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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42! U" x5 g# Y/ X
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$ C& m1 l: w2 r# p- N6 @0 ?" V3 oSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1283 [0 A. }: q: X# c! Z) ~( m7 x
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PC Ch 10% [4 f# L+ m5 R- w2 H. \( [
PC Ch 6
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Allied Ships
$ b- S* V2 y5 }; k, | SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 100 w" z$ s$ c& t% k, `6 S e% b
Sculpin diving deep ....
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; v$ t: s( X( s, TNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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3 {4 m9 R5 U; e- T& u$ l4 |Japanese Ships0 y, u( b) N5 j8 { G) }, q
CA Kumano
0 ~* n+ M* {$ ~ CA Suzuya
& k p3 u6 Z1 k0 j& X/ [ CA Atago: E+ s- v% m6 F
CA Takao, F* P# r5 [# Q) B% u2 e
CL Tatsuta8 I, a& g* U! s/ p8 S7 a
CL Jintsu/ v& y$ {. O: B) K# Z! x2 v
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Allied ground losses:8 V' @% h1 J* H$ r
20 casualties reported1 S7 P, I* k) K7 m! X
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 V: F- J7 M5 l) A( {7 \
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ p- \# h- I8 V5 F9 H
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled; m, F/ x6 M! K5 e7 J2 C
4 J! T, ~# ]6 ?# d$ k" I, n1 E) lAirbase hits 28 o5 |# h4 k. E5 Q1 b1 X2 e9 F
Airbase supply hits 1
# `# h7 i. }" @0 SRunway hits 16
e& g$ W" V9 ?% ~* O2 ?Port hits 10
3 [; [: |7 e3 h/ Y1 uPort supply hits 47 V5 W# f5 J4 o" {. f. q! [$ v
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141; x* p* V% z9 ]9 a9 V' X' M% n5 x
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# T' Y u1 ~$ c/ f' u. ~/ ^9 m SS I-168, J% r8 d4 _& T
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Allied Ships4 E+ t4 c: B9 r% X- ^) [
DD Russell
: }3 @. H3 S% F, r1 W DD Conyngham
0 F8 @0 g7 m3 Z% T DD Dunlap
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! U6 F1 `0 @( k8 N) PSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell; Z5 N1 F" P) L' k1 V8 d
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships8 K. }: G5 D; p$ [" ?
PB Magan Maru
0 G; i( d& D: x: E CL Katori
. A. x& v$ x. u D& O/ F5 f DMS W.21
+ j! j1 `1 Z+ b% G5 s APD-2
7 x% e. Z- @* J* w8 a* F xAK Sakura Maru
+ U0 G- k3 x5 ` PB Sozan Maru& H% ~& o8 h) X' [6 B7 [- W6 e
PB Shosei Maru
. q; r q; V/ t PB Nikkai Maru8 i# e5 A& @9 v* r
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Allied Ships
# Y" ~' a& @$ g$ a; j9 i SS Pickerel
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$ G& m, {/ |) q+ X% TSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru; |) V7 T* l) I% T! O1 w) X& D! M
Pickerel diving deep ....) t# y* H& T& O* V
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms4 q5 C6 @! ?) M: U5 k
. j9 O# d1 m o7 y) n2 tRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- e* J" T( a) E' iEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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, o7 Q! F& W0 R7 m$ dAllied aircraft
7 ~# v* u6 k! s/ T$ Q( o7 G" r2 _ B-17E Fortress x 143 Y# A( p f& a' n
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' n3 p, @- F: g2 Y3 P# z
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 f4 i! d2 |8 R/ P/ r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled- `9 r8 d% [0 n! _4 X: H! k
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, H: r' w1 q7 T3 MMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)% h8 d/ d' k: M, Y! l# N4 i
5 X5 u. \; \; nWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, B1 g9 `' ?) d. OEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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" [) t2 R+ ]( ]8 b, P6 gAllied aircraft; t4 @. \$ S' S; M8 O8 L
B-26 Marauder x 9
1 o# K8 R( h: D7 p. ~ P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses$ L+ c8 v8 F- G; `6 |
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:8 J2 H3 g @8 z6 t
28 casualties reported* ^) [1 ~: S/ T# ^3 Q% J6 c
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* @: b. N, J# }2 H( Y% v3 B Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
" i$ X2 r% D2 e+ ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 5 E$ O. t! L. {6 r) X4 y
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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$ Q" V) l7 T/ J0 A; @- ^Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.7 H+ Q' {4 Y3 y, W% y- V+ W. K
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft. [2 ^, ~5 G2 B$ x, u S' Z9 z8 J9 [
A6M2 Zero x 22
& ~& F( r6 W5 b& t G4M1 Betty x 287 D; k5 ^6 K0 s- b7 M, f
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Allied aircraft
5 |" \& P# W" `7 I# w! p no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
3 W, x1 m% J6 S3 E- N( ~, T: [ G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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2 K/ k& j: D% u) ~ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground6 I- E( L ^ u: U6 n
i& K" I" `4 w) U+ u4 vAirbase hits 13
+ W9 `; O! E4 ]3 q" }% mAirbase supply hits 11
4 R+ |- ~" I' aRunway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori% u0 v! i: S) v7 L7 z% }; _# t
DMS W.21
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PB Shosei Maru
! `7 M$ G. C5 G. { PB Nikkai Maru
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# O f( b8 Y& m' oAllied Ships
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort/ q6 b2 [. O( |4 `2 C" C b+ \
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