在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战- t; A' ~% f7 F$ Q5 x
$ W9 u5 P+ o. W3 @3 b; yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 A; u' |) O' Q! G% [7 [8 C; H1 T- `
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses0 _/ Y2 R6 h: L3 c, n
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
4 Y/ `# o+ w6 k& U$ u9 w7 ` OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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0 f n9 J& `5 [4 c: gJapanese Ships
; f3 L$ }* ~3 g. C- k BB Kongo
; a8 F- n* {/ U+ z BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
& f+ |+ a. _2 l7 H! T BB Kirishima
( h% O, d: a' { CA Tone; Z, y8 k2 C2 t3 c
CA Chikuma' V/ M* |& ?' B3 o$ y( w; [3 J
CA Takao
2 Z" \1 k( W! z6 m6 X DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
1 g9 Y) H8 Q) o5 _6 b. d. r DD Maikaze
' b2 Q0 \( c$ i1 g3 c& A DD Uranami
5 x3 \6 t; @7 G# V3 @ DD Shikinami
+ l9 ~4 M q' T9 l7 g DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- Q! z! G7 Y+ U! Q
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* E3 B! g% F, ` CA Portland/ m5 l. u! R8 s; H) E% A! w: J+ z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 y& a) t6 m$ I, g
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 _8 m; G: o( E
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, l! v/ m7 M* o6 {. ?( A+ t! y* L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire' D3 i; K: I) T. h( t6 y- v6 g F
DD Farenholt
" J1 |+ }0 u% j& t* H4 ?- o7 T. e4 { DD Sterett
: B" C* @4 d5 R) O6 g DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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" `0 T# m! f2 W5 l BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
7 s) W. G+ X4 a. `" g, ~ CA Atago+ F8 r& g9 @4 n6 ^% p
CA Maya
, B! `7 _9 a6 `8 I+ l CA Kumano0 X3 a3 A G# e+ M' b4 D& s7 C
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1 y* Y: l! x& A5 w+ h( z7 t8 w
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1) @. C/ Q; M3 O- ?% ?/ ~$ y
DD Mutsuki( Y+ h$ l" U* m( B4 ]' w3 ]
DD Uzuki
" b5 [/ @2 X# l, w/ s4 @) P; } DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships+ L# i: ?( I1 g! W: K
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
, ?7 c6 u% D, f( g DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* d. q z; D8 D$ b AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' {" ]( Z9 p0 d: a
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# [/ I4 A, }. m& G8 n- y: c AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. F* S" C4 k& |, {
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" A0 n. \3 T, H( b3 O# s" C7 d" M AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! W7 g6 P3 A/ z$ E0 _5 H
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk2 f( H7 {* t: C8 Z4 q5 F
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 Q: O# e2 q6 h0 R
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' `6 {# l( M. g) W1 k5 f
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
$ j" n B; g! V: r xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& o6 c* R/ W! R5 h/ p, I; } xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" h0 l( Z2 h5 ~5 h# v: k: V3 P; R& e# g xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( j' ~% w( v% A5 e# c
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, c, B8 ~5 R# ?# s9 y8 o
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 Y* Z( O9 P0 V- h* Z* F
; z* n. ^8 o. V6 b0 cAllied ground losses:% l" q9 o8 F8 j( I, j
136 casualties reported
4 W) I& I! @% n% ~/ x; x, o1 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& \- T3 {0 r/ k) a! n' Q
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled3 O( i0 j4 k# F5 P* c
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 T5 H. J6 ~" ^- R! d* N" e9 U+ T
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards0 Q. m7 f, e, t2 \
+ E( E) u9 z- h1 HJapanese Ships K9 q: q' g! p6 W
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
: t4 Z8 u, Q7 J/ z CA Atago, Shell hits 3" y9 e8 ?; O0 Q/ s ?
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
) T* C/ k; q2 Z, I3 s CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
V/ W/ q! @7 u y( f% M, X d2 \' i DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
/ C6 b3 [$ T7 ~/ e) h2 H DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage3 t& K2 ?! l( w# ^) D. |" u
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
, }( ]& Y8 p) j; w) R2 v8 m DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire/ K1 ^+ K! J' \: `
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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6 G1 G& `9 S' S) \( e0 M DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire5 A. L: J& g: m& K
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire+ B1 v5 B. Q2 D% w" C
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
! A0 ^( g: g+ R1 i- q( a* n( ?* R DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. w' u( l+ b$ A1 A4 |! D1 Y
2 y4 k+ s% a8 n7 d0 [: iAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 T( I5 W! w) a" G
$ h# Q9 E$ Y! h& y' q$ R- D) X+ @- nRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.5 w5 A4 D8 M' S$ m; A$ x$ m$ a
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes) t7 t& _! R6 i, I, x% q: H/ S6 L
% f' J4 v: \" r; M5 C. q# W. P; HAllied aircraft
1 ^. _' `. M3 w, P" Q" S P-39D Airacobra x 16) A0 v1 H2 Z; T
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7+ I7 Z- c5 m4 C& f. ]+ ^
5 o w8 Q1 g; FNo Allied losses: [, ~& n: W, B, F; n8 @+ V. [! M
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# U: e" c# j/ {3 l9 a1 p CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
' w' {- V, ^! f# D, [ DD Ayanami! w, l \, f) y2 b
8 [5 H. c! N0 j, i2 O; b4 xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1328 \% w2 H9 z9 x. w& G3 ~
! W9 E, @! @+ \% {/ iWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 R# |% E7 r) ~
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft) {" K& \6 c' b& I. F$ W( }, _! J H
A6M2 Zero x 51' D5 ?2 A* c6 _ X8 |& r
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1 o5 u' j9 }. J8 n! u; n3 S
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships% i$ t$ e( ^( c" y. N, m
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
- p: {: m0 w$ J. F8 {; n+ t1 o DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage8 V6 v0 W) Y* h6 O1 b2 n& ] N
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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( g1 N0 S/ r: R: JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136* G4 [7 ^3 k o% k: x
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ w1 e. I# m. A7 v+ r3 k: G3 l/ aRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 L9 M8 D. v3 B8 A' jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes) `6 R9 a. J6 r, Q. q: U4 E1 Z
4 i7 Y9 _4 L# oJapanese aircraft- T; ?1 P0 {& n5 p0 Q" \: g% y& @
B5N1 Kate x 18
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w0 m$ T) ]7 F) g5 x3 Y B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 q" N' W" K( T4 m
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Allied Ships
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ u* e ?6 H( D! O8 M DD Balch
7 V/ V" O4 ?* u4 L+ a4 C/ } DD Sterett, and is sunk |