在米伦湾爆发了开战以来最大规模水面战$ f, A3 U; Y, W/ Q
5 o/ J4 S8 ~# v' F. M, t0 {4 W9 u/ LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42# S) I* n5 \' \: C+ c3 Q1 g {2 {( G
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/ s% \8 n9 a0 M6 N+ g( ONight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 8,000 Yards; f2 h; ^ m% I% D) J7 j
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Allied aircraft
5 n- m% R; I) E' r' B: B: }6 N no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
0 a6 |' e6 P0 w SOC-1 Seagull: 2 destroyed5 s2 H) @( S# ?, k! T6 ~! [% d
OS2U-3 Kingfisher : 1 destroyed
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! I0 {$ [6 Q' A1 k8 J* YJapanese Ships, _# P; C" w: I* }7 V, h$ B
BB Kongo
3 e( \8 ^3 q7 M( d7 N* _ BB Hiei, Shell hits 7# g; v; F! S' ?; C
BB Kirishima
# ~0 m2 S$ d# v- C; T CA Tone _, f& {/ }- A1 C9 \
CA Chikuma6 E& ]) Z1 h) N# G9 q) ^
CA Takao
7 g+ Y' n! ?, }* a2 ^3 @ DD Hatsukaze, Shell hits 2
* I4 l8 ?) O' B: @% U8 u DD Maikaze
5 }5 r4 j e0 S! n7 W1 P DD Uranami( w0 Q+ g( G2 @$ r k
DD Shikinami
& S2 x$ E% P! d DD Ayanami, Shell hits 3, heavy fires% e* V7 J1 P% O
DD Asagiri
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4 Z8 H( R0 U2 ?3 I1 G BB North Carolina, Shell hits 28, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk. x Z) A* d0 ?
CA Portland1 a0 M2 b# X+ j6 m! L3 _" h
CA New Orleans, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk& V) w$ o E; j' L
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 30, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
4 s6 A+ t/ Y# K' C+ A DD Aaron Ward, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk$ G" w4 `. s. ^0 Q) s
DD Laffey, Shell hits 2, on fire# m/ x5 I+ s: ?
DD Farenholt
8 C. l9 |5 G2 `3 I0 j- Z DD Sterett3 U. b0 q" o# q% z; O4 I! ~% ^ ^
DD Balch6 @2 z$ T0 W4 O1 t" U" J* J9 o) N
* e2 b3 |) X/ x; w- h. R* pNight Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 11,000 Yards
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BB Mutsu, Shell hits 2" Z& {% L s9 [
CA Atago
* m0 `# ]4 n% ], ^2 R CA Maya
- d7 m. G1 t# ?' ` CA Kumano* T4 b* f% h4 |: m4 Z+ f
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 1
$ d0 a: D2 K* U DD Ushio, Shell hits 1
3 J9 E# R( J, d: x DD Mutsuki2 K8 y- ]" G' T' ?7 Z
DD Uzuki% G. U# J' d/ T0 i& ^7 p8 @: y
DD Yuzuki
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H1 Y3 {# Q: I DD Frazier, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
! Z3 J6 a0 N* z2 Z; G; e DD Russell, Shell hits 10, and is sunk9 \- U+ K& x9 S( |: v* Z
AM Starling, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
" o% s4 r9 [3 m* `, e+ R8 q AM Lark, Shell hits 1, and is sunk
, N% K/ ]5 p$ v; T2 o1 O AP Hunter Liggett, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk6 Y1 i" x, M# K" U
AP American Legion, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk4 @, X- K% o8 j$ p" q
AP Barnett, Shell hits 16, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk M) }6 \5 E1 q: X: D3 c0 j7 {
AP Henderson, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 3, and is sunk
* E6 V8 c4 {' } xAP Barwon, Shell hits 6, and is sunk
4 D( v' N* o( h: x6 a% B xAP Adelong, Shell hits 13, and is sunk
0 X" h8 Y2 j1 \# Q- w! ]' W9 y+ l xAP Rhesus, Shell hits 25, and is sunk# m1 F/ z9 o# v& Z/ m& \* q! H
xAP Mungana, Shell hits 2, and is sunk% u, Z2 Z1 X3 B' ^5 C& l% u
xAP Murada, Shell hits 5, and is sunk
" F8 |8 V: E# g4 _# @ xAP Demodocus, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk
6 n. k8 s3 y- O( ^ xAP Diomed, Shell hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk0 G( y- T( W4 z7 {6 k
AKA Libra, Shell hits 6, Torpedo hits 2, and is sunk& _% C+ P) |' ^) [3 g+ E* `
) ]+ U- k$ `" a' s: qAllied ground losses:( f* u" B5 L0 Q0 u4 D
136 casualties reported% j7 s6 c% b% X; K$ E! f) E" E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! ^! a+ Q$ H6 l. t& b) Q Non Combat: 19 destroyed, 8 disabled( a* s3 D* p7 _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! b) j3 C# _* f6 X( W5 p5 |6 r
% A* a' X" q, Y, A; lDay Time Surface Combat, near Milne Bay at 101,133, Range 26,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
* J' F& Y& r3 H* ^4 _ ]& {6 W BB Mutsu, Shell hits 20 a* \9 \) B; \$ e; R8 d' N- x( M( c- V. y1 j
CA Atago, Shell hits 3
8 u: v& s: g/ I4 Y CA Maya, Shell hits 3/ X7 ? ~! S" @$ P. z3 l) m
CA Kumano, Shell hits 1% N* T; Y& q& o1 {) s
DD Yugiri, Shell hits 4, on fire
% U4 I- ]: G) X$ [: k DD Ushio, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
. f$ G: \4 ], e+ `: u6 i DD Mutsuki, Shell hits 2
7 s; ~. ?3 U; p- d+ ^5 t( R1 ^8 t DD Uzuki, Shell hits 2, on fire1 E J# n" d- ^! J4 _
DD Yuzuki, Shell hits 7, heavy fires
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DD Bagley, Shell hits 4, on fire
, W* Z- r5 d( T1 w' [6 N0 ~" s$ Y DD Blue, Shell hits 4, on fire8 h* U' Q# V" f4 E d$ h
DD Arunta, Shell hits 2, on fire
! t; U/ m8 A' L8 G @! u DD Warramunga, Shell hits 9, heavy fires, heavy damage
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, j: X! t1 ~; r2 @4 ]+ \7 t ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,133
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, Q. h0 }4 B7 {# t, A* t x! b. FWeather in hex: Heavy rain
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Raid spotted at 2 NM, estimated altitude 18,000 feet.+ {) q4 ~7 o, S
Estimated time to target is 0 minutes# \# d0 Q& [/ J( l3 L
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Allied aircraft o' }7 I7 x7 H' k; U: i3 H5 ?
P-39D Airacobra x 16
0 T4 F) C6 K) M( }" m# W) a SBD-3 Dauntless x 7
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No Allied losses) v) u+ z+ G: C
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Japanese Ships5 P( c1 n: W; L
CA Takao, heavy fires, heavy damage2 [& `- @, l5 W
DD Ayanami
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 101,1322 n$ p2 T$ S, x7 P6 X
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Weather in hex: Light cloud
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Raid detected at 35 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.! R6 E# C$ X8 A& o9 O
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes4 x: x1 f: @% Z' [# D- W/ {: H
9 t7 v+ t, E4 w9 k Y Y+ GJapanese aircraft; q& K8 `, ~3 G% W+ J, h
A6M2 Zero x 51
1 P3 U3 i0 P7 {. W9 t D3A2 Val x 507 D0 b5 C7 j: U4 D! t: P* V7 K
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; G% L1 J1 K- p1 P; G P-39D Airacobra x 1- j2 F+ Q5 |0 g5 _' B
* L) s- c' p+ Z5 b7 I$ @3 KNo Japanese losses' ^2 u7 u$ N. x, f9 Q
( S: c, y$ w, r! Y6 B9 t* QNo Allied losses
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DD Bagley, Bomb hits 4, and is sunk; H8 H, m y. V
DD Blue, Bomb hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
) M P9 D9 a5 u DD Arunta, Bomb hits 5, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Milne Bay at 98,1368 v3 P) ]# r/ ?3 h" c
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Raid detected at 28 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.7 e+ x" c$ w, ^. s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes* Z6 C# ]( ^& a+ B
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Japanese aircraft
( B' ]/ I6 c) D0 O* ^ B5N1 Kate x 18" M7 o. z ?8 Q% ^
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Japanese aircraft losses# p( p1 h% X( d& S- Z$ S
B5N1 Kate: 2 damaged/ a$ n7 Z& g* C0 _5 X: W" G3 l8 u
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DD Laffey
# V- J2 L+ X0 r, ?9 v! [ CA Portland, Torpedo hits 3, on fire, heavy damage5 \5 f- _$ B1 i" P& E8 j
DD Balch; \ p. c- J- o# d- o' h0 [
DD Sterett, and is sunk |