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* m1 B# R( l( V% Q- h, @8/25 戰鬥報告$ D' {; j2 f1 S$ h9 U! |
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1 R6 J5 d% q& A9 i* z/ VAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42, \: A9 v* @0 y0 W D
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1333 g& J; S% l F, X! H2 D1 R
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
6 w+ k' S! C* X; c2 u2 [$ Z Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
2 ?2 ^9 W+ l5 b8 y! x+ Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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; k7 \ f* y. s0 w# sJapanese Ships
, Z* i9 O0 O. r/ I: U4 s6 Z CA Kumano
3 k% |! y/ l8 b) J" m6 B CA Suzuya
% C9 W) C5 s) S/ Z: s% U' B CA Haguro
" R& N1 D" v) _& u3 F CA Maya; d* r! i* G; \* o4 \* T0 R
CA Atago8 a4 U. e' S* G1 ~; f+ @
CA Takao- [+ `0 i( t( E4 b g; w3 ]
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21 casualties reported: C. l7 u- [- ^% v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
7 v/ p! P4 y8 L6 m! a) | Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) h% R9 P. `3 ]/ J Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled/ \3 ~$ _# ]0 {
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& j. j+ x! f$ F' `& s6 T8 O# v
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Airbase hits 3
$ Q k3 ]- b @3 z9 M& P8 a6 jAirbase supply hits 2$ i# f1 d3 C# |) X; T
Runway hits 10
4 U; }# U+ G. |, x& tPort hits 15
4 u# M) D) F3 x9 |Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)1 w [4 l/ I1 {6 `
: L/ k# N' n' M- V57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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9 v ~( g- Q8 Q5 ]Japanese Ships
* z, u1 ]2 X! ?, N9 w CL Katori
$ u# l8 U' q: Q' X PB Sozan Maru+ |7 j) M @7 k2 h7 g+ R" T
PB Shosei Maru! O3 j+ X& V5 ?' I+ u* |7 o' f* F
PB Nikkai Maru% |- f# i: v0 N% Y: @
PB Magan Maru N" F' M) T) Q# h3 Z4 q
AMC Nosiro Maru3 m# n" P& n( \+ [
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Japanese ground losses:
% s' R5 U7 H5 u: F/ b3 n7 v4 y 25 casualties reported# z. Y% o' ?5 c8 A% ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled8 f# y' r) c. Q- [ J$ u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
+ ~7 z& Q* L* `9 b! V! @2 N$ E9 W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& p5 e" t. J# x4 X3 N x; s
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# @# D. I% d! X/ A9 vAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)& P" Y% X; q, t3 j7 |- Y( C
% i" S5 c; O, U* y; `5 RTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133. c) x; |, O6 F9 Q4 C
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Japanese ground losses:0 G$ Z" k8 p! C2 E
274 casualties reported- A+ w) G; u% w' Y4 U, W& T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled1 m; C- c/ }- ~( ^. U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled$ j" @# K k6 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
' F( E, N+ Z1 L, _* V Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)$ D8 Q/ }6 J5 U6 i% @/ ]
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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4 v. b1 D1 v# V+ O0 U/ ^% IInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133) J# a* {" T: {
$ n8 ?. x$ {7 L) i; ~32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Katori
' G* G0 T& n; u$ `. @' u, R+ Q AMC Nosiro Maru% O3 F' Q. u0 w
AMC Akagi Maru# T) d# `/ K# t+ J1 `
APD-363 c- f! N5 T/ {! K- e! Q1 ], f6 p$ i
APD-35+ W4 H! f- Y5 P
APD-34
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APD-1
# [( q2 K7 c: k# M* X) {, i PB Sozan Maru
/ H0 H$ Z T8 O$ z PB Shosei Maru
, i2 J# W: a7 M4 D PB Nikkai Maru: K) A+ w' x8 Y. z
PB Magan Maru# Y6 e: i0 a* {6 X- v
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Japanese ground losses:
$ e" T& P8 W/ I l5 T4 v 10 casualties reported" Y9 _3 S) B4 ^- Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 ?. }" D5 b+ A, u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ q4 L0 y9 h+ w, ?4 Y# j: t
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships. d2 [9 @+ }7 X. V* v
SS I-16, hits 1
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Allied Ships, S: {, u) H: p
DD Phelps9 ?8 N( [5 s6 B
1 v' s5 Q5 l! k$ e! |3 r- qSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
( f' I! P R; h- S& a" a2 BDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...5 M9 D( E- D6 u6 O
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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; ]) q5 B. u/ j( r/ h60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.3 c' z- S4 W. T$ e1 r' h
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Japanese Ships
- s/ t O3 x$ c) S& E PB Sozan Maru8 F5 C+ O7 X2 f$ V3 [- z
PB Shosei Maru) G% f9 `2 V7 C- d
PB Nikkai Maru% \3 N' X9 N6 M' L6 g- D. i
PB Magan Maru
9 Q6 [) w5 |1 b3 S CL Katori, u7 D7 W; `- @
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
8 Z- q7 E& E/ F. M; U- R( S: b 20 casualties reported
+ j) z4 N' h- }2 {: G1 o# c' O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( F# h$ ^& P9 D, X' ` Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
3 B# V# V# s: X X2 g3 n% `# B" u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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# k/ U2 z, Z5 _; uGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack" h: _4 e$ \* o9 K3 l ]; E
* U! }* p1 s/ E8 C5 rAttacking 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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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ D+ g) X* U; ?' Z$ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 F( g! ?2 N$ i6 i, x$ g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) H! Q$ [4 s W7 ]' k5 |2 [4 {
0 b0 m( y# U: G* B+ s, Q: bAllied ground losses:
" n3 o2 |% h# S& v 5 casualties reported
& L: z* P6 l9 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 O' j0 S% r5 U$ w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ d- [! {" N# ~' \2 J) p+ T& I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ `/ {3 ` ~# A/ P }3 d
0 o$ r: A7 Y6 W7 tAssaulting units:
/ R# [: f' [2 g$ F& C, V 7th Australian Brigade2 u# ~5 h) ]8 D1 n5 H* z% Z
101st RAAF Base Force% {% V0 R. E1 }" _$ g' U% |. e9 K
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Defending units:
: x% a6 d. g G Kure 5th SNLF5 S6 C# v( P9 e0 R. r- Y1 S: F
4th Naval Guard Unit
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