在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战2 ~& }. Z! g$ S$ _* Z
' t( t. U6 x& u9 w8 b hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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& d; m' j( k F1 [2 rNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards8 E% u: z& O3 P: L8 Q% x1 Y# b* ~
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Allied aircraft
6 M0 {+ F3 U& {7 t [ no flights
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Allied aircraft losses z* o9 Q1 R) T" Y0 t1 v
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
$ _# V7 i; c- A+ Q2 I OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships) t" D B8 z0 u" v% `
BB Kongo6 f2 X4 x1 b5 U
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7% W% A; ^6 s/ T( @' g9 P
BB Kirishima
6 z5 w- _- z+ S5 T) l CA Tone
9 Z0 Y) p" b3 D" b$ z2 \9 U CA Chikuma0 @6 t! |5 a$ t) ^
CA Takao }! O) a& M1 u+ e- H
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2% h7 i) `) W7 x
DD Maikaze+ h4 }% G( u0 j1 s
DD Uranami; y' m; s" |3 @8 u1 W4 d9 I0 P0 }
DD Shikinami
* |3 e8 N4 N# z5 l8 D DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires& E5 ]5 \. w$ o
DD Asagiri
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a) `" B( y5 D% j# JAllied Ships; p9 j) r: K" t/ c
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) c+ r4 T# u; H- ^ CA Portland
* v" ~5 r, w1 w1 o9 {2 H4 { CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 a( }9 z/ ^. ?
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 K9 I5 j* Q4 k# l4 X$ Z9 s
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( }0 Q, a1 T' x) |# ~ DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire6 w, n, P6 Y* {" u7 b3 f1 ?
DD Farenholt" O7 |! n ^8 n5 k/ R# l
DD Sterett% [+ p6 D# Z* [
DD Balch
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, Y; e) J" w, h3 p `Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 Z' r6 i# W" h
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2" v$ O9 W& m) W
CA Atago6 E7 c" {0 T. X
CA Maya
' m. s2 L' }6 B: B. N CA Kumano9 |1 _' w( t+ j/ t
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1! ?5 H; e- A4 p8 p8 ~8 u4 Z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
: G; K. h( ]6 \' [ DD Mutsuki: j$ c: Y9 }; p1 q6 x: {( ?+ R
DD Uzuki( t S+ b5 P/ e u: w
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships6 c8 S+ i( J* ?! S0 L- F
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
v& y" p5 f5 a5 Y* e# Z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk* _1 e% e0 O* S' q5 i9 }
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. z3 J) b# M+ @8 l# i
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk; U0 C) k, r9 w) H' y, K2 M# g) X
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& ~; N" [+ H- Q/ H) O* y x6 q AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" v. U: f, e" o8 p& o
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ f/ A( {8 M% z& a3 a
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, P' j1 W/ d/ h. k' O
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; @$ V4 Q; y# K W; V
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: ]! o% n6 p3 k2 P xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk6 S, \2 f2 a) S
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk. E! a" q+ k# r/ @7 A) y
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 @! f9 ~) w3 o9 j
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- U8 L: ^2 }! Y, J' @ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. A4 `" H2 m$ q! [% F, ~ AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
8 N0 Z3 b; q1 { b 136 casualties reported
. V7 W; `+ ?; ` t3 t, _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, O/ b1 v( K C' h Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled& P- h/ E" F4 W- {/ ~& I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards4 c f+ U# M% C8 o% F
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2& O# r( i3 x% {# W" }4 x
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
6 s; g( l0 y1 L' C% o% k$ h& ^; l CA Maya, Shell hits 3
8 Q U6 u1 q4 f$ j CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
/ y3 m3 u3 ?0 g9 w$ n% g, m DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire7 T! X0 Y( `5 x& r" `9 r4 ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
* g/ a7 c* m; Y! `% Q, u DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2, o6 I1 U8 V4 D4 t+ R, l3 s
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire) x) a5 a3 X1 H4 ?; i& ?& l0 Q3 Z& q
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire; N. R3 f+ i: f8 Z; u( S
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
% t/ T# y: M) Z3 S0 A. c DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire( `6 d( |) e1 L" q3 |5 m8 C
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage8 u/ h9 H* z; o' B. m3 Q* u+ H
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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1 W4 k0 U/ f: ~- P& S+ c7 cRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
# F8 L- I2 {$ k4 s( W0 \Estimated time to target is 0 minutes _0 D" \( p% h+ V( [: ?' _" c
* s! F2 n' u' J6 P- d, `& bAllied aircraft
5 {9 ^$ u4 {' C% M1 M P-39D Airacobra x 164 j9 ^9 Y9 t9 e" ?+ ~
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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, O. Y. |4 d, M$ N/ M' WNo Allied losses
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% H7 F. o) X2 I. UJapanese Ships
5 j1 F/ r' ^8 P4 \( o- s( l8 A5 l CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 R8 y0 G" w5 i+ ` DD Ayanami
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$ d2 w a/ S: P) vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132# p; A2 ?% b+ {" ]) S8 {4 V
8 |: e" `( e2 v# B q9 TWeather in hex: Light cloud- v$ j- I7 K9 ^# ~
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 V' F! c( I# }Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 c, M* G( y' y# n2 K
9 N- |6 u9 S; _2 F( _- yJapanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 504 _& h. u H5 j- E) o+ I6 R
5 o& N. ~- p k; q0 @/ c; z0 xAllied aircraft
: z: B5 t) c, ~ P-39D Airacobra x 1% r7 e2 P6 E$ j, o, i2 {7 w$ S
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses/ @ l: D8 _2 X
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Allied Ships
! M2 F6 y9 M5 E DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk# m0 P) E; O( @
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% o% I! |% E" D DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, Z' R- A! N# @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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, j' j( D8 |. F# ~0 Z- M( WWeather in hex: Thunderstorms$ p3 i7 \& O. O; k
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ A, |; e/ E# r; E) v7 vEstimated time to target is 12 minutes1 o4 }; ]4 Z1 [: Q6 K: s3 |
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Japanese aircraft+ E! s- K8 Z0 s
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 W6 r3 Z* L# d8 G7 Q! f4 c5 \ B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
W" e% y% ~5 r$ d/ L DD Laffey8 O% L+ h7 U7 G' ?# {
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 F# u7 S J5 ?4 F. e. a. m
DD Balch" i5 C$ _6 ]* b+ g4 f$ U
DD Sterett, and is sunk |