在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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1 b [( }+ j- N1 zAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( U3 ^9 F5 s6 ], G# L& H
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft! }3 n$ D( H- ~& c' m* c' n) `* @# w- ~
no flights
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4 n* r6 M- X- H+ L7 O; FAllied aircraft losses
( ^3 T( F# R( }8 ^, `* T: Q- M- E SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
2 h% v' B4 O8 o OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed: A! W% L/ e Z7 F
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Japanese Ships
, z' o0 u W) B) E! v1 N& r' o BB Kongo" V" l) b& R+ d' ?0 F8 Z( B
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7" ], Q- T0 }, S& D; ^5 K% O! Y6 P
BB Kirishima+ j' h' _' {' j2 r( x) W M
CA Tone) E+ Q% D5 c6 H8 Q
CA Chikuma
" l; x7 j& ]2 p7 a7 @ CA Takao. y- D ?/ N( z. h
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2- ^ F+ W3 ^5 L0 t" X
DD Maikaze
* f; ?; e2 G) |- G: a& \; @. g6 O DD Uranami
! e0 a; h/ D4 C; g, t& r+ b DD Shikinami
. S! {6 T! P' Q* |" d0 b& V9 g5 R" g- h DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
7 u: S0 y& y1 W5 J DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
: J5 f% Y' o: D8 V BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 [7 d% B4 w* d& u& \ CA Portland/ r0 b4 \3 a8 W2 v/ Z, D
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ z. x/ Y4 k$ K* J2 r. _0 Y p# \ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# y! U; ~$ d; t- T5 D
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
" W3 J$ f) I% i2 m* n DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ @4 ^! P. m! k" _3 Z7 i, @0 ~1 m DD Farenholt z/ Z _& H$ d# @# ]
DD Sterett
* S/ l7 g x! ?$ G/ b. p DD Balch
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, x% p/ E4 e4 t. o" MNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards% i, _5 d% n% j1 F7 Z0 y
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Japanese Ships
7 e4 E. O4 ]1 b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
- }! S2 g/ Y& K C' g( n% } CA Atago; S+ W3 d& I U2 M+ }+ r2 J9 x- _
CA Maya1 O- |% z, O B* W* \+ @- Z
CA Kumano) n3 n9 l- {& k: n$ a
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
2 N2 T* ~' z5 h! f% I DD Ushio, Shell hits 1' |* z" ^( a9 I% V! y
DD Mutsuki
, V+ y+ f8 p9 g; M DD Uzuki, Z1 K |' Y% P- f. z8 [
DD Yuzuki- z& `, ~& Q1 l5 {5 g! q
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$ H) p6 _) c9 @# }# [3 _ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk, M: `3 ~( F( i9 c, y; p( j9 _
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
" k# y! z9 S! ]2 E5 F* i( { Y AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
9 O3 y1 |- A5 c6 ^6 g AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ g- \, t, p9 A f7 N7 l) j AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 i% O' S8 T- r" }- j! _/ \6 n* \ AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* H N7 k' M p, L AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 Q! U' p3 d+ d; v# K+ }& l
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
4 g$ H, _4 K0 _! ]+ x1 O xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! t7 W- n9 ]' y- O3 o2 W- Z xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk/ I% d, p, @" C2 P" w9 ?, E8 |0 m
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk' P! ^2 V# y" F2 T
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
. f' f1 R# x) _& M$ E8 f, s& S0 i* p xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
5 u1 S- Y8 z" E% I2 v1 j" c v xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 ^* A$ _$ R' r% f |, N n3 E; j xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 a) s% }8 r k+ i% ~0 Z: }- i
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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9 d- z8 x- U; s/ Y/ `# {Allied ground losses:
0 t! k: d( k3 W5 ]0 a; p 136 casualties reported% b/ Z2 E# b& c" S& X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 l( m) X2 R l3 T2 h% ~8 X
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
0 s* @6 w/ \- A( M* R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ R# t$ w: T4 R* U8 j( @
) J! \. }: B6 uDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards' `& c8 C7 p9 u+ M3 _6 Z: R! ~/ w
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Japanese Ships
, c+ a0 f# W8 j7 ~7 T& {4 D2 Q6 E BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
; q0 y$ U. g1 ]* k! u! o" b CA Atago, Shell hits 3& n1 Y" M/ z$ R; y( A
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
' ~5 R& B+ F1 v' S# x8 P0 R CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 J* t# }: s. p' q+ Q9 U DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 g- R; c1 N* M4 d' E7 r- q DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ z# }% E) ] b5 \6 V DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
' c4 l- b1 ~, G; ^( `. I6 o DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 U' E8 e" m9 Y% Y" _8 ]6 y3 f DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
$ q0 {, a/ B- `4 U4 m2 c DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& K$ D& z0 P# `, n. b
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# ~2 C, ?1 V" M7 S. e# J& q DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 O, m9 @# \6 x DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage P7 X7 U$ ?5 o/ v& i# `
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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* w/ a6 C& K/ [" Z- j# zWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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4 ~9 q2 d. t, ^: j! x: @0 z: n& vRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# `' r/ }) V0 X8 i& H
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes' w' y9 W D9 S, h. S/ i
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# K' b' o' _, d; o" M P-39D Airacobra x 16, C2 ^( e$ J( ^3 d/ \% `6 C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships
1 o* s* \9 b7 z- v; k& O CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 n1 b; g6 l. l) T& j, Q$ h DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132$ s: V8 r# i( j D
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Weather in hex: Light cloud) p& J/ l- N: g6 M: H7 ^ R0 l
& W1 x, N/ B0 h5 V( X5 K2 {8 [; kRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet. C2 \- Z, i! I0 q% ?7 U4 r7 S
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes3 q# d6 B( T2 E( Y+ q
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Japanese aircraft/ ~ G1 z* N9 w+ G5 Q% \& h
A6M2 Zero x 51
% {# q5 x4 a& r& v; o" O D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 19 P4 h' N5 b/ [4 G, ^! r y7 ?% ^
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
9 T+ \* {( I$ Q! m; y- v: y9 d DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage2 J4 b+ y+ @: F) b8 s2 ]
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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! g6 ?1 v- h: z! g( ORaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
\# \0 M2 w$ \Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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' |3 T& X5 k' A) m6 |Japanese aircraft
$ b1 \7 M4 @) p, p1 ?* n* J B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses( L$ [8 I4 ?& F( E7 D, }. T! t
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged6 {4 D% [: \9 [9 v
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Allied Ships
% G7 k, j6 ]* d# g DD Laffey1 v _( n3 i9 o) i. E4 }
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage% ^! U" \; L( o6 v8 m
DD Balch
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