在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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Y: H( c# m5 O( N: m. y% UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards, L- o5 p8 C) t2 C- U- k0 z8 D% T
/ M s- a8 v4 j6 u. e3 NAllied aircraft
{4 _1 Q0 H3 m9 E' Z, Z no flights
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Allied aircraft losses& H6 O7 p! }/ P; D8 [, Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed u/ z* \ {2 d2 Q0 `
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
5 J/ v' A, e" T3 ^ BB Kongo
, ~# E' X! n+ E+ v8 D( ~# y2 g- G* n BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
9 o O) D/ a% M* t, F7 Y5 S. k BB Kirishima0 N0 R; |5 l' S8 e9 `( M/ g, O
CA Tone* w3 Y3 _ _$ l$ Z! H
CA Chikuma
7 s0 J0 h A) h: e( p; O CA Takao
' y. m% |: `' ]0 @7 Y8 m& A" b DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 24 ~9 H% Q. |: d' k3 k2 n' r
DD Maikaze
$ H8 \& R* @, r DD Uranami6 F" A; y% S0 [
DD Shikinami! Y$ v$ G. Q5 |7 B
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
3 w/ s/ I: K$ j* N: B: K' q DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
$ f5 S0 p' R: P; e BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk H: D% U3 b9 Y: b6 s2 U7 ?, K
CA Portland* S. l8 {* ]! t# m
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk( F: f4 I$ A+ v1 `# A9 P0 B, R
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: T! ?; B5 Q$ J8 |" z0 d, m" H
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
# b! Y- e3 T" p$ o i: l DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ ~2 t6 |9 g3 E$ n DD Farenholt
" V8 U# k1 b& c/ ]; s% }0 v1 m( G- ] DD Sterett& l* |$ L3 v: I* l; L5 `
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards# `' x* ?. _1 s+ O& ?
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Japanese Ships: T+ Y8 r, t/ B0 m& j' P- \
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
; e; ~' ^& U1 q) h3 s7 C CA Atago/ g) q E: p8 a. i6 q* }/ _% R
CA Maya+ b" J4 a( Z$ L, h+ n
CA Kumano
1 n. {; I" {! m3 S0 t9 U DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1: m' `; N; J) }+ y) ^7 T8 f
DD Ushio, Shell hits 11 W/ k( n! A9 {* R, D
DD Mutsuki) ?/ I* g X- g( v4 h
DD Uzuki
$ x# O1 ]( g' p/ c. W DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships# t4 `0 W& r j5 U& K0 X
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 A6 _% }+ c7 I. K$ `
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" F n& @6 @/ T0 V0 G% h% C AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk) c6 A$ r" w6 | _7 O' _
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk2 @+ ~1 N, H" Z0 N6 u2 q: [
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ v$ |# p0 j i1 L, ` AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' C% A) m8 S2 F1 W8 N
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk e, y4 _" ]9 b' }
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' m' _( O0 I1 s9 y1 e) v7 v9 o
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ f, Y) E3 t: O& [, m xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ }" H2 P" V9 a xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk7 A& `1 v: ?2 t+ t& [
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# C( s- d& u j" r, A0 i5 R xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 s0 Q8 ]# v" E- E) b5 ] xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 J, ]( k. T% C" \! x xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! A) n+ d( n8 u/ |4 _/ y# v. r, C
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk H3 n1 v u+ Z' v& q6 {$ m- ^
7 v9 x+ M; X6 F6 r8 |0 x( h1 QAllied ground losses:0 C, o3 {$ B1 u* j. h
136 casualties reported
4 h9 K F5 @% \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; \6 h- U, h8 ~6 R9 w( t0 v
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled ^) a. p3 Z3 l. m9 ~6 b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" R2 L7 w8 a- v. E+ N" @0 s
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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 ]# j+ m e$ Y- `
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2 y0 F7 I. s+ j) f" }+ d' R9 S# F, p
CA Atago, Shell hits 31 I! {; k! @. X& O% P3 q
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
$ Q! l1 g4 o, [' v2 e% S2 k CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
% i4 Y$ ~" {& V; l DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire3 ?' P L/ d. u8 X
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' s/ S, X$ ` D$ C* T DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
; L' w: h0 M$ i2 D) E& t* j DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 \4 v, M$ U; p DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( f0 |7 {7 B$ P
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! _" P8 f5 @3 T! n: {. q DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire7 d5 C/ f7 b z( ?- O* @5 l( W6 V
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
, ~: D; V2 W7 c0 Z0 Z8 X DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire% y9 Z- m: H& Q7 {7 ~3 t! Z
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' O: o6 n$ S7 \6 \+ t: I0 d7 I
3 \2 d( T# E. E" i u! N( U) uAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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% K* w, f R, C M5 W0 \8 R" FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 y% I1 |- W2 k9 X! K4 W
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes0 \; h' _ E: g5 r2 l: H! Z
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P-39D Airacobra x 163 g7 ]) Q3 n- `' p2 a4 m
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7- N0 s. C) c% v4 t& h# e
9 s+ n2 K8 {5 V( fNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 k- Y. l0 L7 k" i ~0 e
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 h# u% e- U2 b1 V DD Ayanami
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8 c8 ~% v$ _8 }- g) ]- _' `# U- dAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' U. R, _9 v# V! t
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft! Z' J. E3 J. v6 A* d B
A6M2 Zero x 51
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1 Z# R9 ~* K) s P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
3 A, r. \/ ` x DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk6 u E8 V$ x6 N1 C1 X: g" R4 Z
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 T, {" }* { t) L, Q& A1 u2 O DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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7 Q4 Z' f# G% x+ w8 d* mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136& M1 r% N$ t1 p
" x$ `- d, W# N! F* q# \Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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1 k( _+ V5 `% Q' _+ J4 tRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
: k! U6 c% I7 s' }1 i( q$ ~Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 d. Z% q. f* o) _
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4 m8 I' n' O/ H" @9 A3 m B5N1 Kate x 18- W# t& k8 z( n" g/ E l9 N& h
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged+ {! z- f, W4 s1 M) P, L1 O% M+ T3 C
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Allied Ships
) q6 n7 b8 y$ O" M2 t" c! w DD Laffey
6 }- y9 q v" P( k# J( r( H. ]" I9 K CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage$ L( u M. i6 h: M+ ?8 |' V7 L: j
DD Balch$ K) l: l3 ]/ z2 W7 x
DD Sterett, and is sunk |