在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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. G. K3 O5 h' w l; kAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 h% O+ c8 U) ^: |0 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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/ T# T! [4 e, Y F8 tAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
; D8 ]2 s* T2 P1 u* y j! s. _ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed0 m4 J1 G0 k3 R$ I. s' N
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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BB Kongo
6 u: Y7 ]/ G2 [$ K9 \$ N BB Hiei, Shell hits 7* z5 e6 `1 }6 W: G
BB Kirishima
$ U! ? [$ l; ?- G* q( Q G$ r: N CA Tone' J5 f; c" W6 L% O: b
CA Chikuma6 i* ?" S) H* H' `- s: K
CA Takao
1 q+ Q) B! e% s: O DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 20 j4 l6 \1 a% i/ {8 G) u5 |3 M
DD Maikaze8 V% p9 r0 R k* A& u& [
DD Uranami
) J% y. K0 T5 m DD Shikinami- Y# P7 a) j/ G- x9 ?" F. e
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
1 O' F& [0 F9 O5 W2 | DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
+ _" L8 }, P0 a BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 j ?4 s# ]; F" N# V
CA Portland
2 p: o0 q7 J; u: v' a CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 [3 c# a. B+ U q3 P CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ Y, e- w \ d5 D& l/ I DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ J# @. o7 I# \1 E DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
% L. P& i2 ]2 u0 Q G DD Farenholt# U: s2 {) Z0 |* C+ z+ J
DD Sterett% M1 L$ t( Y1 \; N3 b, T( k: e2 {
DD Balch
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( U5 K( e* R! e1 ?% r* q0 W$ c& SNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards0 ]( q3 \0 j) |# q$ K, E
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Japanese Ships2 Q9 _% S% ^5 O& p; k
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
( G" e C( A w6 [ CA Atago
* D' O/ D" ~; u" h( r CA Maya7 C' k" n, ~% {
CA Kumano
; V. S/ v3 @% n; `3 ^! R, ~ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
7 ]4 A& h& }. l" @6 Q/ f DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
: p/ R, [' V1 b l& A5 @' I DD Mutsuki
2 E8 k" F9 Z0 q' z DD Uzuki& t6 r+ A0 w. J; e/ `
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
W" `9 @. P3 N( Z! K4 t DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ t2 Z. q, Q' w8 H7 ^2 f$ d DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
- Z. b' U0 d- H- \4 l# T AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" ~" s9 T, o& M; l0 R6 c AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
6 ^, F( {9 g/ H! O9 M AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& @3 m6 b, K; E( R. O2 E5 D! y AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 [: y: a% U6 B
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 c( |4 V. |, U
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
( H" q5 O% m1 {3 x/ @ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* v+ i' E7 x/ u. q xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ a \& f1 k# e" T& D) l xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 R; C( k& ~' M0 b" t
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
6 i$ j8 I5 [& O0 B! P xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk8 U$ {0 a. Z+ E& f7 t8 N
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- q b' I* }. J* Q xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 b, v) A+ {& W' m4 n0 X AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( w8 g4 B1 u) t" O: i, X$ t
0 P4 x4 J! s. K6 e7 [- Q) u7 @Allied ground losses:
+ K" z: E+ L$ q( S0 H/ g1 e 136 casualties reported3 T2 Q/ N+ I% O4 }' S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- k- ?6 K! z) z# H0 f Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
. \# }3 }0 D5 k7 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 P# T# \$ F: u) ~, O
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards& m+ u% F2 _2 Z( X
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! [4 w' P6 b G+ j BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) v& v6 l+ D) x P) w# M: _2 w
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
3 F9 V! T+ Y' P% L$ b3 ? CA Maya, Shell hits 3
6 ^9 | p* p7 W) a2 Y CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
. ?2 r+ u/ u. t5 m DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire1 F% ~. @& Z/ S0 c
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 m: c0 E7 G! }4 u+ q DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
& E0 m+ T) u4 d) v DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire. n# S. J1 h& q" O' ?6 R' c& c; B
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires* U8 p9 F4 i1 J7 h2 N+ Z) X8 T
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Allied Ships" {6 z! j' `) Z# ]+ g9 E
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 s) n7 k8 Q1 p DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire! [) q& J- |' w! [
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire8 {# o% c9 r5 F' I
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, f7 k e9 N% Z5 i5 i/ @
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133& q, x6 _/ W) c( M7 n7 n5 ^
" A3 ]; ~7 Q& D, Z1 `8 CWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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! a& k7 m, m) [7 C- dRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) Z7 J+ E+ d/ W6 i- x- ~7 Y' k6 H
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes3 m( O) r+ L/ k9 }
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, E/ E% r ]$ b6 A" a) a4 h. { P-39D Airacobra x 16% y3 n) m0 c" u3 a0 p/ [+ a2 ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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1 s1 A/ P5 F! w* L CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage3 L/ T* W, I* t3 q& y+ V9 L( g+ T. D
DD Ayanami* y( T; L* n: T% ~
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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& [- D+ i4 F1 A7 W6 |* vWeather in hex: Light cloud3 {& ?6 s) O& x* o6 h
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.& i) u/ M& l3 p; w/ o% A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 50+ |$ v$ |, M3 `
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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) Q9 w. F& O; D+ ONo Allied losses5 p7 A9 u! _) ^1 M
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1 E# `& S l8 T. r \$ J DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
( p- E' y1 @: O7 B DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ S0 n/ m! {3 o; b
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage% Z. i& \3 h0 u
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms- g" x" w9 s+ X
0 n9 `: w1 l% E; ~! x! LRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: w! N7 c! C4 N' N2 S$ L
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft& r8 V$ J/ p, M- g h' A( H1 G
B5N1 Kate x 184 f& w/ d @+ d- l9 x
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Japanese aircraft losses. A. j0 Q) c( S3 d. e
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# i H- F% U1 V
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DD Laffey
& w' _ |$ Z0 k; Y: W CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
5 l' ]8 S$ j, }& R* S DD Balch! P$ s- C+ A- M' g1 _/ {
DD Sterett, and is sunk |