在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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7 w6 F& Q' B7 s( XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( u4 B: i5 D5 O* U! W4 D1 Q
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1 ]7 J1 m: M# S& LNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights
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- z/ \- Y8 L# i( bAllied aircraft losses( x. u/ Y7 C; J4 z$ L
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
+ Q4 G0 {% t' n4 K OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed4 m& v" F: ~6 U
8 m, G- ^% s; E% [, ]3 ]: HJapanese Ships; W' H; @3 t, X& r& q% B4 e; m% E
BB Kongo: c) {' n* B( P, \ M
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
& z! \/ G2 E" [3 u5 [. I) e& |$ f' H BB Kirishima
. x ]9 O" M) ~, ^+ x/ l CA Tone$ I: R R. ~( z
CA Chikuma; S. S' o! K* j* f$ M' H7 \0 v% w
CA Takao" ^; Z# |1 Z f; ]( n7 f% G- T0 }
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2' m3 ?: [7 T( A$ a0 j' L
DD Maikaze
/ Q! O {2 v1 ~ DD Uranami
' Z# e4 {) t/ E9 N( z( g' b) o DD Shikinami) K) T( A X2 J0 ~3 L# `" Z
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
. Z2 B' x* `8 J; M5 Z4 j DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
, f, j9 H. |9 t0 ]" A% _- L( S BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# P; l1 g" U# d4 _: D: h0 f
CA Portland
' g' H% X# r5 \3 B' S3 e' g CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% r* }# }- t e N CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ {( F; W' L7 M. }
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk R9 a2 B# g' r5 f0 n$ K
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire0 g! C/ c% x# c6 s' h( I8 n
DD Farenholt' y- \3 y9 k: w# C' x. C. C+ y
DD Sterett3 `& F8 j. ^7 x/ g+ Y9 B E: R% @
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships0 ~- T0 w6 H$ i' ~
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
0 W* Y! |/ j( [$ L CA Atago
/ D y' U; U0 M' ?' {" Y CA Maya
8 }4 e! ^1 @) F' k+ x CA Kumano: @3 M) x# P1 S6 V% x3 A' h
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1: b/ l9 L# e7 r/ [1 }( ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
' I$ p4 J2 p8 i$ K8 F/ p DD Mutsuki
- V) X+ Q$ N" c3 ]# u DD Uzuki; U! X- j7 Y! ^. l* ]$ A
DD Yuzuki6 A' t+ |0 @/ X
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Allied Ships4 i( \( P1 h% o4 Z$ P
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk% l& W/ M6 \+ Q0 ~: C$ ?
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk7 s4 c& g. u0 _3 q
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
7 U1 V$ y$ |- G AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
5 }- S! a( C. [2 B AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# N1 v) c+ E, H% Y
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 z0 {0 i' n7 A1 v$ m) w+ h: n AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk3 h3 S ]' M8 n9 n( w0 O
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk' F% K+ p; B5 a( ^3 G7 t" G- V& T
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
' A& D& X* `! t( {8 c! c# s xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk( e* M, y1 s" i8 x8 ^
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk' w; u6 R* g2 o d( {! V( R, g) q9 |
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
& Q& W1 R0 C: k, I1 F2 X4 k/ r9 n xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk6 [3 Y2 c" q4 f: M1 A/ [! [
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
8 o% A p$ c) X* Q/ w) U5 e8 V% ? xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! u6 V: t5 U9 d! ]* \7 i
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) y4 m4 ^( G& \- t. q0 S
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Allied ground losses:% a9 b& V! O) C0 U8 z
136 casualties reported5 G k8 w. R# ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) L0 ?9 y; g r4 v Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
! T* G8 L4 C0 G* C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) ~- T- W5 s; W5 k: y" L1 R
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards4 l/ s& o* _0 U2 Y* H% O
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Japanese Ships
/ d M5 J. M: F' l BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
; u3 d1 Z* g3 E) Y/ J4 C1 C; d5 c CA Atago, Shell hits 3
5 h8 ?- G: B( v9 r5 ^ CA Maya, Shell hits 3
( V8 \, D$ M9 H/ H. x! w* Y CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
3 G1 Z$ p1 i) ^. y6 }' K DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
_, x* e; E) L# u7 l* `: v DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage" ^( v3 m, K2 X3 M6 O! X" p0 V
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
; c: q2 v/ J i* e& P1 x5 n DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire# Q# b3 W1 a% s
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
$ e2 `5 f8 v! m8 e4 g DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
8 |6 B9 I0 R# t( [+ M DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire7 |. H' K9 R0 J+ ?$ g+ C
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire4 F' w) t, E4 V4 e
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 h/ ]) D" S' p$ s
# f1 @' E+ a5 _* l: JAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1336 Q( j' G' S5 x0 S
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
@ d& ?5 z# f* `0 E4 ^ KEstimated time to target is 0 minutes; [( h! x. C6 W1 n" g0 ~$ c9 ^
* m, E' x0 x5 L% lAllied aircraft
9 J# Q0 L& J$ i( @ P-39D Airacobra x 16
2 P* O& O: P; k SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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* L3 ]" Y/ @; N2 h5 nNo Allied losses
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage, ?2 |: U7 q+ y% U: z
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1322 C b; h8 @: q
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
" N9 a4 c1 a+ q: V; e6 B2 z- R$ kEstimated time to target is 13 minutes- r6 T6 \. z5 H
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Japanese aircraft
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. i q8 T/ J8 ~5 \# P D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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+ j0 h5 S0 W: d- v: d1 X DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk1 `! W% \1 V; h3 r: Y$ K
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage* l! ^3 L6 a+ q+ ~4 o
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage: Y7 j5 t& h& }5 m( H* h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136. s& i# `3 P: O* x: B8 z# R
. V6 a7 L; b( {. m3 IWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 a. x* V4 B' a. ]7 W; v- L- P
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
4 W E1 k3 K N/ j/ X* d B5N1 Kate x 18; Q/ W- Y: ~: a$ ~
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Japanese aircraft losses
G$ Y& U8 w! k7 F7 a B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged; |7 a4 A3 n% D+ L7 C
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DD Laffey
) P6 e4 M& m% A( B5 _' k& D! ?) ` CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
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DD Sterett, and is sunk |