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8/25 戰鬥報告' p3 ^3 h* @) N+ f6 Z1 ]1 g. _
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" _0 q7 F4 _% |7 C1 A2 KAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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9 H4 D! p# e. L( R. Y8 u) @ |Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft9 C) u& [5 f- I l9 F6 [
no flights# I N% Z8 |4 B( R
% h$ _, v* v+ Y" z V! VAllied aircraft losses
8 i1 _- q1 \+ w+ x- H Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged2 y. m& H5 \& B) h. m+ p a! e/ d
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships/ Z5 E" T* E7 }7 m' E( W0 M3 X
CA Kumano
7 {, p2 V3 A: H8 N' q& [ CA Suzuya/ N( S' E/ Q0 {1 s- I3 X6 y1 E
CA Haguro
9 s& t( [) n1 ?3 K/ n" y CA Maya
9 i3 [& [* j3 B$ z8 X6 X CA Atago; t. s, C# V7 K- S6 t5 u
CA Takao) O9 a0 X7 n8 l+ z5 |
; d8 [& C* d7 j( q1 X, xAllied ground losses:
( ]/ a) [$ A: I6 p 21 casualties reported
1 T! T1 w" {: @9 d/ ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( T, X4 c) y0 Q+ j5 D) X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( o# F* f5 S+ v8 j# Y# D Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
6 O) Y4 R* i! H$ ` R Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)6 R! l/ k5 J' H1 Z
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Airbase hits 3
! `1 d( r" F' _8 ^- L: |' x: p7 M. EAirbase supply hits 2/ m" Q3 L& Y. I, ~/ D1 ^- f
Runway hits 10# b" S% {4 ~; B7 e+ ?5 T: Z3 ^9 d
Port hits 15& y- W4 a- H/ K& s
Port supply hits 1& ~( d# r8 z. A4 b
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5 b7 p0 w9 Z6 P/ j M; ?% oPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense./ P3 S7 M1 \; y) \& c
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CL Katori8 `# a, u2 g6 A5 I( M8 o3 v
PB Sozan Maru- _' ], t! i3 s/ [ D
PB Shosei Maru6 f3 s d/ V X+ B0 g- J' E+ ^
PB Nikkai Maru a4 m* L, k" D
PB Magan Maru2 R/ @! v/ f9 D
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
1 }) G- u, M$ P+ u) R 25 casualties reported
+ ]* a5 y4 E; a8 V( ?1 y$ Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
$ f3 S9 m. g A' l* c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 c/ h3 `' a6 ]9 A5 x1 I% h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)9 q6 M1 B- t) J% H
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
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# R, ~- s" z. E Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
' t+ }' w5 m& ~' z" @* @% K" k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
7 q S% P* s3 W6 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, ]4 M& i, R L; Z* [8 m Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled) b$ d+ Y+ s& J- S0 I- C$ |+ }
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled) H& P0 V, z# a3 H" v- z
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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; U; P4 h3 E) ~1 FJapanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru( n' }% u O7 I1 A1 }* u T
AMC Akagi Maru
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; V2 G6 E# `8 ^6 J) _( B APD-35( c, p, K1 h! e7 N1 c) [, _/ t
APD-34
0 E( V- l9 W2 D' C( |) l APD-2
; u `; M9 `: @. Z' B5 t' \) | APD-1
: h3 m' l- J, E* l PB Sozan Maru; Z2 F8 s! P2 E
PB Shosei Maru
' K5 e7 l$ O/ h( ^! Z' @. P# n! d PB Nikkai Maru
' x6 E3 w3 L7 N4 ]" P/ s5 S PB Magan Maru" b! T; u/ U5 }) q5 Z
0 ^) C: M: t: Q3 h' g! GJapanese ground losses:
( l, a% S# B$ w7 S9 H 10 casualties reported
7 o% t/ ~. K3 W3 q9 P Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. R0 n8 u1 ^( c) d
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: e; _4 e, Z" d' { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 L3 N- ]. s7 w" ^- F9 {
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168. h* b9 O) P0 T! V/ q' `
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SS I-16, hits 1
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# o& e* [% P V. b- G3 ?SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
5 u# B! Y% m& ]# T1 DDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...' \; h+ X9 O( {6 @; j
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)7 u( w# O) u. \3 ?+ o/ H' Y
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Japanese Ships' Z0 l3 Z4 I# I0 R% B. p& ?$ r
PB Sozan Maru0 J g$ [1 K* T, H2 i8 T8 X- S+ F
PB Shosei Maru
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PB Magan Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
; Q5 w2 O/ d3 f$ u0 R/ q, T 20 casualties reported
: C4 l# S% U3 o% r+ G1 p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! q; `- j* i! S& F0 F/ g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
: K& r; P. [/ x9 \5 E* n5 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 I1 h/ S) Y. I& p ZGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)1 w6 W G* h C3 E2 A5 i
; v3 l& Y% \ M& J# ]: j' X1 uAllied Bombardment attack7 m1 v/ U5 n) A7 |/ K
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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# g W) F! Z- S3 t
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5 casualties reported# Z" m" V( }0 H0 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& E3 ^. ^' s# E3 M( Q: w7 i0 C
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:6 o$ X w7 V, M# r
7th Australian Brigade. W* U Q t( {; f+ Y- P; i
101st RAAF Base Force
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Defending units:' @5 @6 ]9 h) N/ d( S2 Q
Kure 5th SNLF
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