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8/27 戰鬥報告5 U- F9 s* u9 f4 F
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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2 Z0 s/ [) p) f* M0 A! C4 ^ PC Ch 10& p5 s: R6 F2 Y! i
PC Ch 63 K* m, p; G1 j& a6 s
PC Ch 11* w0 n) r5 @6 X) c M( ?2 U
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* [2 S) p* F: ]6 u SS Sculpin
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5 Z) E! m0 W7 L% x. n& T4 XSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
: b& m2 J. K3 s. `8 ?3 y$ l! rSculpin diving deep ..../ e* |8 y. S6 a/ U" U
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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CA Kumano" A1 r0 C- K3 H9 M' g& m+ G/ N
CA Suzuya
+ F& |2 t+ Z( o2 M$ g CA Atago
/ W0 t) H+ B/ ?7 k CA Takao
! I' J, c" o, r0 \" i CL Tatsuta p# i, |2 P# r! H r2 ` t
CL Jintsu; s5 u3 m( H1 x" W8 Q. v
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 i& R0 z% t7 b" X Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
/ q/ r$ \% U) i t+ A Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 21 \. e# J+ a( H% L
Airbase supply hits 1
" T- G9 `& c; O" v2 A% YRunway hits 16
$ a, z1 d, |+ DPort hits 10
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, r8 c, ?4 p6 T/ RSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141, G. E" N$ N6 i8 c/ v# j ^; x
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Japanese Ships7 s# {6 q0 N. D) }; h. x+ N
SS I-168
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Allied Ships
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DD Conyngham
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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( m# z& d# m3 v; e, C- }Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130. }: D1 y- J" S' B/ O0 ^
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5 I$ Q" C; Q% f3 y4 ?9 b k- o2 b PB Magan Maru& y8 P' V) R4 {3 J# ]
CL Katori5 ? n; o$ F9 U+ P# o
DMS W.21
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. S0 C/ }# X( x1 @) _, h xAK Sakura Maru
/ W" h* Q( u& A( M2 \6 t PB Sozan Maru1 X3 H7 Z- S; a
PB Shosei Maru. X' B/ H% }- K' b/ b) z
PB Nikkai Maru; N# H2 S3 ]) L5 [: E* v$ {" X
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SS Pickerel
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4 W3 Z% p5 F- Y3 `2 MSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru+ Q9 L- V: I5 C( O$ o# R! U0 }
Pickerel diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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4 ^4 R+ i8 X' r5 _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ D& ?+ h' o8 a/ z9 |Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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; e- x+ i H- h- PNo Allied losses% s$ i& e# }! l/ H/ {3 p
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) \ i3 a. w8 ]: m9 v
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 9
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9 b: D) E6 y0 X" d* L \4 SAllied aircraft losses9 j% F7 p+ p0 E1 y2 Z2 c
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged) B# U! S8 {+ ?! a' \& w. h+ h9 ~( h
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; p+ C% x4 m3 F D9 d5 D/ m
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled0 S' l* y0 N6 E( P0 y* Q3 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' O- O( |1 {8 t( C
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' {) A9 }' [5 G+ `. d0 B- hAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.' T# U1 U2 F7 Q- l5 S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes, ^$ m- a# s- n& ~3 P% E
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; c& Z6 |: g! y0 P A6M2 Zero x 22
; ~7 _; Y% }' t! c' G: I G4M1 Betty x 289 w. r' U" @6 O% G$ z" A
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged- S% c7 V: e; B" ]1 A% e
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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Japanese Ships
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xAK Sakura Maru
& ^; m, E: I# R$ A3 } PB Sozan Maru4 @) K6 m( Q; n/ e
PB Shosei Maru; W: C l' e6 A2 y" }; v
PB Nikkai Maru6 @- [$ \! W0 `9 J ]/ v' t
PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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