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8/25 戰鬥報告7 S- l2 v0 ^, {# o
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z3 F- H x4 b: l. ~- ]- oAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 42
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1 F6 O3 ?5 c2 b8 M0 C5 t! e: o. N! gNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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2 s ]) p6 w, [( c, b- y$ f+ IAllied aircraft$ V2 o8 f, s# P* S. J1 h; I
no flights
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6 |! j) ^" l9 k6 E2 U& r3 q0 BAllied aircraft losses: x; T, f0 Q6 s5 ~$ k
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
/ m- U* e2 Z* o. d6 }% H SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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/ \% N- J' x f/ |, A6 k" CJapanese Ships1 i, ^- H8 N% K q# w0 Q) I2 f
CA Kumano
' t# j' E$ Z( ]4 Q# a3 p( n CA Suzuya
) j+ i( h' f& f/ h( f2 D7 e CA Haguro
& r; z5 ^; i2 k* X/ J" w& Z4 h, J CA Maya. K6 K3 h- I- d8 |* |
CA Atago9 l! @# p% ^$ b2 v% V
CA Takao7 ~% K/ E0 h/ }+ y- V3 z
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Allied ground losses:8 f1 n. B6 _3 u R/ A; n
21 casualties reported/ X0 }# h; j, C3 W7 `5 a
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled$ L: i8 e* c; e2 O, t) l8 s0 z3 I
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 c" @2 V( m; p, U( e) v8 F Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
3 ?2 Q; {' D o7 I' ~- T Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3
, a- `7 U% K4 ?5 A" sAirbase supply hits 2
0 T; I$ [+ g& r e+ E$ rRunway hits 10. T0 ]# ^( J" b
Port hits 151 O2 m$ T# y4 r. M
Port supply hits 1& v9 [- e* ]' x; Z0 e# z
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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/ m# w! a# {5 L( I9 W57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.( `; w7 |$ U* y# H3 K' Q0 X
4 j* z; S5 t, m: B1 U; hJapanese Ships
/ {( A# y: Q! R; o) t0 e CL Katori
& _8 C% }$ m5 u, N3 t b PB Sozan Maru/ W2 [6 b( F/ ^4 }& A4 f( `$ u
PB Shosei Maru$ c w9 |- U' s% l) H9 W7 ?/ t% s
PB Nikkai Maru: n4 F2 [8 X0 Z. E9 Q. L
PB Magan Maru5 V0 q+ g/ ^+ l. T# z
AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:4 P% l/ _/ m) h+ s0 }0 l
25 casualties reported
2 G7 P* ?* X$ Q! U2 m3 m& g Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" A4 ?1 v5 O3 h& x+ C0 [% V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
8 W' c8 h) V) X; J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Amphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)1 h0 n4 a: H- W1 |& P+ }) S9 K
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133, A5 \+ o- {1 N/ b
3 j: h4 R! b- _$ J. gJapanese ground losses:
1 C, L' C! k! r4 A& f 274 casualties reported# R" G& l( n! t/ Y1 v0 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
C5 ~& i( e; u0 _" S2 p Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled0 r) u6 E( U% y7 S* e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
/ T8 j. e- c( V6 q Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)5 s3 S/ B3 l6 s7 Q
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.* R. `: x9 R! `, _' z1 y8 b! _8 }$ m2 }
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Japanese Ships
) l( e5 u2 i: j CL Katori
! L7 F$ O; R. R) H0 v9 W) g AMC Nosiro Maru
* S3 P7 V/ D5 l3 S AMC Akagi Maru
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APD-35
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APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru- |- S# y/ `5 F
PB Shosei Maru8 X; \3 K4 t6 m ], \: f
PB Nikkai Maru/ L M5 h! _* H" t: x' m# x' E* t
PB Magan Maru
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7 F- o( ^7 p/ O4 Z+ P 10 casualties reported
# W1 W7 [3 Y1 ~7 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
; P5 P2 U. g# a$ ]8 p" B. ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( g% Y e( H E) b/ q7 c! Q3 [ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 t% I) H7 g# P8 P9 S9 z$ V
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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Japanese Ships
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( ^# s5 ^" `$ {) ?0 u DD Phelps
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1 t( i# Y L! ^! {/ A/ P- y- RSS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps
; g7 G* t( R0 o6 X6 a9 GDD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)( F+ V4 F9 ~# z: l+ i
4 \) X- `( v( x3 C6 }5 \5 @$ @60 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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5 }8 O! o* Q1 V8 d5 x% d/ q6 L6 EJapanese Ships
1 n# R, h0 Q+ N' b9 X PB Sozan Maru
4 I' f& ^" k, ^$ O* t. I PB Shosei Maru1 K# C! o; u3 G# \$ Q
PB Nikkai Maru
8 F" }; y( I1 }# V c PB Magan Maru* m( c+ E1 k, ]5 x0 W6 ^, C
CL Katori8 }* ?0 q# c# f) D% Y/ Y
AMC Nosiro Maru7 s6 Q5 b( Y& r6 K0 b: K: j
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Japanese ground losses:
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% u; E# ]; K5 }8 P) X4 A7 w5 Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
$ p2 y5 V0 a3 w8 D Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
; u) f T5 A' i- q2 k/ V Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Ground combat at Milne Bay (101,133)1 \, y+ \; F6 t# V* [& |3 j2 s
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0 [4 j* I. J. h" fAttacking force 2938 troops, 28 guns, 1 vehicles, Assault Value = 140
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* H4 x" v" a2 M z* \Defending force 2621 troops, 31 guns, 2 vehicles, Assault Value = 60
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5 casualties reported
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9 |% |8 p, q; r5 @, l/ F _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 q) V( t w4 \5 d( \8 H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% }* r% `& m( V* i. D
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6 } @# K/ Y. v 5 casualties reported
9 l3 R1 i% s/ m Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( _: M; e9 ^1 u e& B1 Y3 Y7 j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
# g6 Z+ t k n/ a+ L. S2 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% l' W# }6 h( d+ L) I$ ~
3 b, e6 f$ W# |) @6 r7 F* eAssaulting units:. Z: @1 }# Y% H5 Q2 Z. g* A
7th Australian Brigade! h: k8 b5 M0 p/ e3 ^) p: W) Z
101st RAAF Base Force
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) s, ^1 `2 Y( Y$ {- v( TDefending units:
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$ p& f L' C* T& P- H7 I2 u7 h 4th Naval Guard Unit
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