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8/25 戰鬥報告6 k, ]' \$ ?/ U- ?
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. |, M3 N; ^5 h9 m( x" hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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9 R8 t. o, O, G7 M( g% XNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft0 y8 ]7 X4 x9 ~+ q" N$ G0 L
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, Y/ k5 h7 L6 a+ r' ^2 @& uAllied aircraft losses) L" m7 K# }" _3 k
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
* Q8 ?* D$ h& @8 A; M0 R# P$ M& O) Y SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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7 E5 [& i9 `1 L; ^. Q& d8 hJapanese Ships# W/ U0 ]2 I( y/ ~- c9 }- E @
CA Kumano
% n9 P! c; ^6 f6 ^& N8 r7 L& ` CA Suzuya
" d, g, w& w1 ^# { I) N* J$ | CA Haguro4 d2 N2 m4 p2 X0 z
CA Maya
) Z% W$ { E/ m( {3 @" v p% |- \0 D CA Atago
/ i+ ~- f$ d1 h3 a3 @ CA Takao
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R; K; j U! P# m0 n0 ^0 F( O# r3 cAllied ground losses:
& Q. E+ P# W4 }% r 21 casualties reported) V6 T5 F. |' b' _- [: R9 v; X6 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
, H& y, \( `. u" \ W; t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 E" o* h5 h# U: r+ Q3 K7 v Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled" o- _$ p( H& [) T0 \
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)4 b$ B- ~! Q' X& p0 J; x* }
_1 S ?# r0 F$ Z+ G" wAirbase hits 3
$ U) R2 {5 |' B, {" e9 X4 q" a* vAirbase supply hits 2( u/ q# K3 \+ N
Runway hits 10
0 z) K! R/ m9 P$ C- o6 wPort hits 15. ^/ T# D% |% A& [5 \! N
Port supply hits 1% z' h3 T; P5 T: ?+ {
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3 e9 I( N3 u) y3 l, ?Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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r0 H& s2 {2 w1 X8 F, s57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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CL Katori
8 M2 ?( i; t, Z$ M7 P& q8 p { PB Sozan Maru
' R' H% ?3 A1 Q9 a! ~ PB Shosei Maru( a6 E$ ?2 c4 a; B+ k1 d# e4 F7 j
PB Nikkai Maru
: I! x6 _2 e! u% c; X; I. N PB Magan Maru3 M& m3 B7 q9 f7 _* S
AMC Nosiro Maru b6 e- D8 s }' V, P6 ^) f
4 v( G6 N& F8 D( m3 }Japanese ground losses:: P! D. q* Z& K9 `, e# J& n
25 casualties reported
K4 i2 q! V) ?; n* U: w Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled7 w5 j# ]9 u, s' E, f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
: B; p2 Q1 a" k. x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. c2 X/ m2 j9 V; e, Z& Z! B' |
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, f' b* W! |* v3 N R9 `. AAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)& O1 H# E( X# Q1 \9 V
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
' \; Y3 C; J0 ^) P 274 casualties reported" s* v" o0 E* S0 o" C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled4 }- g8 } C( h% n; S7 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
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* {! _8 S7 E+ I7 B( D% y; | Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)4 C! \, |5 N3 l5 @+ W/ z" v
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 `! a" l6 u1 h* F5 p
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)3 Y Q9 i8 [: i( ?) l* l
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' o" O4 t! j! C9 v0 H8 yJapanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru
7 J7 _+ Q% q, u2 Y. U& |+ f% H AMC Akagi Maru
2 ]: o+ }8 V# ?! W6 y( _+ p APD-36: O" q" w7 G4 J U. _/ e
APD-35, r) A& E7 _6 c
APD-349 \) O1 P; x+ K; P! o$ J6 v1 I: d# |
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru: q- k0 z& g {( Y- B- m6 D
PB Shosei Maru, c' r1 X( s4 ?% o" _9 i9 \
PB Nikkai Maru
. g$ P0 ?+ G2 ?4 \ PB Magan Maru: R9 m1 R3 |" V- W
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Japanese ground losses:5 X0 _* D# l/ V0 r2 B$ v+ X9 r
10 casualties reported* b8 z7 F1 \$ @" z! d" P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) T* e& \3 n& q7 E& U Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ k# z9 a5 c+ }* q% { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 [+ ~2 t _0 J1 W
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: ^6 R# ^, i2 @! R& u" `Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships
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DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps6 J* c6 r: s/ i/ ]) Q( v
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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4 Y7 S, v+ `3 RInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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PB Sozan Maru
+ P/ J `3 G$ O2 ~ n/ \, c2 u PB Shosei Maru7 C2 Z5 o( U. a: w: b/ [
PB Nikkai Maru k4 L2 \" R3 A/ ]- v0 z! L* j, J
PB Magan Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:0 U- \% ^. u$ W) B& w5 I9 }
20 casualties reported' X& P' r/ e3 `% \
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" [( t+ I' q$ Z% r7 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 b7 ]# I% o( a6 i( `. ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) Q7 H- R9 j, c: S FGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)( b( U1 c. Z* E* G5 Z, E
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Allied Bombardment attack( o% T$ j' r3 B) H! d
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 603 t# R5 ]/ |) ?7 P# g; U1 A
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: t4 ~; Z0 m1 d$ |3 f 5 casualties reported
# k" B8 k# d" ]7 W* v* w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& P, C! V) E" I: l' c- \ M( Y, }
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# R+ q8 K+ B, a# ~! o4 G; z Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# t1 i2 t: j& Q0 K& e
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2 j7 a7 R' r, w' J$ h% K' p3 |6 k 5 casualties reported
) |( `3 T: n* a4 }7 k% \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* H4 q+ X( u9 y+ O9 d$ H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
4 E7 D6 x, o' R4 r' [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
% P; M) U# S6 u 7th Australian Brigade3 D' P% p1 n' R1 _7 G$ m. E+ y2 r3 Y& n
101st RAAF Base Force! b& W' K% I; w! F7 n B
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Defending units:
, v% l! G1 C D/ U Kure 5th SNLF
+ B! B Y# L5 {0 ~5 }1 N 4th Naval Guard Unit
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