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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) l4 {. R& _7 W! W5 K- N% j. |' |Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards6 l% T% i9 |6 Q
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* ?' L& h# i% V* Z3 p$ I# x1 U no flights
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Allied aircraft losses7 }. O( H) b) { d [8 Z0 o
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed! t) F# P6 z4 s
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships1 y* Z# ]; R" X) q+ G7 n7 c) l2 f
BB Kongo: @( m' n; a# R7 w3 |8 k. r
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
6 R) z- h" S! H; ]$ M BB Kirishima4 t4 g: C- Z9 E& c
CA Tone
/ |9 g$ ?8 d5 U+ a# k CA Chikuma
) B( t; @" g( f3 c; T CA Takao
! @+ ^, p2 h+ {$ u DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 28 l8 U% R: h9 L$ `6 A7 w% c
DD Maikaze0 [8 V: i! F; M" ^
DD Uranami
* Y( ~7 L7 g/ B, ^ DD Shikinami
- [6 D! F( T* n" d5 s% b DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 c: O5 I; H* w4 e! M4 ?: M4 o# U1 X DD Asagiri: U/ D' P- |/ W$ ?6 R
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Allied Ships% c4 F# Z1 K4 d; d
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: r( a1 f# u5 G1 | CA Portland4 i, P( H8 U- K3 |7 I$ `- u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 k N. j5 q, _& Y( \, B CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 t. i9 B5 W, d- p; Z3 M
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk [/ A% u( o7 b: s2 h- ` w
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
, Z" x4 }4 h7 ^; Z( v9 U DD Farenholt
+ L. d; \) B1 R& ?. u, S3 ` DD Sterett
/ y2 e1 \/ Q$ f1 B) [$ L+ g% v- F+ x5 I DD Balch9 A+ d' S2 v. r& I6 Y7 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships* X W+ O4 p! [+ y6 o8 B" D; M+ P
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 f4 A2 a- c8 x" O; l/ A; h2 B CA Atago) v6 |2 O; |/ j2 @/ c
CA Maya2 ?4 o$ E W4 c; a
CA Kumano9 z5 V1 i& g% D1 U L
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
' W' T9 l% s! Y- O3 q DD Ushio, Shell hits 1: f4 m3 o* u. P) d N- H s
DD Mutsuki# V4 [' Q$ g( h0 }; d& |
DD Uzuki H8 ?$ e/ R" E$ O0 u" v
DD Yuzuki, \8 e* d; g* T2 f, k) Y, Q
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Allied Ships
. i: n3 s3 T. P6 ~5 m DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ R4 ^( f; V% k DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
; J7 i0 A+ p* @/ g% l( H5 x& P AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 E$ I0 Y/ n9 \- ^$ v" Q9 x Z AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: Y! K. U @5 @# ]" c( K" d0 G
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" G& R/ y: w# J6 a) M7 g) L- a AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
H* Q- M* {4 y0 v AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 k2 g# a$ x1 X
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 J9 x) Y9 n( S# X! u1 v xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
6 _8 |4 k, P2 z! V xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ J z, S/ ]5 }! U xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk, x R4 T. q+ A) Y( v3 w! U
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: z" |4 \2 y/ J2 \: M/ i. P+ \ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- p' [$ s! ^2 H: \! U# I- C( ?8 z
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ h/ R9 |- _, x* X
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 K* b e) @+ R% ~4 B3 F
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# J/ h# J1 l) b1 V, q) h5 h. V
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Allied ground losses:
* P3 p/ T+ K. |, k 136 casualties reported
N1 C0 k8 t2 ~- o7 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& D( |" n4 O' K# P# N! L
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled2 c) `9 S" ]/ J! f- K8 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 x4 W! f7 Y. Z5 J+ y
8 i, v( v: b) [" i" \2 vDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards; G3 l2 \; L0 @
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Japanese Ships, Y# O9 A$ k0 X3 ]: S: F$ ?
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 25 |" r7 ^; n6 V& w2 I! {9 X
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
$ E. O4 ]0 N3 f2 ^4 [; t% L CA Maya, Shell hits 3
9 }- f- }1 U! W# A' Z CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 P" j; F0 x: r5 d% n; L2 t6 L DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
# l% P V# e( `. t: e5 U) S8 ~$ [0 `7 q DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage1 R) R) U: L8 q8 c# i# E5 }
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2/ k9 x7 T( Y5 [% `% Y
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire8 E2 ^$ b$ n+ E. y$ A
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
" o f' s& \8 `) o8 @- x' R7 F DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire: X, w/ }- T" e
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
% ?, ]# J% t7 U, i8 O. P2 J1 w B DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ L- t, c& B6 v1 c" Y DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 v0 i; k+ u' I" @, d5 r
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133 {0 ^" ^ h1 p r
- K% g9 \* |; @Weather in hex: Heavy rain7 q7 B) g6 O4 @ r+ `5 G
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ y% {$ s* r) g! T
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes% R5 ], p. @, H9 ?) [
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Allied aircraft
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, X" Q# r: v1 H9 N) j* | SBD-3 Dauntless x 7# v* u! D5 u Z' u. g) ]4 r
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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" |, j$ h4 ~2 ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, W8 \. C' k8 B0 [6 v u
* e9 v6 L( p; T/ C4 uRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ `; i3 J* F- a) E; F1 ?. Y: E( C# ?
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft ~6 t3 m$ F. V: O( L
A6M2 Zero x 51
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No Japanese losses% L w% k4 X+ [2 ~
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Allied Ships( ~) h8 K2 k- Q. Y! b# i
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) j$ ~$ F- L2 A/ Z+ f# u. ?, a DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. R' i, X) G0 A9 O, h
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136( |) C3 S% x2 V
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% G' V% Q6 U0 ~# ^( r v9 _
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
4 C* g, x* a( _1 J& O- WEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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$ v$ _" B. }+ ~& p: d/ E+ z9 fJapanese aircraft: O1 Y$ ?& p* R' x
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
. |4 ?$ _- L$ e% c& N+ u+ J B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# n' S$ y$ ?" d1 C( g
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |