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8/25 戰鬥報告; ?3 T, X' }7 u5 a5 W7 S6 @
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 421 P! l/ S2 V" Y5 m* V5 |! S1 z0 X* C/ N
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0 p5 x4 T+ o6 v+ Y" _, k% PNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
- Q, F, |: a l; L) S2 f Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged( a/ l, `; [8 M. i$ T/ t
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged& `; @3 M: \3 I' H9 G4 z7 ]; R1 P& D
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9 K. |& f3 O% Z+ Y CA Kumano
% |+ T7 j. b) k" s CA Suzuya, N) W" n7 h! \; K/ l7 q
CA Haguro: J* m7 F6 {( u' j$ Y1 w$ h6 l9 R
CA Maya6 z4 s9 n. g1 p4 @: H7 \
CA Atago! s4 Y) n& F Q( F
CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:% M h, I7 w# W
21 casualties reported
* L/ F# f2 [, _9 ~+ r Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
D5 @) M$ K$ K. C; ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% N4 p; l% a% w Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled2 Q J- S" I) B1 U) S
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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. o7 q% Z& }6 |( V1 q- _Airbase hits 3; t C; O! X4 [2 I( J& N
Airbase supply hits 2* _' b# g/ P- `" V* ?
Runway hits 10
3 B9 ]8 b; ^+ ]% mPort hits 15! B7 n/ a$ M# J1 u/ ?) @
Port supply hits 12 z5 T- Z6 z, x9 S1 }9 f
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6 [' q9 _- V: l9 F' OPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)+ E4 e+ b; }& {9 V5 D
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 W% P% h1 @8 U- JJapanese Ships7 i9 J* x5 y9 w$ j
CL Katori6 i8 b( C* ?8 f# l& Y J
PB Sozan Maru
( u2 U3 m0 e# K5 c4 c4 \9 u PB Shosei Maru' E) V; j* t5 }
PB Nikkai Maru
7 q& ]7 p5 J1 g5 e% j# j) I PB Magan Maru
6 d1 r Y2 ]3 c; p: a AMC Nosiro Maru8 `) \' k) P ?6 f- V: K
4 ?0 v* m' G' W: ~Japanese ground losses:
$ n9 M7 _2 T) @0 H# U, w; y 25 casualties reported% l& n& u) H( L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- B+ R0 v. a4 W: Q9 M. {% k/ X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
8 l8 s" a; S3 s: F5 h 274 casualties reported
0 X. W K5 j4 M: Z. r1 Q/ O! _ Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
, y9 T' V' S) b( ]1 J5 P$ v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
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Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133): V$ z8 C. [" r2 {6 N
! w' R5 y' a: L32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" u- }7 u! s2 u4 }+ KJapanese Ships
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( Z5 _+ y5 M' t9 I AMC Nosiro Maru
: V3 L }8 Z: x$ b+ a AMC Akagi Maru
/ O5 E/ k8 \. r5 E" Z* ^ APD-36
" j7 {) N5 b7 Q/ g7 _4 j1 i P- l* Q APD-35
* R6 i7 T8 J, I; f7 S APD-34
~" n4 N( n8 o: ^$ a, o4 G$ | APD-2
1 |& s" F+ p+ Y6 P APD-1. z: n' S0 r- Y0 G
PB Sozan Maru* M7 B# O; l2 S8 g( B1 Y& {
PB Shosei Maru# X* d' g4 w# }. U6 b7 d( j6 p
PB Nikkai Maru/ _4 h5 ]+ @- |/ r0 X
PB Magan Maru+ u+ ?* `% y' W) {' L1 d$ n4 ?# }
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Japanese ground losses:
2 e {& J- O& K, Y+ i* E0 z 10 casualties reported% X) k, I d7 k2 Q* @+ G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ ^' a% n }+ i; o/ k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* ~. r- E( M3 {; O: I Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% f/ ^! @6 ]8 L$ m/ c. o8 u% J9 t
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6 j1 w- l% B5 C* N+ u% ySub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 10 {+ l w ^8 H2 |
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DD Phelps
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. M& t. Q+ t0 @SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps0 M. \; V' w1 {
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...7 I% R; o' L4 w% P( a( B7 |
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$ X6 N5 e9 m* k5 TInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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4 X' h* q! P g' U( }4 u" {60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.; Q- U* P/ s& n. t, a w7 [! i
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru+ T3 V2 b8 _! ]: `1 x2 N" r
PB Magan Maru8 h- b7 G3 c/ S" [3 c
CL Katori6 _3 A/ P/ i [5 m" }% Q `
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:* U/ A# l* |, e1 e/ Z- m
20 casualties reported( K5 Z: g F: ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 `, q# ^4 m: u0 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled+ y m: N" p! k) Q* ?, g ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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0 ^/ y; p3 P4 X4 h0 U5 T/ [; YAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140, i$ M- R- C$ g3 V
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Japanese ground losses:( F6 M* ?6 G5 u, z6 J7 b* `+ C( K+ s; V
5 casualties reported% Y- X% L9 y- Y8 f) F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 }/ e$ U6 |* k3 {' u0 lAllied ground losses:
; P8 M- ]' B4 S- ?- T9 U3 D$ D$ h. l 5 casualties reported
3 A" c' |, y& O; L+ Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( }: Z* G1 n* f7 {. f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ l) Q! i* \# X1 Z$ g S- ZAssaulting units:
2 e/ ]8 W' F _: Y) L* T 7th Australian Brigade
% L4 | v8 I0 h3 @5 q; z" L9 E 101st RAAF Base Force8 y3 @; j, C9 [
: X6 |& Q5 H, x% gDefending units:
7 r8 P# t* s# q Kure 5th SNLF
j( t) }7 b7 A; m; c 4th Naval Guard Unit5 t) P* i! c6 q. z( S w- } [$ T
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