在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战* l- j: ^# l! C# B- G
. r3 V8 Q% y4 [$ LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42* I9 G( o' v( }8 ^7 q4 P* u* v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards) z# r5 r! f, {4 R; n
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no flights2 J7 ~3 ]* E, S# \
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Allied aircraft losses
+ {8 `0 w: i) A2 r/ H( s! b% ~ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
4 R$ `! ^/ l! J7 o6 m OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed! q% O. y6 h8 a4 e/ H1 n
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BB Kongo7 q$ F% F% t4 e. l" `
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
1 h9 l0 o6 j H k0 S' ^6 N8 v- d BB Kirishima
7 D. ^+ v+ u/ U# W# W) m CA Tone/ \, Q7 t1 }- A" R. @
CA Chikuma8 a6 `- L! |9 b/ P# I% A
CA Takao3 b1 L- L, h' M. Q& u
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
+ N3 I3 D1 V' v2 L, I' y4 a" {2 n" N9 W DD Maikaze8 A+ ?0 B* f- B7 t
DD Uranami
2 p- h: \: W; }* s' i: t# t7 X DD Shikinami: @3 ~' U- ^* @: m
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 U7 D7 W) l+ c0 M3 z+ I
DD Asagiri3 j9 ?! k. V. [( S
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
. h& {0 q4 D" w" O* } CA Portland* K2 w! S# n# ^: }& t4 n
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
5 W4 U% x2 o; u) z2 l _$ s6 h. J CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& B0 \& y) r$ c+ o( J DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 p7 ]9 }+ x$ g- M DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 C+ |, V8 m. Q. w' K4 N4 a4 A DD Farenholt& \8 m# B2 z( B- k
DD Sterett) m9 B7 T, U' `# K5 t* W: G, u" R) j
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 S( v% ~/ V4 f! K4 a# H ^
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 28 W) v- g, j: _5 X: H! n: d2 G j
CA Atago
7 H8 y5 I1 G% K3 F7 ?% s& o( m* H CA Maya
2 o1 A1 G. ?& X6 s CA Kumano+ |1 c8 i5 H" c; s, ?2 i A. z5 ^
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1) d$ Y' n& W8 \; b F: O
DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 D8 C, D6 F' Z/ `" c7 V" g% ~ B9 ]3 a
DD Mutsuki
6 n. x( s' Z, y2 U DD Uzuki
# i! b+ h- b. Q2 V DD Yuzuki
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& t6 h. P0 M# L p/ ~$ }Allied Ships# }2 G5 [* j4 P! P1 U, L" @
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
$ l( ~% z( G' ?7 u7 t' v DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: b% q, Y* M' x# l& U
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 m, t- @' I% y. g& Y AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
9 a0 k3 ~9 m+ w- d! ~4 A AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; s6 W6 T. \( x, r: c0 q* h
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- k/ W2 O! L! s) B* p5 R5 t6 N* H AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" t& {7 Q6 ^ O- Z/ N, J4 F
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
2 l) N1 o% M A% t8 T- P xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk6 n: x. d, a$ v7 i, m5 T
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; T- ]( K) ^1 A" v D
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk0 P- \7 w- S0 O, c5 f' ?: z
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
: a3 h Y1 ^7 E5 l/ s: _ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 J g: E, C6 I! X% r; [1 o
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 ~% _" G: P1 [6 E# W
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* P: l9 w, I8 Q9 Y3 d5 k7 Q AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 f/ n5 E* W$ c3 V! x& e$ p0 T8 g, q
! w4 G6 V6 O. B$ U; q hAllied ground losses:8 ~2 i& C3 \0 L3 @
136 casualties reported9 u/ k' Y4 `) t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 ]1 Z$ |, j& C5 a% s9 n w' | Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
7 c6 p% X/ G3 L. V8 a' a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards" {1 |0 G+ _, Y# V& ? J5 v! m3 |
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Japanese Ships3 A! G# [% `/ E. ]- b
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
4 y% c% X7 z# b# ?8 X. F% {# I- g CA Atago, Shell hits 3
+ a7 @% e' ~2 [7 X% d. S! } CA Maya, Shell hits 38 O* O( a- W) l2 O2 D, Q7 `
CA Kumano, Shell hits 11 S/ E( C3 Z% \/ ]0 T
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire: ]7 U& x% l( I$ o4 n3 z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ F2 D$ O4 s- A0 X. X! N7 O$ G DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
" b$ }% B7 r7 A( T5 ?. R DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 `. }$ v8 d; B; `7 C( j DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ @" @5 H8 ]8 k4 a3 f; l
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Allied Ships
; ~& Q5 p) k# x; {/ H3 ^ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire$ q9 J/ _/ q; }4 h- {' f5 E
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# T2 I7 p4 }9 o0 A1 m6 R9 \/ h DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire+ b7 N' ~1 z" w7 W& l; `
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! B/ U9 l$ |8 ]
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.6 M; n: O$ g: \4 L% L7 ]
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
; E' b9 x O4 ^7 e6 O2 r P-39D Airacobra x 16
" r; r- }. Z8 B. O3 c SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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* w$ ]6 H/ p; Q+ PNo Allied losses& z2 o+ c e9 E7 g
, e; P2 g: C$ R2 S+ C+ nJapanese Ships0 W o9 z* a M: ~7 ^* Q* L
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage g) y" V6 C1 u& w/ E* u/ A8 \+ h2 ^
DD Ayanami2 L' [- |+ R2 F3 T7 S/ a/ _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132/ U g9 w+ \, \' ~! }9 b
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Weather in hex: Light cloud, I" q$ _% v7 U8 e+ o% B9 c
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
2 m1 A$ l3 o& x/ TEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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7 U/ g q$ |. Z6 I: CJapanese aircraft6 E! D! F* H0 r4 X- e1 s
A6M2 Zero x 517 f* l1 ^7 {: r; t
D3A2 Val x 50
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Allied losses6 G# U( A; |, F$ \
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4 h% S3 m1 E& w( L) ^ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk! m5 {0 G+ P8 R) x1 x1 ^+ I! v
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage& @; W+ E' H0 j1 ?
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage/ ^3 g0 p' x! H4 h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136: P% y: h/ n; A0 P2 X
8 q; X) h2 R, X) |8 F# g. m: o6 MWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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. [5 h; P: G5 }+ W- F3 M, k' XRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.$ T9 G r7 v/ Z6 b! n- y" R
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
0 q {& \( u/ @6 t B5N1 Kate x 18( X2 @1 j( ^, ?. D' [! @4 E+ l
/ E' _- N$ a/ \$ cJapanese aircraft losses
6 C' j& k; P7 o B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged1 C- [$ u ]$ `2 P$ H
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Allied Ships
/ N( _3 L) g) W5 p% l DD Laffey
$ b* X- k/ C% ~9 g3 { CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
% E8 j) y# ?9 Z5 c DD Balch
2 c/ c6 J% z; O( b6 o1 R% Q: \ DD Sterett, and is sunk |