在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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3 W/ J# g0 r% r0 _& dAFTER 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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no flights
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) v: L. b, q. A9 ?% @( L; z. FAllied aircraft losses
; q( [8 i5 R' w, I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed6 |: S5 q+ ]) y/ c e
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed4 W( a: r' R* r1 Y$ ]+ r) m/ F5 Q
, c* {* o- ~! Y$ qJapanese Ships
) N; L" o$ R7 I, W5 x BB Kongo
8 k) q$ j! u9 j* d! S+ R BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
# r% ~% ]: h# Z: Q9 Y% Y BB Kirishima4 d W- ~& r: I, K
CA Tone8 l: q9 @9 V3 ~
CA Chikuma& f% ~5 g" e+ o
CA Takao
9 G& K: P& U6 r: L4 i X DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2$ E9 y. ~' ~/ L2 L, n0 {
DD Maikaze% U6 w) [0 p& B! A2 T
DD Uranami
3 A) ?& f* Q/ t" p7 q0 J DD Shikinami
5 Q1 y( I6 c$ T# T- f% J DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
/ T; ~5 a7 V( [ DD Asagiri% @' k2 x. U" [$ e& m( `7 A
) A. Y5 X! Y6 x7 e6 VAllied Ships
! G) b+ R: V+ D0 K! X BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ c# v- i* W9 z4 A
CA Portland; x, B/ w# H8 P) x, m
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* t: _6 K$ E- S9 g( _7 s( G$ j; U
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) u( i; w! r& j9 V/ L
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 }5 `' T& K+ j$ |) T) s! B DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire; q1 b! Q0 E+ c1 V( h9 m+ U9 {7 z
DD Farenholt
+ V; e* W$ M6 T DD Sterett
6 f7 r& ^9 q; L4 K4 {7 S, y }% F DD Balch- h6 t% g( T& |& J
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
Z$ b. m$ D. M5 c BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
! h. P- B& H/ x% u+ z- k! T) V! O CA Atago
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. p( C+ H; L* \3 v2 g7 O0 u CA Kumano K/ z% A+ { d+ ]$ p2 ^! c
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 12 k: ~! e* j# i
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
$ d5 T7 {; m8 S" C/ { DD Mutsuki1 I7 c9 @) g, X
DD Uzuki
, u- \7 S9 n' U1 `2 W" [& z! Z: S DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships5 {' d4 q& v$ K7 p; ]
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk9 f1 B8 L& ^! \
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
1 @! | w6 d2 Y. `1 C2 K0 k AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 N4 ^1 m# R7 z1 U( E AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 y) `; S2 c/ C4 F AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* G; i8 h# G3 w4 L: j/ j AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- y* ^+ K7 G) h& ^ O1 A5 P7 A5 ` AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, e9 B, \$ {, h# M AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk6 |) [( D: G' m& T
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# e3 ?' X" l- v, z j4 r xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# D3 V8 Z4 \; B% N* ~3 V
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ |) R1 z0 W' |7 @3 f) `, s" C. u
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 ?5 G, O, C6 } xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk0 ?* t. R t6 [) t9 ]$ F9 z
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 M% u7 d9 `; E xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* K7 K1 K( y' n) ^( |0 r
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
1 C L' |" }* Y' @ 136 casualties reported
6 A, k' B7 O" v8 M/ E9 Z9 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' L. z5 v% L) m9 E7 l Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled& a2 p9 U; }$ z% {: T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 M* B: I% C9 E9 t4 U1 K
" o1 I* Z+ w' Z* l% IDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' C3 A2 R" k! [- T( P4 V
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
- `1 f4 G3 q! m" t) v8 V3 d. @ CA Atago, Shell hits 37 y6 _7 g" g8 h0 P. q6 M
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
" y( P: y( a s `) M CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
5 V4 r; z, W+ ]% u9 K DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire1 Z8 w- H! q4 N7 r- j8 b( r
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ w3 x, n; W- h% m; t- m# D DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2( u& i% {; e& ?5 C8 r
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
' Z" D. r4 j8 M. L" D g- L DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires4 M$ u; G& T h6 `# }
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) r, Z! B1 F, \: O DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ O9 x0 K8 ]/ z2 D; J, S3 b; P6 A DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire+ ?; o0 Y- Z H( M2 l, S8 @5 N5 \
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire9 h A9 D! D2 I1 {6 C
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 C h2 v# t! W% c2 p/ R# `$ ^- _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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* u0 k5 D- u; t, C' HWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ i a4 ?- d! S9 l$ ~' E* k
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 16/ I& k0 e+ z& M* X. y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7% s. X8 W# j# V) K; J
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No Allied losses3 D& b* d8 m+ X. C
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: T. }6 n5 ~# M CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage! {& C p' I* C
DD Ayanami
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% {+ s8 e3 c. f6 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1320 l& ~5 w+ v& f
& E# o' g& e5 }7 w2 d* rWeather in hex: Light cloud+ B8 P. P: ?8 f7 k
c6 [5 J; V W& u6 [" G" mRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 _4 x/ c/ b7 S4 e( O: eEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses9 q9 T v o$ h/ l
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No Allied losses
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7 p6 |* {( p$ y1 h$ ~5 J DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
0 I0 j- H7 n; r/ p% } DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; E; o" |2 T8 O7 l. z DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: l. I$ t- U( F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1369 N- D, a, [) I. j; C
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms/ Q9 v. G, Y/ r# J o: H# Z* A
% K8 V4 v# e& r2 t. M8 @Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: j; m* W" c; t4 f
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft6 U3 H, m% @% H! l' c
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses6 `& t9 b& g: l* X/ r# U5 h
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged5 e: X" S+ y! w9 c# T
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DD Laffey8 D& f3 {% x* ?2 O. l3 d
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
0 I% E) g5 F( y2 N+ r, Z; V DD Balch( ^8 q2 k3 |$ F+ b- g7 T$ \: J
DD Sterett, and is sunk |