在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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5 B8 o+ I% I% m: fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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: b: p$ Q5 b; |, C( W. xNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses4 |3 c4 C2 b2 }4 x
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
8 f8 d! ?9 |- m) T- W BB Kongo9 K# ] `& ^9 X( F
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7% L0 p$ g* H; F( y; g2 t' W
BB Kirishima3 \) ^3 Q$ B* a' u b
CA Tone
5 b4 {) a* T1 ?3 e, @ CA Chikuma( l: _5 R' g- c; _- k0 |" i$ c
CA Takao1 r2 x# |$ O8 k: Z( `! V
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2& C1 }- R2 S) x, Z9 D
DD Maikaze$ L& N: c, _3 b
DD Uranami
; x; A+ M' ^$ e4 Q0 @+ k1 V3 [ DD Shikinami$ m' N! D. c- j# s( S6 T/ j
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires( g) x- Y/ l* q2 l2 Q2 f
DD Asagiri! P# H7 [6 A) e4 x
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9 t& |* V# n5 _ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- R7 q3 |3 p a- R; Z0 n CA Portland7 _1 e$ J9 {6 N0 X: v9 V6 C7 K
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" O5 s8 d# Z+ B
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& e% K( v% S0 h+ B' B
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ u6 K* S$ ~, I9 o DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 }" \) x3 |) {. K- p6 k: C. Y) y2 X DD Farenholt
/ {8 l3 a) ?, k! y/ M* h" c DD Sterett' Q( _4 G8 H& J8 Q5 }
DD Balch
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& a( c0 [+ M" m/ G9 h2 xNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards) b' C K' V6 G! I; B
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Japanese Ships
! y, T/ p6 N7 }& K- \/ @- C BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 l( t5 b* Q$ O CA Atago
6 s6 E, N6 ]% W$ G g& C! ] CA Maya4 \4 d0 A: |% o. I4 M0 O* S* A1 e
CA Kumano3 G1 l& ?- U* K: ~
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1# q. C3 A! p6 \( ~$ X- R3 I5 S
DD Ushio, Shell hits 19 t- e# l. `( o9 C8 F/ _# x- d3 G, w! f
DD Mutsuki
4 d. x. [9 E% ~* t u8 H DD Uzuki- q y" q. u2 j5 p2 r! b. e( a
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
* ]& |" k9 m3 e4 h DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk) l; [ x# M9 {- d# E& S% ^+ ]5 o
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk+ m: U/ I% H; A* o9 s3 [2 r
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: f6 s2 V7 o% d2 W" P m5 ]' [
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk8 O% S9 a( }/ D+ x- X) D" W
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 p( P& A ?6 k+ }- J AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) N. \% w. {& G) ^0 X/ P
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ ~' g6 t3 `. V AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- U: F3 a; H8 Z' t2 y7 b ? xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 J G+ n# L" f7 I# P% |: P& a xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
5 z$ i7 u8 L( w& p xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 r: t4 I+ Z! I5 V, v
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: ]5 R- i* n7 a+ L& {/ V. g. w
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' f( f E+ N t9 _# q7 A# q. s, ^ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) L# n- L/ k7 @$ q( m' d
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 H( P8 i% _( \, Q1 W. \9 V AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
7 ~. v9 |" c M- E 136 casualties reported
3 |2 I) {% E$ R8 l: R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 Z& Q! T/ e* `1 L" a% q4 Y Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled" q' M8 T$ G2 F* U' j# v. v0 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n; G0 P+ y8 J' `' p% q' l
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards0 E9 ~, x! x" d5 z) n6 V( J
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Japanese Ships- l. d3 q4 }& z+ h1 Y O
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 l8 x5 Y4 X' k5 t8 e( H CA Atago, Shell hits 3' Z4 C. v3 _) X: Z# M
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
8 z! S- c" ?0 H8 Q! F. ]3 t CA Kumano, Shell hits 10 d* _0 t* T/ [1 R$ K. o! b
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire3 V4 i/ d$ u1 v3 u C1 E3 v
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 _/ P, ? B: p3 \2 Z7 U6 m, i9 e6 T
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
' M$ K: x r: H) _7 T& i2 d DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
- ^$ w4 Y* y2 V/ I& A DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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; J! w( O* t1 G1 v- K, _3 c5 p4 W6 Z DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire; C/ H# s* g5 k0 D: D4 e- H
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire4 X9 M4 i- f7 g9 ?% i, n
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, S8 V( E9 _7 y. ]1 Z4 h/ N DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ l1 ~, y( }7 C7 |! k- v* x
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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) T5 \7 b' C, hWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# v) ~, H* G: l# \: V6 P
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 16
2 a1 J6 h% p+ Z5 S0 u' v SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses. |4 R8 G! |& R& x1 J0 l- J3 f
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+ F6 `7 `! {! }1 z$ r CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
; M* K# m/ M; Z' v1 h2 _ DD Ayanami
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$ Y6 A' t" t3 g3 j; D& gAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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' ~4 k; U- _, n2 L6 BRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 t. E/ S; F' {# rEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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2 Y1 A9 ]* V* S+ ^8 W) \5 QNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
" E+ A! d. |( L9 } DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) u% d2 ~& g% e7 W% n0 ] DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
9 N& h0 \2 @$ p' Q# o* i3 r& \ DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' b5 c& ]& h9 r$ q1 g' u0 F+ @
2 V- |) O) X; z4 J5 s! mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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0 G" w8 j0 m+ c5 u# F# |$ A5 }Weather in hex: Thunderstorms* K6 ?* H0 @' S( N2 ~" c( A' m
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. M( y3 n C r4 M0 j# ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Japanese aircraft losses
& l( {! X, f% {/ S, b" ^ B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey7 N+ x7 p O' ]
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage0 b- U5 J* a8 e# ]
DD Balch
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