在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42" z# l+ `0 @4 G$ n1 {
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2 Y( s1 Q) H1 l% J1 n wNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards H7 I7 n/ z( [# ^4 h4 F X; X
8 T! h, G B: p5 w6 j2 yAllied aircraft
( t2 N/ L7 y* g$ T8 Z no flights
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Allied aircraft losses0 l" L6 Q9 j! z% U: F' }9 {
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed- i3 A9 U9 s1 T" `9 @! C: `
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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& n4 o3 K% |4 t9 f% b1 B BB Kongo! U; E7 r$ @) U8 a+ t# e8 n( {
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
% b% @9 W2 v- f* V) V BB Kirishima
% X! N, F; s2 b& V: t1 }) p1 z CA Tone4 Z, k. C( c- p/ n/ p
CA Chikuma, _; F& s& y" E6 V- h: [
CA Takao
5 o7 `, P A' l7 v( Q7 q DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
& }" ?7 l0 ^9 }% l DD Maikaze- o" j- C0 s) G% A2 c' z! u& |9 a
DD Uranami
8 L, R+ G- E5 C9 J. w+ `, y% m DD Shikinami6 p# u3 I$ ^' y
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires6 \/ h2 Y* l* \5 @8 X
DD Asagiri
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7 z% ^* ?/ Y7 m' P# s# N: D BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) ]% e9 v5 k6 E, f7 P
CA Portland
, r0 Z; i4 D$ I" D* z4 _. V CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk7 m1 W3 l* `7 _$ J2 D/ o; v1 p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 \( E7 ^: D# G DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 I3 |5 l+ \ b DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
- ~* X% `( x0 ^! f# V DD Farenholt
: e4 j2 h2 k% S: x DD Sterett
# M q, w& I+ @: t( \9 w* }% Z4 z DD Balch8 d$ T; j' R- ~' y! J
0 m7 j. r! ^( ?& R r. J( BNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards4 D0 h5 H6 z5 o$ t2 h2 c
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Japanese Ships& m1 C% e }7 ~1 o8 M# M6 q1 c
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
% c. m2 T" S3 E9 ]: _ CA Atago, S0 K8 v) c- v% X) q7 F' [/ ^
CA Maya
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DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
* f; Q4 ^9 I% ^/ [5 Z7 x DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
# |! ?' [5 l) A4 K& _ Z DD Mutsuki
. _% i* M6 J4 [+ s1 f9 \$ j DD Uzuki
5 {% L9 h" l9 b6 F5 a% _! D$ @* q DD Yuzuki0 [5 Y) }$ b. [( d
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Allied Ships
; x( s1 s- Z0 k5 @4 k DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& @3 I, U; c" Q) J( e6 \ DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk( c& R' r' t) \" N9 w
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; ]: _' n+ u' u! a! V# N, w9 C AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
) i' m( W& z* D; G( R AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; [# x4 c' e N9 H8 D. f1 B4 w. w
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 j( z* @7 j) z
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& ~$ b$ h& k" Z! W* ] AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk4 e! c- Y& G* i ~2 N c
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
! N2 @; N& [1 G' @. Y9 V! { xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 J& i9 ]2 q6 a$ f/ I' Q1 t xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk' Z, d0 z' g. R* x7 \
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
8 T) l% F. E: D! g3 \ xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk3 p7 w% V% o/ y9 h: T2 I# g
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' T7 X4 L, e& I
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 C. W6 H7 N- u( f
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk S% |% V! }8 j' N7 p
% Y: f% a6 N4 u3 n5 Z8 mAllied ground losses:5 e/ L$ }2 ?6 G" I, G3 b/ E
136 casualties reported
2 l5 ?$ E( z% G% j! O( ]+ ] Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# W* n& e k4 ^ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
* q& f9 Q1 v/ B8 v! m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled _2 m: {8 p- j Z7 L* E0 c
$ _; @; T; n% `+ ?9 l- I! T7 qDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards* X9 N4 b5 S- b7 J- v
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Japanese Ships; w! V/ [/ B" {# h4 H
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
+ p7 m8 U- B( Z1 } CA Atago, Shell hits 32 S/ U' P3 |/ R0 r
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
5 g0 [: U! [1 F% Y6 h3 E7 l CA Kumano, Shell hits 1" b1 K, g9 s) h" ?! S
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire. q, w; p+ ?8 f3 O# c
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
' M" _2 y4 d: G% k" ]$ q DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 29 j6 `# U9 H, R7 s* Q' N
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire6 }5 z8 O* {& B5 z1 L
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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O2 b' h/ K5 t DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire# K1 l( `, T$ ~( I: z: C8 P+ W
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ }4 y0 l; E M" H& h g DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 Z) n% \: P2 M1 U2 s2 S
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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( e- }- }) C) p* N3 `% D- Q0 nWeather in hex: Heavy rain9 x* H( `- e1 {' b* o2 S8 d) _
" z! c; w& O9 t9 G% sRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
. b" w' S& C7 v6 g! q1 e+ AEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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P-39D Airacobra x 168 p6 Y1 k# T1 u5 c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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Japanese Ships: M/ v g1 [$ Y6 u
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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! s, ~& V; K- F" n' CRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.; w% o5 ~5 i# B
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes! Y4 p; c# s' k0 [* `6 E8 z& g* o
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Japanese aircraft
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D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses, A# g$ M. t8 x4 B8 ]' ]5 r' e' Z
! i e3 d* r- i3 Q. R( n% u$ sNo Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
# A4 n: I) E! C' H. E DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
% t6 h3 L ~' [6 h: s/ X 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
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8 s8 V+ E7 H+ t6 u& lRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 O0 |, ]6 E9 {- IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes0 _2 h+ ]/ A9 `! p
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# X# h9 F3 B7 k# ^" v B5N1 Kate x 18& A2 O# L8 s3 w5 N4 h( C
7 ~( W+ k3 I ^" YJapanese aircraft losses
. v% [* W @8 F& j, K B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
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- w( ^- n) m+ J9 y7 T# d0 {! b# c CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |