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: v* \& m' X' Z9 k$ d
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! Y7 h5 K$ z$ B3 a) w7 bNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards @# k% d7 [6 N9 O
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Allied aircraft( f7 P% ^) l+ z/ r
no flights
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% L1 b% Z& N; V: `/ O! }Allied aircraft losses; a1 H) X3 N, L6 T/ l H6 R! R
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
; W% g4 f; j1 j; e OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed8 E2 k$ k' Q& e* E3 E, u
" S" V; B( K( V( A: l# lJapanese Ships6 a1 N" j0 S7 a u7 T/ l [
BB Kongo
: k7 G. B& V% P, I7 l4 l BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
* {) h/ `, T( L4 m" d: ^4 F BB Kirishima9 R F0 M# G! o3 @+ L2 p% |' I
CA Tone
5 N. s+ i+ q5 W" E8 r CA Chikuma
) e3 Q: s5 `6 H1 u4 j) y CA Takao# A. D- x F5 _: }$ [, N8 n
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
/ P: ]% H3 d* C5 y/ h3 l! K DD Maikaze
. N% w! _) x4 e* z DD Uranami
4 Z" k* ^0 o, ^% P- |$ Q& q+ g DD Shikinami# o- Z, C; j+ M
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
2 P4 }' R- _# V: E% O W' J DD Asagiri: p5 z' Z" U. @
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Allied Ships4 h# \% _* d3 H$ N
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ z" W$ z+ @/ c+ n+ \" B) q CA Portland! ~! b- q3 B! o, \, ~
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 p! g3 j3 P' X& a" m% G$ r
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 Y2 M; p" `) m, [# ?1 h: g- H DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
' |& D3 E |& K! w" Y- U P DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
. w+ ~, m* j# |+ K: u/ D DD Farenholt
- \) b" \& ^' v; w! q; x DD Sterett: w8 F0 M* F6 E" w
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards6 `+ i6 `5 L/ g
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& R0 W# y* O! b, u, k BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 v8 h1 f3 p% ~3 A8 W CA Atago& Z) } t1 B" n+ z9 D% u
CA Maya
4 \3 R5 K/ I& ?. i CA Kumano
0 b- i A3 t5 {* e3 \ i( J5 V DD Yugiri, Shell hits 18 ]9 l9 a; c& g& y; M8 N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1% F7 X% h% W4 o* a" N
DD Mutsuki& |6 W9 u* W# L7 {& }$ V; w
DD Uzuki* {1 ^% O/ p) S) X) u2 w1 W- N
DD Yuzuki
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- C: ^( ]& R7 ]# b, i# O/ FAllied Ships
9 h0 [& x7 Y/ Y( {$ E; z9 M DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
+ s6 G9 N6 y" p' P) O( ?: B DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
: r. V! X2 a, X AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk" }' V9 f. H" {; r2 B
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
. n2 D4 ~3 j' T6 L4 q4 X+ O AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' g# s d) ~& j/ \- _9 T AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( \% x' p1 U- t* M" ~" B" a
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" p. f8 L6 `- J9 R, {; `" t( k9 U. W
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk( @6 u/ w5 L6 ]7 Z, Y0 @
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk5 I% b: O5 j' n7 y* T
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; S$ G7 E9 |4 ^4 U8 ?
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
. b: B, p: P# x9 q% s xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk ^ d6 A0 @' i; X, L$ C
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
. `/ x- f4 }" H7 J xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 u O) b9 x2 V0 m4 a# J xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# a5 Y/ P9 [5 p# F% a/ l: z
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. f5 z( D7 Z% D# b3 X, a
! J9 u5 ]1 {) x& v1 L! FAllied ground losses:
1 C9 P- L/ ~1 U$ D; o1 |1 N" q 136 casualties reported* U0 n1 {' R; u; x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 N" K" H+ q! k. J1 Q+ r Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled' Z% z" ~; m$ W: ]6 G' g D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 u Q4 |2 U/ D% t j0 }) u. iDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" e/ c8 z5 m) q3 k1 G! i: L
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2! \* q3 t7 D9 r [5 _: E
CA Atago, Shell hits 3 M0 h, K7 F+ N* _4 T; z
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
4 B* ` W: }. K, v CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
( k0 E' C: T- o DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ n% a. }& U3 b5 _1 h DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 \8 u) }* ~' x# s DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
& S- U6 p2 }& B- {( Z$ i DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) Z G5 g! Y" @) {+ x9 L0 b3 ^$ Z DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires4 ^, K: r& O' T( U
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Allied Ships0 s4 w$ z, ]& @( n( g* n; j
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire5 h. @0 t7 g& m' }0 f
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ s9 n& C6 c+ W9 F# M; q0 N2 v. p DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( e% D% J' C' V% s( H& A1 L DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ U+ {' w6 g# X5 [' u( ?
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1331 f' K/ i6 w5 T% O* I
, r$ @: z# S/ [2 bWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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% V4 \3 O& Z0 NRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
2 X$ ~2 z7 w# w; g3 Y7 _5 s! o3 {; k5 jEstimated time to target is 0 minutes5 e8 X& k, ]1 g1 ~9 l
% S0 ]$ `3 \8 m: z4 `2 E8 JAllied aircraft
" T' a w' X5 N+ L P-39D Airacobra x 16
" X/ {0 e! O2 I+ F* X) V0 |0 Z- n# Z SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships
7 S8 D3 r' {" ~, D! M" }9 D8 v CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
N* R. m7 i/ i" O! b8 {0 c' w DD Ayanami9 M6 X9 E* Q$ [. Y& X9 }
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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% d7 o3 f7 `& v' ^2 gWeather in hex: Light cloud
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2 V. S. P, H) Y9 URaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
, D2 Q% @0 l" F* Y, NEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 ^/ x' ^3 ]( Z. k6 gJapanese aircraft' E: w* U0 ~9 r( {+ Y
A6M2 Zero x 51" k |( }( V, o' D* ^! ^4 n; p
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1/ z% c4 n, D0 ^8 u' _
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No Japanese losses" Y( w3 { A4 V- |0 c
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; R1 {. x9 E! k( X; R" S DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk1 ^! S7 [% L3 W( M1 @, p- n2 N3 i
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 P. k) g) @* S( {8 }3 w9 ]
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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5 c' f, Z; j `4 l1 ARaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: X* k* ]8 h3 ?! p( O% ]# a ]* B
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18. N7 p/ n1 ?# {% F* w' X6 d( b
, p$ j* Z: k2 S5 M9 _Japanese aircraft losses/ M; l; |1 i4 c. { g
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged- q; ?# {8 c/ [7 Z5 d% a: T# `
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Allied Ships5 ~: j5 q3 z% i* Z3 `8 L
DD Laffey
' S8 ? }6 s1 G CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
7 j0 \: g8 k2 c; u" { DD Balch
/ Z8 M8 D" T: k1 K% o9 L DD Sterett, and is sunk |