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8/27 戰鬥報告7 ]2 S* V3 t" f! T/ @
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: L- h' x) @2 G3 }& FAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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7 M8 W1 F, j W+ {, m q! Q9 ASub attack near Rabaul at 106,128" u+ R! X K. w. P, [ a1 Q
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) I+ ]4 g0 F \( Y& i I PC Ch 10
, C* M* Y3 c, W$ j3 P PC Ch 66 {3 B" W' l: c8 T+ p
PC Ch 11# p. E& u8 L& U5 @( ?; P7 e0 Q
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Allied Ships2 J3 A1 e7 D- z. J- Q& G8 B; j
SS Sculpin7 z) E9 T* H" R, R* y
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10. @; x7 P. ?' y- o- U
Sculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
F; m& u9 M8 E& f2 m u/ b CA Kumano
- A8 E0 P# S/ w& y. z' Y CA Suzuya
/ Z8 Z" g$ |$ y9 J: S2 W. q CA Atago
. V- e! U0 }; q7 v& S6 w CA Takao
: {, l4 T9 Q- \, t- X* c CL Tatsuta1 v5 q' f7 G- w( J4 w5 z. \& _: K
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4 X* m3 y- Y4 _5 @& ]- ^. vAllied ground losses:, z' |) X$ y/ s& ?( w/ a
20 casualties reported
2 K5 s" }) Q. `& b j' R Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% Y6 {7 k$ I5 }; _7 e Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: u8 ]$ A7 b D. q$ ~/ ~/ U( M
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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* S. g. t/ D0 k7 R$ ^8 YAirbase hits 2
: @5 X, H8 a! I, E8 E3 ?Airbase supply hits 1
1 |& g: e) j+ M0 M7 bRunway hits 16
" N- t s8 w) R+ c. a1 t( g. bPort hits 10
9 Q7 u4 p+ a5 n9 z- C% j+ X- ePort supply hits 4) ?% @" a% i0 s! b7 C* f
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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8 q/ x8 E s$ a2 r2 Y; f3 |2 G SS I-168
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DD Russell
7 ~* [4 _! i" Y/ [; L1 ^ DD Conyngham+ t, S) P9 A |, T% i/ B7 q. G
DD Dunlap
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: l$ n% y3 U( V+ d0 p/ k z- n! ESS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell- w E7 [! o6 H6 a* ?/ A
I-168 diving deep ....0 ^( L$ k1 m/ F6 m
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1 G ~! Z& o; t1 jSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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$ V6 ]! j% d& c6 O3 |+ VJapanese Ships4 C _8 v/ ~, s4 j2 Z8 W: S9 z
PB Magan Maru' o( c9 D- ~2 f/ n( S/ `2 ?$ T
CL Katori4 ^7 a% F, o( s% D8 w6 ^' \7 b
DMS W.21, J+ a& @4 N0 r- G% d+ e0 p
APD-24 {+ D- m5 o. Y4 } C0 c
xAK Sakura Maru
* h9 \2 ~* K, ?$ J: L3 Z PB Sozan Maru" B9 | Y; p4 ?$ J
PB Shosei Maru' }5 b! ~0 I8 J7 @6 t
PB Nikkai Maru' z4 f, ~. r2 B
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SS Pickerel; K+ F+ h& z( Y# U0 m7 O/ D2 r9 j
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru; V: R* f; z6 A- ~7 B# q+ n
Pickerel diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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* k3 M9 N3 o% q( SWeather in hex: Severe storms
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" B& L" f! R% fRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.4 v* @% t! {5 U: a% g/ `
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: Q+ g; m! w- v0 ~+ H7 t" C
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Allied aircraft
5 \# X( e, g+ x) ~. M, Z5 L3 z B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses! q4 t, X8 D P8 k5 `
1 c; ~8 x6 ^) ^8 [' oJapanese ground losses:; n3 e) F& P- k* c1 g
26 casualties reported
8 a# Z$ ~1 d0 O1 } Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 O# D r8 C' N
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
: j( I! \' d& D% I1 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)6 k$ C, e5 g- D! R
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$ N7 ?. f# C' _, W7 X _/ T! g3 URaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.8 I, g9 E) `& s
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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/ V }7 g% U# lAllied aircraft
' ~, W# l- V7 X4 W B-26 Marauder x 9
6 v1 s% ~- Z) i m4 p' L `4 H5 ~/ m P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses6 E( c" s) s3 u% M' Z: C; x5 ]& Y
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged' b0 g" L; S' ]: [$ ^# a. N( X- O# J
* H* g; t+ F/ }+ t/ }6 g+ T& D2 AJapanese ground losses:
4 J+ [" n; ~) n' W# u0 F 28 casualties reported5 E' {8 n7 @$ q, o2 y& [3 R1 T2 l
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
6 I1 j3 C& }/ N. j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 I' V! `' H n. l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ p4 u/ J2 |, \; O# Y: H+ G' G
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4 `3 M! D$ ]7 b' i; c% G, a& PAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 ( {, I- d! Z6 s: u$ p
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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+ g1 _, X. q1 q+ n6 ~/ }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! N4 ~, K! [/ ^$ \( K# rEstimated time to target is 7 minutes R; x. X" r* C' Q* Y
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Japanese aircraft
: T# H. z7 a' v* B; O: ~2 T A6M2 Zero x 22
1 Q: [$ `+ T6 [5 {/ ~! b, Y G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft
/ p+ q* ]" Q4 X# P no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
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u8 H: v6 S( H0 ?9 m8 b SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13
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Runway hits 35
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" C) M) U4 ^4 b) tASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127, |- s/ [! q" T; s* [8 r& `
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Japanese Ships
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DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
' e3 y8 ~2 [* L* [' r( y PB Sozan Maru; i7 B% N/ c# N) ^+ a5 A3 c+ j
PB Shosei Maru
, _4 A; u* J! J& C PB Nikkai Maru$ M3 L$ i( |0 @% P2 p6 Y- C v
PB Magan Maru( ^5 p4 ^. A1 u) O- u0 X
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u- u" w/ T, _/ E9 W2 p! D2 e SS Sculpin# G: j' W& y) B: P$ ^
* e9 [* {3 W& m( j9 d; o- mSS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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