在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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5 Y" Z! q5 e5 n. S* c6 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards/ A }3 \3 T2 `' |
8 T- D' d0 H3 MAllied aircraft
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SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
$ _: R' g. Q9 |' \" n OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed3 z+ h5 u) [* X# S" m/ ?
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Japanese Ships
& i+ t) S+ k! x2 { BB Kongo
: p3 X* X2 t" D) `8 O: |8 h BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
, z/ K4 v9 v3 p BB Kirishima# l7 }% i6 S" m' G n Q
CA Tone5 o. Z3 X* D1 L5 ]
CA Chikuma; Y1 \% \5 T' l( V
CA Takao
" Z# n, K0 W! b0 P' `. n DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
, N8 V. \* n% [4 r DD Maikaze) F0 s8 S+ ^7 n
DD Uranami
/ ? Q, B& D7 ~/ Y3 O& z1 P DD Shikinami: ~& b ~ k7 Y- }' W9 _0 S6 p. O
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires. c! g, c" l8 F, ]; G3 a
DD Asagiri( X+ I0 s* w" y; u; s, a- u
" w% S# j* ^$ j7 p! VAllied Ships
9 n% S; f# F) t9 N+ H& R BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 P/ n/ n4 R$ ?1 i [* y. J CA Portland
3 P6 L! J% A0 [5 f/ J6 L CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk j) H! O* b* l, A1 `
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, z( N6 w- V/ |) Q. p1 `
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- v E5 p0 t7 `( d9 ?$ r
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
8 X7 i9 L p. d+ E/ r% Z, f4 C, g DD Farenholt! ~3 a! k1 H3 c5 ~2 ~0 d- A/ z
DD Sterett
; [, M! H- [# V4 {# E DD Balch
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+ |! G3 I- D: Y; r. O- K' pNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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. G% I; C, Q; ?* J6 ]% fJapanese Ships3 C- I$ c' M* B# z
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 20 E! n1 Z3 E4 O7 s) y: {
CA Atago9 T* Q6 V. a8 k& f% m+ q$ v. G
CA Maya' g! D& x. P/ @6 j5 L
CA Kumano
& V; D9 X( n8 x* c |8 F DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
3 g: U o3 F3 a# v DD Ushio, Shell hits 1" }5 k- Q. J& l! z' s
DD Mutsuki
_) t) Q- {7 ?8 g+ ^! s DD Uzuki: D6 ] @( g d; [6 Z
DD Yuzuki
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5 M; |* A4 u4 F7 @+ Q6 v3 XAllied Ships
) f. }: E& D; P6 J DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
: y; ?; \2 H4 \ c" e DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk* x# f" o( N7 [0 s: F& F, \/ T
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
$ D! ?: T* q0 G AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
/ J. w% [& g6 L* W AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! J" D: B8 d N
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
+ j# ~; x% M+ X! U' s& X# p3 ~ AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 I6 W; u7 d: H" r, O; O AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk5 A: N- r9 K6 C P% B! e
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk( |, M+ `$ Y: |6 _$ t
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
3 E0 U) K: K" R1 J xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk9 C4 \1 d) T7 a4 N! q. A- y
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
) L* d- {) p$ c xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
1 F. w% o8 ?3 m% T; S R/ ~ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk2 h, p9 W/ Z* m( ^6 [
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk' z6 k V' v% V! J
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. v. X2 u0 x8 H* X: q
# G* s: d0 f3 |; C- x/ L5 eAllied ground losses:. k4 {9 n. W& I( F9 M' U8 O
136 casualties reported
# H" o* G" R. ?2 V7 p3 D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: S. k- z# `( A* ]% z( _ Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled: ]2 z4 n+ z( r: y+ c% M8 o- p" M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 x* y8 n1 c" _2 z; R7 D
* {. r. g( l y' T0 q2 vDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards% p6 [1 m- e1 t( m
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
& c* I- M& y' H( h, C CA Atago, Shell hits 3
! E7 ~: E4 e _" b" V, V CA Maya, Shell hits 3
6 ]" o# w( A2 q2 H CA Kumano, Shell hits 16 p) }8 D. ^2 Y! y5 L" C1 o( G
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire5 f0 L9 p8 E3 y1 |
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
: ~; r8 E( g0 k" M) |* I( Z1 w DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
6 T; C8 M; S1 w( g; [" F DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire/ u2 J& ?+ E; c( O0 F2 ^
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires( X! f8 [9 k2 |! U6 \2 P% K, g, g
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Allied Ships
* M6 r. }1 H) o* Y: L# h0 i: a+ a' @ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire5 M2 A3 D7 U: ?( |3 g
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
# ~* q8 X* o9 J8 M7 ?1 L DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
- r5 {$ `. f% o6 ]+ o DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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! v# O! t' f3 k5 aRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
: c( A# r5 g }5 n4 FEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft) T: P8 I! x+ w+ n9 H( C
P-39D Airacobra x 16 p# n7 p0 `! Y6 |. j7 {
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage# n$ M! W7 N* A7 c
DD Ayanami
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8 t1 x2 N- E+ @* I' QAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
. m' ^* m# A8 L% S. K! YEstimated time to target is 13 minutes
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D3A2 Val x 502 _. ?0 B' t( w4 r
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Allied aircraft
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Allied Ships
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DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage; G* s, F# {( v* u. N4 v+ M
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136, F! J5 I" ?+ l1 q: Q7 F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.3 P" ~% t/ z1 |0 G+ B& E O% Q* n
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft% x Y2 h6 P- N: S! h
B5N1 Kate x 18
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2 p. {( C1 @, M3 K" C, jJapanese aircraft losses- Y* o+ j, g% x7 |+ |
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships2 E4 {2 ~9 F7 i) [+ A0 ]5 Q
DD Laffey0 B/ o$ m8 i1 z$ E
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage: z& _3 ]% z' n& l- M1 o
DD Balch# `: [9 O. x2 T
DD Sterett, and is sunk |