在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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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
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Allied aircraft( c/ g9 H' d S2 t$ p, B! _) Y; a# o
no flights
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; _+ f l; p5 C0 Z+ t; \Allied aircraft losses
/ @2 W( F$ R& w. }3 Y; m& m- h SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed( Q8 R. i; p% t( ]# i$ Q( K# m
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed2 X: O4 k' ^ y8 L2 g0 W+ Z z+ V
* w) V) d$ I2 [# RJapanese Ships, y3 V& x$ C7 A
BB Kongo
f2 {6 _6 S0 u1 _6 R4 d; f BB Hiei, Shell hits 7+ ~' x4 u" r' d! U8 Q. }! J
BB Kirishima
* E! k7 T4 f+ _1 N6 d CA Tone; ?7 q; Q6 J r7 P+ F' ~
CA Chikuma& v( Z* w* y9 p$ _9 E0 t
CA Takao' N% H1 H7 k H( I5 V/ K9 @
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2! t1 Q! O* d8 F, o1 u8 _
DD Maikaze6 k* @% M4 u* J, E
DD Uranami6 G# h" j2 V# P+ `! g* e; ]
DD Shikinami6 w1 k `; u# X8 m' O- C3 Y4 a
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires# N0 z. B$ A0 ?" k
DD Asagiri
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S% p! t6 e$ U% |% a BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" w) U& \) u' f Z
CA Portland
5 ?4 b7 q# @$ P/ j CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk g2 X3 s4 Z+ Y Z) ^7 n7 s8 V d/ Z
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& G) a, w2 N' i+ t+ e
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& Z% @9 G" P/ d2 K# r
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
# |0 w) J- z: p DD Farenholt7 h C% |$ R4 U. F' a" |9 T$ e0 z
DD Sterett# Z) B, p% J* c3 X; @
DD Balch
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- }; S0 {( ]' E4 h* g* z; [2 ?$ r1 \Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships. e! x! |5 Z( m: y: f& }
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
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CA Maya
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DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, a. M3 g: G' Z/ F/ E4 Q4 V, }
DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 W( ~3 ]- k4 D! O$ q+ k+ z' v* z; o
DD Mutsuki/ z& `6 H; o: G" O0 B: J3 D
DD Uzuki
H+ |. \) u4 l5 a. K DD Yuzuki# p, N+ A& g. W+ u' V& R' L
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Allied Ships i" w6 a8 n& ^5 W" m6 y& r
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk. A) i1 h2 [4 A% N/ r/ N+ i- S
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk7 O& a* F9 T* K' N* G4 Q3 `
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* d1 a% G( a, T) l5 Q" U7 b
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
4 C2 D7 V9 C7 G# v! G0 ^ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. P$ Z( Y0 L0 @& F' g6 V
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 I0 \9 @4 o9 B: O, i0 x- R
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% R) q$ j0 R( s$ @7 ] AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
) G9 }. ~9 ?. U3 |3 L. Y4 M xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! {# ~& L9 g/ ^* Q' @6 w5 c0 h& O xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 o: G8 N: S8 Q
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk* }( c4 w6 F, c. b
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk! \( r1 N! `& n; P
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk( F0 M: ^% ^0 R: @
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
F) ?( Z: s% t; Y) w8 x! q xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; P0 [0 y8 l% s2 A AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' d& P8 m% \, C
$ j4 p! u6 ?' u9 n* `Allied ground losses:9 c5 h! Y! d6 W5 X0 E! W
136 casualties reported
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& X* O" Q! U- F1 G8 T Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled9 }$ q* a$ d$ c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ~: g6 n$ Y+ ]
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 ]# q9 y# Q( r BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
h( P8 W' W+ R: n4 c6 Y" c4 y0 n CA Atago, Shell hits 3+ i1 {' @' k& Z0 E: q: v
CA Maya, Shell hits 3& E9 {* d. D* b3 \! C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1" Z; Q+ C2 G) P' w# h. R
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire7 \) {3 A0 g; E. a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 h! M' k! J% g/ A+ B, f
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
* [5 Y7 ^! A% K7 d! d1 A) X. E DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
* D/ C& i9 T1 i) ^" h' H DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires. q+ v, d; ]; B& |8 X* F
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Allied Ships
) [: a, s0 ~' x2 h8 f DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire3 U, x' Z- l4 e. I" b. e
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
" I# W0 G5 f: O; ?9 J DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
) O5 B3 k" [3 N1 f Z DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. p6 D4 r" u2 R- e" q! k' \; H0 @
5 X) C' M0 D1 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133 j, |# L8 L" i- b/ n7 P2 A. I+ X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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) H& }: U- ]9 l1 n: l' NRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& A6 n4 E, _# m. C" |Estimated time to target is 0 minutes% m4 S/ b. C3 m; `) l
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Allied aircraft B8 \ y* i7 r4 \
P-39D Airacobra x 16
6 E+ y' K9 B# \. E B SBD-3 Dauntless x 7- [( g1 I9 M; a, ^ D$ F9 m3 l
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9 v/ x1 E2 P A5 w1 }7 u. }, D CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ k& w" I! B7 Q9 fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132% j1 g4 A3 w! d# J( u: x$ r
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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! [, {" m: Z6 U( \( vRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( k! J) |. l& q7 K7 z& XEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50) {) _) r: q; Y/ }
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Allied aircraft5 Q c% U) }8 m. M8 B: C( ^9 `5 @2 A5 W5 j
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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3 t( V8 h& n8 s# _$ Y, E0 U. i) @No Japanese losses8 a4 p9 C0 }7 p6 Q
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No Allied losses4 ?, v5 p. ?5 H. ]
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Allied Ships( e, U/ C* g% G# X. {6 i5 T' D
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; t# f6 h6 `% W: | DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 ~+ A9 y& ~4 f3 `7 c4 b
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 \ X* V! \) @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136, E3 I- U4 m) u! R
8 W( T$ B) T& D+ X5 S9 PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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2 m; Z, p2 D1 r' V6 jRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
Y4 s- ~" L' o, a" {# G# X, t tEstimated time to target is 12 minutes6 E! J6 q6 u+ o( Y! @5 C1 f
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
- N' R& f( z+ Q6 q. p B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey I' K: P4 x2 V4 o% e% p0 _2 q
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
$ `; d0 J) f7 v9 O DD Balch6 o. O. v! D c6 E7 K) e( Q
DD Sterett, and is sunk |