在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战% a+ w6 u2 _ s/ d; q4 I4 b
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42% U: r8 o6 g+ I- t% f/ O8 c* |) k$ E
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) |* ^5 S+ Z8 {( KNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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" U# o3 G: C, w+ z" e6 ]$ qAllied aircraft- Z1 h3 c% V7 Q! P/ ^; e
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Allied aircraft losses. z4 ]2 N+ F% T$ G. o
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 k$ T& G% q- a2 H/ o# ?
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed# ~1 l' Z3 X' |8 f4 {+ }! J3 @
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Japanese Ships( h% F+ ?: v! n+ U* B2 j" R
BB Kongo9 ^" d4 z8 n8 E+ l: w! q0 q
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
8 c6 I- Y0 x' C7 }& m BB Kirishima; {- u4 d0 @1 E, m- a( L1 u5 \+ ~
CA Tone7 f5 x6 B! E8 j# Q. C, {
CA Chikuma6 B$ F' M6 i$ p$ l# O6 ^8 K6 e3 k# m
CA Takao
& a4 W6 ? e3 q% I% T DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
2 F* W3 S- U, C! O DD Maikaze5 q6 L& O2 f. i3 G0 ?3 O$ L2 `
DD Uranami
R0 S" n4 p X2 l2 `, c8 p DD Shikinami/ Y. R1 \" \1 Q$ C( K
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires# I: D& @ [; k+ S- K, V) c
DD Asagiri* l9 ]9 a0 g) V( e# N
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Allied Ships6 E2 f# P$ B4 }
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Z1 H" \. v- o CA Portland. \9 I. q; I% s# A
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
. G9 ?3 T% m1 k7 P7 K+ S. X CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ a0 w* w$ }7 G8 @ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* v; a4 _. I- _4 N% I5 U
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 U; @9 c2 g3 a& P5 W( U0 C- F# x" C DD Farenholt
' n+ ~- \1 |$ b5 }, p DD Sterett1 w3 V r" V+ t2 k
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards) W( l. f! o! b: d
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 Q, H9 h, i9 @# U! ^: ^0 ?$ c CA Atago
4 p+ @, ?6 I5 A& p5 I8 t CA Maya: [& V' k$ `3 I4 A
CA Kumano0 {$ f# i( ~6 y) f0 W
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
5 E% `9 l6 ?) T/ q3 i8 P' v2 _ c DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
* p- _5 o4 {$ B' B9 j; O9 x$ c DD Mutsuki
0 P! E: w9 x/ K# ]+ a) G* I. u" W [4 z DD Uzuki: R0 i8 j+ l0 L9 a# H
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk X% |* B6 `& q# u7 n% W) r& s* ~
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk4 ]5 p# y/ m; ]/ S% S3 I5 K1 e
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk/ [2 [9 l& o# I/ h: z$ m7 n) I
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
: Y& t! R- `0 d7 c) J% W' ~ AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 o$ x; S" `3 ]& s1 V6 W" X' G
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 p5 d- e8 f2 g: D AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, x. r( y# t: o6 j& i; k/ [9 u( c
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
$ a0 K# }: A1 q xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk: y: h9 ]4 V" ^ q
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& m& m |3 M* x: I, f8 O+ |! c. X xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk/ @ T, }- i! r/ A! y6 _ R
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
7 [- q1 i3 P: F1 g1 k xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
0 o; @, l0 L- d6 c8 d- k xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 B" P. Y% L+ n+ T9 D xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 v1 H7 Z& `$ Z
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 C7 w2 Z# n% `- ~- R( w
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Allied ground losses:) ^7 s, X: u8 ?; [1 [4 V. l8 n, v
136 casualties reported
. l/ \9 `$ x- r% _; U# ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n$ S# l1 R1 A1 o: T4 ], L
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
X3 e. b+ C0 L2 c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ |5 V" K; a0 ~; p, q5 S" w5 E
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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3 X1 `* A0 V( j- q2 o) p) _( kJapanese Ships3 V" g7 Q& ]" n6 E! a: f( p6 x4 ^
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* n6 i; P9 w( h. m" T/ J& p CA Atago, Shell hits 3/ W% F5 z+ J# \+ W/ S$ N! E! k
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
' s, V* B3 T1 a# ~, M CA Kumano, Shell hits 1% P, r# ~1 h5 t8 i1 b
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire1 w$ \- n1 P( Y/ P0 O# ~* @4 N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ P7 H, Q* e6 m/ L! E" Q
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
. J: ^& Z j" P. ~! [ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
% T! J! T0 E3 I DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
: F$ o& U* |- G; v1 I; ^0 U. u DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire7 D) d C! y4 i3 F m
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire0 A5 r. l" k3 B/ m+ _+ `, y8 M! ]
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 ?8 q# u0 i+ U- t2 X DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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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.5 x" Q4 ^7 B* F- G
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes. b/ S) y4 t1 F8 W! }
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Allied aircraft# e9 A0 S( Q% }) ?4 _
P-39D Airacobra x 16
" ]" Z5 N0 E7 ], _; e( P SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses5 @5 K8 k& K' n
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Japanese Ships/ |: |( o4 r' ^5 l& D6 {' k3 F- ^4 R+ y
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 G" c! o; T O1 @# y) ]8 e W DD Ayanami8 y& x$ P# R0 l& T& K/ L$ Y
4 {/ y5 F5 G% @, SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud8 \4 Y/ `8 l! V5 y
# \* K( ~+ z9 Q' i8 BRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
( e4 R7 u, y4 ^2 fEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft; o! g A& f( m+ ~" k/ i3 V' x8 h
A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft B4 c1 \" l( d
P-39D Airacobra x 1( N( ?2 D } ]# c8 K4 Y2 s4 q
' z$ v* i$ S x0 a" o* i, kNo Japanese losses
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0 {! B8 E2 j! K6 O/ n3 hNo Allied losses# q7 u2 r9 G7 J. D5 u
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
* j9 _6 ?0 X5 A$ ~0 v ~ DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 j" ?0 P0 v9 ` DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136& t0 W; K1 g* c8 x
& C0 u4 b7 ]* `7 R6 y+ M1 h* MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& c) c/ `7 d5 u; {# t8 J6 h8 c- IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes" l, f9 b9 l9 l7 w# v' j# l
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Japanese aircraft! @% C" b& y8 x0 t$ v. V) |
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
) a5 Z) ~3 h5 s' B) S3 z B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# D7 O! |: q: V' w0 {+ y+ i7 h
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8 ^6 K4 w7 C$ V0 X4 e/ r* n DD Laffey
& h S! j$ b4 f& S) Y( A CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |