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% w7 O) p1 @2 T/ } e$ h8/25 戰鬥報告# P4 ` M4 ^% ?, d
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; h$ h8 I7 H. O1 X. T+ dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42: U `' {" f* r; `( M- ^
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" C2 ?- A) K4 `3 ?Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft6 \0 H1 Y* W. o) e! t
no flights
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. a1 b7 h: a1 D. m& Q# C3 YAllied aircraft losses
- Z. }" g" _) c2 E2 E Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
/ |- i" X! p4 V SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged: R7 _3 \& K3 |8 a
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Japanese Ships
& H, T* n1 V9 p- f. @ CA Kumano& R7 b" |1 E0 Q8 G+ R* I' ^
CA Suzuya
* y. o) E+ f1 ~ CA Haguro
% }9 }6 B) K7 K) a# [9 C CA Maya
+ @" W) g+ B, t: k CA Atago _: z4 O7 V4 a7 ]1 |. m! x$ g
CA Takao# b8 I& S2 [7 |/ H9 V- a
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Allied ground losses:4 N3 A( m' M- l5 Y1 F( ^
21 casualties reported/ \7 h* e& F; |+ G' V* n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
H5 e/ z0 o- K' Y3 A |4 b+ t- z0 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# F& r. o, _6 p% x+ y. _ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
& {; l) ], m7 e$ U% {) }. M Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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% }7 t( v' ?/ r8 rAirbase hits 3; H" c9 |- S, x; E
Airbase supply hits 2
0 N# p, J/ y) URunway hits 10$ Q8 ]) ~1 s4 v7 s0 k
Port hits 15
1 ]" ? u7 F3 {! U! K g/ CPort supply hits 1
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+ M: F+ s: b! J+ P( S4 N9 jPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)% b4 ? ~9 v2 ^( M/ P B3 _
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& j2 ?8 r# M( D' ?1 g O6 D6 U
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Japanese Ships
6 }0 i. _" R+ f CL Katori
% T" e. j; {* P PB Sozan Maru, U# T h9 L2 I
PB Shosei Maru$ V- ]) C' {: @' D
PB Nikkai Maru3 j+ E% M: Z, H$ M0 e
PB Magan Maru
) x" P. x1 ~# n. H; {- u AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 |% { g. h9 `5 |1 [, s
25 casualties reported
% I" M5 X" v8 Q" e Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- \; S* N/ {; e
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ m5 t# h& K3 y5 k2 h+ n) Z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 R: N% \5 O3 w. p% n5 r5 }& E4 _$ {( S
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; q- e, L! ^; D& lAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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2 v. r8 ?4 c( U- d. R1 ZTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1333 ?! z$ r! K, p. Z5 Z
5 U8 R( `! g: OJapanese ground losses:
8 R/ O% ^# ~9 i5 R- @7 q 274 casualties reported. l* r& R- @9 f( M, ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
M5 B x- v3 b7 {# s" q1 |: @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled2 @ u( F9 R% P; w* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! q. u& O% n7 F; H* T' x
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)3 A& {2 s( m3 x) Y- d; @' k
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)9 R/ @1 J) K* L+ @& V& N. Y
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9 s, }3 v6 d0 L- k% nInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)4 G {9 J+ U$ c: t P' B
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! l- d4 p8 W+ |% ~, R
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Japanese Ships
5 o; Y" T1 H8 F$ e" a CL Katori
) t; {; Q& J; ? S AMC Nosiro Maru
& P9 T% C* t/ { AMC Akagi Maru* w$ D h9 \& E; e' U, }* L
APD-369 b b. r- B3 v" J+ p" }% Y" z
APD-35
5 D% S6 w2 Y6 Y+ p- |! M APD-34
: f# s& Y' U1 N6 @3 @; b APD-2& \5 x( _& `4 N9 v: D- Z; F. s+ W
APD-1
' K; t, U6 v6 M2 {3 u2 R. k4 t9 d6 a PB Sozan Maru$ Z7 ^; A' }+ O- k/ p
PB Shosei Maru
0 c0 Y/ j5 X+ ]/ B4 ~0 ~3 Z; H PB Nikkai Maru1 r% ~' d' ^+ k! `3 x4 L
PB Magan Maru
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6 {! m4 r1 I6 ]; j9 ^- b; lJapanese ground losses:
# C5 Y; f8 n3 M/ {$ C4 ^ 10 casualties reported
d$ t8 ?( M/ I! j4 x: Q9 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ ?0 w) j, g6 G; |6 X6 G5 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% n3 [: U* O) f. {+ n$ _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. Q( ~& _% v+ W& t/ D* [# D: n
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1 @" a+ P2 R6 f; T e/ {Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships, Z6 t6 j! J, G9 S% y! c0 s
SS I-16, hits 1
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+ d5 j0 v0 h. b9 t( X: @. L4 QAllied Ships# h* ?' c, B9 |/ g+ v- A$ g1 u! C
DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
* v- r# x2 O& j# z. y$ W Y2 YDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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6 U6 K. a% S+ a* KInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
' f4 u: a/ i1 x& } PB Sozan Maru K4 k* q1 m* c: j2 H& K6 i0 u3 K* P
PB Shosei Maru
0 w) x0 e! F2 A( i9 `( F: o5 [8 @ PB Nikkai Maru; D6 ]& l( D# _; A
PB Magan Maru/ B% E9 v! z4 V
CL Katori( o( u i2 N U& @1 d$ z. M
AMC Nosiro Maru( j' C* f/ X) a$ p
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Japanese ground losses:5 S( O& \9 }) f
20 casualties reported/ ^# G) t+ h6 T' A1 g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! o+ l0 R( N$ D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
) T6 f5 A$ u& M8 c8 m" y( P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# b3 _+ Y" @4 L# \7 x" i
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)2 s& M4 m( d: x% G; S# W; C! Y" W P
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Allied Bombardment attack/ j9 E U; p+ ?. n
) a% q+ q+ A/ ?! [0 U4 yAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 ?4 }: q4 i* x5 I* m
8 f& p% g* P. M2 ^& H# IDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 607 U3 s6 Q/ V0 x! h
( e, g: e. c3 d5 R! f0 [2 f# N+ ]Japanese ground losses:
% a! }. ~2 m" A) V6 W/ u 5 casualties reported# q7 L( a8 u9 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 b* d1 F7 I9 P+ v) M/ `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 u: z* I& r4 ~2 E+ N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:: Q6 ~% k- ~2 _) }: F$ j
5 casualties reported
3 o b+ h. E- I Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 s/ X. Q7 R/ r* C4 ^) N- I1 A& j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" a, Y- b6 N( o7 e) m* E! ?& M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& w k- H) n0 A' r' e, f4 D$ D, y8 cAssaulting units:* O) Y5 T2 t. d, f B3 U
7th Australian Brigade9 s& e# r. h* @9 L' ^* c, n
101st RAAF Base Force
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Kure 5th SNLF2 ?3 ]! u3 |5 E0 U! y; E9 W
4th Naval Guard Unit0 }8 Y( m- D; ~
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