在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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% {. {8 N3 Y1 e' s" pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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! k1 V+ V% n3 B j2 ]) I, o B, G8 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft/ G+ W9 h# z6 ]6 d
no flights
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" ]$ d" X0 c( H7 z* d& ?Allied aircraft losses
+ @" A& x0 Z/ |" L# h7 ~1 n SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
, S. w. L) E8 y/ k OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships( L0 A3 D$ C, j
BB Kongo( B0 t% ]7 D& E- i
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
* K. P' ^2 S: ?/ ?. |' e BB Kirishima
2 h0 i5 ]! B# p' C0 l! ^. M+ C. k CA Tone
0 L' M* S' `! G' W& ~ CA Chikuma' n3 u$ l" J' V6 G4 y. Y' |% V
CA Takao4 P) }1 C6 q' d2 W, ^% l
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 29 [* u1 V* ~" ?" F+ }
DD Maikaze
/ Q4 ]; g! N. p: @ DD Uranami
, q, ~8 \& B+ w& k: s( n9 X T DD Shikinami; Z4 U% W3 X9 C' a5 u$ e+ W
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
/ A4 {) N7 e P8 Q0 f" y z& z" y7 { DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships+ z3 v) [; q- C
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. @- Q) P/ V3 A+ S2 A
CA Portland
6 g& G3 E1 R6 ^( s6 e) B/ l CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" |! B e. b. i CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! L6 m0 `1 ~+ z" }) E( C DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. i/ q: n1 D3 S# _0 }, N- D
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire+ ^' c; Z; q# b
DD Farenholt6 V% e3 d' h. X2 T% K, }
DD Sterett; x" A- Z2 z! c
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards0 k) D6 P3 [5 e$ L3 W3 N
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Japanese Ships
t* T$ Q' {! I; a8 M' k BB Mutsu, Shell hits 26 n4 {9 z) S% Y4 A M
CA Atago
4 z$ t& z" b) k% w; K1 P0 H' Z7 d CA Maya
0 v7 @* L+ H1 F% m CA Kumano
2 e- y6 G% \0 m% P; S DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1, p0 o9 J- l# a2 H4 y$ l- T" o
DD Ushio, Shell hits 15 q8 j0 N3 ]8 b4 T
DD Mutsuki8 w) U* u9 I) i+ s6 t: O" O: R
DD Uzuki
! o* X, U+ e; c) J6 G DD Yuzuki+ u+ ~ }) P" e' v
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Allied Ships
1 |# a3 [. i) G3 O( [ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 O p6 T7 H9 c: B) i- R DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 Q! o4 M: n9 x0 `
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 f: t+ a, I5 S) `9 p# q AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk! G# J. I; J$ H1 V" ?9 ?
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; c8 R2 Q+ z Y) R AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ o4 ^) x9 l7 M% U! _
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& s+ T% W) M+ ` \8 `/ w% e. |- [1 X AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
& o' Y0 R# {% C, g xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
% A, u4 T# o# M xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 z( m1 O: @! |4 b6 |- A4 P
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 |0 y& L$ p$ A" ` xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk7 J" v$ @& A: H- n1 l) `
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
) w8 N) d" J9 G+ j( o xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 W0 S! X- x1 G0 `2 b5 t) Q
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 s& B8 l8 v8 Y& ^
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 b% k; E! i3 e$ v5 c3 I3 o1 w t& `
& \9 M" E% W. ~- R yAllied ground losses:
2 l/ p3 ~4 H9 p, y6 j( ?+ C 136 casualties reported, Q2 G- E5 k( }6 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# I/ Q" D3 `. Y/ S Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ Z+ U5 d3 e" U# n0 Z- A 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
9 x0 F) M0 ^% o! d) I: F BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2/ `0 r% x( v1 i9 w
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
; O1 G. ^+ o2 n( E s9 i1 z6 m CA Maya, Shell hits 3. l1 n" q4 h) ?. y6 b
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
- Y( _! b: b; K$ p DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 r% P9 m R' V DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
# p8 ]5 m4 L$ g' e DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
1 `) `0 ^1 j* f3 g2 n8 f& r% [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire+ @4 h/ u3 a+ D, x& p" U
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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% g7 N% P g3 ]! U DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& F* o" p0 C2 ?! }2 u2 _" B
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire" N6 E. _- {( T5 n3 b' f
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire9 Q& ?3 W, P+ p1 }6 g. `& U
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 N: d: X5 [! S" G
5 }; S5 e3 t+ k- w4 W2 B' IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133( c7 g# _9 Q1 x' A' @
2 {' y9 l4 u" h3 ?$ zWeather in hex: Heavy rain* J" g7 _; N9 r! G1 [) r; W
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
' r5 m- R( p) L5 s' i+ ?4 ^4 uEstimated time to target is 0 minutes( ]3 |' O0 a, `6 \3 X7 d9 S
9 q6 I8 n j0 n9 E5 dAllied aircraft: D) \- q: x+ |9 f7 Q
P-39D Airacobra x 16: Q" v( m/ v* x5 i
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses# l$ w1 r! o7 R1 i- e
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Japanese Ships& G J- k; a% j2 x
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
, o% F$ Z9 V5 y( K5 e) a DD Ayanami
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* q5 o8 ~. _9 M' K& i0 p% g+ g1 ]Afternoon 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. r$ z4 N8 O# X; F& E5 y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 516 G4 }0 \1 u! U
D3A2 Val x 50, B8 ~ {+ P, z9 E! B5 d
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses9 h3 B0 F3 m' }. P
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Allied Ships
) H0 W& K, k; q3 Y: Y! ?' e DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk' Y5 r Y, b& m- w" |
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: a* I" ^% W2 Y! s p; J2 ]
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms5 Z2 Q2 X# J) _1 H
" Z( I4 M: E; D2 k$ y% WRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
3 p) z" l' y/ g# G2 E3 J' ZEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 182 h* `/ k: g! Z f7 J1 Z
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Allied Ships
$ ~6 y0 G! E9 D" p4 x DD Laffey/ k; b1 s# Q, c2 \: I
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 T/ h' k- m: \/ C+ J2 L# E DD Balch/ D7 W) l* d1 v
DD Sterett, and is sunk |