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8/25 戰鬥報告. ]" G& _. o$ n* J/ H1 R7 {7 O' l
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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+ r M) _! k( J! h" h# V5 iNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1334 E- r/ y( O, H, X
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no flights
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Allied aircraft losses# Q9 ~7 J; ]0 W6 O1 a+ M7 P
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
@+ w) P; |5 n. p0 I+ M SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged' h; z4 ~( h0 L) ~% N
' {% D3 O; t+ g. t" E) hJapanese Ships
3 U9 c, p" q) o, f CA Kumano
( `7 }( z8 z! t2 Q CA Suzuya$ }9 k( ?+ ^) {* N( E# P4 ]
CA Haguro
- Z" S: H/ Y4 d3 U CA Maya0 H! b h" c3 ?, F7 ?
CA Atago# R3 q& q% _1 G& [( K
CA Takao p# v |( H n- ?% J" |! s! b
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Allied ground losses:
4 S" q* B- ]9 J; S9 y4 u' m# m1 K 21 casualties reported
8 [- b0 T! j, g- }: H4 D( j Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled2 X/ M" Y, g7 }+ Q: Q! H. b, F7 t7 V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: ^% `3 h! x* R4 m4 H" t Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled5 N: M! [. V6 I8 F2 t7 \ h" @
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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2 Y4 S# i: u6 {- G5 |Airbase hits 3! ?6 w0 s% l2 f, h# u l
Airbase supply hits 2$ t# g/ |) L. H3 A
Runway hits 10: y) T: H2 C: r# A' d8 f B1 t/ B1 ~ d
Port hits 15
* H2 O g8 n) B% B oPort supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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& Y: d8 L+ H& `; qJapanese Ships9 M: S7 _; }7 }& b8 p; ^
CL Katori. E* x& w1 r* x2 t ?
PB Sozan Maru8 w. {2 I; u. }# Z* F: [. l& I, {
PB Shosei Maru
8 ~$ o1 R5 J. K2 d8 k% i' a PB Nikkai Maru
# U) {% _) n8 i0 v1 ~ PB Magan Maru
6 r$ n3 l! p0 j3 F AMC Nosiro Maru# K' G5 Q' M* u! V" q2 w! ^! b
, k3 I- ~: ~" a2 H6 S7 U' O NJapanese ground losses:6 A6 M: S8 N9 x- T# Q& R: b# K+ I6 [
25 casualties reported! s& C& I6 y2 `) o1 a" V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 r( f( g. n/ }$ q% \ X5 F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled$ u* R: j" s* p' Z6 \' o8 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! \/ f h+ I0 Y& a lAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)* P* V. M$ y$ Z1 B
' M4 X) W+ j+ o7 f3 }! F5 ZTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133. I: R+ D1 z e: Z) G
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Japanese ground losses:; D+ w% n* P* f1 u% J2 W
274 casualties reported; ?% S. N( P. K; A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled# T9 K7 S. W4 w6 d$ M: A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
+ i6 _- X% p( J+ \* S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ^) M! x& A1 i* d+ Y
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)1 ^# q; D' t+ _& E& L! V
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled). k% V; R4 c1 K; w) v- S
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9 O- n* Z1 e7 U3 p, L8 q pInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships9 F' B1 o* I! j) X
CL Katori1 t) C1 g. |( h9 `. Q! S3 B* G
AMC Nosiro Maru
' ]$ y1 u6 }% f5 x: y7 j" w! a AMC Akagi Maru% J+ r l0 \: d0 c0 q9 ?* R u
APD-36
|/ B. s0 E& o1 I+ W5 t7 _/ _, v APD-35
3 Q9 y! I |/ j6 A APD-34
: U. i6 `. @/ k$ ` APD-2
8 b- ~- w; Z$ j B" h APD-14 O- ?/ h9 n& e0 A# o0 Q
PB Sozan Maru/ E! s( W2 m4 q; a* t4 k0 O
PB Shosei Maru+ _) p/ L( T% i1 v. W$ C' B
PB Nikkai Maru
% R8 A+ H" q6 Y: r3 \5 K PB Magan Maru
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5 X' c& O2 u fJapanese ground losses:
0 Y+ D9 E2 M) z* |0 `" w 10 casualties reported8 i! c7 P- u1 g" y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 n( {5 K* M1 A& b Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! ^8 v, H5 Q# `& r% B5 V5 ^8 f/ @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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DD Phelps' A+ b s) x: v; {- j, {; X/ s1 N
" W L" ]: R2 b% o- ]: |' Q" hSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps) M4 R! R6 l! O u- Q: G
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...- B$ L+ E8 i2 ]. o
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)2 {, N' Y, p) g' L
' N6 l4 }$ a3 }' j9 X& V( K60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 Q/ ~3 G( m/ ~5 W: _) X
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Japanese Ships
8 W8 R8 }" T( W# F PB Sozan Maru
( [0 R5 f; M/ o ~0 { PB Shosei Maru# e: u1 u! L1 \ \4 s. ?9 L& @
PB Nikkai Maru
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CL Katori
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1 Z; r/ m7 E7 v% u. A" DJapanese ground losses:8 r8 R' ?* ^1 k3 e2 V( S3 ]- o9 m
20 casualties reported; ~ c6 `( j( t9 U4 {/ Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 T& I: _( d- y/ y0 S/ T& F, p0 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 K, D- @: v! A6 Z; ^( e1 P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 w5 E- z: o' a: Z% X4 s
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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" p' C C. W9 [% F& n8 _/ LDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60+ s3 ]/ ^# z+ k3 h/ O2 T
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7 d9 g/ Z8 k3 P' s9 Y0 @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 C/ S( b4 Z3 B) R0 K. K5 Q5 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 S9 {8 |9 |( J* ^6 Y 5 casualties reported- g5 I% H. J; k9 n4 A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 @! d) b. b; @0 K8 k* ?2 a2 c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 V% o$ S% e% u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 u' j5 d/ u; x: d3 [% N
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Assaulting units:* G/ t4 H! Q% }' V) a
7th Australian Brigade
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( c e+ m/ }$ `7 e0 n' kDefending units:
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4th Naval Guard Unit
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