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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42$ @( M% A, ?8 c) D4 f, B0 Z* ?
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards4 h& M8 B6 R2 |) w
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no flights+ ?1 @1 n6 y8 `/ f& T ^5 n* p
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Allied aircraft losses
2 R# k Z4 i3 p6 b( A: A E6 G+ ^6 T SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed% y$ S6 |- [% X5 l" z/ [
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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; T6 u4 m" C! j' ]$ E" VJapanese Ships2 c( p- S; d$ \# b5 h$ H
BB Kongo2 l, W7 b# \- z- r; V
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7; a% W5 C+ G2 N% J0 Q
BB Kirishima8 j. z+ j2 s- V- M7 |
CA Tone
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CA Takao4 h3 O1 `# q C) G6 N6 q0 H
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2, o" p6 G( ]: j! ^
DD Maikaze- F+ U/ d( _: _+ r' G0 i4 ]8 i
DD Uranami
3 k: R& K$ r4 Z+ ?' ?( s1 Q DD Shikinami
: @; S3 o6 @! s9 f3 C, \8 c# y6 g DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
) U m3 c0 e$ \2 R/ O DD Asagiri+ f. e4 k- A1 ^( {0 p$ L7 f8 a, K
' M* L$ d7 l* jAllied Ships
4 ?6 ?) D! X) C1 X8 _* e BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 n) A# _$ O+ k$ g3 q CA Portland
, i+ T- O& K5 ]+ g7 p CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk' m3 u0 g0 |6 K7 S6 v+ H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) B* E% E5 Q6 K" O6 C* ] N DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- T9 C9 T) ^1 A DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire9 l" K4 L: X4 z) _* C0 q
DD Farenholt, H2 B# ?7 |5 J6 ?8 X0 H2 t) A
DD Sterett
* T% c" |5 P- j3 S DD Balch
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. `/ Z- J2 c$ uNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
% d9 f, m; n# [1 x CA Atago: M6 k0 B0 v# A9 g) p
CA Maya$ M( I L! T: L9 a- ?
CA Kumano
( ?' l" `5 i! P+ _ w DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
! _. L$ x1 R3 N6 E+ ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 u6 H0 l, ^. G5 {" f. s. E
DD Mutsuki
# w. Y- q# {0 g$ B/ d1 K+ P DD Uzuki
# D. f5 m. o0 W- G- S6 A DD Yuzuki
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2 T2 E9 V. C+ C. J1 {* W DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 ~% {, ~& U0 d; N DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" V/ [6 J5 H% u* U7 T4 a& g
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk! P4 P. @, z, P
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk. T. T& o: s4 I# i5 ?
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 F% S( ~# L- i3 K2 S
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* n7 F1 D1 |& f' G) D
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& f7 P3 p; p' l6 j) _
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- K- ^# }. ~1 W4 R; `- g
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% Z( Z* [6 k \) n% a) b, i3 h# Z
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 E4 E2 R: k" I$ [. R' t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk' W$ @+ F5 z5 T0 B% P0 M9 i
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 ?" W- w: N. `1 _ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 @2 `% A, Z: t6 W xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
U f. Y0 J! x5 z& \* o* Q" z xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 f0 D4 J( C" f, X- ~
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( k0 J9 [- `* m( L( P+ q/ x3 O4 f; ~
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Allied ground losses:3 @3 j* D- P- I' Q
136 casualties reported+ }0 B4 N B) P. E0 P4 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 l; l# z6 T0 ~" U- }3 b4 I3 I: s. d
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled6 }0 t! w6 e* J* x6 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 y% {; f8 {8 \. i6 S- r" k
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards# H3 G; ?. a a
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2; |0 l$ g! y0 Y
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
9 c3 Z0 d( V( U CA Maya, Shell hits 3
. }+ Q. H' L+ x1 _5 Z4 U) P CA Kumano, Shell hits 16 `3 B, K; W( C1 O# B- a
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire3 \ l9 e9 V0 ~$ n h; L: s" s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 `( L/ |2 w7 @" C7 z& U DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
& ~& A, R* @1 L+ v DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire+ |9 v, \. M ]7 b
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
a6 ~% V/ H0 z2 A% j- z DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 F0 F! ^! o7 G5 H DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire1 @6 h, n* y# F
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
' m; n' {. M1 _+ h3 L& w9 b 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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. c2 \ N( F' V! b4 OWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ P$ F/ I: K3 C- A6 J9 ERaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* [' [( ^+ L2 @# |Estimated time to target is 0 minutes4 R' V+ S7 f- f8 C
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Allied aircraft( P) I6 T; h f/ J9 Y0 @
P-39D Airacobra x 16
8 T- S0 n1 N& u, j SBD-3 Dauntless x 7; D! z; a9 D) ~7 ]2 z$ B
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No Allied losses6 `; }6 }1 o N G; y
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Japanese Ships# I2 p8 ^0 O/ _& P
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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) E0 C# ?. I0 v. X- ^ `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132+ t) a! `0 m; R$ }. a/ K$ i( P2 U. T
; t, t6 {) o( hWeather in hex: Light cloud
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1 p! y; N/ A3 LRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 G' x, x7 Z/ a# L* \' k
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes; k( J) ]2 V! t1 A: } g0 b" z
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 13 V4 p, ]! ^- \) y0 a" k# m$ I
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
: V: s) v b) M' W# ?2 o DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 b6 V0 ^3 E; _
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. c R% v7 Z# [% Y. Q$ f5 B
5 M8 _% y, ~4 b. l. C1 qRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 Y" ]2 W$ N; ?8 S% r9 @& s5 REstimated time to target is 12 minutes* r& H3 f- E: u: |3 c: @8 F) l
- B! x7 a; H) x: e0 cJapanese aircraft
3 q1 j8 G3 M: d6 q0 F% x4 K9 t B5N1 Kate x 18
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7 s4 u$ I' U: e3 H cJapanese aircraft losses5 D% w: @- B ?1 `+ B" r" a
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged% t) E6 I" Q* ^8 J" T4 {4 }% H) w
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DD Laffey$ v7 p* o; r# T6 o
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: v: @# a) c; z1 M
DD Balch* y$ t; r, A" R9 C. m
DD Sterett, and is sunk |