在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战/ C* Z" o1 j d7 W d: v9 D) L: s
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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. P5 {, ^) x+ O& `3 xAllied aircraft a! X: p5 C p) A3 C
no flights
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( I2 J$ o2 M3 z2 pAllied aircraft losses
: F1 z4 f( F2 I3 h; ~7 E SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed9 j% t: E) l4 A7 w1 [
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed# T7 t/ [. ~# @' b+ A# j" r
& ~/ I6 @- v0 b4 x! kJapanese Ships
7 u% ?$ V! b& M8 o; s BB Kongo- p) i, H2 r& D8 v4 M' I
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7 K! z8 P5 R' C2 G A& @$ h- T% B
BB Kirishima, ? o0 ^% f3 \% |0 m- B9 S2 A# {
CA Tone
4 q. N; _9 F7 r CA Chikuma
[% z0 u ~+ k CA Takao
4 A& {5 a! s. {. Q3 |5 e1 [ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2: p& \ u/ c8 h3 k
DD Maikaze0 j2 h: L1 O" p$ \9 f
DD Uranami
% {* p# L* R5 r$ g9 [ _1 M( a DD Shikinami$ B; x. k8 q" r U) K
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- g5 l) B1 p0 V0 U* ]
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: u2 M8 Q2 e: i
CA Portland
8 r9 l; ^2 ~1 \8 ~' Y/ C& u CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* G& b" H3 t" ^: H8 h; q
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% }% j1 \: o0 M* ?: c. v7 g
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
|! Z9 i: J' i! F c K9 I DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire k- A! e% T% U9 k$ m& ~
DD Farenholt
! u# p8 h+ M# V5 J1 x DD Sterett6 R0 }! O) B* Z6 C6 A
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards0 f* {8 t V. O: O0 ~
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 L1 q5 ]' P) x) Z$ n+ E CA Atago
# O: l6 x! ?7 k [% Y) W CA Maya
. u4 N) Q) @" q# `9 M v0 Q1 q CA Kumano1 r: D) }5 Y! M' ?
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
- L5 s! u; m" u' ]# S DD Ushio, Shell hits 1% Z$ w3 z' `6 z) Z4 _$ g
DD Mutsuki
& V4 G' Y7 y# {! Z5 i/ ~" W DD Uzuki
3 |* g7 r: Y8 J0 z1 t DD Yuzuki
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% K' ? S* f1 h# I+ S3 U DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* {- k4 X3 l4 m4 a
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
# m4 T8 j1 f1 i: B AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# `( Y& H' M6 E- O AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) V1 @2 o- k6 m( D1 j8 s( B/ h
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* y H3 F: P# @8 Y AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% \; n% j% N) }; h7 A" J
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk T- t# C) g3 w8 c
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- `: V2 R6 l. g/ e" j x
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 P/ m" y8 H) D% R xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( O$ W5 \7 L- f xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk* t* q' d6 n# l |
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk& X: }; z& ~; \' X9 N- y9 p
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk+ W- k, I$ p+ |2 f" q2 \
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" k; C) m* q. R: n xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 |# v/ m, o) J( t1 o$ Z" ~
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:: g9 E6 b) q! Z: j# h- E2 i, o7 i
136 casualties reported
1 u% @, @! |+ o; w N, g. t* V7 }) R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 z- K; ?$ Q$ ]* c$ f Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled/ v$ {* p1 {1 I" `8 q$ R* q: h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 w& D2 C! \# G- [! ?
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
1 \4 I1 B" |' m1 A8 m BB Mutsu, Shell hits 20 q9 q( E6 e9 s0 ]" K! P
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
7 \9 \) j2 e" C( c- z( N8 K' v CA Maya, Shell hits 3
; t8 z# v& V* R4 f/ E7 N; A" [ CA Kumano, Shell hits 1! q0 N& i4 `6 R& v# _; x9 k
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire B/ O& p, u4 V2 o* i
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 X s3 K. h. m- i
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 26 K8 }) u5 d' I" G
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire& _2 _8 F& S/ o6 i4 {6 t) l
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires7 b5 z2 _5 A' M, m
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f0 W" J3 u3 h7 ^1 @! S DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire5 m, ]9 D2 o+ a& B* y4 O% y* a/ g8 ]
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire" Z3 A5 W. P8 z
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
" u; N9 m% @; ^; V. y DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1339 H+ y9 ^5 q7 x/ c
+ c2 ^4 T5 B( o5 V" CWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 e* `7 j; N0 P8 P4 H" P' t9 c7 \
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.1 D* k# n* `3 M4 v0 C
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes' t# ?6 [ t5 k" w1 L$ ]3 U( |- p' u& j
/ _. D- s8 i6 ^: O7 ?Allied aircraft5 X9 P6 e, g' x/ Z5 T
P-39D Airacobra x 16
6 u& e T4 m2 \$ f9 q- n( [+ _* Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 71 F% B4 y: ^+ S2 K! \1 |* {
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No Allied losses8 V; R' Y0 J& Y, D+ ]) I
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Japanese Ships0 |/ }3 N/ P8 d \
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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# }, h4 l0 D1 x2 t0 T% {$ t* ^/ VWeather in hex: Light cloud
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$ u* z+ O6 ~* T. J1 w* _Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.8 k8 @6 w" J/ Q: m! B
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 n* [6 O8 I/ g4 N9 O! l" h z# r A6M2 Zero x 51
6 M! h8 i- R% r/ G! H D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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" Y# H. s5 ~! R1 T: Q- Q& h( D# jNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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" |1 e! U" Q% M% F DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk( ^% o& U, |8 a5 a5 E5 W% \# g6 V
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage" a: e( o9 |: u2 G
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ A$ y5 S8 A, N9 T7 Q% b: wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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, S" N6 L" z1 v" M Z; HWeather in hex: Thunderstorms6 S/ H3 d4 I( m- V+ o
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. j8 r H- N! L& R1 N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships1 C* \; c4 ]7 ~" V; L$ z, [( G: ^% h
DD Laffey8 h# U% i0 e U0 n: ^6 G
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 p7 v! W0 k* o+ H& M
DD Balch8 f. P o0 o: ]9 M* T; d+ _' X
DD Sterett, and is sunk |