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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 k- C% C, K# M9 f9 n" \% V. L
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133 | `( s+ X+ M( m7 l# D
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no flights
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Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged5 ]4 j9 v/ A. R& V( o
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, O" c P# Z! q3 GJapanese Ships
i0 ^$ v9 y+ m) _ CA Kumano
! [* j5 H4 p' `% a9 C( S CA Suzuya
& b, O2 s& M) ^3 k B6 D, L CA Haguro/ \7 S+ Z4 H6 f d8 a2 n2 n3 m
CA Maya
0 X3 R4 j# b) O; y8 U2 w8 K0 V% x CA Atago
^3 `& s7 X, @* Z, e CA Takao
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8 r. @: y) W6 i% I0 QAllied ground losses:. ]6 f0 g" L+ c# E" x2 [% f
21 casualties reported
4 B# v0 Q6 B( p3 _/ h! \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! W, @" ~4 n# P5 H$ T/ | h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ e, [3 O: ^+ U6 f, s. w
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled; ~+ ]7 ^; t6 |4 C4 u" t
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3: o |) z& f( I4 D
Airbase supply hits 2
+ b" z R! p U& IRunway hits 10; Q4 ~. O# V/ T+ p& R
Port hits 15
h1 q! v, @# g8 f' [4 u- uPort supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)' D/ F0 R- [6 A3 e! K- }7 ~( V
$ l m1 _# k2 b* ~* E7 S) a( h7 ^57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 [5 t0 `) q' y
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PB Sozan Maru+ G. [( Y* }' N0 F4 g: Z9 ~: [3 l
PB Shosei Maru8 ]0 p9 }* Q: {3 S1 P, Q
PB Nikkai Maru, o7 ]$ n" ?8 a
PB Magan Maru
1 E! E* Y7 d+ Z5 ]- s$ Q( W AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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. V- k! {7 d# v Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
& f1 }5 b* h P. w9 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* g0 j8 d8 ~. F& A
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+ g& T2 P5 p* p* C* x- Z2 d, ^
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274 casualties reported
4 ?4 ~9 Y/ r! x: k3 d" i% _/ D7 B Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled& t7 o4 j0 b, ^' P9 l
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled9 x6 \& Z) r n; R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& n9 u- a* B$ W" r% [; K
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
" c q4 |4 u+ E Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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& d8 Q4 y- c( g- P; A. T; S' ?Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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4 H; W8 E. g/ _# g- g32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.+ Y7 h0 a6 l( @! }( _! ^" x$ K+ d
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Japanese Ships: @$ z. _/ O o
CL Katori
5 s3 W8 K1 y! }2 }- l AMC Nosiro Maru
P5 Z- ]5 y0 C0 B AMC Akagi Maru1 ]( S/ U, _1 E0 H. I
APD-36
, F7 d; a" q) h. }, d APD-35, U0 p- Q, g7 I8 x* u! d1 f
APD-343 D' Z }: R; V* I6 H1 E! m
APD-2% B5 d+ v6 T* k
APD-15 n9 I# l1 i$ ^% a4 w0 ?
PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru# S: c' S& F7 Q# {5 }! V/ a
PB Magan Maru6 o3 n9 e* y8 e0 c( |* G Z+ i5 @
5 V9 i R8 k. r% l3 Q: l4 LJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# C% s0 a% x: _" o3 V; W7 p: @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 x: T# b& A; ?) s- V# g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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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
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3 J: Y3 X# P; a; `SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps p. K; j$ a. Q# [- t, A) C; d4 `
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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" D3 |- V2 r7 vInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)5 S6 @5 J' J' n) @( B7 a
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PB Sozan Maru$ m8 c$ C6 R$ q. p' @2 g/ L! W
PB Shosei Maru
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PB Magan Maru
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20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled9 u% h1 Y" v( y8 Z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) F" d5 \. p m) U# ~( P3 F+ |$ E; t
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack7 d1 Q! b/ L: i# L L8 ^
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140" A/ P% _3 T7 x8 m9 t, a1 m
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60. P6 _. k' Z8 r0 t% J8 o
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! ^$ H' |: s2 ~: h/ R Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L: z9 h4 u+ b7 v1 a, w5 s" d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 g/ e" l+ v) u7 t5 P 5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
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5 o! S' @- w/ D( d2 U) z# _Defending units:
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