在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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- o5 A% X0 f# q1 i" W% HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42" C5 L9 Q, N6 C( ^
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1 [' P% c4 p& {7 FNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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* E$ V+ t3 X& m, n; ZAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
( H- F# M/ {' Q4 U- M7 m" T/ I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
# X& U+ R9 h7 N OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed. S9 V8 I+ ~; Z# C0 M& H8 Q
' X; B; e# B& b7 o XJapanese Ships
! y+ t+ _, d% M. Y- n9 [ BB Kongo, P: k( c. g/ s* {9 K {" ~7 T
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
; {9 T" ^! ?- `7 x BB Kirishima
4 ~. o( L }' r0 j CA Tone! _6 [1 t8 O9 X- F$ c; S* p: D( V
CA Chikuma
. |2 K4 m$ a* N CA Takao% M5 }+ k. V' o) ]4 g1 c
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
+ I& r! r+ }$ {" d+ p% I, s DD Maikaze
* t! e' ]& v0 m/ {( [0 t DD Uranami
- n1 Q) J) z- n& I DD Shikinami
& s' | f% Q1 x. d/ X5 w2 g& h DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- `4 Y6 O+ j) ^: U DD Asagiri2 \7 y6 U# p; R5 y$ a& l5 `& Z% _
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6 L. f( g* V& X4 K' g BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 b$ e4 w+ V0 B: o K3 W
CA Portland; s, |+ K5 \. P7 P; `
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 i" x3 o; J l/ g* L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 Y% d% m$ c! s4 ]5 s DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk% w1 g/ H0 f. F" H& X2 [; S
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire X+ L" O1 h+ O; Y- I
DD Farenholt+ E9 W; @: _/ ^
DD Sterett
7 ?5 D* Q- M# D' g DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards7 c5 @9 D6 C2 D6 E
( y2 N _0 c9 J2 |" zJapanese Ships
$ P5 q7 V6 T. I% b( i5 F4 N2 G: }( Y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 27 U% B, v) E' t; c2 v# c
CA Atago- T d+ f8 X+ d& I, b
CA Maya
5 f' M7 J4 _4 y5 w7 L3 z0 K CA Kumano
& M- A. Q) r7 Y1 Q% k% t DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
5 @, w+ I I- t: J2 D8 A% p( r DD Ushio, Shell hits 1$ E$ s* M( e( w& ~+ L
DD Mutsuki
2 B' G, w, b3 w8 c6 s5 j) V DD Uzuki$ U6 \! D/ X. ^) s! a o
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 f8 l( @. V' ^* |0 W2 w
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
* z' w. {: f& W# @3 S AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk8 h+ M9 b' v6 x I9 |
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
! c- a+ q3 [, H( @5 r* {' u AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ H; ?; O* Y2 C) v AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 P$ {: z. \, D2 m, `8 c2 N; W
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 m3 K) b! Z8 t- A! x: g7 l6 o4 _ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ R' {8 H8 N- i, v xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- \7 y2 _, E0 m5 |
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
; R% f$ C g7 C2 u! k xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk4 t9 D4 j6 P. O4 @# Z
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
, `+ ~% G! f) V. G6 p xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk5 E% o8 P2 G) p% K, k$ e: R g
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 q9 A- J- q2 D& D* y6 _ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! ]* Q, y7 q1 d. G2 H AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 n+ _5 A; y) V8 \" f( b
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136 casualties reported5 P7 a% {) G. o) T# b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Y6 d/ O7 M& \; w: U
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
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, n: L" f9 P% `. WDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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( C j: x4 o6 I" u0 s- n BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 }4 F- O; {. E
CA Atago, Shell hits 3# n, P) f$ m3 Q. F
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
5 g0 f( V$ K; p' p7 ~6 i CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 n- @* O# B5 c DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire# z- F5 G+ P9 `! P1 P' z* `0 {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ E* f" y' |2 M
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
" I& H# G e! `$ O# g# V DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire! ^, x% W& ?3 B2 m. E/ Z
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships8 f x( R1 q( R
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire/ K/ A1 O* F, F/ ^
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
! F; t( \6 M2 ` DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( k- [6 q, l, z# X+ i& J' G DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* s& [1 g P( L; Y; P) P# e1 Y
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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; N# A8 n+ X Z5 c+ H+ }$ Q" pRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 s& L9 a4 v$ u0 C( M
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft. r+ J- @' e, E& I
P-39D Airacobra x 16
# f! y$ c/ H: m; k SBD-3 Dauntless x 7: V6 T/ o \* T& p8 Q( K; B. r
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& Y3 r: a0 }: d5 `# } CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage0 I3 x2 Q, [/ A; Z2 R& c2 y# ?
DD Ayanami, D+ W( ^& S/ B+ i K' z
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1325 M9 m/ I v3 `* V1 _
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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. E# k0 C$ ?. X! pRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# @4 U: o8 I' F+ R; q
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes1 @" m! q7 Z# I: a* F+ R
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Japanese aircraft
( A: O T# P( w A6M2 Zero x 51 p$ k w: l, C
D3A2 Val x 507 N: f: j! L7 {5 y
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P-39D Airacobra x 1* Q Q( ]; Y/ `
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Allied Ships
( r" m+ g1 g6 X9 [6 j5 @ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk) ?6 D' Z4 _9 j& _! n P- K0 m# C" Y( E
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ x5 d6 J; }/ n
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage* U& D3 w4 b# S, P% t9 B
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.) @0 `8 E0 w/ c9 U6 r) Z
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 n) U9 b a9 K$ \# h4 X+ k
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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9 w% M0 Z7 b! G6 w! f DD Laffey, m; V% e+ A) @8 c2 a
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
' {& G7 B- \1 |* p L DD Balch) ?/ ^0 r% V6 P ?# T6 y
DD Sterett, and is sunk |