在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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, Q4 B' ] Q4 x H' rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 426 O) {* S% V2 P% q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards* G# h( }" d7 g0 N2 U1 x
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Allied aircraft losses
$ x6 i. G1 |- u' R" n SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* w( F) \- {7 g }! O
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed/ u! v# a# O* a5 a$ r' d/ d$ [6 \
/ b# G J7 B$ g0 B! t, PJapanese Ships2 v% I1 @8 Z0 W Y/ \8 o
BB Kongo
3 z7 U7 f% c8 c' g BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
7 \; u6 o4 {# m5 e. f4 C1 L% f BB Kirishima
" }3 Z1 }( J5 m$ s. ?1 m0 c CA Tone
# @5 z& N; [* K; `- o# U2 E CA Chikuma
& _" p. F5 c T# ?6 f CA Takao
: X& |' w8 Z# y: e( F' S8 _ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
, q3 ]! l2 p1 j& `$ F: m$ F1 A! z DD Maikaze
s7 k% A6 I* t# f0 h DD Uranami" F% f7 P- B1 \4 G
DD Shikinami
5 g- k! `3 D% H% o DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- p2 g) E% Y/ f6 t+ Z
DD Asagiri* F' c5 o- K& n [
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Allied Ships5 @5 K" N. F& Z. A: k' N
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, e4 ?9 d& B) B- i% l) Y$ c: ?) } CA Portland
9 H' l! _+ c! x9 }/ S9 F1 k CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. q" |3 I! {, B CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 {6 ^( I: }8 t
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 y O1 y) I) Y
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
; ^$ o1 Q8 l1 v3 F, S3 W3 y DD Farenholt
' {" J) z5 l& K8 ]0 h+ E g DD Sterett9 {# r2 }( N. h
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards8 O. R: |$ A$ s9 Z% T
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0 M1 v8 s) W! V% l BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2( @* c9 v0 W4 z# U$ q
CA Atago' c* U6 e2 |6 @' j" R
CA Maya
7 U! f8 h+ _1 a9 s" q CA Kumano% A4 e4 |, x- t" d- y* \. `
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1% X! ^- F: b3 h! L1 I8 G/ p
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
: N; X% {2 o2 L9 {3 m DD Mutsuki
% q# @/ o5 G" q! D, g DD Uzuki, {" @( h- ]. S+ C! J- x& ? Y4 }+ E6 J
DD Yuzuki$ z* N! l" x9 G) \0 I% T" q
2 H$ L& O: }! ]3 }- lAllied Ships6 t- M7 E$ u$ R2 J1 I* k
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
9 P" j; D3 ]# d9 D! I DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk6 d3 ^) ?7 p" M$ K
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 l5 O6 G3 s! r4 s AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: ?% a$ F0 q# R AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; d# p8 O8 w! e6 r" i! r$ }/ @. v$ `- C AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' N$ S) x- e) v
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk ~4 I+ g4 s# t/ t5 ~' d
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk K9 I& |0 F! p9 F
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" R6 Y( C, n) _6 k3 i! _8 Z xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
- ?1 T1 }0 d9 d) \; I5 ^ xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk" k( y3 |$ h ^
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 l% G; V7 n1 c( b. A* P xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
% I$ O/ z; y' }: u. w; T0 l5 f xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* H& x" H/ m. t3 d i xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. ~5 B* r# I+ L5 [- H0 V2 C8 D
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ X3 x! v L2 d
, K. {. l* Z0 u! Z; t5 e3 iAllied ground losses:/ b0 v/ d0 p8 w; B8 f. F6 K+ V' s
136 casualties reported" z: M$ I6 y" e& R z3 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
- P3 M( o* I0 z Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled3 r* Q$ o$ Z& j$ R6 Y' m! k/ Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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6 h6 S9 e, g& G) g1 P) kJapanese Ships
, |! S# Q7 W0 G/ [ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2. {" `1 ^. g' G: Z" L2 ^8 T8 L
CA Atago, Shell hits 31 ]2 p0 s7 Q4 T' u* A. L
CA Maya, Shell hits 3# q3 B) D% X8 p
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
1 ^0 c' N! p, s8 [, W DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire1 s0 L) k/ H/ _- O8 Y1 z5 o
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 s" X6 {0 \9 W; w4 A
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
- g$ i5 c! L7 T DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire& w6 v/ X5 O+ j; ]4 A9 ~, L
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
5 I! f0 [* ?' ]% \$ `+ r/ X DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire, V+ I# H- W+ p w1 X) J
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire, ]2 a6 r$ \' d7 H& d
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 }+ s6 I' E9 A3 ~/ S DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( Y. C( Y% t L6 Z6 @0 l9 ]0 `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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$ p0 g! z1 E, |+ p4 K& tWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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$ q. R% q/ ^5 O9 K3 kRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.* A8 Z" |3 V0 y4 v7 V8 z3 i
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft& o5 e0 C; R7 S/ C# A) I# B
P-39D Airacobra x 16) N5 k4 B! ~! u7 K$ e! ?
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships" m$ w1 K4 D1 { H8 H E
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage5 k$ k* v* D/ E
DD Ayanami
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9 i5 d8 ~& O4 t0 n5 b" hAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132+ D9 W3 S/ h) S: N+ }8 P
# G1 X4 H: t4 e% G, wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( B6 y2 L6 @$ }+ z' u% ~
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes) i& |( x4 l V. }* L
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Japanese aircraft/ s+ t4 m: P, u. G0 @$ p8 t. q
A6M2 Zero x 51: U9 Z& ]3 B3 F( p1 \- q! M' G
D3A2 Val x 501 M% W- `) d* ?! _ H: R( s
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Allied aircraft0 I; u9 E T" q; s8 E4 X5 v& P2 E
P-39D Airacobra x 12 a, t% S+ |- X# }
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Allied Ships
8 p4 E6 P- A. j+ i9 _ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
' l# K* b% q2 h% g) X3 f3 D DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
+ G8 b& o) n$ O& X* h DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage# K) H' h" ]3 [5 x
; f t$ N( N$ QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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& x/ N4 k \# n! F6 x GWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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3 ?( m4 v$ d2 [. t4 `0 T6 Y% JRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" E' U0 E% T2 J3 I- d6 V, \1 m( [Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ |6 ~4 ^) R# c3 Y2 n7 \
( G* h0 g0 V3 L* g9 K( E# J5 C3 _Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
, _7 f9 e$ u- H B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged$ b7 w( c6 ]! V( M
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Allied Ships& j: e# k2 u# V7 \3 d% g
DD Laffey! _5 O% n" n3 O, [; I
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' i: T5 J, R, o) | DD Balch
; c1 ` _' f: V DD Sterett, and is sunk |