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" b1 x: d1 D! M" x$ N. h& @4 }8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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@& U0 H+ `1 C" j7 A5 q0 \0 kSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships( h( a+ j# k* h8 k D
PC Ch 10
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5 _4 b; b& {2 C VAllied Ships; Z" B" e; }( M" Q1 z5 C4 o( a
SS Sculpin
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; w3 p+ H- R5 O8 a5 o- cSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 102 E8 J1 [$ C& F& c, Y' @
Sculpin diving deep ....' B; J3 m e, H
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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6 q q7 D$ e4 M) ?9 L CA Kumano5 q+ ]; M9 n. e& D" |
CA Suzuya6 q7 N. D# z( d' C- G3 i
CA Atago. U: ~( u" u8 [& B6 z2 {
CA Takao/ m' d; D5 m8 \4 W6 }. `4 ~, ]
CL Tatsuta5 K* e8 F7 l/ o! B4 \* d
CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:
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! Q9 ?- Y9 s0 k+ g# r! ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ` q, P9 i9 Q; l* a; C5 x
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
+ K9 K# ?( x. | Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled& _; n, E) V$ ~, a3 y8 Y& P; h* \' I
) o& k( d5 \. Y9 t6 Y) M6 n# EAirbase hits 2$ @* G v3 F1 D/ _/ q
Airbase supply hits 12 ^& `' T$ Z5 `& U3 ]
Runway hits 16
3 |' C+ F* `; V0 C% T5 w1 C( ZPort hits 10" t' |5 }/ t, U/ j' i; d3 f1 x' s
Port supply hits 4; V% E3 h; t, s. `9 x
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,1419 z0 a. X2 @4 Q5 ]9 B0 G' i
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SS I-168& v/ ^( }0 W1 J8 f! N: L
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3 W' y" _* ^5 o$ o ]' Z7 R DD Russell
! J2 g8 u3 |( N$ m, U7 J DD Conyngham
4 o4 n: h7 g$ l/ v+ ]4 H DD Dunlap9 E6 M Q# }& k
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell6 |" V1 Z5 J; w
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships5 Q1 F: z! u6 j8 h! M
PB Magan Maru
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DMS W.21( P& ], ?& b) y$ H! R
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xAK Sakura Maru
6 R5 Q; t7 ^" m8 |+ t PB Sozan Maru! e& m3 I: ~: C( {0 s
PB Shosei Maru; N# @* K- F% `3 ~; J( L
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel
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b6 ^2 J0 q5 Q. F0 G: U3 iSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru4 z9 E w; R0 X& ]( E
Pickerel diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)$ s2 J6 C, _2 `5 x7 C0 ~
" Z" x1 l% i, M( n! A! nWeather in hex: Severe storms2 t; f: I* Q, ]2 }" x+ A5 e3 }
+ [+ x- E6 z% k/ URaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 E' R# F @$ m! W& J9 B
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes* Y5 B, Y- y5 E6 I, s T
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Allied aircraft6 C, [2 k3 N* G1 z- p: U( k* T
B-17E Fortress x 14& L& E3 ~, A# w$ U9 y- ^
( o+ Q: U% a& {5 ^# W* e0 Q4 yNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
C' O- Y9 v, e# S" _7 E: e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 A1 k! c3 s' M& M Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)+ F5 \: q1 X% k
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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B-26 Marauder x 9
1 l L' S% B d1 r P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
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9 l+ B! P6 f: _5 Y" ]" O6 M6 uJapanese ground losses:5 `; w1 d5 M& Z5 Z
28 casualties reported y& I0 d# m! E1 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 F2 o {1 N- r% d, J" L7 o
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1 W' U5 T, l. ~- FAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.5 o/ a, U @9 m/ e# [+ N( }
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes1 `$ X' l* f Y' t9 {% s2 s
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$ K9 Z3 p& f' C- z, { A6M2 Zero x 22
3 O) R9 n' J. R+ X) n: L! c! R" a G4M1 Betty x 28$ O; j, v/ Z/ p) U2 f
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses0 v' |# ]! B& o e" I6 a) Y* ?4 l
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged8 p- | @1 B, _. R2 N, {4 H1 k
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2 s) X3 M3 A6 i% w+ p0 |- t SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground% U& ]: L' N. j! |. y7 x7 @
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Airbase supply hits 11
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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Japanese Ships
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xAK Sakura Maru
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PB Shosei Maru) u% d. b% m5 V( s7 y$ @
PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
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8 _# b$ |" j) `/ fSS Sculpin is sighted by escort$ ]3 C. L( P: H! n: q' u5 D: d
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