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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Allied aircraft0 Z' `! _, D( H
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
3 h& i' j8 m. J+ }3 v* M SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
, ?3 g/ l# i# t( q OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
' L9 Q7 e9 X/ G. r BB Kongo
' \( U+ o7 o. N4 U4 h BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
0 x& B7 n6 \ s, ] BB Kirishima
7 o$ L/ ?# I% _. a& m% N: P5 ^& g4 K CA Tone
* s* d! w/ t# ^: N8 \ n1 T CA Chikuma* Z' u* N6 o: K
CA Takao
' u. j. z! T! v; b! _; c. F DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2& Q5 b5 v0 L3 |0 v/ H
DD Maikaze" ^- P7 _, ^! u) _+ S
DD Uranami: n! q6 a# y* X' d
DD Shikinami( h0 h* I( @& u5 t5 R* E! Y
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires' f8 {/ H6 f( a7 R& I& w' G' X' ^/ P
DD Asagiri+ _' V1 m; q7 ]& D" H
" j9 z9 y$ j1 x5 y6 cAllied Ships7 f8 U" a) P7 y: x# l
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 n$ }) }, s3 X* M/ s& {* w CA Portland8 z4 x9 i0 h0 a) C9 Q3 e
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% b: V* D0 L' W+ x# w CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& a/ U$ o. {+ }0 ^; d/ Y i# ^# b
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 x* K- ^2 q# i* g9 a! |+ R DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire1 _8 i9 q+ C" u& r+ a* _
DD Farenholt
: i6 y ~( a: D; y5 A9 S* ? DD Sterett4 ?6 z. B s; s& \6 B
DD Balch3 h1 Y" ]7 n/ ~; l' S) f
$ P, {2 Y; F3 o8 z5 X: v: BNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards& `. `7 a% Y: X
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Japanese Ships
) _$ f" k: m5 f+ {7 o3 B BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2; ~, w4 G6 o& ^5 s0 W
CA Atago
~, H. q& S( Q# w6 V) r CA Maya T* z9 _( h* f* q( a: W2 W
CA Kumano
3 t0 P' L/ P* s4 L DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1* f" x3 T+ h" c% O: ]+ U U+ E7 N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
/ v; f$ e6 I; F a DD Mutsuki' b7 M8 Q- J8 z2 ~
DD Uzuki
# P+ O- b6 W1 s+ k, x9 k$ O9 Z DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# C- v$ G$ V5 U, P4 r! [ H+ |4 r. W DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 [' k( _) t! s' z S
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% h7 c y8 R5 M! M! x6 V K9 t; _
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! x' l; y0 C9 V3 \2 u, J- o, ^
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 O, `+ D8 D5 X7 r. D8 `1 A; E AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. F% _+ l+ J% |7 T; X! P; Z8 q# v9 e
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* f2 ^$ H2 `6 ~( Q AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 q" H; \ J( R* X+ J1 c
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 R) g. w5 w4 o- |( y; t, H
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; ~8 E, W2 f: ~( {" ^7 M" N
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) g! x V) Q" o7 E* T: b
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
! b: M% h0 X' v2 P( K xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
2 n. [, W1 g: R N/ { xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ [2 H' {* k/ X N' C0 s xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 j6 N- T7 C. |) k6 F) } AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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, U1 @8 x( I% g1 GAllied ground losses:- `2 N! G; ~) i e. ]- f; g }+ U
136 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled) g6 W8 c y! y9 ^6 d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" }2 C' U* F; ^* N* L8 r5 D
; f, c& e% p. h0 sDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
8 L, u9 I, u7 P: i- m BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 O9 V/ X' T- ?! `5 F5 X
CA Atago, Shell hits 3% S, h$ R: u, Y; w
CA Maya, Shell hits 33 l* f3 J. F X! R0 c; Y( \# N
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% i' X$ M8 L: D, q" Y- N DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire" F- r5 m- t+ j1 Q- z8 f l
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% a1 b% F. d4 p' q" |/ f7 G DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2* B4 n5 G8 B$ p! ^: x2 B( q
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire2 \4 q1 h" S! @- C7 P: B
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires3 w0 M5 G( B, r1 ?
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Allied Ships
0 v7 [( O7 \+ A: V DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire: j' z; T9 `! o& j% X
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire; ~$ E: A& h- m3 H _9 f1 p' Q
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire- R; y. S& e* t; X
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 C6 b! F! F/ I; n6 q9 q
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1332 Y, j. m, I! ~1 i& P4 C- r% s6 A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain) m3 u- ~ j- f8 L
- a: f( |- v, U: n7 O/ vRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.; `) d4 I1 K) _9 q" Y- X% u, z( e
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
" C6 t% T t. u* {$ F+ l P-39D Airacobra x 16( T% g5 g7 V7 Q7 a! n* T3 K/ [# U
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7# b# X+ j! W. u" w6 J
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Japanese Ships
( g6 ?$ A% X+ l2 T) | CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 E8 Q; C, a) `, N8 V DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud$ G0 q# {1 b6 u9 ]( n" M* W
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1! v+ g1 M W, K0 M" {/ ~ ?
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 J. T' n6 P! t+ @* Y. N
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: }/ `! ^( Y, l4 @
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! W7 _# z, `* o; W" z# A& t$ _
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 N }8 t; o1 |; o4 l
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, x" G, x x3 _% o
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Japanese aircraft8 Y s8 j5 \4 F$ G- q I/ V+ x& p
B5N1 Kate x 181 ~3 ]" H* y+ S* D+ z2 {
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey3 S" C( w j- }$ T" J
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |