在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战3 E/ G! E, y4 ~9 _
; _5 y# V/ ]6 i3 j! G9 h8 m/ IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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# y. i# N" x) w; a' p0 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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. g G* I: F8 n% e x$ L' Q* XAllied aircraft
8 A* m0 M6 }+ j no flights
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Allied aircraft losses! b! ?2 A. K9 @( u% P" j
SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
4 u' J' G/ g$ a' R* q5 @/ m OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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9 J' E |0 Q) uJapanese Ships# ?: f7 m4 R/ h7 W
BB Kongo
. d% x2 v5 y( p& L' D& A0 }$ G BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
, ]! C/ D) ~0 k$ x BB Kirishima
# V7 K6 ^6 G6 t. ^ CA Tone
3 b* r @7 t, `! v" b CA Chikuma
N% A- p' [1 k4 ]& y$ ] CA Takao
n6 [, j3 m0 B! D0 R" L; J DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2$ L# W. s3 r/ E& z3 U
DD Maikaze
; P# x% G% C+ A( p DD Uranami6 M, N( w; n; Z/ K
DD Shikinami
6 e4 l% R0 ^: e* i2 V* Q DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires0 @ ?- h6 d& y( z, K( t8 j
DD Asagiri
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Allied Ships
+ {! h+ D. x1 e5 k+ g BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
3 u- F/ ], [ H4 C, X p- c CA Portland
4 z @; _$ \& r CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 J; D; I# O5 C3 V CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk# c% h/ a6 x+ t7 _ w
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
% q# a" r9 p! _2 j: X! o DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire( P& [2 S% J0 A9 c. y
DD Farenholt
- Y. y- V" e N2 U1 \9 t; r DD Sterett k1 |0 D {9 m7 h Q
DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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3 d% t, _+ m( N' p BB Mutsu, Shell hits 29 O# A. ]) ~7 p! w7 X, q
CA Atago
9 `0 k) k2 k2 t CA Maya
! v; G9 J0 N9 K/ b( k CA Kumano
1 o5 D8 u4 {% M. q DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
8 ]- d' m* w$ K& U: y DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
0 W3 u) L* `; t" j+ m) z6 r9 Q+ @ DD Mutsuki
! g, g5 [7 C. L+ z DD Uzuki, D/ U2 \6 l3 J
DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships7 j8 N+ _% `7 H! C1 v, L0 `9 B
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% v# S" c# g' t! l( r9 R$ X+ \4 z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
S+ Q ~) m! B$ k% O- t( S4 C AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk; F& q1 I( U9 U5 G; G7 V
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk% i$ u9 d) X" x' H: r4 _( }
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, i" s* W! m. D) ]( U6 M
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
/ N7 L$ L3 ~, [) g( Q- q AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
- Q' q* H2 L( V AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
- M( k" `5 d$ F# F9 y4 Z# S xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" z: y1 O/ u3 Z0 a0 e" @ xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk0 C4 z% f/ d+ g# w" U( M( A
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk$ q7 ^$ e5 R( Q1 H3 Z1 C) N
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
4 D7 v" p7 S: O) }/ W xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" k/ G8 A% X' j# M5 e3 [' O* Q xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, R( r5 ~; X' K6 T/ P: @ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! J! L9 x1 y% a# I: C9 r
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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8 j2 ?& @6 V2 c2 PAllied ground losses:
" s2 u l, w9 Y2 ^: |8 @ 136 casualties reported1 E( a( {4 ?# _2 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 w8 @& x8 L9 Q3 E Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
- G. a: r! v% F+ O' F: a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 s6 f2 O( A* Z5 A
/ u D8 ^5 q l3 CDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 h4 Z) u/ u* d6 T CA Atago, Shell hits 3# L1 J0 y7 N% `6 i& e; I
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
* t6 E" h* n7 q I& U( D/ z1 d CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
, l+ W; P; H/ B3 O DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire0 B7 M) m2 ]" w) U3 e: E
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 i Q( Y* t" N% T X, T DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 20 o1 {' I# f3 k8 P
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ A4 r+ k; Z8 [/ ^) q DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires$ y6 ?- P; D& u5 v- S
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; i2 @: j8 ?# n5 \- i5 A; t2 [ DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
7 k$ C# {+ |3 g0 Q9 G" d8 ] DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 a/ {8 H, ?+ H }! b4 Y: f2 B* E DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
( Z: [; y6 k( |! ? DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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0 ^7 L" f" {+ v: Z3 \+ c& HAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
) W5 O. D# k7 h; V0 Z6 XEstimated time to target is 0 minutes1 v+ ]# U% ^6 _2 [4 U E
6 g' F. g4 ]" R- A9 n/ s2 tAllied aircraft
4 t2 Z9 d! c5 G; w3 R6 V* Y P-39D Airacobra x 16% b& l1 R8 I5 Y4 r- j7 `
SBD-3 Dauntless x 71 O# a: P* t* x) C# L
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No Allied losses! ~7 V1 Y& ?9 y. L% |3 |
" P8 ^: c- b3 d8 }Japanese Ships
- b. C" C x' q$ T( @4 G CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
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2 H$ e6 G3 P) F: X; [2 aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1320 w0 O. ]+ M/ v7 y p' R+ O4 `4 o
s8 z! d @- b( NWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet." g+ h/ m' e9 Y% y, `' Q+ p
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes" `% x& n0 [+ x, I% T1 h! Z- {" }
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A6M2 Zero x 51
G! {2 |+ r1 L% b B D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
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No Japanese losses
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Z- G! q7 ]/ }4 O; i& l' r. vNo Allied losses; b/ T. {, T, {. }: d
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+ ~1 a5 R) D3 k0 O7 H" ~ DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
5 K, S3 X$ V( G+ t4 g; @! f DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 X* r7 X) y z0 `0 s( k8 a DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1367 y1 y- \2 F0 b7 |) P' ~3 {$ f
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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% U+ d5 e' r6 U0 ~" x* k! IRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.( x4 l3 F$ t$ ?$ |- k- A
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; F0 ~. [) B9 i2 @, W; e
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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9 m; h& Y$ r' M! W4 F) e$ f5 O6 IJapanese aircraft losses
& q/ R- H% ~9 ~ g B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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2 k8 J- H; E7 y( @& L) o0 }/ R9 Y DD Laffey
1 |8 H; o/ [* n1 X4 ]5 y CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage, C) H, }+ e: G9 |0 D! R- n& [
DD Balch& e: Q [5 |* Q, O6 U$ e; B$ n* B# a9 o
DD Sterett, and is sunk |