在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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4 e! {* n, `" s4 e; T/ I# HAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 428 C4 o# P3 ]: X1 z$ ]
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( Y- E4 p* Q7 a# wNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft9 A! o" O% N8 }% y1 E
no flights
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- i: F( O6 C+ ?: lAllied aircraft losses
* f: g3 w4 k/ c% q SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* }. z9 L; @$ G/ x4 Y! ~) M. H7 y
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed3 ]& _; Z# I P5 {+ I, i' _+ C
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Japanese Ships4 X& C' ~' d/ P' \3 L
BB Kongo. W8 N$ [! a+ s6 X: X- H
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7/ x4 Z Q+ b1 o8 x; N. w- Q
BB Kirishima
" |3 N( t% H& `1 V7 w# A% B CA Tone
8 }: C2 s" [0 E' k CA Chikuma& ~( ?# N4 R, j8 P; _
CA Takao- v2 U3 O: I1 E& t4 ~/ i* a5 g
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
6 X5 t, J/ ^1 J+ \1 |/ ~ DD Maikaze
p- ^. N9 p' ~ e9 ~* @( I DD Uranami4 Z* Z# X/ M7 K8 }
DD Shikinami4 ~$ a. m7 ~" W! P9 q0 M; |
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
" d( t" B2 b; D9 P0 d, b% V DD Asagiri0 k* Z+ E; c% |8 `1 M
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Allied Ships7 d; g9 z' g9 S! I# S
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' Y6 {9 G6 [8 j6 z CA Portland# G/ U4 G: \# ?" u
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 s3 V3 M5 O$ h" D; _' o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
9 d5 |: W9 j9 t3 j- i, A DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk! w( l' @1 u( ~
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire) m+ Z8 m4 a6 _) u& r
DD Farenholt9 R2 d: r( `# a( g( P& o% V# q
DD Sterett
' ? _; e: M2 `" ?% v0 V DD Balch# T2 W: g, {/ o9 {
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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4 {( c5 i* \% Z6 G+ F4 c$ KJapanese Ships. B% a3 a5 @3 G G1 R* z7 S
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2, K, E3 t* l+ V1 _
CA Atago
4 U8 G- E: U9 H$ X( W9 t CA Maya3 ^$ m7 s5 q1 S. Z
CA Kumano
& D( i+ L# b" o* } DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
$ t/ j" C8 a7 e& u! n* u+ ^! {/ m0 C DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
/ a7 o+ m6 p% w& K/ [ DD Mutsuki7 ]( H6 o" D0 r; \" j) R
DD Uzuki0 |( T5 A/ U+ `6 A
DD Yuzuki
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: }' e$ f2 u- K' jAllied Ships
: q6 A* J) c; t4 f DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 v4 R/ Q( N2 }/ r- Y
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, b j5 Z. y4 h1 {; n& j
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# Q: t7 O+ x$ \& o AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk T6 I3 y- {1 d7 y7 k
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' ]: C: } r/ m A0 s* r8 o
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! k) }; [' @ A+ q# ^( m3 i
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ w3 j* r5 l# n; C! }! Y- t
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" m. r4 x& j* j8 E/ U' s xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ z* H6 {3 T; Y+ z* D xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk# i% m2 i; C% V- f4 ?. e- k w
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk1 m3 \1 s$ j, V- F0 y3 r) P. g
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: F: f$ P0 J0 H$ A+ Y xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk- j# G! M$ s) w) {
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- N! [; _ [5 Y, L; r) b- ^ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk$ x2 g# Z: y6 d" z) M# Q; y1 j
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk i0 i/ q% K: [* G1 j- X
% Y" W) N$ [5 C' }! {8 j# d3 @Allied ground losses:
' {9 d, {: |6 P2 H( d0 r# x 136 casualties reported
, f G- ~( [/ R0 J/ G) ?7 I Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 T0 o7 D+ M( M( A. c) g Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
' w6 }) G( F |% ?! ^' ?& R0 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! O1 U1 h0 m( p3 Z0 a, D; V* GDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards3 w& i/ K- @8 C
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Japanese Ships
; t9 T+ A+ m3 [ BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* X) A5 n; l- I. ^ CA Atago, Shell hits 3
: ?3 P; C# v/ O$ T B, I' I CA Maya, Shell hits 3& Y" {8 w; m! {
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 r; _# w- O: `/ q. e. q* z DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 u* B) i" I$ W# i N DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage2 A( S( P) Q0 x0 Q- q, f
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
: M) p) j0 Z8 O& A! y DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
& `7 @$ U3 y y5 l5 p DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires* t: K2 c) q* n! G0 i6 q- m
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Allied Ships* F/ i7 B. k* @, K9 M' j
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire& c, r$ o+ N f3 X. N, ~1 ?: r
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
& N: Q# {2 ?: X# q' v DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire! {6 g" u) |8 s2 [8 ~4 U5 X
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 ^2 _7 w) D: N+ D3 V
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1337 C# [, n9 J) K+ R5 l+ \9 ^7 r% ?# v
6 V, z) S J( {3 zWeather in hex: Heavy rain/ A# a/ _) a" g A8 t
" Y) k8 O5 F- r$ |: @Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: Q( Q. g! P8 AEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 16
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
4 C/ W. @9 y/ Y2 A) Y* H, \9 A CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 _5 ~; b- g, p, M DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132- d, K8 J$ y! W1 o, T1 e5 f" K! {; }
; N/ s3 S% b9 K; F- O3 b$ fWeather in hex: Light cloud8 S( Q0 }2 W& p% k' z9 O: E
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" J# z1 Q) }# x wEstimated time to target is 13 minutes# F% u. |" i) p) x( x
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft2 {$ J3 r' N Y$ ^9 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses6 W6 w0 [4 q. @
# l; I3 e. {! C: BNo Allied losses) y' ~+ W6 ~, d# }6 d+ X5 z) \
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Allied Ships8 x+ Z, q4 b) Y7 \/ y4 V& h6 h8 [
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk. U4 b2 E) `5 m
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# J; L5 Z, n3 ^! t' S" P- c
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage1 C5 T9 l" R6 m/ {9 a5 G' a
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136$ S9 `' {6 f) ~, N/ N% j& ]
8 r& g( X6 `% U7 q5 @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms8 b/ O- ?) `; ]7 d3 H
4 `6 v: B& y; \# n H& {, Z& QRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 G& @1 \7 B% z1 ]7 x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes1 ?: ]# @# y# ?- _, C8 F
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Japanese aircraft
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1 F! H+ ?9 G9 y1 s1 JJapanese aircraft losses2 r, ?2 G3 e: s4 G" i- D- m
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged8 T J* U$ Z/ R/ C5 W; t
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" F. @' @6 l9 b8 R/ D/ k DD Laffey8 h/ \8 l! Z- \
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ ?- r/ b. w' {; R
DD Balch
9 w; t9 x A+ I2 q DD Sterett, and is sunk |