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8/25 戰鬥報告6 `& _$ N+ J; S
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- H9 }0 u. D, ]; h) U) MAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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7 }' q9 k. }/ u9 n. p3 oNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1332 O8 x3 J" `& Z
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Allied aircraft5 ?% i7 Z$ N; ?% O2 h
no flights' ?* f: s M! O, Y" T* G4 ]/ r, w
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Allied aircraft losses
. `& E9 C8 u" K3 l" Y Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
) x) V) c+ o9 H SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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, _) o! e9 X9 X7 kJapanese Ships
3 D3 F; U$ n2 U7 @. v CA Kumano
9 A2 r4 J2 I4 b4 `( Y CA Suzuya: v2 K, X& l7 J/ [$ z8 c9 B
CA Haguro! u" n6 x H8 k: _
CA Maya
$ e, R6 H4 Y7 c: W- `5 a% `* l CA Atago/ _' p3 z/ X6 V
CA Takao: H- G; C+ l$ ]( B6 k+ p
) j# Z. t$ T; F0 H$ B( R% GAllied ground losses:/ T4 w B" s; \0 g' u, E
21 casualties reported
) g7 z9 x4 L+ g2 @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% Y3 N4 w" ], R/ y7 Q/ D* S( Q2 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# A: S. J0 T: x5 ^0 l3 L Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 S1 e. m$ m$ a' ~0 U. ^ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
/ U" q; y2 K- `) O% \Airbase supply hits 23 G( k$ o! t' V1 u) O
Runway hits 10
1 t) b4 q+ {# F* U/ R; N: lPort hits 15
! L; R. \- x" F' \Port supply hits 1
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% r% }# q! S! g( g. y6 MPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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* F9 X" ^& A% h# F7 }57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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/ L" L; \: M8 X) B# o& G) AJapanese Ships
9 _5 x( C0 b7 C& S5 a CL Katori1 A. y0 u3 @: F1 l0 V& b7 z5 ^
PB Sozan Maru
. q) J/ [% }! j2 V" l PB Shosei Maru
9 c% f1 ]6 g8 ]' u$ ^ PB Nikkai Maru$ c& g% @2 Z7 v! W! h& S" @
PB Magan Maru9 V1 g" ^# R$ h8 y! }; ]
AMC Nosiro Maru3 N1 E# b/ r+ O
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Japanese ground losses:8 f" k4 o4 S7 j# u* K
25 casualties reported! q/ ^) F A, b: p2 i2 X. w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: H- R0 d* m& n
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled6 s( P& {% x7 m, o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)' M1 L8 t7 y+ x8 v5 Y+ O
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133) T3 R- @( E/ {1 b
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274 casualties reported9 n" g V, n! \, i0 ^2 h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
9 g3 E, W) i/ n, w( A, p; w# O, W% M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
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Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)5 c7 E( C/ B4 }5 `: F
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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$ [- V" ~2 ?5 @/ _Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)5 t6 A, i: D* I, p4 M
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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4 J. G! Z; B! B, V* r) BJapanese Ships# I; n+ o" x; u( E+ P0 t
CL Katori& [2 x- V% c9 H, i& g
AMC Nosiro Maru
& V4 U e; @& x& T, F AMC Akagi Maru. ?$ Z' N! d; s- \0 f
APD-36
$ P. c' o9 M5 A6 H! X/ u APD-35
. r8 d0 v5 j a1 w C APD-34* B3 F/ l2 z! j
APD-2
( t2 }5 d5 _# t2 v! ~# @ APD-1
% F! z$ v( v+ L W: }, l% J PB Sozan Maru
% W+ i% b [' D& f( \$ H! h0 h& m PB Shosei Maru
: V; P: J& G) X* b! p+ `5 L5 F& u PB Nikkai Maru
" o: U1 @- v' @ PB Magan Maru% T6 i1 ~7 E- K, h* y' e. `
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Japanese ground losses:. j/ l1 c) {. p2 C8 H8 w
10 casualties reported
# L f& i2 ]. l5 Z& e Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) x' J/ j4 G& v* g2 l: ^5 r( ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled R, T: x- |6 p3 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 n2 R. d" k& ]' Z1 v: v9 w
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/ ?- ~/ b/ b% W! T. j: T7 ~! wSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168, f6 }9 E7 h8 U& M9 z( k* J, X% N
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SS I-16, hits 1
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2 Z& y) }. E9 T" @' t4 k& H DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps) T# y$ Y h$ V
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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0 o% R1 q4 C L- t8 {6 B S: v. {; Z60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) M$ [ }( o7 b
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Japanese Ships# p' f4 G! o' Q: z6 M
PB Sozan Maru
* i8 |. T* x) X' X1 Y' x* o PB Shosei Maru- G( s: ^# a* ?/ ~' H0 g4 B9 H
PB Nikkai Maru
- Z& V. M% ?3 h% l1 j PB Magan Maru
$ J9 O% Q2 y) |; O/ j CL Katori
/ I$ I6 Z8 G) y+ x" @/ U AMC Nosiro Maru' G1 ~! o% x4 ` J- j
& E- Q# `# s4 z8 \; AJapanese ground losses:
g) i6 w% F7 C2 V$ k7 a 20 casualties reported; Q0 F' m7 n! n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. l# Y. p6 X! C- n, {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled& p! S( G3 [4 F7 q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( L0 l- J( U- O, L2 Z3 UAllied Bombardment attack$ ?! c3 P0 u" }1 n4 F, o
. m" g. |! U* T5 qAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140- k6 z5 t7 m. y2 N" C4 ]* A" o
( f' y4 `% K0 W! a7 ZDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ L/ K! ?% P) e1 |: u) @, W' s3 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' r& x- ]2 [( s) }4 i9 t9 |& [
0 S- t# m3 h9 a: {$ v9 {7 CAssaulting units:5 U% ]0 e$ d7 Q0 D! O
7th Australian Brigade
# w+ }: b9 E W4 X- I$ N7 [ 101st RAAF Base Force( e* f) W# v5 ?
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Defending units:
0 a& R4 l' m* G Kure 5th SNLF
' i1 ]1 J1 j) A- S% P 4th Naval Guard Unit
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