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8/25 戰鬥報告9 P4 N1 [- }6 ~ p
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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- t6 J8 f3 z) F+ ^' n4 `1 E; yNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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' J5 E+ @2 ^* \; J' X& S1 W# ZAllied aircraft: D+ f, w( E7 T6 l1 k: P* @
no flights
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4 Q- N0 K# h- k' c4 rAllied aircraft losses7 T0 Q! |% K7 v3 H' h# G2 N3 q
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged3 e1 ~4 `& d/ Z5 X# {! ?7 t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged" Q$ o3 V( \& d
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Japanese Ships" S6 L0 Q9 \5 e0 T+ ~! i3 P3 _* T
CA Kumano/ r8 {( r% o8 U5 ^& X
CA Suzuya
3 r$ k5 ^( K Y3 h CA Haguro
2 Y A* A3 p6 [8 | CA Maya$ @$ q( b4 {, i
CA Atago
; S% X K" y& g% r" j/ W8 @ CA Takao
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- ~& V7 h. \8 U$ O; oAllied ground losses:9 V6 c' u' R5 i2 V
21 casualties reported7 q9 F# e+ b; C+ p# u, N3 H# x& j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
8 g0 ^+ Q# _- w1 ?* i) N( r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 h; Z0 J5 X# y( B; A4 ]9 h. U, T
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled7 Y Y+ P$ N2 l, ^* ?. t
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
2 D. M, S: A6 d5 B' k* |3 C9 @/ I- DAirbase supply hits 2) D% Q, N4 x* k) h6 x; k! w
Runway hits 10
/ j; P5 o* L3 ? A6 ~8 C( YPort hits 15
! q& l. A( m8 l& G* S$ EPort supply hits 1
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M2 o2 u6 V0 S K- hPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)& |) [9 I4 H5 n( Y6 s( T: a6 q
% r$ E1 Q( d" k- j* ^57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 b+ R0 Y0 F4 e% v
2 O; ~' a0 W# [) T, j3 pJapanese Ships7 s+ I0 D9 ?% M: D
CL Katori
1 {$ Z) h+ }4 d4 Y( ^, X7 } PB Sozan Maru
6 r6 n7 U) Z, v- g PB Shosei Maru
1 [* g: A& C6 ?+ ^$ j( p PB Nikkai Maru6 N: X* C8 r1 \( Q/ D0 h
PB Magan Maru
2 M7 V/ J, @% W7 c8 m5 q AMC Nosiro Maru
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0 k( ~( Q" n9 ~& n- D, w4 n 25 casualties reported
6 u, x3 I4 s4 o. Q& A6 b4 s Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled A- K$ t3 z- V$ I* R. D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
# Z. Y5 F) U. v, o0 Y% x0 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 }3 d2 Z1 O& m+ [# r0 uAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1333 P0 {& Z0 ?2 H
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. i$ E+ q- m% x4 j+ [ 274 casualties reported0 r4 N3 E: I$ R( ?' y! v! X3 z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled7 s( ?/ V( H+ g) m6 q! z: Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
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Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)5 ~6 j) h8 U! u O; R
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)) S, v. U1 i1 R: X# o' X7 J, P
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships) P V3 I* @8 u. f9 t
CL Katori
5 p. E$ p2 M h AMC Nosiro Maru* [' n; q; ]5 d0 l
AMC Akagi Maru* K5 e( C; U; ~& @( h
APD-36
/ \/ i7 F+ p. A2 e k: n APD-35
' r7 l. o& u! P9 X0 x$ J/ @ APD-34
3 R: N2 q8 P* c, \# }( Q APD-2
3 O# N e# n" I APD-16 j" ]+ {# o5 V
PB Sozan Maru* f. B/ o- P" r
PB Shosei Maru
; f: N5 k! Z3 |. I& R PB Nikkai Maru$ U- z8 ^" \! G* @1 A/ e
PB Magan Maru
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% D4 W; T6 X/ a0 ^/ a* `- O: x 10 casualties reported
/ {# K* W9 L( p' K5 q" z' Z7 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ m# h$ F' X# d* Y5 C3 G! w
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 l9 \0 ?+ y; E. @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ o" t% P8 ]/ ~' x2 Z9 G2 b
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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DD Phelps
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6 k8 n( ^) P6 k4 MSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps# X6 m6 w& K" ]. S
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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# M8 N4 I6 g: Q) EInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 {' t5 k. c8 W& s$ ~8 z& Z PB Sozan Maru
0 d' s) I, |0 I Z% \ PB Shosei Maru
. R; B3 ~: R5 X& ` c- x PB Nikkai Maru
4 \3 @/ W6 V/ m% C PB Magan Maru9 j9 ~8 P! O5 v# Y
CL Katori
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! E7 F/ o( M. G. K! G: C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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% D' {) I0 J; c; L! j" WGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)/ O4 i! @2 d% @) u
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60/ J6 G1 j+ x; W, z7 n
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8 x9 {4 A0 u& w% X3 o3 [ 5 casualties reported9 i( I! S, h* H+ |+ V5 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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4 L9 N- S4 u- H' D; @! q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled {; h( D. l/ w! K5 L8 z5 v A; V9 Z
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 _& K c) m- ?4 H2 Z, v8 B5 h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 H& x7 Y; m( {$ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 I. U" I, Q7 Y9 QAssaulting units:
, W" M' }% j, e/ H' ` u0 v 7th Australian Brigade# y, [2 I$ _5 `: f* i
101st RAAF Base Force" [. \+ w( s1 T7 ]) A/ v, n
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/ C: V4 Y- y9 j' ~! L2 i5 U/ [ Kure 5th SNLF
! H3 {0 x0 n$ q0 P# i. ~1 v' V 4th Naval Guard Unit
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