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8 T3 M. S Q- W' nAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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# v; @! h" D, a ^; p: n' c1 LNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Allied aircraft0 x9 o& Z# J* x
no flights
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3 g1 _5 _6 D' p& M( n, wAllied aircraft losses
( S- i5 I4 b5 u% r- l Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
4 M- z9 N2 C4 ~" _* n, V) Z" D$ U5 _5 _" o SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged0 D- T) e3 h9 i8 @ x8 d
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Japanese Ships
6 j: T; E# ^" K3 `! v# P CA Kumano
1 y, z6 a" e- z: V0 K& A* I W CA Suzuya3 U3 a0 |2 ^" `/ ~1 e9 l
CA Haguro5 b' m5 k0 Y" _8 _- I
CA Maya
) n4 Y; L: R A5 s# M# C# d CA Atago2 c4 ]" M, v; G' f+ f
CA Takao
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Allied ground losses:
# c- J* O5 m! ^. B! c 21 casualties reported" _+ T) k c% p3 Q7 z+ h; H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; f; q0 E- F' }8 H2 I Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ F! T. U7 y) \# ]1 D
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
' k3 j8 r2 |/ \& i5 c Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)/ d2 d3 x7 I* K$ k! f) ^ M
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Airbase hits 3& ?/ c f* j1 N5 W
Airbase supply hits 2
; G0 g# V8 u' K9 A$ y, gRunway hits 10
0 f B, i, L$ `0 C2 y+ W: t% m$ x) w( }Port hits 15% D: a6 `, G6 ?/ i+ j9 d8 r
Port supply hits 1
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1 T5 X" F5 b# S2 |0 d$ c; ?0 LPre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)3 b; H% V5 ~. b% j- f9 }
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships$ {- a( H% U: E6 ^' Y( `
CL Katori
, i/ g B5 j, K s. J6 F PB Sozan Maru
4 r# t) `. w& U PB Shosei Maru
( a L* A, z9 a2 a! x PB Nikkai Maru
0 D; v& b! d3 k1 k PB Magan Maru8 b3 W/ M$ x8 U+ c
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
2 @) t9 `/ m! v# y: H+ | 25 casualties reported. z# }' f I2 ]* o, L
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled& I' l1 i% Y- A
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled( V1 c. z3 N/ r& V, \$ o: v, |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! f" Y6 a5 S! ~' hAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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274 casualties reported
# E* H- ^5 y. B7 a( @ Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
5 F! p" V& K9 U9 |1 D! I4 ~ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
9 |, c0 i g. N; ^! y1 Z% w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) `# K H4 o# K" O* r- R
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)
' o. E1 v) e) g4 x+ J& |4 Q' g Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)
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9 Q1 o0 _, V7 r, IInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)- y/ w- U# l: f. ~- A, f5 H' \
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.7 v. J G: H- s" p" W2 P
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Japanese Ships
( A# T5 K4 ^9 P CL Katori
+ p$ W; G) N6 Y k AMC Nosiro Maru2 |( \- G. E1 \2 `4 ^
AMC Akagi Maru
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APD-35
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APD-23 F+ W$ H( n: w
APD-19 |( y6 O4 B5 {7 u6 V
PB Sozan Maru; X" E3 z4 C$ i
PB Shosei Maru
! | j# f- V2 o' X" u! ^6 r PB Nikkai Maru/ B: Z' }8 ^' w4 X; n0 W; t
PB Magan Maru4 W+ Z7 h" j) l, I3 }9 c" j
, W, O+ `7 q0 B' BJapanese ground losses:
4 G3 ?4 [, Y- T o( m 10 casualties reported
$ ?) G5 h) }; _. w# u Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ s% Q/ u* D2 f
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: ]9 n7 a7 Y& A: X! V$ o+ ]Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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SS I-16, hits 1' @! J# u) t" p- i$ d! K7 {
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DD Phelps
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
, ^0 n" Z4 E9 E5 O, A& ?- |6 wDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)3 s" \ n& h- s- G( [' V: g
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.! E+ [4 B$ L$ ?3 |( C$ O1 }; O5 {
- v r4 \8 B9 S9 ], LJapanese Ships
1 ?# \! g) \) H; |# ~ PB Sozan Maru
& Q* t/ f9 A% C8 |# j4 u% x0 x PB Shosei Maru% L# m2 M, |/ g4 \+ x
PB Nikkai Maru* z' _! ~) g" F) J% L* l
PB Magan Maru
7 j" G* H; _& z2 [ CL Katori
( {7 q# x- J, _8 R3 L# x; i AMC Nosiro Maru
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20 casualties reported
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0 ^: T8 i2 }9 \: Q: H# Z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled8 j1 o1 u( O7 L9 I8 O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' c9 k5 {! [1 c
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) I, c/ ?* \- o# C5 c: r% tGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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( v2 x# s9 A0 r* p& @9 V) C, g) yAllied Bombardment attack, m8 U- t+ `5 e' |( G
0 y' F. X3 S7 vAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 1402 ^0 _. M9 u3 }: J
' |, O2 w5 D `4 `7 IDefending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; O4 L+ g. B! Z! b _+ K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* c# @8 I; I/ a" Y; Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& H; I* B4 z( T$ G
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5 casualties reported! _1 |& m) i( [
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
! v! e) K7 t9 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 K7 M# w4 R4 _# [0 I8 A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7th Australian Brigade: ?) t3 B1 p2 D6 t# X
101st RAAF Base Force
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3 Q0 y- M) b5 a4 H: RDefending units:
7 g, e0 U, K5 _- s0 H& C% r/ { Kure 5th SNLF
2 R/ J9 f5 w2 G0 z/ I6 D2 c 4th Naval Guard Unit
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