AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Sep 04, 42: i* Z- B2 Q) J) g1 B# E
米龙湾爆发开战以来最大的一次海战,双方出动最强阵容,联合舰队大和号挂帅,对抗太平洋舰队北卡和华盛顿号,海战结果盟军惨败,2BB悉数沉没. {& A* B% A! b1 B9 K* N
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; ] H# E( K1 N& z4 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 Q2 ~" S0 K! v! Z5 T$ {& l
9 ^# g2 M2 D: I: m9 ~8 XAllied aircraft6 @" r8 Z5 C0 \9 f
no flights& L, o! }0 ]0 V; N3 H
) m7 X( ~: }2 Z5 \. VAllied aircraft losses' j4 r' y5 B( y) S+ s1 f
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 4 destroyed
, X/ i8 B! t; K+ N5 C/ z ]. T0 z SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
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' m( x) {3 G" wJapanese Ships
5 E) ]! L0 J2 M+ m BB Hiei
@" |) y: y, I BB Kirishima, Shell hits 1# Q, l8 p& n* a! j1 @7 S( b: a. J
BB Yamato, Shell hits 17, on fire
& h# Y" A7 |; o) d9 `4 u Q CA Maya, Shell hits 3
! `+ ?3 F& e. B" r8 v1 ?; Q$ B CA Chokai, Shell hits 18 l# ]' b2 D, d" d z$ q
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
$ l7 u8 o; K5 O: Y+ S+ z CA Aoba, Shell hits 17 ]3 ~" _. d0 Y- [& o. _
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 2. a/ q8 \; p b, A' ~$ W
CA Furutaka
! }3 i# ?: f8 `+ L1 G! w: c8 M+ C CL Sendai, Shell hits 1
* }1 H3 I6 z, k( ^( i CL Nagara
7 `: _& F4 a! k6 T CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
; M3 ^& T/ Y! o6 {& j CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 1+ X& r4 P* z6 u( N
CL Yubari
, N$ u% [" M: v0 E8 Q; `1 N DD Akigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire
9 E7 C1 r# A& } DD Kazegumo, Shell hits 1
. b! O. h a3 D/ }4 ~2 K# t4 M* M9 i DD Makigumo, Shell hits 2, on fire, }0 I; k& _( m# _# l* U/ C
DD Kagero
( u2 ~ ]9 ^0 P% w+ i DD Oyashio
5 H' x/ J) J% ?; r, M8 J0 l, u DD Hayashio, Shell hits 1, on fire
& O0 j' d3 n; q9 U' y# O DD Harusame, Shell hits 2
2 L3 T% }7 D" K1 x5 x! k* U DD Yudachi2 a8 B9 s' C# a0 \. a$ M
DD Samidare
. c& k. v) u- ? c6 C DD Kawakaze, Shell hits 5, on fire6 F+ I' S$ A' j, q$ ~" W
DD Umikaze2 F) [% v8 d8 h
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Allied Ships
/ }& V2 J- G2 h- P7 Y5 { BB North Carolina, Shell hits 19, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# l- a# Q6 V* \% p8 x8 q
BB Washington, Shell hits 57, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: s5 L4 c* [1 k$ u3 i
CA Chicago, Shell hits 1
$ u! L" F7 e- }# c* O2 W: B/ e CA Pensacola, Shell hits 16, and is sunk
0 Z' O# G' }* k) M% h+ _3 I) ? CA Astoria, Shell hits 2, on fire
, y; f9 @ Q, v% D" K, V CA Minneapolis, Shell hits 6, on fire
+ P$ u( x7 O8 W, g- `7 u8 @6 {5 L9 z7 x CA Quincy, Shell hits 2, on fire7 l; W5 i9 N. h' ^, u
CL Boise, Shell hits 1% K! ^ j9 m+ \# H
DD Mugford, Shell hits 1, on fire
& D' [7 O3 A- w4 ` DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 21 s- m* x5 n( x- P
DD Patterson, Shell hits 3
( K6 |$ s" \' i b9 A+ ~9 O. F DD Maury, Shell hits 1& }) _7 N- H$ `" ^5 S' n
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, on fire! y4 W" p W" O
DD Lang, Shell hits 1, on fire/ V9 ^/ b/ A- j) K1 i1 ~
DD Stack0 K$ K! S8 U% R& X; ?1 s
DD Clark |