在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战# O$ }2 r" G# S
6 D2 N" ` E7 p @9 L1 SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 426 y4 I+ {" o- P
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards) w9 M& W9 e4 [ f# L2 R& _
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' s9 t7 Y4 N; ~; ~) x, q no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
6 T* W5 O2 x/ o SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
1 a6 \6 N8 O% Y OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed2 [! f, P) c' ^, ^3 Q: g2 H
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Japanese Ships% o l8 o/ s4 C. Z& ? D
BB Kongo
* m0 [ c2 x' L* U( T BB Hiei, Shell hits 72 z+ U" L# n. z; _9 U9 H
BB Kirishima- M1 x& X; P/ W1 f# l7 |2 L
CA Tone) P* l3 t0 X# X* J6 g+ o& M
CA Chikuma
2 N( _; a" S: y" B( r+ [ CA Takao" U7 j. U5 n' d
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2# u+ ^5 F. G4 {: R: j1 x m
DD Maikaze
* U' C/ e5 ?0 _6 h4 Q DD Uranami
* e1 \: `% v* o1 h DD Shikinami
+ \0 H. E! I1 G! b' H5 g0 s2 S DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires9 O. {' C) h* u- n$ m! n6 i) w
DD Asagiri2 V% x8 p6 ]/ @. f
* J0 u( p0 ~. y, EAllied Ships
; @: M1 q1 r; Y6 J4 ` BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% f, S( H$ C( ]. C6 c) l9 `
CA Portland
/ U5 U2 o6 Q, L" e, ? CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! T7 x+ m6 Z p4 f. I& V4 n CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk) {0 p f" z* J& {
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
3 Y$ X, c% R' l' L DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire$ g5 F/ X; \7 f! A
DD Farenholt
& t' k% \! b, r) C0 [9 J) @) a DD Sterett
8 R2 ^1 m/ {4 A" g" t; |! ]: g DD Balch
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* X0 H/ c5 [* sNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards- ]+ E, b7 _" |. }9 x9 M. `9 L$ M
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Japanese Ships
0 Q- J. I8 O* Q; { E7 V1 s BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
: i. X& A4 ?- Q7 \6 |" k; S8 m- r$ g k CA Atago9 n7 v1 O) P6 z
CA Maya
) Q0 k& Y$ h) K8 q. L4 G9 {/ \7 Y CA Kumano! |1 g. j2 P7 y3 [
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
7 R6 p* x4 Q$ R. F" M7 X DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
7 }0 }( O+ ~. w/ j5 { DD Mutsuki1 U% { J. ~" l4 n9 V( {
DD Uzuki
( u# R/ a8 x' d: a$ T4 H DD Yuzuki$ \3 c g. }( x4 G; P. ~( V
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" O& ?7 } q: l+ a4 X DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* [# g0 Z0 M8 |* G& `
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
. v: w* u. O. l5 P( @; [' n: x AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk4 Q: k N- \. B, k
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
' y, j Q& P. h. j. s AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ e0 {, ~4 _: `$ m: q3 a
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% S) Y& J9 w& x7 i9 ]& S" Y AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; H8 R! A' m' R( J$ i; V! `2 ~ AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk- i' e& f5 K% c! w: v! s# D3 J
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 E/ C4 N O/ t2 W- u xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk- p3 n9 P2 e/ E/ }
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk: p& F, D) X% g/ b% |( i: ?- U. [
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk) o6 D4 O) j6 B4 l/ b
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
8 M; o9 p( I- A. O$ E- o xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk1 d( T7 u O6 S% g8 h
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# H( R" t; j) t
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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3 r& j$ M& L8 |9 ]) kAllied ground losses:" C7 ^4 Z( X( {; m+ B5 W
136 casualties reported
3 n1 _7 q: A$ c" {' _/ @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ Z, X/ T5 E/ g3 |3 _. } Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
# i9 X: k: L' Z8 g% C4 k2 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
9 D( u- ~; S; d! B$ B. ], X( y BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
( y) Q4 X2 E. t6 g0 M; @2 Y) M CA Atago, Shell hits 3
) ?& v- c1 h9 \+ \2 ~3 R0 o# Z CA Maya, Shell hits 3
' u7 {$ f; I/ l$ [7 Y k9 c CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
" ]0 }) v- u( i X DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire4 ]' m) D5 I/ N9 j- `2 g Y+ y4 a9 s K, R
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( H7 B' B8 R) A) u' a! e
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
- @$ `$ L, Y$ ^# n( B, s DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
" F7 M1 P6 V' A) c+ R$ V- i/ R DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire' [" p6 g. e, [, L: `+ q
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire0 \. @* q* e) u3 t& r7 j
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire1 Q, | b3 X4 w/ w P+ U
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1336 K+ |3 [& y4 R2 ]6 H0 z
7 {) M7 U7 F) y9 BWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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# j7 r" y1 h6 m: _6 z) URaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
5 k6 z6 O$ g7 j7 B3 a/ w- ~) UEstimated time to target is 0 minutes }/ m% k6 O) H1 ~$ c5 s3 X# Q
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Allied aircraft: }+ A% [/ m( {. d, G$ r7 G1 ]
P-39D Airacobra x 16
" z: Q" o7 m. {0 S SBD-3 Dauntless x 76 w4 n6 k# }# o, G; v* ^2 J& {
- ?" Y3 ?* b& g9 Q, [5 B* BNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ U( ?# _8 X4 P CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage, p0 A- x1 \1 I1 R
DD Ayanami/ u, u9 N1 I. R+ q
0 P! |. W% g; Y( U6 ~: u+ EAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132 k/ H/ k* n0 Y9 n; c
8 `$ R$ C3 \# e* G2 oWeather in hex: Light cloud6 b2 m/ @5 X8 d1 e; J
! x, O' P! V6 i6 d. {! P& PRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 |0 M* i7 K3 p2 s
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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4 z8 C1 _/ h" a$ YJapanese aircraft
6 p( L! J1 X/ u2 V( V6 f A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft
8 o1 l/ r" K7 m( F4 }' F5 s P-39D Airacobra x 1% h! f3 n( u! @- I! F
, [8 k( u* `+ o, Z: u1 hNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses
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+ H1 E* y! a; d3 h7 \6 w& vAllied Ships
4 p: C+ ~/ q. j8 G6 E1 ? DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
[: j' C6 ^, p; C' Z. ?: t DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
: H& v$ Q f2 j1 b DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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* [1 @5 Z# O; PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136, B: U8 e8 ^' n
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms. J! c# _; R# L
$ e/ C: g* x8 x1 Y6 d9 C6 zRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
& I- C- U* }- v0 U9 P- i# `Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
7 B5 Q% \4 T0 C/ U' I B5N1 Kate x 18/ q3 M! |% w6 ~* ^: ?( a
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Japanese aircraft losses
0 u: d6 l# f& [* b$ [# ? B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged6 Z3 s# _2 p& j* f
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DD Laffey, r" f' J1 k+ t5 j9 D
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage6 j/ L7 F$ n* Q
DD Balch
7 J& f# U) r4 j+ \8 X8 ` DD Sterett, and is sunk |