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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 \7 u. c2 w# u# s6 l
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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. _% c. k! r, W* i# z% X, h! CAllied aircraft losses# [+ H( p( B* U" |
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged$ W! g7 g T6 g+ E- [
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
5 L2 \+ ^# C3 J% ^- N# d9 S CA Kumano
& `8 `! r+ i, N CA Suzuya
$ Y! h) T6 a' D4 e3 C CA Haguro* z! j4 k- F( d! l; ?0 r
CA Maya
" P+ |1 G- d7 y0 n7 j* s: F1 ?4 ^ CA Atago) V& U7 d0 n. v6 i% q! G
CA Takao' l- x: a$ ]% @3 @6 y
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Allied ground losses:
; n7 H! C2 ?5 X; f5 w 21 casualties reported
1 @4 U! B& c& T- c4 J Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 H# {3 P4 z v" [$ X' W" |
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 h% ?" k# w& R3 o$ P; j3 y, k5 H Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
! k0 p7 W, B8 A* E3 p. g5 o2 g Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 36 A }( y6 Z& {7 ~8 C* m3 t1 r" b
Airbase supply hits 2
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Port hits 15
# \* m g0 ]. R$ P" _8 [Port supply hits 17 z) e; Q4 d6 {! J# O0 f+ L
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0 z( b. k! } D1 o6 }# rPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)4 u A9 V: v/ l5 J
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.) c4 K8 g; [, q6 b2 ]
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CL Katori }) c; `) w, R7 s; b4 W
PB Sozan Maru/ z) L1 J* c; E. {, x# T
PB Shosei Maru/ n- [3 _' b9 y R! k7 T) U/ J
PB Nikkai Maru: V& h. b9 c0 d$ M* R8 L
PB Magan Maru% N" a$ p4 F: V4 E) ~6 y T( u
AMC Nosiro Maru
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7 s% u7 }' l$ t" E) Q" s 25 casualties reported! U8 M% r# ]5 t- }- N
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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: l6 \; Y$ l3 M7 M# R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 K) H0 P" p: j3 X$ ]+ u$ u) C
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( ]1 v# }7 `8 t1 tAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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2 {! s, |* F% ]* U r4 kTF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:- _' X7 F( q* c: t2 y+ h, w
274 casualties reported
3 x3 T6 S# B4 E7 k$ M, Y* S/ e' N Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: E+ O0 c9 a3 V2 B2 h; v
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
! X1 {! `8 ?2 y* X CL Katori
7 ^3 ^; S$ y6 P! f- S% @ W AMC Nosiro Maru
N5 d( B6 L& a2 ]7 w5 ]3 d" y AMC Akagi Maru
% t: d; @8 v7 u APD-36
/ M$ g, G' C& a; i6 b% O APD-35% i b ` ~3 `) ]8 l+ J1 X0 n
APD-34% z, o! z: \+ F8 s% F2 y4 [: E% M
APD-2+ G0 V, }% A$ v3 M
APD-1' B3 F8 x/ ^' L1 w. t J
PB Sozan Maru1 P3 P% c: C: `1 q/ u: T' c3 D
PB Shosei Maru
& k/ Y$ g' d! ] [ x PB Nikkai Maru, I! Z1 W e$ R! P0 O z7 x3 J$ \1 v
PB Magan Maru: C% k; a) ^3 N4 O. {- i2 n8 g
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Japanese ground losses:! O" q5 P" g1 z5 O1 h H1 B
10 casualties reported+ a( s& K; m) M& t% l; k+ M
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ ~0 Y0 M" d+ t" z" ~7 S. u- d9 p7 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; a( ]' ]8 M% V0 S3 l- V9 E Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& f0 Z0 N- \, g4 n5 O! H0 y2 Q
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168& v6 x) K9 ]9 F
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Allied Ships- R1 W' S9 p" R- B
DD Phelps) B5 Z* l: B! r4 G- }6 b
" J2 \' J8 O+ ^* ]SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
9 F; l8 W" e; @, {3 n/ lDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...7 X) q/ `7 U7 J( L
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 g" `6 `& g0 P5 u1 n8 |Japanese Ships2 T' m# p0 s+ V& a* p
PB Sozan Maru4 J* R9 S, P0 z/ v% [- T
PB Shosei Maru
* P4 Z# e3 L2 \! L8 ? PB Nikkai Maru
0 o- V" C# T- K) l2 | PB Magan Maru+ G3 {( ?% m# h9 a0 |* C. p' Z% Z
CL Katori3 U5 D4 n" V( T. w5 M4 d4 m: ?
AMC Nosiro Maru
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1 |4 A5 R2 Z* c. \7 _ 20 casualties reported g5 J0 y$ y( h+ C u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ |. ^1 O9 _" e% Z- k' d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
8 i6 F2 P( l$ @6 ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied Bombardment attack
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1 H+ C' x9 J* R, V+ l FAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1401 S. ?3 d( G5 c) c; @7 T
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Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 605 b M' m8 N. V- ~- Y4 N2 K
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5 casualties reported z2 E2 D* M a$ t1 @* F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G, t$ g2 q. }+ E5 T; [
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5 casualties reported
2 ~/ w' v: k( z; B% w0 h" e Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* P2 |& W X/ v* h9 S Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
: ^9 M8 v; a$ ~. {% { 7th Australian Brigade% L7 T" j2 R4 G
101st RAAF Base Force: Y/ E9 H+ s6 h! W0 i+ S( k0 W1 `
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Kure 5th SNLF
& U. \7 ^5 b0 U7 k 4th Naval Guard Unit
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