在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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$ Z6 m0 ~) h% m, F- x' w; m8 `AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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! J8 [2 R) r ~' Y" K5 HAllied aircraft
- ]* P# a2 D, `+ u no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
+ \8 a3 X5 j5 G5 O SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
) U( {: F5 v1 W2 x2 K- s OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed# X6 k0 h1 [& f& [8 t2 M
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Japanese Ships
& b! d1 Z `6 g BB Kongo
& I# g/ d$ |0 a' \) W" }7 e+ k/ ^ BB Hiei, Shell hits 7' a7 W3 K: o+ {3 n" s+ Y
BB Kirishima3 ]3 [- _7 C0 `2 o
CA Tone
# w" k4 p r0 e1 }) u. {$ q$ {6 J CA Chikuma
- J# p9 H( k2 Y- r& \# V CA Takao
5 M) m" E) o. |' \; K DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2; k$ \' \# H9 L9 `3 w
DD Maikaze
! m' p H0 H% f+ U; v" P& F- o DD Uranami
: l( z. z/ G2 z; \- ?/ l DD Shikinami) `5 ^: n8 r2 q
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
+ l. n4 B% z* r. N9 V- V; y1 ^ DD Asagiri" G9 x- k/ @0 q I9 Z
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Allied Ships
- G: X/ L* p; D5 ?3 { BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 ]- k' |/ f% p& a3 u/ Q, w/ R
CA Portland; W2 a1 n% y- p4 l, W/ V
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- ]. I; t. y3 b. s8 }3 c
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* n' F4 V6 @2 ^( r DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk# C8 z% ?' v8 h7 F P# W6 F
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
_' Q8 B. {7 _$ U. G7 _ DD Farenholt
: Y+ S/ B8 s9 D2 F3 y, ~7 W9 X DD Sterett# _7 m6 X7 P3 k& Z% ^3 Y
DD Balch! E p4 W. v+ _- g9 @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 28 y5 p% ^9 K1 i. V, F, k
CA Atago* a1 m- r; M, C7 n) ]! T! F
CA Maya
- z+ c. v# u% V3 T- w CA Kumano Z6 |6 j% ^4 L* `% K- h+ v' e
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1 N5 a, m2 _: }& b1 |/ d j
DD Ushio, Shell hits 19 q* d; P& K$ j. x" a( T
DD Mutsuki5 _5 z9 Y6 H$ `! P/ e
DD Uzuki
' B L1 y$ j5 u3 _; X( _* p7 q0 d DD Yuzuki8 D" h. y- _+ b4 K# H5 w, K
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk! Z# N) p. u$ ~4 e9 w! J
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk$ V; v& C5 D1 @# m3 G
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
. ? F/ V6 b+ H1 O' @2 Q AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk$ K, j8 f6 F) _* O8 x& h
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( W: E' X! Q8 S- | AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk8 K& N% ~/ p, o% s
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# C9 B9 M: P0 Q) ^- n% j2 y
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
! T8 _' [3 S" {; a! A$ e xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- G2 t# a/ A. o4 `$ K3 _) a' t& W9 k
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
. g+ o# U: t5 Z" p, y( w xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk+ y9 j, M4 p% {0 N7 a
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
% y3 V* i* |' M1 v2 @* P4 } xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk h$ n" e" ^) ?6 N
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 L7 F& U6 {, @8 z C8 x
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( I6 T; z5 X F4 M. @ AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% R! H* L# h# Q) ]5 n
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Allied ground losses: K- r0 x4 @( L& ~8 @9 I) n4 D* v
136 casualties reported
0 Y. A; g5 z; [) c9 U& d L! U$ f- w Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! F% s- ~+ F+ g7 w: y. U Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled7 u& W: y" {$ T' [: S: F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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. C0 v8 ^$ Q) {6 Q% m6 h" FDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* I O+ v* i" p0 N BB Mutsu, Shell hits 28 V# b$ `' s- J$ G1 b6 ~, V) {
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
* J( x* p$ Z+ V4 W CA Maya, Shell hits 3
% l7 [/ {& U- U! H! Q$ z CA Kumano, Shell hits 1/ C/ e# |# D- x) S) t% I% Y7 a
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
" }) A, a) f6 _5 P8 j DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage! V9 H# F. F4 M; W- I' a0 l4 @
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
# D9 x9 [2 h/ t) y3 N5 M+ F DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire# Z( r! C" I+ u; k2 ?+ v% m
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
- g8 m4 U. r; V" L! Q1 J' @ DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire' [" U! t2 e% D0 A# Y
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire) [; H& @: {2 p/ ~
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: E) L9 p( F% fAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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! l3 a; g- d4 u" t1 x6 fWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.4 A0 z* H5 _0 e* L8 i
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes! k, B1 u9 y0 q0 b* i0 n, |
, W- I* H2 i+ _& r8 vAllied aircraft
, v1 }# [$ R: W! l7 x P-39D Airacobra x 16
' K9 G: d0 ^3 `4 H SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
! g3 h# {' Q6 D0 b CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage4 }2 j W4 q2 D3 h' Y8 p/ j
DD Ayanami3 @+ q2 F4 @& v: P% @; Z6 v- |
0 ?5 y& i$ c6 ~; d `Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1321 j x- q4 l. U6 \6 Q4 D6 A \& Z
6 Y8 i8 \* w4 s/ z- K4 q9 ]Weather in hex: Light cloud
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; R& x# a4 r/ ZRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 f! f3 j+ x$ y- f0 O% L
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" Z( Z) m/ x& G
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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+ [! }, b. c# F; A5 Q( c1 K! N& v( s8 _No Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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q6 B/ A% z F: x! NAllied Ships
' O$ [# B* j) H8 D/ ?5 k DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
/ h. [6 i6 [9 m1 Q DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- u$ k$ M& r) W; q2 g DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage E/ l, c# j# G
2 G2 {" Y+ [; j; E* \1 o4 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.+ ^6 p& ]# b# n! _" r
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; @; N6 G: G3 T" N4 {
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Japanese aircraft
" f! }5 B. {% a- \3 b+ _6 D: l; e B5N1 Kate x 18! T$ q- B" F8 z7 V) |( ~2 `
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Japanese aircraft losses2 ~! d# N; ^. r0 j) Q/ F
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged& y# J7 i- E* ? n2 y+ w: @
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; {, E8 w$ U& G: ~& t' I0 D DD Laffey
$ A) Y( R" S: O S6 p( Z1 }* Y7 a6 [ CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, r5 P ~. A; j2 s
DD Balch
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