在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed9 f( h) z' |+ k0 \9 {$ F% i# |1 Z4 S
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
3 U1 E1 e; u4 H! `# N4 d0 m BB Kongo
1 R# k* X1 g) @8 f+ z BB Hiei, Shell hits 7# Y8 u! p* V0 a3 G0 D4 V
BB Kirishima e5 H9 ~. C* h
CA Tone2 g ~, y" z W/ a& m
CA Chikuma
, B7 {4 v0 v# \! {( Z4 _ CA Takao+ ^) L" i- x( E1 @' N: s6 W! F
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 26 t. \$ n' ~' i6 p
DD Maikaze
* P# Y7 R( {" Q DD Uranami* M) z) p& `0 b" m# R p
DD Shikinami
+ e9 ]8 J: a' Q; C6 j; ^4 ? F3 A+ m DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* ?. J8 F3 O; n* Z+ ^* k$ Y DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
6 G% n' x+ A. q# c: Z+ K BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 o' @& H& M" r/ y3 T. { CA Portland
$ L# U( I3 X5 } CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; N* W- e6 w) }5 ?
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; R; B( c1 t7 \; N
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 `/ u! I+ H: j; i. E DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 G6 l5 z) l# M6 Z DD Farenholt
6 q& n9 d' a/ K/ j DD Sterett6 N& Y+ l# l3 h4 o8 t6 f/ r/ O
DD Balch& }3 z2 I' P! u8 g' Z0 [8 W- G5 k
' A) a: ^1 M1 h' SNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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# Q, @; J) [9 kJapanese Ships
4 P6 y0 W% D+ Z/ a BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
& ?* D* F W @/ u& ~ CA Atago
4 I( O- C- x2 `- _7 |5 _: _$ x CA Maya
. M8 D9 Y. G4 Z1 P; y1 ^# n# l5 k0 h CA Kumano
# q& c3 L1 H* C$ L2 F; O$ J0 [ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1* o, x& n k6 {" g; u: u
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1) t) b& m* v8 ?' h4 A
DD Mutsuki3 J# @4 b; o4 Y3 U) q5 z. z4 [& a4 }
DD Uzuki
5 u' V6 k* x: O0 s9 { DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 `( F* X- Y& e& m1 e
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ h7 K1 E2 L, H" I5 N" l
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( a( t3 e4 p4 U% }% w8 ^- _! N AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk0 T- O1 B% `2 q/ a6 S
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( r/ ~6 j' J2 W( n7 P4 S
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; ?, |# s- d' }+ n$ ~8 g, D AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; O) w1 E |3 F, H) _! u3 a
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
, y0 f9 f; U% u+ Y7 K, B( ^; y xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ B! b' b3 x6 z# l
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; R# F# d! I- b7 [9 g' h6 t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk. T7 w2 r% w$ y% U* R. t
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 n' z" w) [+ R
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
: O$ y. Y3 N/ b8 }' } xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ |3 I/ g! {& l0 a xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) J9 }8 \; t/ f- ~4 p
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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4 ]( W, P# [7 H7 L( ~Allied ground losses:1 J" `* B8 _1 | p
136 casualties reported9 d0 A$ y$ t. P: Q, w1 f
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! J" E( x/ U! n8 E0 b x2 G Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
9 ?8 y) `- O3 h4 v3 B& W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards1 u6 r! y3 b' B$ e/ B" G
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Japanese Ships
1 T! N3 O2 i' n1 E BB Mutsu, Shell hits 23 }* M/ l/ [2 C$ {9 ]" O B6 O
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
& a6 ^- ^1 O" ]' h* `% }( ^8 h CA Maya, Shell hits 33 p l1 F& f; u: q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
' W; q( A5 w+ e DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 F; s1 |. _7 [ ?0 ~. q1 E# C
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! j4 L6 J) q: F7 B& j
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
* W' F3 p# E$ ]# I, O ~/ Y5 b DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire+ M" d2 K0 w E3 X* b) c& v' k- @" z
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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4 G3 w# {& B5 p6 [. A- Q DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 c2 J5 c2 f" C% ~7 Q DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire0 F( x& M; ]! \) d
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire9 k' T& s4 T1 [/ c6 l% r! I, @& o1 g% R
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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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ |/ |7 g9 B0 Q6 m9 l) r* @8 jRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% e. z+ j2 P& Q
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes; s V# Q3 n4 G: T2 ^
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Allied aircraft* g% ?- y3 M/ |7 B+ U# f
P-39D Airacobra x 16
7 l' ^- C! |0 I1 t& \; C3 V SBD-3 Dauntless x 7- d- C! P) B& f" t5 U. v
7 f: x' ~! H; Z$ lNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
7 | Q- Q* H8 ?, X# o CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
' Z& S6 C) N% r x7 V) S DD Ayanami" G( J T/ X2 R r$ U! F
/ V2 L1 t' L" \) D6 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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! b4 Q/ A- I4 W: d1 ^Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
% \1 o: R0 n0 w# B9 s2 uEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses: D7 }3 _8 _3 P' s
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Allied Ships
9 c; [ V, w( W/ h: n9 I DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 T# A1 T$ y* p/ j
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% o2 L' x4 s- m6 L$ A' J. R4 x
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 e" v- C7 j, ^, d& A
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1360 K. w, r+ I: k/ r9 i
5 S i% N* D: n3 n9 K0 uWeather in hex: Thunderstorms: P& s+ i, d. O2 {% T( f" z- i
" W% Y2 v- O7 T$ DRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ ~' L, u0 l) p
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 u8 ?% J. z% v
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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. S3 F5 T. K4 V$ l9 Q( qJapanese aircraft losses
1 @6 K% V4 p+ v( ~1 L' V B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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! h7 |+ I @7 i1 N4 w DD Laffey" i Z9 B: D0 w# s
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage" x t% }! I3 k( v
DD Balch' y$ z1 e/ C2 @& R5 \ K
DD Sterett, and is sunk |