在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 q; ~0 t: ~2 c" h2 C$ v3 T! b# S6 O
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8 q* u, q, c: K2 }7 JNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards: z+ t% T" ^/ N2 o# [- `
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Allied aircraft" k' T0 H, Z3 z- ~6 g0 x
no flights1 \ P( w' G0 W' o# C! A' z
Z* [5 i5 p/ Q' f k3 i1 @5 i ]1 z/ }Allied aircraft losses
+ c. o1 k7 ~+ `/ I SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed" }/ J" ?1 `+ L# E
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed4 ]1 ~) S: \4 X" z0 }6 s
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Japanese Ships5 M& Z: M6 C9 r3 _
BB Kongo) B6 E' o" x- C( @4 ^
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7/ x ?- o. w7 ^8 E
BB Kirishima- w' Q- `: X& v1 W: ], i, k
CA Tone
3 m' _7 } ?9 E& E9 P& K% p CA Chikuma
; `/ X, g( x( b% N+ x CA Takao$ o. I" L! Q1 h- N) v' q: c
DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
8 y4 c0 r( Q y+ o4 j# W) i DD Maikaze. L6 t I9 O$ _7 T
DD Uranami. o% Y$ @! G( @! o( ] q
DD Shikinami
$ c& y: x& X% p# _$ q2 F2 X; @ DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
9 ]- d% U: ], W$ V3 I7 t. y DD Asagiri5 \+ Y6 _9 c: d9 w
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Allied Ships
3 H* p* [0 F/ H BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, q8 F2 L( Y) O( W" ~
CA Portland) J0 E/ I) V3 g0 Q
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 ` S' a9 O5 }- [$ D" D5 X
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
, O3 V! Q5 f. F DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
0 D" I) p, d" n6 r5 e3 I7 J; ` DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire, G! _2 e5 \. R, P5 b0 U0 N
DD Farenholt$ |1 C0 u: A9 f8 S
DD Sterett
( b' z1 C7 U3 V" |/ Y( r- C DD Balch
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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9 F9 A, s- X+ ?& J# w" I( {7 S- HJapanese Ships. h# J5 ~! w) d- s: O. V; q
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
8 [9 E2 `! R# g CA Atago
6 W2 I$ Y" D9 Z) |: o CA Maya
3 i6 Q+ X- S0 ^- A9 y CA Kumano$ y3 X+ O6 n; d* m/ j. p
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
8 r% n# I. }0 G+ Z3 H3 H DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
5 B! {9 @8 [3 U0 K) F DD Mutsuki6 e& V- V9 A$ L5 B
DD Uzuki
9 L4 d* n9 ]. L+ W2 Z DD Yuzuki/ }/ F6 ]1 q# O& v
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DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
1 Z8 `4 T; m5 N; l& L1 H, i0 Y0 j DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk; K1 N/ j+ P) E$ D
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 g. i Z$ d$ t: X7 r
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk: r" B4 |3 d/ ~3 H: Z% {
AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk! ]/ h9 @. v( w! d0 h+ e7 L
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( q$ H: q/ O7 W+ S) _: S" U2 Z AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( l/ D' U; J% U% n* z AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk7 P/ b, \. C' a) k( X
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
; F/ ~6 c# t, a& K xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
7 ^; a. F% w9 [- S xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk. E; }) [! x p+ c) b3 r
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
3 U) ?+ H# u: K7 a6 O- h# }, r9 N xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
' B t4 [* [; q; r xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
( Y, x; Y( w9 v9 u, V5 L/ V3 v, o xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
0 v& w3 t- [$ h: U0 d9 G" U6 _. @ AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:6 `" H+ t7 r6 ]
136 casualties reported2 @; `- }2 r0 v3 w) N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 J0 t, V) o9 K. t' H) Y6 k. G
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled9 z# d9 G+ O. }3 F& N% {. W8 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 j# \ [* m8 l1 H( R+ r, |
) P. F( Y* D3 t, wDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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9 f' g6 J) A2 V! BJapanese Ships5 |/ O9 O9 F6 ?8 L+ V
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
6 E0 i5 ~' T% X CA Atago, Shell hits 3- ~% Q( L7 m7 ^8 v% p
CA Maya, Shell hits 3* l! d8 S; U( u: [* x( F- X
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1& g5 n) s& N! ~8 w6 C
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire* I+ O, O/ W) J# d% Q
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage5 R; @1 |9 `0 v' u
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 20 x/ V3 H$ M, ~! o, f% L8 n
DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire6 K# U9 `2 K, Y3 J0 k: ?' W4 Q, X
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires+ Q2 o" a' f+ m3 b
8 [: h0 @7 {$ Y+ I0 {2 o, x' XAllied Ships: F6 ]; w& i, p
DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
3 P! t) j$ |) n8 o1 J9 a+ t% U DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
- m, C/ m- I, [: q, B& X. c4 j DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire& s, X" ^4 T, l5 Y
DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133; E- O* F! T2 d0 e& Z1 j/ L
9 _/ I! k5 T% f! J0 d: ]3 pWeather in hex: Heavy rain! o9 B9 ?8 M% S# c( A$ ?# P
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.2 a7 B4 Z( @* j
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
% |4 H' n5 [2 ~" V8 S P-39D Airacobra x 16
5 K1 y G7 D0 h3 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless x 79 Z7 w4 q, L3 }& i7 W
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Japanese Ships `5 Q# q9 A0 l3 h- M6 U" H
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
; \ y' H1 o7 | x9 J) J DD Ayanami G; ^! [9 I' @4 R
1 O" c& d8 B, t- q% b3 _; TAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1326 V. I6 |0 l [& i$ j9 U! _6 C* Q
3 O8 Y* x1 T7 U* e+ l( ^( c& DWeather in hex: Light cloud
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# u3 m! ?6 I/ R. ^! GRaid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! x/ }: f' {# I- y4 ]Estimated time to target is 13 minutes* _- Z$ }9 D! g. J: {
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Japanese aircraft
1 G( e: D$ A6 a A6M2 Zero x 51 t/ k- k; J- S2 w
D3A2 Val x 50
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Allied aircraft
% q5 Z& Z, S- P P-39D Airacobra x 1* v/ Z& Z# K5 e- i- Q4 T
: @6 @2 t4 W3 Q+ ?, G' INo Japanese losses9 A1 r+ ~5 C7 _9 `2 V" J- N7 D
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No Allied losses3 m5 D4 @1 H9 x9 I
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Allied Ships
! P5 L, @. k9 G! i5 Y9 i DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk a s$ y4 \3 a5 I
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 t3 d n* o& k DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage. M i y; S7 D6 P& u5 u
7 X& Z: W* F; a. G- eAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136
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/ u# T G; ^! C$ r# Z( f( T5 i" U2 a& S# pWeather in hex: Thunderstorms
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
$ y P! G: m9 s. @2 IEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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* C. T! J; N `Japanese aircraft losses
& y( A& \0 } l) R/ Z5 Q, F B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged
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Allied Ships
9 l M- ~3 t) G$ t" R) _4 A1 z3 q DD Laffey$ I" c! {$ k, t3 H7 b: \
CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage) m. ~. }3 A0 Z' A& Z
DD Balch1 q. v1 Z' ]0 q; I
DD Sterett, and is sunk |