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" t1 V& a |8 T' Y0 ~4 l8/27 戰鬥報告! d/ o P1 V( P! i1 v1 `) Q
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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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5 h3 v3 Q* v" v2 fJapanese Ships+ b8 h& X- P0 W# K! }/ k
PC Ch 10) u4 @$ i1 B! H W+ o
PC Ch 6, C) y$ o3 U% @1 A* l
PC Ch 11
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: U1 `1 o: |3 a! Q SS Sculpin
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; |% G8 x% M, B9 _" tSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
& y( t0 S1 Z5 ]+ K5 O. f) bSculpin diving deep ....; H4 k# P& m- R R. _# Z) {
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships* u4 k) k3 y- T. h/ F
CA Kumano
! t; [. y4 p( o( b! v$ \ CA Suzuya
3 Q6 e* b: y0 j% r ^+ j, v CA Atago( e# S( M) S2 E: F) k5 ]' z
CA Takao3 [+ G1 W7 \+ q
CL Tatsuta7 E4 ?( F$ C5 C
CL Jintsu
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7 U! n6 w6 h( m1 G( j: F/ JAllied ground losses:( L: Z7 i& p- \
20 casualties reported E1 n& L* p. j5 B$ @# z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled4 G( T9 L6 k5 i& `' V
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
( q1 o; X; r* D; R/ o+ X( v Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled, l# D7 {' d9 C1 ?; A7 L% P
7 v8 _/ R& m$ O$ TAirbase hits 2! X9 T7 X) K& u; e+ a
Airbase supply hits 1/ Z8 x7 w) _6 D7 M$ \
Runway hits 169 h$ u0 z( l$ D5 w' @! z* E4 u
Port hits 10( }% i5 t8 G" i' t
Port supply hits 4
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2 N) A$ H8 D1 P7 m# QSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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Japanese Ships7 i3 c1 D# J2 c8 K
SS I-168
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Allied Ships
2 X+ D& ]: S* c* ~" k/ e- c DD Russell
B9 |, b9 v3 k# i6 k: V- S DD Conyngham
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& z7 |- E- p. M7 u) N! X( f2 c' iSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell1 s% r% f, }% q# F6 m) i" L
I-168 diving deep ....
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% `+ `) \5 M- K. Y6 rSub attack near Gasmata at 105,1302 A, o0 f% v1 M6 }9 f# v1 U( ?
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Japanese Ships" f, n, n8 ~! h
PB Magan Maru! R: M8 h4 T( `( R& r3 D. n; m
CL Katori/ N& t$ }7 D9 i. h
DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
! C) E5 q5 u8 z; R PB Sozan Maru" u9 o: d c6 h+ I" J( V0 Y d
PB Shosei Maru
1 k6 @; F; Q8 T PB Nikkai Maru
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: N: k9 A/ t" J SS Pickerel1 G' A+ i/ ?0 t5 E
+ L" V3 {7 n" |2 u4 @3 {SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru/ S Q0 W9 }5 W. m( Z" P$ ~& F
Pickerel diving deep ....% |, R7 \1 {. G
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7 d9 Q* M- o3 L. I/ v& a% FMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)" f( Y4 H* W% Y# Q, n
, s; W7 X8 y+ w8 f6 y | gWeather in hex: Severe storms
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! j8 W3 H( A7 W/ qRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
0 K9 P4 L% ?7 F( V; }" [+ vEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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. N5 {7 V. z5 r6 S% S B-17E Fortress x 14
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7 Y$ P8 c- h* i1 x1 cNo Allied losses7 ]" J8 G7 e* S: V, _; S/ w Z4 H8 \
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Japanese ground losses:
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 ^5 F( n- w; J Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)6 H$ _. W& g! I* p/ l
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- l- n+ [3 i, \' Q# BEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft8 [, k' r$ N* ]7 w% ]* u4 s
B-26 Marauder x 9' L! Q4 W5 r9 ?6 Q, X
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
; @ h/ y) `. ]# ^8 ^& b B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:) C; R R! N( M
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ H3 s) e! ^+ F8 M% r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* X U# Z/ y0 j0 r. c# S3 _
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8 ]$ U5 g0 q/ `- V4 @. n' V4 dAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 + j% J$ s! F' @' S" [+ H
/ Z7 u& o8 s1 Y- d7 Y& kWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
9 `2 h# a: O7 U5 g- LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes! [% l" k- b# P; z+ ^
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+ Z: ?- N) B8 t8 y1 W G4M1 Betty x 28+ h6 M& V+ n7 G5 P @( P/ K/ m
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. z4 p8 r4 Z( F2 \" {: X1 x no flights
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* m, @& G3 v; w. N( lJapanese aircraft losses
2 V4 K4 D9 O4 C; F! ?5 u G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged% _2 G) @* u0 u+ v2 `) p
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Allied aircraft losses4 }+ u. i- x( i
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13, }$ d: L! `; ~( Y
Airbase supply hits 11
9 r7 S% L5 H% S+ ]# GRunway hits 359 q0 M, J! l7 c; y9 T1 o3 V0 ?
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/ }/ J" P! F+ M2 Q3 ~ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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Japanese Ships) e$ x4 j# K4 y9 H
CL Katori
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PB Sozan Maru3 `& W2 Y/ u* x0 \
PB Shosei Maru
4 v, K: [! E- u0 L7 @ PB Nikkai Maru
1 [. @- H( n# o3 b3 ] PB Magan Maru
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Allied Ships; P6 G5 \- k$ J4 o. a& _" I
SS Sculpin
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P, D' m3 J' O ^: Q( fSS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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