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" ^- }7 e; r' n( P4 W) `, R2 M; o8 JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 ^" i# q, T- ^" I Y
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft( ^! C) y6 F) G z
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
1 V, ~" b) z6 o' [8 q( ]( L4 G% Z! M Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
z5 t, u) d' _4 F SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged% N' G, ~; R) q% C" {1 h# i
) `+ I/ q' K- L7 {# [Japanese Ships
) l+ M# J) e9 c CA Kumano
' \ ]+ {1 u0 v& X- J! v9 o0 W$ E CA Suzuya
; v% o* r5 F7 O: M' X N CA Haguro' {" v/ Y" e% b N, ]+ J
CA Maya
# p* o! [! \% K: s CA Atago: P) }! K3 z4 Q7 b* I g5 w
CA Takao) j8 ?1 e0 X7 d
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Allied ground losses:1 o- F3 F" A# L, m$ l9 d
21 casualties reported
5 ?( v2 p7 P8 }6 A/ v. E3 K5 k Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ I1 \# z& l4 w! A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled+ ^6 m8 M5 ]2 V* k7 ` @) J
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled2 z+ z: J/ `4 U {3 L- ^! \" S
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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4 o1 K! M/ ~- }0 P/ X/ B2 i, [Airbase hits 37 c/ V" c9 G# s! t. V5 N5 a- _) S: G
Airbase supply hits 2
/ J4 V, W; l7 Y. Z8 ZRunway hits 10
; @0 A* h2 Q2 ^- NPort hits 15
6 J0 Z0 X/ k) \8 X3 l/ \Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133). [, v; w6 Q# w0 s2 w4 X* I
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Japanese Ships
/ I/ f7 [; f3 { CL Katori L* F6 r5 O3 P- B9 p
PB Sozan Maru6 [2 J1 Y$ T8 P! v1 G
PB Shosei Maru& z) ]/ a/ U; x6 L U# u9 [9 f4 U
PB Nikkai Maru0 h" j1 d9 Q: p! f; K* j
PB Magan Maru
/ P$ b3 H1 g7 ]1 D" o/ r AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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3 Y+ M1 ^9 E7 [% V/ \ Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
{3 v& t; w! J! r; m+ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 p$ S2 {4 V) U* Z0 I7 r% @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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6 N/ X6 n' I% n# |# b& {Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)* f+ F' {. l' J" v( R6 _) u
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,1337 [% U2 G% _- P! |
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Japanese ground losses:9 F2 n2 y" |; }' c( S
274 casualties reported# ^( B" t- I) z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
+ I" R/ Z( a7 P5 i Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled6 P. o. X' M B0 B- d6 q6 R' i
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
9 |' Y, z z8 R; W# a6 F r Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
; q3 l4 y: m0 y$ M& m- J- Z Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)2 B2 l2 r* E0 T' X9 h; |
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)6 D1 X# C/ m7 @# F4 p
/ S \ B/ ?1 d3 K32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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6 B: ~; }( i5 I2 P( HJapanese Ships
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: C, G4 q" v6 j# ]' s0 T. N9 q6 l AMC Nosiro Maru
/ M5 y J+ r6 ^1 k, m AMC Akagi Maru
, x; S0 L( ?# e) o, O: N8 f) `* m APD-36& {# i5 V/ Z2 I* K" G% d( n
APD-35
3 ^# ]' m" d! X2 ` APD-34
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PB Sozan Maru
. `9 E" D5 v% R6 n PB Shosei Maru; C6 c2 q+ B+ X* }
PB Nikkai Maru
$ Y5 L3 B: N# \9 m# l& N PB Magan Maru. K% }2 Q6 `: f" N! L
j3 X+ `" I% DJapanese ground losses:8 R m1 ^: m: a) |
10 casualties reported% h7 E% {. R1 n" w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ E4 k# b, O0 ?) e/ m/ X
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! N0 ?5 }% M+ p# ^ a% {
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 J9 u0 K1 a Y- A2 p2 ISub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps2 L1 r( k- R3 J
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...! L# [2 B! [# r
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133): z+ G* Y% D4 r+ [9 o) b1 T6 T
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
* a9 u$ s ?& b$ Z U PB Sozan Maru
9 k9 q6 t+ b1 W- z! D PB Shosei Maru* U; Z6 u% A, U5 C$ M q; Y
PB Nikkai Maru9 m* P8 ?2 h& @% z
PB Magan Maru
: V6 O$ i |% c% y2 X1 j3 ^ CL Katori
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Japanese ground losses:
" z$ a# X% E, C3 | 20 casualties reported" `5 X3 M& c5 o- ]: ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ |2 _+ {2 W* R* f$ j8 P) I1 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 r! r3 y; X9 Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 O8 _2 L p4 p
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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3 i e. p) Q! h3 c3 x E }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 = 601 V! M. I; }4 i* |& c( `
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Japanese ground losses:
3 X5 x O. {( T8 c* j4 ?6 E! R 5 casualties reported
4 Z7 S+ a$ X( M Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
2 w" k% r9 Y$ f2 ^8 _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 \; M$ d! X/ A3 f/ u7 K Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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4 x" m1 I5 n8 v0 z& zAllied ground losses:
7 `$ ^ ^) r( j0 A5 H* [7 E4 [7 p 5 casualties reported
5 f$ [ I6 U: X Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled9 f9 ^* h8 u6 G* J7 I" D
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, M, r. J. k& E3 e9 w# J6 S- |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 T1 w, s: a/ F$ v
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Assaulting units:
% F! j a7 b' {5 D. p 7th Australian Brigade+ U8 c4 A$ w$ Q$ N# M7 c2 b
101st RAAF Base Force( ]: a- A3 O6 \) K% i
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Defending units:
. \4 v! j8 \, h3 v; a6 ] Kure 5th SNLF/ i0 B& |( l/ k1 a
4th Naval Guard Unit4 w' y# Q1 k5 @2 i5 G
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