在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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7 e. b& ]' Z) X% `7 G* ~AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards0 m) } w8 h) D
# ~8 e* W$ G4 S* L* K! SAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
! t1 c. O. C! G! |' t SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
& ^6 q: _/ B% d# T/ F0 ?. | OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships
, X$ a" U+ ^( t7 S BB Kongo( d: e/ ?1 b/ f8 ]1 @ K
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7* j6 ?& D5 ~9 K. Q* i8 J
BB Kirishima
8 P2 k/ C, I6 Y5 G( j CA Tone
3 I0 ]2 r2 T+ G CA Chikuma* v- a7 h f, P
CA Takao- G3 t' ] ]# d) `
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2. H% {2 q; `. M+ D, `5 q" c( I
DD Maikaze2 g2 A' K, A( F4 \
DD Uranami! u0 _3 i9 {9 F3 o$ A4 J
DD Shikinami' x. h+ q* j# ]* R: b3 g9 ? ~# W
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires! w2 C) d: o& T0 W6 P! L
DD Asagiri
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% M# D$ @9 j; I& ^ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, o4 A. n7 a( V7 E W CA Portland7 q* X; B ?: c$ M& i/ G% }
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 v" o0 y1 C# [: {# q CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk7 L/ t. V3 e0 R' R! ^
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk2 p! l% p8 j% Z
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire% J5 W- S0 f4 Z" E6 B, w
DD Farenholt- R/ R7 ]2 N9 V) l0 R
DD Sterett
, f5 M. y# H! [4 w, ?+ s' | DD Balch8 H" O+ y$ K, m) J* F
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
. o- p! Z' Q! w BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2( w! f) M& f0 r' h0 A/ p
CA Atago _# N& Q8 G! P. D* |
CA Maya: E j+ L* C4 @+ E
CA Kumano( `8 |) K5 p* J5 A& f% J. E
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
d4 k% ^1 |" [4 S$ I* R DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
' h9 D) Z8 r" b% T+ J* H DD Mutsuki- ]: ]* P8 F6 m( {" j/ ~2 z, g
DD Uzuki. J, {' r! B5 [' c! ^
DD Yuzuki
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. h d- H# @5 r9 h DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
( ~2 \6 K G2 V, j6 e DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
+ S4 w& Y1 V! g. y: N AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
# r. K0 x2 l/ _# s( f1 f AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk6 A1 {7 g, F2 F; o3 Z3 h
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ y0 n& I, T& r0 M o
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* y* T2 E5 {4 G AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, s; g! p9 l( f1 D3 `: G
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk* e3 o& ?% R* S' i/ t; q
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk, v! a- K4 D+ \7 h! f
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk* z3 ~& i+ C( ]$ ?8 a c
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk, R; Q7 P. W" \: y( v$ y
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk- W8 S: E9 x8 `! B7 Y" \/ f( J
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk0 @+ f( s" z; i3 e8 n
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
]2 S1 k3 ]( L0 F. ] xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 i: e$ c, h% U* z AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 J* ^3 e, C1 h0 K9 r. O! `7 {
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ m# ?* I% ^% k0 T8 P9 t1 r
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled) v5 S+ {. j$ ^! k9 }, e7 n- @5 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, P* R) z% `9 F _1 H7 o! u: B
9 h1 `* N& Y* P. b/ dDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards5 H, M2 i; \! [9 g S
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- s) x! j- z7 W5 A+ d& C2 i+ E BB Mutsu, Shell hits 21 h4 i! c; h2 }. m
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
" ~' K" x7 Q) ~9 K1 |, b* R CA Maya, Shell hits 3
3 V9 d! k }6 b9 u8 E& R5 E CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
1 L" O1 n+ P6 c- B0 h/ A1 I DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
& [5 i! P7 f# V) I DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage) ]# e) \7 h7 B# |5 p
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2" v% m: a3 E* G4 W' d* d% m
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
a4 y3 y+ ]6 j' B, o& q DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
- y! y+ s9 J7 V6 B: W- v; ]+ L DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
% [$ _" B2 s+ \' } DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire3 { J( I4 f p& l5 C
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage( @9 x1 \3 q8 ?! |* y% I
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133; k+ |: V9 l' [/ i! |
2 _0 v+ v3 u! t5 sWeather in hex: Heavy rain5 P, @6 e- j$ E* R# B. g+ O
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.( Z- L% Z3 ~ W" D0 D" }7 u
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes9 ], z) w6 Q5 B5 v" x
. }, s& ~- d4 l2 m. F9 n* bAllied aircraft
! I! R2 `( a9 |+ h8 p, g4 { P-39D Airacobra x 167 u" Z3 q; @; N
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships' X& N# a. [7 X3 M& E
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage5 x: ]- m" m5 H% U6 |+ a$ M
DD Ayanami! M% ~; X$ i4 ?7 Z6 C) h
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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6 E& y* A; K0 W% W1 d0 O& tWeather in hex: Light cloud2 r i. [5 p! r1 u: K7 Z
+ X J# `# Z! J0 {( P$ X# N2 VRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.: \6 u& ?& I" r! V4 C, Y
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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Japanese aircraft1 G0 |, E- ^2 j' |2 v0 o) B+ b' L
A6M2 Zero x 51
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P-39D Airacobra x 14 D! O0 ~- c8 J( e5 ?7 j
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No Japanese losses1 m. s. H) {. X6 \9 l$ ^
5 ^( m! ~/ p9 O$ \No Allied losses1 Q" |% d$ R& U
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- D/ e% K# Z: v' U- s DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
# w ]1 X1 P7 ^6 _; L DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# W) n: M2 j- ~# \- X
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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6 t2 d5 S# J: ]) `0 m% HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136' R( r& F8 a% p$ X3 h t1 B; f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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+ r. I/ a; w6 V- d, ?# |. e- VRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.4 {8 ]8 t3 X7 `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ V% |5 G$ `( a- [
& }" N$ F9 S! X' KJapanese aircraft
8 C! ^- N. J; g. K! {+ ` B5N1 Kate x 18' L6 N9 U( B; ?, r9 _
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Japanese aircraft losses
- d$ @% L2 ^+ U B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships* Y4 c( h1 ^4 C" O0 P5 l. m
DD Laffey& ]" F" j/ k3 o( r1 z. W
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage+ Z% j' R$ x2 k
DD Balch
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