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 |6 |1 [, t5 z% I* }
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* _6 y* R% h7 u5 E) sNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards. x2 q/ T- p% w- [0 P6 p5 L& d5 m
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses1 j M) j" G# p ]
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed L8 S" d% @+ v, F; h; O! f
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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) A. g: f5 L3 xJapanese Ships, p) S6 J5 O/ v/ V8 E5 W
BB Kongo% B" }1 p3 _' ~; i( v+ |0 A
BB Hiei, Shell hits 71 ~' ?3 W1 r5 i" w/ I
BB Kirishima
7 \( t3 B2 J6 }( a' `3 L% {, } CA Tone
9 }) p( M/ @& t- e CA Chikuma
. n- s! K" U) N: ] CA Takao- | W( ~8 m$ o% J9 F3 W0 ]0 V3 f
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
+ z0 g' O% Q0 V+ i DD Maikaze
; E! S# U) g5 B" ], \ DD Uranami! @* l! R* h" `7 U1 R5 {) z
DD Shikinami
5 ~" R; U; S8 c. N& C DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
& k! A- i3 Z, S; j8 U DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships _. O& C, J( n, J- [* u" \
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( ^$ u' L0 S, y& C- g' S
CA Portland! }# Q8 R' s; W- V( |0 b
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& D- h/ T3 y' X
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 G: E" }9 D. S# p7 c N: J5 A
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
8 Y/ \7 M0 X% q" \/ a% f DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
6 b3 _& A; j' B; @! x( i7 [2 K DD Farenholt: A/ j5 m% e' Y# W5 m
DD Sterett' d& A- o- Y5 C' h$ h
DD Balch* \, u) x; g4 \1 Y: ]. J+ K" X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships! a' O# k. ~! Q* Y7 Y0 k+ E( C
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2- q/ M$ s. ?& U3 n: [4 `6 C1 q
CA Atago
+ }' F1 U! `; ` CA Maya5 B; Q/ z* n. |6 L
CA Kumano
; V6 H$ z+ G7 ]. M DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1) l5 [7 J H( {2 G
DD Ushio, Shell hits 19 L$ e: n) h: h2 K& B1 J- z
DD Mutsuki
: T3 w. x6 R5 b: g* Y" S7 d DD Uzuki
% v+ n ?. y- N' Z4 ?1 | DD Yuzuki) s( \8 C1 `. ^1 h8 q
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Allied Ships" m6 i5 ~$ G. U+ `+ R5 Q
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk" |+ n2 y* C. W% A4 U+ n0 k0 M
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk6 f$ k$ C6 a; o3 _2 @) s: e
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk# V7 Z0 e; \% ~1 a T8 f
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk& D# ^' g+ w! F H$ c4 y
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk" ]! ]% L" s3 |: b, A' Z
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 G. d! w$ }7 K; i2 F AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* r. ~ F3 N0 [. x5 _% V; B AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" {' d+ d" ~1 L- e
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
0 t7 q6 ], J/ t9 U* u xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( w6 q! F4 D! X/ q6 y+ R, ?! z `) Y xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
) K: c5 E' R! [* A xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk/ ~9 Z" L2 J3 S% E
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
+ w, V& h- I2 e8 Q+ Z xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) {- b4 D! ?* Y# r4 l
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 a# g5 I4 e' L' d
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
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7 c- m0 r; _2 I+ M# P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ I/ ~+ V# z. Y Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
/ W# Q6 U; E) ?% |% M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! @2 b9 a; l8 r- bDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards+ ^' Q1 N+ V; i2 I" I0 m: Q6 a
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Japanese Ships
! F: y0 e! Z9 w( E6 G BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
' Z; m1 }6 {& @ CA Atago, Shell hits 3
G; L. ^/ G, W( N5 P CA Maya, Shell hits 3
" c+ Y4 @2 S3 z CA Kumano, Shell hits 1; | A4 I0 S7 ]5 G
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire- ]3 ~, c% p. H- G/ I4 i" f) r$ {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 K2 { [, d& M! D: H
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 23 W1 S/ _' j7 i0 H" G
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire3 @# B4 Z" [) k1 T, H9 `2 |! t
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
$ I- h4 \! ]: K9 E DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
1 l( F+ q0 b% J" w DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 ~& J! @; V0 {7 N0 O6 T DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133% \% \& E' a( N0 s4 l8 S& Z
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain* ~* A; r6 t+ Y& p q
. w( z8 a9 G) ?" P' Q/ _+ E3 u, eRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
* W) X7 w/ z& A x) @( @1 pEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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( x5 z6 m1 z. i" @: e& cAllied aircraft* W/ L5 g) i+ n0 @3 `2 ]0 U0 ~% L
P-39D Airacobra x 16, j* s2 a# T- c/ |6 K; c
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage0 I8 a7 s+ |# f1 g
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1326 Y( Y5 b/ A6 z/ P4 O# x
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Weather in hex: Light cloud3 n5 f/ ?3 f$ ~
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 519 e# K8 s" l/ |7 c1 ~& s; a& w
D3A2 Val x 50
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6 Q3 r( G8 M# QAllied aircraft
8 \& c& k6 f5 e; ` { P-39D Airacobra x 1
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5 R5 F6 {! M- E0 ]: R$ d- q. CNo Allied losses. g1 Z: G8 y5 u: Y$ R8 P
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
3 n& u2 a9 I/ l. H9 R! c DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
. w; i# l+ O! {0 L 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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8 `: r p; V2 PWeather in hex: Thunderstorms q2 r- u/ b" W" I
8 z0 e. H$ q ^8 e M6 E" Z4 `3 G: DRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
8 D+ `5 ^7 b6 y9 AEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, z2 B7 {: p0 c. K8 N
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Japanese aircraft" h7 g' D5 ~% `7 N
B5N1 Kate x 18$ ^ g( U, ?2 A
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B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships9 k5 a4 d7 n; v5 w1 o3 q+ ^ m
DD Laffey" F4 k: S8 f( i5 U; Z0 v+ w
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
4 y1 z f% p) V# l5 p DD Balch
4 y2 H7 b2 q4 P- I: y2 x( V2 Z DD Sterett, and is sunk |