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8/27 戰鬥報告7 a2 R' s, R* z8 v
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9 e4 G* r( Z7 e7 A, {7 XAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42# U9 S) s C1 d1 ?# `
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% j/ F& ^' m7 Y' \Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships; @, i( }2 X! k9 n
PC Ch 10
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Allied Ships) }# s4 M8 A- Z, X8 P
SS Sculpin/ Z: l; R) Q3 R7 ?1 m
- t1 i7 K4 R% cSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
, A3 n+ W- X x9 vSculpin diving deep ....9 s5 y* z* ?# ?
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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4 l0 K9 Q( s+ ? e( ~) o1 N; X& e CA Kumano6 E& D$ g' d9 `. ]
CA Suzuya, }0 D4 R+ W7 N& `, q" l
CA Atago3 `" S! K! k N: s0 X3 C; m
CA Takao- M; ~7 s$ z5 x6 I0 L
CL Tatsuta1 S9 c4 f' \ E6 ]; s2 {, H
CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 \9 P1 q3 h! H5 g5 Q# A: Y Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 2
4 @" H& O ^- l; s3 mAirbase supply hits 1* }6 h7 u/ X r1 Q9 K- e/ S
Runway hits 16
' X: P5 E0 z( o6 K7 D9 b2 ?7 P3 a& _Port hits 10& @8 c! i& }7 j* _" H9 T
Port supply hits 4+ D: Q$ ]' `$ K2 ~
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+ G r/ W- M8 D+ e( b% y Q# ZSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141# k3 i% M! F! Q3 l+ Q4 x9 }
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Allied Ships0 j8 R6 v$ U5 D& w, i( v; x) s8 H& k
DD Russell
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DD Dunlap L8 J( b3 b- j* j
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell1 u# [" K, f: }9 J! I( o5 s) L
I-168 diving deep ....2 j4 ]7 V! n3 I4 E! M" n. t: p
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# [( g" r Y' B/ W1 p) cSub attack near Gasmata at 105,1303 V5 M' I8 w% U U) F$ }
. Y& b" ^. u: s6 f" S q( pJapanese Ships
& R! W) [6 d: d$ Q! m" x* n PB Magan Maru% H9 _7 ?! q0 e7 w
CL Katori
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xAK Sakura Maru. h; I# x0 f, s; f7 v
PB Sozan Maru& X6 O5 o5 s5 J
PB Shosei Maru
& L' |+ K8 x$ h" M1 Q& S2 F# s& b PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
9 o$ m: }, F% l, q+ i SS Pickerel
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9 F+ [! k6 T0 ?$ PSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru- l$ d3 \3 @4 m
Pickerel diving deep ....
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7 T* C: j% A& y* W8 aMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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' K: N2 C9 E( ^4 Y NWeather in hex: Severe storms
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6 R( R& [7 V+ Q5 [* g! n% `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. R3 c: h5 m7 Z" _* rEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 ^* T8 Q9 L. {5 l! iAllied aircraft: j, I1 r, d% f/ N$ w: s
B-17E Fortress x 14( j/ H; ?7 Q" V1 ?* C" c: v
8 B8 i- \3 @! r4 ONo Allied losses
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26 casualties reported
- r& R/ Q' M U3 v; x+ m z" t Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% W# P! ?: a+ N9 x Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( \! R& o* T2 ~, v! l; |5 q. x) C 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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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 L* ^% {# m6 [8 B* pEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
3 V& _! w7 O9 a. A B-26 Marauder x 9
9 @( t. f( p( O; r& }, e* D P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses* _2 w/ E! c& A4 O
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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- _: i# m1 P) RJapanese ground losses:
6 i2 E* p" R. Q- K" `: X+ C 28 casualties reported v' N& N5 D8 q% a7 l4 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) i) ?! V2 ? e% j& i; S6 q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* d' ?, T7 q; ?. J, H% h0 o
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" X% V* b2 S: C% |
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 " v5 }: |1 `1 Q, a7 x0 V
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 z% u( Z k: [, \5 p. u1 n2 `
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft
0 |) ]1 f& X; s: t6 {7 W0 E+ q A6M2 Zero x 22
: a M! s, `) U* P G4M1 Betty x 28& w% J9 @/ o1 I& @9 N
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) C' k5 @" L- y6 ^7 a& G* e; m G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged. a$ \1 u8 v, y" R" Y1 \
0 ~9 `& T: f9 J% O2 _Allied aircraft losses
3 T7 G2 W. z+ w2 U; X# s. C SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13& d# Z" S+ ^7 p, y
Airbase supply hits 11
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127. R( P# a0 P& ~( J7 L% F
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CL Katori
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xAK Sakura Maru
- F$ g8 S8 d) ^, o9 Y( z PB Sozan Maru
; |. r$ _- b2 | PB Shosei Maru' y, H3 b( P. R& B: O3 d- t
PB Nikkai Maru
) _8 X( C6 ~) v5 T PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin
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, E" j7 {" r. d: d* ^+ eSS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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