在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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% P4 \: R" v$ v7 W: yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 U, }* |& r) J" a, C8 ]5 w
/ ~" v; Q8 X/ [4 P" MAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
& Z O J1 j1 m- q' u& J9 N SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" M* i7 d: q I5 p5 [/ e OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed9 O: Z( H0 |' v
5 ?2 F. z1 d5 n& ~2 o$ O" wJapanese Ships
' Y* r3 }- l1 r& y BB Kongo9 @9 a' B, W: I5 D
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7 D. N' j. H. ^6 F
BB Kirishima
$ z9 g6 X; C! {. S CA Tone: y' |; c5 w8 R" \1 C
CA Chikuma' I: ` S" R6 `4 i8 V1 }, J
CA Takao
- m8 H0 O+ R3 _+ m DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
* }0 Z, @) j; a- w( T4 N/ N7 N3 w DD Maikaze6 s2 D- \/ \, s) R2 F2 i
DD Uranami
% K- k! B" `6 }; |5 E% ` DD Shikinami1 S. P1 p; g/ _7 H
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires0 V( r2 Q! A, E( `5 a& j/ Z
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
, u h, j, C3 V, E3 h3 d$ I+ f BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: V; \; T- o5 ^- X1 `
CA Portland! i2 P" o) k Y
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( _7 q# V% m: J, v/ ^1 I
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ c8 B8 \7 F' O. _, E" }, c DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. B3 Q3 [2 s# D9 { q) M DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
: \; T; p/ a2 A DD Farenholt7 `6 f8 `# G8 R3 n
DD Sterett
" T+ L$ D+ W, I4 f7 K$ F DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards9 _9 v2 ?3 k' [9 [( X
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Japanese Ships
* b0 ]" F9 f0 | u: r! ~ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 P$ ]8 i0 m8 y CA Atago
8 v/ s1 M4 C/ m- }% N7 j& P CA Maya
- j$ k# f" `) ]% h# m CA Kumano
) r) r; J i$ g; N1 L DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
8 P( j3 {$ C3 i5 G. _% L DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
; c9 ?& ^- ~$ J8 T7 G DD Mutsuki
8 o J1 ]5 `7 D0 X DD Uzuki+ q% ^6 d" x. }3 I- Z0 ~
DD Yuzuki0 @8 Y0 S6 p( Y" F
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* W8 S" T6 F$ r& P8 b7 u! F DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 W+ B) U; Z: X) u0 [3 Z' ]
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" _1 I& k/ D$ x# J$ B AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
Q* `/ G! I, M' D AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk1 x* O% [5 d, Y6 {) N" k0 j7 }4 Z
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk- ~" E9 `$ o1 I6 i
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. z; _7 k1 Q; }3 ^. g( U7 A
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 \3 G) b% u% `8 z3 o9 P" D AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 [, X* l# O: l' W2 m xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 ^$ X) J& i8 Q, r# l& ^
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. r7 Y' g0 @! Y, k* f xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
# n; e' H5 r9 }1 V3 ]- I" ] xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
' A8 J( j5 C4 w6 ~ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk; R* K+ j4 S* j* J+ Y
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 F' ?# {8 B g+ Y9 ~; w xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' {: ~7 {& @# S+ a! P+ _ AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
0 H. h7 g1 c* j. K5 p8 i 136 casualties reported
/ H4 {, g& }0 I8 F( n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 o% E% ?! g1 F' x9 h7 } Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled C2 t0 z% f9 ^# U+ f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) b) R9 J V5 I( t% g$ k9 E7 z
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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# ^. j+ i' b$ d0 ^, x' i7 rJapanese Ships
- l% [. `. D' ? BB Mutsu, Shell hits 25 ] `& | x: O0 x: L! G2 V
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
' y4 }( {- _2 [6 Z4 T; _4 U, o+ l CA Maya, Shell hits 3* e; r. W, e( _- B1 u4 l
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
9 t* o+ g) [! w DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire* G- p, l4 h+ |9 {) `: B7 ^
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 B$ H( J9 b* s- I9 s
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2! {5 V+ ^- n4 w7 l0 N' B3 {, m
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
f0 W5 u) [# V D( B* c DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
" o( l- y" q v1 U2 }- S. t DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
/ K. T7 h( u0 i5 l DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire/ ?5 M: S! z1 X: y" }4 t% ?& Q
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 w6 x7 t4 i3 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133. ?2 @, @* n& f9 G* E
- N/ ^* F' ]! l# ~! ^2 m2 rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 `3 N3 u: Y J% ^1 V7 i: L
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes, d: U7 ^8 D# a' c- _
- \7 \1 S# O0 L: K& Y& \) ?# MAllied aircraft
( i7 K, n( ]. Q! q P-39D Airacobra x 16" E( _7 N% @5 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7* s+ y% o6 Q/ t' L" Z1 L3 q
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No Allied losses n+ o, Q* f# w8 @
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Japanese Ships
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DD Ayanami
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5 C* B( U/ A% U7 M" aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132* T/ F2 n/ s2 D, T6 @; S8 h. c
% w$ k- D4 o5 S- }- D" Z" i* U- \& jWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) F n* E% y: c4 w4 Y% p0 Q: aEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- U/ `0 y1 A# K6 P7 B
. |9 O( [. C9 x4 x qJapanese aircraft2 b; K0 F/ i8 h+ ?- Y
A6M2 Zero x 51: ~4 A. z' v) u6 Z: A% _
D3A2 Val x 50! v! I( H* n: D/ a' J
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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+ L' N" k1 U7 q E( o1 K. UNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
2 V* {3 }6 z4 h, s( r$ R4 i$ ~ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk9 {$ X/ G) Q& r% @
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; X4 D- Y3 |) U% i3 C8 n
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' |& s1 ~2 H1 P2 j+ B
" Z( R1 m: o& d% G1 P0 MAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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! d0 z. R! b0 e$ q0 {7 i. DWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
; D7 q8 i; F3 WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes3 F, T# Q' z9 x/ B9 O# J1 Q
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Japanese aircraft
! W7 A9 U& d+ d( E _* l B5N1 Kate x 18
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5 \- {/ Z! {8 E6 eJapanese aircraft losses6 d! u6 J1 f4 s; C) r
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged8 v# G& G! ?" `& O+ `
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Allied Ships u$ {( O; Q; i/ Z+ P2 p) p$ ~( v" h
DD Laffey; [- g! @$ d' L% |
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
. Q) s, {9 Z: H: ~ DD Balch$ e! U3 l9 G9 G
DD Sterett, and is sunk |