在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战& u7 u- p! L, m: D6 O
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 425 o! E. Z4 z$ ^
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) O i: P* r0 L- XNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards" r6 h6 s: v' `
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Allied aircraft6 J8 H8 M1 _/ j; H
no flights; C' n( V5 M5 t& D0 f9 m8 u, `; f
) R6 S" T3 }$ l6 j+ E& nAllied aircraft losses2 X1 o$ I, d3 s7 Q' Y
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed$ X2 M( J! n. P) g3 X
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed* M E0 T6 i7 _. I) d; g
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Japanese Ships5 v3 b0 N# r0 q, [+ f& I+ B: `
BB Kongo
/ M6 E) H3 ]; y: _7 k" J/ t BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
# A3 h% U; R) D) @% c% C BB Kirishima
3 \, l# w! z+ P6 W/ H: a# s CA Tone+ H2 H; I& L( k4 Z0 W$ a' F
CA Chikuma
4 f# H, e( J' k+ S. E) v CA Takao
" B3 i$ _5 h G5 h% O. p DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
5 }2 y, x& h% k9 h DD Maikaze
1 T3 ~0 j$ c$ l- \+ k DD Uranami
& Z% _5 M& K% n, V5 g7 u DD Shikinami, |4 F. |! a" x$ {9 \4 c- S
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
: k/ K* d! |; x l3 \ DD Asagiri+ {% ~' y) H) M. V2 }. M8 G% g. V1 {
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Allied Ships
8 @& f, G! z6 a+ s BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ O6 \( G, c \9 q7 H5 M/ b
CA Portland
5 ]5 R C- \3 g; o8 W0 I9 c CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- `+ s9 G$ z ]
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' x% b A. i7 N# X3 U DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# }/ C B( K1 i9 \
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ O) y5 s1 C' A. R7 P+ d0 E8 S DD Farenholt! M; f1 C# Y: g; w8 O4 f2 M2 M
DD Sterett
* N% P5 q% G- y$ j" r6 m DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards& Y9 L" Z# b8 D% x" V
; ?) Q$ f4 K" p3 y% p9 f3 mJapanese Ships2 g& I, x+ z- {3 C& g" Y* ]4 `
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) _2 ?; g# Q+ Z( |9 H
CA Atago
4 V% l) s. {. u6 F2 @ CA Maya: {/ A% @, e$ e1 V; j
CA Kumano
7 C0 G$ D# T8 A1 O DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1/ o& ?; |! `% X9 N9 |- B
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1' H4 B$ y9 ?! q
DD Mutsuki& p8 s7 U- F' A. o7 }
DD Uzuki+ z; t3 D8 b. Y y, H
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
6 q& c; f8 i7 {* u! j3 a' l DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" ]% Q c; ]% @- s$ d
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk% p0 X3 w, m( Z
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- \, Q# l0 h2 V0 o/ Y) m
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& N7 s, T2 i4 [) Q* w- [2 X AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 |/ l2 Z7 L) x6 v( o) u/ \ AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 Z, s" q- }1 @3 A5 z
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 w/ y+ ~* W; x* r; I7 e4 m
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
' {* {/ X- k* |; @6 [ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 P% F/ E7 M: c xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 P4 \! p7 t0 d ^ xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk5 F0 t0 c: n- T% r) q4 N# e& W
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk0 {- Y3 H! \( k: j# j$ A) f2 Y" ^
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
6 \0 j* m& }* g! @- F L xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 X& h/ M3 {. _: |
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ _ ]% y: b4 y; d. h( E. J
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! b$ |+ w! t7 y5 p9 `6 [ @
+ P/ V2 K/ Q l2 a0 r$ L9 WAllied ground losses:( O+ }" ?; K& j8 Y: x
136 casualties reported
: ?3 A' E* o; w2 y$ R# Z, \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 P: J4 O/ _2 ~% D. d) v# K* Y Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled' [: s8 e+ s! x' \" I% _0 ?3 k, I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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, {. ?, H3 j! B3 iDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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4 Y/ j8 A. [6 x( l9 o: yJapanese Ships
* _' r5 d! V1 }* l7 e BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# z+ h' T5 M' X: n) r: O4 j" ~
CA Atago, Shell hits 3+ ]: [9 I, n8 U* R ]" V! J
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
8 ?2 d( r8 {( L: n7 w3 {' p CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
* h9 U7 H/ F7 ` DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire+ ~2 {! l [( Y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( F& ^& P2 c" R% X
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
# m ~% U% G4 {/ g/ X9 [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 x, H' u/ Z6 }- b3 e DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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' r2 z0 p" u8 B4 K DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
# L+ F; d) Z, |) { DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire: N q' h; T$ t9 S0 `
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire( Q) |& V6 V/ b. g3 [4 Z
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 c: V# O& F& `- |+ A+ T* _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain; C, c. X# z2 W$ W$ s$ d: e: H
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* `6 Z, Z6 ?" {
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes U# ]. R- E$ m9 l6 ?3 f
: P9 K( Y1 v, P+ A- kAllied aircraft' e, A4 y) ] H
P-39D Airacobra x 16
# c n5 G# T: i* ~+ Y4 { SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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9 W7 ~- T3 Q% u0 \* fNo Allied losses' |1 ~! ^7 H" v; O
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 ~# b* ]1 {2 |2 i; O DD Ayanami& m2 \% i& b% M; \3 v1 _+ |
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132' y9 J2 v3 D9 j7 m' ?
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Weather in hex: Light cloud {3 Y& o$ z d! o5 V. D
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.5 [! ?2 n# }( o- w& {5 F/ B- R
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
- ]/ i/ ~* o+ w: Q8 P D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
G! ]: p2 c1 T# l1 v P-39D Airacobra x 17 [$ h5 I# I) n I: V3 ?
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No Japanese losses3 Y% ^! N# G- f5 p
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No Allied losses7 W4 W" e" Z6 s
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
2 M" U. \9 ^4 e% |) B) x3 H9 c DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
7 b4 q" W( [9 e' V8 _& o 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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, E3 C; t/ @0 S! [Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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8 r; @. E6 J, V* xRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 B+ V2 D/ n! v' e, _# k: r& bEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, S# k5 K0 t0 V) f7 W) F. ~
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Japanese aircraft$ p1 o% j1 |' j. u9 D4 W
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses ^! x6 B6 v# L/ K
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged) R4 U$ x) }7 A) K
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d4 }* _: P2 H3 @ DD Laffey
: {, F! _8 o, [8 h2 G+ A J CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage. A+ W& ~- Y' p7 z( m
DD Balch2 i% I8 ]( E9 [4 _0 a+ [! P
DD Sterett, and is sunk |