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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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$ K. y# ]5 d3 W( |4 {. Y" ZNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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, ?' n: l# }) R' L( P6 @Allied aircraft, ^, ~( [% e0 v' Y5 }$ C' Z* c
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
% K# {! ?6 _) H$ W$ G, X X/ L( u3 C0 ^1 Q Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
% M" q/ M6 y! W+ C; x& U3 U6 g8 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships: Y, S7 ?8 E; L" V! w
CA Kumano
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CA Haguro
& z4 ~0 w( a. S+ W; Y$ C! B CA Maya
1 R& X) {) Z& m( D7 {# [) o' |4 ~: K CA Atago" G4 Q; v1 Y! f1 ?+ j/ W
CA Takao' G! l4 O9 ^9 [9 f$ M4 D, |
1 v1 c- h3 }" F2 B9 XAllied ground losses:5 d6 n$ R) o0 w8 l+ f
21 casualties reported
, t6 h+ v0 @* \9 q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
f5 z+ _9 S+ T, M/ E# Q& _8 n9 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) w. ~( w9 C7 D Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled- a* _2 x9 s8 P" Q" p' ?" G% X' u
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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/ ^5 o) r' I/ H) ~. u( h; S/ uAirbase hits 3
1 ^9 P; l( ]% l# F, o$ ~Airbase supply hits 24 i& _! \% R# p: {' [2 ]5 K# V$ V
Runway hits 10
) [0 O1 k" d; N, W, |5 ePort hits 15
" C0 l, j0 c' [0 P" ]' |Port supply hits 1$ e7 B. v x6 m4 @* f
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+ P0 `- w% O i% BPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)- H/ N9 D( R& g6 l9 ^$ m
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 A+ b; E. M& v+ ?- `+ GJapanese Ships& r' v1 r" Z' V4 ~1 i. f, `
CL Katori9 i% k2 U9 J1 t1 w# }
PB Sozan Maru- a& @' l# m8 c( V8 H5 N
PB Shosei Maru
: Y$ f+ \/ V# c7 p7 |# p PB Nikkai Maru0 c+ J4 c# n: ^8 t
PB Magan Maru
3 G8 h- P* d! E6 N& e AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:2 M2 O; D7 F9 M+ ? l+ R
25 casualties reported
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2 r! s {7 X" ^, \4 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled" M2 x" z. F: x$ D3 |: ~* g' J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: w% z' C3 R: ~2 u( B5 h8 I% u
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)7 U* e" M& F" A# T+ ~
) c& s( i8 n hTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133" G: S% `( @0 q/ P
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8 l3 _2 `" x5 z) D, Y3 q; [- h) ] 274 casualties reported. P' D" Q) y. [3 D! z% }
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled) ^8 ~) H0 [. R. g' H4 ^* t# y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
9 T; W6 @6 s5 K7 G/ O Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ m* B$ |+ Y4 P3 S' h9 i7 W Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
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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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CL Katori: G; a7 Q+ F/ z6 G5 s0 ]; [
AMC Nosiro Maru. O, u2 H, N5 v/ _
AMC Akagi Maru) S4 ]! q% L1 H* `3 }6 l
APD-36
- v4 a9 s: j* E$ t' | APD-35
3 B) F' n! K& t6 z8 e+ X APD-34
6 \3 R8 @; f" C2 j, D9 y1 ]9 O) G% S APD-2' g9 m; Z) `1 }& o) T' ~0 P5 E& B
APD-1
. H0 a: s" O: V( | PB Sozan Maru v! j. d( I# d, {8 B2 v, b' t1 {
PB Shosei Maru
0 K( \! W& o9 M( m) O PB Nikkai Maru) n/ y. K' @; c7 j5 T }. p! j
PB Magan Maru
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10 casualties reported
, s! j- ^8 @4 p) }0 S, D Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# R4 e# S2 N0 y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
c" L7 X! y( e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: ~- \$ X0 [( mSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships
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DD Phelps& z) f; L8 [- S9 A
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
0 M- R, G) Q Q* tDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search... Y9 I- L' `4 j& n
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% x( f9 D# G$ R
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Japanese Ships/ v7 {+ t6 v8 i2 ~/ u' B
PB Sozan Maru7 a, m4 O3 |# E- x5 H. [9 m
PB Shosei Maru
, A, e, Y7 w9 ]' m3 s PB Nikkai Maru3 O; a7 n6 ?% p! H& i
PB Magan Maru) I" E. v3 E- q# O) S' T- r4 J2 m% I
CL Katori
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Japanese ground losses:6 z8 Z e0 x; W- e' w
20 casualties reported; X2 u! N4 E* m
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ]$ z+ e5 n: q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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6 j+ b+ Z$ R' h4 w2 ]Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1404 C9 C$ r% o" Z4 s* A6 z: P
0 }" o% c8 Q1 y: PDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 casualties reported
5 e+ j* N9 |, |( S6 f- y# V, b& C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ i, E/ q5 g5 q" S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 casualties reported6 A, j3 R3 p( b" B E: |7 W: Y) Q) g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) R5 {8 a4 |& `8 U9 r2 n. X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' W% c3 p$ e8 ~, x* E* b3 ?3 ?Assaulting units:
2 v; q; r; G7 {# {; n+ T 7th Australian Brigade# b/ n2 \8 F& [$ ^: H5 v4 \5 {
101st RAAF Base Force
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Defending units:
4 G5 y) m' M- F Kure 5th SNLF' F, Y' X, Q9 A) {, I7 Y
4th Naval Guard Unit+ f: S1 W% r3 [' S4 H5 s
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