在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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- N$ U8 g ^4 {" K- `3 ?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: V$ T( f5 a4 E
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Allied aircraft8 {, n, I, K$ A+ o5 |
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. t. E: K1 p! M" q SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
; v. Y! x; ]9 t8 L6 g( |. M OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships. [* Z! d) z0 W
BB Kongo
# r/ O3 A! {! I BB Hiei, Shell hits 7* B: ?! Q7 i$ z
BB Kirishima3 z& L$ z$ ]' r- Z' W
CA Tone5 |& i( l; H; M$ x% r& k& x
CA Chikuma; J; t- w$ a. y: k: P
CA Takao2 U3 E9 _, G: y
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2$ H3 S" ~5 @% W9 g; \
DD Maikaze8 G1 l7 v o' P' U* t) `% e+ f
DD Uranami4 `$ m* t( F' c9 @6 M% g8 A! q; K
DD Shikinami. d0 u2 F1 U9 y, @
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
& E: Y1 F. A- C) ~, h DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships2 a6 I' A. c: F
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, u- m4 ?: _# @ a
CA Portland. h. Y' G6 j+ y$ S
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 _/ ~, d- T, o0 R; V7 c6 I CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 u! e+ g. l+ k
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% |9 P' ]5 @3 a, P
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 ]5 W/ N( e B& N7 Z DD Farenholt
, O' u2 `4 h. {" m DD Sterett3 Z- T' ?! s' F- W
DD Balch% D& H4 ?! a' J: G/ g8 d+ i3 j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards+ t8 t& C+ D. u; D% W5 Q
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( c' N' O+ T2 x BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 l' n7 M! a) s* V: P) G8 u CA Atago. }, ?& Z6 {# ~, J
CA Maya
; \+ J! i- s& d% `2 U CA Kumano
, U0 b) h' I5 } r0 `/ B4 u DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
8 Q/ |0 {5 i, V- d) N J0 S5 h( A DD Ushio, Shell hits 18 K' Z& H9 }! M6 u
DD Mutsuki# g: d0 N7 J3 u/ D
DD Uzuki
, M3 W' E1 }0 D4 z6 ? DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships) I& P$ E: p+ i; x; z+ r
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: N) Q/ O% o3 Y7 C# X9 w1 y
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk- ~- T" e0 ?" U y5 ^4 ^
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 {4 q+ V$ J( h, X- k4 w" h/ N AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 n1 b) e5 N- A8 S AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: s- u: @/ E* W- L/ p! } AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' [# n6 d3 u+ ^( `2 e AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% c& m* h; M% d# e6 e6 Q AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 e9 H3 g2 I# V* m- L0 Q
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 T2 {) G) _6 e! Q6 ~+ I0 b% w
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: Q7 d# `5 ] Z) j' k2 L
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk- e, s, P- Y- C6 z: Z9 b" @
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 O! N* ] c* I1 ^
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
4 D4 \6 G' G8 S m( h, M3 y# ~ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" R5 Z% w1 h) v3 G0 e6 s xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# z) V' Z! V5 W' y5 s AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
' ]6 |( x1 |: C0 F 136 casualties reported: E+ v4 Y' y' O( n9 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 T& F3 O7 \2 J: \; z# ]2 r; y Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
# l1 X5 A% S, j2 m$ G6 s Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled z4 N1 i' N! g- N
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ L# [2 C* X1 h- c, n BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
3 b2 d0 v. h$ k CA Atago, Shell hits 33 S9 C, q/ y% k
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
& r/ Y5 z! Q R8 T. } CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
& X# W6 |# _" ^1 ~% _ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire+ y* o* f1 g0 }8 f3 z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* x. z, f( y% k' q0 ^4 ]
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
7 Y" B* r0 n% n. n( B( M DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
, |8 A1 P1 W% s, H' b- p- V: b' h DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships$ R9 ]2 _7 }/ {8 }( \: N
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire$ u0 m7 h5 e9 e4 d. K3 y
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire# r2 n6 y$ ^0 b/ M$ G8 ^
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 d& D& G4 W+ W DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ f7 P8 i# d6 t
' `# L0 m. ?# RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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" ?+ ]. i2 E j. zRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% j1 Y& h* Z% k7 ~. K
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes' B2 n6 d: d- I6 j7 j% s* L
, o" m7 [7 K- i; X. @Allied aircraft, I9 z$ W' G) o9 U6 U. V
P-39D Airacobra x 16
& I( I7 i% c4 q4 p2 o, `5 } SBD-3 Dauntless x 77 ?( p: K2 ~8 _. [' a0 W
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Japanese Ships
! y4 g9 U# o- l S2 m6 D# w" o6 k CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 x; j- t& n. A3 z# f$ Z% T5 I! l DD Ayanami' q$ c8 ~ a! }9 `, u9 q' r1 t- T h! _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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; V, K6 ?+ q5 M$ c% C! k8 B* t, jRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., o" x& _" F8 p: A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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2 R6 s# e& R: ~( TJapanese aircraft! _* h6 b0 y. l2 k/ ]6 h/ d. m- d
A6M2 Zero x 511 g" J3 ]6 T1 A* w
D3A2 Val x 507 O, d& R1 Z9 q% Z* U
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1 |/ C, h7 S0 m/ p P-39D Airacobra x 1" T# P* ~& Y" |& y2 g
3 q+ r7 Z( q) |; _ C( V, ANo Japanese losses
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U4 O8 N6 t( gNo Allied losses: Z! c, L1 {% M/ _5 V2 ?' J
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Allied Ships
! |6 E, O0 K7 P8 r, U6 { DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk# j5 K$ K: L9 L. r+ M; E9 v# D
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# y, N0 D8 C5 A4 M# h
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage m2 p* O" F0 a" }3 N
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136; b9 Q. P2 Y9 _7 i1 ~7 i2 `
3 m0 ]* K& ?. `, {Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ c0 {8 _+ p9 n. q/ @7 tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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q+ w% ]3 a; U, ~) {* l B5N1 Kate x 186 I( }6 v% `1 ? S, C5 z0 g, q
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Japanese aircraft losses1 {0 r8 _- j1 a
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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4 b1 B/ y0 o# }- G& Y DD Laffey
0 E2 b* ^& I& N; M1 X CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
, t+ ?4 k" X4 x: J; t+ [2 n! r } DD Balch
) e# F$ e( A' u, O0 Z" ~1 E+ \- s DD Sterett, and is sunk |