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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 25, 429 k8 `7 K s; X" D* {- r' {
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133) Q' k' O0 t5 E* V
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no flights
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y& N7 }. Y" l' N$ o+ f7 ^& cAllied aircraft losses! {: b$ U+ r F. H
Kittyhawk IA: 4 damaged
8 N2 ] G! ]3 V- g. Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 3 damaged
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Japanese Ships P$ F" L0 B3 u; X2 K+ {
CA Kumano
) v+ ` K& T4 t CA Suzuya" @' b9 e* ?. y. l# A) Z9 x) o J1 O
CA Haguro$ b. [- k/ b$ c
CA Maya6 q. B4 T$ Z; n1 U6 ^4 h" M
CA Atago
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/ l* b9 O6 k& j7 E3 {1 JAllied ground losses:: G5 w0 f# x8 r( v T
21 casualties reported
1 w7 F! X7 i* T8 @/ ~, ^ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
; J$ Q( w |3 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% p0 b/ o J% X/ Z4 U4 n
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 3 disabled
2 L3 b" K# E1 a9 g* e Vehicles lost 2 (1 destroyed, 1 disabled)
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Airbase hits 3) s) S- B+ M- ]1 X" K- V
Airbase supply hits 2
( x, ~0 q9 P4 p9 O* ^Runway hits 10
( B Y9 e: W6 s6 f I* YPort hits 15
4 T# Q' X4 s" y' o" WPort supply hits 1% f4 K4 w4 A0 @2 E; u2 \; [. D
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Pre-Invasion action off Milne Bay (101,133)4 ]) E3 [- u' ^% K2 O1 J1 S
7 s1 m8 }; _, e4 f57 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.4 N# |5 }3 q( x: M' ^
6 h+ s- b" q" W, fJapanese Ships
9 s4 N( R: l+ j CL Katori% W; O; `1 \3 n4 ~3 h6 o
PB Sozan Maru
1 F# @" [! t5 `4 r; C9 H+ H6 { PB Shosei Maru
' V# t3 I+ \+ `( B, u: p$ f- X5 g PB Nikkai Maru
& c5 F! z( [, R PB Magan Maru
/ R& d* P `! R( ~' Y. {# R AMC Nosiro Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
2 a/ Y. D" f1 I6 H 25 casualties reported$ |9 Q* u' ~* J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. j( D( w3 P( z. f4 Q Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 w Z9 t! S* O2 _$ C- D* ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 D% P3 m( k' I" RAmphibious Assault at Milne Bay (101,133)
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TF 29 troops unloading over beach at Milne Bay, 101,133. G2 Z; k! r0 B8 d; {
$ ~# n; S) k0 z. z( r& TJapanese ground losses:1 z7 t" @$ n5 o! f% h2 w! X
274 casualties reported9 {2 {5 i1 I) T- n" d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 36 disabled
4 L) a- j) Z; X8 @" H4 r Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 46 disabled
! U4 K+ j4 H: z2 f' I3 q* r Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 ?" r5 f+ n, b3 _1 D2 w Guns lost 17 (0 destroyed, 17 disabled)$ S m& h" B+ g D- }; Z2 u
Vehicles lost 2 (0 destroyed, 2 disabled)7 M, i5 i$ D* c) L
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Invasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)
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32 Coastal gun shots fired in defense.
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Japanese Ships2 `5 U7 b. M4 \/ }8 ], S
CL Katori
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AMC Akagi Maru
2 W" T1 V8 R( M) e' L6 [; G APD-36
" `4 q/ K* \6 t l4 I% c# }# J APD-35
( h4 T" V6 C, X' A APD-347 O4 @2 @/ [$ @3 r: I: q7 ]* c
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru! |4 o7 T7 W2 d& s8 f
PB Shosei Maru
6 H6 Y( {2 s$ y d PB Nikkai Maru- L3 ^7 v2 F. v+ u+ j. c
PB Magan Maru
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10 casualties reported6 e: s' E4 Y! Y6 T; b1 m9 D' C# U% l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled$ B8 ^. a5 j* c$ `: F
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% @- V% [/ M; s$ d0 Z/ s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Sub attack near Newcastle at 95,168
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o/ a( T3 m! {: O# d' V: t( @ SS I-16, hits 1
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Allied Ships
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SS I-16 launches 6 torpedoes at DD Phelps- \) R: A! Q4 B/ s
DD Phelps fails to find sub, continues to search...
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' L/ z: d! D7 I& q* X. nInvasion Support action off Milne Bay (101,133)( q% I9 P ?' n& b, t
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Japanese Ships
/ h K& ?8 @* R: t PB Sozan Maru
5 G8 C" B+ }! Z3 Z2 O) \+ W3 l0 ~ PB Shosei Maru
9 p# S4 L3 }( U% X( ]5 q/ Q7 T PB Nikkai Maru& K0 C/ G6 X; V& _" u
PB Magan Maru
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Japanese ground losses:
) g$ \) a1 s/ E) K1 i/ S/ n' x& E 20 casualties reported
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9 l; H+ B* X4 d _& ?2 r2 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 4 disabled
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( N! Z" g# V" G3 V# ?- OGround combat at Milne Bay (101,133)2 C9 l% o* U7 ?1 M# m4 F' Y
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Allied Bombardment attack
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2 S8 \" t7 U3 H& f5 a, Y {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
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5 casualties reported+ O2 e( {3 {( Y: Z! e0 x
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. z$ T7 u. w& `! r
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% k" \: {. Y- S0 ~
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled, N. O0 M3 G, E$ n' n
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5 casualties reported9 U/ K- A+ K6 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled. L+ J9 R+ k3 R8 t* a$ a6 e
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Assaulting units:6 v# p R# u* V0 C- S, i! |4 p3 \
7th Australian Brigade
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Defending units:6 ^0 u2 F* f, y g+ n
Kure 5th SNLF5 Y( J& e# ?4 {8 I2 Q& m
4th Naval Guard Unit
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