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8/27 戰鬥報告2 ]" Y- p0 t* i0 ~$ P1 r& z0 M
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* @2 x5 G7 L3 @AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128/ {+ V9 @, a( ~6 B }5 ]) C; v
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Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 6
" Q2 {( O/ e1 A+ b% w/ Y9 S PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships* J' p% A) ?1 H- E
SS Sculpin: s3 D/ e4 v% L0 Q2 { K3 b
" l7 r- E/ b: X2 T( |6 i7 h* z2 aSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10: I0 g+ N8 i* u
Sculpin diving deep ....; R/ z7 N. Q: w' I" K) P
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0 m8 j2 P) }+ l+ H! oNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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CA Kumano9 m5 H* R, g# R2 k
CA Suzuya
3 d/ k5 l6 n9 A: V9 p CA Atago- E' g) [ [! U% x9 u4 M
CA Takao3 Q0 ?& d9 }3 e; F# {- W
CL Tatsuta
4 K1 d' \2 I: H1 x1 q# N7 y CL Jintsu* ~, |- m( r8 q: Q+ T! P; C
& e5 {( y" u" g& J2 D% hAllied ground losses:& e. r! {4 c4 H
20 casualties reported( s2 p: ]+ J( w: w3 L/ x4 Y4 k
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% t" Y0 i3 f1 r0 n4 u8 c3 t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( r9 L7 f1 e- t/ E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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: J- [- _' g' v4 v7 u p& DAirbase hits 2+ A% \8 D* h0 O; ?% O# Q
Airbase supply hits 1
+ v8 E0 |- _5 {( c6 J$ DRunway hits 16
; k2 i* `3 ~5 I! S. `4 p" KPort hits 10
' u! k" S% A9 ^ v1 y& I$ tPort supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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SS I-168
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DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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@$ N o$ v: G, S6 @' j# r" lSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130! m5 a' Y2 S; }' ]1 K8 X( \5 }& Y
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Japanese Ships1 u& X0 J3 [0 D* g O& y x
PB Magan Maru( u' Z. H8 v0 O' x0 {
CL Katori
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APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
3 m% U5 T( o! W8 \3 k PB Shosei Maru
/ J5 Y5 X' Q% Z$ R/ ~$ b# u: } PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
6 p% |3 ^: A) a% ~ SS Pickerel+ Y* U, r7 q& ?4 K* P4 {6 N- c3 u
8 @, r1 C$ N: d+ eSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru. H/ d2 H' `! T0 H" w6 l) K
Pickerel diving deep ....+ l! J" v0 B& ~( Z9 w( T6 x' d/ B
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms/ Q; g" `4 }, @+ i9 T: w# v9 z
- J9 v% {3 V& |: }* _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: E! d% B# N/ V0 f
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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# N' X0 m7 i6 G* N* f8 ~, sJapanese ground losses:
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% C$ `9 ], y* O* z5 X# | Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
9 ^2 i0 ~/ Z3 e+ X; z; |& f, t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
7 H f! D" y+ h! L$ p+ a: e, ~ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) P0 h2 B$ A: {8 T' q
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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9 Y4 R: v- q/ T3 O4 [Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* H! }+ j! A7 T; s7 f
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes" ]7 h+ M2 T. t# u U6 m3 k' _3 v
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P-39D Airacobra x 10; n/ o7 v. J) V+ h7 [: J
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged0 f# K' \5 u# m& f" E1 Q4 D
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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5 P }8 i" S% E- N1 }# r0 w Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Clear sky# I9 S9 j2 ~0 m1 P4 w2 R
& A2 b, Y' n8 q! o, h* aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
# M7 N3 U8 a4 S: [) Y) LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ {. o8 \, A9 k0 {1 y6 \
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* G- R5 K" ]! j. ~, g1 G# c G4M1 Betty x 28
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1 B0 R: ^9 [. Y8 X G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 35
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6 c* `7 `: U2 H" hASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127. {: V @* U$ i1 ?7 O
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CL Katori" A. f& ^8 P% ]# ?( V4 q8 T
DMS W.21* Q8 X; X4 v4 S y
APD-2
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6 x2 u( ]5 v7 ]& j PB Sozan Maru
- r& g- X( ^- \9 _ PB Shosei Maru
' l5 B8 l) p9 a6 Y/ o PB Nikkai Maru( ^& f* S1 L2 W9 u) ^
PB Magan Maru
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) {: Q8 [1 A# w8 P0 B ]2 V& b$ gSS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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