在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战: k4 }" K' \" f1 L
9 A( a) s9 Y, Q. w0 p3 n8 I6 KAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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" v, N5 ?& F4 N+ B5 b6 }# gNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft losses
+ I! \6 x y( v5 | SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" y& `" K+ s7 W4 o OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed7 i5 F# I' W/ B, u; A/ D
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Japanese Ships, E7 B' `( f: C3 d: Q/ C$ i
BB Kongo0 W2 l5 R$ j. O& _. U- V/ O) r& N
BB Hiei, Shell hits 73 C6 u5 M3 {" u4 w5 R: e
BB Kirishima
3 f7 a# ^( V# ]& N( S CA Tone
0 |0 Z) @, `6 @* g- C CA Chikuma V8 o# A+ ?0 _, A! T
CA Takao0 K' W+ {; c" v% S
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
( q) Y/ c4 `3 ?( N$ R" W DD Maikaze. L& A- d6 F' V. u% U f0 b
DD Uranami
" A$ `, h# R+ ?3 [+ K DD Shikinami* ^& d/ C' F# X7 |- B5 q! J( N G- h
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
6 z: |% Q; w0 y0 I. { DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships, K- a U1 F' T. {* Q
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 q9 @+ p5 G! `+ S, ~& J+ O% b CA Portland
1 R( m% b6 N7 p; X2 E1 P2 ? CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk. W+ X% X: G- Q( f8 F* e, V9 M6 `
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 Z! L6 s& B' h o: ^ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 D$ B, b3 n$ M3 Q1 X/ {
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 k% K, o) o9 h DD Farenholt
& G7 M3 V; o2 X DD Sterett* O6 ^/ \' U9 m2 B- ~: J- Z
DD Balch# E: ^1 V+ \ E! \
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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7 B" L5 }2 ~! d* x: Z4 o BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
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CA Maya
3 W* s, H$ e; o6 x% k$ |- V CA Kumano/ t! G- l0 o: }6 x+ I4 {9 ?. a( K
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
. C3 |/ w: v0 o' s- P# c DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
' }+ p# M+ H `0 m DD Mutsuki
7 I; x6 N0 `% j$ S5 A6 q6 X DD Uzuki
. Z1 f. }; u& ]( T DD Yuzuki5 V) \4 t! `& K3 @1 l7 X; s$ ~
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Allied Ships
1 Y7 j3 ^' ^: t8 s9 ~, W DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk I" K" ?1 H) @+ v8 Z1 r, S( Z& y
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk' ?5 @1 d/ Y: G" I
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- \+ k/ V, L2 x5 I" j
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& N; L5 g' ~/ [, j
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 v+ g( D! H: X+ Q3 L6 |# `3 | AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 L$ h2 _ b; w; e! p
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* T* I! Y; P3 O! {
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
" T/ ?+ k" d2 j% n, d xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
[6 J+ Q9 ?& a- ~0 t& }0 u, w xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk: e9 _5 q! f' T7 \9 H
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk5 N: A: D1 R- S2 l1 v" L0 R2 b4 s
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: c; M2 I' U7 X xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' [- K! e+ n8 J+ S2 f xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; P9 z `: |7 z" p- V2 h: b0 @. n# a. I
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; S4 d; V+ v/ b5 D3 q
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ p) Z# h. c$ |3 b6 X" J
3 s( Z9 z9 M' J0 K' }Allied ground losses:6 u" b+ h$ m5 p" j9 }# ^
136 casualties reported9 d3 C# Z# V" |! ~+ V r/ k8 r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 [* f6 c1 t' t5 r) ^2 {
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled9 M8 x5 ?# U- y5 H. Y7 R1 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' K# D1 ^7 w1 v$ l# b5 o3 _; i/ R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards8 e# s1 L2 A$ t) r, w
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Japanese Ships9 J+ _- o- a) y! p; f! K5 r4 Q, y8 o* i
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ Z+ g! c+ z7 L+ f3 [0 h CA Atago, Shell hits 3
- G8 r% L* c$ ] q# s. S CA Maya, Shell hits 3
) Z* L, Z: @: H CA Kumano, Shell hits 1( n$ P8 P3 [* ^3 \4 N0 O" x% @8 i
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
# T9 A0 p: @5 H: O DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage* H* O8 N8 K" `1 b3 j
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2% n" ?% H2 n3 X( m5 P' n! B# a F
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 S8 l- m' l- e1 D' r6 c8 T DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires' T3 l; c8 v1 h( H8 j- q
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Allied Ships
% @* F: |2 g$ B$ ^ v# K! Q1 A$ j DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire d# p2 I" m3 H A1 V
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
( H9 X& N: M6 d4 ?3 T; r DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 n* b7 |1 @% Z' z" S1 Q DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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4 j$ w/ q4 P! w CAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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& |+ M) u+ ~. V; J$ p3 I6 `Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
g: |/ O2 ?7 D! g2 mEstimated time to target is 0 minutes3 v7 D/ @! F' M; w
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Allied aircraft
0 U% b! o% D9 L/ O& o u P-39D Airacobra x 16- e B2 l$ g8 ^. q9 C s* i- s5 a, e
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7 h c% o( u+ C! p( e _3 e
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No Allied losses
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1 K1 \0 k- C& O5 R* z& ~3 a7 N CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ y* o& s! B+ D8 e3 ]* q1 n$ M DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132+ f+ w' s" ]8 |' U" ^. d: x
7 t e8 ~( w8 U$ t+ G9 wWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.9 @* S9 q0 Q' f, N" h
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51: Z8 h4 b/ I! i- ?
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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& A* ]! ~6 A+ M! f' a2 \; A& ~5 c3 m" @No Japanese losses
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3 ]( H( L7 U' `2 {No Allied losses
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Allied Ships
- L$ j) W1 r' u: V* J1 V; e8 u( F( J DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
* X1 f: H" h0 @; Q4 } DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage3 j/ \, `# g. y. D! V
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage7 D* T: l2 }, @8 f* P3 G( V9 i3 b: y
6 E5 O/ R- M% o& e: y# v- i. kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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" G8 {0 r! Y6 A4 G3 o! `* m2 o( H% a* IRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.6 e% @, m1 S' o1 W, J
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 L; U9 O2 m( c7 M
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/ L, [1 J# R3 R; Q4 y/ y B5N1 Kate x 18" V9 t# N+ u' P6 W$ `; @
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Japanese aircraft losses
( z& M! [9 i9 {. A B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged% i {% z u9 S& c% W
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Allied Ships
d/ ~# T! S1 B1 A6 L2 A DD Laffey
6 s8 M9 I+ v- `" x( c CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage2 H+ F T$ l7 m/ }, ~5 H
DD Balch. H0 J4 B( C8 ^
DD Sterett, and is sunk |