AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42( Y$ V! l/ K5 j% K
米龙湾爆发开战以来最大的一次海战,双方出动最强阵容,联合舰队大和号挂帅,对抗太平洋舰队北卡和华盛顿号,海战结果盟军惨败,2BB悉数沉没' I: O5 \2 ~% s5 I
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b" [' d E% p. F6 R4 Y) J4 ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards1 [/ W6 q6 w' v8 _& w R
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses: j9 G+ D' R* W( C8 U6 }! r; t
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 4 destroyed
7 n8 _' W+ z# x2 U2 s3 \ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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( }; s" i1 N- R( Y. JJapanese Ships/ ?, q7 U4 n! U) n2 `
BB Hiei$ Y) |- U7 S3 p; Y5 S
BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1! @6 ~% Z' |3 T9 j' a1 y8 [: x
BB Yamato, Shell hits 17, on fire
6 o# ]/ D3 p$ _( h s: L9 U CA Maya, Shell hits 37 o3 G( y. N: H
CA Chokai, Shell hits 15 i# k% w" i/ @) l2 J7 K1 m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 r/ i# M( C: T, U. p' u CA Aoba, Shell hits 15 Y# \! a! D: H& o" e# I/ I
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2
+ c4 \: u# r6 J- C. D CA Furutaka3 X* B# D: H* H* Z8 H6 y: H
CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
) Q3 ?( V: H3 L3 w CL Nagara
& g$ }, o; l7 K" k8 I+ O3 ^) _ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 J) @5 H! S, V( ^6 S8 H* [% V1 {! H) O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1
4 g- p7 r$ D1 G' z4 s$ Z( u CL Yubari
: i4 L. @. I% q" C4 y DD Akigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire5 N' K; E% X6 t# V
DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1
5 d' c" {5 M E" f$ R8 M! e DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire# M7 t) n" N3 l) T2 Q: D [
DD Kagero
1 v k+ b4 L5 X. @4 a DD Oyashio3 G$ s# `9 l/ q8 n: w. F3 \( V4 I
DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
( j0 s7 x2 U/ u, h* O+ r DD Harusame, Shell hits 2
0 W$ q, ~- \0 D* ?( I DD Yudachi0 k" A9 v* h" o5 x3 d' Z* g
DD Samidare
! l; e7 _1 ~9 a' x DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire3 X! E" {9 R/ m! r
DD Umikaze' p4 A0 c* g {
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Allied Ships# q+ Z" Q" q0 C# h" k% I3 \
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
, q8 [1 p9 K. B! b+ M @ BB Washington, Shell hits 57, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# A" O& e* j- E2 w+ } CA Chicago, Shell hits 1; l" g. y% {: ? u2 |
CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
- K0 M9 \6 u: k, I" O9 {5 S CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire& x. S/ H5 F1 G r* [
CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 6, on fire, q0 [3 H) m' A# K# P+ |
CA Quincy, Shell hits 2, on fire
% T: x7 ?6 T; C R+ b5 y CL Boise, Shell hits 1
, b# k' u0 }+ }" M6 ^8 z DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire k* n2 J; n% K4 }% `0 Y
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2) W/ ~! V8 N8 k( @( S5 d4 Y
DD Patterson, Shell hits 3
% Z! v9 e: Q) A/ j+ `2 H8 [ DD Maury, Shell hits 1, m/ x1 ]2 {/ c
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, on fire) F3 z$ F3 k% B0 e4 t
DD Lang, Shell hits 1, on fire
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DD Clark |