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8/25 戰鬥報告8 o/ s' P; I# T
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- E, \# N0 Z* g2 M6 LAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 428 f' a" Y; f- V$ e9 l
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, u0 F: F8 T) }5 G( H% G( |* [Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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" ]8 W( {- G3 D" r, b; ]8 V) YAllied aircraft% `- s. D+ w2 [, @
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
/ x7 @& a \; M Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged/ ?+ S2 B( Q! B0 {; ~) [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged( C0 V' d+ u0 A
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Japanese Ships
$ e9 @- I# F. w7 } CA Kumano
- b" T5 [7 W# k4 G# U* ] CA Suzuya
5 O8 _" a0 \2 |' T1 m CA Haguro X4 r+ \$ ^ x1 @( Z: m* y, H
CA Maya$ d, ?1 r% n" }2 i) C! \6 s
CA Atago
. W1 l1 k# L: |- i CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:& k' g- Z/ f) K4 C
21 casualties reported
/ c8 _5 ?5 ^) G3 g Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: I3 V# C. |0 n* {+ }6 d0 {- ]4 A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 }0 w9 o8 c- Z4 W1 K! ]6 H Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
! \; q, Z. ]1 q% K& l9 ^0 | Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)7 U4 H( _* B/ @) N4 Q- ]
! |( c0 ?& b" Q0 }$ l# ~: x" C& ~Airbase hits 3
f7 v4 v3 T- YAirbase supply hits 22 |; u- T0 l2 S3 @+ D% A
Runway hits 10/ i0 s: ?2 {7 S0 p, Z0 j
Port hits 154 G9 J# N: x2 g0 W, Q
Port supply hits 1
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, i* F- t2 B2 A5 l. y. A8 {! {. GPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)2 f' |2 G( r4 m, M, T! `/ o
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships8 L$ h" E3 B ?5 _, ^7 }
CL Katori% [! H" j$ U+ ]. x, y9 e8 `6 e
PB Sozan Maru0 T' |1 _2 a( H
PB Shosei Maru! E- c' u) \4 Q9 B( u* e
PB Nikkai Maru& z( m: Y7 k& x3 ?0 I5 Z
PB Magan Maru
1 ]0 f8 S# _! K$ o6 M AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 |3 \4 N) U# p$ o. u1 a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled. T5 c8 n& V! R9 R# }! {# X
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 @9 d+ j9 I. v# m" }, t6 rAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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8 g* n+ H: {3 kTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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9 Z/ G0 q% `- s1 T3 L 274 casualties reported; ^" T, I. |2 H8 z8 f9 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled8 |8 _4 |/ D# c* ]& L/ B+ r$ G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
# R2 l7 X8 H0 {' Q/ O( X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 v3 b; w3 h/ R, W+ M Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
& k1 @) ]6 b$ U9 |8 D. S Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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8 D) W% t$ h( J! S7 e4 y5 s+ |Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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% w) r/ D+ `+ W) iJapanese Ships
- q! O% R' y! X CL Katori
# {4 P% V% M9 i, H ~/ P AMC Nosiro Maru; a$ }3 n3 G5 y0 o$ y0 _7 Z+ P
AMC Akagi Maru/ z# L5 ^0 P [& v: j
APD-365 A6 q. j* F" A3 W: l
APD-35
7 N. [* v" G& r$ d- ^" P1 i. A APD-34* }4 a" ?* e( d) Y, Z5 f
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru" ^$ H# [# s9 j% V" q% p$ Q% N' A
PB Shosei Maru u1 U2 m5 h2 c) m- w& N, Q
PB Nikkai Maru0 l6 k9 M: [4 m* b
PB Magan Maru3 C3 J+ [& A6 \ O+ Y
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# |) P9 J7 c, J, p 10 casualties reported. _& @1 E5 Z6 X3 M0 \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- c7 Y, \3 }) N4 e+ X0 S8 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ v1 l A9 `) A! p' }! Y. Q8 n
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( T- e7 l' f9 T$ |- V- W- VSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168) _5 [2 S+ Q# d1 }1 C* x$ @
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SS I-16, hits 1
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Allied Ships
6 O( A! }$ _- p1 U# V5 Q2 Q DD Phelps& T# t- p& C& c' E( s) P8 [
7 G. k6 ?. k8 G6 m' L2 A& s- SSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
4 x) t! _# m( S' g1 T; u1 YDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...4 L- Q' Y) S& C" D+ R) u
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4 \6 P# ?2 g" i* T& eInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133). ^/ _: f f: ^0 k5 H# l
1 E H7 l4 z5 U0 i2 D" J% Y6 h60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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6 ]0 W! W" Z7 o+ a2 EJapanese Ships$ v9 c2 N- C7 o$ M4 D
PB Sozan Maru
, o6 V( U5 O- A! F: }: U PB Shosei Maru- N2 `+ h9 _' w4 g- ]
PB Nikkai Maru
" o- m+ v y( V4 y PB Magan Maru3 @7 j" j/ s; i! @
CL Katori
3 E) f0 J1 n# `& s: F! k( `8 B AMC Nosiro Maru
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9 l4 B4 k! V% l( aJapanese ground losses:) U3 t m" C: u W
20 casualties reported* n; i9 e# a# D: x- I2 m$ w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 s/ U7 p4 }8 c+ D9 A
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133), J8 j3 o) e) P4 s* h
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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+ D5 x* r% S1 V4 R$ g& zDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% {9 K+ _. u' ^. A u. H: k' y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ k/ W- @' u0 T- T$ c9 w+ j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 casualties reported
5 f5 p8 l& {: m& k2 {% J/ C! A Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 J2 z _- c4 Y, [+ n Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 M8 b* e7 U( _+ e% L& ^' d9 ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* ?, o9 y5 [( X( pAssaulting units:0 Z/ o6 D+ ~" S( E# B
7th Australian Brigade, k( ~ l# G+ {% u
101st RAAF Base Force
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! p7 P) W3 `2 B+ x3 f, `% {. ZDefending units:
5 Y: S! p, r8 t Kure 5th SNLF
5 F7 X: K; z2 ^4 l/ w' n 4th Naval Guard Unit
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