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, N/ ^9 I. ]; K& _" K- M: U( hAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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8 f, n) w7 x4 P) SNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses8 V/ `6 O, m6 |1 m4 r
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
e6 g! _& F1 v# n+ o. L( m SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged! D5 c* q( ]- b: `) K2 ?* R( [! b
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Japanese Ships- |/ s- ] n0 L8 N9 P
CA Kumano' i( q, g: F0 a# `% j, T6 Z9 N* w
CA Suzuya1 Z3 ~8 [; j! S; _, @
CA Haguro
/ Y" o8 u! [# z, G9 T! p CA Maya0 o1 V& f' Q/ X8 z! e+ C
CA Atago
+ \- K) H" A B; x" ` CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:* B( E* Z2 I9 {1 N
21 casualties reported
3 Y3 e$ |4 Q1 [- ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ N; B5 l; D4 x6 y5 K! H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled0 ~# V0 B0 f9 V& k
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
, d& y, e! g! }: c Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled) r- Q& n; B' k* U
0 R7 u' _3 [1 c* \0 z& k
Airbase hits 3, C7 j. y% r% t3 T% J" U
Airbase supply hits 29 \# O4 O& ~9 D& T
Runway hits 10
2 Z9 v# g3 K+ t2 j0 X* w: U LPort hits 15
7 n* M& b( ~! zPort supply hits 1# p! h+ z1 z5 o# x \, E
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)- t6 U1 y: Q" U( G/ j& I
" a( s9 l% }; T; @* h& `6 D57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 G; x- F! A$ B' l
, _: @! C/ E: q% h* V' t! c" x# X3 IJapanese Ships4 Q3 @( T- {" d" k6 x' R* n8 \
CL Katori
" [7 [$ j2 E+ k4 P$ Y: a* G PB Sozan Maru
. N; C1 a0 @+ `* g& `& c/ S PB Shosei Maru
8 l8 ~' O& X) M/ j3 ~ PB Nikkai Maru. \. T" P: I9 n C
PB Magan Maru
/ ], Y0 y- {( C9 x% F AMC Nosiro Maru, X# _& \0 i" B; ^4 W- ]; G& G# [( u
3 V% G9 U; @0 m) I2 ]3 Y2 d. XJapanese ground losses:4 G3 a& D- ?- w
25 casualties reported8 Y6 _5 j8 D& u9 |# b5 E4 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( k0 y, W I% O# P. v/ `8 C; K; H& _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 q3 B8 h8 Z ?/ h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. k- N4 z3 J# K5 K
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1 l$ l/ ^+ P3 i+ }6 Y1 tAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)( n( O8 H( z2 G. y8 P7 p8 K
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:+ F: p8 t5 c/ r3 \) {
274 casualties reported
; T R) _4 s# W5 ~0 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled: s! E8 Q. {' D: q8 a! e- x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
: G! s7 n& @% X: ^ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 f; o& m1 U; k Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
7 \! i9 P5 f; d$ G) r8 Y' R4 Q Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)- ? U1 T3 U, z1 n8 w! T* p, K& }
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# Q7 P' ` p6 G8 d# j1 i$ X- @Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133). _ V( c; r) K
4 Y$ s0 {$ G" @32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships3 i1 Z" P& Y& I2 y- ]6 v; d
CL Katori
; H* T' o: }5 n AMC Nosiro Maru
3 A4 J4 {1 E& e7 ` AMC Akagi Maru
9 ^. \5 W6 d7 {/ L. ]- E) L2 T APD-36
8 ?1 r1 Q/ [% L w6 K0 M! s APD-35
7 j1 H8 \0 m Q- o" G/ K. n! f9 } APD-34" k4 Y, E C9 @3 O) n
APD-25 ~; P% x) J( h n |7 Z
APD-1
9 p% e n# I0 N) l: A+ R/ _ PB Sozan Maru
0 A" I6 u9 K' W# A2 D4 s5 O& ? PB Shosei Maru
3 b, J$ |& O' \# r( r; `3 y PB Nikkai Maru7 W! G# J' `- f7 N; W6 c# Y# ~) \
PB Magan Maru$ d6 n/ [0 P4 [; {6 U
/ L6 y3 O; S/ T1 @Japanese ground losses:* |% Z* h- b1 e) ] d1 {0 p
10 casualties reported
5 A$ N. j) |, l Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( J' D5 x$ N5 _# Z. b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled5 E5 r; E8 F! r" d9 @& W9 M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ C I& L$ [- A: d& \7 S7 [# _
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( `7 e! o9 J3 o9 O7 m5 a" C7 ]Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,1684 L6 Q& I& x! t7 Y# u* \
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SS I-16, hits 13 g3 H. h; S& f6 Z: p2 C
# e7 E4 u% P. J" I5 BAllied Ships( E* _/ z3 E& z' H
DD Phelps4 K; q( `8 e: [, c
+ X2 N. o5 p2 w# SSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
- W2 U! C8 x& t7 i5 j3 p! yDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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{9 l) s. f9 r( h. \: ]; c; nInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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7 i6 O" O6 n! J5 q YJapanese Ships! H+ r2 ^4 \% a3 Y \- }
PB Sozan Maru
. R4 w7 ?4 g2 N) u PB Shosei Maru
/ A: X/ X' M: @ ] PB Nikkai Maru+ m. b5 I: J' V: f% Q) I
PB Magan Maru
; N/ J" C1 m1 P4 g5 k# O: g CL Katori. B4 A8 U V1 O2 C& G5 R/ m' G
AMC Nosiro Maru
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5 b8 h: ~4 W) n' J4 h2 j( WJapanese ground losses:
2 ?1 ]2 E- x# ^2 U) |9 O9 P 20 casualties reported6 L2 \6 r+ k1 y3 k, L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 y4 u/ P( h3 ]& m; u
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled# d3 M# `$ m+ L P: R
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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) g5 x5 i2 ^, `% PGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133): N) x4 e/ V6 S6 Q
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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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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60' ~8 F2 r' I; x9 O9 k' `
! q5 U/ ?4 f9 ^ k: g2 [3 j2 d+ vJapanese ground losses:' X: U" Q& G" A' Z7 B& g
5 casualties reported
; |: ^* T7 C d' m. d; H" R" |" f3 n6 z Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* D0 ^) ]& J7 Q0 I% r1 R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
. W @) l1 V; J8 X2 Z& g& o Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* G& c' [- x" D2 H7 O
% z1 x5 u9 l2 q5 ?6 x' TAllied ground losses:
, c# Y6 E' j; H$ s4 e! C 5 casualties reported' }0 O" K) w& K& {0 K
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
/ V! T: f9 W0 D; X+ r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 Y0 W4 q3 \9 A/ F: d9 ~8 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K( N2 Q. l1 V3 O1 c4 \ S6 ?& H
+ t9 Y7 A4 } O7 OAssaulting units:% f* E( @: [* J
7th Australian Brigade! w! `7 b: g6 V: ~( d
101st RAAF Base Force
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Defending units:
o6 r' f7 L/ D4 S4 |$ G) O4 s Kure 5th SNLF
; w0 d: q8 s2 I( { 4th Naval Guard Unit9 ? t8 o7 f" W1 N7 m. e
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