在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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" M1 I2 E% H5 s$ wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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' v6 Z2 Y, l: V. _5 XNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
% p0 d- y3 S4 p9 ^ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed& Q, n$ ?, o; d }
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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7 a& ?6 f( F& v) G; w# XJapanese Ships, w. k, E5 e9 |3 z0 E. ?
BB Kongo& G: i) u) v2 D* I' c1 d
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
4 u0 a4 T8 _# o BB Kirishima8 q( h7 ]! _( ?* l
CA Tone
3 a5 q. y' [' q. \8 m CA Chikuma/ c* \7 J* }: S# c) ]; y
CA Takao- V' B# s4 V3 }6 ]) d
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2( F9 @2 d7 Z: _8 y# W$ ^
DD Maikaze& u; H9 {: I; {3 { x' i3 ^
DD Uranami
* _) |+ } D' [" S1 j p2 u DD Shikinami
* E9 J2 C9 s/ V& r$ d DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires- a! O) h0 Z5 p5 }) N, x
DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! k' b. V, V) Z4 W# U CA Portland
" ]0 H: m- O3 D' G/ _! Z0 `: G4 d0 i CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk0 o: g7 L( h: g4 {
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk; |( h5 ?* O3 T* Q( V7 G0 R; y
DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk9 _) N. x4 X: M1 ^! Q2 S
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
! R( A8 d6 h) J DD Farenholt) y9 x8 i1 D, _4 M8 B, \+ C2 f4 B* L8 R
DD Sterett
2 w. n& s) P; `5 p. s' o3 Z- q5 q DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards4 S# I% J8 J* E' b0 C" x; V: M
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Japanese Ships" j4 w! ]5 ?* ?8 Z/ b
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 26 t6 t( T/ g+ U, G- E' g% b7 t* k& K
CA Atago
( u/ D) v) k" l9 f- x: C CA Maya
$ S% N4 O% C- }; H9 g7 c CA Kumano/ E; L" r: k3 Q2 G
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
) a, P* }$ i0 Q \/ V1 n DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
: _: q& X3 K5 p7 ~( g J2 K2 q: W/ { DD Mutsuki
( H5 E, h+ i' q- t6 } DD Uzuki# j. N) o/ j4 ?6 G6 y5 e7 K' }
DD Yuzuki
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk V! j) C4 x6 L* A
DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk, D$ [9 z% w/ A8 k; F$ F6 E6 R
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 j% m% b, D! B% r. \; \* ~ AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk/ l R. @; y- v/ M, r/ S+ o$ g# a
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
! s1 P* W4 G# a9 S; K; o AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: t# M5 H* E3 L, y1 G2 U% } N
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk* x( I2 T% Q7 o- @4 o" T/ d
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk$ q: Z; ?$ M1 e& D/ K& @3 U
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
1 h, {: v$ G/ H" z# a/ d xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
& e4 X9 i2 s( u xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
$ z! s2 z: g! Z) b1 ?# P xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
# j" }" p- @: p: A% U' u xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk! I2 n* T! H F7 d o
xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk/ {! X' q: E1 [& Y' Y
xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk: J# n+ }2 ^4 s7 w
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses: \$ S- K7 B; v0 o- w. P
136 casualties reported
. x0 y; g" ] Z D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 @0 g' M7 m' {( _" K: R* i Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled! E2 w8 m: N @* @: h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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" n5 \' W/ i5 n D: e- R$ @! SDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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" Z# S; g2 l! s- d q. ?9 P* p BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
, x6 }3 {" @* o# ~1 K! Q+ ^0 P CA Atago, Shell hits 3
x C& P( y5 t$ k" [8 k# h* x4 ^ CA Maya, Shell hits 3
, W( Z" a; ^6 B5 k4 f+ x/ M CA Kumano, Shell hits 1! A8 w" f, e: ?5 M& w y. L
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire) R. ]; w7 c3 T) z
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage: e# R9 Y3 r' x6 T% v( ^. |! y
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
, h0 g0 A1 w8 x* o. k; S( ^/ D DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire7 f0 d; [ z# h1 Z5 S
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires# ?( F8 W+ k# P! s1 a! o
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- A' e! ` D% g, h9 } S W DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire% o8 F$ J* h9 S. s
DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ F- g* Z# {3 [8 [; ] DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
& D" e1 ~0 ]. G% q5 K+ }0 k0 T DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage0 Y: B: B$ s, ~
; D6 E5 M$ K: [ z, J2 P3 {Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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) h" B B8 a* M$ Q" u' lWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
% X$ ?3 O2 x4 I0 i! r# q" g$ pEstimated time to target is 0 minutes1 ?' h4 M/ C9 @) [" P7 ^
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Allied aircraft( a# d z% ]8 |/ F; H) ?7 u7 {
P-39D Airacobra x 16
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No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
/ e( O+ }3 t; l" @ CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage/ N9 o C, ]7 S! H g G
DD Ayanami1 x& A9 i# q6 m7 c/ V
( G% U2 Z! o3 N$ ?$ Z" jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132
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Weather in hex: Light cloud0 e. }4 C- O0 e
! R" S. E ^( G; \Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
0 g! p8 \4 x1 {9 q* y. o9 tEstimated time to target is 13 minutes4 Z) q9 T( C, o* J: U* w- C
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A6M2 Zero x 51
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Allied aircraft
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. Z5 r2 ~. f8 DNo Japanese losses
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Allied Ships! g& p- v! G' m I. q, ?' K
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk% X( D9 i' u" p$ Y; V; h
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage# j6 Y6 ^' X7 O9 Z* a
DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136' u C, T- i; X4 N5 e: t
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.* ?( j+ p4 \, }* _5 l. v0 x
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes: h. F9 L, b: j, T: A+ @# Q0 A
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Japanese aircraft
4 Q" a- S$ H6 s" q B5N1 Kate x 18
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% i* Q/ R0 k4 B% P, RJapanese aircraft losses! _" S- A1 `# r& l+ d
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged3 H2 ~! P) V( y$ e. {
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DD Laffey
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DD Balch
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