在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战3 U; l4 T* X5 \8 g( V
& k( r' ^7 s \ I% k; l+ ~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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* V4 j' r4 f+ RAllied aircraft" u9 @) r+ ]7 ^. e
no flights
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2 M _- w8 {+ a& J8 l/ `3 D; P- v' QAllied aircraft losses6 e. z$ V3 G6 n. t/ U! g
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed& \5 a( r* C9 @9 d, l; G5 e
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed! \+ s' A: Z0 @& p
0 R/ V. m. P) K7 {( A' \+ H: lJapanese Ships6 v3 E" c2 K1 S; {
BB Kongo
2 Q5 a. g% T5 x6 `1 D/ X6 k BB Hiei, Shell hits 73 ? K2 j O4 u9 |
BB Kirishima
$ N% q. h6 i0 @( A A7 m5 M CA Tone
4 W( s3 i- `3 H/ F6 w1 F CA Chikuma3 { L( s6 [6 C0 `6 r/ ?
CA Takao
- U' p5 B% D8 H% ]! G6 I0 I5 r3 x% }) N DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 28 ^: j( v( i# H# c5 j& e
DD Maikaze3 y1 G1 E8 ?/ J- }2 V4 x
DD Uranami
8 @7 }) w/ e. D6 v DD Shikinami3 e! B& _, p3 w/ {) o! A
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
6 _) _$ I# R' B. o* o DD Asagiri* c7 p1 Y+ X# a7 q5 Z# u8 C. T+ L
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Allied Ships
+ e. q! P( ~/ X* r z- c1 q6 F1 Z# _ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ L! ?+ K1 T& A' w CA Portland, O3 p9 O* ^0 Y v" m6 q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk1 j `1 M& }; }# f8 F7 f
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& ?; E+ \7 v5 i* t* L& z. C DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk4 `' a4 i0 h- y
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ E U" U+ ?8 `0 G DD Farenholt# B' p8 S* O5 {' m. @
DD Sterett
3 J) T: @) M& g- ~6 k' r DD Balch" q$ e) c+ Z; e8 }8 Y* G7 C
/ [& _/ r5 \" Y2 g8 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2) N; B3 Z/ f2 F3 b) p0 g
CA Atago
0 c' X8 E% u$ y' B CA Maya
. q+ e6 I3 w/ O6 c! {5 s! `1 c# I& H CA Kumano- w, s( A' y. s2 m! ^$ a: Q5 [
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
$ ^% i" T' R) D( ]& Y5 V DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
l8 j, R ?/ w, ~0 q, q DD Mutsuki
( j2 W7 o/ n; T: m4 @7 q/ X o DD Uzuki$ ?. S \3 v! b3 S- s
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% D- R/ b$ [4 o) ~0 Q0 w* x% G DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 u9 v! a( e+ U* T6 P& S: G AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# S6 X* X: D4 d" E8 G
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
* k& K( B% j, D! N% A AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
' [( }0 \- F3 u AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. {, |- M5 @% f2 O$ \3 ^; H: j
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk P3 m K% s- F
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
7 S: `# K3 d Y+ X$ s, B4 F& v xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 d, {3 N. |: g, A/ h xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: [' m. A! y1 `0 ?; n' { xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
3 ?5 w/ D. h5 l6 f/ I xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ L2 {! r) R' q% {4 _4 C
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
& U. h( [( {5 @' H; @( G9 g3 P xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk V9 `4 |0 v$ B" k& c5 D4 _6 q7 U
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% q1 ^9 ]# m/ B- H" \+ w6 ` AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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1 ^4 I+ D) D2 [) s% LAllied ground losses:; F" w+ L L' \$ I" M
136 casualties reported# ~; ]" j$ u3 ]1 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, l$ R+ r* `+ K. U' i6 F# o* A% [ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
. ?9 J2 B; v9 K/ G9 ~4 _; r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 H1 s) m/ a P/ V9 f* {$ V
, j! M. v2 _+ s8 A- ~) J0 W# q! `Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
# W* Q0 s( B/ S" S5 n CA Atago, Shell hits 3: p. \7 p5 `4 C: @) R7 J5 V
CA Maya, Shell hits 3- u% v4 y0 Q- o0 V `) e3 t
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
# N* u7 s1 x/ L) u7 w- I( i DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 W7 g, i9 o. \% M/ E3 s
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 e. q+ T1 G5 Z6 D2 l DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 29 E* B; G# P. ]2 w; D2 @
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire* Y- ~+ i% r: k4 B9 N% Z' F
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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8 Q/ {( ~$ v# h8 lAllied Ships2 d9 F/ H+ W8 w0 }* {) `, c
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
5 y+ s+ Z: C0 c% V& {) s5 T DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire# A0 C: l p7 { V" r
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, s- @* Q0 a) G: s. I DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 ~( {: _! ^. B3 w' mAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133+ W, U" `& Z, z
+ L& P' |. c: {& X9 ~/ x0 uWeather in hex: Heavy rain' t2 C. r/ _! h1 p5 X& n
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
4 E( A( o" X: k# x9 }7 W$ p5 cEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft( L! O/ x% t! U! P5 ^- Q* w
P-39D Airacobra x 16- s. T; [+ W9 v& S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 75 l1 s) e' }2 F% m+ r: n
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No Allied losses
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$ N- r4 w! w3 P+ A9 [+ P! zJapanese Ships
- E& `% p$ s! u7 r! v CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 {! P+ ^4 I9 ?; d1 Q- w: z DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132. g! c7 j/ p# I1 T9 |
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( I6 r- ^+ q! `9 o0 I0 q" uRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& L M) z0 W3 Z. F' r. WEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 v' f: g7 v" K# z A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft
4 ^ W3 L# }1 R7 @5 P8 p2 B4 f P-39D Airacobra x 12 T1 P- W( E! N: V" m3 _+ R
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No Japanese losses. B$ B' b8 m5 Y7 p7 T
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No Allied losses6 I6 }; s4 T0 F: [
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Allied Ships
8 F+ t3 c. z$ t& j% Z0 z% f DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk, N# C& k; ?4 u5 Q
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ U) Y; \4 c* U* |# s$ j
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms$ l# [2 o& @2 P+ x3 O. ^7 ?
* w4 j8 t* U) VRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
5 x7 H+ X, [+ }- iEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
6 G7 [( Z5 {% i' _' w; p* h" c B5N1 Kate x 18
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: M1 r; {; S8 {5 d" K# {+ U3 ~0 r& DJapanese aircraft losses3 f3 q( \4 ?2 m9 z
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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- d' }( E0 j6 X9 m DD Laffey, p6 ~$ P/ t" ~8 @ U( ^
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 P7 \+ G. ]& K J9 j4 J# v, V DD Balch' o- x: n% I5 E$ y3 h) ]4 L5 I
DD Sterett, and is sunk |