在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战% d1 C2 _* M9 ~8 }' p" Z: {
7 x4 {' S" `; Q; v+ |0 _; k2 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42, `/ y: C# u5 f6 k( P
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$ Y0 Q/ _3 j9 k* ^9 hNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards V4 |" l- ~! \( L5 m
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Allied aircraft
, K6 P5 D$ u) X; c no flights
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' \5 Q* B! R( s# g0 ^5 T( f! l7 @3 DAllied aircraft losses: ?, x. c- ~0 i; `
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed, Q: l F5 N, W1 O
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed1 u* n+ F% O8 t
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Japanese Ships
9 l& f8 r2 Y4 A2 \7 _+ p; @' y BB Kongo
/ A* K$ @ f* l7 B, R BB Hiei, Shell hits 7. N# {) ]$ u3 d* S1 B! V, o( _
BB Kirishima
* R' z2 I3 O4 a: X( q* R CA Tone
0 U9 L7 c5 e( y' A# U CA Chikuma% Z7 n+ D+ f3 K
CA Takao
; Z6 h& b+ u; e2 v `2 s0 { DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
X8 W r' {) @4 @/ i/ _ DD Maikaze
2 }+ F4 ?' W( |& ]+ } DD Uranami
' H' N; I8 _$ x/ F+ f DD Shikinami
6 @1 [2 ]' o' b6 T* ^7 v, e+ y+ | DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires& h: g# X, M7 b
DD Asagiri9 W8 h: a4 |( Y+ z! I
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Allied Ships
; } k' @, q }$ O6 r- j1 E1 _. @ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# c# ^& u U; u3 J2 z; ? CA Portland1 r3 V# z' J4 b* `* q0 V8 G
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% R! D$ C2 h2 d1 f) ^" v CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" p. S6 w, ^% Q {" T" r' I
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" E& S6 @4 P& b( C9 D6 | DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire4 \* G7 r. P$ Q$ A' B. ~6 c
DD Farenholt- u. L8 R6 c4 k. h
DD Sterett
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
: \% z1 n$ A7 `5 O q" n BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
# V$ ~8 ~9 h: Q7 m, J v5 S CA Atago( Z- z' v: k+ ^" g4 g2 V
CA Maya" F6 L5 B1 C- @8 D! s
CA Kumano
E @% y3 W! d: H, K5 r9 p DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
/ y% C4 g$ z8 R+ f+ G# F3 H DD Ushio, Shell hits 1: M9 k2 W& W1 Z
DD Mutsuki
8 v/ p0 J" q3 \5 g8 e DD Uzuki
; N. R) j8 Z7 i4 \ DD Yuzuki C+ B3 X! Q2 o5 P4 B- B/ a# `
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 Q6 q( W. y4 Q4 D9 E, a- a
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
! U8 X* ~. Z; l5 F5 g$ U AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, w* g* P& V& L/ m AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
& G$ L. }; \1 l3 D d AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 I5 K% d4 } s3 p H* c3 l AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 ~/ @( ]6 B: h& D; ^ C
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 l5 _4 ?0 K1 `, u8 T, c- b9 F7 Y AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) X$ O u. t+ }. {
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& v" l5 B+ V; t9 }5 u. ?" w, x
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 a8 Y* d! v* M- G* o; x xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk( U/ N" A5 T0 T, J$ n6 E; \+ u2 A$ Q
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' ]8 P6 m2 Q2 S" S xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk A: d# v+ u9 l5 s" {: L
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ f/ Q8 n \5 G8 }7 H0 t xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 F t4 [) r8 R% u5 G5 V$ V AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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( U$ s" k- Z( g# Y* `* Y t0 ]Allied ground losses:
" z, C1 k8 m/ ?% C: J4 R 136 casualties reported* M0 {: }$ r9 p6 f: H4 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- r. m1 {& a/ [8 x$ r/ ]% ]+ M Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled4 J$ K4 ~- P9 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: x2 Z; k7 I4 u9 U# o5 zDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, J7 m5 X% r2 p Y4 z- b
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' Y, y; |$ s0 G( H: `) @8 |
CA Atago, Shell hits 3) y. [4 T: b) I6 m% p
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
2 H' V) C: S/ G: {, f8 O1 E; k# t CA Kumano, Shell hits 19 i7 y& J8 ^ V9 \
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire8 u% B; R4 j3 w
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# w1 T- _+ i7 D8 ~& ]# d
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
) X) s# D9 f4 {0 h$ @: m) S DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire/ H, A& [7 z# U8 N! ^1 Y+ F
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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8 X T' r: Q9 Y4 M/ hAllied Ships
& G4 u* V% z0 }, R; z( S% J4 M |$ {# W DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire" m! F% r9 }5 [3 J. \" s5 b* t
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire) X5 a, \2 G5 d
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire5 K" U: M4 n. |; O4 O L% v
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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& L( v( J; }6 F1 ^4 |( BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ u6 j; R1 U a) W( s5 \6 sRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) E8 \' S4 [, M0 M% `& d
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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D' m: u. R% j* MAllied aircraft
: B, v9 C3 t( O4 V" `+ `3 U P-39D Airacobra x 16' t/ S4 [- ?8 ~& D6 b
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7' r E2 x% C1 w& J1 R5 A2 x
4 D) l9 O; s+ ^, M7 NNo Allied losses, k$ W9 H3 X6 m( `1 m2 V$ h3 D, v
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Japanese Ships
9 U- i& e& _7 q0 c! K) a CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 e. c) D" F! Z* L7 } DD Ayanami: {7 t9 b7 U- {* C0 H3 O
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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]: }- R1 }! x8 a' g& qWeather in hex: Light cloud* }' b U5 p# S1 R/ ^3 b w' K1 h
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.1 a/ Y/ e3 `- {8 X
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft, t4 Q* Y+ J! |& o
A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft {6 E0 ~; z& b
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses
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1 \0 o, \5 K3 B# j& INo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
T$ W; C+ p4 V DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) K( r [. S7 X0 t- S4 h
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% L. O0 Y! i2 a DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136( ?; }. B0 t4 t, M% V9 R
& q) x/ {$ c. s6 f8 tWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ g& R- {! T! L1 _9 R4 AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ d/ w1 V% F( L' L3 u% S0 H/ E
B5N1 Kate x 18
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; L, I; S8 V. H+ R6 S3 m B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
M% y! \8 F) x% ^ DD Laffey
4 K* M' w1 b2 s/ k* A CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( v& R9 \/ P) w) e) }, P3 O6 O0 i- B
DD Balch9 t2 v& ?% T2 T1 C6 D
DD Sterett, and is sunk |