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+ v$ t3 y/ s4 T% K0 u7 }8/25 戰鬥報告7 B/ u5 ?0 P1 V# C, N, Y
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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! Z7 ]3 u7 W, [1 ?% JAllied aircraft: G& d: O7 M" R1 D8 K
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses6 F3 L2 _7 T8 W) S6 C- K
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
) m" Y3 b, |9 g5 G- @" `7 P SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged8 X2 w: K, R& ]
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Japanese Ships- V4 N8 S( {# B r0 ?
CA Kumano
& u6 o- m6 i4 C) H9 D0 N CA Suzuya, N- G5 H- v% h, [8 b+ z0 P+ w
CA Haguro% W) F1 u5 U1 P/ x# S( H% D: V
CA Maya
2 ?& q7 n! B* B$ p! t [% W- ` _ CA Atago0 C# ` P" ^6 I4 h/ }/ c! |; o- Q
CA Takao \; m* X# K- `3 z& J3 j* a
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Allied ground losses:
: ~( e, b+ h" j" o; R; Q; d% _" v 21 casualties reported8 m. K) ~/ L U- Y h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 ]# A5 r' n% R0 m Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 c# S$ n. I8 Z+ l) v
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled/ B: s) j+ P/ |
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 \1 Q# k# z7 I' VAirbase hits 35 r- r9 W/ k1 C5 Q
Airbase supply hits 2- v1 W( k Y; y# v, g
Runway hits 10# |/ |% J$ f% q [
Port hits 158 g& z8 i% K8 I \
Port supply hits 1
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. i: B r" I/ q3 B/ C) z/ f/ R6 q4 RPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)5 p% [6 {7 m& M2 @% c5 T
1 o; \+ M6 x4 f9 h# t% ?+ F57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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$ r4 G& c, r" K; Z8 ]: UJapanese Ships
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- z6 ^) k% P- X PB Sozan Maru/ g4 ~5 E& s+ H% G2 I: m5 \
PB Shosei Maru
: D/ ]& U* D' j- Z: d T: Y! f PB Nikkai Maru/ \! J% z1 k- S& R; E1 i3 T3 z6 N
PB Magan Maru% o& q" o o# \1 @
AMC Nosiro Maru
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' @3 _: r% B9 H0 F/ e# @Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 e8 l W* G9 u0 `6 y# ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ ^7 m) Q) e6 ?/ [3 h+ w) a4 O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: E% y' `/ Y1 W* ~
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:% e% K F0 V; y* D: [$ ?
274 casualties reported& }# H& g/ b. W% l( m, c- r4 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled5 c9 P) L6 [! x0 z; a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled" Q1 |9 Y# G! L6 R- G" B
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, g/ r' f+ \/ ]. ~3 Y5 S' L9 s0 J
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)" V+ m! P4 F- f' }. O. D F9 h$ l
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)5 ?; p$ h! p1 ~& e) }4 T% Q. O1 P& J4 C
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. ]- A/ x( L# U8 i4 Y# ~( u
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Japanese Ships) }$ a3 _# q5 Y6 X
CL Katori
4 \/ Z& Q/ J! ^3 q0 P AMC Nosiro Maru
& R \8 y1 F9 m3 t+ d AMC Akagi Maru/ Y y' p; L# Z
APD-367 d# N" h$ i v. [- y- Q
APD-35
9 b1 v6 C1 L* |& ] APD-345 {$ D! r# ]& M4 h, {, _& [/ ^1 U
APD-20 Z& o, G6 P' w
APD-1. @+ V& T" @3 ?2 j$ C e
PB Sozan Maru/ }' h l2 d' Y7 D; b
PB Shosei Maru; x, o- ^8 ]1 W9 N* R, ~ F
PB Nikkai Maru
0 }0 ?: S1 W J5 r PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:) W# `+ S9 n# j) x$ `
10 casualties reported
) h& L* \ K, z! `; Z- W7 m Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( m" H9 l$ Y0 O( o; z& ~( y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
4 Q- _; B9 Z! K' I. I0 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. U. _ s- W3 l5 ^( M( `4 H' ?4 x
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168 w5 o F. u8 a5 b2 B$ D: s
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SS I-16, hits 1+ H% |, W. j- y3 J; C9 k
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DD Phelps9 @2 t- o A% s6 }
0 K) }3 j- K2 v7 |& ISS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
9 P) {3 y5 @) c: E% ]DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search.... o8 ^* R; W4 Z! C. C6 q
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% ?5 j ?3 ?; Q; f' B+ |Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships" m& k! \) `! x k! ^! Y, U
PB Sozan Maru
/ z2 W" r. `; j' S0 I$ } PB Shosei Maru( H/ a/ J- N' T3 N n
PB Nikkai Maru! \ l- f1 Z6 Q) W" V. E7 N
PB Magan Maru
3 B/ u% M( s. j: S' I3 S% F$ f CL Katori5 q; v4 l V; Z2 [0 V0 D/ X+ k
AMC Nosiro Maru( E9 ~) \* Z6 X3 A! X
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Japanese ground losses:
. J/ A& Y) z7 L9 \5 v- ~- C" ` 20 casualties reported
$ f6 q, _3 ?! h$ \3 A0 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ G9 o7 l# ]$ A7 i0 Y& y" X* `" _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
- o. u7 C6 w. g6 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( \6 z$ U+ m0 E% A, G
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)6 }4 \8 ^4 o. w# W1 _5 w6 B+ T
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Allied Bombardment attack; l+ y/ y- r* A' ]( p3 A
1 D& F6 ^7 {2 j/ iAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Japanese ground losses:- u3 s. a' A: a* {( c
5 casualties reported
# ?; R1 i0 z& Y* x Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; [$ e5 ~1 Q, B& h% ~ I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 I" D' p% A3 JAllied ground losses:& T. a* g$ s$ Z0 E8 [- c
5 casualties reported
7 m! E( e: @' }. b: ?& I7 Z( S Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 @6 C2 F- F8 _; e8 k% V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: g' O6 v1 a$ v" l3 E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 D: g- k: X6 E% V4 j3 p1 G
' D0 g% J, m) x. i. i( OAssaulting units:% m. @' N x, A9 H5 T
7th Australian Brigade. j8 z' ~3 W5 {
101st RAAF Base Force6 P, ?% B: ]* @0 P7 p! i
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Defending units:
5 k9 v8 I, d' U9 j, Y4 w Kure 5th SNLF
7 Y, O" e, L" P |- m0 @ 4th Naval Guard Unit* N% |9 {- s0 V5 b3 ?
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