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8/25 戰鬥報告
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. _ o9 k$ n/ wAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42' M( b: r; q% h) }# I
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft: ^$ ?- G$ l8 K; `
no flights
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1 |& i& [0 L" \3 A ^$ aAllied aircraft losses
) X% `+ K% y8 ]1 j, ~3 Y7 ~ Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged) h3 s* R) ?* {0 G( p9 c) ~
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged1 V8 A1 G4 r' V: v
: g5 j% @8 m: f8 fJapanese Ships
% i" r5 t% [" ]2 T: e4 x CA Kumano* O: _' P1 ]5 H6 w+ j2 {; G8 T2 _ {
CA Suzuya
$ B3 o5 K9 Y7 y3 Q4 `4 b CA Haguro
" P5 ~$ @/ J5 [. w% u1 R CA Maya
7 p; I: A1 E$ a/ K' S* L CA Atago
! V) M/ @0 O6 g+ u CA Takao( k: \+ ^" y. G. l$ i% v$ ^% Q9 ?
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Allied ground losses:7 v5 @; I; V+ I5 C- @0 [
21 casualties reported c( Y1 S# c6 m2 z2 i3 s- _
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" a% t* r# `$ ~, l& D; u4 E( d0 ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
V0 h- w9 J7 ^, Q1 v7 Z; Q Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled* C: s/ d7 C! l) K3 F/ x
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- I d0 O( l, J4 {! e" \5 q
0 G4 Z7 z* ?: s: ZAirbase hits 31 b4 D3 k% ~1 h$ ?# T) [. q
Airbase supply hits 2
# L! V2 g5 u5 G: ]8 b0 f& k9 @Runway hits 106 a5 m9 Z. R7 `" ?, T
Port hits 15
$ j0 L- V. |6 r( J& hPort supply hits 1 L8 W+ C1 l" h1 p# Z
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3 y8 \. A- a- t! w' T+ G% jPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)4 E& x0 M; `7 x3 [
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships! f) e; K6 I2 c1 v$ k
CL Katori
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PB Shosei Maru. [0 j6 p% @ D6 ~+ w0 s
PB Nikkai Maru" d: q) N% k/ L
PB Magan Maru3 V, i+ |& ~- l6 A, d
AMC Nosiro Maru& N/ y8 b/ R' m b
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Japanese ground losses:: G, b3 T1 M, j/ G" g3 l: S
25 casualties reported
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( ]$ J/ B! ~% w3 R/ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
& r! l1 e! m% ^% M. W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 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, 101,1335 g; s$ }( C) Y* Y2 o
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled9 `/ E) P% l1 Y. J9 Z: a- U2 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
8 I5 w0 |& s9 l- N' ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% i4 b! U; l4 c$ }# W Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)% u; s m- J, y
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)5 J3 {( s; I ?
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# u( I. x4 F3 G+ c: ^# [5 xInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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$ s. z% b2 z/ y u" Y0 k0 Y# H9 A9 h32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru. G' _- ]2 a* _/ E6 @
AMC Akagi Maru$ @& g2 s. a. l2 h+ }
APD-36( g) l0 h/ |+ }5 m( t1 J; u
APD-35. y J# n. [* c# k2 `8 j2 W
APD-34* Y( O* q9 `7 d2 |% r2 Q! F
APD-2' X+ U- O9 |3 |2 k3 J) q
APD-1
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PB Shosei Maru! X8 J9 u' h2 @4 d: R7 y5 @
PB Nikkai Maru* |' G$ f9 c7 J
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:9 |& K& G1 Z: e+ A8 q; Y
10 casualties reported, j# V! g {8 J" ]4 h0 y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 c M0 c3 I$ ]" t7 \. a }1 |
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 1
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DD Phelps+ o( X8 g% w- [8 J+ E, `$ J
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
8 @8 o6 a8 {* W( H% `DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)% _$ f9 U: w* X( n, t z" \& B
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships* |& v2 L8 y- h% C
PB Sozan Maru
9 |; ]3 g+ E" W. t- r PB Shosei Maru8 M& Q2 I c0 U/ g: ^
PB Nikkai Maru7 R2 r1 _& S- G S5 }/ d2 W# D+ S8 w
PB Magan Maru
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1 g% t- Z \; j7 o, h, ] AMC Nosiro Maru
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20 casualties reported5 h% H9 D7 C% Y: L! S4 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)) O1 A/ X! G& X+ t3 H1 Y
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 P; q8 }! j. @
' [) s) T5 L- [% D0 J5 }3 i5 eDefending 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
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Allied ground losses:+ a2 U; U7 U1 O' e# r: v
5 casualties reported# u7 t) G+ E: h( M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 i+ ?, b, s1 ?; F5 g3 a) ~- F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 c( s8 H( T* u7 R4 A1 F# H5 | E( ~/ w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 \; M! U/ h# A
4 B5 s4 x4 f" @! nAssaulting units:
) N8 }5 `# R1 W6 i+ v 7th Australian Brigade* O8 _2 @9 R2 O2 l$ e' T) m; Q/ o7 V: u
101st RAAF Base Force) `9 p* x# N; G2 w( e+ D! K5 X- l
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Defending units:
+ i6 Y. `7 N% O' e Kure 5th SNLF
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