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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42/ v9 O) V" {7 j0 J
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: g9 i1 \2 h& h( U" n- ?% D, U' fNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft9 h: a* {3 B: G: z, z, @
no flights! ?/ a" f/ \; q
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Allied aircraft losses7 x( `. \4 e' y2 V
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
: B% {9 o% K3 s* @) o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships( W( g8 k% M& h% j; V" y
CA Kumano
/ {7 M6 X6 r9 D: R% i CA Suzuya
4 D' a5 M; _/ K! }9 E CA Haguro) u9 j" [# S X/ @% E }/ v" s; n
CA Maya
: U2 r. T9 M9 }9 l: A* ^+ F# b CA Atago2 ]5 g, o" ^& i
CA Takao% d) c) T, h" b( |! ~& m/ q; V( m% q
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Allied ground losses:3 @, H; W" J1 b1 A7 q. n( {+ X% d
21 casualties reported# U+ ^4 l& X4 s3 M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 Q: i# k# f r, s9 M; \3 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
+ m4 G/ h1 a3 V7 q Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled6 p' e" ]0 P( ?: V7 l0 J0 J
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)! ^& Q: t6 T$ z* j5 N/ Z5 k7 f
* m5 h1 q# C! i2 W/ n+ q! ]Airbase hits 3
* W2 S9 Q3 u, Z1 r6 h5 n; |7 z3 lAirbase supply hits 2! K! F" p+ H/ h, r
Runway hits 10% a" S! u! j/ n( u6 Y4 M/ k* b
Port hits 15) h. L0 M- M( P3 m9 E. R
Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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" U$ |- r) @# Z57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships8 A' j, ^$ ]1 S6 ~+ ~: H
CL Katori0 {3 A3 O- c6 T+ Q; ~8 ^3 W& s
PB Sozan Maru, s/ f2 I) D' w M9 B
PB Shosei Maru
( d* i* h' g J4 ] PB Nikkai Maru% B- p) f& c; F; f: U
PB Magan Maru
( D* x$ ~; \+ H AMC Nosiro Maru1 ^ V% k" G# F) G! O5 B! Q
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Japanese ground losses:
2 Z$ Q$ {* g! P q6 Y 25 casualties reported
3 J" ~3 ~( h! i Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 Q+ J% P# Y: E! ?" u+ }" ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ C( o, `# D V* b' G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# ^, ~0 ]* C" x
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6 Q' c+ C" ]/ w( H8 bAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)# O- J$ S O5 y3 L' ^; _; @7 e
1 s8 O: S3 B/ [4 f4 r3 gTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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( o# y! |) C# C2 sJapanese ground losses:( U9 }! b) B3 T8 W, S
274 casualties reported
! R0 n7 d1 ~3 q+ f z7 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
5 \ `; Y( C1 n2 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled: ~+ u) Z0 R; r, @8 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, \4 G5 O3 ]% {/ I/ l! @: |5 z) q
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled). E) h6 e% e( X# O
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled): f& T0 o; n+ y+ s- J& }$ [: t
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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2 u# L3 S+ ]1 Q3 Y+ o, y; r: x32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& u- b- D+ W* u' p! t. P; v
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Japanese Ships( T8 p% c! Y4 ?/ o" o; D
CL Katori: {8 c7 f: J+ [
AMC Nosiro Maru' {/ N0 c( ~ Y. B- t, b% [6 |
AMC Akagi Maru
J; n. _5 D2 ]& S% e APD-36
# V4 Q' n' ^8 a# d8 V- \0 ^ APD-35( H, h& y& v1 P2 ^
APD-34* x) \+ C# `6 i3 ?/ ]
APD-23 R! ^- T! q: A* U7 |2 L
APD-1- m& t. x, W2 r' L
PB Sozan Maru
/ p2 s' G3 x [ m( [ PB Shosei Maru
6 i/ g3 ]5 W( l1 _3 p PB Nikkai Maru
0 F$ f! A& [. _ PB Magan Maru8 d8 [. X$ Q7 _* N* c2 A" P
# g. L* l U! l x9 I& J, E kJapanese ground losses:
3 Z7 g* y, O7 Q 10 casualties reported1 v0 j" D5 I9 ~: H- C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# W9 D! F/ U3 z! Z4 D1 x, M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" ^4 d6 ~) z+ @0 Q: b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ?6 x* O( D2 J
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5 `) W2 K* v! s$ t L% sSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 1
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Allied Ships n8 O$ D" J" {7 N. E
DD Phelps6 D4 L/ _+ F- x7 y! ]& `- F
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
. `( }) B+ }+ K1 ? I1 sDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships) P( {: _, R8 w, s. v, R' r% M. D p. i. o
PB Sozan Maru
8 P% B" t4 \) ]4 {+ [& [; d PB Shosei Maru5 v9 s, }# p! Q2 Q7 }3 ~8 @" W
PB Nikkai Maru$ T5 {' N( C( {. O" D4 I
PB Magan Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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& N; ^3 S9 d+ y) fJapanese ground losses:9 `; J9 q: {8 e; v$ d/ z; {' P
20 casualties reported
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" O3 s2 K l4 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled( w; b4 d% K2 K) t6 G
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% l7 W+ y! M+ l; m5 M U1 t8 {
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' ?) D- @! ^) @; A GGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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4 p1 {9 }: A& D- F: _Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 601 H- E* n9 u! o6 ]
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Japanese ground losses:$ I ?, n. S V2 I
5 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 S; G% l3 O- ]
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' W, ~8 I$ f5 R) V 5 casualties reported0 r/ I7 T) k: q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 v( f* Y) r9 S+ W1 X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 ^6 q! G _ z2 B N- k$ h$ g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:- j0 _; R, b) |% f
7th Australian Brigade! t- f7 Q9 C: D8 r) b. y6 h
101st RAAF Base Force f& j- j- j# o% ~/ y* Y, o$ v
* e9 g9 a3 u1 P2 g: d+ jDefending units:
, v+ S- I; p7 N" y% W _ Kure 5th SNLF
$ i8 B6 n2 [( [6 n* T, o+ R 4th Naval Guard Unit
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