在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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# q; y: D9 \% b# @- [! t# JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards- H0 r/ _: f* n) k: Q
0 B. w2 p7 g0 L% \* j! jAllied aircraft
! R2 n `* ~3 e( ]8 T8 ? no flights5 w9 H6 @% v, w
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Allied aircraft losses6 v& J4 m$ u2 r4 A, s
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
7 H) h* i4 S* s+ D' ]! g) q" o OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed r- B& R2 W5 P7 H4 E- `( i
$ _% M; g: K& c3 c" mJapanese Ships$ p; `5 ?! T4 V. Z2 A X% h
BB Kongo
2 ?* `0 A+ o5 T( i; ^0 q+ i. ? BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
( O: i$ z7 @2 \* R; C2 `! W BB Kirishima
$ }$ t+ h* ^0 h* u1 ^' ] CA Tone7 Z% {4 t4 k5 X! k0 x2 e
CA Chikuma- ]: N6 p3 u& {: i$ K
CA Takao4 ]' F. k9 @ m2 Q- S: J/ Q+ r
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2$ \0 X! l9 m, q: S0 \
DD Maikaze
1 \( g! e/ M9 H3 o6 [* b* Q DD Uranami
9 J1 K( u7 T5 K4 Y7 G+ w4 M" P2 q DD Shikinami
, y: @9 @, z7 S: R5 v0 G9 R DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires8 S9 B( x8 T0 r# Y( ~- K# P
DD Asagiri1 M* B! D V$ s4 R6 R: z
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) y, L3 H$ z, i" U& N
CA Portland! ]& v4 \5 y% X _! l, B9 ~7 z
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( _; y2 F+ N" V
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
w4 B% |. O' U5 T: J0 o8 | DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
$ a6 O/ |* \" x$ L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
' [# h" j' J+ g# N% } DD Farenholt
% X" M$ m' Z8 q# j- I DD Sterett
& Y v$ n8 ^/ @4 Q5 c: s& }! J DD Balch* O" [. I7 I8 k0 X
4 q; t# X6 Z& N1 h9 e( cNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards* N/ D1 y# ?5 x+ [
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Japanese Ships
7 X$ m5 i1 i; |6 Y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
, L0 \" [: O+ L CA Atago
( `$ `5 K& x0 O+ }5 K' S CA Maya
% S' i& h5 _1 m. \ CA Kumano
0 q5 s G+ q8 y9 C7 t( c DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
- u7 `$ L8 J/ ? DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
e4 X7 ~- b* R+ \: X DD Mutsuki0 ]" S0 `3 w, A# X+ \. c, C
DD Uzuki
9 b4 h3 N5 j7 W. f- B DD Yuzuki- B9 w0 O/ [2 p6 l$ m
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4 b/ H O* ]5 \0 ^1 R4 H$ q DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk9 Y- V+ H; b! f8 `7 F
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" ^ N& p x$ S/ L) K+ {& ~ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 K7 l- a0 C4 b$ h
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* z& c r+ ?( L AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 F( S! U/ C) ?( A: k AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ~% z$ A6 Q8 I* `2 k AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) ^5 B3 o& c* a8 d& c/ B7 r
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk1 {9 R! y2 M) n# O# f0 Z8 L
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 f2 r8 z4 `4 h7 g, ?: A& i" b
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk9 C0 Q; ]: @0 k* _3 f
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
1 f* H* s! U' o+ z5 W0 {. Z' D" U$ \ xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk* ~! M, K0 R1 A. \9 V" V4 ?
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
, i2 T3 E8 e8 P' P# U xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 M# g4 g, q! U# E- b4 H* k5 R$ F
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- E7 \6 T3 S: s9 P7 g7 ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: {. G) Y9 m6 f$ m( SAllied ground losses:* `. Q1 e* g' q9 R7 v
136 casualties reported
( v& ~6 M/ o6 f5 l( _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: W% u/ S, _: }9 E% N* B
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ k& `6 ]- T6 X. K. r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 r2 t0 Z4 c: v! [
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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5 i2 w0 j" K$ fJapanese Ships- z5 p' V; {; `
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ X* ~! J# k# s4 ?: r& D
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
j4 m' S. {% N CA Maya, Shell hits 3
+ E* w- b. ~5 [' g( u& Y/ E CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
/ C0 I. L" D3 ^9 N$ F& q DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 y8 h% C; m* m3 B4 F DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 P6 v# Q, T9 j0 i5 E
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
2 Q) o" k1 c& y4 D DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 [6 z- z; K% [9 \0 o DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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7 q6 u9 H- G' X7 t DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire6 Y F# H: Q2 c% t, m. {
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire5 k! f+ V6 `0 C2 W; v3 I% O0 y
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire. s6 i0 e6 {! |3 i
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage% E6 N$ l/ p( U* ~. C! T
: L! R' V# ^: j+ C9 GAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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X6 M$ \' f( J% m6 S s( WWeather in hex: Heavy rain4 l' e6 l; `6 s9 x7 w; j
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
; z% ^/ i. @6 i* \: Y: NEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft* z3 a+ e6 R+ l# A0 y2 V1 I
P-39D Airacobra x 16# t4 Z' B7 `$ X2 B! E8 D4 M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7. L: j: ?2 t# V+ H+ {2 y9 \- w
% d9 G7 S; \. s8 k4 E* P) ENo Allied losses8 h. m9 L( q3 X% _* ~
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Japanese Ships
4 D9 k3 |3 W; @3 t& l CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 W7 x# F9 I7 C% J3 Z5 B1 Q7 k DD Ayanami+ R- i0 ?5 d& O$ }" n
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132. r( f b: w' ^3 \$ T4 i
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Weather in hex: Light cloud! k6 c4 k# k E* B/ n) p& s
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." L3 E* Y3 c, V' J
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes6 O+ p0 e, Y s& B
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Japanese aircraft* e) b# j1 C# P/ V7 W6 C
A6M2 Zero x 51- M2 W2 Y) _$ Y) b5 R, ?0 g, N
D3A2 Val x 50: V z% G5 c& [$ B4 u* m" S
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/ q* ]( d7 Z& B. {) p6 }# t$ L P-39D Airacobra x 19 |1 Q o/ @$ {* P q$ d" a- c
( c2 s( B! w9 O, aNo Japanese losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk1 {$ Y; X- W1 S' V
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 a. c0 `6 Y! B; A$ O DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. c8 j- i: S! ]
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136$ Z$ _7 k+ v$ x d+ D7 R" R
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." \7 {9 z" s! K {& C$ h) a& t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
: K/ d B8 K# r9 n B5N1 Kate x 185 D7 ?* W) a0 E$ u8 M* G
0 ~+ ~+ t" H, A! k) [Japanese aircraft losses
9 _, S" Z( d. B- q1 C$ e& c B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
' f6 O" B% O8 P% b9 { DD Laffey
# _7 O+ p- D3 ^. z CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' Q3 I4 F; r# v: T DD Balch
1 J. E$ c, u: w DD Sterett, and is sunk |