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 Yards3 s, N" ~- T$ D$ D4 I
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Allied aircraft3 G* x4 j1 w1 }# t5 k9 c
no flights
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; E# d/ W$ k e( O6 K7 tAllied aircraft losses( t" U8 v% V6 c" e8 x- g
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
5 ] [$ j* U5 L3 L$ k$ u OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships% x8 u% f0 z2 w' i6 r+ [( y7 L" k
BB Kongo
& ~) W8 f M1 K& W BB Hiei, Shell hits 72 X& z+ M t! d m# b
BB Kirishima
$ ~. K, w& \; K& M4 W% K4 H, h CA Tone
% Q( V: i" p7 O" x) s CA Chikuma8 V+ t" R4 Z! E
CA Takao
+ a* u0 `( z5 r* ~4 O/ V$ [ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
' p1 n2 [& l4 H) s8 W DD Maikaze0 }8 Q: E3 t+ f" P a/ C1 B; e) } }
DD Uranami" @3 |8 ^# j( f. v$ h5 }2 w
DD Shikinami, W# I1 p( F' H. t; Z
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 w) Z, ?" V* J5 f- |8 ]) h4 K. q DD Asagiri W6 S+ z. {: d4 ^7 q' k d
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Allied Ships
. d* C3 g1 K% }" ^5 |" S! g BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 G/ @# }8 g* z! K( o$ v1 M# K: D( o
CA Portland$ P5 g5 V$ z5 e- I5 M/ U' S) r7 q9 r! c
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& {1 r D1 Q" w% V( c+ w5 q CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. h* F$ y& o; O$ D! y( Q, y
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
z! f+ `* y l$ H9 t DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire* J* O* }/ [7 A% o: f" o# T
DD Farenholt
3 K2 H- b, P3 Q" v3 ? DD Sterett- c8 ?' q5 m4 H$ N$ J( \# g8 E
DD Balch
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4 b ~5 c2 ?+ j; M% o) ?) b9 m$ vNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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6 m% A- l9 I" k% v. e BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
; O' R7 \4 I9 w+ o: o CA Atago
/ m) N! C b6 w+ M8 P6 i CA Maya- S$ D# l/ w3 L' `3 j; c8 P5 y/ Z, Z( o
CA Kumano
' s. C/ @/ ]6 i+ w DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
$ K1 A3 o) R' }# C DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
( p$ J( k. X @' @6 g" @ DD Mutsuki( V, H. T; X1 E- H) [! Q! m
DD Uzuki. B; F/ A2 M E: S1 T, p7 f9 E5 B
DD Yuzuki. P! y& X& F7 H
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b! D8 p! E+ v! J8 o/ N DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: z+ @' s; w) ]9 Y9 s, E DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
! o: p( F. E G1 R AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) }# N: H/ k, C* ^6 R3 i( l
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
; B6 L# X9 ^+ Y AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 ^ q w4 @' U
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" q2 t1 Y* J- g9 b7 Q, e+ D& w; o( X AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ Z0 C0 w& r2 _) ]" @
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk; l0 O# g) d/ {) e5 W8 y
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 n6 t* i9 g2 a- Z8 ^ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) Z6 k5 d" Q( j8 R" I% t3 C) p6 e
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 v( o* ?! K9 V/ g4 @% b xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 f- u$ i: K0 z xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk5 X! u: j( Z* H) D
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ t7 B+ K, |2 d
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 {- k8 r4 q6 K, H
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, V$ c; q& l$ s( v& A( ^ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled7 P( S: l- J9 b& V9 s' d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards2 [, o1 s/ Z' V' i: d/ b- d
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Japanese Ships7 d9 f' J( A* q, |' \
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* X% r* t5 T5 i' J! M% c# i CA Atago, Shell hits 33 Z) ^ b1 P1 E& _* b; v. s$ B
CA Maya, Shell hits 3. V4 ]" }/ i% Q7 Q; T" Y# D8 s. o
CA Kumano, Shell hits 17 g! ^( W! [4 m: y! l& J& n
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire/ }( e! z: G/ z$ E+ n; j
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 J9 D1 N+ z2 t' m5 w DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2/ l1 N/ q2 {: Z5 s
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire( J# k+ H3 J+ S! q
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires$ g! e! ~$ E" y- y
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
- s4 t- z! \" o1 z# D DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire( p. Z3 J8 V3 D. o
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire: i$ N2 B1 ~+ X9 R. t2 C% K
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: \6 Z8 x9 y9 u, }' I6 q3 ]Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1339 `1 ]2 V4 a8 Q: |" [
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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, k% D. b( E* G( }4 f! T! i* NRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
N; } K, j% `) w# A2 V; oEstimated time to target is 0 minutes, w' C4 O. a6 E) ~
6 c7 `- K& T3 _; p+ wAllied aircraft
5 ~' f7 S- S; J5 [ P-39D Airacobra x 16" K/ w# P0 {: X7 J* D6 I$ X
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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* @" T' X7 K/ n( ?: cJapanese Ships6 `7 A: }7 H$ g6 N+ ]
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
# b# j8 F! y- x5 O+ U DD Ayanami& Y" |0 F$ c/ k1 l/ b R) J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1328 @6 B/ @" @$ M3 H- H& W0 Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
k1 N, _; r. \3 F$ _" KEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
2 I6 p5 N) S) ^ P-39D Airacobra x 1
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' w( x+ ^& E9 UNo Allied losses' `9 H+ [ T9 Z8 J4 A! h
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0 z& ^9 U2 u( n5 q' {1 a3 S. O DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk2 Y- F# \, V. e0 m: K
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 ^0 l4 L% R- s0 i$ r
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 ]: i+ K( w# p
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: S5 t( B3 W8 S; G. P) W2 `( u
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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3 n- p: F6 Q* y; w, eJapanese aircraft
1 I3 [$ ~& Y# Q B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 n8 g) A. M( L+ e7 W B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged4 F% b: Q- _* h+ \
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DD Laffey
) P5 o9 d* }4 v CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
+ r6 \* v2 |" R% r$ U B$ u DD Balch
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