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' S( q# o# ]! _0 W
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Allied aircraft
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' r1 W. n+ e8 p* ~3 ] d/ uAllied aircraft losses6 H+ f- [% C2 f
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed, c3 [( c$ m! p2 h7 d1 _) }2 Z
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed8 Q0 K4 V) b! q3 i
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Japanese Ships
0 q: _% ^. F' a" v BB Kongo5 V `! m# m, F. {7 b& F4 X
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7% W3 L* a! ~# v" X! R
BB Kirishima c2 v/ Y% q$ q# T9 Q
CA Tone
0 P( A& Z$ c0 w CA Chikuma/ ^4 [+ U+ i& N* _. S# `3 D
CA Takao
4 R% O$ K2 J; E- \/ @8 i% Q/ K DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( s. A4 \ v4 ?8 u7 ~% d, l) ^
DD Maikaze
2 n" }+ ` c5 [, F DD Uranami
# W, }6 X- a, h# F% t8 i. @ DD Shikinami. U6 V. |: u1 G+ A, O
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
/ q: ?. M! ~6 R$ B& S- j DD Asagiri* _* J6 x6 [* R& r
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Allied Ships
1 w. w G3 ]% H" S8 ^- i9 u BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 |$ r( Z7 ~ x5 w" H6 U+ ` V
CA Portland7 i) r3 e3 B! Z( r. I. _
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
t q0 T( c5 \- i# D3 w# l CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' z% e( C& ^9 k2 W$ T! b* y DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
1 p0 m5 y$ P) `# m: Z- B8 n DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
' @$ u* O0 m6 Q; X; u$ Q DD Farenholt
+ f- R/ P/ o# T r; c c3 G/ S- c DD Sterett2 a% b2 }/ |4 U6 V7 V7 r
DD Balch( `1 A$ w9 ^8 M' j+ O0 X
i: J4 Y$ h. e' cNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ F4 D& Y! c/ Q" D8 c% ^. Y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 23 s# ~* M! V3 R7 c$ q
CA Atago0 |6 j4 T1 p/ K" Q, F
CA Maya
" `% f/ z3 I1 q4 Q CA Kumano
" q2 }' G# O4 c8 W0 C' a DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
. i( \- E( x: C# Q* W5 A/ _) v' S$ B DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
+ M9 w6 t1 ?: K% u DD Mutsuki" u4 e* K0 u2 o/ R+ O9 ?
DD Uzuki6 N$ m% e) R" F) t
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships; b. B( ]: z( i' n" |
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 N0 p/ K- J5 B ~; x( }3 u/ G
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 c; _" { r6 r( `
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
: T! ~& n$ n' w# F% _/ c AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 L2 g9 J2 z( J2 b AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; M2 ]+ a F) a8 O& @) h J1 ] AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" _: v9 |% G( b( Z, L! l AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ R/ C8 ]5 o* y( @
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
5 G/ U7 A* _2 a3 V; g# ^" h xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ |" g; G& B0 {, G5 O xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
6 X( K* t4 T+ Y2 M1 h xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: Q* O' {, C+ y& A ?3 v1 d
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk1 o/ S! e! Q( R, W `
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk: [2 l! {4 n0 S7 Y5 T' z* W
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 J7 u7 Y/ }4 `2 r xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk C1 G1 ?8 `; k3 o1 E
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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; x6 K9 ?: T8 |7 M. |+ _Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ A4 d3 E0 D7 b8 A/ Y2 C" N
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled) j7 ? ]' l4 ]; t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, _ Q' A5 s4 x6 b' r( x
' j( @. k: q, t1 {- _Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships4 |& ~# x; [1 _8 B1 ?
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 I& W8 f2 S4 A+ H' R2 h E8 K' @0 w" u
CA Atago, Shell hits 37 o* E- R7 V* r1 z8 T7 K* y5 }0 T8 R
CA Maya, Shell hits 37 N3 `# {8 e* ?3 _) G1 q8 z
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
: X% T1 r) z6 G) r DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire' K8 C$ Z- J5 z: U
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! M# K& u6 m/ D" i
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
/ T! R5 M5 {+ F; ]( W1 |0 R* b: T DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire; n1 C/ ~1 j* M) V0 S
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires" F9 A. e4 n) d7 ]! L8 J4 h
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Allied Ships
5 |; t+ ?; m# } z ^: P" e DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
; k; P9 C. [1 f$ t: ^ DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire+ t- U! r E- k5 z
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 W. S% p! r8 w7 J7 e% ?( Q# E DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage6 _. D$ j4 ?: R4 g! J
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133; n; a0 J% m; Y/ _7 H
8 B" w/ K; ?% I) }; }Weather in hex: Heavy rain4 e; `! I) u3 w' F: l& z: |. R8 o
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( {# }( E9 N M; |& o
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft% ~) p5 H% o0 {( n
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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Japanese Ships+ J* V; I# ^' ]- ]' p, R- X
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage) c" V: ]# J. y& j, o
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132. Q" Z' g: c, n6 k
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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8 D A( a" z" `% u; T' z* `Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 H- |, u; D% [6 S
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft! a( w# t0 f Q. Y% I
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses& V, @; N6 w9 @; G m& k
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) t6 m+ o" h4 c7 ]! r, o$ V9 {5 ~2 Z DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
8 {/ u- q) y X+ A! C DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ c1 p4 v9 j7 R% b: r
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ I. V+ ?9 s. f1 n, W: c
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136- Y5 B, e9 v) ]6 y
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 q5 ]: |. y g% CEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, S' q6 R* S; Y' x$ p
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Japanese aircraft
" B: p# A' M Z, @3 m B5N1 Kate x 186 M; G. U1 ]# T; h% h) g
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2 @8 A0 _5 @6 e: WAllied Ships
) O- s) j$ h3 f& x( M6 R, R DD Laffey
8 @2 W7 s% E$ U+ C H) U$ |+ ] CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
& z0 |& Z% y, [$ K9 [ DD Balch
+ T7 C+ g) \; E$ `& F DD Sterett, and is sunk |