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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 425 o/ I$ j6 b/ V) v
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft
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9 a5 o, P; F* ?Allied aircraft losses# {* N+ p$ J- l, s$ }% O
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
' i; d/ L e/ ~6 l, Q% j SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged4 h Y. `/ l2 B" F. a1 Y
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Japanese Ships: W2 }3 @2 H$ B+ v
CA Kumano
+ H3 X1 s) G. d0 a. D | CA Suzuya9 d- n( ]) c8 m( x2 H! F
CA Haguro/ m+ Q" N, T7 b! \
CA Maya
0 g" Q+ B \5 }& Y. w: [ CA Atago
: M/ I4 e, U: T/ ~ CA Takao2 X! {5 x6 C# \% F8 y @2 i' X- S% p
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Allied ground losses:! T9 C3 d6 e) N+ |! k+ t+ `
21 casualties reported1 H6 \8 ], g3 X, P
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! c& `& g4 z: [& Y
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) t$ m- s" J' p# ], Y. g, N$ k. a1 w Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled* w- f- J; t! P
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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! ?1 d8 [# o) R/ Z( ]9 P6 JAirbase hits 3
" T. [( m f2 O ~Airbase supply hits 2
6 H9 _6 n; i' f$ D @Runway hits 10
( Y8 Q; q6 s) `; q. QPort hits 15
% v, W6 I. y* o3 K7 t& `! jPort supply hits 10 Y( k6 v$ z3 Y& p f6 ^; {2 m. R
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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& ^4 G; ?" }+ C2 b, \! q57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships+ Z4 d1 s! s' j
CL Katori
: N+ O% Z5 {6 u4 g+ k% \ PB Sozan Maru
2 I2 p4 W: Y4 r+ Q$ b5 P PB Shosei Maru
, i, W6 a& ~$ l# W PB Nikkai Maru
/ m" U3 E6 h: h. D PB Magan Maru; G' Q" Q4 a- S8 x; T
AMC Nosiro Maru! f; p* ^0 r8 p8 R
) j" R T4 E2 K* NJapanese ground losses:- M5 V4 q. }. t3 Y$ M7 F/ J- _. V
25 casualties reported% u3 D0 a$ k( ~% Y: J! V& r
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 Q* q* s' \6 ~/ d
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)2 p+ |; V3 V" f9 T5 `' k, y$ d- N- O
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:" q: c$ k0 m$ Y! o. n" o. `: k
274 casualties reported
8 L6 F) J) V- x% _7 X Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
) l8 H: `! w9 M" z$ c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
f) a& |: c1 x$ I* J; t ?2 D8 C Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 B [# A! O3 C4 T* k
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
9 \2 Y9 T: K, A) Z! {. k Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.# v; ?8 o, E# p9 X+ n* o* I
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CL Katori
8 k& Z! w5 Y% X4 S5 K4 S& i AMC Nosiro Maru0 Z# W6 f% Y* ?
AMC Akagi Maru; f1 m3 B0 c2 T9 C2 q
APD-36
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APD-341 l+ f' F3 I; x6 h4 p5 B3 Y' l
APD-21 l9 R) Q% @6 V* p# [# m0 L0 w
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PB Sozan Maru
- V1 O4 M$ T5 ~$ o2 U PB Shosei Maru7 P8 D$ T9 C* ^6 [; k
PB Nikkai Maru
- @" Y, Q4 j3 C4 R8 a PB Magan Maru5 H2 b1 g/ I% k, L% {
! j$ w, F$ V; U8 }# ]$ q [' u0 DJapanese ground losses:, ~: T6 { i7 L- e
10 casualties reported9 `! {- \3 a( v! a$ A6 [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i# Y. J# r( s1 P$ e8 W+ g
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled L0 N+ X; G0 f+ ~) r7 L' w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,1682 \! R! Y3 w+ c7 w
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships3 }& J8 [7 K$ A: a. B* H- K
DD Phelps- |9 U1 \4 q; s6 }+ O
& O j: Y( q+ g( ~SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps5 H3 M9 @+ P% q9 O+ _, Q' v+ R
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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t. V/ s. ^0 G1 S' rInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)0 s8 f4 Q, ?/ {6 e
# J9 K3 x; c/ q/ t9 H( z" {60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships; }5 _: d# X2 }5 L" |) k3 T
PB Sozan Maru) ~ ^ |' N0 X6 [3 ^
PB Shosei Maru
5 Y E) D4 |6 k& c" k- M PB Nikkai Maru
; d g) D8 j* \5 r' d PB Magan Maru
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AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:3 c2 \! L( v& X* @% J6 M5 I5 \0 [
20 casualties reported
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7 F/ |+ g' _' N/ G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled5 C% I3 S' X0 S- o4 H0 D! V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled3 D) w* E E; `! F( a) Z9 F7 R; v
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. S, }( q1 ?3 R u( \& S- BGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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Allied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1406 o( R$ M5 S' [
) [9 _# h m9 ]; c6 o/ i0 A( @- A, |Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60: o! m" T9 @+ c. a* S7 y
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 T8 s! }; @- u' T1 B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 ~& V6 f2 ]3 M0 P0 U6 o' U
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Allied ground losses:8 I# H, u9 G( C; g- _( m
5 casualties reported0 L- N% ~; d" }" }2 c6 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Assaulting units:3 ~! i7 {7 w/ V; _+ {" v+ k6 D
7th Australian Brigade9 M$ G/ `5 N: [' w
101st RAAF Base Force) i0 i) @0 `/ B+ O0 _$ I* Z
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4 |4 q7 l% b' T w Kure 5th SNLF" r9 r# X0 U8 M. S2 c3 I! q8 u
4th Naval Guard Unit' ~0 F- Y$ I* ] b) J# i
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