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8/25 戰鬥報告' F6 U# Z0 U6 l' p6 d' X7 O
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft/ g9 ?2 O; j4 z1 l! `+ K3 z
no flights' T! H3 K# t( s* \. K
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Allied aircraft losses
9 |. y( W0 {# w9 ~; B/ ] Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged* Q+ S" Y' `( d! M+ X( @& W7 O& [; Q
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged* U5 `) H- b8 P7 k1 \$ f$ U$ ?+ y
0 }2 J& I* B/ s" t$ F- _9 _Japanese Ships
) K& L4 C7 ]2 P8 N, V3 C CA Kumano3 i$ Z* Q/ x+ t
CA Suzuya1 i! ]5 z* r5 ^2 g
CA Haguro
& u5 p- I6 |4 q, H+ U- P CA Maya8 Z, J: \ W4 |$ L
CA Atago
! p Z& y0 W X* N- d7 k8 k4 ` CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:: Y3 M6 K% U$ G+ P% w) ^
21 casualties reported- ?( }$ W6 p% ^9 v O3 d& A
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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, V* G6 q3 k! P8 S Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
# z1 R: u" V S a: `% u7 U, F) X Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 37 \' q) ]* C& C4 R( v
Airbase supply hits 2
5 }) Q3 S, G' n4 z; ]Runway hits 10; ]& m: P8 K& H, y, F9 p7 e: j
Port hits 15+ v! O' ?/ h4 N
Port supply hits 10 H/ _) y' I7 K L2 t
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5 Q" i3 W; g/ e3 zPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.0 ]; h* O+ o- P& K+ v; a
8 D5 j" K( L+ K& }9 c, N7 xJapanese Ships
6 S c ?( {0 F. r0 ?6 ^# J CL Katori
4 n. u* y: G* v' g$ ?" y PB Sozan Maru
0 v# M& c6 J4 m4 r6 i+ Z PB Shosei Maru `9 Z+ `' W) ^/ k5 W7 F7 @5 L
PB Nikkai Maru3 [6 U( [3 a# M5 q' j5 _
PB Magan Maru! n) \! B( s7 M- \$ l# ?
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:3 ]# H. Z3 f. Q
25 casualties reported
, z8 Z" R. z8 v* Q! R" O Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' [8 R9 C3 r% | K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
$ v/ \- z$ @* A3 j 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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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
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Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)+ E; N ?1 T- G$ a- G' K. ?, Q: ~
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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1 X) W; j, [1 s- L# y: Y. BInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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CL Katori
* R' h+ X6 N( D$ b" h5 a AMC Nosiro Maru
3 E+ [6 G; A5 C' @ k1 V, S AMC Akagi Maru
' |3 O9 h1 p3 J APD-36
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APD-34
5 i S8 P1 ]9 c1 z' } APD-2
5 d5 {& ~! w8 w+ E APD-1
' [2 u' }9 i! D! c PB Sozan Maru
$ B6 }3 v: C/ h PB Shosei Maru
# [3 n: Q+ U$ g7 P9 o# V PB Nikkai Maru
]* f" k4 G# N! K PB Magan Maru6 N+ R3 }% r2 }; h# ]8 X
/ P4 y* ?2 ]$ W% { x: DJapanese ground losses:2 Y/ n7 u" R3 \, u( N
10 casualties reported" |/ Q) o' y9 }* h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) \8 `! j6 G: {. T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 K2 S) j! n1 y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, [1 A$ [* x1 P% R
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168 ~1 w/ d& M; E: e7 X
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DD Phelps
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! `- l/ h9 Y, C F9 @. S4 J9 TSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
1 H* W* h6 j2 QDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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! m% g0 @" S+ U* Q" ]3 {* @Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)8 U9 y# j: i& O. |* I
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
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PB Shosei Maru; K3 T! s$ B: C/ b4 w; o
PB Nikkai Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) I7 s' |1 U: G. [ f3 T( |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 N7 u7 a4 b4 E! x& |" p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) g% V5 X8 k: o6 qGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)8 Y+ S4 i) K' ~- O9 l
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Allied Bombardment attack% o m v$ Z4 K, |. {7 w4 O
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140' i d9 _0 e( W& t P3 e/ X
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 ]- K+ s( m9 [* h- Y0 z9 EJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ n4 p+ {( W# Z
* K- G- j8 P$ B, UAllied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) A: S1 A. J) s4 d x 7th Australian Brigade" N& k" W9 D. l2 |
101st RAAF Base Force2 C! H) ?# D" d
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4th Naval Guard Unit
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