在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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/ N, F" ~. g8 O+ ]) m7 E; D+ UAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 z; d1 ` J, E
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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5 v1 a5 P9 [: j+ YAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses9 C% s% u0 ?/ ?9 i* Z6 k
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed- Q! E e3 m: v% P- r8 {" L
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed X/ w" ?# j i$ r3 a, |1 [1 O
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Japanese Ships' Z! t& r( o( I
BB Kongo
" Z. o8 k; ?( K& |* p BB Hiei, Shell hits 7/ D) V; M( N- ]) R, f
BB Kirishima; y& M' U' Y [; t/ z; y
CA Tone+ J; {6 I; M9 r( M* s: Y9 F4 }0 C
CA Chikuma
( D. }" d# a6 e# x3 {" |, O. } CA Takao3 [( e- c8 q6 K/ l9 Z) b
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
5 g; \+ k s" P. T1 R8 {" l DD Maikaze- ?$ ?& b( r" Q+ i. b# x
DD Uranami
/ v" U' d5 T; C+ S DD Shikinami
) q0 u. c* J- r# `; J; j& s DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires# g# o8 r9 p/ Y5 m6 m
DD Asagiri" h8 a0 `/ [# R! G g: d) m( _! N2 \
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Allied Ships+ h" c" V( r7 {7 O8 W; Q/ S! @
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% M# M" U1 Q0 H CA Portland
# F% j3 W/ m& I1 L: T; Y: u CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 w% X. W" _9 q- Q
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 X" f; A9 Z& o" Z: |( T$ t& n
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 ~! D# ~1 F6 U9 g; F* |+ L, I8 C
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 e( A+ Z) W7 q" s3 F7 K% f DD Farenholt
6 N( y, u5 P/ Y: y: \; A( J DD Sterett
# j% V) z8 q% n2 o- e DD Balch) n0 a$ u1 }, [7 f
( k: b, t% i; i" [: dNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards( J4 j; z( r9 @- J* B
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Japanese Ships
I) g+ {5 H3 |) G BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2+ S: U$ t a0 u% @
CA Atago
, a8 V, v: J* S+ E% F" V0 w CA Maya
7 [7 d% S1 E: q$ Y3 P8 Q CA Kumano
x# P9 P- ] }2 ?4 _- h. X DD Yugiri, Shell hits 11 q, N; K1 `" M2 y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
$ N/ A O; g$ h6 I' u7 Y DD Mutsuki9 I4 M+ M7 K& t0 M
DD Uzuki
7 [# ]$ k! h& Y' I+ S1 y7 L DD Yuzuki5 j0 Y% f: P( n ]% g2 h# B3 W
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk5 `5 `& }7 l7 e, f* S3 l; e
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk6 v. ~. T6 ?2 H% r8 L
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
2 l7 N G* Y4 l( m0 M/ ~5 _' ~# J AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ c4 k2 M% N: ` f/ Q9 b
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; o& k& h+ C( R. ^# x' t AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ P4 q+ y! D9 Q* a1 C1 W/ x( r AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' H6 u7 z( y2 p5 z3 y7 D$ q
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
n1 j& C" I8 M xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk S0 X" x& J2 f- j4 @
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* d. P: d; V: w& ?, Z* V
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk c" m+ P0 S' R& U" _) ]; Z( R) D
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk2 _- k& o" a4 X: \
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
* S! G% }! @0 d xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 t& s. l* ^6 |, a' g, ?' H- {: v% k
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 O/ {) d( Z" k+ y7 W$ _. @$ ?
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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$ m! }9 _; ~5 H" M) nAllied ground losses:* F1 w6 n4 t! k" e+ {* X* X R
136 casualties reported
a) m: }- X+ }3 P5 \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ n% e* a: k5 f9 r6 L5 ^ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled8 |0 q! E! b& d4 G7 i' g# O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: i$ S# x; s- |: f
6 F4 i; L7 @: j; ]0 k! PDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
/ B' h2 U7 W) d/ v# q3 P BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
; m4 v) S, _$ }& ^5 X# N& a CA Atago, Shell hits 3
2 l$ a' [( q- x CA Maya, Shell hits 38 G/ o. ~. ~$ e O
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1: }2 ~. f5 F' Q
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. G# Y- i1 y7 F) I6 Y
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
; L9 h& H5 V) n7 T9 X. R/ N$ I" Y. ` DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
9 J$ N% Y1 u/ i3 l3 r DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire( h5 e+ f. |$ d
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires% N; ^( M; U$ y8 O* Q4 Y+ O' a( T
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
0 q, A1 |& L2 M A9 C DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire6 O; P& o& m: ~9 \
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
) B* Z+ {; I2 g" Y( g! b1 d3 ` DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ U( S) v( C" h3 N
( W5 b+ `. W6 f( L4 wAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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( R! C; }, U1 P0 G t. X( }. rWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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9 G# C' ]1 H" t# iRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.0 }$ x3 X+ i' N4 Y/ h" a
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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. @# ~7 _5 c* ZAllied aircraft1 J5 L9 M, N8 B
P-39D Airacobra x 161 } H* F' X3 k+ V/ n, g
SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 l: e0 [" o5 p7 `
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No Allied losses
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& A9 O) y o) }) @. }# I- j CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage k- ?6 N# @3 h1 L
DD Ayanami
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- V( |; N6 D2 W+ A3 |3 YAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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6 D4 Q+ Z6 ?2 G; L( @ @8 g9 ^Weather in hex: Light cloud4 B# o4 j% T T: c) C/ ?
/ e% C% R. r& t4 ^( G6 \6 R. @Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
) P4 \/ }; }; w% l) ZEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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, r8 ^4 L0 W; d- i; I2 MJapanese aircraft, T* }% `7 r+ `. Z
A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 1% Q: K% F {' P8 d9 a8 _7 b; [5 b) \: q
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No Japanese losses
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4 X3 `% d! r- u+ hNo Allied losses! S! g9 R' P: Q \* A* G
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F! F% H! g1 ? DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
; ]' ~5 n/ L9 F. U' u, \6 N8 S DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% N) B4 F- R2 r' q Z+ u DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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$ `& I. z6 g3 J9 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms d& ~$ K, T6 _0 x0 L. l
" S" D1 u" M5 R: S1 y( ^Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
- i9 ]# }1 T0 K& LEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, l% }7 u% X6 j6 Y5 v$ e
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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. m4 y0 u2 a [( Z4 d* L; [Japanese aircraft losses
3 r! w; y6 ^9 X* m @( D: n B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged! _- b0 H& ~# \: T. z
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Allied Ships, j" S( N1 I5 F* z& l) N
DD Laffey
N- r0 l7 I a CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |