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$ a7 K9 t3 _, \. T7 H9 n" r8/25 戰鬥報告
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. Z6 L, T/ l( z5 R4 s: t0 mAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42: [+ {$ X2 W- n2 j$ D% j. r
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
5 t. D# N# D1 I# @6 N! S/ C9 S! { no flights
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# I) K6 N0 N4 {6 Q/ MAllied aircraft losses+ c4 q& {* i; y/ O1 m7 @5 }/ c/ z8 Y
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
$ }* z# Y+ E1 N6 K' t SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
. h2 e" V; _0 z4 V* e CA Kumano
# g/ l# v* o- R% W7 u CA Suzuya) N+ {2 x( N4 B" b5 i/ R H
CA Haguro
9 f" q7 M) s* x% c1 \ CA Maya4 [; J" R+ |% T/ P5 ^/ B
CA Atago
; R1 l4 X8 R* _# R( S1 w+ q% V* i CA Takao
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* X- v; r% \4 X! ?% DAllied ground losses:
& L2 l' T) p0 P; h# m8 t- i 21 casualties reported
' F u9 `4 P5 t1 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 g. q+ O' N4 e+ a% _8 F; K Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ e. h& _( B% Q3 h
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled8 \, f$ l3 E6 ?) S! H1 V/ T) N }
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)- X/ } y4 T2 {( Z/ [4 \/ V ]
7 a! j' m7 q% A- O/ w: lAirbase hits 3
9 A/ F& O9 k9 c9 eAirbase supply hits 2
% u9 x7 z# J( _. n2 b7 @0 A. O+ GRunway hits 10
5 P" q) ?' d- z- X6 w0 APort hits 15
; k/ |* R4 u4 f5 L% qPort supply hits 1) T0 m5 l& z: @, T+ Q0 h+ H
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)& h$ l) Z! a' q! S
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.. @6 g& i& u4 O: c# D$ t
6 q: d- G: K$ Q7 W2 @Japanese Ships
% X* [& y# S2 h- E$ z, X' j CL Katori2 Y+ {2 q2 q1 k# ^/ L6 B" O0 T7 _
PB Sozan Maru- }+ f) h( Q( d" j
PB Shosei Maru( t5 Q- J7 P! H6 U
PB Nikkai Maru' ]( E" ^* `/ N, T8 ~6 g
PB Magan Maru
& j) z4 ~5 }1 E" ?. C! @ AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:; Y, I3 m% z0 [
25 casualties reported
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5 W: ~% f4 X" o# U5 ~" r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
; G# C% W" d) I9 J. _' f" Q+ L Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! Z( y( N- a9 g' k# m) ~Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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, x9 v1 T1 Y0 l7 y; lTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133* S9 y, u6 U% J
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Japanese ground losses:; a( x2 {% U. J: P, I$ \9 \$ \- v; }
274 casualties reported
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8 t9 i0 ]2 @* J7 Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled# [% ]( b! ^/ m& P" }# a" F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 Y% R; t5 C& M
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
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8 {+ X+ F2 X4 D. f: G fInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133). N+ o& V5 F1 {% g5 w# K
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense., \3 j, s( n3 J/ s/ u
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Japanese Ships
/ {! w1 B8 w6 ` l$ { CL Katori
* V+ U" E, N2 P7 v2 Z! o, n AMC Nosiro Maru
% S6 t% E0 e5 q2 C' V AMC Akagi Maru
* z" {3 Y7 w/ I5 L+ Y APD-36% M3 a6 c# t+ g; R2 z: N
APD-35
& d" N9 A* o* } APD-34
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APD-1
+ f! U7 k8 X* N% u1 ` PB Sozan Maru
6 H! y, Y( M8 N* C' l PB Shosei Maru
9 G1 W& C2 O3 v% j( t PB Nikkai Maru
% y. |9 C9 D) W% e9 R PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
+ W& [" N9 k; `5 v 10 casualties reported- D9 F; _$ `3 o2 U" H+ u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 h h/ ]5 l# { p, @3 K$ m- ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
# g7 m5 a; J5 z; G& { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* I9 L7 [" x! N; Z" Q3 v! D4 h$ CSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Allied Ships
7 ^" X1 W7 M8 ?7 J0 I DD Phelps7 ]; ]( @5 M$ B4 G' \
; d+ R% c9 i6 aSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
; ~7 j- v l& ~DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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" j% a. K, G8 KInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
/ s) z, w( H& T+ w% Y PB Sozan Maru% Y$ H" a- v. |7 _7 I* Y
PB Shosei Maru
5 `% `/ y, \6 m2 t& t PB Nikkai Maru
! S! V, r* O9 l2 { PB Magan Maru9 e7 N: p# L6 j7 b
CL Katori
9 Z8 t; M% [ @" U7 N4 U+ ` AMC Nosiro Maru x) Q, l- A( e# ]
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Japanese ground losses:7 i+ i3 t% B* V# P: c% M# @
20 casualties reported8 I) g# M1 M3 M& w8 Y1 v& c7 y1 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ]/ o% t1 x8 p' }7 ]8 Y2 t
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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9 P' P* u6 L; t) h, g! LGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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( _$ W* s" w; u" @( @Allied Bombardment attack# y1 g( F' }' [: J. L
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140 P6 a y& S+ `* G/ U3 \+ g! @6 U
6 F c4 H9 Z* U1 M: m4 YDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 602 M: U; k( S* c c) i' Y$ S
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5 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: N; o( i; o* u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% J$ X7 |6 U: B: |$ m6 p Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 R9 w6 O3 }7 ^& S9 s
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Assaulting units:' V b n! H5 W
7th Australian Brigade- W6 n2 @5 Q% [/ U! R% R
101st RAAF Base Force# X% i3 U1 p" \* Z
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Defending units:
8 p5 C% `6 \: s Kure 5th SNLF
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