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8/25 戰鬥報告2 Q! }- d5 Y9 n9 j: O4 M
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 W- `) W5 K% m9 `
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, p: I* M' F2 {5 e/ H- ]0 wNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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5 P0 f- C+ l4 X6 U+ [* UAllied aircraft
5 D) \7 t2 L! ]0 l, Y: P no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
1 ]7 T; G% e/ |; ]" N. R) [1 G Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged: P4 t3 D% r. {) e% n. n$ _
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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- v% U# J; V9 [7 lJapanese Ships
. x r& R' |7 k1 q- z CA Kumano6 O$ r. p, V; Z* T, b4 E- u
CA Suzuya
6 t8 P$ w1 A' g7 j; E CA Haguro: e, _+ K* L& `; _
CA Maya( b3 Y) H+ Z$ M' g
CA Atago
" b( n: o, Y% f3 D5 P" p CA Takao
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: Z( }. I# P+ }- @ pAllied ground losses:
) q' l ?4 @' D: {+ l6 x 21 casualties reported
, m' `! }9 s- m: w6 h- t/ Y! E Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled- ^$ M9 q' U4 O/ I# H* \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! S) i# X" Q7 g. x2 X4 d' s7 x Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
" C0 @6 {2 Y) y8 I. z ] Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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1 T W0 V1 d7 J9 c# v# M' ? mAirbase hits 31 v! F4 A0 X% {/ p' q+ p/ N
Airbase supply hits 2& `& ]1 R. |; B' X b/ I' Y1 Q: M
Runway hits 10" G6 |% T1 e" q" t6 X" J) D
Port hits 15( J8 U: S' |2 @9 G
Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)7 U1 j- Y: R( T2 O0 R& G
" H* ]# l5 k$ f- W4 |: x0 o57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# ~4 Q% a% ~# c4 A) T
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CL Katori* g: H$ ^: a! [ Y
PB Sozan Maru# x; U* x: p; c
PB Shosei Maru# e& s8 E8 p. M9 _& v% L
PB Nikkai Maru/ |/ R$ A' w9 F' z* _
PB Magan Maru r# _! X- ~! i3 X! [" H: V
AMC Nosiro Maru( M9 U' ^4 A- b; o2 i8 j! O- ?
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25 casualties reported, L. b8 N* { A; X" k, o5 I4 k. V4 D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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$ {# ?* J5 d9 H( r( p* \$ T8 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 P# ]8 w& K9 A' A5 J' n# T
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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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274 casualties reported
7 R/ A/ _# g6 q* T; ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled- C, a9 i2 I1 ~* @& U& j) }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
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5 r) \% V! u- _2 Y1 a Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled). Z' J; R' U3 e9 X6 K
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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9 x! t+ j& |* h; v* ~Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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7 P Y+ P9 _3 p$ _* a E$ L32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., @. \7 \; P2 X* {; U/ v
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Japanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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3 G4 L/ S' R6 M ~0 D) i APD-368 G' t7 C% V6 Q/ B+ l
APD-35
' i8 i: s/ z9 e6 T7 _, z, ~; \& n; N APD-34# @+ C# j8 _" |$ q: x
APD-2( J5 S: W: g9 J
APD-1
; k! }/ q+ r) \* I. @) [ PB Sozan Maru
% S; o- ]3 J, `4 ~ PB Shosei Maru# {, R8 M" @! B. t/ H% X7 y
PB Nikkai Maru7 C X5 c: \( k6 e" f
PB Magan Maru
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1 h6 F$ J0 K1 G2 ^Japanese ground losses:* a9 c9 k! _: b. f, Q8 z
10 casualties reported+ M7 h2 Q8 A, _5 H7 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 `5 f+ L# p# G; U( z5 { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168& u6 p; W/ \$ E$ a0 j( r5 u/ t
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Japanese Ships
9 a( f/ b& c8 [. G SS I-16, hits 10 R3 u/ m. T7 l1 K! l- B4 B
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Allied Ships! C6 \: f/ w+ t4 w* q* A+ o% ^" _9 f
DD Phelps
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$ ^$ X$ S4 r" j1 I! m' LSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps! s& o$ ]' i6 G g, ~/ F
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...7 E3 w8 D( w* B W7 M
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- D7 Q# g' [- b4 A% dInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)/ k5 w2 b( A1 [+ `4 r
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ M8 t4 F! o4 T- H* g: f WJapanese Ships
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$ ]- ?- G: Q( F0 J' X4 G4 Y PB Shosei Maru
" k9 m, i$ L7 D- O PB Nikkai Maru3 K7 P9 [5 I6 O$ g
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; {6 n1 f! {! ^2 V
20 casualties reported
9 {: `" p- M9 p; T8 K) k9 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 A4 M, \+ J; @% O' R" j Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' j, C$ D; l/ s, l! x5 o
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( C8 O# H& L+ @% J- T! e' CGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1403 x# }0 ]+ n7 p% ~/ W
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60+ v5 _1 s4 n( h# v3 c+ z/ k
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7 J) h/ q3 M1 s5 Y. h6 m8 i 5 casualties reported. ^1 N5 i. A y- c2 Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled3 M# J( ? O6 ~, C3 n! }& C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& G- z- b: B9 W+ X2 F) c2 @4 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 A6 _/ p/ G7 h+ N+ j# [3 V- z# N
" w8 a+ ~/ s6 nAllied ground losses:
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Assaulting units:
6 z$ K* c. c3 x7 u 7th Australian Brigade
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Defending units:. T, w+ c0 P* ?$ y) s9 x
Kure 5th SNLF
8 J0 \1 \# w* \ 4th Naval Guard Unit8 a- a3 m5 ^7 e4 u; g
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