在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战9 M0 R# s' _8 t8 ~8 {& O# G+ m
& J$ u+ ^% o! y9 G% x& S2 J; NAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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2 S6 L; V6 o7 z; v* O9 w8 |Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards3 F, W. M a- W( h% G& p; d$ C
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Allied aircraft
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9 y& q7 z; K( [6 y0 NAllied aircraft losses; ^+ k+ q }0 s
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
+ T R' {$ ~$ k# v2 U/ h7 G% ~9 C OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships' M5 ]! W1 {" K% B/ i
BB Kongo5 _: a( y1 P6 T2 Z
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
$ w3 Z, `$ m: p: D BB Kirishima
4 a. P' B N& o! o2 b CA Tone# `7 x9 h9 p' H9 Q( N
CA Chikuma; N/ A: n& G# _
CA Takao
/ s! h2 F8 I) }, a2 ~1 A. o DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( v/ E) ~ \( ~$ u/ y' k
DD Maikaze O) g0 J- h" i" H# g
DD Uranami
+ x8 v* x8 h" A7 y6 w0 c DD Shikinami i8 v4 [. Q5 M3 t
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
a4 s+ \, `" `) T) |2 s A DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
# W& P% s; Z/ U( |0 n7 k* D BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
N" K6 A- c: o" P CA Portland. R. e9 G v+ C2 H" }$ \
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
7 l$ [+ n/ }, M @' X* D) |: n# z) b CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
: p3 l2 h. ~9 n9 r. A DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk5 w! y9 x+ G$ o$ K% l0 p# W3 ^
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire% `2 N; V3 I% R6 A
DD Farenholt
- h- c8 G9 O: s+ e, e/ H H DD Sterett; Q& \( p% M [& C
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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/ _/ s% t4 Y- _! EJapanese Ships
, u K0 Q f" l) P( r" | BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# N( }( m& p; L+ S
CA Atago
( k+ R: a9 R4 _ CA Maya! B8 z% g( S; m% H$ O
CA Kumano
# z& x& U! k n I B7 v1 d* i DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
# C% r8 T3 @: e0 i$ j DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
0 m6 m. _# C3 h2 s DD Mutsuki B. \7 G) k' {- u
DD Uzuki; `- P' [6 z# k* K7 {) [' X
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships
6 y& @' `1 Y" F- t DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk7 l3 U/ C# O7 l) u" F( z3 B
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
) p6 u2 b+ w8 i: ~' { AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk' F i; ]0 |$ |. e; ]) _$ \, S' l$ H
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: e4 h, x; |6 ~- K
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. T( g6 J n3 k+ [; W( \' F
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 V+ k ?6 } p6 F/ ]+ s; ], B
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 T" m9 ]+ X! { AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk, M; o `& f) d! G* a. ~
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; o1 b/ M4 J u N* ^. u$ x
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 w" e$ S) C: Z xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk. Y8 K& u' I h. G' O
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
2 o6 B2 y) c }$ s5 `+ F% d xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk v/ w) ]% p. m8 }% ]
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk( B8 F0 t' p" B6 o
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
" ]0 S2 E! m0 k- b8 e AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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: l% h- ^, N3 ~% V* t8 M4 [% D2 U. aAllied ground losses:0 I7 q! g8 W- I) r/ b
136 casualties reported7 b7 \) @0 e9 C1 b: b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 ^4 |# \& }2 S/ Y/ f5 o Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
( X) d7 `0 J: _3 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* O( Y/ o. w# bDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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# Z& P7 \; o. l rJapanese Ships
3 M7 h) b& j7 h* t* Y; s BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
5 J! e3 p; i; d9 M. H5 u0 M- z CA Atago, Shell hits 3
* P2 z7 ^! k8 }5 G, j$ y CA Maya, Shell hits 3* j$ e6 `- U; r. X5 F
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
6 J: s7 S' u7 `" M* i2 y. X DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 e5 {8 P9 X' S g8 T6 Y& p
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# z) |3 U! S& E1 B% c% I# f- O
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
. p+ z+ s4 n& ~& S* ?7 x DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
; f* R- |7 L4 m0 d* ^( e0 {0 l7 _, d DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships* ~* z7 \9 P8 H1 ]
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 N* T2 ^% y7 p* R m/ `% [6 P DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire% {! ?- P6 i) {$ C5 M
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire, k0 z U: Z7 Q% X0 U
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133' m( ]: s. B1 Z5 s6 V
) O% S2 J1 p. p7 s! k& wWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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- s$ c' T( }3 n( |+ C$ D6 WRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
, M7 f! W0 X" U2 G1 |$ sEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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6 G7 Q; t9 |0 mAllied aircraft
( m+ V- |3 M; q9 F P-39D Airacobra x 168 R" d2 H% M2 t, ~8 ?6 O
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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$ U9 t; Z" S0 b, VNo Allied losses" L$ i# u( i. D3 x9 g8 f8 e
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# z& @: o& E/ |) h CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage% @; @+ j& j% }- ?; t( p+ L: l3 f
DD Ayanami. W4 l6 i+ Q; P! I$ U% p' A8 _
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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9 H! j/ B( ?1 b; k$ e: IWeather in hex: Light cloud8 b% I$ a; e# C4 K
! q' P9 I1 T* a( t6 @0 W# sRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
9 q3 m7 `& d1 a6 J: k( q9 iEstimated time to target is 13 minutes/ U, r1 U4 \! b5 v
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Japanese aircraft; H. W: i8 z' _+ m0 v4 y
A6M2 Zero x 51. z* r5 T! S1 K4 Z" _ M- p
D3A2 Val x 50
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6 Y+ M& u( M9 r2 xAllied aircraft
4 F- C+ D5 z9 F( \ P-39D Airacobra x 1
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: w; p3 ]5 r! C: i7 eNo Japanese losses
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No Allied losses0 q/ B$ \* w; t, K
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; R% f, ^4 \, n' \6 s+ K7 s0 n DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
1 s/ x( G l% Q' v" _9 N' l+ l2 t DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
8 X$ U" B; {9 S1 z* p- L DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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: g& R! g: _, K' S* sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms% h" s5 r: |) [! \; K
" J$ @: R' P& R3 [) ZRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.0 J; |, F9 m" S- g
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft4 j7 L5 c- v! I* S+ N* R
B5N1 Kate x 18
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5 n/ b5 o9 W+ j+ b! \! U) fJapanese aircraft losses
7 O4 @) F8 E2 k0 L# C B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged# l, Q$ K' Z7 `
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0 ?3 [1 F4 l3 N$ N. f# Q DD Laffey
/ d* T) U/ q+ L/ Y CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage Z8 Q7 k: g5 E. X+ d# d) G; ~+ r! S
DD Balch
% v2 u- b- B. M1 g: Y* M DD Sterett, and is sunk |