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8/25 戰鬥報告9 L9 S. k ^* C
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4 k0 ?. p A0 Q! hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1332 A) }7 \( c6 e# v/ e6 H2 u8 B( `
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses/ y, c+ I6 C- u
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged4 R, `# b3 K% T# U) ^0 z- T
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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CA Kumano
: M' J/ L- [) F9 T6 L* [ CA Suzuya& c7 s- ]. @0 |/ }
CA Haguro
- {4 c G* X! o% G& G8 w. m1 p8 D* e CA Maya! y1 V5 m+ t. }1 Y
CA Atago1 W9 L' |' R x2 s9 i+ I
CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:* N f/ r+ ^1 P# Y& R. ^+ ]8 Q8 @
21 casualties reported5 L1 X6 O8 p8 a" x, A- o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 K* a; h0 B& _2 f$ b1 X- T1 W Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- S; p5 ?* ]& H4 F
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
( f/ @1 A( y& f- f Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3( W" Y/ i; \% q
Airbase supply hits 2/ D$ d7 G4 r: m
Runway hits 10
! {! f+ r' @5 W& h1 c# S, F4 b$ {8 qPort hits 15
" K+ a, ~' W, \, `, q& M0 x% z* fPort supply hits 18 ~4 i; y- X; a' \; a
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.& `3 O, N( J E) T( R
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Japanese Ships6 G# R6 _; r, w8 A" f$ L
CL Katori
% p9 P C) Q |/ h3 j9 A! A+ {5 ` PB Sozan Maru1 r% J* i: @! p; T; N9 M4 O
PB Shosei Maru1 [0 B; d$ D1 \( }
PB Nikkai Maru& N# T" k8 _9 {
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses: j$ [8 {! X* I
25 casualties reported
7 T$ V& |9 x( V2 D/ {8 ~% K+ j @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
! Q- v& c* S5 ^1 ^7 H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
/ R) g2 X' w d! `6 p5 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! ]6 t% v( j' R) D3 _% v! F5 m7 \
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133); T0 u: k# G, i4 O8 l9 c$ Q
: c; y. s. w" h/ h, bTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses: f0 y, h0 r4 W
274 casualties reported. s7 A. K6 `# S7 L; k" E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
$ T: d9 K/ J3 @2 | S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
; ~. y% l6 {, \3 q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 \: w, n0 H+ b' e- f( h) K Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)9 Z6 ?& x; R' Y, _$ ?# m. |' N3 V: d
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)/ ]" c& a. y) z+ e, H' F
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, D/ Z! S* f T( V5 MInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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CL Katori
3 W# @' \7 C2 {0 w3 G AMC Nosiro Maru
7 g& k9 Y9 u# g$ z0 o( x2 p AMC Akagi Maru% R, [( s x+ a% v9 W
APD-36
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APD-34% ~0 h3 q- D7 p7 @& | Q* @ L
APD-2( B: r8 i/ N+ r9 R9 |" N6 x; v
APD-1
9 j- k6 m! U* A" y4 p PB Sozan Maru
9 P4 [3 p8 W% l# G: C PB Shosei Maru1 N7 ^0 y% _7 [
PB Nikkai Maru& A Y. R1 S4 V" q. r% f, \
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
N5 ]$ n( }. Z- Y b( F6 z; A 10 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168* E; F x% W0 r
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Allied Ships u* V9 X! E4 M# `5 z! m
DD Phelps4 D" a* V1 e' P5 b/ F
1 F8 Y, j/ C& [SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
b: k! O2 I1 ^4 vDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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! v& E( Z2 s& `5 L6 u1 ^- |% y: qInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 }! I/ P8 P; ^) SJapanese Ships
3 }1 T: ?/ y6 t4 [, j5 U PB Sozan Maru9 s. n. h$ X+ Y" @/ z# w) ^
PB Shosei Maru; |. v0 }" E3 t) Y# Q( C
PB Nikkai Maru9 B/ h5 C8 Y+ z$ t# K _1 _
PB Magan Maru( q; H$ r+ E1 Q3 ^- h9 _ y
CL Katori7 p5 Z2 G- V q0 k+ M) D
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:6 s$ C) k$ T( j7 r, p
20 casualties reported
3 m! V& n; b3 o z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 U7 m+ f% P: M- ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' W+ d. |: E( Y: I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; [! { d+ y3 o' F( _
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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$ Z: B' F/ R6 @! y) d* g! KAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140, r: Z1 R) y V$ M
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 casualties reported
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4 S5 [# b" P' E% e) \ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 Y; a8 Z4 t _1 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 V$ q- k6 U, U, [: S% \# r
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 c& A+ E5 t. l& W& L: r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% g( _7 _4 n8 H! c2 }
7 i2 K9 X4 c7 D3 [5 x6 JAssaulting units:- m0 F: e" k$ e J' I1 ~1 ]8 j
7th Australian Brigade4 V, _% k# p- L- o
101st RAAF Base Force
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/ e B3 d) s7 H1 n 4th Naval Guard Unit# _# H3 U0 Q* f y
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