在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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' D$ W1 w- Y- p9 q; O& gAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42! a$ E6 R5 G. |. q D0 m8 l0 _" d% D9 V+ A
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- U* i% w+ F+ ]$ NNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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* w9 {0 J2 J7 Y: dAllied aircraft
8 m: a" [9 B: g1 C+ Z no flights
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+ K: V6 p" S. x" Z7 j OAllied aircraft losses
! U4 }% h6 m3 f [# r4 n; ?/ M SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
2 G2 U, q! S5 [- L6 e8 v. C OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed% R% H7 W( Q) L
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Japanese Ships% |. M; p# O) w1 m
BB Kongo
$ Y- M' b, z, a6 l2 ~ BB Hiei, Shell hits 7 Y4 g$ f, h# |; ]
BB Kirishima
, X! F2 W* c6 L4 G* Y CA Tone
% u: \7 f+ R3 Z$ E8 U CA Chikuma4 z( C; C3 _: h3 Q
CA Takao
- Q2 h0 s$ @) r5 k7 }" {1 m DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
{0 l; B6 D# d DD Maikaze! V8 D# j8 S: M) O+ u1 ?: B
DD Uranami$ Q# m3 h4 e$ I W- E# y; _
DD Shikinami4 ~( N q$ S( { d
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
) r; u1 j9 Y9 P' ]' z$ o DD Asagiri9 a$ j( _0 c; N" |& R% j" o
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Allied Ships
1 L4 l5 ?! e% r* h8 m ] BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& w. Y( p" f2 ?, w
CA Portland; o9 R# v/ y) y5 @& a, Q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
+ b; Q1 Y! U Q3 y& @9 ^. f. m CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk L2 q+ }) d+ N4 f% f' S1 W; q
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
! S! b, x& S$ j8 r9 J DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire" V$ P8 H1 A* A/ h' L, j- z
DD Farenholt5 W7 z& {. J7 Q2 ]2 F
DD Sterett. C, W; w$ Z Y l7 y1 i5 p1 U! w
DD Balch1 a. {" U& T& k! Y4 [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards1 ]0 Q. N9 V' e" U
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
- k3 E/ Q. Y$ H" a7 c$ A n' M CA Atago3 v7 Y- d' {7 d5 m
CA Maya
0 M' g3 A& e1 ]6 L7 ~7 d CA Kumano
+ q; ~: }- Z7 |' q DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
3 G% H& F7 w" a5 [ Y% X7 A DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
) C1 C0 X6 e3 }8 v4 p- c3 w% u DD Mutsuki
- z5 Z8 y; q0 ~$ U, S0 b DD Uzuki3 x) i. ~6 Z9 _0 T7 g' z* \
DD Yuzuki( Y8 u+ Z9 K2 Z" E
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Allied Ships8 y" R& n! x3 y+ K( p' u1 y; u% K
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; a) W1 { i/ U1 R
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk
5 ~9 }4 S% l( T4 k% N- h+ ]& D+ P AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk- @; B- I$ |8 f
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 b2 z) }2 I9 Q: X: [3 I. z AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk% c! [2 r( n+ s! G3 R
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk h4 X# `8 f' h" A2 t% {4 W
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 A' b" @& u3 b+ @/ S+ V5 X
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk" o. A/ j1 Y; \/ W: W% |) {
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
5 {) u* p0 b4 A- V( ` xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
* X, [! b0 z# a: X" ?3 T+ R xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk3 Z, ^5 m% [4 l- z; F! i# N
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk: _3 J. K1 z( Y1 E J/ k
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
. j! o; ]3 G$ g/ ^ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 ]) u0 w3 R5 v' w xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ p4 V: }7 d; O( {
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, M( ]+ i* V7 e+ U0 d' E- w/ \: N
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( D# A7 l8 w5 ~0 ]. w Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled, U- F& F% ]# f6 g' n9 U/ p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ X" R9 |+ |! t" N- WDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" ?4 }4 r9 k4 R1 a) i% [3 H BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2# @* j) M9 d! A6 W/ _' _
CA Atago, Shell hits 32 C7 e: K) Q ?4 t/ C- d0 ~' \
CA Maya, Shell hits 37 M8 ^! _! H2 n' ~; F7 ]
CA Kumano, Shell hits 12 j7 ^* a* U- z4 x, U4 m; u
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire8 [/ b+ t; u5 o6 ]
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage7 L- U$ T J4 @( N O k
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 23 d7 G0 [/ w$ R
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
; o: L5 x, e% o( G% l1 U& w DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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/ I" x# B" x( j; t7 L DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire, Y/ s. q- Y5 X5 R( g2 \7 K
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire! [8 g! Q* q0 J2 z8 h
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
& `1 I9 P. C" @2 A DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage/ B( o8 e+ f F9 A& B; q4 H1 l
/ j/ _7 M1 @/ T6 D% M! PAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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! Z- h& A/ z+ V `" ^Weather in hex: Heavy rain1 i# M' `: g C! [( V
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.! L/ v$ `, f, b1 ?
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes2 d* ~8 Q) J! r7 a2 @" |- {5 {
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1 {: P" r- ~; o, v' Z# M- @! } P-39D Airacobra x 16% Z# W% s b. ^8 v: [
SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses' y- h& k0 E. j% D( \
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" H+ h. H9 c' e x: c) P k CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 I1 Y* z, f% y* ], U( J& r DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132* F# u, }+ n+ t
& h1 y# k* f+ ^6 L5 x' fWeather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 U) b- Z! L- ^$ b6 ~; ^& SEstimated time to target is 13 minutes3 Z" d5 r: K8 O0 l% s
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+ L5 }! R2 A9 o$ H! T5 Y A6M2 Zero x 51
( j. R/ r6 I; v7 |0 X% s& G D3A2 Val x 50, d: j7 I! H* E0 D9 h
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Allied aircraft1 o7 G% H$ Z. U2 k) b( i( H
P-39D Airacobra x 15 Y, m9 H* e4 {) B" ] n
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No Japanese losses( R9 g% v% M4 K: Z) L( {6 ~$ o. J
3 v, ?; e9 D- n" }1 hNo Allied losses
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Allied Ships
6 t( u+ F& a0 }4 | {+ b! p! d, o DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk; p; F( w, k5 i0 D- d
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage9 f3 n& @0 H) i6 H( x3 B2 u
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage! Y0 o5 |* z6 q( j4 z
: o ~/ h$ K' G2 ^9 q; e" pAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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2 n* T1 k- e6 H' g; u0 e |/ YWeather in hex: Thunderstorms& n: @0 |1 `) J
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet., F0 S% F! ]7 l/ ~7 l' @: a* V9 G& v& C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes/ e$ k8 H) Z* I0 U a3 E
0 x% [! G& A6 s# wJapanese aircraft5 b+ b9 ]$ [* w
B5N1 Kate x 18+ h; z1 r- r. }; S
5 U- q8 n; X3 i+ M. JJapanese aircraft losses
3 p# N1 Q! W5 w. m f/ u4 `6 B; Q B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey
5 z, i9 P" Z0 V% D5 m- n CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
/ M0 z- T; v f2 q DD Balch$ w! V' U6 S9 _# J6 W5 P, {
DD Sterett, and is sunk |