在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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0 i. c* u7 R: k1 Z. uAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42. F& b: D+ Y. H& m4 x5 n! ?
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, l3 [; E# L9 g& INight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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, {/ ^6 R; H) |3 m: h! q no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 }3 p& |5 M, `: h) r SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* T4 s9 z0 i/ y1 v% E6 e
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed; S; e4 n9 q) I6 u% ^+ M& l+ p" O
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BB Kongo
8 X& S# b, @4 m. }; {1 E5 k BB Hiei, Shell hits 79 ]6 v& o* o; ~+ e. j& k6 M& t
BB Kirishima( k7 a* J+ \1 F0 K
CA Tone) _! I3 d9 v" E1 p
CA Chikuma
2 m' w5 Q) i6 W0 h c! v6 `# X9 h CA Takao
& a: H' z# g9 c! J, e DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2& y! A) k8 h4 C
DD Maikaze7 D! X8 S0 }; G
DD Uranami
# S) d' Y0 }0 y7 @( ` DD Shikinami8 s3 E5 {1 e4 j/ u1 t
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires! v+ f2 h& @+ P7 x' R8 k
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
7 D r7 y( X8 \( |. ]* t# \ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" s. V2 g$ b) T7 o CA Portland
$ }0 B: w/ [4 S CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' W" u. y% q9 w, U CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& `) ]0 @: }2 Y- C
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 D3 a# |, p, t' B4 D K- R. r- K
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 e. e) d5 F8 L# P DD Farenholt. `% y( }6 \/ {5 M" y$ a
DD Sterett
2 I$ V4 e9 q4 _7 ]" v DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards4 u# E; u* w( O* B5 |
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Japanese Ships3 z4 ?2 Y0 ?% @: `* G9 a! a
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
( [1 X' O/ Z: B& |: i CA Atago" _& d0 ?9 E' c! S
CA Maya$ }2 l8 O+ X3 ?7 M* M
CA Kumano, ?9 C# T+ |2 G, ?) B& v) d4 X3 b/ b7 H
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 11 B& M4 [. q$ H( Y4 z' {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
0 S, U* R7 s2 O- b |2 u DD Mutsuki% q, r- `8 o$ _ h' w( M/ B' C( U
DD Uzuki. W: K* M- j, E: _4 Z1 { N& x/ _0 |
DD Yuzuki' Z! J7 a2 R- j% e+ |
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* f* c- i! T! i* T1 M* V DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk1 }1 V2 R: I( J; [7 d% f, K
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
0 A& X- e( @" m' n AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; t* `* {" k* p# ^1 v* k/ }6 B AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
( g+ i9 u" s( f( m) X AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* Z2 t* ]% ~* L9 s0 M/ d
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* T4 J8 ~7 h. K! w! ^) F AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 I) P# Q5 O# y
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, R- f3 d1 [) ?
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- i# i }% e" C( Y- Y) ^
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk6 `9 y- Q0 `4 p M i, E" q A
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
8 p4 h1 O9 t; | X l" N6 l xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk( m n. I/ p) j q7 T" q. D, G' P
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk, B9 C( N% ?! ~! W
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; E, y2 U# Q( x. [
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 w6 x1 ?- ^6 a$ { e& V
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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' x B5 {# F2 | O: Y' W) r; T# yAllied ground losses:
4 S6 E) Q, {& U* D$ e 136 casualties reported
1 H4 b& ~( ~" h Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' B1 x7 Y: V- }2 u4 J/ e
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled. y' w+ u7 Z, a9 g( S% D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
4 ^4 R0 T9 f, b: N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2% {! B; R# z& l- Q4 O- V: o) G0 u
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
! [/ I; q) E: u% P, _1 K CA Maya, Shell hits 3
1 ^! ^9 {$ c% |* M8 g k# _ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
5 H& L* |, W: y) Z DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire- L8 F& X N* w" d, {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, ^, Q. v- C' h5 Q/ J$ r4 m) F6 \
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2% Y) r: p) H u
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 ~) S k) _1 k; } DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires% S8 t3 M! |' S' T- L
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire0 |5 q/ Z# N& w; x' X) W* q
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
) r- E' L$ E1 {6 A0 c DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 F/ r5 m& G' ^$ C% v1 e3 Q DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* K% P" [$ V* \) @/ i5 ?
, p' y- `+ l+ \3 oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133, ]+ b2 b2 c+ H$ R: E, T' C( y; D9 W" ^' M
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
0 p/ Q, c6 }$ M9 {3 F0 i% s$ H% WEstimated time to target is 0 minutes$ f; g+ {6 N& C. S5 T ?0 ?: U" p
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Allied aircraft
3 n- G9 L% J1 l' x4 @, q P-39D Airacobra x 16
3 O1 }% P' Z) Y. E1 R, G @: U SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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* t& i2 E; h. X7 q8 {7 l2 HNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 X' w: _% [* c2 C; o CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
; ^7 M+ ]5 z) U- G, m$ Y, U DD Ayanami1 t7 J7 `& |$ Z1 h* D' z) F# v
0 o& B# t0 P9 uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1326 q; z, E$ W0 K. P6 x
; j% Q8 {) {% O8 _Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 ]0 n7 U) C0 N% cEstimated time to target is 13 minutes8 }" J! C f6 b5 _5 l k: |
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Japanese aircraft: \, ?5 z7 [2 @# o- w- T4 z! I$ Q
A6M2 Zero x 51, u) s8 b2 H. Q; a
D3A2 Val x 50
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" k: Q2 x/ f7 \! }9 Y' BNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses9 f0 j8 N, P; n# F/ B: J6 w+ D
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
. C$ F) i5 o7 |6 d a8 B4 L4 k/ n DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ d1 k1 d1 G0 Z( i+ t6 i
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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% C h7 v' I( O* tAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: @: `- x: d% ?' ~! o; i$ [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. q* u( f$ J# C; F2 N
B5N1 Kate x 186 v* I7 u5 Q! L7 @/ `
% N$ A" L) E: c+ rJapanese aircraft losses( i l6 o' q; ?: ]5 t8 }9 U" X
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 ]9 V3 Z* P- W$ }' }) _
DD Laffey
2 B+ V2 X }, i( W CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage1 _6 Z0 o0 ?$ t4 \& M: G9 C9 N
DD Balch
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