在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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. I5 k8 `& i- U' VAFTER 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 aircraft8 P8 S4 y" E: ^- ?; H
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses N$ u4 s7 S8 H+ F
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
2 @& Y: @7 a1 _( c" [! t# o OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed. _" U/ ~, z$ l7 v4 a- P
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Japanese Ships \4 _) m+ _8 G3 C* V; m# |
BB Kongo
W8 z, {3 E. G' I$ c% i7 c BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
8 E x" n4 Z# p3 z5 m. @) f BB Kirishima
2 A6 v/ n1 l/ v g0 \4 a CA Tone+ N5 S* W# u9 ~" a3 @$ p8 ?
CA Chikuma
% ?) H9 W% g+ x j2 { CA Takao7 S/ s6 ^1 H* c# ?, |
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
: \9 j t" W( o( y/ j DD Maikaze
! m# S/ ^ W; w# r& { DD Uranami
; g+ \$ {6 u1 d6 z) A H DD Shikinami! r, Q9 m4 ^/ q( m: n2 J$ M2 K
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- _# \ n8 G% I DD Asagiri, {# T' J% W( e3 ?8 }( b1 ?1 ~
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Allied Ships1 H! U$ {1 B2 B; Q( @7 S
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- C4 a7 e1 V9 M! H1 X0 H4 o6 p% T
CA Portland
; A& [$ _/ ~* U1 x' x& c CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 Y& {. x+ e6 e6 n$ r
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- [/ l1 v7 y: n0 W& W DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; ]2 h+ H5 t3 _1 X+ b
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire/ ?) T1 o) ]2 I$ G( d0 b
DD Farenholt
" G- Z5 d8 N& n9 z3 m7 p DD Sterett3 q p) l& R2 l! T
DD Balch( {: m( B9 U. P8 D, E
$ U- W0 q, A6 i: O- Z2 I/ A) h! ]* \Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards C3 q3 q+ l1 m. F; C
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Japanese Ships
" |5 v) H3 I: M BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 R( @( ?, M1 {: g
CA Atago0 t& S/ @; B. m9 F
CA Maya& C0 ?( {: J% R1 g7 s- p' t
CA Kumano
4 P8 X8 [# X c# ]% t* a DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
9 P9 M# Z' r) z# p& s4 G& t DD Ushio, Shell hits 17 T: i, y# |* S1 g4 `
DD Mutsuki& \9 c% o4 Q( } u" d6 b
DD Uzuki. D! w8 R: s. X3 N& `
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships& g) i V& H/ ^& t2 z4 E- N# O/ h
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! w$ n( p! U. _3 U DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
I/ Q* y% V) g9 g# q0 f AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk* E% q. @5 \; q" \' k& G
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
8 R% O0 A: y$ Q* B2 ?5 q AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 U6 p! O: j' y' G5 R AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( ~* V0 j8 F- y5 E6 K' `/ Y
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk g" P' [3 x% W5 X
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ I& [6 |8 H6 I8 r' z/ }5 ? xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( F& g- H" u) [+ q. t$ c xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, ~1 r( R! X$ x6 \& z3 D
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk0 _/ H( O# ]( Q2 G( r& i
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 y9 h3 A2 x4 g9 ? xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: z, A w; s7 M% M4 f
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 D3 ]! R/ F! _- A2 {& z
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Q( Y" _0 z% ?5 O, K9 p: z1 B$ c AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 Z3 v$ y' p0 _: ~- Q* ]4 Q
, C9 R2 X! Y9 Y5 u- bAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ u" H5 e M: k' Q# Z5 ] Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
! w2 y8 n5 c1 t, V- @! b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 w ~! l) _: E/ J
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards/ X' k9 I3 z# e' {2 @
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
' |( A' B# D' G J8 g. U7 K) B CA Atago, Shell hits 3( v5 f4 c1 l8 [3 i" ]( \
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
& T$ Q' y- g- G& O0 D( O7 ~ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
9 A0 D" `% j( ], ^" { DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
. x" c9 X: i% b DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! ^0 Y5 ^# _* @1 E4 Z4 W8 S. y
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
$ q. a; L, l$ y% K/ M$ |/ J DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire; v* F4 ~5 q5 P k
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire3 H. Q! S% a$ I
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# L0 l) ?! w$ |& }5 v& t% z- a: P DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire4 X' g: ?) `4 t) ]# D
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1335 |8 ]( i5 w4 z! Z% H, A
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ i% K1 C- [: x# w
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
/ [8 d F% O3 Y7 R( Y+ M4 h) DEstimated time to target is 0 minutes% b2 d; d" ?2 P, \
1 s0 M) _% n6 X0 b1 c3 a% dAllied aircraft9 b# s7 A& p) D4 M
P-39D Airacobra x 16" @- }5 _# K0 u1 w5 l- v! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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7 m. f; [' l! y$ z( y# K4 `2 Z+ yNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships, \8 N+ u1 i$ v6 q4 n5 h: n
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage" i: a% e" a# x# I4 G
DD Ayanami# l9 f3 F N/ n7 x& ]6 l: z# _2 g7 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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7 A' ]3 ?) }, F9 B0 RRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., f- B; [+ U" a$ T$ W) k
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes/ I! E! y, |6 y) T% ?/ P5 } t
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A6M2 Zero x 519 V z' {8 v) U# U9 D/ Z# S1 q
D3A2 Val x 501 C D; @8 D" c& `! }- F
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses8 [. E- s* j4 e4 {0 J8 J& p, h
8 L& ]- b" e ]& YNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
6 M6 V4 a$ d+ X) q! I5 E+ A8 v& Q DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk# A6 j4 M, W7 ^) U; U( g
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
f' h, Z5 i, B% e8 |% F DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage+ A8 F( Q* {+ u0 _
/ e) K) a5 c' QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136! ^4 z7 k# @' r% N7 L
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms6 Z$ R s2 t6 O H6 s( L) O
+ @! {; h5 ^; v! v; f5 @1 J2 K' HRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ o* R v: ]2 O4 r2 [8 _0 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft$ f/ C8 x# Y: Q
B5N1 Kate x 18
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F0 }# M( P% y w# ?+ u/ DJapanese aircraft losses
( F q- r* V; |* F5 ?5 S B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged. Z, E) `3 H( A& q+ t+ m7 b
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Allied Ships9 L$ y& L' @' R1 |, [5 X
DD Laffey
5 `& `) a3 |4 F" j CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage# i: b% P& |+ t$ F% w
DD Balch9 f! f! Q4 E: d' G& ^
DD Sterett, and is sunk |