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# z( A; ~& Y7 h) z! `; XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42+ a3 k' ^1 F% {% H
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& n8 `7 N& \. Q* s1 W; N" r% h- v9 i4 NNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards. F% [1 u0 D$ e/ F7 j
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no flights
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$ p0 z0 V6 {, V5 q" SAllied aircraft losses, p; a9 I! h6 u# b, T
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed" I+ Z: o9 \: G" P
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed8 q+ C7 M4 ]" _. T% b- l q
' U8 A# u K/ s" ~Japanese Ships
+ N, V8 _. X* e/ v; f6 x BB Kongo
4 \- \( W" W8 d" E8 o BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
" w/ b' {+ ? W. i. m3 [$ e! X BB Kirishima4 E4 G6 `0 V8 x0 f
CA Tone/ p/ n: m$ `4 j3 X( F' O
CA Chikuma
: [: V& Y, g' d8 q CA Takao
* q7 P) v% u" [3 Y0 I7 t' m; I% B/ E DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
9 e+ f# u9 n% }# B5 O3 n DD Maikaze; }% b4 O8 K% V' L* q+ \
DD Uranami
( i# I) b1 B9 b. \) U* q$ c DD Shikinami
9 S+ q6 P# \4 K DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires. K+ r$ r" U# c
DD Asagiri" @+ v2 F+ k, c. |
& S" U; B: l8 |( J* {7 OAllied Ships5 T* k' s0 ]4 q% I
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 ]) }1 r8 Y9 g$ }6 L( R CA Portland' Q6 J* f: R- o! |' v, t
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" {" B; B% D1 f, E6 t9 f CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ ]4 b" L# G9 a: n DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
* t2 u; Q9 O: {4 r DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire" a4 p2 D- L" G
DD Farenholt
/ g. c6 B' B: K+ ^; w0 ]7 n DD Sterett
0 g- x/ ~4 ~# [4 B. @9 s$ d DD Balch7 U, n# Y1 P7 T5 L9 g
9 F! P- d1 `( w6 yNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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/ Z" _6 U4 W" r) e+ Y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, |0 N+ P" r* l% j' j' G
CA Atago, u( D2 C: k4 i1 ~+ O; V0 ?
CA Maya) V$ f4 e; |# ^! k
CA Kumano
% G( Q8 L; g4 W, h, ?: z) K" x5 v DD Yugiri, Shell hits 15 U5 A2 b" g. U
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
$ q& l" D* y, F- x4 u/ s DD Mutsuki9 A' q4 W1 N3 t! ^( c" G
DD Uzuki
8 \3 F4 N1 g3 t8 q/ l: w: w4 `; ] DD Yuzuki3 k( m, ^: w Q. g! W
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Allied Ships
" B7 c% i3 d3 _8 D3 s+ _8 m DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! G+ n. }2 ]- y+ ~8 d5 q
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk0 I1 l. s/ H `7 v* v: V
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
& q6 O5 i# h8 k e) O AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# b3 s" [! y" C- N5 p$ u' q/ g AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" M: F! u4 A$ ]5 f0 t AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( M+ s0 w* F5 ~0 z. s: L D
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 r5 R- D( u( j( M, s$ X. M# W AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 S- } F4 E# P, r7 u7 H
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 c& r: g; B+ }1 e
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 R8 s. @- W; }' ~+ u% ~
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
, i3 O5 G$ B5 u5 e# I& D5 }: L8 O xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. l; K) P! n9 z- }* h9 U
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk% Q: T3 j0 g3 ]! S# C5 N' t- j
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 {+ L' p- T: }5 W7 `3 b2 s xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- h- a5 O4 F" x4 b
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ L, D3 O; ^# }
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Allied ground losses:
- R* j' I, Y/ ` H9 x% ?( M5 F: g 136 casualties reported9 z* c% P r5 }3 M, ^' d4 @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 c% V% w! |' s4 J- t
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
: M8 X, h4 w* s0 A% ~ }' W& R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) X' Q3 R+ `- E3 z, m* `: G
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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% U: T5 [1 a4 h9 u' t; g
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
# z# A2 N, u$ _, i& k CA Maya, Shell hits 3
6 X1 @' B. d, P" X* ? CA Kumano, Shell hits 1) V2 {% U. \; s/ Y7 p5 L* s% S
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire% G. J/ j( {: ~6 ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 m1 w9 f- n8 b) ?7 G( ^/ I7 l DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
+ f8 i: ]% r- n' c- q/ i DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
; W1 I9 A/ z) y* W. K DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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, t% ^$ {' q3 l5 }Allied Ships% g( k9 H7 ~6 |3 h; P
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire2 G; D& F0 G* W& P( x
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire G6 u6 }' z2 l
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire* }2 N+ I% q3 G c# J, l+ k
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* F9 [# s( _1 @ ~: v' @
( K6 l% O; S8 G5 U9 y0 Y8 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1334 ?6 k' l u3 \* Q) Q1 ~+ t4 S
( E+ R# w1 L. v- b3 @# \# Q: NWeather in hex: Heavy rain u0 b Z1 r5 a, Y
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ O# R/ Q C/ L& N% F1 @1 K2 V w% e/ s
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
& R0 e9 M g- \8 x P-39D Airacobra x 16
0 W. R4 a) Y% Z0 W) _2 N. x SBD-3 Dauntless x 7. r$ c- v+ H/ \5 ~/ j- F. P
5 g6 O8 E1 G4 V/ mNo Allied losses9 l$ M% b6 {1 v6 z
6 o- C) m e$ ~+ l0 M- jJapanese Ships
* O4 c3 \4 _/ O4 M" } CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
( r2 S1 d1 w% R- C( ` DD Ayanami
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Afternoon 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.& O, y3 D" z. J% {7 H
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51; ?5 d2 ~, d8 b$ P; l
D3A2 Val x 50
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& o$ K% D/ L0 g& |( L P-39D Airacobra x 18 W) u n& t" P9 ?$ M
0 u, ?! y) b; \! o5 K2 o( M/ ]5 cNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. ?( _6 T8 k2 R$ t4 D6 [' { DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 C% v* O2 U0 W& {, O% d DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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! |6 Q- R9 G& H1 V- E2 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms7 x7 L) X7 @" M% M+ {, A2 z/ v
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ N# p5 r6 G( W+ I0 F. j
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes( K" q( e+ f3 G, H6 U; S
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Japanese aircraft
& T0 v1 J# ]/ h. H {2 P" m2 Q B5N1 Kate x 181 C( i/ X3 p( ?1 R
" n2 L! {5 |0 K1 JJapanese aircraft losses5 C' d- }8 c8 x9 s. z, v
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
/ U+ o4 a. w3 W1 G9 ]+ Q3 _ DD Laffey
: k& V% s, ^# L8 ]: @* M+ o& I, e CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 R; i6 ?6 J' b% v/ D+ c
DD Balch1 ?, @* z4 D8 Q. V0 O" ^ o
DD Sterett, and is sunk |