在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战" G7 g) E- P. B7 o9 Z9 @
; m) r, `* _: `7 [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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9 J2 A* _# ]8 \9 L7 `& I7 qAllied aircraft
7 E" ]* @4 ?+ ?, s- ~6 o1 q- m6 ?/ Z no flights# @' J! N( J% D8 k3 `- q5 V
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Allied aircraft losses
4 X& G) m& D: M5 ^+ E SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
3 {1 c: M8 a. v I% J) x OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed! u) }1 L0 y6 \: p5 P
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Japanese Ships! t( Y \+ q( @$ ~
BB Kongo# Q! ]+ q0 o+ r9 r' b& b
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
/ u4 ?4 f- {* `. r8 _( _ BB Kirishima2 `0 }( M8 y. a% V# t5 Q. [. {, t
CA Tone) M) j: X( _7 V4 q. {- B+ k! U
CA Chikuma
y8 B/ U' ]) ?- f( g CA Takao
! A7 P! n+ c0 v' r: Z DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2; Q( L: h0 ]1 n( Y
DD Maikaze m- Z# ~9 c$ e
DD Uranami, q4 s4 e* a: z+ ]9 W% b7 o
DD Shikinami
; L; o8 w+ o! i0 i' A1 j8 H DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
* ^) D! G2 ?" i! p1 y& H9 x DD Asagiri
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; b1 Y4 n) R0 i6 Z" s# t/ ] BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, [$ L+ b- q* F5 j* S8 l9 L
CA Portland
; O3 L. f7 z @# ^1 C' r Q# Q* l CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ t+ V* d- a, n: B
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 J2 e! O+ F K% `3 _+ @; w+ i
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 J3 X" ~) P7 ^- D4 {7 w DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
' c4 S& C9 c8 g) m DD Farenholt% s C$ `5 R: `$ h
DD Sterett
5 i0 R7 F& \* o; y DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards% {7 T0 P7 S$ D
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3 c- Y2 H3 E# U6 W, b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 E6 U# c* H+ ?: u9 e CA Atago0 {9 A0 l8 K. m9 ~) u8 r7 e6 R! n
CA Maya! s( t7 e; W4 @* U o
CA Kumano
5 C+ b9 q0 a* a4 H& Y DD Yugiri, Shell hits 17 _( O6 B/ I0 Y+ } M
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
* k+ e: L7 B: S) X6 p9 F DD Mutsuki
1 P) v2 A) Z0 D# R9 o DD Uzuki
8 a7 Q9 \2 B) a$ X& i DD Yuzuki: Z- d a" w* f& z3 Q6 |
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* s& u0 B6 n( p4 w5 B DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( h" z) G! _: F V DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
( F7 Y) @/ d& k! g) v2 J$ ~7 K AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, u- J ^. ]4 Q/ F5 w$ m AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ H5 \5 T0 X# q5 x% Q: B AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 [8 H X# |; X: Z8 l AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: R& V* H- U: r* ?; ] AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% t/ q0 |; K3 ~" I" h( ?. n AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
. F9 M3 q( t! N xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
/ a' X8 n: V! b& D5 M xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' l+ t/ J4 Z1 q xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ H/ A1 y F$ A9 _5 g
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk+ p' f+ o X0 @& y: ~
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk" s3 M8 ~: l0 h2 K
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 C' D1 G7 |7 o& P+ H
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ \( `7 N7 r( H7 e+ a* u( A AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 M; l2 L2 Z: _, X' }
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Allied ground losses:
7 ~' m$ R( Y% b8 l/ u5 j 136 casualties reported8 [( y6 j( x9 u0 N8 f! l5 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Z1 t9 z2 U U, a- |
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ [) m+ a- t+ \5 C 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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5 ^$ u- \4 g6 ]- G* o$ VJapanese Ships
4 K- Q/ ~# A3 {% x BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
) I& V( I: J+ x* p3 m) s CA Atago, Shell hits 3
3 I" f) O. c3 H) q9 Q" H' d CA Maya, Shell hits 3
1 y; U- N8 U8 _ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
! `7 x& w* L2 |" S, e/ c DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire' g, r; {$ u4 {5 n7 f+ s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 i6 O9 P3 g5 F5 q
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
0 K4 j8 g c& x5 B. l8 O DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire, ]" g( O; @* T9 A
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& H! [5 q q, E: }6 H. D: d- x1 H
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
; z# M0 ~6 g, f: j s9 i" H7 T0 f# O DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 A5 y2 X8 ?, q% N! a& D
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 F8 G: A7 v y, |. G2 L* J {
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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0 B5 T+ I7 C8 C& A) Y$ l, NWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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+ K' U( Z: s& |& uRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
& H) O) b8 V6 [0 j3 X) @Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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! ] i: D1 i& c# U BAllied aircraft
/ Y, T2 B1 B8 O4 I! q% R- T P-39D Airacobra x 16
# @* U5 W- L. G# t( @8 w SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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L1 w6 `( N w R9 D& T) {No Allied losses
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6 B0 x e J/ W/ uJapanese Ships
6 ?7 L4 V. f8 ^! u& C CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 N- G% o9 N+ K7 F DD Ayanami* Z. g+ K) d6 t& {& f4 _& l
# n9 f. r5 n' m0 K: hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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/ w% ~9 z; y, K0 S! q7 A' t" s1 LWeather in hex: Light cloud9 j; |9 G: W6 I+ q
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 o; Y. ]+ h I/ H, L+ n9 ^0 b
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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" Q8 H/ Z0 `. h9 K9 [3 }Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
W8 t u% C) |- ? P-39D Airacobra x 1& ^# b$ I. g/ N7 k: a, O; p/ S6 B
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No Japanese losses" ?# L: u! g' K! p
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
. f( P/ _ h! M3 S* i- l! |- Z8 _$ N$ Y DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
% D) N! D( l H: { @, V, h% a DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! N% ]3 P9 h4 ^" }& {2 R DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: z% k, w( O, V ~Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 }4 Y$ ^5 n$ n: DEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft" C! Z# R) G. T( L9 j: c
B5N1 Kate x 18
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& @; I/ |) h, k8 o( ~# ?) OJapanese aircraft losses" m8 |9 W; G3 ?0 r/ c6 l- M
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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! V n6 V, b1 _' w# } DD Laffey z6 c& |% H3 Z' O
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 X6 k; U9 [/ g$ O; K DD Balch
8 A$ O# v5 f7 u. C' I" a! F DD Sterett, and is sunk |