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8/25 戰鬥報告% t% l) A/ L8 T* z2 b; `; D
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& i4 B' ?0 B4 P4 g' M! dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42' ?% n2 N# v+ i6 ]% ?# Y
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft, ?- z* ?& U- R2 E
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
) ` l" G* K3 x7 G* Z2 N Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged+ x/ O6 w. i' i/ Z2 \
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships1 `- ?; A! ~3 w' @2 N
CA Kumano8 h. K0 c( ?( c
CA Suzuya' P4 z( @- j* Z) R5 N1 s- w% r
CA Haguro0 {9 Q: E* E( b8 M. N3 W/ r2 V
CA Maya" D, A+ r# `+ \, K) x/ K
CA Atago& g. i, R+ Z4 ~2 C7 y) D) b# x
CA Takao6 k8 j* n8 G; X* k, z" l8 j7 F
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Allied ground losses:! [' M# m) L' g* k& x
21 casualties reported
3 w2 g, @- R3 w% ]$ C) ^4 Y$ r4 H$ J Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. O: i4 f6 g z9 \* f& N H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
" Y2 _% Q7 `# W V! h7 E7 w [ Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
" r& n$ U& Y- @. d* Z, T; W# D1 B Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3- y/ ]3 u0 H! R( X
Airbase supply hits 2
9 Z5 u1 r* g9 h& B6 D1 zRunway hits 10
( o E2 r+ y* T7 a! \+ \; HPort hits 15
! h: ~9 m7 r5 ]Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)1 h& @0 _/ |* R v7 l. D
9 Y5 C& w. l! y) O$ H- [57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships, p) ~9 P; R6 @. G
CL Katori
" F/ }; u; v( u- G PB Sozan Maru4 k/ A. c1 x {, m
PB Shosei Maru
G5 K$ U. s" s; g PB Nikkai Maru
3 L7 c" t; d* F PB Magan Maru5 D9 [* d9 w6 z$ F) E5 S1 U7 y
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses: M: T, D P3 }* I2 w2 j
25 casualties reported( Q% t* s. @& a1 U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ b) o/ |" t# p% E) i. Z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
5 }# `* j V$ @ 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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274 casualties reported
% p" b2 _! h% h4 \: a7 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
) E5 F0 ?, {: B, b6 Z* H: U: G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled$ j& H1 u* @$ q1 C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ k: |3 v3 C& C1 d, j Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
. |" T; e) A5 W$ | Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 U& S, e9 R* [$ ]7 V- h: b! W- F
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)1 [8 Y. I3 ]( z7 o
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.6 c4 k, R* H: l5 [
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Japanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru& r: Y% ?# ?) g) w
AMC Akagi Maru
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( g2 ]3 U3 H" _( C% t4 s, e APD-35* ^5 k6 s: l0 G6 A" I
APD-34* A0 q }7 W8 {9 ^ x/ q9 ]
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru; U, T7 k7 S7 Y) m. }3 Y
PB Shosei Maru: o" i$ j6 _! a, H9 P& f2 z
PB Nikkai Maru
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Japanese ground losses:) A. }! N, B3 m9 e* d; y: y+ P
10 casualties reported
" g0 ]/ N0 m. \. q& H Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% C/ L3 i/ f. z# I" z3 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" l2 l( w2 ^! I3 R E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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% I) w1 {; H) [: d4 [Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168* k( I2 F1 Z: B* ]9 s6 h" I
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Allied Ships
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6 B# T3 ^# h2 o- r0 _7 F2 s/ o, {: TSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
- z5 U$ K2 I; K# ~" ?DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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V' G8 {$ ]9 ?9 j. g9 c% uInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ g- Z9 X4 A1 s9 \, v
' ~, g# S0 G! ^( DJapanese Ships1 P1 T7 O8 ]3 Y
PB Sozan Maru; ^: H, ?2 O3 V: E+ l r
PB Shosei Maru
% b8 y1 `. M; ~ PB Nikkai Maru
" Y1 y9 B7 O% A- T+ }+ Y1 H8 {: @ PB Magan Maru
( U/ k: E9 J! G# ]* m; k8 o CL Katori2 f7 f/ g2 _7 Y3 R* ?
AMC Nosiro Maru
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1 [' _& G& Z) E8 j7 OJapanese ground losses: A6 |3 A6 W% U1 k& I
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled2 D" N( a7 a2 B, `/ M0 i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 M3 [; s5 g7 H' b3 n8 Q8 @Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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1 N9 Y8 P5 o! L' gAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140. ~$ {$ a, `. J6 E, {
9 f7 k1 m, w7 NDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Z& F6 p* k* v. S 5 casualties reported, k" K8 ?2 J/ }4 h# F! ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, d1 e1 w9 H {" `, q" D* T3 D4 m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 F7 F8 ]' d9 r9 x8 { ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 k1 A" @4 B4 P! Y9 ^ r9 JAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 e& U/ z, }0 p$ f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 V, \1 q0 u9 [1 ]
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* b" A$ i( O3 ^* X 7th Australian Brigade4 Z. U6 _8 [* d+ y1 _9 h
101st RAAF Base Force5 d0 c. ~9 _! c( e
8 d4 b5 d: V" L v8 @ gDefending units:
* c! B a. f$ j4 H0 u Kure 5th SNLF
6 h, [2 u9 [+ n) i) W3 ? 4th Naval Guard Unit3 R% g. D; J$ N7 o
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