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 N5 ~) p+ C Z W h6 A
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Allied aircraft, W4 P: {4 V+ B1 |2 r" ~+ ?
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
9 |5 u, J7 Z& ] T SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
6 v% A$ @9 ]+ {+ \ OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
" |( I% f$ A1 P7 A/ X BB Kongo
9 a$ B. t4 c* J# f BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
) m: E) m2 \3 {3 G7 f BB Kirishima4 c9 r3 K3 X: y# ?
CA Tone
$ u8 a# W; J' E7 I CA Chikuma
( s" f' I+ L* J$ ]' p. z CA Takao
- T9 a8 j2 _4 J. i DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2- z1 `9 K% S! W' e H
DD Maikaze! s+ w' j, K7 i" A: U3 o( a
DD Uranami* p ?) n# n2 i: a
DD Shikinami" N; N* H6 Q, N7 C* m
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires; H! L: o' M3 o: N# m* y
DD Asagiri
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) V" y! {6 d3 K; Y6 p6 @ \9 o BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 K& o3 w4 V+ w$ ]/ L
CA Portland
& c4 d: {3 s! C; p1 ` CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
( x4 E" C. z) @+ h7 Y CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& O# j5 h: N! e5 ? DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk+ ^# J! ^4 y% Z. ~* Y
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire# V$ ~2 A9 u/ x" f5 d
DD Farenholt
( _$ D V0 Z* a @+ s- f DD Sterett
% D% z! s8 @: `3 w DD Balch+ }* S+ ^; w0 N) [. h+ ?) W
6 `. r+ Z( z: t: f' W. xNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards# c7 x e- s* N/ X2 _9 r
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/ N {) P* A! D8 i; O$ I5 }0 W8 H" U* N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2- K' I! b8 a4 w) s0 f, ^
CA Atago1 P2 u% W) z" B: v$ ] i6 l
CA Maya2 j) d2 N5 K# A- z6 `6 u
CA Kumano
0 @9 t- u6 q& P* ? DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
' W0 p8 |8 q$ Z- Q$ ^9 k- v DD Ushio, Shell hits 1" ^# v% X: ~! \8 ?
DD Mutsuki% B3 z% m& d: u- X
DD Uzuki$ j% I+ D1 e( n' d" q2 ]6 j
DD Yuzuki$ P* u2 V z6 \! ^3 b1 ]; V
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Allied Ships
" y# }2 ]) a# \ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 H. I ] C# }8 W2 `
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk L4 [% a# |2 }+ Y; l. s( z
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* K3 f( I5 {% x }0 } AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
I& }; k5 w0 ]' g) g AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! U- s+ U3 n. ]! t: O# J) g( P
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" Z4 O& z+ [0 ?; m2 Z+ T, d e
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 ^) ]0 l- z" `% r AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( x5 m h2 j7 @! f/ r2 P6 U
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 A4 G) Q9 u5 M5 G0 N( A& t% r xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& ^% ~2 h" e8 |( }
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk- Y7 Q0 f% T7 S1 q
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 _0 C1 f1 M& W" ^% ~7 \
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
! y& W$ Q9 l/ N xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ c8 ^% d. Q; E: L% Z xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 r1 x' X$ x) S6 G+ _
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 n) \# F9 r; V$ {) _9 G; K' k8 {
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Allied ground losses:
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" Z2 ]5 @- R, \; J Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled q3 Z3 k2 Y( i5 {7 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 R! S' ?( S9 xDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards) y! h J/ x( W R! j
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 ^% P7 q/ s/ F) h# D4 z CA Atago, Shell hits 3) d( f7 n; y( s% V
CA Maya, Shell hits 30 s+ d6 H3 Q! @
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
( @3 X8 Y2 t8 B% k- R DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire3 s0 F7 F) E& e* E2 v6 X" n
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
& G) J! Y6 v9 b DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2# S: u3 a7 |+ T4 A) B: J+ ]! ?
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, W) E8 U* i8 J) m8 b
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
7 p$ G _7 Q9 ]3 j) O DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
& i( p! `0 R5 {2 |, g DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ u) T ~ O1 L( V. e5 O2 L DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage- L3 k8 g( p) z B! d# F+ j
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1338 X# [ L0 W1 y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.: u) l) o8 @+ n8 r9 p! a
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft2 E; F' ]4 r' n' }% `! U! R' V
P-39D Airacobra x 168 W8 s8 ~' D1 \" B) Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 C) j& H# v$ d9 Y( k! H
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No Allied losses+ L, x# I" q. h- a1 I( b, A* y( ]
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" \( L3 L' M3 |0 W/ V CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 o/ Q- S; J# O/ A# O& w% l; D% D$ [ DD Ayanami
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: k9 ^5 y: K7 r- ^* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132/ X) @3 W0 M! o; G
) ~8 k2 Q' T1 B& g6 tWeather in hex: Light cloud6 _. G0 M8 d f, g0 Y
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ E% c: v. I" Q; w5 R2 y
Estimated 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 aircraft7 ]0 b$ A6 m" W0 u: T7 i d
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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* J' Y* p! N9 O6 bNo Allied losses8 x( S8 G6 r d' E7 p" x3 L: C- Q
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8 t& n, j a# R DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
- T) \7 y' K- O7 K& G. b5 P, M: R DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 b+ g, e; Y2 \( _/ E2 G DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage, t9 f% ^7 z/ _: e9 n* d& A
$ b4 x! H% M% Z, SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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2 @8 n! W9 K @7 {6 rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms. [! A- u: \9 w7 C% f+ |+ |. {
9 `6 S r! e: DRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ t0 _' B( q0 m! o" F
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18, j9 o1 }1 d T2 x- J. N- ^6 Z! i
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Japanese aircraft losses1 t0 Q- S% D3 b) a9 Y5 x G0 k
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
. O: n. e; A2 O$ M9 d7 I" m DD Laffey
! c) o: c% i0 G# G4 w7 j CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
8 d- K4 M1 r9 G" Q8 N6 C! _ DD Balch- N4 a- g: Q( x4 H+ I" w$ X# T
DD Sterett, and is sunk |