在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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/ P0 c( R- b& g" p$ ZAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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, Y0 p' e! q# K0 {+ z4 |* [Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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7 T- \ E3 Q/ J3 _' YAllied aircraft( j0 o1 U0 t/ w2 T" B/ q) T- N& ]& p
no flights8 Y3 z; g. A$ J0 ^% b. T
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Allied aircraft losses
# {# C5 g6 |; ^5 \) k8 ]! ^+ f/ @0 L SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed2 j9 @( E. T6 j3 o4 J
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed2 b m" D. p( U( @
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Japanese Ships
8 N6 Q' N" R3 p, C! y% b/ a# B/ | BB Kongo
2 U" y% x! k& G* C BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
0 c6 S8 `( r B/ ]4 Z BB Kirishima" [& A2 Y7 j/ A* P
CA Tone
. |, t% n2 C! Z9 R CA Chikuma
. y4 y2 \/ d8 _( S+ }9 j4 a) I& O CA Takao
' W! r3 \2 } N8 b5 q DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2 P5 W6 s4 P. V
DD Maikaze6 [7 c2 B9 p0 J# d4 g
DD Uranami
7 W9 _' \9 W. D* ^ DD Shikinami5 @5 ^$ E/ \4 L7 p
DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires) l" X/ `9 Q" W l) j9 o
DD Asagiri# e' w8 l& E3 F# ?$ ]
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Allied Ships
4 T3 X, W$ Q- K' {) }5 \ BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 M0 Z& u( U5 T( i' P; s
CA Portland
4 q' n$ c t+ ?2 j! K CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk" ^0 \; ? T& g7 v' [1 J/ `
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. Z2 o8 E" t+ Z* L8 Z( C! e1 b
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
6 [9 e; O% D) P" P3 p; ?: `# _4 {- T DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire- o9 O' J( h! ]+ t! Y8 K
DD Farenholt
. m, T0 W U" `5 f, T' l5 C. \ DD Sterett
B. H' I8 I7 ~ DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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/ \( O+ y: m( ?$ ]Japanese Ships: ` I/ J8 \' i8 X5 N. H4 [
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2; L, E" F3 O b5 @2 d* I' q* F2 C
CA Atago
* m, s$ U+ n S- }, k CA Maya
3 X1 {* ^. v; F CA Kumano
# a7 i; d+ I' s DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
$ `6 z- G1 T' `9 P DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
) p. b Z! v0 I3 c2 z2 } DD Mutsuki3 V. ~) ]7 {: g4 P; R
DD Uzuki
: ?& W; y2 n" O% u. V& w( K* p DD Yuzuki
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Allied Ships2 G1 r5 c; z$ j- g$ Y( ]1 j' J
DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
/ g% m; d5 q! Q ^; z: } DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk) \7 X$ M8 i( Q+ v0 ^% {
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
, V, c0 c! U8 y' O: Y5 n6 j AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk# f. _8 ]& `# j6 F. B5 ], d5 `' }
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. Z7 E- q8 U5 z$ h8 E
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 f9 ?0 W& W# y4 w AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 f2 Z2 u, v4 n# _% ^ \$ d AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk# @* u$ _0 h: `' @5 F
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk0 {: S2 ]& O2 d1 X4 i
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk; C& g* s @9 n" v) d
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk0 ?8 k% Q9 f0 Q& ~) s) m( a
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
0 V9 H: N. s* j5 g3 P: q xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
# `5 C& G9 b; j xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk+ k1 F* S: H4 j- B
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
1 f$ B, M# ^1 } AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& u5 I" g# f6 {/ T) L
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Allied ground losses:
6 O! s0 O3 f1 p2 }& [ 136 casualties reported
' v' ~: N# \# H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 n* B7 d. Y4 n A& L
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled7 t; {( z! Y9 d8 \( w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 n! K/ N. V' u3 e2 I
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards/ `- ?; `% X4 E% K
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Japanese Ships
[( z! p: B( F7 z7 b BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2! h& Q& B# S* D
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
5 T$ h) K j3 N$ \ CA Maya, Shell hits 3
" j: e, I; T1 u& k. h9 R CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
. ?5 {/ g$ o# y2 p v- | DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
" h1 u- d6 b. O DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# ~/ F& d; D; P. Z
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
( W/ `1 T: S0 s9 |4 w; d* u+ o$ N DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire1 I' Q/ t D+ Y3 {. j9 O1 N- U
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires6 z* i) h" i* Y/ y+ e$ ^2 o) M
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire6 H/ n! S# S: ~
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
6 c/ c+ S( i: ~+ E6 _ DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 ]- d: i( w! m7 E6 e! @ DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage. X+ t G& `7 `6 R! K; h, @- V
, P) ~2 c7 i" `3 T/ @1 U0 T1 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain
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# |) |$ Q y& ~Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.9 o" x9 x1 |# h0 r# R/ e) F
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes4 q$ w8 b" x7 i. z) U; T! @
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P-39D Airacobra x 162 Q! g, ]6 b# B" O3 b4 M: Z
SBD-3 Dauntless x 74 {) ] {( A6 y+ H0 K/ V, [
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No Allied losses2 @2 {7 q( p H; v b7 t
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Japanese Ships
1 Y! ^9 ]& o* ^. p) D CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
! ~( P$ j: w% @* L4 u+ | Q DD Ayanami. _3 ^: C- @; i6 @) x" y- U
/ P y( J6 w5 M; [- XAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132, ~: b+ Y+ j( z! N9 j7 B
) C/ T/ ^% E) W4 T/ }$ ]Weather in hex: Light cloud
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+ `3 N: j1 r" L) q# U rRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.. Z, |( h J2 }/ V, A
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 51& R! W0 R+ x! V; m/ A: O
D3A2 Val x 50; m, M) c+ e; ^0 y" Y
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P-39D Airacobra x 14 z6 o: T5 x, B! x, L0 l" m) v7 ^
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No Japanese losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk
) ?- K h2 p7 F; r, }. R DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
0 V! p3 b% z# b+ T+ F( R1 J% k" P DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage' u4 N4 _& z: N4 G
( v% `0 n4 Y- C5 w/ SAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136- d# J5 b. S8 K6 m% Q
* }3 V. | i2 Z4 k9 c) @Weather in hex: Thunderstorms# L; F8 v( o* c6 x& x/ J
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 p0 v# v, {) a/ D) E8 SEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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B5N1 Kate x 18
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( @$ N7 g' L$ n6 O) pJapanese aircraft losses3 N# n* j, I0 D% D* ]* P
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged* e' o8 y# N) S1 ?5 l& d
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% E4 ^. _2 I T DD Laffey1 Y. s& Q- o/ o8 v+ N% |$ z
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 d% W: z; B# d$ I+ ] DD Balch
/ V+ p3 C& g* p DD Sterett, and is sunk |