _3 B; a+ u5 `) ~1 V4 q4 m DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
/ a8 r, {1 Z- V3 | DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire3 A! C/ c& @+ l. ?/ T
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 M' x9 b. h* L3 J4 f
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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) }8 X& Q. s( P( jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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; ]- M) J9 K$ [8 d) k6 rRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 _! v* ~) Z; H
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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9 A$ z* q, q: _ g0 Q% i8 i$ nAllied aircraft
4 ~$ }; L3 Z+ }# K P-39D Airacobra x 16
2 h2 Z* ~2 n9 T" `( E6 ^ SBD-3 Dauntless x 79 n8 a$ b( A2 T& }) Z, |
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No Allied losses, }3 v# w2 C2 x% ^
* @' K; r, s, N" QJapanese Ships2 h$ \$ b! B t' b3 d9 ]& K0 F
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage9 B$ b$ @8 b2 ]+ Y/ y6 ^
DD Ayanami9 _) Q8 @' H, z/ k( `4 \
1 A2 E; Q) y7 E6 `# MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, \0 E2 h7 D' Q( e# i7 QEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 \% i! q( Z1 v4 U1 P& c
/ N2 a1 Q% K4 ?4 y1 EJapanese aircraft, N1 L y3 U& D
A6M2 Zero x 51
3 C& w/ m( L2 N4 w8 k D3A2 Val x 50
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, a8 A4 r' s# l) y3 ^, r) u8 g$ c \Allied aircraft
& D* f K) a( l0 H9 A; d+ v P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses! u; C( u# K! J7 | c: o
0 G. u1 B8 c' H8 ~9 e+ BNo Allied losses$ H2 Z# y! y& S/ k; ?3 Q: \
7 |$ p& P0 v2 R# w" `3 f1 t2 RAllied Ships
, W! N* Q" d% p1 n DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
# F" H- m) O F+ `: v# a9 Y8 @ DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
h! I$ V- [/ b: u DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136; s/ Y+ P1 w' [" J% c7 p& h2 ~- y
" ]$ y: U/ R7 w# v( D7 }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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# G- E R4 {- X0 O5 c bRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! y- t) X. J6 ^2 ]. gEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 W1 {: ] w/ a7 Q- Z
B5N1 Kate x 18 a8 L4 H3 g5 h7 J4 F& L
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Japanese aircraft losses
# K. o- a: z( `+ M; Z, D B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
" } s, A" \+ F8 n3 }, z' W1 ^ DD Laffey
C% }7 R+ [7 z; Y A0 r CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 V7 S/ ~; v( A7 g
DD Balch
& Y3 I8 o/ m1 f DD Sterett, and is sunk |