在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战/ k) p* u$ R7 R" c# R8 W/ R8 }7 ^* |
3 Y) N. ~* D% R1 c1 @7 [% N" g' oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42/ h3 Y5 q5 v* o9 G4 s5 V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards+ _& w8 Z D' ?/ Z) k
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 d5 [4 ?' o; Z
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed* ]$ x, n% a) k9 B z
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed+ \2 L4 [$ H1 |
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BB Kongo
1 C% `; z* M" l1 W; M* r* V BB Hiei, Shell hits 70 T2 d$ s" I3 w2 c
BB Kirishima- ^( k$ o1 R: i3 h: x1 U v0 k
CA Tone
: z% e* T: v* e- L/ i w0 ~ CA Chikuma
& R$ R: Q( s3 C4 t, n4 G% ? CA Takao2 m/ _2 p, a/ Q; J% y
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
$ _' {0 I3 m. }! \, \0 E DD Maikaze
# l* K9 l5 P2 ]. f8 ] DD Uranami) Q3 I0 ]* J- o) C( W$ X
DD Shikinami
/ ?: W" @8 Y' d+ u9 B DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires6 E% M% j& {+ K+ F; M5 }5 Q
DD Asagiri/ w( E8 ^" P) d; y
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Allied Ships& b& t9 v% f) ^& z. U6 P
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 p. p# X1 L2 M' X9 _ CA Portland) _- ?* }1 n, H6 r) D- R
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& o6 O: _! I! R6 m0 C- K
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( ^% Y d/ d" L& I DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 f) U. A% b& L$ P. g4 e8 l/ Z, L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 q( e, p) q7 N$ H' u% a DD Farenholt" C _2 V% ^2 y: n8 s% V
DD Sterett
0 u- @3 ]" d, g4 R, O" ` DD Balch6 l3 U- N( E l6 S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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% l$ t9 x2 c5 v6 s3 VJapanese Ships6 {/ C3 _- K# ?# |& |( @2 s
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
2 J ` y1 L* W2 H! S" K2 }9 b CA Atago
* Y7 i: \8 [+ `, C8 d: z& z, b CA Maya8 S3 p8 ?7 e0 d7 ]
CA Kumano
/ i' Y% n2 g: T7 L) C0 \ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 16 e" ~1 ~' X5 V# C' x% H+ K' h& V
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1, J$ g: i3 [: N0 @5 h. F
DD Mutsuki
% n5 y' n1 Y' N; L DD Uzuki
: N0 e/ k' X# D9 _ DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 R' z3 C0 i/ H7 _* x( e+ x DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk: v) t1 V w( j
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk% |) O* U# Q2 C9 x# M% r8 q
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk) q; E7 E3 i/ [ J6 h; D; K
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# I; L# b, { L/ G AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 z# V- Y: d# O* |1 m
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 G: q7 N' S W
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
9 S$ L, r/ `( X( j# P$ J/ X xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 V; X) `# \# y9 i6 M0 T) P# o
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& e$ P* G/ N5 k1 q% ? xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk) q, N9 g' H5 M+ _; q9 |. X6 f
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
" B) E O6 s9 G7 K! d xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk' V- p% X' e1 M: x
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 i9 g" ? z* r2 L, a% }) u xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 ]) r% \1 j' Y& H
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 d$ B. A5 [0 J" Q. h; X* m
" r1 w5 P: m9 R* ]2 n% e0 @, H& ^3 T. _3 WAllied ground losses:
% Q9 R6 D3 l2 c+ w. b8 L: ~ 136 casualties reported4 b) Z, |: t x4 I# g- P7 B% ]
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 s6 |! h' c% ^
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
( W; _0 k6 @; o. B# \: T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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`' H$ |, i3 B: ^Japanese Ships
N" i: k5 j5 Y9 e# A" G BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 `; z1 E5 i$ o CA Atago, Shell hits 3
# V5 N( z6 ^( M; _ CA Maya, Shell hits 34 B; {& ^2 R M& Q5 K1 Q: y. R
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
0 @6 M" Y0 w* _. o5 u5 p! [& U DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire5 _% L" V$ V- j) c
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ R" b" P0 K; H S( I
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
9 ^" p. m- X3 I* m% y* @ DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 z9 {. T. R$ W; }9 c9 S DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires8 V& M9 t, Q/ B0 p% p
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Allied Ships
5 @; o' @- T+ [) b8 M- _/ u6 N DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire1 K# [' n. w/ z4 N9 w$ a; U
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire& I4 |+ a* n9 Q9 ]
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire I9 Q% z. c) B6 r
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
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; r1 w. ^# Z6 y# K- s+ L# {Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
$ B3 |0 V; k. o" w: [4 C3 z/ IEstimated time to target is 0 minutes) @2 l. a1 H& N7 |- L& L
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Allied aircraft; W9 w& S+ g3 j
P-39D Airacobra x 161 A% B4 B. `1 n& q$ i, m1 d5 v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 73 q- G' R. x5 k) c, V8 g
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
6 x. |; ^& |: ^5 [) W" S0 M CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage, [9 f" @1 T) p% C
DD Ayanami& |! J6 o/ r0 X, L6 {; f
: W8 I, t) z5 ?+ ]4 s% ]( [Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132# Z9 F' t1 Q8 y6 f3 n U
9 Y( e" z2 O8 E2 q' YWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.- G% {+ H& v! R F2 b: t" p0 |
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes& V; r2 U% u* w+ P! w
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Japanese aircraft3 A, `" x5 H4 Z5 f
A6M2 Zero x 51* T( m. R1 z g
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
8 o# |: U1 r" g# e4 s P-39D Airacobra x 1) Y: t3 \' G6 @
1 O' f% v9 A7 BNo Japanese losses
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9 d! Y4 ^/ g4 i8 dAllied Ships. a; z/ `' v: V
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
9 n' H/ q z2 @* W! @8 O DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 Z8 ?$ D [2 \$ h$ P DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage0 X! o; Q |. j, y" y
4 u6 Z% W) E8 |& v; W, S& d4 lAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1369 G% ~5 g" Z+ J4 P9 ]% P
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms9 c# ]6 B) `' {# N1 B/ J. A
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! C. n. {, k. HEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
1 ~3 y% v9 Y3 m! W* q R/ I9 p B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships6 H* [0 r9 _# _. Z: g ?7 p% K
DD Laffey
9 S0 L3 g1 N- z0 Z+ A CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage z) a7 ]' i7 Z$ }, v
DD Balch( l$ k; N' _* p6 o* C
DD Sterett, and is sunk |