在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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0 N1 l$ n* z$ H$ p) mAllied aircraft
3 `$ u7 G8 X. P) l no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
4 \. n2 ?& i# n$ n; X SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed( N: W. r: W* V. t
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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+ {0 K, E- u s* h0 xJapanese Ships
; ^. I: E: |' F% ]* O: P E BB Kongo
9 Q7 G& w* f+ d+ T( Y# k+ v: m BB Hiei, Shell hits 72 w3 v' F* X4 t0 `5 v
BB Kirishima% O* h. q0 S" m* Q/ D; l5 r( ~6 q! U* z; W
CA Tone
( ]% b* }1 d- V% Z6 e CA Chikuma
/ E" e2 x, S4 C9 B- r CA Takao
7 E9 M* K) W C9 O% w" t3 @ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2% h0 ?0 J7 L- Z0 E
DD Maikaze
, f: y. l6 D. @ DD Uranami
/ q7 {- R3 m* `. V0 j0 R8 m DD Shikinami
9 g3 \# M6 n' d' I7 [ DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
/ [" {+ A: X" I DD Asagiri+ s1 x! n7 s7 [( W" y* D2 a# s
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8 X- }4 t4 v' p: u; S# @ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: @; ~2 p$ \9 e
CA Portland' G3 J& e5 @% w; o4 ^, H
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
; r5 d8 ^- @. ]# ]4 s( y. H6 E CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# e# x9 a; C7 X* H( X DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; j9 e$ ~$ x: b* t, e: c1 \/ _
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 p- }$ n- q+ r2 {0 [" P DD Farenholt
$ `( ~ C8 y3 J+ g" `2 k% e- s DD Sterett/ [9 ^: ^" L% x5 e
DD Balch/ N# I% ~3 ^7 n; k) @7 _
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards. Q A2 s( H i* q5 |1 C- Q
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
, Q R _0 Z7 N: Q! a. M3 u CA Atago
7 W0 m6 R+ L+ m/ D# V0 Q CA Maya
0 X+ j& c- W" Y5 d CA Kumano9 X0 }* d! d' r. `
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
4 V' |! P- T- @% o! ] DD Ushio, Shell hits 1! O# G( T' q) W- e' }# j% g, [
DD Mutsuki
: N. r2 _* ^2 x7 e& h. F DD Uzuki3 T1 s4 f3 C& Y! f
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
( b' g8 ^: k6 |/ S3 k7 a" ~ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ `0 U2 L# a# H; N
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
# v8 D) \7 f1 ^ AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; i' U7 A' s" L- v- F
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ X& U+ f) {/ `) R& Y+ _6 r AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* P4 r% R) B. K' f8 [' |
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 p* \3 O- B4 C7 U' H# F2 a, X AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# p. r2 Z. x. e5 Z# S5 F& u+ | AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk8 I7 S# y* E% s2 V* w8 a7 h
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk \; F O0 Q' L/ N4 K
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* \( S; b, q( v8 ~; s
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
6 f; {5 K6 Z% }3 S3 B xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ e0 Q+ q a* j, N xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 J$ q7 C; d& }* j; }, h* A xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 a) K& r; A i# a6 c* y# d
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 A0 T' x1 s5 V AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( \ z& p1 h/ x& L( \
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 H" y2 {: f+ _9 S Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
. d7 ^5 y3 o7 F! R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" a* { | j. o: \* C Y7 G1 ADay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards& R1 j3 K+ [/ v9 e7 H
Y, F0 u* Y( |% \2 JJapanese Ships
5 f- ^( p. F. A2 p$ W9 X( R BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2' {9 o2 z! v% W
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
; y) n" N1 V" K3 c/ o CA Maya, Shell hits 3
3 w! D6 Y- L( X9 j CA Kumano, Shell hits 11 ^5 R& u# m; `/ H
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire& q+ Z; [2 t0 m3 t/ I- o& Z( r9 W
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
% v' _( C/ L1 W1 d DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 20 ]" } k6 \7 X% B/ ]& `
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 n; X+ t2 }# }, K( o, g3 e DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires* X7 z0 I: n' W- e0 p4 V
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& Z9 Z0 g* `) \$ f/ \* ^
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ }; G; C8 _6 l$ ?, t4 T/ N- P DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire6 Q) v- N+ l) O* b" e
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" X$ S- s; a! c3 E3 q0 ]3 L
7 b" u& w! h4 N9 ^5 j1 AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133) r/ O0 W0 f* S: B
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain6 }" W' n' ^2 [4 i* O; K
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft6 I: C# m- ? u/ Z' {
P-39D Airacobra x 16 \0 Q- w/ n6 Z$ r+ S; ^3 h4 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 71 |2 t8 q R1 k5 @5 c7 }
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
( _, S$ o& ?: y0 K' k6 J CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage( Q& f3 h" ~) {9 }
DD Ayanami0 P. g- P4 u! F2 I) Z
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet./ o3 R2 Z: F) k* n# V. K
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1) R$ g$ O* K! j% l$ A% C
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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0 ~# N# d) ^6 N; S DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" V, Y% B0 B2 { K
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 ^8 s/ |& p9 ^# z7 B5 R
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136/ T% \, C& D, l1 P
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' i4 a3 J& N* U" O; H. vRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- E" u* b! g3 |3 u" q* nEstimated time to target is 12 minutes8 z3 [9 r; w" |3 y- _
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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8 ?1 T1 b& y; U( ?7 @9 b/ JJapanese aircraft losses
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% _1 [- J4 u/ d$ E6 G) [0 ^ DD Laffey2 ?, P+ |8 b/ u
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 z O' y/ v' ~9 E DD Balch7 J4 }- k1 h) o1 [, T, t
DD Sterett, and is sunk |