在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战% ~: Z: d/ q+ n& x$ U. ]4 n6 C
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42& C3 \. f1 p5 ?) K+ l ?% ^8 ~
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: v+ ~ p+ V" o$ H. wNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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1 A+ {2 q+ q& k9 sAllied aircraft
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# W1 r* L. _4 L H3 R1 z4 p1 [. TAllied aircraft losses1 X/ s) ]5 i: U' q% q) `+ f
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
! E+ t, L1 t/ q+ ^( m" k OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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& n- s6 G0 u# ~! z0 q' ?* ?$ s$ KJapanese Ships
% u6 m( j/ Z# W BB Kongo
5 }" Y" M# ~4 u8 `# X BB Hiei, Shell hits 74 g( X1 F! _1 Q$ r- E: J
BB Kirishima4 g i3 F3 D1 G
CA Tone: [6 x' l1 P) S! K( v
CA Chikuma
" A: l6 u' ~1 V7 x* |! Z CA Takao @: R) H+ ^5 v" o6 }4 P
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( c) _2 Q6 i: \; o0 {
DD Maikaze
" \; I3 w/ J' Z# N: p' i DD Uranami! T/ F. B3 w- D2 _- p% z3 F
DD Shikinami: o5 A4 p. ]8 B+ s2 W
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
_# F* l: L2 G) i- x+ a" S DD Asagiri' j6 v& q* q% I- z) ^
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Allied Ships
- }# }" z! G1 c8 p BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: K/ J. o1 {, j6 i$ F! I0 F
CA Portland
# V. a$ I' Y" M7 K* C CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 J' {/ c* q- L9 `. m8 o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" j* D. H* g0 m. O5 B7 f
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% W5 j$ t1 N! R4 {5 v6 ]- d
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire3 y) A9 J; N2 t2 i1 {% b( r5 W5 @
DD Farenholt, n2 _9 P9 d. d$ P
DD Sterett8 r5 p X7 L8 h. q% I
DD Balch7 U) R: U: } K" V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
' a% T* _0 G1 j9 N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2$ b( z) u- h( W9 `$ ?; n1 f
CA Atago( z' q: b# I& _7 \- e: o
CA Maya8 M2 ~: K4 T. X1 g7 V% U; {
CA Kumano: u* r- U4 T3 M/ g1 K6 u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 16 o- j6 X) \( F0 b
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1' G6 A, F! ~- h0 Q
DD Mutsuki: B; N) A/ @: K5 P! m4 j
DD Uzuki6 C4 d1 ~$ b8 q) D G
DD Yuzuki s* ]/ h7 T0 T3 U( j; t( _& e
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Allied Ships) {8 q' H4 X' t4 P0 \
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk& _. c. I- E! X3 b, K, }6 K4 U
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
) c; ?: c5 Z' N& @( ~& X. H% S AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% B, M2 F( D+ H6 D K, Y- M5 b
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 ]/ l* l$ O1 }- k" g$ d AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* w$ ]% j" K! Y1 ?
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- S+ V/ G: O% n) i
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: B/ G8 t! W4 h& Q2 D6 X0 @; V AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
; d2 [5 ~% f9 z7 I: } xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk. O2 j: ]) X! `6 e4 m
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 b& M7 A3 m* V, z" f# Y, T xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
+ z" I/ e# F( Q8 T- N S xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
5 m" ~2 t" n. | xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( ?! ?) x0 V6 Y- H) @4 Q
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk Z3 e# q- A! U" U ^
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 W# U$ [% c1 S, Y1 ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) d) |4 o7 }" k8 {" U8 c1 Y
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. P! X' _1 H m& H2 |$ y5 p( ^
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled* {% R3 G1 M$ m3 K3 T5 W
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships; \' J f6 q; A) g, R/ ~
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 D W* S1 [; \( S w) K+ t/ m
CA Atago, Shell hits 3& D- F3 u/ v' Z }2 p, l, o
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
9 _3 Q2 K7 Z$ U _4 c ?/ T CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
) {( \1 z! Q6 i$ ~& j DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. g: K Q6 H0 y( N8 N5 s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ^- n5 [( g8 n7 F2 e/ C DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 24 ?7 H# z7 a/ p) p) W" n1 X
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) w- e1 o3 [$ d$ `6 [ DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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8 a, z$ D% @9 G( Q) @; j4 [, M DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire/ `4 B4 H& w) r
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# N& i) T- W( R4 q DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
# ~9 n( z# T, l9 M) G DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133# j7 b7 h3 V2 A7 r2 X, F
* ~$ m9 R6 {! U8 F# GWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 j4 t* F1 O5 E2 v! ^0 S6 {5 x5 {" m
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft" c- L. a+ {5 U: }' C0 C/ i; d3 [
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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No Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage4 o F3 P# n4 U* f
DD Ayanami/ s0 l {% R- h3 {3 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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" S F! G1 \' `, S" z; ]Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 T! E9 g& f6 C" k5 g) sEstimated time to target is 13 minutes" S3 O" g o2 i: z3 J; X, }* p
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Japanese aircraft8 z+ O b. O6 j# T
A6M2 Zero x 516 S* {8 t9 P, ?6 f$ [9 J9 O4 @$ k" i6 F
D3A2 Val x 50; N/ {4 }. o: m( Q
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Allied aircraft
2 k9 {9 J. ` o7 `$ }" ^# h7 G- f P-39D Airacobra x 1( O" g2 n' k k
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No Japanese losses# t. U* D2 T( a1 B
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Allied Ships
6 i! h7 c, G% X% v6 |- u- u. A DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ ]* I F4 _& b" \ C, C; c DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
& f+ K: I5 { _# ?/ T4 b DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage- c- h* i: _ c3 ^
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136$ u3 I' B" P$ w# K* r; q( p, l
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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; w1 _4 j- W. k& }' k7 i0 ORaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 s8 @" [6 T v2 r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, Y) w; k1 s% E% V e
2 {* d9 b: f+ ]5 J$ yJapanese aircraft
: X' K+ U6 l$ U7 k& | B5N1 Kate x 18* v4 V, \1 ?3 C) D, B) {
# j6 ]2 m5 _5 j; _- P9 RJapanese aircraft losses
6 c" a4 i( t }, p, D, J" d2 F B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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6 g) `% X. r) I) uAllied Ships
2 E7 @; m; H% R) O& p DD Laffey
* b0 t: \6 W2 {" s' D# K CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' @! f7 u }; a9 o DD Balch$ S3 T- @' j X( Q# h6 T) L
DD Sterett, and is sunk |