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' k/ s, D1 k5 i4 E* rAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42: y, @2 e) B2 Y6 P1 `% Q, N
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft) n1 S9 q1 ]* @& a# b
no flights& w& M' F! M" d* v
; N9 `' O% T4 H( Q5 N% eAllied aircraft losses" l9 H7 h- {' y2 r, Z* }1 Q& v
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
8 C' B' `- q$ y ] SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged# d6 V" l$ }, R# p
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Japanese Ships) a- y! C6 S3 p/ B
CA Kumano
3 ^- G8 B0 h- `6 C9 b- ]0 C CA Suzuya
! Y- @& C9 }5 W( W4 ?, n CA Haguro' a! Y& R' J; J: m2 l! }1 W* ~5 x$ H
CA Maya
: C( S% j! Y6 V: _: u CA Atago
1 S# Z+ o k$ U" x0 }- _6 S CA Takao; g1 S3 M/ y8 Z* n2 P! d# Y$ Y
3 t4 Y* T4 u* X; I6 h- NAllied ground losses:
0 X& b" \* D4 P9 g# l( T 21 casualties reported% p" ]' _1 f$ N% N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; `9 T: W9 W' s
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
5 F# D+ k `0 W5 ^ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 Y0 r! g, R5 X. ~ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
1 a% a+ ~- i: {( s# j5 J$ aAirbase supply hits 2
# x# q Q( I' t9 N; }Runway hits 100 L" @6 x. E2 D+ l
Port hits 15/ o: Q' ?5 c8 t
Port supply hits 1+ g1 N! k1 A d3 `9 m8 n- T/ [& ^
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2 x) Q; [7 G \; Q- ] ?Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133); }& d' K: n- m" F9 @' @
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships6 D8 s( F( e) q2 `* b1 C! A
CL Katori* w/ i/ M/ @) [$ g( g; R; S
PB Sozan Maru
) }, t$ }9 Y# c6 Q. A- S) j; m' h PB Shosei Maru
+ Q3 F+ \2 Y) x6 `$ s PB Nikkai Maru6 h O& _! O* w4 M: M# m `
PB Magan Maru
; x$ s' U9 {8 h AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:6 q) B0 c0 O: P' s8 k
25 casualties reported2 P( \7 V+ X+ f$ b/ j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! {- W0 F. Y% P' B1 G$ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled4 n5 n$ y9 q0 _: K( e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' L8 c+ p* X, }1 f9 |; p! U
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5 y& s" c+ a* {# v* uAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)& S ]& g+ r) ~4 T& G6 ^( e2 L
; b3 Q/ G/ @3 l* J6 cTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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0 M p9 z k9 [4 H6 o" P+ J7 V. D 274 casualties reported2 U, l9 z. D0 |# n" u, F7 u" p6 I! [3 b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled& M% Z0 P2 n- j0 n& U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
( p, {+ c; d" K2 l( B9 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% f2 N2 C0 d* O/ c! Q0 X0 W$ p
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)' E% Y9 E/ E( O2 D
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 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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Japanese Ships2 t9 R$ i+ U7 H
CL Katori" F! W% m: j! y6 e, i
AMC Nosiro Maru- z8 J4 s+ v( j
AMC Akagi Maru% C) |% a, t3 z3 a( z
APD-36$ ], D% s9 U3 K. ]! _& g3 A# T
APD-35
* E G; X) p1 @" M7 S' Y APD-34
" U! z9 Y- k4 A' A! F APD-25 o- F; {0 W- B# w
APD-17 A" g3 f& N% T0 z* x- K$ ~7 [
PB Sozan Maru' g# E/ ~' ?1 _7 y/ B" Q
PB Shosei Maru# A7 g- |% n Z& f& O; C" Z$ T5 \
PB Nikkai Maru
4 r$ A( b- C" B3 j PB Magan Maru) H2 t: M8 @: r" ?
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Japanese ground losses:
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1 {/ K. d4 z( V$ T _- H8 b4 \8 K Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 _1 }* H" i5 l4 i. b2 M$ E7 Q& L Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& j5 j+ _" T) q" n3 U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
) R% K: C, \: q9 R DD Phelps/ [3 \9 }( ?9 Z3 t v1 f
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps8 j' \4 H4 m! b# n! t, @* @
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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8 F, {; G" J/ |( TInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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# u1 X! ?5 j/ @; A6 Q4 k60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( {2 f z8 E7 O: z& G3 n: j: |
0 J8 b, i U* ^% V1 R5 X3 z4 _Japanese Ships
9 x" m( e* C) L0 P9 w PB Sozan Maru0 n/ I& w3 v9 |' v8 K* D) S3 \" |
PB Shosei Maru
+ Z7 D2 I' L; _3 V* v" m2 l# B$ v PB Nikkai Maru
2 [0 A( n7 r* M1 x/ L8 Y d/ r/ V PB Magan Maru3 S- } U8 `. u; [- \6 f. r, X
CL Katori; N" l5 _( g9 c% t# u$ {& w* ~
AMC Nosiro Maru4 f. x o L; o6 l2 T8 _
* p' X: J- v% | k1 F( ~! o0 SJapanese ground losses:' z3 C. i9 M: K3 R% q' H' M4 W1 c
20 casualties reported
7 [' I5 f: {! [( j! z3 b6 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! p4 T$ T! r3 y/ U8 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
" n. @3 F$ [! A2 r! w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; q9 z) U5 n! O/ U
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack* i7 j4 C* D. B. q/ Q. Y
# @/ n9 K8 J- P( @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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Japanese ground losses:
3 d7 o8 l# x& j% D; U 5 casualties reported
$ d. F- E7 |( C9 V: s% Q V Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 I% }. v! [7 B; f# V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
: L5 Z* [3 V8 ~ 5 casualties reported
. `' d' w3 [4 w" ] Z, ~8 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 ?- y$ |' u2 v5 Q# V0 f& u) f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 X0 }# a O4 b% T1 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% n4 u" ^/ s; |& |, e( d& C Z. rAssaulting units:
" F; i4 S2 Q) o6 s. @0 L 7th Australian Brigade f. N, ]( B: i; n
101st RAAF Base Force
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Defending units:
( n4 p/ G# {& R/ ?3 D& [ Kure 5th SNLF" X3 H' A8 y; V. D' d% z W6 c
4th Naval Guard Unit2 u3 A' h s3 ^0 V0 W; e
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