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& t) {3 [) d2 B4 F9 V3 b+ u
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1 C: v5 [1 P9 F. T. b, sNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
4 n$ g. }& q$ d% A$ @ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed6 x( s$ A" W/ ^* C6 E# q
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed0 @* R; i& d1 h
% T6 z$ s1 I: M# [6 X9 Y1 pJapanese Ships0 B' r( B! p- }3 K* e1 [
BB Kongo
3 ~ e0 j9 }0 X BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
2 |2 `5 l2 A5 [, D6 E# j, c BB Kirishima4 Z6 X1 S7 U4 G3 c$ X( Y0 P x
CA Tone
. e+ t5 d/ u. r# c% y# B CA Chikuma3 W, J; f/ F3 ^8 X6 a
CA Takao2 a2 t# F; u5 n! {, `+ ?& N9 @
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 27 g N2 Y& k0 G
DD Maikaze' X% B7 L2 c) o; x: e
DD Uranami: p6 L: s0 m% x' v
DD Shikinami! P4 E4 f$ v' j$ \( |: ^
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
5 v$ r7 y0 C0 C" E+ N# p6 } DD Asagiri
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) j8 g( o5 m( H$ W, O7 z. a. S# D BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 C- ?' v7 \6 x1 c0 G
CA Portland
- N3 H$ k: @/ u" e5 M, V' j2 L" _ CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# b' j. U8 n1 T7 i% s6 s
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
~! {7 A+ Z% M4 N; x4 ^ DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk8 `7 a# t# n! Y5 T- {
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire9 t8 K6 U% i- }1 ?8 T
DD Farenholt
! K) K ^2 b' r8 ^1 x DD Sterett
. A/ X" A5 |" J9 s1 s( {' V; q DD Balch
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2 T# u. K6 V; J8 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards6 J, C2 c ~; ~; q
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Japanese Ships- S8 h" s( F. n }7 ]5 n& T' |5 }% N& [
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2- l2 Y% ]8 m: u9 @5 o
CA Atago
) k+ g6 W. C( u. ~! l) m CA Maya
4 H$ d7 D+ V) Y9 h% E4 F CA Kumano/ p& G) i a- A9 ?( p; F4 E0 ]
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
9 T$ [+ V: Q% F; [6 R4 Y. U DD Ushio, Shell hits 1) V, M* t7 G' T% a5 D2 F' C
DD Mutsuki. s: A% i- t' z8 R
DD Uzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% {8 k) A2 ~. d# P) M DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
& ?* Z; C! `5 n) t6 H, g AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# [& \9 B1 D- b7 ]4 C7 Y M: Q AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, w4 ~6 j1 J5 z$ P AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 {$ J3 B$ W" J/ ]$ n' h+ o$ C
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' a: x2 \; c W6 p/ s
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, W$ {3 z( H O0 G/ E' _2 D0 X( h AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
+ C& }6 X+ E0 b1 R xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
) D" M+ e# |- s$ T xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* o) \: r3 ?. E: h/ ?0 a; m. Q
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
' c% f( l8 n9 \" } x xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ d# ]& ?- j' }& A xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk* c* k6 j$ B) N, V( c& z
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 V$ X! S3 J9 ^! {4 r
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 F0 ^& q4 @& O/ ]/ q4 ]
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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2 ^, F% f0 ]- t9 E' LAllied ground losses:& J7 p/ J ~' R. \# t) O* ^# Z9 t1 p
136 casualties reported
4 T8 C5 u; W) h: E% w$ x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 z9 W3 |+ n5 L
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled. R# ^5 A1 ]2 O! {) F4 L
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. e# ^1 o5 Q9 E0 X) R0 H
! p" y& V0 M! W2 w, p+ }1 O6 p- L! gDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships( t: ]6 \2 L" Q! h; ]1 S+ e( H* {
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
, N1 C9 U* {2 z m% [% k9 E( }6 H CA Atago, Shell hits 3* h+ W- U; Q0 d4 d2 r6 s. i
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
- L- B* A% L! Y4 k' X' O# k5 a CA Kumano, Shell hits 1. M2 n& v0 K. b3 Y7 k2 w
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
; p% G0 s, x! L8 K- J1 F DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage, C8 P, k3 f. K* _& M+ g5 c; k
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
+ j9 u3 U2 e) Z DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ e1 h1 r% Z' y; U3 o; D DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires: u4 f% f/ _8 H* u
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Allied Ships
) j8 ^5 X6 G6 {! {. D7 Y DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
- y1 _9 e4 J/ ~3 e0 G g% q DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 a4 H9 ~( f# K% F DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 l& E% H/ W+ | O DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage' ^5 ]- l/ h, T$ `+ f( H( B: h
. t7 Z8 y) x1 v O+ _2 I4 H: @Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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" j- `, R% a" n! v: U: H) LRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.# m7 m. Z( n& M$ S2 G
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes8 ^ L: C% R: }
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) T6 h' I n) e) |* |4 G9 W) O& N P-39D Airacobra x 160 P6 {7 j: a9 g7 v* Q; o
SBD-3 Dauntless x 76 q7 e- W. d9 l" f, A
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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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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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) o" g _0 n! c$ v$ hRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' s y6 U2 Y% f* t- y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes5 Y- v, k! ^, c# W, {
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A6M2 Zero x 51* l# f- o4 l b; b* \9 _0 R7 Q
D3A2 Val x 505 W7 P$ @( e0 i( Z. a6 Z
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P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses
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( ^' p# M" f+ M7 J4 e$ @- n DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
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DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage2 r4 Z0 Q% q$ Z% m3 }$ g2 V1 v
$ ~) T# d1 d4 z% S6 kAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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2 K! x6 p3 N. r1 hWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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7 x$ \, ]- G. e4 W* t5 sRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.# `/ N+ w# C; ~, z, l2 s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes }; _& k; g0 w9 |" J
+ A4 k6 i* [6 E' T6 e8 \! BJapanese aircraft
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/ J7 w1 Q' Z. m9 s ]Japanese aircraft losses
1 D1 D- m7 i+ \. Y; R5 t; @ B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged4 n) q" l& K' D: l& X7 h
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CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage( G% r* p1 \( l# ?$ q
DD Balch
5 R/ ~" `, R$ f+ j DD Sterett, and is sunk |