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8/25 戰鬥報告" Z$ ]. X4 Q/ q8 D; }# X, n+ h
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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0 V" p$ ]1 l* m- D2 F Q( S$ E3 `Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133% c' [/ w/ n# O5 C
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Allied aircraft2 e$ T' V9 t" z* x" q! ]
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Allied aircraft losses
2 [6 J) W0 u* A' {. e Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ j7 K& `% s' k6 o: P# V
CA Kumano! F4 f, b9 m3 i
CA Suzuya {0 h' Y/ m; Z2 [9 p7 `- I
CA Haguro! Z7 K* g: g' H( C% y- n
CA Maya$ `+ {" `, y, m, g* \% e) z+ t
CA Atago; ~" f: w- s# \ H, ]
CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:) N+ Y+ y. a( l( ?7 M9 m
21 casualties reported: W8 s8 x6 j# V r: A0 {( Z4 `2 N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( p, @+ _& _7 U$ Q" u0 L5 N, z% u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! x' |; L, S M5 I5 }) ?2 F8 A6 Z
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 i; d8 z2 A i+ j6 \( I1 C Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 37 n8 P6 [) o5 A+ s
Airbase supply hits 2# ?0 R4 y( {% V
Runway hits 10
* U0 ^2 U: x; j" g1 |. \% [8 rPort hits 15
, e* ?0 n3 @7 X' d4 Y! k& \7 mPort supply hits 16 l: ]3 E1 R9 I% f7 n" a+ V
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)4 G/ n/ G% ]# m' C- [8 Q) ?5 A
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.' Z& W+ y6 k9 ]! M
' |8 k" k) Z) ~/ E: iJapanese Ships
8 O+ L4 j& g8 ~* P$ H CL Katori
y( g2 B& O- t1 [. F" R7 d PB Sozan Maru
2 J. P! ?/ a1 R PB Shosei Maru7 d7 b' ]5 l' J" @8 ^6 p
PB Nikkai Maru
* n( T# L: o6 w s3 @! ? PB Magan Maru
: C5 |3 g9 G: u1 ]3 V AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:, @4 s2 Z4 M9 \! [3 J, D7 M, _
25 casualties reported+ ?2 l# o( g* H- D. ~& H" D
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* w: d: r' \ B' XAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)1 [) A5 u( K+ m1 T
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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274 casualties reported) B. @. e5 G6 V. [8 y* |4 ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
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; H% j, h: v( p$ u; q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 f1 Z7 K- W: I! F
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)5 N; D @, @ k; ]9 }6 f
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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+ T, s" }! U/ X* e+ i' R" FInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)0 d4 a \6 O+ J
: ], e& P* ?/ o7 X: Q8 p% C32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Katori
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2 Y7 F7 [/ l% I2 U8 { AMC Akagi Maru/ q1 s3 q8 v" R: F
APD-36
9 d% d+ i8 `$ {" z& F, c3 G5 z APD-35( P% e. U2 G, j; }! d7 \
APD-34" \) v% U( t! E) t& m
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
5 @& L4 n- c- v6 P. j/ t PB Shosei Maru
7 u' }( ]6 h( t; A PB Nikkai Maru8 u3 R! T4 m- I' S. S
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
4 U' l. c: M( h. u/ {' U7 k& D 10 casualties reported* b. t- d- r/ \% t# D: @! Q
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% M+ r' h0 D' @* [% o V/ ^4 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! w0 W: v9 n+ `# V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, y6 b) q6 X% f# F+ [
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1 M1 R. |1 r7 E* E: n+ lSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168' y& U6 c1 |+ k3 A3 u
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SS I-16, hits 1& n7 q3 B3 v5 W0 m
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DD Phelps5 o+ V. a4 O) K/ U3 D/ \- Q! C
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps6 U. r- c7 \: \; a9 g5 J+ p
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...& x8 F/ x" [/ `- `
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" I; V. i7 R. g: h- B7 W6 hJapanese Ships
6 k3 W f+ ~& Z7 p- b PB Sozan Maru
: T& N* U8 O$ A$ k: t: z PB Shosei Maru+ Q. i9 G3 @& d+ p: \
PB Nikkai Maru8 w7 A/ H, T5 g) M% `$ T
PB Magan Maru- ^- I7 L+ k1 _
CL Katori0 n$ B. S' W; \* P
AMC Nosiro Maru
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5 x$ M1 M2 u; T8 c7 B7 D& DJapanese ground losses:
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)" ]6 V L$ y+ x0 x& n2 x- G8 T; q
+ R7 f6 ?3 `9 `! kAllied Bombardment attack; e3 N/ B" I( ]+ e8 v' ^; e0 `
# T. ], y3 V7 {8 tAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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6 s2 O# _$ B# v$ [Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 casualties reported6 ?8 s: i6 ]# t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' [8 E3 F+ ]! p- z; }- ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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2 Y/ E" e: ^! W. ?' V 5 casualties reported& r6 R9 x! b& o; N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 f9 g: \" z) `- n% D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 X' I* o0 u* o8 [: z) \Assaulting units:
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101st RAAF Base Force
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1 r" c! r- S" h( G6 QDefending units:
( H9 l, Y1 p/ s4 u9 a7 p Kure 5th SNLF
1 t/ {7 ~ n9 v: D: ^ 4th Naval Guard Unit/ [' Q- J2 _, e
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