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& D9 w* T' z( @4 F8 n4 X! E8/25 戰鬥報告* j2 L2 D. u9 Q9 w. e
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' }/ x! C4 m3 J# t' c$ SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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: N3 w6 b( q( L0 \. ONight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133: Q6 b2 d- p& Z6 v1 z, Q
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
5 _+ U( D. V! @% b Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
, `2 V5 r* c4 R5 j& d1 v# K7 ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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0 X# i, c7 Q2 o; b. C1 CJapanese Ships$ V5 t# ^% Q9 W2 v/ O
CA Kumano
+ ]3 p: F% X9 o+ {% W2 C/ H9 P CA Suzuya8 N0 _! O* j% M& q
CA Haguro1 I0 S$ s: l, k" B' |$ ~( S
CA Maya
6 I$ v q0 t* s, [+ ?7 J CA Atago
4 {8 ?. S5 d+ A$ O$ B5 d% l CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:) _4 e5 [& Y7 R3 X+ W. S; t
21 casualties reported2 z' w% k7 {9 i# H) v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. [) @4 x& Z) v0 E( L% D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ Y5 S+ ~+ C1 w1 {4 a
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled- P6 J% @9 \. s
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)& O, B3 M0 L) {( K' @: s
8 w2 d4 T4 a( fAirbase hits 3- t0 J! ]* W) U9 ?& Q
Airbase supply hits 2) e. S& v, N0 b, `
Runway hits 107 \+ U$ N/ E! a( f8 W; H+ ?# I/ V& W* f
Port hits 15
( T* d2 [- o$ e$ f. C" e' TPort supply hits 1* V1 T y- s# O+ S9 E. h' Y8 y" ?
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)8 D* s" s3 Z. G; e' h+ _
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.$ {5 p ]# N o( ]9 m3 o& o
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CL Katori
) i9 h- n& B4 A% i PB Sozan Maru" ^6 u. F8 [: |7 O1 G
PB Shosei Maru( {0 `0 O `; f, R3 _+ q
PB Nikkai Maru
; _' Z8 L2 V$ C$ J/ n PB Magan Maru
5 y; S% F: p/ A) Q AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
+ W5 Y" _9 I, A6 ^5 ]( m 25 casualties reported) [# `( X( d: T) a2 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 o, j; U# G& n0 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 f& _5 o8 V$ Z1 `' F 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; x* L( a2 q' c* S2 Q5 T
9 G9 W* E0 g" @, |% s0 f0 p7 tJapanese ground losses:
% o$ z4 d A, }8 ~% e7 q7 S' b/ j 274 casualties reported
& o7 ?3 O: c; [* ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled Y A2 K z. J8 C# c# d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled6 b" G5 I& n4 a* j" j2 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) z h6 ^6 F# r& ^: a6 A Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
: E; d; i: J/ c7 u! q' M Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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3 w" {0 j8 v V2 t9 FInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133), [" I- [3 \7 p3 P: f' |0 z
+ s. _- i# y: ^) G* h32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 o# r; b9 u/ VJapanese Ships
! E* T. F9 I" x4 `6 j/ b$ y CL Katori; m3 v. H) M! ~
AMC Nosiro Maru
2 J' v) W. e9 v6 i/ J AMC Akagi Maru% V& d2 a# ^7 U- o
APD-36: Q5 e# ]" b k* C9 i% }
APD-35
G5 R. x0 q ?7 X; {; e0 E* { APD-34
/ u5 \6 l6 g8 o! i% v. z APD-2. y7 [3 j) ?0 R" ^" f
APD-1
) M' Y9 Z t m7 n1 \6 H5 A PB Sozan Maru5 K' K: D V, `% e7 K# d# \) @
PB Shosei Maru
- L0 D; D+ m# [6 V. a w: O2 v: l% Q PB Nikkai Maru
& s4 l! H# e, x1 J PB Magan Maru
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: p/ }% K1 K( Y$ I# g' vJapanese ground losses:
* A- X' L3 {( w5 z 10 casualties reported
0 A3 Y! @5 X6 L# Z; ~ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 q: I x5 ^( j6 G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
- ~3 l6 O) f5 L6 ~" ^2 A+ c3 S" n Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: F8 I- O1 F! G4 ASub attack near Newcastle at 95,168* l7 D) w5 {9 j5 `0 \/ n" ?
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Japanese Ships
( d9 _: D1 j1 w& Q1 `% [ SS I-16, hits 1
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DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
( ]) j6 k+ a$ O5 L+ F, h, @( H: uDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! P. `7 Q$ d1 \3 o9 u4 U& y. r
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PB Sozan Maru
4 D" B; I% V- O0 i PB Shosei Maru
1 x1 u/ E! `- z$ ~; ~ Q1 w5 Y PB Nikkai Maru/ j1 S& O+ _7 J
PB Magan Maru
5 u) @2 u) O1 f: G0 { CL Katori; w- S, Z! p1 M0 z% m% }
AMC Nosiro Maru! ?4 Z6 E/ d- {/ @
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Japanese ground losses:5 @, m5 u' z E3 u' g! v
20 casualties reported
# x- b/ N% \( m, h9 v Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 k9 j' t% [; w$ |1 }2 w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
# j* `" B* C9 ^- X4 X! ]/ w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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7 p3 ^9 {$ K" |3 Q# u) kAllied Bombardment attack% W0 Y/ a! o; o: y% I% [
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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5 k, p0 D# h! V9 O6 X* j$ [Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60, z9 w$ c8 G* S( T2 J; D: w2 B
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5 d. O( Q* a0 I 5 casualties reported# N$ `7 ^5 Y$ ]7 i/ g6 n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 W9 y) B' `* ~; Q3 M
- p0 ] D7 y7 P3 Z% j8 ~Allied ground losses:& P) D: M8 W6 ^
5 casualties reported7 r* X3 }1 V/ p$ r0 S {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 X1 l& C! }+ z& @ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 C( X) C0 m- s9 x( n0 R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 c( O8 @3 E# O( TAssaulting units:& x7 p7 j4 N0 J4 N6 Z/ O
7th Australian Brigade5 }2 \: M8 a: ?+ Z% X) f
101st RAAF Base Force [; O& Q& f1 Z! W0 m
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Defending units:
; Q* b* B; ~) u7 @ Kure 5th SNLF
+ c* a; y h. k: ]) @ 4th Naval Guard Unit
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