在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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/ P+ R, A. Q0 _* O* B6 ]0 iAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 424 D+ i" P& f% R" b" Q5 r
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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no flights; Y* R& b) e! | b2 p/ z8 Y* h
. \. n N' Q* l# Y" o* t# N* uAllied aircraft losses
/ s( e0 q4 ^$ Z- I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed
/ c; I1 k v; y OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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BB Kongo7 \8 D) o( h- d9 J
BB Hiei, Shell hits 72 T" Q! q) y& K$ h% G. n+ c
BB Kirishima2 l+ g3 L! H! k$ W
CA Tone
3 n3 I, |/ e9 o CA Chikuma
9 l* k; ]) \ D) P CA Takao$ V- c5 m8 Q: T. [, X4 ~( v
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 26 C& K" l5 H# ]. H4 U
DD Maikaze& [8 w. K. W& h' Z% e
DD Uranami
: M7 [7 R* x* ^& G# d$ i DD Shikinami
: z* E4 b* ^% S% F5 I DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires, i7 `; X% j5 o8 r4 R* `
DD Asagiri" M1 I; K, _$ {; Q8 n0 @7 K7 s+ I
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Allied Ships
! k; l# ]- [7 Z8 t% q; A, ?/ N BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
; y, @. ^9 U) ?* J CA Portland ~2 T0 @+ E9 @. F1 M: o: z- m
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk: \. {/ i0 v u! L4 V+ H
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 v* w4 ~7 k& |0 E) k1 E; j DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk- v5 X* i% r* n
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire& k4 N; g1 ?4 V4 q5 I& ~
DD Farenholt
( w0 r. M3 c6 i5 x3 V& S DD Sterett& \ U" _8 i# F: o: s' O- C; X/ q1 A
DD Balch
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$ F; M# {# M' W/ ]5 I; B7 y! kNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards: ^8 I# L" F$ w3 s- o- h
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2 ~ v5 t* y( s3 U0 F BB Mutsu, Shell hits 24 U+ ]/ n, K, v
CA Atago
9 J( f x# r4 L! ~; v- a CA Maya+ Q: H7 q4 N" _3 |# z, J
CA Kumano) l) E+ k B5 h/ b: C
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1* ?5 s7 n- l3 k: \1 L: S
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
7 E! C( R8 g: J8 W9 q9 [ DD Mutsuki
2 E6 T2 X6 h) {+ h0 m8 W DD Uzuki! }3 h$ j0 C+ T+ J, T- z$ m
DD Yuzuki( L$ k/ ?3 F+ h; \5 R
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
% ^% J4 u# G* T8 Q7 ]: G DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, p0 w: J/ e4 W( |8 A+ w; a: f
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk2 |) E! _( V7 w/ T3 L1 K
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
2 k' i$ b7 L3 v; u AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
7 M- j% l& F3 x* Q) P+ V AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
* `1 w; Z0 p- h. ]$ u+ B AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
# ~$ N+ R3 a, | AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
: a) f% Z/ ^6 N/ t/ x4 b xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
* ^8 Q0 k) T f xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
' G- L1 K& i' c! C xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
' ~* `4 c9 s7 j0 l$ v; e! u xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk k; M4 l& x( g
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
7 Y; ]- L- n9 Y6 o$ r0 X0 o* `7 t xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. t7 ~. s; h. z3 [
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, Q% D0 b" z5 q9 H! g; ?2 b3 w AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:
4 r+ q, y, v0 q2 Y+ | 136 casualties reported& J ^. f' A C5 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. c, n$ W n9 d; Y* E) H Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
+ m3 m) l$ x# |6 Y$ a Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Day Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
1 x2 `3 r5 z6 q9 ?) x CA Atago, Shell hits 3- E, ~, m0 ?: f* e$ {1 b9 ^( V0 b( D
CA Maya, Shell hits 3
0 b# E' O+ B4 p) i' w9 G% g CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
' c4 b& e, L; }- ?+ r4 x& d DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 \( n- C# W" P: D/ n+ y DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage# U! s- \5 q3 m! [
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
- z& ?; }# q5 S6 C& T# \6 M/ R DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
" y2 F! P) ^5 q3 N9 s# v! t DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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Allied Ships
% i! ]% o& z/ _0 r2 R9 t4 a DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 n! O s( E8 ~- e( j5 F DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire/ x/ d; R2 }: f, W
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire8 Q8 g7 a8 s: M2 Y5 _$ W; ~
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133# N) N( O& i; _6 R
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Weather in hex: Heavy rain! Q, t$ u& Y* D3 M O% h* P& b
. r& i. q8 C, \3 R$ oRaid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.) z; X0 x9 u4 U2 L
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes; `/ ]3 B7 [6 W2 l' t& k6 L
$ h* }/ ~3 s* Q! ~# ^" VAllied aircraft
/ k( A7 e4 Y N1 w$ ^- z; _ P-39D Airacobra x 16
3 w2 j' R* P3 y8 L9 [/ a SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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1 m+ [# Q/ e' H& GJapanese Ships9 J% h; w6 j( U* h: X9 F; L) t
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 C! E% o3 |) U) @+ b- Y: J DD Ayanami% `6 W) ]" u; W- _- p8 y+ m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132# X$ k4 g' `* R) c: I: R# { ^
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Weather in hex: Light cloud& R n; S) m" F
2 z4 H9 Z- Z, P R, `2 ARaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
7 }' y8 n% X6 q7 U; ~7 `Estimated time to target is 13 minutes7 ?; W7 y: t' g3 P+ K
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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No Japanese losses
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4 H5 _" H( r$ o$ o3 eAllied Ships
Y5 O( O9 Q- T# S4 @; U# W1 w( r3 N# S DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk3 V- O. t9 @' m& q4 T* W' P
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% x4 P8 N0 {, v' T+ r
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage$ N+ W+ b7 }! c2 [4 z( M
, j' O( r9 m3 |4 V9 G& \Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms
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6 f+ G% U) o- T8 `2 Y" j5 I! @' `7 nRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
1 m/ W4 E2 M4 xEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
/ g) k3 D$ u! B# `, a$ p B5N1 Kate x 18
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# w2 J/ Z! l5 F$ ~! ?! s" QJapanese aircraft losses2 ~' z: M7 C9 t& f
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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DD Laffey' K! u5 F5 v+ E, t
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage
2 Y. v# e7 w/ t, C/ Z DD Balch
+ e' v* [/ G7 I0 v! J. s7 q DD Sterett, and is sunk |