在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战& v1 P, W) P. P0 ^$ m# v9 C( F
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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+ J6 ]) d0 _$ I7 Z. L& xNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft Q/ Z) g. N9 F" U
no flights- h1 C8 A) e; V& r0 Y
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Allied aircraft losses9 ^2 F* S" ?6 O' C4 o$ i
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
" p- P* Y* K6 h! `+ r+ } OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed$ j# T8 \9 f, C: ?; J
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Japanese Ships2 d/ w0 F$ Y6 G0 d2 h' G) ]/ t: J/ f
BB Kongo
$ U8 S0 s E& Q {; M BB Hiei, Shell hits 77 ?& L* c& H6 f& k
BB Kirishima- B; q3 [3 E" g9 r5 }0 t! |: x
CA Tone
1 T) f2 d) T+ f- p7 T! K CA Chikuma& [; ^4 k, b: C/ [! B# B
CA Takao
& j% @% \3 S2 c# f: B4 a0 E2 L DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
& f, Z/ u# j% D$ a6 X DD Maikaze
' K. e @$ A! W' J* A D- _9 | DD Uranami
' {) u/ Y+ e4 d/ s DD Shikinami' q6 l0 x# n/ d8 e+ b
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires3 B- B2 c$ @, [2 l0 K. `
DD Asagiri6 n; {2 Q- S5 a* [
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Allied Ships2 I) T/ I' C7 \. D/ m
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& X2 M/ Q0 A# _2 D' q! o3 w CA Portland
' m% S9 z, u ] CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 G* k) M" x8 ~. B4 `# {
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* v8 ?3 w. `# Q0 R
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
2 A8 g% k2 ~$ X$ w DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire# Y+ v& ?: y4 x
DD Farenholt
2 d: n3 X. L4 S3 [2 Y DD Sterett3 E( B% q* U, e- W+ ?
DD Balch
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7 f: _6 `7 d2 f5 z: |* XNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 ~( n% Z2 E: A' G8 {
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
* g4 L0 ^9 v5 ~ F: m8 ~! O ?0 ~ CA Atago& c! {# x( J. ]5 s$ N
CA Maya
, {2 S) `1 E' M3 Z" |" `9 f CA Kumano
# I X: U/ E; ]& K: Z+ V" \ DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
, k7 u* S2 J# P. [& v2 j DD Ushio, Shell hits 12 e. K# a# v# @, Q3 X' R! x# H
DD Mutsuki
( {$ X2 |" T, Z8 N- d4 E$ Z" c- g DD Uzuki
+ M+ V- p1 @% ^1 I: I DD Yuzuki3 @$ Z# i, ]7 I( _
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\7 v) d1 q# z9 i* A DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk8 e* Z9 \5 j) a6 V8 w) X" F
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
Y0 B6 G+ O2 f4 d3 _& o8 {8 Q AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 T* T* k' e- Z* p( d+ } g
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
+ v P! ~4 d1 ?0 J8 Y; T AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 ~/ x% _8 \0 ^8 W" d* V6 V AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ K3 T: _8 S3 @6 o: Q+ [ AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 }' m0 \$ y7 |" c
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ y6 m5 N, _- K7 \ xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 n. \ {; Z5 ]/ K3 a: W8 h: B. } z2 P xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
# T4 I1 V) T& J) E% h4 K xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
( D/ |- @7 c3 q+ G xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ L$ s: }5 X0 a" Y/ v4 Z3 Q5 q# s xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
# r; G5 r! M% R0 G( s2 o/ e xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* P7 s9 |0 Q! ~+ ? A' A. i4 \ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 o1 u0 |$ F" C: Y5 i% Z) ]
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:. M$ s' v' }' F$ Y& s" A
136 casualties reported7 \$ I6 i% l( z# |9 O! x" G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ X0 I; B% w1 G [
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled" ^0 P$ \8 e( ^ R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& C, W* m$ i9 Y
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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# x* y" P7 W/ m* V5 j* D$ ^Japanese Ships0 c: R! i. e ^. R
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2& d% v% W1 Q7 F$ {" p% \4 `% e+ s2 O# H
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
$ ?6 o6 q. I* u6 Q( ~ CA Maya, Shell hits 3
! Y; C+ L8 B2 C7 r( v$ ` CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
8 H, a+ F, f% Z9 D9 d+ r4 r DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 ]2 \; q) e' T0 E' R) A DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage+ t# X$ X! @0 S: Q9 ^, {% n
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 28 O! r0 c2 L6 o# J. A: n- r( \
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire' x& a! I1 R6 i# e: A4 u
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
% Y2 ~ u+ K" W6 J9 y T DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
- p. U: f: k6 C) s" F DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
* Q/ o/ c1 M1 o) D" A DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire4 ]9 O) i* v# q; c: @
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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/ @1 K+ T1 M5 d- n1 HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133" U7 F/ g2 G2 _: G& y- x/ N
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) Q% V8 B+ N# A# t& Q( v
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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. S' B3 N! N+ w# HAllied aircraft
/ H0 g0 O9 x0 I% ~. x P-39D Airacobra x 16# [& W- B% F1 Z. q' r1 y# \) e) b& x
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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: B: T* z) s) ~3 b3 O/ ?) ENo Allied losses2 B4 ~) U; T, j9 m8 G8 w
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Japanese Ships
! \- `$ ^2 }5 W* G' n/ i0 x h CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage/ v1 J4 `" T* |( |- Z& N1 C/ [
DD Ayanami' Q x( q# U- e+ p& U: @
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) Y0 R6 }4 ?/ N! T4 h6 n7 X; q5 B2 mWeather in hex: Light cloud: C2 d1 [) b$ z; }4 H
& I* ^3 I$ @ [, N0 N% t. ^$ `* mRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 e2 A3 q7 d& ?$ o+ G6 R
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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9 e; W- P- ~' k; q7 Q9 sJapanese aircraft$ A5 z9 H+ g! U0 \# }
A6M2 Zero x 51
4 A0 T3 D/ s# g5 j D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft! Q4 \( w ]! F% C( ?- v& g" W; p
P-39D Airacobra x 11 k% ?( [3 V$ H. a3 T
2 l$ `9 x5 j$ D) RNo Japanese losses* h' G' h- Q1 J" s9 A' ]
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No Allied losses3 N* z9 U1 i$ V+ l- K& b6 [ X
1 p! a6 t# @" Z/ u! h$ c; q+ i( iAllied Ships9 T( o# I+ b, o5 c. J
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk0 k1 S" n8 l ~) R' l! y% ~
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
/ [: F: D& Q6 X DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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- ]2 H& e# F# [9 eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136) T& A: I3 b( S) l- y8 E8 P
# ] a4 {% S2 k" f; T% k& QWeather in hex: Thunderstorms9 v* M! j7 Q1 F/ s3 F% a4 N
3 |8 D, ?- y2 j% u2 H! `$ nRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 f4 k1 A7 s/ A$ a) \8 ^6 {Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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^9 ?/ D. U- e2 N s0 s% A2 HJapanese aircraft& G8 p, M) O% _' K9 A4 C3 i" K
B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 X9 r) ^5 N# o2 b' N3 h B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged M r" e5 C6 Z2 Q
2 V& }, y8 ]( \' FAllied Ships ^4 ?, D% Z7 i2 \7 I2 Q
DD Laffey% ~, X5 @% `+ C) X4 E
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 I9 J( e4 ~* f0 m6 C
DD Balch
. d% v: @" q- r: G! w DD Sterett, and is sunk |