在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战1 M1 J! ]9 O3 S9 Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft1 L. f& \7 R1 G2 ^
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses8 C; A* f0 n' j
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
# [/ O( H$ b4 V; Q8 K OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed* D% C7 ~0 ]% j% W% ~- o6 K
% e- w' _0 b/ C3 cJapanese Ships' g' V; x6 a8 P3 |1 a5 k
BB Kongo) _, _) m3 f: ]" d' g1 ~8 U
BB Hiei, Shell hits 70 k4 }! e- I5 T
BB Kirishima Z- m- ?3 B. `! K0 S" \0 _
CA Tone: \* `: g% P3 L
CA Chikuma
' s% @8 d I& G; N3 | CA Takao
' F/ D9 ^" H Q q" O DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
7 V3 M8 D# m3 _ DD Maikaze) @7 d/ ~& ]! D& d& q2 {1 H
DD Uranami$ J. M/ W3 Q- V v8 y6 `
DD Shikinami# ?+ c% y2 a& A, O9 Y& F8 P
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires3 @+ R! W3 K; q+ R8 b, A2 T) o
DD Asagiri
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( g# U' \7 O, E, e4 j: b" Z BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 S5 n- |( q; z% ~1 v
CA Portland
- j/ U, v' K1 d R) e( a S CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 G4 s" `' q' B5 K CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, U/ V7 l1 }! A& u( I+ Z6 R
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 c0 z. o; C. t/ Z& U1 C DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire+ i4 x2 a6 D* ]" ~
DD Farenholt6 J1 e) f: r: r( r, g0 t j
DD Sterett
8 p e. u1 I! R6 Q( B$ H. s DD Balch- N2 S% z6 D1 t/ L- `
O3 s- i& K- D" q& z; Z, ^5 WNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' u( l$ p3 q! _ T6 m% |
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 q+ l2 ]: X4 J! P6 o CA Atago
! m2 ]1 m* i0 e+ W3 v% S CA Maya) E, Y1 L* N7 _6 k
CA Kumano
* Z! n- m: @2 d2 U DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1' I/ \3 _7 a* U4 ^+ ]8 E7 s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
+ I) I1 P2 \6 ]+ \ D DD Mutsuki
6 i. h5 V' O' T( O* `$ A DD Uzuki2 h2 ?+ k+ s8 {4 G8 n- Y& s- O! P
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
" {# P' E& g m+ Q9 J' _7 H DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( l) i. s- U1 ~: j DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 r, V5 c" S. w& \* ~3 `9 Z
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; V' ~6 E5 n" U9 G, q3 v" I AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk( j% n) H$ \ C+ R0 l% g
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 |6 c0 j. s. d, j" [& N- d AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& n; X8 W- E. m- d# c4 [/ y! F AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 \: z- a% ~' { AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk3 j' V, }; o( ~8 L' P& q! `
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk& o# n- E/ q! O4 w ~, V
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; B S L* ~* _& `. v1 u
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 P1 b$ G# Y# g, W/ g# b9 x
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
9 s9 h: Q% A$ n6 P4 F k3 V! S4 v xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
$ m t- \8 Y; L1 E+ F xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 @' L1 }5 r, T3 k$ e xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 }& v" g- c8 ?3 B AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:7 r' P8 [& s0 y- Y N |7 E
136 casualties reported% J) S; l# g5 V2 d; O' M( P: m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! o" ^4 }0 n- B5 P" Q
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled& ? T" {2 K7 _ R( O. a$ p, e9 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* l8 k" J( H& @
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 K- l3 I; l& d* b0 @) [6 ` BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ O: A- b: s8 c( v S* q; h CA Atago, Shell hits 3
1 A/ @& t- h1 x! M0 f9 E. r: b* e CA Maya, Shell hits 3
4 G# J8 z* Y- _/ o- q CA Kumano, Shell hits 1" T/ y# Y( P6 ?) y0 O/ C4 }
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 l& Y: R! T8 Z) ]1 t C DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ s+ A0 [% j6 @! c% n9 @ DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
0 k$ w( [) Q M5 s) b# w+ Q/ } DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
* t9 y7 F% M4 ^- b; t. u. G DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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$ x( i8 I$ }! T+ S+ X c( ] DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire/ v; f3 P8 _1 T8 \0 U
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# _& z3 o& Q0 s0 N DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire1 q" ~- V3 X$ R0 U# @0 M- g& g
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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8 b% V7 k$ S# w) g& ?Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.- x# K( f6 W ?. f$ E' `+ B7 l
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
/ l- M: s% E' Z P-39D Airacobra x 16
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, e+ X1 c* n( V3 s7 j- BJapanese Ships
! p9 C$ U' @4 Y CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
2 W* i z/ L7 {4 O9 M; M DD Ayanami
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5 a# N) U" F- P# xAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) J, p3 E8 q( ^% v. C
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# H# _7 }4 J' g6 I1 n. l
" \8 u9 i9 }7 { s- w9 ^& d( zJapanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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7 o0 n9 x+ n6 F, L% p1 c% xNo Japanese losses, M$ ~6 f4 a; L! |
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No Allied losses4 |- U; c* V0 H& S- ~2 P
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Allied Ships1 p- A! Q# v& j. N" G4 X6 V
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk7 }' _! j5 g- w$ v3 \# J
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 d3 u1 d2 X2 q, o DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: Z5 m l, [! y3 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136/ j7 H8 D8 {, ~1 Y9 K
* E0 P6 l+ o1 n# r6 l- rWeather in hex: Thunderstorms' h* i: b5 R8 C' X) `2 E5 D p, J$ [
9 I' u& O% Y! g X) R9 JRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
# M8 _; U0 s- N& @Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
5 ~$ X$ E, K0 o, B- F B5N1 Kate x 18
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged" Y! ]( {& f! v. c' W1 |
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DD Laffey
6 c c$ h4 q1 f9 V% r) ^ CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage M2 V5 [9 f; s- a* t6 _+ u" s2 a
DD Balch
, c* H3 s& I( f6 Y* P' H+ K DD Sterett, and is sunk |