在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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$ v g: y" Q- P h' f4 IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 428 w9 }6 M) E5 j+ _: C0 K( W% H
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! _2 C. {, R0 E! S$ C4 Y" UNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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* R R8 M; o' i' Z5 eAllied aircraft
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6 H) f; S8 n; A: A# u* C4 qAllied aircraft losses
, a1 c4 x' m( w+ T% M$ V SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
9 x1 ?( \. x+ ^ OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed. r9 q9 G& h$ x( B7 ]/ X- e& B$ C3 b
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Japanese Ships
. H7 `' q( {2 A6 G. @- N' _ ]! ] BB Kongo
& W$ ?& V7 @7 T# h2 x+ ^% Q BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
; {% x4 v" s% y) N4 l" `4 m BB Kirishima
# U" y9 h5 ?7 `7 m CA Tone9 w, _; @4 N+ V R, G6 X% F
CA Chikuma( M0 s/ H1 n0 ]2 `' S6 `# Z, n
CA Takao
) K/ v' a- Q2 `' O' S* A# ~ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
( ?$ J, |7 ?8 `7 j { DD Maikaze
, ?% a5 ^' F( n p4 c5 N) K DD Uranami( a* l- u; B6 U/ D* M a9 Z, `
DD Shikinami. v* c4 n. {" W% I8 n
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
; d' u0 A+ [4 W$ R. Q DD Asagiri. L: }7 w4 u3 j# R6 M6 W
7 A0 c/ v5 @3 H OAllied Ships
6 C$ e# M) S; ^0 A! @! c0 s BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 k4 W2 }; ]9 G Z. j! B1 S
CA Portland
" a9 H* e- t* ?0 Y CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- ^+ v c6 T3 L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. R4 N0 X- i4 Y& P; q# _ z
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 Z) |% m5 A' n0 P. i2 C. H7 D% L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire @1 F. [; ]' R- R& R
DD Farenholt
$ K* G1 f- c4 \/ D DD Sterett0 V6 Z, @) Q; c8 U# o9 R! l1 K$ E* F
DD Balch8 |5 M, Q2 I9 U) w3 K9 c2 a
3 d& X, d$ V" g$ zNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards, y+ j' g4 G- A# v3 M- D2 Z
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ q% _3 ]- Y* Z. X* E; h2 e9 j+ l
CA Atago* r5 E2 Q, T; Z& S* L
CA Maya% A. o3 X0 {/ a- W0 m" y
CA Kumano
1 D8 Z7 k; o- G: X DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1& C; y/ l. _1 r, R
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
7 L8 b4 X9 w- \, S' ? DD Mutsuki- s+ x7 R( M7 F: z
DD Uzuki5 m! L7 [& {5 A! V8 E- z
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
9 v/ T+ m4 ^/ {/ M9 w DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: \4 j5 k$ A7 j+ G
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
3 _" f$ E7 v0 F" A, y, Z! b8 W. J AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 b6 Q% ]8 Y+ K2 z- l& [ AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% y7 \2 u7 D; w. m
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 ~" M& a, _ ?
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ O' x! ?/ g5 G' x1 P$ R
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 e. A, @: p4 u1 b; Z AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 O4 R% E6 p' H2 _ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- r; @% D9 K) Z3 A+ ~ M# F J
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' Y' b+ G/ D7 i* Z+ Z3 r3 Q
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk3 c* |/ n& O/ [" K% C! C" c3 |
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 |! B& c9 k; r+ o- k xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
& a( a- S5 [3 t xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: ~: c4 A) y* t! k xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk e; f; Y- h. }! M" s; V. F
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:6 }# w% N& W- w, o* T9 ?
136 casualties reported* _4 u% O0 U$ m+ T7 {1 y+ ]& T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& A6 I C! Z. F, ~9 x
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled( G+ @! G2 C) g1 H3 y
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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Japanese Ships$ O( L- ?9 @3 t
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2$ T" L V* G. V/ J
CA Atago, Shell hits 3 j5 f6 t7 T! l. G. I
CA Maya, Shell hits 38 N1 S+ g7 z& d7 [6 W1 n0 G
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 N$ w B" P: ~1 N DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 b; O7 o( K% U DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage- k: c% r5 @) y) D; r0 Z/ q, | p
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2) T( F2 E) Y1 i6 B
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 i/ q6 ^0 u E, C0 O DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ R$ l- H2 f; r1 t/ j
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Allied Ships
$ R+ Y3 a# s% G' y& e, f DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
, o" ^0 i6 \0 f( n DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire2 n( }( r* p0 S! J( m# |6 x/ Q
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 i; [5 f' z1 t' @* _4 y9 Y! c DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% o ~9 i; C; G/ s- c1 |Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133. m& s3 G. G, x) P; U! w
" Z) I! Z# z4 R5 \+ ^3 t) SWeather in hex: Heavy rain: Z- d4 P7 I) |" ~* b/ n
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) _' j( F" Q6 H& _+ S" ~( v2 F: g
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes7 Q, t% L$ o$ g4 }
$ _1 E" F) g8 Q& n gAllied aircraft$ g% y- r f$ X9 U7 e6 J
P-39D Airacobra x 16 B* X: Y. u, X) x; @$ u8 [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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( W& M: m1 N4 D- V0 _% m0 jNo Allied losses. J( F0 [, E4 i2 Q2 W" L, _
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Japanese Ships$ i: j+ \) D M) [
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage; ?2 A' g& G3 \) k
DD Ayanami, ^ { }8 ^* O3 b
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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3 y7 M, `; Q% v* oRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.% M8 S: @. t' X8 r' r) H6 ]
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes$ Z! v# w1 c9 _6 v8 x
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Japanese aircraft3 d k: t3 k+ I+ Z S0 ^( n
A6M2 Zero x 51' M8 R$ s' e5 b
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
F) X$ J$ }! D P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses" ], Z( o% `( v9 J) d
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No Allied losses% m! F; q3 w& A7 o# c4 q
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Allied Ships: y5 h$ k1 j! Q- k8 o. B
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
4 y- R2 _' E3 R' g8 x DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
! ?! [' F; b8 z6 x3 F DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 [% H o7 B6 y8 C; E
% p9 R' z: g* ~6 Z; r9 nAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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k* n) V3 u+ D0 f" x3 ~Weather in hex: Thunderstorms/ Y7 R) S1 V2 \
: z# f7 [5 [& A. T3 U- s% sRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 D2 f( S6 ]5 ^! n" R' jEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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( c! [9 F2 d: w5 l$ \& U B5N1 Kate x 189 D5 G) ^% D M7 }+ M w2 @0 |
! C' o3 O; G2 u7 Y0 VJapanese aircraft losses
( L! k$ u6 H- t B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 w" P& M& M1 K( K5 ^+ K
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Allied Ships
3 G6 o8 S5 ?9 W- V DD Laffey
. ~2 ~: @/ W- M+ N" w CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage* a! x4 Q2 d* S& J
DD Balch
4 e+ ^+ F! H1 ?7 V" _: X- K DD Sterett, and is sunk |