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8/25 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42( [, w. @0 \9 v6 K
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; B" } K9 d+ ~. N# t7 oNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133) |8 A% @& }- I* I
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Allied aircraft2 X6 |8 C0 a' t; E* z1 V' l
no flights
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1 V+ t: C2 S( S' E! \: eAllied aircraft losses6 e+ S" K) B9 Q5 G" K
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged1 I; O. v, x Q4 I. y
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged! t5 _8 d w; A2 ~2 ^
" a) |/ v- [ o7 R1 FJapanese Ships$ |& g' f4 @# k# t
CA Kumano
2 c3 S8 k6 Q: J$ [9 s9 t5 ~ CA Suzuya
\. F/ G# r9 Z' e! { CA Haguro& n5 n, \' |( q( Z4 P* R' Y" _
CA Maya
4 z7 w# p) b+ Q ~+ I: \3 y* D+ u CA Atago
; {6 t" M B+ Z# W3 | CA Takao* [! B J! G; D5 v
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Allied ground losses:
& f2 c! c0 G$ h+ l0 u 21 casualties reported
7 A8 c5 E8 M# E/ m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* d& y* ^7 _9 b2 |, i6 T9 x9 z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 [% u( l7 r. t( }0 T
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 {+ ?. ?3 w. d) I. q Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled): ? c5 G: C' E
5 D4 q. W% W' M; I/ CAirbase hits 3
2 G$ n9 O7 v9 C2 t' u4 M- ZAirbase supply hits 2 N$ |% A8 \( ]8 D; P: O+ p) s
Runway hits 10
" v' r' J! h- E! APort hits 15
. Z; Z" x/ e1 O/ \% \" |0 G/ A- FPort supply hits 1
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8 ^0 n5 e0 G; ~" s o# A3 bPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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8 J8 H% |% @6 L* Z* J& @57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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" E) s7 G5 I2 p sJapanese Ships* [9 N/ ?! {- z4 p+ n9 I5 }
CL Katori6 i7 z/ i7 D" q2 |1 W3 a* _0 f+ t
PB Sozan Maru. z5 Z. w7 Q3 Q4 x' K# O3 l
PB Shosei Maru" t w5 b$ F [0 F, R$ \ D" v; ?
PB Nikkai Maru
9 D, a9 B( `. Y) t PB Magan Maru, W1 p" W, s) p8 L7 q
AMC Nosiro Maru
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$ E9 ?0 g/ K8 BJapanese ground losses:: B& i h; I& K1 G0 G r4 Q8 X
25 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled2 W& T2 Y. \ Z, H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)" C7 k1 j7 r; h- p$ f
% B3 R2 a5 H |TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
$ \( J# b% R7 e3 u0 s 274 casualties reported
4 q4 _+ y& A* J) L0 u0 i/ L Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
/ |' C& S. j* o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled2 a) a6 N; S$ H9 }. L$ d& L0 b7 Y! a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" `# Q; {; t7 f' N% N5 [. j Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
6 j/ t0 a/ t& a9 j" @ Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)% O6 r) m2 n0 d: r e
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# K. ~) ?0 b' {( X. UInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.% h$ q/ P2 W: r3 \2 R4 k8 u/ m& e
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CL Katori
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AMC Akagi Maru$ s2 A) v7 {9 i- b% M' c
APD-36
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APD-347 J3 V- o4 _4 E# p o( J4 Y
APD-2) U2 Y3 c7 U5 M6 V8 X
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PB Sozan Maru
2 ^2 h# Y" ]# _1 X* V: n PB Shosei Maru
0 t' s! D- L# X7 A* V* }+ r PB Nikkai Maru
3 @9 x+ }, _- S6 Q8 s PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:+ r, G) d* y' k( n3 R% x
10 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; l% q+ \# v9 o$ x0 X' n1 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168! c# D% Z& F5 y6 L* s
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SS I-16, hits 19 y! l' S6 Z N4 q( O8 X
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DD Phelps
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+ q* r+ S2 g8 D: X4 E3 tSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
$ w" Y" y9 C* C: a% SDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search... M2 M7 R+ ?2 f! N8 L9 W
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( C0 s% n3 Z eInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)1 v9 s+ ^9 ^/ C$ x
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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3 F, K' m& y1 X6 o; D) G$ `( L) q% ]Japanese Ships5 V/ M; a; o/ K6 z( }( o" \
PB Sozan Maru
4 G# i9 P! K/ e$ m% { PB Shosei Maru" Z! r5 X$ _ v0 S+ r
PB Nikkai Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru$ L9 O* J0 J+ j! [. @5 D% ?* Z3 S0 i9 J
m+ s" L" m) v1 [, JJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled4 K( U4 \- w& \8 v* V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 a+ e6 J( J: {4 GGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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; f; ?/ X/ l a! @# h. f/ BAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140( M! R0 M M$ p
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60+ |! n! p5 o( a; g1 Z
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) j* Q1 i& s6 v/ q4 `Assaulting units:
! b( q5 N, a' C5 }/ S: B 7th Australian Brigade- p- S0 ? K" z
101st RAAF Base Force3 e9 W- |, J! ^
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Defending units:% G3 F& ]" r; U6 X
Kure 5th SNLF' c7 o. ]7 v4 F6 l8 A5 ^+ P# Q
4th Naval Guard Unit
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