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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 427 O' ~& c8 B4 I. Q: L
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4 {/ o5 M. o) e- d# t, HNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft/ h) w- Q9 K; H0 K r" r# x* h
no flights8 I! |4 ]5 ?5 G- s. r
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Allied aircraft losses4 F& B; F/ [! T6 |. i5 F8 Y& d
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
8 A8 b3 n0 q+ C% J9 d' l SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; A' d" G+ D* ~6 Z$ E5 V
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Japanese Ships- _, k8 g$ A& A8 R
CA Kumano6 a) a5 P5 g! L7 Y( Y( W' N4 D
CA Suzuya
1 T# V/ s5 {$ ]% F$ a CA Haguro6 k- K2 u5 G7 T. K. X
CA Maya P7 {7 R( E4 l, h* o
CA Atago: X0 k2 @, A8 s8 w& X0 L5 \4 ?7 _1 i
CA Takao7 R$ V4 O8 f5 N( N) `
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Allied ground losses:
5 b- m# X; ^ N) h7 f 21 casualties reported
- B% N; z" k+ U+ p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: C' }6 Z3 F. \ Y O3 I7 b' @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& i* o! ~1 I( x4 U5 F8 k q; ~ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
}( e/ A$ B: B$ t# p: ^ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3, v% t9 E& Y4 s5 P+ ~! }
Airbase supply hits 2+ D/ n0 }' E$ H3 i- l
Runway hits 10: \% W+ w8 C) Z5 \6 A' }3 Y
Port hits 15
" E+ i' m' Z8 @% b3 g* OPort supply hits 1
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/ e7 C. V* \& V$ uPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 c6 c. {3 G' B) Y$ o9 C" P
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Japanese Ships( _! `2 B4 N. o: D* U G. d2 ~
CL Katori, T3 Y8 v1 k+ I8 x f$ o
PB Sozan Maru
k) @9 [1 t. a1 c3 _ PB Shosei Maru% A7 E8 B% h4 ^
PB Nikkai Maru: P0 Q9 O! P7 b
PB Magan Maru: p0 t7 L& J8 B% J, m
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:- G/ y9 D2 {$ c& y
25 casualties reported
0 |9 p: S- S! I9 ]5 f, a2 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 m! L, \0 W" F( y; Z0 T+ S0 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled% Z2 N6 I. Z1 W( K' E# D: z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 u1 ^) O7 ^2 b6 m5 x7 [' b9 WAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)! \) {% { A. B& F. z! s( S
g* k. j6 f; P7 h3 w7 d" H- nTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1335 |" T( b6 x! k& V) q- j
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Japanese ground losses:+ ~. a- D& v! z
274 casualties reported" _9 C- \, O, d7 |5 _3 N0 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
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! {5 m- [: F7 p3 ^ s0 n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 y5 u+ V0 ?/ @7 O. @7 H
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)/ X8 j+ F: ~; v% r, _ t1 v
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru
/ T0 i- t0 D r7 q/ D AMC Akagi Maru5 e* E& B. w0 ]: O' W1 \
APD-36
2 t. K$ u+ `, h* Y" C+ Q) N4 P APD-35
8 i* A" ~$ A- `! } APD-34
2 E& a; K" J. U U( ^3 Q3 ]; a APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru1 s C' h7 d6 [: m R
PB Shosei Maru
8 y1 t9 ?* r# |/ G' \6 ?. @7 a- C6 S PB Nikkai Maru
5 n/ @8 w0 l. x* S$ p# A0 F PB Magan Maru4 O8 Z3 b* e0 j
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Japanese ground losses:
- W) t2 e8 y* O' v: N5 h+ P+ l& J [% n 10 casualties reported
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1 ?( v4 O0 o- |$ `& I$ n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 L, M' o. r0 J0 f- x
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ s: _) L' U o8 pSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168! i: G" A1 |! M' m
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Allied Ships [# U; K9 G/ t8 y0 L; q
DD Phelps8 k" r- J6 _/ ^+ s k `
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps5 o: p+ s0 g. \( k' b7 N
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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* v. [* g* F e4 T# B1 cInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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S4 S/ @7 |6 s9 g/ Q PB Sozan Maru
5 n* N; s K! j4 Q) b) N! e PB Shosei Maru
( O9 e7 I: H2 i, s5 @ V" ?# p PB Nikkai Maru
4 m4 n% l( R. U9 l9 B5 @: f( Q% y PB Magan Maru4 y3 W! X5 `; m$ a6 N
CL Katori! I4 c% E8 u1 t
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:4 u9 S# }9 Z8 } h3 {. r7 e: H/ G
20 casualties reported! M5 l& u% C! G1 _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- Z+ E! U' X$ g' _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ S8 t- h- X; `/ J% EGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133), Y/ j2 o. K- Q% H+ [
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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6 g% u- p7 s: }7 E4 ?Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60& |) F- g8 w! s/ m
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 V. I+ t/ C! [: j7 u+ v
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Assaulting units:
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* K3 f! v6 c3 a9 ^ 101st RAAF Base Force! a8 }. n5 d1 n" f9 t# Z f
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Kure 5th SNLF
( E3 z, a/ f( Q( j3 Y% ]! k 4th Naval Guard Unit
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