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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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$ z8 X, c- l b* @Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft! L9 W+ P9 U' L6 c
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
- _3 }6 b7 J) L' F2 s, A5 K Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged# B( ~ u4 ]8 A, c$ ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 x8 n; U7 d# @1 R1 i
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Japanese Ships. z" _+ X. |; I0 p6 o' @
CA Kumano; _, |& X- B" A. }, }2 |
CA Suzuya
" M4 C/ M3 B+ O3 k, {" z CA Haguro
. a v% X8 o. Q3 i$ Y: N CA Maya- [) W0 {- P6 I$ h. K6 P: T3 j
CA Atago
: Y4 S& ?6 ?- w) N% R. Q# B1 G( | CA Takao
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& m7 ]% O; r4 \+ g3 j* ~Allied ground losses:
0 @+ W; r9 J3 b 21 casualties reported! N- ]% z- G% R: I, ^# ?; J' R$ _) b
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; v5 [7 u. j7 d1 t. o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, U c* \, J. z1 S) G9 F
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled* _- X% h$ _" c
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled): N6 h1 V4 s6 u$ {
7 L( u& `9 R' ZAirbase hits 3; k; \% v, Y% {9 e
Airbase supply hits 2
' C& p3 s, h. p$ |Runway hits 10. t& V' B( }) }$ h' _% a/ t* r
Port hits 15
) O/ w1 {. C. b& g1 d& MPort supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 w( x$ C7 s/ g+ C" ~) A3 I$ W
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CL Katori3 u5 q; {1 G+ |7 z
PB Sozan Maru
6 @7 H0 G5 G( M5 I9 ~ PB Shosei Maru
( z# C# `4 I, C5 n- S PB Nikkai Maru
$ R m- S8 {7 X PB Magan Maru2 D% l# {6 W8 B; {
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:" J& I6 {7 o- E
25 casualties reported* D8 t& k4 {$ L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 P2 J7 T# K: ~2 D4 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 F# r G/ Q1 I) z1 d) z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; k/ p5 Y. }9 ]) U2 b) S
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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' }: z" q4 i4 ` Z* F4 n) e; {
1 ~5 ^- t/ x0 z5 i" s* Z/ U: TJapanese ground losses:
+ {1 f5 j3 Q t: R/ w& h1 f 274 casualties reported- f2 C* H7 ~9 A0 z' i* U- s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled! ^. i# ?; h6 S0 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
+ N1 T: U+ E# f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' M1 R, i7 M5 b$ }% \. }/ ] Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled), S( ]/ B6 K/ @# [
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)( b, `' g! h) l' R
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships2 w8 Y" W* h( h8 j8 G% e1 N
CL Katori* D- I( X ~& O7 P
AMC Nosiro Maru% |1 y8 Z; e4 ~8 {- ] ^
AMC Akagi Maru
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APD-35
+ T0 `! W. k8 y) M& i3 ?, k APD-34
8 ?+ s; Y( H! q) T APD-2
! s: A. ] u ]7 [/ K APD-1
1 U+ B q8 j) p6 p' _) q PB Sozan Maru
2 K( j: p, J$ ]9 K5 {! B& m/ ` PB Shosei Maru
3 x7 R3 Y. Y( O% Z+ F PB Nikkai Maru2 e: [5 d& h' `
PB Magan Maru2 x6 u, m( a5 V- f) N* M
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 q, c+ ?8 M4 d) `$ l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& g! H/ W7 r# ^) e3 s: ^; xSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 19 h; P0 \3 q2 n( h
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DD Phelps. P& H# W+ D; x I
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps* o; s, H( d+ o
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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" ^& e9 k4 g) x. z9 X" nInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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Japanese Ships
0 D$ e, v% Q) V: J: u( ` \ O PB Sozan Maru8 Z" q( [/ B) H! E/ i, W
PB Shosei Maru* Z, e: M/ t2 g2 p- h* s/ ?
PB Nikkai Maru$ m; ~& }5 ]6 }7 a3 c
PB Magan Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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0 `& |, V& i: E: C0 x/ j$ F. t* t 20 casualties reported
4 D# k4 K0 o* V1 o2 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( S. b' j# h& _2 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled: C* r& T R: `) k$ f
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" J1 ~; T3 [# R" \6 T6 y, c
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)9 w: s/ m, f4 D( K: Q" \# b
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1409 k0 H& @. |+ F! N; o3 E- h# y" d
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60, V4 v' \% ~( b- E4 p2 ]
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2 Q, S6 {3 ^3 G0 E0 O$ S. i5 w 5 casualties reported7 l, W/ o5 |1 V+ G+ _ s2 \# L0 t9 L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 }1 s, _% X$ J. G& Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ o9 t( f) z* R, P
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 Y/ r, K g& m3 ^" M; Y9 u
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% J9 ?4 w3 F, `( V9 r7 @ m8 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
1 X/ Z$ L: Y* } 7th Australian Brigade
& a4 y7 C- g5 ~$ x$ g; P% `5 B; v 101st RAAF Base Force
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Kure 5th SNLF* ]8 z! y4 v2 j$ _- `
4th Naval Guard Unit
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