在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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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& O8 c1 A/ @9 I6 V. Z
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Allied aircraft* [% a) ~3 s9 ~+ S. U
no flights7 n) L9 P0 v) ^6 o! f/ X5 }
, e9 \; S3 i# W: \. h' `- A" Y# T$ i, @Allied aircraft losses
: @, p/ M! R5 ^; s! w. ` SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed/ J' r; N$ X% I w( v) q% l7 D
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed$ C- Q$ \( K0 y0 H& ]. i* r7 Z8 k
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Japanese Ships
) l+ x$ i3 X9 c! N6 X5 c BB Kongo
% O6 ~! G3 Z5 k+ Z' t, w7 o( N BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
+ j+ ]+ J! n+ ^( I, o/ g0 ? BB Kirishima
# ~3 [; `. u* F: X5 ~% g CA Tone2 r# Z% p ~6 J6 |6 K
CA Chikuma
* b, |9 P( h* K CA Takao/ N5 l; L+ A3 o* o& c
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 23 ~" F5 w- E/ R' u8 b, G6 d
DD Maikaze
6 b. l3 `2 z- U6 C DD Uranami3 m7 {" o3 P% k- q6 Q! r
DD Shikinami1 w" f7 {+ n8 l& B5 s
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires$ P( e; C& D+ e5 Q8 y8 n
DD Asagiri4 I0 c6 o: V1 n [; D
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- e! W! I! r; f$ s3 M" A, s CA Portland: ?- I6 j4 B+ x; _
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 a) X# W0 J) }5 L+ @5 | G0 P
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 n4 I5 I6 k# s" V& L1 [3 J- ~ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk/ D/ j c5 u0 W* \6 ^8 ^) q1 a
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
' _" m# h$ V. `, a. H DD Farenholt
" d) {% s9 d9 B+ p6 ~/ a1 g( j DD Sterett6 n9 e6 }7 J9 l6 u
DD Balch0 Z/ H' J" ~% D E' n S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 Z0 R5 e! `' k; @0 k; \: b% u% ?: a CA Atago
2 Z2 K5 f8 p9 T2 e& P( s CA Maya- k7 s# A) N" M% h/ u
CA Kumano
X' X6 [) U& y: I' B, T+ Z: G7 B DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
( O; E; l Z5 M- y! `+ R DD Ushio, Shell hits 1 d' J2 _- d" @
DD Mutsuki
6 s0 a: C$ E6 z; W5 ~3 s DD Uzuki [6 C! ^7 S y: f& n/ r5 E
DD Yuzuki
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2 n2 O8 w% c6 }Allied Ships3 r$ f+ Z" B& H, A- k0 B
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ w$ T( q3 J+ E9 t& `
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ `7 Z- g- ]* _6 r8 g
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' p: M& M( }) Q4 C, F5 {4 }
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( W5 q# V! h" |# \! b- |) T$ s
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 J \# M2 m p( e1 T% ?
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 c- _) l6 y* j5 C2 k6 K
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, _' b1 c$ d' \4 d
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" L0 W. V1 V$ B5 ]+ n' ~ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' t3 ?* k4 {, p6 h$ n; p0 p xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# D: J' \- x) k7 e3 o" X
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 l4 W& a' R% Z3 A8 y6 l9 }# D. L xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 L% Q- c1 o5 a% W xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk1 `4 M1 R! T" f; J
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' X" U- b) e4 E2 J- t* y, Q
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* L L8 r. X$ ?! B; v9 H& n2 u
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 l2 h. O/ y1 a- G& b" ]; c
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Allied ground losses:1 f- ^( n/ B' a2 b" d( C" l
136 casualties reported
5 ~" C9 L( l/ k Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* U# v$ Q" @, l3 N4 P Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled) l/ {1 D0 `9 f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- Z t/ e) b6 a+ g; r8 s0 |Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards% l6 T9 N+ x8 |# L1 E+ P
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Japanese Ships5 X( J5 F- X- i
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 n7 L+ ], l. z: g9 o
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
$ R3 l% U9 A7 e5 ]. c+ w( T CA Maya, Shell hits 3' g8 Z# \$ [6 E' E
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1& v4 `* X2 e; X. U7 n
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire! e# k! R, U& Z. Z0 a
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( J, H0 T4 }4 a- b% q7 ?
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 20 ?+ H5 R7 k$ D! o4 a* E
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
( M! M2 H! z7 m& U# P! W/ u DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires9 Z! C! B! G/ V: k
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Allied Ships
& b2 p1 L3 C# @, b3 b DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
2 j* B% ^# _* p" O3 S DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire8 h& f) w4 k1 H* t% R
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire- p1 j2 s+ y$ k% F5 j- U/ G
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1331 a5 y" i; n- D/ f8 H% X5 X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# t# w7 c w! ^6 J( o4 S5 VRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 b0 W$ h1 X- D: ~( TEstimated time to target is 0 minutes$ U& P3 p0 s M( g) e/ a* @0 |
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Allied aircraft
; F4 J* U) B) F$ |5 _( Y7 x9 s P-39D Airacobra x 16
0 p& n6 ^1 d+ e# w. C6 v, x) z" ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 M& \. S4 e" {" N, B/ ?6 k
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No Allied losses+ j0 b! g0 M6 e
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! Z2 C* s- p" c: i( X CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* h0 v1 q2 i. PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 ]- R; d0 ?/ T) p
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. c* F |; }! a/ Z! C3 N. b+ D
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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( c* T) H# y; F A6M2 Zero x 518 w8 R, Z/ Y6 Y2 M
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1& m6 m, `: U0 r! d: ~$ y
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Allied Ships
9 {1 O. l0 z& C2 o) N' G DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
9 f0 W% ]" o% L! w* r% q DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 j4 c2 s1 M$ X# f/ S" E3 A DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ l" O- ?' u% Z' |; GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136& K& ~( x# i. M6 e/ B3 J
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms; m) J! ~* q! G. [# P4 A( q
, S& H# [$ W- U- k9 k dRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." m2 [6 v. Z) ?
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) Q8 H9 e1 b2 h" s( ]* j
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Japanese aircraft, s- p4 s6 W/ h
B5N1 Kate x 183 h6 Z; @+ u& [4 W7 D# j
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Japanese aircraft losses
" n" |& p! D [+ `# \8 n8 X. J B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
2 E1 q8 T$ h: C; H! b DD Laffey+ |* N0 i, ^/ T( E: v
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ d5 G) v0 p/ h/ Y9 ]+ i
DD Balch# c- A9 ]: Q( |% }# A
DD Sterett, and is sunk |