在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战, A! G. y/ Q& R
: z- w/ B: _; a, B" |1 \' N8 o: BAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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" w0 _; ^% A7 X% l8 l7 h0 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards& p; z, j2 m& \. [& T
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
1 f! m8 o; x0 `- j; R+ H& L- W SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
3 Y" B7 m3 m. Q OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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, I7 G( e7 B. `8 K) jJapanese Ships
) ?4 m/ S" M) K BB Kongo! p; S/ L, M+ }
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7$ }- R- @# `2 r, w& u) o
BB Kirishima9 S3 h4 c4 _$ N& Z3 M5 [% d3 E) @
CA Tone
& a5 A/ e" m" ?3 ^# E1 F CA Chikuma3 I# n$ i! j( a; p8 V7 o' N
CA Takao
$ E4 N+ A6 G* C+ j- { DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2) `& D: d' R6 x- N; e. ^+ a1 b y
DD Maikaze
! a* b" J7 _9 J9 } DD Uranami
# U* ]3 K& `/ w& @4 V! `/ T DD Shikinami
; S) r; z: f1 Y/ @) r) O DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
: \- p! s7 u6 e! v6 O DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships8 R; j, c* F/ s! B0 y
BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
) K- J, s3 Q/ H/ c& Q' D' P p8 Z CA Portland
- i# ^0 B* n, K6 B$ n CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* D2 |, d- W, P
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, q0 U) z- S$ t( v
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 \% _. [* X& s, x, j& O DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
! ~3 t8 _1 v6 K* E DD Farenholt
0 v4 R4 L2 N; B5 a9 J DD Sterett! F7 U' o1 q- V9 p" Y/ A
DD Balch
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4 o0 B) ^+ Z' U" }Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards2 t/ ~& r& J, N, }6 F' s
6 ?2 D0 B5 J- P2 h! VJapanese Ships, z1 z. O5 i8 M' l" c
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2( W& H" `" {4 h* ^
CA Atago
4 ~& F4 H# F0 q8 g6 e/ E8 ? CA Maya3 \5 Z G# O5 w& X E. S7 R
CA Kumano
. |1 g9 G& b9 l: J& a7 e DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
1 T+ e z1 H) Y1 I* l DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
8 b# u6 m' {1 |9 Z5 k; n, s! ] DD Mutsuki
1 S4 ?4 l0 R: K4 h2 l+ S DD Uzuki5 E* L+ ?, d, m/ Y
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
, z# Y% w. c0 W c8 P ]5 I6 p1 [ DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
" t' L# L# F, p+ J. r5 u( T DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk" h1 B; ^4 A( f" m# a
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
- |$ `8 [( V& L) i$ c' k3 ] AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' V2 x1 _$ c J8 K AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# z2 R7 [0 R, T0 ^6 Y
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
& q' s' D ?5 ~) H$ u AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# e$ N$ A5 a; d. R7 ~/ Y8 r# U AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ H. X% Z# W: l$ }% z Y8 G, F2 u" Q
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
3 j' }8 i* e' l1 K) p- W$ v6 h xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* E( r$ y% m4 w6 N$ f8 d xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
2 j/ A) \) U" q* r$ V& G xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk' z6 `, K v2 H9 z
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
, _8 u e! p: u! C. O# [ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
C6 `& S, {- q- Z# j. n7 r xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( i6 f' w5 F8 l AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 t7 j. K" a6 j
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Allied ground losses:( H+ f2 k, ~" [3 `9 P
136 casualties reported7 e9 L$ u# _% j, \/ E% ~ g, m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 t# @# n9 q I7 K' U/ t# [ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled8 X+ @9 _. b! x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ h( A( ? N) t- [/ r: p
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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+ q4 ?6 r3 k! C+ c% cJapanese Ships
1 q* `8 D, P" u: s: X* m BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2$ l/ p7 ^8 t1 y I+ [; A
CA Atago, Shell hits 34 H6 P/ u- a! n* |
CA Maya, Shell hits 3, q0 N9 x# G6 u7 t$ Z( n; W% H
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
! d/ l9 C' U0 }0 W DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire/ U$ U2 i; P5 e" S$ V8 N
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. ~( L2 A6 `8 P) G, ]0 a
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2/ Y9 f" J' J& O: m; C: }
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 P& v2 z. {5 j: Z1 s DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires% }% n" X4 m8 A( \% ~
1 C' i, u) G, lAllied Ships7 O g9 y+ v) u- l9 @
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire; Z' I7 M* f. A4 ^) P4 G. R: U6 Z) E
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire% j3 q0 g8 e. E. i
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
% T3 N1 F! s, B u/ u N DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1336 y# N$ j% \) D4 k, H A5 }
0 F1 A: J: Z; U, j t2 F/ ~Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
1 }+ y6 Z9 E& r% S7 TEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft. E0 l0 g V; b0 F1 s! ?4 I4 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 16
: F7 W( l; ^- z0 F2 a6 N" d SBD-3 Dauntless x 7+ Z9 |" c& I# |( V7 A& z: P
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No Allied losses
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2 s+ P* p' Z! \) L( S+ Y( vJapanese Ships
5 o# M ~. w1 |* \( j% z CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage8 d( @ y9 f+ i, y! o% R: x
DD Ayanami" c; L' l* ~2 V+ e/ w- e- \2 s
/ W8 l; C# c* u- L$ rAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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( P3 }7 \5 ?# D; t; F5 V/ ` KWeather in hex: Light cloud7 U0 C \7 r, g6 C) N+ ? W' E# S; `: R
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.2 `9 O3 x$ y1 P, u( Y8 G6 A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes, o$ t% O' T* P
; k/ r7 M8 A% ^: c" E$ B8 TJapanese aircraft
( u/ }7 F: \2 _ Z6 ~+ W; y$ x" u A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft7 }( i3 H3 Q0 k( s3 C7 a% I
P-39D Airacobra x 1
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No Japanese losses/ g0 }; Y7 ~7 x9 Y4 j
8 r3 q- Q6 }1 WNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
* y6 U- U3 P2 W6 x1 T, [ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ i# j1 t+ D# I9 E, O, Q$ h* I DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
g( H" z7 B( q5 ^" a, f# M5 C) K 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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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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2 r& [) b& p u; TRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.' k8 o% r2 D4 v( K9 F2 y
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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, ]6 @8 p4 k" D" ?4 dJapanese aircraft
' M; l* I5 X0 s' [7 k B5N1 Kate x 18
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Japanese aircraft losses g$ {4 `( D6 e' N) m0 R
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged+ z9 a. `$ H% d5 h+ T4 @
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Allied Ships+ B+ T9 w; c. ?6 ~; ?' U" O- B
DD Laffey
3 j6 B) }: i2 d" a4 q CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
! w8 V* c) k; B- M5 {5 C/ i DD Balch4 g5 k" C& |1 b' `0 Z
DD Sterett, and is sunk |