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! e- V- p% @8 W7 ]1 ~ c8/27 戰鬥報告5 p8 j' g& p8 x A3 f
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, B/ c( ]0 [: i: ?AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 423 \4 ]# }! V/ F1 E; q( _4 l
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128& W l* ?( k) p0 e/ }0 \
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PC Ch 10
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PC Ch 11& l: h) v" O4 A6 p$ n: z4 a. ~3 \
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Allied Ships& q) d) G7 [: W* S4 N
SS Sculpin. x% K% O8 A& R3 T$ N8 t
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10: m: p* \' ^: F9 D: W' W9 f6 W2 e
Sculpin diving deep ....
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' E& I$ S, p1 y# e& M- jNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships6 W; r: m! I9 q2 F: Y7 h+ }! M1 H" K1 P
CA Kumano
0 J1 g) b+ U5 E+ b% Z. ] CA Suzuya; ^1 u( }( x0 n" {3 l% f
CA Atago. K4 @# O0 [# ^+ }
CA Takao7 \9 l) x% v$ I( l. n4 d
CL Tatsuta A" X0 p. j- j+ G6 }3 x6 X
CL Jintsu2 q# m+ O6 E3 t7 Y
2 ~+ l# |/ W l, HAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 f; |: T& i' s: C' Z- o
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
3 N+ p+ J0 Z* b. I3 a- ?2 ?* N3 k Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ P" e* Y1 `$ d) e* P6 i l
* T6 ]" U; i0 J0 M" d# t; UAirbase hits 2% s0 Y0 a: c' Q0 ]
Airbase supply hits 15 n: E& a2 j) W+ B5 Z
Runway hits 16* t, s. C6 C; H" k: Q
Port hits 10
/ ?7 { e5 l4 ~5 e' R( yPort supply hits 4: F+ m. g% t! f0 x5 P3 H2 \$ n
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,1413 ]" X) N3 j" t/ r
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5 g P5 f( Y5 S+ X% D1 A SS I-168
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Allied Ships
1 L2 J$ h. E$ ? DD Russell
6 n" z4 x a7 q, D! ^1 K6 W7 u DD Conyngham+ d" S7 z1 J) K1 U9 x c' _& q
DD Dunlap4 A' }: _ B5 z6 m3 R- B9 q! Y
1 o1 h' H6 J3 r E" B3 Q3 |SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell# U! e7 h0 o0 v2 [% N0 A: G0 d5 f' L
I-168 diving deep ....8 U9 C5 C* v* J; _: @
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" h3 ]- v% Q1 O7 l1 S+ s' E8 YSub attack near Gasmata at 105,1304 S! Q0 p0 r E3 H, {1 @
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1 f. L0 X0 ~# o: ^" t- P PB Magan Maru
2 a1 L% H ]1 U' g CL Katori
* H; ]9 p/ k Z& _6 M# _ DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru2 a3 |6 K( [8 L' a) l' W6 ?# J
PB Sozan Maru( A" p. a/ J; n
PB Shosei Maru7 c: m/ T! T1 j% @1 Q
PB Nikkai Maru4 L+ i2 B: r2 y! R7 Z9 b- J
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SS Pickerel0 W, P2 b2 b X" w5 A
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru7 r" t$ D$ }; A
Pickerel diving deep ....9 p- }, W9 v8 u% K5 J' Q e
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" \( [) F+ }; @6 c1 |% UMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms* Z. W' L* ?7 u2 o' j8 U& ~
7 k h# F/ \$ \; |% k/ s. \Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 d# d* u: @2 @, z9 Q! ~
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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5 c9 u: ?# n* G* ^6 x7 z1 `No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 Z$ O$ |6 X/ l Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 }5 M4 b+ g& N( ]: O7 m5 f. N Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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9 I2 Q$ i' M8 ?; m6 F( e' EMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms1 C3 q1 n9 w6 ?; m: t5 R
7 S( R4 r, [ i$ ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.* W8 |* y( Y( \- Z( W
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 10" t( x0 u: o3 i) q# i
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1 r# f# P6 V, l' X, X B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:$ q8 K- B7 O# w( Q7 X
28 casualties reported, A" F- r. Y5 h! u! h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 J1 ]- A) S% q5 T( G Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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4 t( s' E6 r# u# g, VWeather in hex: Clear sky/ t( x$ h0 s: `( \
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.4 A0 O2 m: R4 ?, {# n# }9 u7 c9 C
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- O' I$ `. l/ ]# H( _
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A6M2 Zero x 22
' [$ M1 v1 e0 j# [' \6 @ G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft( u* w# W7 d2 j8 A
no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses2 t+ T3 n# f4 M
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged, z& t' e) ~! \+ R8 h- R0 ?
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- q9 T& k+ P7 G$ B3 D# K; i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground U4 K# @2 H" c& V. a
# c4 @. E4 @1 j* }Airbase hits 136 b9 o, q3 ^" `: R' M, `5 p( p; i
Airbase supply hits 11* H( u: ?& o \* t5 n$ D( s6 r$ R" G! J
Runway hits 35
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: s0 D Z2 p' t# a# I. k4 x' xASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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DMS W.217 {' r7 o( S9 Q/ S
APD-2
! V: _: x5 ]! ^ xAK Sakura Maru$ P: M _0 }0 A, k9 p. b! ^
PB Sozan Maru! m0 C0 O1 I3 _$ y0 b
PB Shosei Maru
0 F* g/ Y" |: H6 M2 r* o5 R, U8 h PB Nikkai Maru4 @0 j$ ]& p- e3 j6 u- k: t9 P0 ^
PB Magan Maru/ e# _- Y" k6 f' H6 y; r; `
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: D. l u0 Z; o Y SS Sculpin
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