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3 ]/ q) E9 V+ |" a/ Y" l8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42* c4 T1 j7 P. T% z' z* @! n4 g: C
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128, Y1 {/ I! d C1 ^1 U( Q; ?2 D
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PC Ch 6
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Allied Ships3 e N5 ~' _" H! L( `2 ?; m* h& l
SS Sculpin8 |- `1 i2 J Z, z( P# @; K
' A" x! I$ D3 z$ I0 R& w/ z; gSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
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" D: ~+ C! m0 Z1 E3 y8 M: _# O* CNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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CA Kumano2 P* N# e7 k2 h( l
CA Suzuya4 G+ J/ n. }+ S0 h) `/ t$ ?* N
CA Atago
6 J: g! O7 P% _( X+ ] CA Takao
M3 O3 m$ X. o1 B7 J CL Tatsuta* U# x& W% d: R" o! \2 @( H
CL Jintsu" |2 f6 _6 A- Z0 E! C9 ~
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Allied ground losses:: d7 G" Q8 ~/ Q& N! b' i! g' u$ o
20 casualties reported' m- ]% `- v6 d+ d3 h" a* Q e
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! }) M4 \1 I( m, v Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- s/ X5 V+ e+ G4 b0 e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled: c) A5 o' _2 p: h$ I6 Y9 E& ^; ?
* x+ r; T) I/ |; ~: [Airbase hits 25 T9 G- J7 W Z* Q+ y& S
Airbase supply hits 1
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Port hits 104 Q6 f% q+ Y+ W u& g! V5 W; y. c
Port supply hits 4% o% P/ Y/ s' G) m5 i+ x& m n& s
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5 c( w6 J% }( C& _& [% YSub attack near Kirakira at 114,1416 C2 f, E0 G+ O- e. K- B' T) c
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Japanese Ships
8 K1 s1 c5 r- m' S0 ` SS I-168
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Allied Ships
3 L7 Z& z, ] N% Y* V% o6 B1 o% r: n DD Russell
S: k% q! T9 o DD Conyngham
$ d Y7 [( b6 [% z: L DD Dunlap
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! E. U+ G) k' \% K& bSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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\9 R, W! a3 h) @8 T4 fSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships
- ~" \( B6 M; A7 e PB Magan Maru
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DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
4 m4 c# ^9 T- e+ K PB Sozan Maru
. _! S+ z! \4 I6 A1 b) {' ^ PB Shosei Maru+ S$ ]0 I. v) `5 M# h: x
PB Nikkai Maru: N- g) F0 b0 y3 H: g
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SS Pickerel! w& s! P- }3 Q! d) h7 P
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru( O- p# I; W- @, m$ W3 j. B
Pickerel diving deep ....' r; `: g9 R2 h4 P. P; Y+ _. H+ w
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7 N1 ~7 L$ L4 K: R$ }* HMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)& ]9 Z1 |! E6 v$ n' N
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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( \1 E# T6 S5 _0 ?Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 m8 M: b& e9 g( Q) W) \% ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes8 Y1 H* V( w2 e
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+ z. x0 p# D X* i6 W% ]. \' k2 ` B-17E Fortress x 14. H: N% r# h' c S4 W" \! Y
6 Q+ }5 r+ \0 M3 `# ^No Allied losses6 t( w( V6 z" p0 R$ P2 Y, s- E7 r
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Japanese ground losses:
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' C; V, F1 m) H0 V Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled! z( ]: b0 b: J' V4 a, _ k0 X& V. g
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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$ `0 s. L' u4 ~& z: W8 ?& P0 ?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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Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses6 \5 t4 ?; o" O* D" z) L
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged& |3 {5 z) K5 c6 J& E7 X$ Y
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28 casualties reported7 c& C7 P. o6 [) U
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; h0 T0 ~& O1 U' U
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* S8 Z- m/ f0 N5 R) K* Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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# @6 a, U1 e% i2 t- _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.! @5 a( E$ H; o% g4 a4 S2 |: j
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes" e& l' K# w$ c' H
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Japanese aircraft
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+ X- l Y9 m' {8 L; t G4M1 Betty x 28
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no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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; |' d, J* y0 ]$ P- O SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground( F) b, \) f: }) ~* K8 ?
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Airbase hits 13
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Runway hits 35" b G7 I1 |+ R% Z y4 R- n
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,1278 |! `4 V" R- p9 w$ r
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CL Katori
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APD-2
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3 Q: X D m& R$ y0 _" L9 p PB Sozan Maru6 V7 l6 t$ R3 _- F
PB Shosei Maru: F6 ^( X, Q& v! a
PB Nikkai Maru2 |3 N0 v# J" r, m, \; l
PB Magan Maru! F5 w; `1 s. E, ?6 v U9 c
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SS Sculpin5 z# Y. ^8 p A* T' P1 L
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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