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8/27 戰鬥報告# n' M; y0 {9 y5 |+ k! D
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4 E" B$ B7 S- l3 c/ a TAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 420 A# }6 D. @9 t4 G) q* z
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9 u! i/ B& G8 P2 I" a1 J8 \& \Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128% f% ^ H9 J0 i2 d
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& x5 Y( }' R6 s6 v* `* _ PC Ch 10
7 Z/ |' P5 o& Z4 Z7 L+ U PC Ch 6' E# f5 d" ^% C# |
PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships
+ Z v- [( l- i4 h+ Y/ H SS Sculpin% R+ I$ l' c" \8 Q
n+ a* r2 f/ v: [8 G( I3 T9 mSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
' b% W, l" T: t) `2 tSculpin diving deep ....3 x& l' |- V: h" `, B
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1338 k" V! c) c6 @6 Z4 p5 t
+ N5 u3 J1 _, [* W/ X+ J' PJapanese Ships! a) f# Y1 \0 p" F1 m- E
CA Kumano
" _, b) _) q- j1 H$ T CA Suzuya
" [# E. m& L- F+ Q& m i% ~! q CA Atago1 s; H" F, R6 p& ~+ W
CA Takao
. S: f$ h$ p& m4 X4 P CL Tatsuta# }$ e9 n( D3 S6 N2 T. y
CL Jintsu
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7 `) c# ^) z$ p' n" v/ Q% S6 uAllied ground losses:
4 J/ a4 \0 ~; ^+ I) L! C+ k+ a C 20 casualties reported
# Y: {; ~9 G8 |0 S4 }- q" G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% l3 L$ X. O. V3 w) w7 a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 V, V6 s9 O6 r6 G2 [' D* z
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled' @5 F$ ]9 y7 n) N+ `: C/ S6 |3 ~# v; c
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Airbase hits 2
! ^5 c2 a8 d: s' k; v* E) Z# DAirbase supply hits 1- z! U8 I9 h8 x% a5 l
Runway hits 163 V& ]/ T. i2 i" r5 g( r$ A0 z
Port hits 10
" n; x+ [' d2 G pPort supply hits 41 @0 Z& D" S+ ~' e% z m& y
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141$ [/ [( Z* k3 d& L' v8 ~5 r
& }2 D/ W. g8 K" b% BJapanese Ships
8 S7 c- m+ U# B7 v( e( l7 K9 l SS I-168
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7 S' Z5 Q! J2 a, B) J7 ?' @0 ZAllied Ships
n& p# ]0 p: j DD Russell
- n8 J- W' V6 T' I" J DD Conyngham
: r! n/ g4 P3 d( s DD Dunlap' j ~: Y6 W; Y/ y% U; k: ?% e
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell- j a' H9 w ?1 D
I-168 diving deep ....4 a. K9 a* n v+ k6 Y8 u
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* r, W3 d- O: d, \$ J, sSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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$ ^6 p* i" G* p' [9 n; t' fJapanese Ships1 v9 q; \% |0 U- @
PB Magan Maru# j/ }/ z5 D$ N d. @
CL Katori/ ?) }# g+ w8 k( z' X5 }9 e
DMS W.21
U) y$ j2 ]. D1 U APD-2
) @5 E5 l1 q% G" t4 x xAK Sakura Maru
4 C2 S1 N! j6 Z: B! c' i PB Sozan Maru+ n) K+ k$ A, T" Z( d) Q; ~% e
PB Shosei Maru4 m* }* p" G7 n" ~
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel: F4 b/ c& C3 w* y! a" ?% p
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
: L) P( P0 u% g" k# ]4 ~; pPickerel diving deep ....
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! I9 {: p4 b, j) h* N! n3 L0 G, n% FMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)4 ]* } N- f# d. x/ C; Y) G
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Weather in hex: Severe storms( ^( s; y. {$ A
( O+ K$ Q3 ]8 e" S) u, e( aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, h/ ^* T/ K6 m5 ]. q- ]Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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5 z+ \# n, T5 l B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses. \( r4 w2 I1 A2 D& |- F
( T; k O {! l2 i; e8 QJapanese ground losses:5 U( _! |$ `* | _- n( O$ o4 V( _
26 casualties reported9 o/ X; \& i! R) Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
% e' O1 w* n+ Z/ W+ l. W$ ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
6 z+ V/ f1 y) u4 U- x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled _3 s7 S: r0 h0 `
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* a/ I! f& \: OMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)5 w: c8 ]9 d! U c
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 ]3 }+ z8 h- J7 `* n
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes; S1 |6 \* b' M5 O5 W
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Allied aircraft8 A) M9 o$ d! }% p' a/ A3 q- K" P1 D
B-26 Marauder x 9! @5 Y4 Y0 X2 Z
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
# U+ U0 D3 ]6 E2 W2 ]7 g6 A B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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1 }$ A4 Q) V: ~. H2 U+ K2 J 28 casualties reported' R& `; z/ C4 X$ v
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
# o+ L' k/ M# f7 t( g Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% k" s6 x* O4 H8 I 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+ h& K7 R2 O5 X, e9 t1 A
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
) t+ F0 B: ?3 O5 n6 oEstimated time to target is 7 minutes9 H8 c/ l$ }) \ d
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A6M2 Zero x 22
C* i* _7 ?# C$ E G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
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3 B" D- {' H; C8 p J! w" u/ q( }' yJapanese aircraft losses
; O( H+ A& H U; n) Q# p G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged7 V, X& _6 a, H' L$ {' ?
( u1 p6 c" n4 b8 z5 yAllied aircraft losses
) U2 \, R6 {" j- q1 p SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13. I6 j& H. p# ^5 K% e
Airbase supply hits 118 y9 s' z9 h2 l* v- B( u9 F
Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori' v# a% k+ m) S& A# p
DMS W.21
S2 v, {# J& F& P* f4 p) J APD-2
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- Z/ v- j: y# ?, f, ~, Z+ X. ?$ d% f PB Sozan Maru T5 W, G$ K8 m! L
PB Shosei Maru* v" l6 l- I: j4 g. b
PB Nikkai Maru
4 V3 E0 q% j r* ]' q! y PB Magan Maru* z( k. U5 e4 ]3 F- }
' j g, f# w9 z& l3 [8 I7 ?Allied Ships
; ^- _; d; }8 C! q. u# b& b SS Sculpin
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" A% F7 ~; D4 Q W9 N4 tSS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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