在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战6 \5 g9 V& \& b, P7 Y; Z8 x
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42+ u* O# M1 u1 ], \) W. _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights0 I' v% h4 t( z; \8 {
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Allied aircraft losses0 U/ d& J" [4 s- I" B5 a, I: s
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed U, L# o# P" d# y
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
; E0 p+ O |8 m2 j BB Kongo! r0 p/ `( P7 `1 B% A3 g
BB Hiei, Shell hits 79 ]+ w2 S: |5 P: d+ A% w
BB Kirishima3 [/ I4 K4 v9 V- b& E' z4 z' z% Z
CA Tone% ]3 A9 ?9 j1 F4 J) C
CA Chikuma, f0 |* A$ L% A( }
CA Takao: z* V1 p9 I+ Q T
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
$ P( E4 s# i3 b DD Maikaze9 s* o) f/ p* V: S- L4 I6 Y5 Z
DD Uranami* c" C% ^' f3 ~( V" Q5 H" m% T1 K
DD Shikinami
1 X6 h/ O- J# L6 v; f DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
0 P( d2 M. l& r0 N+ ]8 T/ n DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships& v1 a0 N2 Z0 W z7 a
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. U* w$ D2 K7 H" I1 J
CA Portland
$ v% T1 I+ M6 w# f) }3 n CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
& s/ H3 n8 B" C& ^* k; u CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( {5 u$ L8 w1 m) W8 A2 A DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! u5 u5 z9 X$ r
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire7 L- r. S3 J* h7 r
DD Farenholt/ l1 H9 C& C# P7 Y9 x
DD Sterett" _( Y# \, Z0 r3 ]
DD Balch
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1 Z" p/ S0 o# I& \# \6 ONight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, w$ J$ C3 U1 q j7 }
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) V2 g# b$ \1 }$ n
CA Atago
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CA Kumano
$ `/ h6 G2 Q; P- x DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
4 w. n) j* w) W; n4 W" ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 1" x# o- }6 x8 |$ n* a
DD Mutsuki' P! q; z* x$ |" ~! K/ }* _5 C) S
DD Uzuki4 e* r6 g/ D7 X! H. {
DD Yuzuki) D& Y# Y* u9 s0 Q: T$ G3 _/ I
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# `9 f% q, L6 H0 Q6 v& w4 G6 x DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" M7 v) j3 `' @ B AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 M! Q* d7 b6 b AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
# C' w; B2 b2 Q+ [9 k& v AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) ` r9 E1 H% R3 B4 `2 @- z AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% K" e2 S/ }/ H+ t0 s9 [
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 s# j0 V; A! k. K/ N! T
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ B. u# l; x7 G
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: c' _0 M- p8 q. }3 W
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ k! j. @" I5 O1 P' ~$ a0 }" ]6 q
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 b: ?9 {# a/ t0 r; z0 y xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk; K8 k+ O3 \# m1 O0 y% t# l+ f
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk$ e+ Z# V$ d" l7 `
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
$ z$ _; r% W! M: k/ L7 z, D xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* r& I* M7 t, i AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" s- f# G0 M. `" \
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Allied ground losses:6 X$ {7 g2 M( `3 q* _$ h! K5 L8 }. p) }
136 casualties reported
" C8 l* p" k6 n2 ^9 e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 w2 u4 Y% W4 _7 d% g7 B, u
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled6 A$ l1 o/ g: U( ~) R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 s1 a! f- x/ f$ U- j4 u
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. a- ]6 }% s2 t; x1 j. M& ^ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
$ [0 n" @! k, j! R- [# X) e% B CA Atago, Shell hits 3' K# O: H/ o7 [
CA Maya, Shell hits 37 E4 C l5 ?( Y9 G
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
' g4 N/ x' l( [( z$ z5 K DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. ?6 Z. L8 }: @/ H
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N6 T2 Y% d4 X/ l, d5 g! G
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
3 a, B4 @5 S" [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire9 k2 K( `( V! I6 [3 X( u6 i
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
) [5 G9 L' q+ M( N$ L/ h9 ^0 k DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
: e6 }. A0 W4 V2 B DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
( {( y+ \- M* D. f% W/ v. _1 L DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire* i4 H! z% ~) j' \' R) S: o
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 X) W* N2 Q; U) ]# y
6 c; x& R; x) `& w" l* BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133* | e$ U: z3 \
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain+ I& ]. I" E# Q, s0 y6 G1 w
1 F- l! d; c) N' s. ^- \/ SRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! z9 B |$ t6 K+ s# Q
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 N+ S& ^4 Q. ^6 E( t
P-39D Airacobra x 16' k3 D, F9 q/ {+ ]9 e2 h8 f
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7& g# e8 F8 u& R: u
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No Allied losses K2 B* v8 ]7 ]
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Japanese Ships
B2 s+ B8 j0 S8 k9 Q) J CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage' F5 d7 Y' ]& N
DD Ayanami
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0 y N0 ]" v" e5 `0 `Weather in hex: Light cloud; c* W1 c0 C) [3 [" A
6 T; p' K$ m1 H. {9 uRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# Y2 R2 S! O& ^& U- @' F9 ^3 d- z: FEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 A0 j6 O6 C$ g x' O
A6M2 Zero x 51: M0 _( y: @9 r( M' P- n
D3A2 Val x 50' v; r3 \: S6 w( `( b" N
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Allied aircraft
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- t5 _5 I/ J; Q' K% w5 ~9 qNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
G1 t/ z# x# f, ? DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
F* r. [: {+ L t3 J2 c+ i" s) u6 Q1 R DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 L; s1 X* ]' ~" H1 `4 Y: b
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1365 a' g2 g0 N5 L. d: s
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ k1 @' T& b; l) M3 P2 {
. {6 [. w* }- QRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 ]0 u$ z4 w! I+ t6 h( iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
. \) i+ S. P _! P8 p V) Y B5N1 Kate x 18
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$ G. \+ i% n1 x8 M B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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1 |1 c3 M# c# Q2 S) D. {% A DD Laffey
+ v$ K4 c- D# P! _% G CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( y' g: R; |* P' A# s7 P
DD Balch3 }; l5 G$ R6 [" \
DD Sterett, and is sunk |