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8/25 戰鬥報告
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9 j. j- Q; b1 N( Y; j yAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42! g/ ~) P. _( e/ ^
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, R/ x3 }" q# M! K, wNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133' ?% [! L. o2 G. {7 c- R
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Allied aircraft5 c/ \' r! h1 o$ F; E
no flights
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" t: t. A/ o% x, ]Allied aircraft losses2 {* G" n. m6 t% h
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
" O) a+ \( l+ `* C6 _! j/ g SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged; B0 [: f; y+ n7 L% ?7 @
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Japanese Ships
: j1 B4 z$ f! h# S" l7 _: Q CA Kumano
8 l5 o B; a9 _& }& j CA Suzuya
. ]; k P0 o6 K! V/ {* q CA Haguro5 X3 y) F4 Q' m. k
CA Maya- m \+ k. Q8 O1 o) x5 G
CA Atago
$ L* w6 W# Y2 d1 } CA Takao" z3 r8 L, ~. d* t* s' r* U" w
# E+ k, s& e0 d+ ~' K) \Allied ground losses:$ K1 B0 ]9 |6 [, J
21 casualties reported' z" g/ c0 ?" A' H" u) a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" F5 `2 l/ v8 g* W# ~8 s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" k- g. F) V+ _+ n- Z
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
, X/ u R4 | N Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ ?4 Z; @8 q8 _2 ~# P% S, m9 Z0 }2 _
[/ ~( d* P4 f7 W8 PAirbase hits 3) \! L% T7 u5 n5 E) T
Airbase supply hits 21 Z N* x h+ @* K2 e4 Y
Runway hits 10
% R5 [$ O w* m* \$ W& t+ rPort hits 157 i0 A* u: y, P. W L% f9 j
Port supply hits 1* S* |8 ~7 [; x4 u! N4 y7 U3 J# T
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4 A% O* a) j5 `5 [: K- @% XPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. P# t( a' Y% s+ J+ c( i
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Japanese Ships
$ v7 v# u5 |2 e# K: s CL Katori' o. J- s- a% M* B1 H" g s9 a J
PB Sozan Maru9 g% e/ q; s6 _) X
PB Shosei Maru
0 P, o5 Q; Z2 v PB Nikkai Maru2 e- w4 C3 w# h! j5 R7 i6 d
PB Magan Maru
% J3 X0 R3 V7 X/ T5 y AMC Nosiro Maru, _& _; E3 z4 Y n; J) E& x
4 E# p3 J+ e1 m, F7 I7 r% U$ fJapanese ground losses:
3 [- g5 X, [8 }6 A- }8 b* M$ T ? 25 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
7 W$ O' e% V9 ~ \) T 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, 101,133
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: C0 W# d+ P+ M% R3 D6 e, y 274 casualties reported% ]8 y& w7 z4 ^ o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled4 {4 i% _# y! [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled' ^6 h8 z8 E. Z9 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" v4 W/ K& G' n- j/ |) b1 L# u$ p0 h
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)3 Y8 x! ?' I4 t8 Z2 d
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) I! }2 v# \& ^, U- `' {1 C
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense. K& r4 ] N1 ]. A/ c
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Japanese Ships" H( E- B) _+ j- |+ v
CL Katori
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1 i* H. _0 `& @8 y: \( j AMC Akagi Maru* k$ G4 F0 K+ A$ P- {; H
APD-36
2 a/ s. Q4 ~5 l5 c APD-35
: x9 w1 s* W3 Q APD-34
9 L' b3 |7 ?) L4 Y APD-2& N8 f" `% ~' R% {/ F( h5 N8 Z
APD-1
+ a, B5 ]- Z+ G6 V$ f+ F9 O PB Sozan Maru
- G2 n* C2 X" ?3 Q PB Shosei Maru8 J! e* @ h* F3 s
PB Nikkai Maru
" z, t( I5 y# A* I) W- { PB Magan Maru' T/ U! K1 J8 c- w
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Japanese ground losses:
. q+ y! X+ c' Q: M$ ~ 10 casualties reported7 D' p# E8 e3 l( s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% c3 `/ O9 M8 r+ H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 C) h j1 W& a2 N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 ^9 g, n4 |7 ~) x9 X9 rSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168# E9 s' z/ s5 D' j
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Japanese Ships
n- V6 R8 \! n& a SS I-16, hits 11 h7 g- j7 F& q
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Allied Ships8 X- @& L9 W/ a7 D
DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
2 G+ E+ z- Q$ m( ?9 P PDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...1 a* `8 S5 O4 Q p0 Q! s% z" H
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)" Q# N, H8 V3 f; ?
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense." Q5 w n* ~2 A; a T
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Japanese Ships, E4 ~4 \0 R$ W0 W" C/ A# d6 H- f
PB Sozan Maru$ n0 A0 w+ ~5 s7 u! J6 t# f# v
PB Shosei Maru5 W: ]+ @+ Z2 f& k3 u1 x+ p' F' ^
PB Nikkai Maru! E0 j7 T) p1 I Z, u
PB Magan Maru; e+ l' e) s5 l" b+ N6 M
CL Katori
6 r; @. y3 A% z6 ~. e# u AMC Nosiro Maru
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_0 n0 j! M D3 r O- B! I2 HJapanese ground losses:
1 W& r9 q5 M) X! |! {4 T. s1 @5 T4 t 20 casualties reported' ?6 F' m& s; y4 O# Q& V
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 A5 V4 f. y9 }" A# S* [+ M
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
9 r1 V; S6 p8 B! A: [7 [9 k( O1 V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* p6 N$ j. y; i8 O: h# B1 wGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)2 a/ A1 Z- c0 P" A- v4 C
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. M0 o+ `5 f8 y1 ZAttacking 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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0 N3 C$ t4 |0 Y8 uJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: f- m# \# }, i8 Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 casualties reported
3 G) }! M0 W+ O1 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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9 y" y. _- p# z6 |$ y, W' ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
: X1 o' W$ }1 \/ k& o- [) i4 Z) S 7th Australian Brigade
/ _2 a0 s9 |: W+ b2 y( U 101st RAAF Base Force
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% i2 ?& h% ^0 V! Q; b; F( t, kDefending units:
' E+ o1 t3 C+ q* S3 t( H" C, | Kure 5th SNLF# G3 ]' B" R8 b, ?$ k
4th Naval Guard Unit& I7 R5 m* A8 @- M
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