在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战+ E4 n3 C/ o2 V( \7 M
9 r8 g) s$ U" L1 p9 m. yAFTER 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) M9 d- H- m: B
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ t4 v" t, ]4 a3 @/ P0 S SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* g* ^$ l: W& H, t9 y8 |, h6 _
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
5 `( ~7 Y8 y& g1 O: ~/ r+ a" I BB Kongo
6 O" @. q P" C& {% O! Y( { BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
+ g, X& @9 f* o- T% H% n, W BB Kirishima
( Q! n; q- j# E* p, T! B; i CA Tone- X( x* n5 E# m. q. R$ ?' S
CA Chikuma: T2 ~) ^2 D& L( r, D. Y4 c
CA Takao
( E4 n" X5 n1 B DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 27 |1 a* {: x' o* o$ m5 i% P, h
DD Maikaze
- f& b9 y7 ^4 q3 j) [ DD Uranami7 W7 o' i3 l! s; i7 |* n( P
DD Shikinami$ V& P) V: i; x; L6 h9 J& E* j
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires/ s! |; v7 ~/ i! G9 Y [5 J/ }/ d
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 ~: i9 V X* X6 i7 |, e, Q
CA Portland' ~: x. e0 ]! J! J/ r' g
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# R% D4 v6 z# }- Q' i. N
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 F% U1 D. W3 p/ n* F) Q; l# F
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' l2 T8 t# l2 p% Z% P DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire7 }9 a6 ?0 A5 m r3 q8 K0 D, P; @1 N
DD Farenholt
9 U- X. ?! \4 [5 Q% b DD Sterett( G. b: D. \. J6 l' t7 Y% `
DD Balch6 J4 O3 Y+ o) P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards4 J9 Y) J' B6 o! W6 q6 u
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Japanese Ships
; b5 P, U' B5 g BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
! F9 K# `+ J' c# s CA Atago4 V' t( r3 K, A
CA Maya6 r5 k. J: U( z% B; r! n' v0 I+ [
CA Kumano
. Z. D8 x6 o$ T/ N2 t/ ^0 F DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
6 N+ d$ V; u2 T; `# \ C( I DD Ushio, Shell hits 1# q& q U2 L: X: o
DD Mutsuki
( @9 e m7 p0 d3 V# f DD Uzuki
B1 P5 |. f9 c q& D# u DD Yuzuki3 f! ]& [' ~7 v% g4 R" n. d
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Allied Ships
2 ?* h7 f7 Q2 M; |9 S DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ g5 j& z& _4 y7 [ DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk2 J @+ H5 U+ `- g" a. X
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk S; I" p3 s8 @' J
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk7 C9 b. c, u3 Y- w- f& s
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% }9 q7 ~; w* `$ a7 w AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 W# C% r! N* C$ E g. M AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 C3 M+ D1 B( _) C AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! G$ E$ h+ j9 i xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ Y/ S; w# p- B* [ E/ h. M( E xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk3 E( i1 L0 ?7 |! X! m
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
; { f: z: t7 m xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: y l/ ~6 I9 ~( v- |$ O( C xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
( h2 W7 }& l9 [! k5 B0 B, W xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- d0 e6 U$ |9 x0 j9 @ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) i2 E5 Q7 i8 E
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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8 T) R( n7 ]9 Z- iAllied ground losses:6 T! m/ p" f, X
136 casualties reported# H& A1 F; o& G+ E; L) u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Z( D* o2 r# t" D8 ^) r Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled3 U4 g! F+ n( E( o" B6 i+ [
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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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
4 |* L6 M$ K! J* l8 | CA Atago, Shell hits 3/ v( M6 u: [: S+ L3 {0 _
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
- U- ^" y" V2 u" P) i7 I CA Kumano, Shell hits 1. X, @6 c! ?9 @9 d# T2 u! A4 T- O
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire$ R% y5 J4 D. q" g, M: `2 ]' `
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage& n& X- |4 G8 n
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2- F8 Q- L9 C" G) K
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire J& B/ D* T3 P+ ^
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ h: k# Z; a# B) O n5 G) E' f5 D DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
' j: I# n0 S$ v; u" b U DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
Y# L1 a& T+ E; R. H! G9 J+ z7 W! k DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* v j3 e, ~* O" VAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133- j$ g+ B) j! d+ \6 ?. x
1 h o: p; s/ ^3 L% p, @Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 F* S, |, w' L/ }% ^
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet./ d6 H" g4 o+ r( T: W0 ?
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes7 @& v4 v" R8 B ^- c( }( i
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Allied aircraft: O6 y2 t" w- Z+ B
P-39D Airacobra x 16* A1 D" z; j# ~/ v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7, K3 p' @% j3 S( i
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Japanese Ships
; E/ b# R$ ~+ m' w0 a0 e7 m! L CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage. U/ i0 i- r, e0 u* `" m1 R3 ]# i
DD Ayanami. O) J; P9 A9 A* w7 V9 Z6 v% n
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Weather in hex: Light cloud* Q9 R+ D+ R5 I
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 f6 }+ @; Z5 z9 cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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: g* `+ o: G& `) v6 Q0 w, HJapanese aircraft
! c3 M3 O- c8 k7 g8 y A6M2 Zero x 51
( I' o' C, L: d$ ? l D3A2 Val x 50
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3 W' J' k& w; e! L7 s% s6 s P-39D Airacobra x 1" M1 R, u- K3 q. s) D
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" b% C* X0 t, b# G6 O% uNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
& q" A4 ~% m- f. j0 M DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
7 g& `3 |2 ]2 L3 n5 p( O DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage6 ?8 I; n& F# F
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage) @9 g/ S9 h; h7 n5 o: `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136 I( W% i: U& v2 F0 O9 A" b
/ k" |- Y! b+ ], F& d- cWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 q4 M- U6 k; d. i; d6 m6 J& J/ ]
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 q* [- e" h# e) o
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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1 Q" s( c6 r s! [- u+ ~Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
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) \. V' r2 l2 ] ~) ~ DD Laffey& o- N& T8 f6 u
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 J6 U. O+ B1 ^2 G0 ^* S: @8 Z7 R
DD Balch9 N; e1 f3 k5 \! @; K* D6 H' v
DD Sterett, and is sunk |