AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42: ]! Q. Z) p3 d; X8 v2 J" X% T# g
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2 F/ U) T% }$ J/ g; n
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft1 A$ c- K+ b" V/ A$ m7 v# R4 e
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses. h) |6 l, [, y: ]; x' ^0 j
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 4 destroyed9 S: w7 A# c& P- ?& K1 E
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 B5 M+ R1 C! e
x5 d% { s% \. g, qJapanese Ships
1 l9 T# E: O& d7 Q/ ]" M" b BB Hiei: K0 w Y Q/ w8 a" ?6 b; W" z
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1
. |+ K8 j% z3 C, ~" w8 p BB Yamato, Shell hits 17, on fire" e+ `- W1 v" m& U) B# _) u
CA Maya, Shell hits 35 ~* H$ Q0 l H0 ~9 Z5 T
CA Chokai, Shell hits 1# D, a* ~" m! ~4 ?8 U& r: M! h* E
CA Kumano, Shell hits 15 Y& A1 B4 S7 ]# k/ M/ Q/ B/ k
CA Aoba, Shell hits 1
7 j* e$ e# I) R" x' r CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2
" c1 Z' Z, B, B4 X CA Furutaka. D; e7 L9 g7 C0 r2 e
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1$ r: }6 r8 s. \+ \$ s
CL Nagara& @% U! e+ C2 U1 E* `$ ]
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 V$ o. t* K2 z% `; U0 F* D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
7 f7 h: G- K# y+ f# q7 O CL Yubari
% V! Q9 T9 V/ V& x$ C DD Akigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire! s: g, x1 C8 H- E9 U/ T) u
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1% ]0 t! x" G9 b3 E$ ]
DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 V. ]' y- s' n# l/ R DD Kagero
% g3 Y1 O2 l$ Z ?2 C DD Oyashio# r m; e# s) O5 a
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
' b9 D# _) M6 Z DD Harusame, Shell hits 2
" z" B- \1 _* x! ^' k! K* k# { DD Yudachi" }# Z' r8 o4 r: p+ z" b1 T8 B
DD Samidare# F- {+ H0 a: G {( T
DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire
8 B0 i9 K# h0 U) `+ C DD Umikaze& S+ }) ^ E* J# S* B
; V, _2 A' v2 q! Y5 _! mAllied Ships
" n! x [0 W. @5 \3 x. k2 _5 w BB North Carolina, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 k- g3 p; I4 C" r1 m BB Washington, Shell hits 57, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* d! \+ {. A/ y, j. Q. j3 e CA Chicago, Shell hits 17 Z/ F T9 f! G# c! R9 D' L2 l
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16, and is sunk9 Q4 |, e" K* H3 v5 `) y7 X
CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire G0 z; l" r- H( D2 _5 j( q
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 6, on fire, Y0 ]% {' J5 I }
CA Quincy, Shell hits 2, on fire
. O o6 B% J& T0 X+ }1 l CL Boise, Shell hits 1# G- K6 R. R4 I- Z, M1 v. @# a
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire! w' R" A; \. {4 y. x! G
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
" g0 }7 b" o3 c. `1 n- d& A DD Patterson, Shell hits 3
2 t* @6 g' k: w5 f6 A6 E" o DD Maury, Shell hits 1
1 b* y) D; Z- @2 `; ~) U DD Benham, Shell hits 3, on fire
. c$ z& w5 H2 v* k, e- [ DD Lang, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Clark |