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I2 l( R0 \' n4 PAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42+ P1 ?% k& H3 e4 ?/ e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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8 c/ P* ]% C3 L no flights
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7 x# e; i; h" R7 u( A' i" ]Allied aircraft losses
# {1 x, r, A5 p SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
5 D9 M# C3 ^- d3 `5 W6 { OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
2 H3 Z, q+ x3 S9 ~ BB Kongo$ l' o& n7 T: K4 q
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
( M% [3 L6 R" Q3 p* f BB Kirishima* x2 y# p; i) S* c8 w8 l6 t: I9 N9 i0 j* W
CA Tone
4 E( q) ~$ o, t/ Q# O. } CA Chikuma, E; L5 d" s; J
CA Takao
+ k9 c h* V1 t1 X/ r DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
3 L( @& A! R0 Z" o6 V1 m/ M2 d( b, T DD Maikaze% h4 g% C6 |7 R: M& g1 a
DD Uranami
$ O( V3 a/ z8 B DD Shikinami+ q( D- C- M( A$ a& k
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 P6 b: }+ x7 Y! e0 |8 V( X! [ DD Asagiri7 D0 b, S+ D, {6 _( i# ~
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8 Z1 i9 Y9 p. G- ?; R2 }/ f/ m BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* G4 H# [1 |( h7 [- L# k2 a
CA Portland8 `+ k- C! i1 e& B5 M- _- u6 u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 ]" r* P1 i" t \" Z1 S! y1 v
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& _9 M" e# B1 R! ^ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 }, k6 k2 K S3 S4 \6 |- v( \
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ R9 |" g! D* G% h# y) D: G DD Farenholt/ h; M$ y& B& N2 k2 l( t4 J6 ~0 d
DD Sterett) E8 E. N( J9 H" d& k) X
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards; g. _/ ~3 ]: J8 Z9 [
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Japanese Ships
' U/ Y. [" m, ^5 Y1 i6 p" }% ^6 c BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
5 D. l/ O9 m/ }1 _$ a$ v5 ^& q* J CA Atago
6 F; J5 f: |1 D* k1 u CA Maya
, D1 W1 {9 d, i; ^$ ]7 n4 m% u CA Kumano5 J& {' h/ `/ Y |
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
% ^3 @ J3 e' D. f5 V DD Ushio, Shell hits 1+ ? a- K8 h* G5 r, Z! ?1 w
DD Mutsuki
9 g s! A4 n. j: G. v4 P6 `6 L; d DD Uzuki; H* E, [) Y7 O T4 P
DD Yuzuki I* X$ ?% b2 @: c5 d
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Allied Ships
. i& b. _4 w6 A6 x" C DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" k! e+ e) Q, z& u) j DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
. A* N0 d0 z% V5 b& O, Z' L2 k1 z AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: v( K9 G+ y6 E0 G6 q2 S a* V* ~
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! N C) z& y" a3 o7 D5 }1 x
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. Q: V+ ], H) x* J6 |9 W9 ` AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: B0 B7 W; l5 }- Q; ` AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 P4 S' @/ m( v, Y/ K
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
# n" F+ `! |. Y& \3 p1 @ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk9 f4 }! T! T+ o- u* {# _
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; l8 O0 P' F- `& w+ W
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ \. n! v3 i* ?6 a6 Y: F7 p
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk9 H& o! N, X9 y6 W
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk# }3 \. d3 n% {$ S9 m% N0 ]; p5 i
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Z* d8 Q9 e9 Y6 A xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, x& L5 n: S: V0 K2 e7 F9 b0 _2 Y AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
0 z8 K/ @ s3 W6 x 136 casualties reported
$ Q' R3 Y6 H5 \: L ?6 L& T Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 s) D" F; D; {/ ?7 h Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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/ {8 x1 K# ]" K/ S9 l) o. ?Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 Z( ?8 X- k% B, A9 F) L
CA Atago, Shell hits 33 {4 ]$ k* ~: e; r$ Y! [+ P0 S! W6 r/ u
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
$ s+ o' w' R2 A1 t CA Kumano, Shell hits 1; R( H! G6 w. U, c- y
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire8 N+ U& T- u4 B8 ]* l
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 e8 h5 f$ H. s# Z5 c DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2: G% L, Q; E; k' u5 |
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire" N& U2 [8 J6 {) _6 W: T
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires2 q+ {3 w$ |% }9 A; j
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Allied Ships
( v. B$ u, z9 E8 ~$ @! M9 s6 m/ c" E$ E DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& }/ T' E7 c+ V3 D) b- s5 @5 z2 S
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire2 I& k+ q/ Q3 t; |
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 x: \1 ~9 \: d1 P 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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" I8 ~) l3 u1 j2 v" h- pWeather in hex: Heavy rain3 ]+ L) u& x, {4 S
3 Q# o$ E! O& ARaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
8 {5 f; y4 ~ j0 p- k; \" UEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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& G0 f/ z6 I y# R7 F& ~$ ?7 A, ]% EAllied aircraft5 K* z3 v# G1 a# A8 ?
P-39D Airacobra x 161 G+ E6 D& i6 _( \3 T, N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7! [) z9 p9 Z; g7 [/ _9 U
( J J# H& e( m6 d! kNo Allied losses
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% x) ?& A- C$ w* K" \' o, z CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage1 y& { V' w) |- M) A4 p- [7 i
DD Ayanami5 F6 L0 t4 U. T; @4 ?" Z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132& r; H T/ M. u# I7 z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud9 h3 p$ a) L, d4 c4 x9 F& \
0 F" a7 \. s. Z8 E9 k' i7 P g$ oRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( _5 s" B5 U/ Q/ P9 t; R
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 1* j6 P% l1 |7 J7 u: F4 k7 `
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses) b' J# a: Y! g
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Allied Ships! \9 q. [% x' I
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
6 ?. u9 T' ]8 B; |7 n# `7 e DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 {* o6 ~9 P+ H+ s& A. f
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^/ r3 I+ E9 Z# ^/ j4 [
* p. ~! B! F/ Z: l2 l7 ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136# D _2 }% A8 f, l4 ~5 x3 `9 U
1 o9 x& q- H0 V( R5 WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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9 q. h/ ]0 E! VRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ b2 d- t6 N3 u8 d: X$ z& Q
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) m n/ N4 Z3 K" j/ a
- b: Y: _$ x3 Z& vJapanese aircraft
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& [9 m- S% L/ B7 i0 G" tJapanese aircraft losses
8 k( W! S W2 h& j/ E B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships+ L* ?" { T6 } `0 c$ Z
DD Laffey' N3 p# X3 b1 h5 Y" I
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
: _4 N, `9 z& G; ^3 v DD Balch
* l" @2 \2 F9 x/ A; ^+ v' n DD Sterett, and is sunk |