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9 }: J* v7 P& E a9 {8/25 戰鬥報告( U3 {) O; q0 c# J
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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/ m& e7 s5 y3 Y- \9 \) VNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1338 ~( Y2 J# o4 i9 C& `0 N
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
* ?# n5 y5 z0 i$ e* ]" `2 i Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
1 ?) _5 i8 O* E4 s+ c SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged2 X! `5 v8 |# a9 Y% I% P$ a
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Japanese Ships0 x# u# w% o) y0 x0 p
CA Kumano
) |5 U1 _; D% H' g$ a& A' [ CA Suzuya: l9 F9 G9 z5 t) z* h$ J
CA Haguro
2 L/ z' [9 U$ W3 j% P+ w% m6 r# W CA Maya# Z5 P# q) Q, \ C% p
CA Atago2 t `5 u" K# W: W4 X6 C, L
CA Takao! Y+ }) n0 _. r! R
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Allied ground losses: G/ \' }: L4 w: E8 ]
21 casualties reported8 y, r- A/ a" P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
. o3 U6 K) [( @ Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3! _) C) T2 I# H/ ~: A
Airbase supply hits 2
$ N( e9 u) } R5 M4 y/ y& C3 u+ Y6 k5 YRunway hits 10
6 I' O& O: {! ^! K( j b% ]9 G ]. ZPort hits 153 s; S+ z2 I ?$ O
Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133). g2 \- q* P/ Q/ |
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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' `; k# ^: P& p! J' ~2 eJapanese Ships3 `$ [5 O3 J- e6 v0 {
CL Katori
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PB Shosei Maru$ V% y* f: c/ R! Z9 F6 B6 ]( Q; q
PB Nikkai Maru
- B9 ~! }; S" M. X1 p4 J PB Magan Maru
9 Y2 Q2 E! e M# d. A1 D1 r AMC Nosiro Maru* }7 L* H) U) q& v2 W. R/ N
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
F! x+ d8 Y4 B& p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
0 t$ S x- p' J( G6 v& u; G! q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 ?/ _% x: r6 i5 c7 h+ P+ N( \Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133): O* p" B9 u4 ]" g, \9 o! R- h
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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) I4 e6 W3 @0 [. vJapanese ground losses:
# y M: f- U4 h: H2 c% v' | 274 casualties reported$ f. g* Y9 J2 \; I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled# G, O9 m& G5 o* s' M& x {- d7 b, {5 l9 _
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled( P" ~( g% v/ I$ o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 e4 S' R( U9 Z# y8 h* P) S. r- W
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)& }# Y0 r$ P6 ~6 i0 A
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled). l" n( \6 A; Z2 M
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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3 ~! S2 L9 c5 D9 K' H32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.2 `& a( [6 ?2 O; ~8 [2 N$ a
) A9 [1 a/ y, wJapanese Ships
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AMC Nosiro Maru
. Y1 @+ ?0 T" Q8 v3 p9 H AMC Akagi Maru
+ n" s, C, x4 U% K APD-36! u6 Z+ _6 V8 F
APD-35. K. Y7 b" R' N4 `' R4 S
APD-34
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APD-19 H1 w, t5 }; P" K$ w
PB Sozan Maru
! X! l* e: R% b' j PB Shosei Maru
2 d/ Q' B) E# ` ?( z* v# ` PB Nikkai Maru
/ l; {: G! O* ~2 ~& \7 L PB Magan Maru' c+ C) t+ p& k7 Z; e4 E
0 C8 a" Z' h3 H1 t) @Japanese ground losses:
" @8 ]& D! U7 p& D+ o3 F' } 10 casualties reported
* h6 q( C; k! A1 ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! S( P* T/ E& E Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. S7 C) L, @$ v( T& u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- Z2 x# z/ y3 J, {% o5 ~1 _8 xSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168( b, ?+ S0 W7 x) t4 S% J1 d2 j3 I
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Allied Ships8 c# T- Y+ d' {) U6 X# P1 b
DD Phelps
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2 F+ |- U# U# E- x5 q; P+ w/ fSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps8 w( D9 j0 B6 @ ?" f
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...# f& r& s5 y; q
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5 N1 V, }2 m/ U) O ~4 f9 DInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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2 ?/ N6 Z) P& G- m) Y; PJapanese Ships- Q) t I/ h" H: c
PB Sozan Maru
' u R$ N' G. D5 i) @0 l PB Shosei Maru5 Q2 e( v* E1 Y& }
PB Nikkai Maru
5 g, j) u+ z: p9 d' U- u6 d PB Magan Maru. Z, L, }' R% o8 P5 N1 i
CL Katori* ^ r; f9 V& g9 P) O; R- Z
AMC Nosiro Maru! E8 \- A8 O6 ?0 e. {* ~
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20 casualties reported
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. ]0 l [: y4 y8 [' {5 Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
' N" Q7 F4 _: t! X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& a8 E, p/ V# [7 A) v. S
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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5 o1 S' S: m0 B8 K0 f( GAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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6 F# Q+ x: N' L& B0 ]2 F8 fDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60+ Z& ~4 p6 ?/ b2 k' F
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Japanese ground losses:7 v, X" T9 {9 P4 L' W; i6 V. Q
5 casualties reported
7 N/ X" P; {& G4 [9 Q$ ?/ w Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled* U; p( B- o) h
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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5 casualties reported
3 L$ ^" h( ^. Y- @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 B; L- F' N: e0 v' x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 |) ^+ h r4 P; C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; o3 X0 N2 g& ^$ a' O2 C6 X x9 m' F 7th Australian Brigade3 {( T8 T+ K1 s' y
101st RAAF Base Force
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Kure 5th SNLF
* p4 H- Z* V7 I( Z# [+ L 4th Naval Guard Unit4 K! y T* u0 P5 U8 T
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