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" L u* M3 X. t3 S2 {# _; O8/25 戰鬥報告" v- n. O/ W+ i8 X, f
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42$ K! M( J/ x4 i
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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! K, f' A( Y. {( Z2 U' VAllied aircraft5 D, o( O' E/ n( C4 S
no flights' L5 `: |; n1 v
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Allied aircraft losses
# c4 a5 }: u$ o- q R, [ Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged; ?3 K) L5 ?9 E' c) C3 v. d6 S
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships- Q0 {. Y/ d$ |* A
CA Kumano
9 f" b7 Z% F+ X" L* b6 n- r CA Suzuya
9 Q0 ]+ }% h& d; }* i( I. o CA Haguro
% Q/ s0 ~1 N0 H CA Maya* D8 y4 }0 S7 @+ c* Y1 z
CA Atago3 J% q- |# W7 s: c
CA Takao3 J- [: U1 i9 \8 A
' m: r3 y% o4 X$ H# d9 m4 ]' e$ H( zAllied ground losses:- w" C9 e1 w5 w8 @( Z/ w
21 casualties reported
4 V" d8 J5 z9 C2 C Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
- C) {" B- Z8 q6 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 T# X; ?" x! v$ ?, b7 v
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
- A: S+ p4 e8 ^% z, o Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)$ R+ o0 U9 V( N9 {% C3 T' e
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Airbase hits 3$ i; \/ Q# u# h' j! ~
Airbase supply hits 2
, P" H7 j1 ?# Z# r5 H& tRunway hits 10# K6 |6 z. ~; { S- T, R R; S
Port hits 15+ m& [ d# S& |$ x& w
Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133): \( E1 m8 j- h) w% z
6 X5 F. }& t& ^3 r2 u57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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) F8 ^* K9 |1 gJapanese Ships/ W& P1 v, @. w6 s
CL Katori5 A R& Q. f- Z7 s; s7 h
PB Sozan Maru
) o* |" ?$ N- `5 P! N6 {. N PB Shosei Maru
4 A: h3 y/ s4 t6 A$ ] PB Nikkai Maru
; a: E$ ]! B$ f! e! S PB Magan Maru& T9 i% n8 g5 |: s% [$ z
AMC Nosiro Maru% T5 k) T+ s0 c% a8 e& @7 F
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Japanese ground losses:
3 ?( W! `. ^' o, W# i 25 casualties reported9 P$ @/ T6 \- h: K7 Q# H4 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* }+ X, U3 n4 g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
- r4 a9 `: e6 } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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- W. s s9 H- Y' zTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1337 l( L7 d& H, k. T% w. P: g
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Japanese ground losses: ?+ u0 N% ~1 a, B. i. s& d
274 casualties reported
$ q$ F Z7 k4 ?' i, K Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
/ w9 K, n; U% N* b+ i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
9 h3 V- ]" D! Q; E# x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( H [, W& L3 U' Q
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
/ v! h5 {! V3 {% P Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled); m C6 U8 ?. v8 T3 h) D/ j3 T+ e
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)5 O, _7 z! A% V. ^. M
$ |% F( k o' v; b32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Katori% l: u+ s4 o! i# B! J5 |& ^
AMC Nosiro Maru/ T& h( R" a+ f2 S
AMC Akagi Maru
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APD-35
d8 \' a/ h0 g2 U APD-34: ]7 C: L/ _( N
APD-2
1 J! x# s% k* e APD-1
8 \8 g; ^+ s: @' w$ i) \ PB Sozan Maru
$ B8 B% L) N( S( ^4 B3 e7 E0 x PB Shosei Maru3 o8 m# W Y6 G0 a
PB Nikkai Maru
( F8 j0 ~& B# e% [ PB Magan Maru4 Z5 `: n) [" \' y; A, s0 L2 A
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ p% q+ b/ [: w4 a3 E, J+ m Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 D* }4 W9 G! m, c3 Y( L: Q
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8 u# i% O& i$ Z0 f" O/ KSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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9 U7 R0 L5 y( d( yJapanese Ships
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4 y. w; W/ E# o. v2 J1 \+ L DD Phelps
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$ P$ U" x# H8 z- S+ |/ WSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps5 b" i# J$ z$ ?7 j: K2 s x
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)( A# c8 a, E z4 M2 x3 ~6 \. T
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ Q. _' S; q: v8 _
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PB Sozan Maru& j- e) x) _& [/ n
PB Shosei Maru
) a* v% Y) D- S! {$ R8 H- _. N PB Nikkai Maru& L# S' X4 C, \4 F$ y1 s4 O
PB Magan Maru
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& _: t: Y/ j4 U" ^3 T8 P) \5 vJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled ]5 u; m2 T! {$ i; k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled0 r$ e% `0 [- x3 I3 h1 V; Z6 ^
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 B4 m1 A' f# N1 lGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133); e: ~' R5 S3 L
4 S1 V. m9 o( b" T4 l0 VAllied Bombardment attack
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0 S" I% B/ r; W2 B. }Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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) N; S) C( W6 H8 qDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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& [% c' G2 D0 e' x! g7 m6 JJapanese ground losses:/ F4 V. {; i$ B! J
5 casualties reported y' N/ F) E& c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:9 `0 q' Z3 s, F0 O: q$ N* ~
5 casualties reported" ~4 {) s: o) L9 u/ t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ [$ R0 {5 f1 ~" ?
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Assaulting units:4 ^7 n5 p: `9 T0 F3 _, Z' V
7th Australian Brigade
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$ ~1 P# Q9 F/ }% g9 FDefending units:+ j3 |: A7 [! A A( }! t; A) D
Kure 5th SNLF
1 n( E: R$ m7 i; {- t" Y9 p 4th Naval Guard Unit) n) w/ s* B7 @1 K
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