AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42
; w3 }" j" I: `0 w# O米龙湾爆发开战以来最大的一次海战,双方出动最强阵容,联合舰队大和号挂帅,对抗太平洋舰队北卡和华盛顿号,海战结果盟军惨败,2BB悉数沉没1 R6 J( v/ K: }7 `) O% X3 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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+ Q% J/ L& r/ c3 u3 W7 F+ e1 w& aAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses; ]3 j- ?# ?" g) A2 L' p8 K7 R
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 4 destroyed
: d2 w; q1 O* G5 h2 s SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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4 }- t+ p9 a& g9 O* B# _' z' {Japanese Ships( h8 y* K3 P/ ?+ x# M% s* M
BB Hiei% u3 u2 w) _8 L) ]1 ?
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
5 C# Y$ N7 `; M; W BB Yamato, Shell hits 17, on fire
0 H4 k% P4 w; B D CA Maya, Shell hits 3% U( x9 o5 P7 X$ ]% |3 Q6 f% B
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1! z% ]" _. R- U* C
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1 M5 B" Z1 Q0 i
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
* |, Z: B2 p4 u) d CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 21 D& u+ `2 d/ _3 Q! o+ Q( ?) E
CA Furutaka
+ g5 t8 x; ]1 o. @ CL Sendai, Shell hits 16 M8 \2 Q& H8 k3 q; c
CL Nagara
$ O" g5 o8 y( K, N r CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage4 V. F) r' g F# q0 ^, H$ ^4 Y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1" r) C T5 L7 [$ c( V, r/ I5 o
CL Yubari: @% B. R3 }$ |, U7 c2 C
DD Akigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ x9 U" V+ X. p DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1
0 P6 }% _4 O* S9 N5 F1 [+ f DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire; V8 P$ e' J/ e& N' \
DD Kagero
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DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire- y+ @6 @2 O! Q
DD Harusame, Shell hits 2+ J6 v V. i- E( e+ k# g
DD Yudachi
& E7 D/ q3 H5 ^) c. x5 D DD Samidare
# r7 h7 K0 M0 E0 j8 M DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
. j. j% ~2 K* ]' N1 { m- J" v3 ? DD Umikaze; P! N' D& H9 r6 `8 M9 Z9 [, T) ?) b
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Allied Ships' L/ P- K+ `4 P) u+ k: _) S/ Q
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
9 M& R" j* B" Q5 N8 d8 L' @9 C7 Z6 W; C BB Washington, Shell hits 57, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, m1 Y% j" }% _1 E' t: [% N* K CA Chicago, Shell hits 1 E1 a4 k8 F# w1 y, S! v. B
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
8 a' Q5 U$ ^5 s0 ?: D/ R/ v7 c CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire9 j# L) P: T; z. L5 U! s
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 6, on fire6 o! G# m- u! p% A4 F# q
CA Quincy, Shell hits 2, on fire* f, v! ?+ q+ c6 }$ q4 [% G
CL Boise, Shell hits 1
; R: H& c7 k0 `" d% [ DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
" H) y! l4 W! a DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
8 {1 v: r2 C; U, W- B/ |- x' O DD Patterson, Shell hits 3. C r3 ~- |' r, n% V; U
DD Maury, Shell hits 1) L h( U4 x1 o: s/ B5 U
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 n. W |( B b! }2 M( E# u DD Lang, Shell hits 1, on fire" x3 U/ r. {1 K; u2 ^
DD Stack
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