在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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5 n" m2 ~ h0 j6 [" s6 ^1 ]AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42- H2 I$ ~7 q% J. T' O6 l
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 ~) T' L1 z+ ~
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Allied aircraft" |2 k8 R0 Z8 y' X
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
. K- D. P& O3 F SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
- ?( f7 q( x6 L OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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) V& b9 r; y- }% jJapanese Ships
8 D l) {7 B, m, M% X7 J BB Kongo/ _2 K' D6 z5 ^' R Q8 ?. j
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
/ y3 g: `% V% j7 _. h BB Kirishima
& d- h/ i$ d2 H. K4 \. O G CA Tone9 V' P# @) \1 Z" J3 R
CA Chikuma
$ R- g. R# {+ H( ], Z CA Takao2 e9 ?+ h2 B# K- E2 R V# `/ X4 V
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 27 R) J; {6 Q I& X& I
DD Maikaze
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DD Shikinami9 c0 ~. y" W/ w# l* u: ?
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
% s( d8 p! _( x; L* e+ ]9 S DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships0 U0 r2 ^ G8 w
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" X% ~" r( Y" x. V8 ` CA Portland' ]7 I4 X& y7 p
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 A+ s/ W0 d/ p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" y4 G! h$ G! O3 q8 `
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 u. A2 |& p1 {) F) O) W8 w
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire9 E9 h/ e% `$ O! g2 |1 R: H8 @. ~
DD Farenholt
5 p$ A# T S% {! m DD Sterett8 O5 t; e4 w! q- l3 y D3 S% H
DD Balch0 i. c* w) p9 m2 t' k# \- q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards& P' f; G; i3 b2 U1 L2 z' {
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Japanese Ships1 B# m3 C0 S. c4 G
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 C0 i7 }) O F# s. J: R2 B) B CA Atago
7 R7 o% L, X3 P9 G. M" ] CA Maya
, _5 S0 D, w$ ]3 Q' ` CA Kumano" [4 R- ?( {/ Y
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1. {$ h4 Q: P! [. g7 E: Z* {+ G
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1# P" x) z+ Q2 ]1 b. _, X
DD Mutsuki
5 u1 E1 f: r9 _/ j; W8 } DD Uzuki4 r0 C1 ^0 I& S0 d1 a l
DD Yuzuki2 b* k' l3 w; n/ H( Y8 [3 o
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3 P, \- A1 Z. d& O5 y C DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 R& m: d: I$ d* b# N DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk t4 C- m: I q) o! t7 |3 G/ ^
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' `0 H2 ]5 I( Q! h; | AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: Z7 k' Z) O0 G* ]$ F
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! O# h& _0 @4 Y. F5 F5 W3 j AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 W, l% ^9 C# D& [. [
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 \7 ~; J! ]) E
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 g- u5 a9 P& X; v) e0 u; J xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
( o* V( ~* H+ y! g' \ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 h0 x- T! j' J3 ? } xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
/ P" @+ R2 L: V) \9 x8 { xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ e E8 z5 e6 `$ \# t5 F. q3 b
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk# X0 p; Z. M/ E" s2 @, a- q
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 V( X! |# ?% H7 c3 J
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) y5 b) z2 O& Y0 o1 H% B) r1 V AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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7 a8 N" g8 p. k- c5 u6 T& O- [Allied ground losses:% Q+ d* l2 Y) e0 T, D
136 casualties reported3 t* N! f" w, I$ {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( m4 E2 _0 e! ?- s
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled+ x% D" z& ^% a2 s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! T% b% ?8 l( n0 q/ IDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ r- N9 m8 ]( \2 n! f
CA Atago, Shell hits 3& w+ x9 m# R& f" C2 S$ b
CA Maya, Shell hits 38 L0 }. g0 M3 U0 [1 a
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
+ B! J- o( F5 A1 a+ g5 @9 v3 v. V DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
4 T; m9 c6 t' \; @4 E DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' i7 x3 ~9 K3 P! L! B% t
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
1 I7 z7 b9 i. S& h$ `; O' r a& ? DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire! h5 k6 I* F5 |; b+ L* a
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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3 C! \+ x. m* i6 x+ _ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire* h2 k. N% }; R J" M A5 s
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire1 P1 Z* l9 R, J3 o* e
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( C, J# m+ ^* X& p, U: @ DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! F$ Q/ X# S1 W& m1 f3 ~: P
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1338 I0 M. R4 ?7 m, X
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain: L" r# W* j+ v
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.% g1 P, y; m9 c+ G$ K! D$ h
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
$ p1 x" a. W0 `* g" ~" y P-39D Airacobra x 16) S+ e0 B" y* b2 t! Q
SBD-3 Dauntless x 72 |& x7 c" j* A
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No Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 v0 g& N9 ]3 y2 s DD Ayanami" s y5 u9 r* `' n' M4 i. v
% `! R1 s4 ~& }2 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132+ C( W" c: o+ d1 c2 U6 J* X& y
) G) B/ C# P8 W) S. ]: F6 `Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 U# b; V2 K% l) y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes# \' ~6 @; T7 T+ E. t* C% m
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$ a% N2 `. E+ V J2 u/ e/ q A6M2 Zero x 51+ E0 Z7 p, R5 y, C) U
D3A2 Val x 50
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& _/ o% m3 C1 u5 F1 q! j P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses: D/ [, ~0 q. r6 c: D+ |: ]
0 ~) I7 d* v5 m- j, X- y4 B4 x4 \0 R2 kNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
! e* o- I( S1 d! A DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk: N Q7 C0 b- }# a6 f5 Q; W( L" a4 V
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage5 C6 i4 J( s) ?+ Z ?% w, S5 l
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage3 r( h1 W( G k$ f" x, f+ F
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms+ h" U: v; N( x1 [, Q6 q0 u/ `
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! }8 `. r" q7 N) s. |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses4 e- |7 L3 ^3 C) J8 W' j. b3 S
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships5 \7 [- U4 Q; y: a; \1 ^
DD Laffey
( [4 k; H) S- j5 `) T% `& {0 M CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) P( T* X# q* W6 q. w
DD Balch
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