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1 N, a' T8 i: m& G- J5 J' n8/27 戰鬥報告4 V$ d! U! J. p7 X' q4 E
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; r- p' s, u: D$ \2 Z: O9 xAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42+ {( |, ]! u5 q5 T
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
' Z3 E" e5 N' M3 [+ v PC Ch 10
4 z! Y- K/ P3 y/ v Z) P PC Ch 6. c" B* S* z, z; f
PC Ch 11/ F0 X, d, r+ W
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2 B9 S# ]; u4 [( {+ f3 e- S* | SS Sculpin, `9 k& f: ]8 Z. `3 Z1 C- U
. G3 Y2 w/ ` H; }. JSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
+ u& @9 D8 ]+ Q+ I! YSculpin diving deep ....1 t. Q7 g' R# q. e; w3 m3 ?& h
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; C" e9 S1 y1 ]2 @$ }3 LNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships+ g5 r! s7 T. t( q+ c
CA Kumano! x& f4 c' y& M, B2 ] o# Q
CA Suzuya
; h* s r: O! Y: {% I- \ CA Atago0 \7 Z/ G" C8 q( c
CA Takao
, G% o- ?- \0 o- d) F$ B CL Tatsuta; y0 P% S9 F3 F9 D- o
CL Jintsu; J L4 ], M9 e" I
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Allied ground losses:
8 k$ o$ w$ c+ Y# d) g, Z 20 casualties reported+ n1 N! R$ E* e; L! c; @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) R4 K& e7 [4 E( k' ~3 K
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# Z% H( ~- I+ @, A+ L) k2 N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 t7 U( t; I* `" R- i- b0 H
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Airbase hits 2
4 P3 ~% E s" O( xAirbase supply hits 1
- Y3 |* D" x. e7 ]# \Runway hits 16
5 J o" Y, o0 o: dPort hits 10
$ p0 k( R i6 ?6 w; x& sPort supply hits 44 [5 S- T& f4 Q7 J8 g; t7 S# c
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1 p; D5 s. h- N$ a3 }* L0 Y+ aSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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SS I-1683 y$ c( l2 ~1 O' ~& s8 n. m3 M
2 x* B9 E H: U h5 T: hAllied Ships9 @5 r$ M2 u, Z* h. ?, R
DD Russell
8 u5 w5 X: m4 u! g# T% h DD Conyngham1 m* A8 E* v/ v X& Y* X- h
DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell+ z/ [. V9 y/ B( T! }
I-168 diving deep ....; w; h% n) c, R$ p' ?0 d ?
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships
J' ^ z% x( a' U) t+ u7 Z PB Magan Maru
: m7 f3 n3 l1 v) `3 v4 b CL Katori
$ A% f( v/ X4 s6 L* C DMS W.21
7 f# F# ]% Y" r; Z% L APD-23 u3 }& w. |' ?( c+ N
xAK Sakura Maru2 W' b' O+ O& F+ Z. [
PB Sozan Maru) D3 E7 Z* ~& v, [" w
PB Shosei Maru: T( \6 Q5 ]% p5 R
PB Nikkai Maru; x5 R$ b! a2 y0 V, j/ F
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Allied Ships _$ @/ u# J8 m
SS Pickerel* j/ u; D9 Z& E6 B5 Q" t& R# Q
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru4 p9 d0 g: P8 u* i
Pickerel diving deep ....
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a- ^0 w) i3 n6 H4 ?4 [( z$ ^8 TMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)) C' s/ f9 f: m5 C1 W
: U+ {, n) _% [- @! BWeather in hex: Severe storms* n" p8 F/ l# Q7 z, L) Q
4 m# b/ G e. J$ j+ `Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, q# u& B/ a$ G+ F( dEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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6 d/ Q- ~) s1 w2 \% VAllied aircraft* d5 D; j: p5 L4 T* d) J7 Y
B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses) b) J" }$ X* }6 x( l( I9 }
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Japanese ground losses:
0 `" n* C; x* N 26 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
. F! G( z& G; R) c0 [0 t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- D H& J* Z9 }4 {; Z5 z" h/ \
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)3 i; Y* t! y$ N- U2 F! C, @: h
. ~$ ?1 [: j; rWeather in hex: Severe storms+ l H7 ^7 s3 A1 J) o% }/ m
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
* R8 Z: s0 F8 vEstimated time to target is 4 minutes+ S/ m+ O' E7 I3 A( p& t$ r& k# z
2 ^$ L7 Q2 D ], Q5 Y0 }3 e) u1 dAllied aircraft
/ `/ S3 g$ m. |; [6 U2 k+ ~5 D: U8 ?- s B-26 Marauder x 9
, Z3 X, V2 Y7 f2 d P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
. n- Z( t, B" c B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
5 X1 C& r, w* R- {5 s! c2 F 28 casualties reported& d& u% B9 J4 |) {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
) |9 H) m, z! w3 C% E7 M Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled x; z/ c2 `8 I. W# k( R/ g7 @
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 a9 N; T; z- V+ O
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 1 _/ |: y' c- T- g7 H. u) ?$ z
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.0 r7 m5 K Y/ r% \6 {
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ I, t9 J" D3 T* H6 a! F
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Japanese aircraft! P+ o8 ^' N1 n! c
A6M2 Zero x 22
* J: }' d5 v7 a& D$ d9 v G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft% @# w0 A2 w6 B7 O! g! W; I
no flights
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: Q M' Z; \- C/ @5 nJapanese aircraft losses
8 w @3 Y8 E; c3 h8 j" H( S G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged5 d4 y: w4 U8 O+ v8 d# a
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; n; [7 Y/ d0 \2 U, h SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13
) t$ a. ?* S0 YAirbase supply hits 112 x4 P; \1 @" h5 j5 D
Runway hits 35 `! b& p# }- Y0 ^
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7 `5 |5 l- j3 e X' {- n- CASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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( ?, V/ N+ h- N3 n5 e6 hJapanese Ships
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DMS W.21
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4 O3 m+ [4 j* i p xAK Sakura Maru4 W/ ]5 T" w9 U( A; o
PB Sozan Maru0 m9 h; d( c X5 \8 r* r
PB Shosei Maru
1 r4 O. T& G" n& i PB Nikkai Maru' L% o( C8 K& V4 q: M
PB Magan Maru
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Allied Ships* J6 K6 V0 H3 G7 ~: A! ]) B
SS Sculpin6 |+ |9 q+ s0 I" k" G0 E
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort5 t2 Q# b* h+ }" |0 Z
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