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g) L, j5 Z, sAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 428 W# l. [/ D( P1 b* t) w
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# b' I, _8 W! Q1 S$ s/ jNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 d6 d7 x* E, W9 J( v* {# `Allied aircraft losses n& Y; d9 S3 D( w
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
! G0 O$ a9 P! G* U OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed! a& c+ ]4 W# J5 L
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Japanese Ships
+ W: { }4 R# F- _ BB Kongo" x k0 k5 {6 S" C j2 {
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
2 Z/ b I# Z' T0 m# R; O/ w BB Kirishima; s G' _ O) y2 T; V
CA Tone
) e7 A$ t5 b* G4 V: [, T1 w CA Chikuma- \. j' o t5 J4 \* H- ^- T
CA Takao
9 H5 K% l# g0 K; Q DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
# V) M0 O3 K4 C1 ] DD Maikaze1 E+ F( c/ ^% i
DD Uranami$ g9 ]2 s0 W. u. b$ f
DD Shikinami
$ O4 \) g0 i ?& Q# N5 A DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
' O9 F0 j- {2 f# ^/ D) c DD Asagiri
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" @' O8 E! f5 _! SAllied Ships
; e. m& [1 x; @ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 h1 U1 H, B% p. p8 f3 Z
CA Portland* F, ^1 z( p+ ?* \5 J/ G
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 b4 Z8 Y: n: A" Q+ l% ~
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% P# s3 K+ E* k; _+ M
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
B& ?- d7 j* Y2 b* S" J/ M2 n DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
K* G) ]; i6 A( B; b DD Farenholt [" Z; Q, k% y2 U R* s+ [
DD Sterett
# k2 V7 ?0 D$ L/ p( e. u DD Balch$ Y2 K% X- v1 l$ C9 [0 \
& y+ r( E& J% d# D$ A& tNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards1 @: T3 |. W: Z$ j8 z+ e! K
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; M6 w* _0 V0 n* V) j BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2: Q) u8 I" f9 V: \4 Y% G
CA Atago
" A7 |+ R% p4 P% o2 D) h CA Maya7 a( S9 N- _) j+ {1 m4 p
CA Kumano( q& g0 a- T: y8 ?5 Y# {) i+ E
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 17 [7 u0 ~' ^% b' t: w. s. D
DD Ushio, Shell hits 16 r; d1 |/ Y0 V. w9 M1 x! m
DD Mutsuki
3 p4 ?$ d9 E, R, W/ h7 v DD Uzuki
! d1 x8 _: s7 B, z DD Yuzuki0 M# w& ?4 d ~" j$ Y
5 ^5 J P) D! A& U" y/ JAllied Ships
4 F& C1 ]" R! d8 k/ K* K" w DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 {+ R9 ~' i7 n/ }" m& v DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
6 a0 `' b1 c- y3 e AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& f$ {. L2 u, p. G. ?, L! ~
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! e+ g% o+ u7 r6 \9 I* d0 j
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 d' L4 J/ U6 B3 x AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 H% n) E) |0 t* f( |6 c( \ AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& D& b) u2 _7 z) J( e AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( U/ O& ~& |4 O8 z$ D3 j+ s- R
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) j: ]5 u0 A6 t+ b- i+ x xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 v) o8 g' ?6 v6 s
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
" ^' l. }5 @% t, W0 ], S xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 v+ b0 m6 a6 e2 T, M xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' E7 V. W L, o xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# U! z4 u& O$ @" R# x
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 ?% y! y- h. x AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:" X% |; B- H7 _- B& l/ m* ]
136 casualties reported
/ g/ |$ ^3 s$ | Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: J- @* X1 E" g/ l8 @/ s Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
2 Q4 K% g/ c# x H" R" B Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) _; H2 a* |8 a3 |, M) N
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards8 Y3 m* M. F7 m+ \& M @; W
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) ^% Q6 `# R5 F' o, A BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 ]4 c: S( g) }- [$ Z I/ B0 H: \
CA Atago, Shell hits 39 B1 N, J# y4 o, E3 y1 E
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
: H- ~8 p5 M) @ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 p. I8 ^ Y& I# ?$ ~
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire5 f. d% N9 O0 s/ v" x [* b/ V1 l
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ ~& `! } c% u( M2 c/ Z DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 26 g5 G1 ]8 z) {$ f5 N
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire+ `6 E5 \ F4 l/ B& [1 B
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
, U: t. g: p% ]3 } J0 a4 ~) I/ @ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 L( |, ]' p: B! ]; C, O4 H! x h DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire# M3 o1 y6 H* Q" O5 v: y3 {
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire' \( J0 Y2 m) E% F" c
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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4 w% ]6 ^& t" i7 R& H/ m2 _6 jWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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6 Y7 \7 l _& z/ I9 O' Z3 IRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
7 R( S3 Y, h4 }8 O | eEstimated time to target is 0 minutes( K$ Z! l& s( d3 R+ u" F
* p$ D- ^- l/ S& f$ `6 tAllied aircraft
! e% m, Y4 L2 x7 ^' K7 u: M P-39D Airacobra x 160 C7 M( F& Q1 a
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7" Q1 [& l% X1 @) X" K
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No Allied losses7 l8 K% V& U# J
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Japanese Ships
$ F- I/ q# q. g# w Q( d CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
: S8 W2 w: t9 y- U7 s DD Ayanami
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+ i; c2 j9 f& Z/ e6 w0 mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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: o, Q* p( [' K# |% Y/ YWeather in hex: Light cloud3 {7 T+ x, V, ^1 `
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( k$ i, i" s; C# `! _Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 B0 c9 w3 E7 V
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A6M2 Zero x 51
1 A9 M8 r1 q4 @4 P4 F8 f D3A2 Val x 50' {/ v) H$ t, e; s/ I( C( N
+ d9 b' z, q% z eAllied aircraft6 }! }2 p4 m" p) z: @9 H e
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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* b8 ?8 s3 {6 U! V- T! Y. YNo Japanese losses8 P- a x% }4 O# t9 n
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No Allied losses2 {* V/ q# C7 m/ P
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
, i l3 {; \5 j8 K: S DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) q0 S. d" _! a* g
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage" P+ k% m+ i. B+ S, O! v6 z8 E
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136( `7 }, m- q" q) A2 U
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms& u/ c# c' j8 a7 O4 ?
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 t) u8 y9 v; Q6 {
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" [ L2 {' X, ?7 X
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Japanese aircraft
: x# L8 `1 _5 ^0 z B5N1 Kate x 18: R( V2 v9 `' G+ d, q
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 r% T1 E! V2 v' f4 Z B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships5 {. O6 P# D8 B+ I+ |* R
DD Laffey9 p1 j; m$ v: S
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ H0 {, [3 k* _' \( n DD Balch
$ b- H* F9 g' w9 G* x& o, e1 J DD Sterett, and is sunk |