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2 z7 u3 a% C8 X% jAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42+ H8 O9 @" Q, P7 p
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, Y+ w5 j8 C2 t# N, k* dNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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* u+ P/ E) C" G4 I* ZAllied aircraft. T: i f& D# Q3 P$ M) T
no flights
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; J0 b( y$ e/ U2 D( O m) bAllied aircraft losses; x8 a% Z/ d! d2 o( |, L! \
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged. Q* e+ M, ?$ D" o1 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships
M% B }" X, R; G CA Kumano
/ g# S# k- D+ }6 U! ?* W8 @5 P/ u CA Suzuya
" ] v5 s/ Q' q CA Haguro
: Q) {, P/ ?* k( @- y CA Maya& V0 @; d% ]7 t. S2 [5 S
CA Atago
- X$ B" |3 Q9 L O1 z, K CA Takao9 r4 _: V# U( y1 h
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Allied ground losses:2 W* @0 M8 v/ t5 h! Z; P7 T
21 casualties reported
) }0 H, x! n! _& |8 E7 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled6 R# n/ ?& u2 O
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)# y- }3 ~, ?# C8 b& R6 n& j
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Airbase hits 3; q% p" C+ g9 F P9 Z, M* I( S
Airbase supply hits 2 `, I5 T9 J2 K0 ^
Runway hits 10
4 R `- x/ |! t# {Port hits 15" `) U6 P/ P% F* b* t0 P
Port supply hits 1
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! |4 p Z7 e( X0 f$ pJapanese Ships
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PB Sozan Maru; w6 `" Z# g" O' Q
PB Shosei Maru* O9 Y+ q5 M( x! l( q! o
PB Nikkai Maru
6 p% P& T" P' K) \ PB Magan Maru/ k1 x" M( q& A' Y# P
AMC Nosiro Maru
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* ^' t/ l. y1 k 25 casualties reported& u4 L: i1 L0 j6 i7 u2 k; W5 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" F! ~; K. X3 b! }3 Q/ Q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& F4 A/ k( L9 b5 P( H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133% U) W: `2 R* O& ^
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Japanese ground losses:0 L3 G1 q$ i3 B% ^, m8 B; U# K. J3 S
274 casualties reported2 g! m$ i# w5 w5 P7 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
# M1 Y- Y7 h* k, a3 a2 l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled# v1 D: @( j4 c4 W* N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 T7 m+ u; p" h+ k" |8 i$ M
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
! h0 p6 }/ d9 u$ `% \* P: C Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)8 x0 P/ n% ]6 f4 A* ^
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.9 s$ q }8 Y2 [& d+ S) |3 G# Y1 V
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Japanese Ships b( f! D2 f" G6 a, h( [; d
CL Katori
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AMC Akagi Maru$ J6 r) ~+ p4 R0 ]
APD-36
. T0 h" H* }: Y APD-35
7 T3 i# X9 t) d' a8 z& C' Z APD-34. Z7 Z& ^* |0 x6 E3 k. F; d
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru9 p, Y( \) m- Q2 \2 H4 {! Y
PB Shosei Maru5 u$ h! H% `# y# x& W# g
PB Nikkai Maru' M: {) }, q0 `
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
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, \- s( a- z% c* J3 N2 Z Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, Y- e8 w# l5 r& D; S" K& q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( c8 e5 T {8 x) b8 v# e7 x* q4 r$ g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 c& R6 g; U0 u! p. W0 X
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% _7 p( e. d# ^. \. L7 VSub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 1' x f& b! s) v+ v
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DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps* f+ t& K. N( F
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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4 r3 n8 {' ?6 [5 a' n: B% W$ bInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru
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CL Katori' l. y3 X# o S( `# |, I
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:' V! G5 }; t. N" G6 O% q
20 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack; j1 ^6 x- w# V b( J) b, j- Y
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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: D) \5 l3 i$ V( Y* V7 [
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled& D1 x' f; A+ Z3 f
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- i/ D4 Q" p5 R& U$ z" o7 dAllied ground losses:
y, c1 S; F4 o3 s/ @ 5 casualties reported; r1 w- O% h! m) s
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 J8 @* z/ W: U- G3 y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 @( v7 ?% Q7 S- S Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Assaulting units:
2 v- K5 Y- b2 h5 g0 R3 {5 k 7th Australian Brigade
2 _- ^, D# j* C0 e4 T* L1 A 101st RAAF Base Force. Z6 x# J" k* d+ B" {- M& w1 v
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Defending units:
4 O, Z5 x( _ R; b7 ] Kure 5th SNLF6 E- @; V0 g D% x8 G
4th Naval Guard Unit
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