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# o( X- D3 X @/ |0 \8/25 戰鬥報告! u- o- q( e: T V( L* V2 y
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 n! E2 A6 r" |$ V* V7 F
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
$ S5 _5 O8 j, @5 Q" F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships! S* C, k" L" X1 |) d, B
CA Kumano2 s7 _' _! v% E! Q! Z! n
CA Suzuya
! x: @+ G4 |* A' n1 N) E( T0 P% R" m CA Haguro
" E; D; i. _+ M' P) ?' @6 { CA Maya; S1 B" ?, f# c* M" _+ y
CA Atago
! o& V) m L$ b* i- l, x CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:
9 b) h% P8 d# ]2 n5 Z+ Q 21 casualties reported
/ Z# l9 r9 z5 q( @* V( t% _& f4 N Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 u) j% i- X2 Y# r+ Y6 T Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' Z+ A! `$ v8 _0 t& _
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
' s' X( l3 h: `* O4 P) J5 P. U7 q) D Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
8 `; u% y4 b# T% Y! Z. FAirbase supply hits 2- Z, J: c( R! ^ s- n
Runway hits 109 Q" B7 s0 p2 m# O, E0 p
Port hits 15( j8 E* _0 p% k( ^" B6 y
Port supply hits 1& @' q9 d% S5 r! a; E0 O/ c
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) ^% F, n) C3 H) E$ F7 c$ L% KPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)$ k( A- d) z; }: ~$ Z. H% S
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships1 x6 H4 l' G8 E% o" q% F4 _4 t
CL Katori
0 b' O1 B+ e! V B6 R# @ PB Sozan Maru* w7 ^; n# _: T& j) c
PB Shosei Maru. L3 A* @0 D4 d" e7 ~ U7 B
PB Nikkai Maru
7 X* G( Q' f$ y6 v PB Magan Maru
6 B4 ~5 j. x. c2 L" E! h2 Q3 m; R0 z AMC Nosiro Maru* P6 S( E% C0 o2 F$ k6 Y- m
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Japanese ground losses:5 b( X7 l) [3 Y9 V! ^. i2 }* I/ r; Y
25 casualties reported4 e! l- ?1 c' F3 v7 H5 e1 h$ o
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 D8 s; [3 `" I6 w ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ x' q f5 B+ s! h7 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 ^6 Q2 ?, y! A& Y$ D/ V
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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0 m" ^0 w$ q& y* fTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133/ v. I7 ?" _9 L1 s% {8 `/ V
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274 casualties reported
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" c6 S5 \" G5 L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 E2 A. I% N& y8 e
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)3 ?' g$ _- R: K; V; Y; H% S
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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' B4 {: b$ ?9 M- P4 w# P# GInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships& z. N, d/ O0 Z2 ]
CL Katori
?7 h( i6 W' t* U$ v AMC Nosiro Maru
4 i5 f& T. E, B5 ]+ r, @ AMC Akagi Maru
j8 Y3 M$ y1 j/ C APD-368 E: F) }9 @9 H a
APD-35; H6 x% o* \( X4 Q; I
APD-34# [' F1 u: P" |8 Q* X
APD-2
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; z- }( }5 _+ ]1 e PB Sozan Maru
8 ^# k: o- g& r; ~& C( H PB Shosei Maru
7 a, ]& Q2 |7 S PB Nikkai Maru+ q0 T8 H3 x- w' X
PB Magan Maru
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0 h+ E6 r4 ^% ~( I4 tJapanese ground losses:2 Z' U0 Y: Q/ y, H
10 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 m4 c/ e( V) p- r8 ]$ Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 p* g( m8 J1 w" c2 wSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168 O" m/ y9 p3 L
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6 ~0 Y1 d. p) ]; S4 V; Z. z; WSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
8 I9 y! p/ W: [$ g- H! F) ]DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...% I- S% |' } I- R1 y
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)7 c/ L1 o, W+ H7 r6 D
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Japanese Ships
4 t' N' ~$ @: {1 Y' m& R8 c$ i0 H PB Sozan Maru* ]" @8 C8 S- J) Q4 J
PB Shosei Maru
: @% r* `8 g2 @: a PB Nikkai Maru# E; N4 T$ Q* \! f4 _: }
PB Magan Maru
+ z/ H, ~! _6 f) F8 ]* \; m CL Katori
9 U0 j, l, U9 Y. i6 E, {( | AMC Nosiro Maru
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 k ^$ c. b: ^4 N' K2 i& _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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4 b& v3 @# B: p; EGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)0 \/ Y' W+ m9 f
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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8 e/ [3 [8 U% YDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60' N) j! _1 X V* D) o g# ?3 E
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Japanese ground losses:7 K' D4 c* q, i6 X3 w) z q
5 casualties reported1 L& @# J, q9 }+ s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 K9 k9 d# G' R7 w; `+ d* B; J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
0 N/ B. S: X' U+ C4 h( _8 l Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) y: x0 n1 r! H$ K% G+ h ]Assaulting units:
) N9 m7 l- p# C% f( h 7th Australian Brigade
9 i; O- J t$ Q% W9 A/ a( H8 S 101st RAAF Base Force& Y/ r$ P5 A! Q2 M6 j
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( a) n \( p1 y% |) G! P Kure 5th SNLF
, h$ [7 b u. q! A 4th Naval Guard Unit5 K$ \' U2 |* P8 a( _
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