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W/ y8 P% X$ N/ AAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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3 w$ m- }, h1 X1 p# B& D! H; ~Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1333 {% K) B( o4 |0 u
0 m* o, Z9 _) c5 |$ O" eAllied aircraft# A/ w& ?' ^7 W1 m! c
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
- j4 e P1 a1 j1 ` Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
- M4 _ B, H: \- |& h SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
$ |- h/ ]0 m# D g, n O5 ]; Y4 | CA Kumano: h2 q# ~8 ^8 f7 V4 [; M, Y' F
CA Suzuya
2 C+ D9 W8 d9 S u CA Haguro
! d q& f7 ~- V0 ?+ B CA Maya6 h, D7 L* z- P
CA Atago, p4 p+ F; F; k8 U
CA Takao. G; O! a* o! T; [. i& [& v- Q
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Allied ground losses:
5 q* S; n1 _; h c' | 21 casualties reported9 W6 e0 B) |' k' ]+ R9 Y* `% b9 u) Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& W7 M7 p& o( G' z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- h, p5 ~) O% g: ^! @ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 v8 [& W9 Z7 w4 d3 \ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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) O9 H/ u/ g; ?7 G! x5 C2 R0 e5 zAirbase hits 3
6 ?+ ]+ t+ j* w% x$ `Airbase supply hits 2* {3 B9 x$ W& `/ L
Runway hits 101 J& [# C- R( d6 o$ o
Port hits 15) Q- z- K& ^; O1 m4 }; L
Port supply hits 14 l. ~: A+ l, s5 ]
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)& u6 E( B" Z) ?8 e# F
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 Y+ [0 A( X+ B6 jJapanese Ships* `. ~5 K& k9 c) R5 }1 Y) I: E$ c" u
CL Katori
, Y+ y$ w0 k6 l: M PB Sozan Maru
2 g! o$ @- \! z) ~# }7 e. f PB Shosei Maru9 b( @ ^" J& N* M
PB Nikkai Maru
L' D& l: r9 C8 L: ] PB Magan Maru+ Z+ [$ L. ?$ l% ?- y0 W1 a
AMC Nosiro Maru5 K* h1 y! j, J1 q+ @2 v
5 c/ N/ v) D+ |7 @: `Japanese ground losses:
! |, }1 p* a7 c( N 25 casualties reported0 O D$ g0 Z* ], ?( x; \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 ^8 i8 p- U% R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. `7 W4 a. Q) u* \, `$ }4 W6 [0 A
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% u" [4 o2 F$ |& Y
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8 `* i$ x+ l$ N8 BAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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7 f5 ?, F7 s# }4 }9 ~$ D& dTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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1 @4 F: c1 m$ n5 n9 i% h 274 casualties reported! f: q9 x' O: d& J/ O5 ?) y' `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
7 G- T- q# R8 n3 R5 M) E) n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
s) {2 b2 D, K% m i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled p3 k& Q/ {7 ]- E% ?
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
* h; F# b" _3 o! ] Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)% B% p$ Z1 U, l J, P$ W8 R7 t
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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
( n6 s) G' n( O6 ~! v9 T CL Katori
+ H9 a. M" g7 ? AMC Nosiro Maru. D3 ~1 _$ P7 b8 R$ K( @9 n3 H7 z0 m
AMC Akagi Maru
/ d+ ]4 g% X1 F5 _! ` APD-36
2 _7 n$ Z" i# f9 A5 Q APD-352 z' t5 U' ^! j' [, Y9 D
APD-34
) [3 u- }4 d; Q: w, W+ k5 ` APD-2! V4 c8 b3 o& ^0 S: N
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PB Sozan Maru9 T% @% e& K1 t/ R/ a9 N
PB Shosei Maru0 R1 @+ p- r* |
PB Nikkai Maru( B2 l" W6 E/ u- u) L3 O- b
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:4 n- ^ ]! g) u
10 casualties reported0 H3 C5 \! T1 R
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% b1 p" V4 u, U/ z1 N& j9 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" h, y$ `, j* F3 m
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, v! Q a, I% H8 Z8 c u' F
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0 M0 W# i& V+ @" {4 O' z! T$ m$ f4 [4 XSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168/ X. d9 O; b+ ^4 q$ J
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SS I-16, hits 1
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Allied Ships( k. [. o/ h5 a5 `
DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps: o8 N: Y3 V5 h! G3 M$ W* M
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)2 A" R2 ]' k; T; ]8 E& K
1 S7 R1 i# K" R" e! v) F60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ H( K, |. s: W; Q" V8 B; r S
5 K0 I. [! K. l0 O/ VJapanese Ships4 }- a% }) ]% P! x5 `1 ^8 D
PB Sozan Maru3 D5 C4 T! D$ |8 I
PB Shosei Maru
3 q7 s1 k$ Q# A- D# C. } PB Nikkai Maru
6 A& {" i' D$ J$ N PB Magan Maru' M' C9 k+ Q2 A, C4 [7 M3 t Z+ t5 f
CL Katori
1 Z m" {7 L F& e/ z. G AMC Nosiro Maru- K4 r8 I" P4 j
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20 casualties reported, M- ^/ y! i* E) @- |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# T& ^8 @. Y; \0 L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
7 g1 R) H S: |4 m; h: t) y% v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* \% W% K0 C _5 O" F) a; x
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7 l! [/ X3 K% G6 ]. D3 W3 S9 O9 _Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)& Y) c5 l' H' X) e/ L/ F
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Allied Bombardment attack
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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 = 60
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5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 X3 ]: k. Y- W7 f$ E- l; ?. A# n. P Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 I' X+ h5 F4 `& ^: MAllied ground losses:
- v" c# [6 M. Q. O 5 casualties reported
: N, ^0 M% c0 r7 Z4 O& g Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' ~7 X1 h- y& j# o0 Y8 J9 g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) C7 o. Z9 x; Q8 y$ K, u# J. z9 D- b Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ f1 S( a+ n. D' p; N: ~: {: A& MAssaulting units:
& w1 v+ Q. D+ Y! ~: b2 [5 f 7th Australian Brigade7 R4 D6 s7 V6 d$ ~
101st RAAF Base Force
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* s6 v5 n* _% Q) \9 ADefending units:
1 m$ N: Q: I7 R3 I" n3 ` Kure 5th SNLF4 |6 W. c5 t* @2 S6 N& w3 x
4th Naval Guard Unit9 ^0 X" n2 ~/ g
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