在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战2 H* j& v8 i* Q& t
2 u) b6 t2 h n& a, j" LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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; ~1 a# z4 F7 P; i: D- E+ F3 o& dNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards; ~. N9 n1 c$ B$ `6 k: Z) ?
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Allied aircraft9 r% u2 {9 x+ s7 J% I* I% S
no flights
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' s. |* }: N `. ^6 F8 S3 dAllied aircraft losses
, {2 C9 @/ p" w J: I8 l/ \ SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed$ f6 {) Q" I9 e
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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Japanese Ships8 ]' x- d x: [- i# n; z9 k4 e& F
BB Kongo0 m/ K8 R4 _ } M
BB Hiei, Shell hits 7
/ P7 O' G: C3 V% J BB Kirishima- G X' T8 N. {: P7 h I; h
CA Tone- F5 X9 O) _/ S3 m2 b: w
CA Chikuma4 C- F$ S0 ^$ F8 J7 ]6 [1 A
CA Takao
6 v2 H6 A, w0 f. [5 @$ f8 |: o DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2' f4 P5 r9 f1 u5 \" X7 u* |' Q5 s
DD Maikaze
4 e* X# U8 E# d) O DD Uranami
! X+ f, y. O5 a& B! G, O DD Shikinami
$ O- H0 t) R/ G, ]2 f DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires
- T6 `. H7 Y( p) ?/ [! Y% H DD Asagiri
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BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk5 k. u& g; y& L: L
CA Portland
5 X4 U8 F7 d4 F; l7 I% ^& H CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk; c$ {) U) w( {8 o
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 ?/ s2 k' z% E3 f7 n DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk* s5 N9 G: X0 H( T# y) ~! f
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire
' e N2 {$ C0 L! |( j2 B DD Farenholt
W+ ~. U& f" W2 u! v: j DD Sterett
( [& D& t/ R/ U DD Balch
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) l1 ?0 ]' E/ ~& O( O& L. r5 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards. I) Q4 y/ y1 h R0 k% H
3 P$ t# w3 Y% c* QJapanese Ships
1 f; \% U* ?; K7 q& s BB Mutsu, Shell hits 28 a% {- {9 l" T) D- `6 t) n p2 B
CA Atago2 w S6 ~- P8 Z5 B$ V
CA Maya/ T) d% ^7 \ y) D2 C6 C
CA Kumano; p% K# f; _% j
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1( Z7 {9 ^0 o$ f p# {
DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
( T5 h0 e0 Z/ a5 p- O3 I; T DD Mutsuki6 S1 {$ f& z* Y$ V1 Z
DD Uzuki
: W5 u! V( U& H& M0 ~ DD Yuzuki- v, G9 v2 k) e$ C( |* t+ P6 f
, B; l+ v J* l+ `$ u7 x4 b+ CAllied Ships
3 l5 z2 m$ c# i8 { DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
H! v5 J' o7 G, A Q& `0 z DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk/ Z0 [' D5 x" J ^$ Y
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk3 F; N$ _9 ^2 C E6 Q7 g- Y1 H
AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
3 Y$ h+ L% g. V AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
% C. \ ]6 |+ X g# E: o AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
2 \( V; Y6 p) j9 d6 h2 t3 L AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk9 t& F7 l% y( m! P l
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk) G/ b- _. P' Y9 t6 b- h# A$ W) t1 U
xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk$ q: Z0 _; Q* P3 n( |/ j0 U+ i
xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk' M6 P2 G' b2 S7 `6 m
xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk
9 J- q' A, `. S9 l4 z, k* Y xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk
$ m! n( Q5 j! c+ `9 k; `, l xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
) x, K$ ]0 R ]5 a5 ?8 G$ J$ {' E/ k1 _ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
5 p, g: r$ D( m3 G1 _. l xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk, A8 g0 @6 Y! r( v
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
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Allied ground losses:8 ~6 N. E0 H. }; |) t4 k
136 casualties reported
/ n: K$ [% y/ w* ^ a, L. W Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G0 u8 ?" Q0 \) B# z
Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled
) k5 V h# L& [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 v+ r+ h. R7 r3 X0 y$ s
; f; g1 x/ B0 q2 d. \' S. lDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships ~" h, o4 E$ P+ Z
BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2
! `& l2 H" y2 k1 |% E5 w CA Atago, Shell hits 3
0 ]! D) `8 S4 C' j. r CA Maya, Shell hits 3
% i. W |3 Z5 h W" e1 L CA Kumano, Shell hits 1
- U# D1 E: M6 N$ X4 L7 V3 p DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire! {: L4 a, X5 m _4 e, g' F/ r
DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage9 u/ C# p: o/ A' I8 h6 e
DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
; I" a3 y9 [) \' M/ |% q. f DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire
) T( w7 E/ j4 i6 }* W, H DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires7 Z6 N# l: `1 R9 g: W' q- R
- W5 O1 v" Q$ R" C; h1 P; xAllied Ships
' K0 l- v+ e3 m' K4 y) L K* y DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
+ D8 U3 Z- o! ^5 Q DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire
9 z# I! J. B& d DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ c7 ], [6 L& i, C* o DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage4 P ~0 L) R7 @$ q0 ?" W2 m
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133" ]8 F! I( v2 a5 O- H
( Z7 f3 L& b6 j& B) [$ vWeather in hex: Heavy rain8 M" r/ \5 x. N+ w1 _
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.
- h2 Z6 c9 W+ |; dEstimated time to target is 0 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# L4 ?6 R: g/ r P-39D Airacobra x 16
, a O" R R; ^3 h1 M1 Y2 F+ _ SBD-3 Dauntless x 7. f/ e2 q7 I4 i& o, c8 x: W9 h
% Z6 O/ j( \: V5 {4 z% _' E& r: t& aNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
& X9 x- g' {. m" g: K3 M7 [/ A CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 l m2 d8 S5 y DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,132/ R5 G2 ~: f9 X
D: r u- P3 v% r. b5 `3 m6 {Weather in hex: Light cloud6 H1 H; x* Y+ H1 P7 T
9 }/ E+ @. j$ `Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
! G2 C6 _- l/ `Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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' \8 B9 C/ }6 QJapanese aircraft
! |! c! c2 Z0 I6 B A6M2 Zero x 51
. S) J7 u7 O% @) w% u# j D3A2 Val x 508 k3 p* X0 J, T
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P-39D Airacobra x 1$ Z/ _+ D5 ^. w; G+ j: l
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No Japanese losses/ E9 I8 ]9 Q0 E
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No Allied losses
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! Y5 ]) ? o8 p6 v5 ?& J) qAllied Ships4 ]3 @: _* f" z" W
DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk- O& @9 L/ N" [/ M) {. R
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
Y. g6 x, n/ R/ D8 E DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, t/ n& N" Y# P1 R4 WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,136/ b6 Y% u& Y2 I$ ~; F
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Weather in hex: Thunderstorms/ S- R5 [* C& N% `+ h, ^
) n& j, t' I8 c* YRaid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
/ \" ?6 Z5 g* x& |, u% ]; YEstimated time to target is 12 minutes4 b# o0 ^8 e7 i; K
: {( d$ C& F' a, v' k! _/ g; X2 _Japanese aircraft
, d$ a) L9 l/ J: S B5N1 Kate x 18+ B. F3 j2 V8 ^& j d6 S9 T
5 I& j! i9 [$ k' R7 V' n& }Japanese aircraft losses
. |. V* Y3 K) L8 r B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged; b1 O/ V7 S; }
C$ d! K3 k; M7 K) G$ nAllied Ships8 @0 ? y/ F# J! T9 X3 _7 Y4 e
DD Laffey
8 n D8 q/ p3 R5 ^3 t. Z CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage3 X, U; U* Z4 H+ z! J4 E/ }' q% S
DD Balch
' s) E" q& U% p# C7 f DD Sterett, and is sunk |