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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 420 @. N( W" K4 _3 Y: c" o
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% a9 \+ v0 G4 M$ V$ NNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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& R; l6 s- o8 y+ m U4 W, L4 rAllied aircraft
2 |& o9 F7 k5 A no flights, @$ Y# U1 w# N; {' L) n7 N. s6 }
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Allied aircraft losses+ t: v6 n) y/ t; V
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
& O1 n2 x0 E) U5 B1 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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6 c5 z& H. X7 `: q% @Japanese Ships
1 f- S% s# `/ R9 ^' M) R1 V6 q CA Kumano
9 T2 K' n8 k/ _ T CA Suzuya! k& _$ K7 D- Z, V5 I. y1 V
CA Haguro
# E, _6 F9 {. T1 l8 J' L5 Q6 C CA Maya
. z6 _/ c* ^4 S- E' z: h1 X CA Atago
* ]1 M" _1 r+ ^; J! r/ ~ k CA Takao/ h# k: |% G# E$ p; D
; Q, ~* ^ G4 d1 e7 f, \. WAllied ground losses:
) V9 Z$ u9 c, m 21 casualties reported
3 B0 b7 W$ b+ z6 [/ n" x Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 m, \ ~0 v# r7 ?* H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 q7 f0 G" I7 c# Y7 S Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled# ^; K3 K w" |+ M3 f- A1 e- G+ e" ]
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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& A* j0 ~ N! w0 m! f) B) {Airbase hits 3
. X( J! w/ C( g: [" f3 D. p" E, QAirbase supply hits 20 z4 S1 U, P1 Y( i% H
Runway hits 10
) w l, V0 y4 M) }' D* Q! fPort hits 15/ \" b& e1 T: k& P/ R: P; F
Port supply hits 1! N4 L; w- v# w S- I0 P
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( ~7 h, x7 x2 u6 z' OPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)) t+ x* e/ A5 K' g) d
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships4 H' y! P9 |, c; }5 [+ j
CL Katori
; T7 o, a' c* D/ ` PB Sozan Maru
4 H3 ?% P2 ~: Y0 p( {3 R PB Shosei Maru
# S) |+ [" s( a" c; n3 C PB Nikkai Maru5 w5 `' W3 N0 b0 n
PB Magan Maru
4 d* Y5 \- i8 ^3 J1 E) E: ~ AMC Nosiro Maru7 t: o. u- F: H6 f, V& e) F
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Japanese ground losses:8 m$ f" f1 H* k3 S
25 casualties reported
3 p' Q ~' E. a i$ R8 l* q Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 O1 O& ~" H/ J5 J Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 k7 [8 ?, [5 @0 L9 I6 v+ e3 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ C6 E. `, W& ?6 _! k' E2 d% M
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& i1 o4 m% f: c8 G0 m7 d# PAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)$ o+ s# W/ _8 g! |5 [7 ^
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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s& L% A5 E3 `3 n! g( i+ OJapanese ground losses:
! f6 u9 t; n' ?2 M4 A: c 274 casualties reported
; d$ ~( u, W$ u+ H# l Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled) J0 m; z2 _7 J
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled+ T$ j n+ _1 W" c& l. q& _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; o. q2 \1 d4 l0 Z* f' w* J Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)& }# C* _+ f0 H' J4 A* c2 G
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled): b, Y, C( B( E( K5 t) V. q
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/ e6 \# w0 x) A7 U& ]. m1 }# {" s- DInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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% K" M E* y5 M U32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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! K6 x9 y- d7 w- qJapanese Ships8 r8 \% k4 A) j0 ^% {6 M
CL Katori3 x% M S- m I2 s
AMC Nosiro Maru
6 [4 J" F% h0 D' A u1 X: D' w AMC Akagi Maru* [9 x9 ?$ X' J, j4 D
APD-36
+ Y, I! n: w7 \$ B! B4 m APD-35
: }7 o) b1 c- |& @/ s; p( d- F APD-34
$ q. _7 A! X9 w APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru/ h" `* B; V* o7 P
PB Shosei Maru/ L h$ d& A: ^
PB Nikkai Maru4 F& Q/ {1 k5 c' J6 R
PB Magan Maru! P; t. `8 U! H# B6 B5 l4 M2 Q$ N
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Japanese ground losses:
5 R0 X- K% f" R( d) E' J }8 i 10 casualties reported- Z% f9 E, P" ]2 l4 ]* ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ v9 q8 L5 ^: C2 A/ r% X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 H. W, m) g4 I3 Y8 b3 [Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Allied Ships7 W+ f: G* b @* O
DD Phelps
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( X# S: |( C2 K4 A- E5 o& ASS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
; W$ p: U8 H4 e; ODD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search... Q9 t& ~' M* ]3 Q
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9 d% o; Q9 v4 i" w! w3 G' r% aInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)$ k8 a8 ~0 T5 Z( b
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Japanese Ships
& Y. z' i4 n- T: G$ E: b PB Sozan Maru
2 u: e- j, k% `1 [ PB Shosei Maru: i6 |8 S7 c, f5 q0 w
PB Nikkai Maru j: @" L" t$ ?2 m0 W: b
PB Magan Maru+ ?3 \8 F7 H/ b: I! K# j
CL Katori, c% a6 E& [( n/ s: \
AMC Nosiro Maru
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( x# Y* E) O1 o5 E+ N2 k$ PJapanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled' ^5 l4 Q5 L2 h4 ~; }" M' b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 N8 L0 X) y: Y& k+ k
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n1 Y7 z. B5 ^3 W7 I5 L- I5 RGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133); w7 E+ ?2 F( x
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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) t+ G3 e* I) m( K5 l' r4 K
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6 R5 h" ]3 J0 G; _; X/ H& Y 5 casualties reported
8 z; o: E E' d v" R Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 ~' t' I& y0 F5 [3 D Q5 z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 ?! G& U/ J [8 }4 U% X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 v( w, _$ O' z4 { 5 casualties reported
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7th Australian Brigade
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3 s! D& I- \7 m4 y4 m3 k Kure 5th SNLF
6 r6 @) R" F$ v+ N) n. {8 {2 U% n 4th Naval Guard Unit
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