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8 n: h! N- l& B" L2 W8/25 戰鬥報告" k) G' p6 } s+ j7 n
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) }+ k2 E% \' g; [; _' x4 A% aAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42% K3 d) E6 u4 N8 z1 K; `! E2 u; J- K
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133' E* V& A0 _* S. C0 g7 n2 R
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Allied aircraft. u0 I% H* y* Q: V
no flights% \& }, r. L: j; M
0 ?$ T, F0 ?9 x4 `! U* wAllied aircraft losses
5 I- Q( x6 L1 g' ?+ o2 p2 P6 I Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged5 S, i. R ~4 }$ A
SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged+ Q0 d0 L' F5 n% I+ V& B7 @
G1 @. @3 G: g" QJapanese Ships$ H3 D; i$ y( [. C- z+ G9 V& J1 k
CA Kumano
! ]" Q: I: K4 g1 b/ p4 | CA Suzuya
) ?0 h$ p' H# a3 U* b! B/ Q) Y CA Haguro
9 T# Y* b/ n5 g+ U CA Maya
. M. o" W4 h2 V; o& G CA Atago
+ X' a S5 w3 g/ u- m CA Takao* R% D; w3 \- Q0 U* R& L
# b& z& a; _$ m3 YAllied ground losses:
) I! Y& O$ I) V7 E2 o# f9 V 21 casualties reported
2 W7 g6 [% g. y0 Q$ R) R Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled( L5 F, O7 K6 c# I0 `% ?
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 h# y$ M& K7 F1 ~8 x( W: j
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled* X4 v7 Z& m9 s4 y
Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)% `( \' \! O9 ] l7 S ?
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Airbase hits 3
, r0 ^2 W3 U i1 i, T- QAirbase supply hits 26 H7 B$ f% O w. H1 }+ y& _" F
Runway hits 10
) W8 v w' p' D) A9 e, y- iPort hits 153 p& c; n$ g4 w- h9 k
Port supply hits 1; ^' m# C& x6 l
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( W; y4 e! S$ H# ?Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.5 O5 j2 t) u# `1 ]8 X( {% Q
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Japanese Ships
( I4 z3 M E( o CL Katori
7 Y- N' O0 l) T% h PB Sozan Maru7 Z, A' K0 a/ G/ P8 t7 t5 x* N5 S4 p
PB Shosei Maru
4 i+ r! a8 g) i, R9 Q" v9 i, O PB Nikkai Maru: A% d, o* D% N
PB Magan Maru- a$ v* i7 \; U& B: U$ l
AMC Nosiro Maru# l+ N, A/ h T- P V3 L
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Japanese ground losses:
& r6 B. W0 ] \1 t 25 casualties reported+ J3 A' P) i/ w9 I. |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: R. T5 g# h8 F4 J3 G& H Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, ~2 n* u7 l- U! F5 F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ Y8 ]5 h6 U0 n. W$ F N0 eAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)# {; d, U; e9 M
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133
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Japanese ground losses:
" N# P* f" v0 m3 U$ i8 q- F 274 casualties reported3 T) h: u( S' A6 V5 b8 F% T0 b6 L- C
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
5 a4 a, c- c6 [) j2 E# j8 P Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled! w' b) u% p$ s0 R- E2 g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" {0 K& ^) V3 d ~, v; m7 }$ g9 j
Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)/ G: l2 h7 B* P5 v; _
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)$ @7 `- p& F1 A a4 T0 R3 T
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)+ l9 Q- s2 w& B+ Y9 a+ v; c) J
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships# X1 u+ E6 ^! }$ w* a; f& h
CL Katori- d; @+ Q! m5 C( t8 }
AMC Nosiro Maru# R* a& y6 D; a- E
AMC Akagi Maru* N* x5 w8 U8 |
APD-36
: T5 ~) t9 q% H" v APD-35
1 \3 `* w, j* x% b( o0 B APD-349 \5 }; U, e8 @; D
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
) x: z% u8 Z! Z% H4 f PB Shosei Maru, ?$ O$ D/ I( I, J* W+ r
PB Nikkai Maru/ N4 `# K+ @. J# }6 U
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
: r) y9 c4 M! }# D% [ 10 casualties reported% J% D) A! C& o& ?
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
{6 i# D$ W5 a: _$ r: h- f: r, T1 F Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
* q6 C' H/ o3 Y& w. ` Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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1 X3 O7 r1 Q& k* \9 K; \Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,1688 i5 P. S2 M# a, `) N+ K, H
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SS I-16, hits 1+ l, _+ A; ^* _" K( H
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DD Phelps0 \2 \- Y6 I9 i# V
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
2 u3 i. [ A7 J0 {DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...# U1 O1 |8 z' Y$ T, D
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8 `1 J& P# b2 a3 c; X& n1 [) ?) tInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships
! c0 L) H1 ~2 y& e PB Sozan Maru9 s1 d0 M$ i, B0 M* p
PB Shosei Maru1 l1 b5 V: w K0 _
PB Nikkai Maru
2 z8 L V' w: S2 `& v/ T PB Magan Maru
' l2 a8 m+ [: b9 ?* N CL Katori
* f: ]% d) B% V, ]+ v AMC Nosiro Maru
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]; |3 }0 o X/ bJapanese ground losses:; [8 k9 o" V9 B' ]3 ]! ^: ?
20 casualties reported
. W! U8 ^+ k! [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
7 c/ B. E5 _9 b6 y5 V3 C Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
6 V8 W+ s* d7 w; f% N; g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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D+ n3 R' J# @; o, i- r8 b, wGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)
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8 V, \; e7 Q" x+ @" PAllied Bombardment attack
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Attacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140! Q" o* K) J5 s0 }, d
- u% N! @+ D* { @4 R! }Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 casualties reported' U1 J2 K& U' c; j6 t- P3 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled4 D3 \( J3 O' \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* ~3 t5 q: g8 p/ z( i) ]( } j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; c2 l- m+ f$ {0 U& [% r3 l+ I- \ 5 casualties reported6 X9 c9 i, D+ q" [# B8 H+ C6 i
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled i: s5 ]) q& Z' f/ `: Z$ x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 x# Z, z: q( {" F Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- X6 y6 [2 t. i. o$ h
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7th Australian Brigade
" J9 J2 R6 [& z9 n% K 101st RAAF Base Force9 i4 q5 m6 j0 Q8 N. }
7 Q9 M2 c1 L: }2 jDefending units:
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' A" k6 [6 ?2 r0 D 4th Naval Guard Unit7 H) l' {. v9 a
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