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8/27 戰鬥報告9 K2 X/ J! b# g/ w9 y
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2 a, G, B1 [. q/ [( {* ^0 aAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 425 c3 j# L1 M0 U+ _
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8 q, \5 _7 f6 I! R$ J- I# w: MSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128+ S2 T; I/ S0 l, m3 E0 f/ J$ _
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PC Ch 106 e; h2 x' A" Y, i, b
PC Ch 6
3 v8 w! O1 c& \+ ?% B PC Ch 11
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/ p0 o( ?/ |7 B: lAllied Ships( V1 Q5 J5 g/ }9 b4 }1 G
SS Sculpin" S, ~& G/ H0 [
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
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8 a8 j& W1 i n1 P) u: X0 ANight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133. H& ?1 W8 B( O& c/ U4 |
_. n& h1 G4 I5 GJapanese Ships, N. Q( n5 `! U! I2 A1 ?
CA Kumano1 q" |' E2 V5 o, Z p. [& q9 U
CA Suzuya- U# _- Z. U' e0 @' e2 w/ q
CA Atago9 |: A2 E9 J& w& a
CA Takao: d- [& [ Z1 g1 i6 X# O
CL Tatsuta \# X1 W n! S
CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:
8 t5 D' k9 h# n) G# a 20 casualties reported5 `6 G4 ?; S ?9 z+ |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" z) i9 c$ H9 \7 G E
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
2 G6 @' _, x: N* D; v: c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled/ V) j: \; ?0 d- n1 K1 Z
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Airbase hits 2/ ~# S7 f5 t, U/ D8 `% R
Airbase supply hits 1
3 I% ]- ]/ c, [" i& G( I$ R+ }Runway hits 16
% j/ C/ J- S7 SPort hits 10! I. j% X) j o" r- K. S, V
Port supply hits 46 N3 ?8 B0 [+ G! E
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/ N4 @# E/ H# H. ASub attack near Kirakira at 114,141+ Z# h, i; M, [
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Japanese Ships
- U8 h% K. ^9 X4 ` SS I-168/ D, @( ~/ ]- }
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DD Russell
, ]! o2 o3 b$ H DD Conyngham5 ~9 I7 N8 Y# B; L3 A$ B+ E
DD Dunlap4 b( w$ |! A$ R8 p
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
2 E7 e, L* Z3 O$ W& e( Z; cI-168 diving deep ....% n" l c i! X7 z& A
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships4 ~2 U. B, h0 C$ t" K# z5 l- a. p* a. [
PB Magan Maru
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DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru ^. l" _3 n6 W
PB Sozan Maru
0 e' U4 t0 ^8 C: A PB Shosei Maru
8 i5 l7 ]" j# V8 g2 [$ G6 { PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
0 N. Q- x0 F5 \7 W1 P9 q7 D) r SS Pickerel
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& G0 w8 d$ a9 }8 j" r, v$ T# s3 WSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru x" s1 C; `- y X+ X9 l
Pickerel diving deep ....
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d+ K6 C* P+ _) C0 jMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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0 w- ]5 B: y+ bWeather in hex: Severe storms5 @0 \% J# v& {2 m, M0 y3 h
) G) l1 t% y5 Z( y" [7 mRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% ?" P, K5 E& _& s9 w4 ~4 e/ ^% Z; e$ D
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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/ o n3 W2 ~, kNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:0 v* G7 }. v( @" h1 H* M/ x" K+ j
26 casualties reported
3 P" d) \7 w2 m: ~5 p; {0 e; Y6 N9 h Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
* U; } y# X# S" h3 ]' t Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 J* w" m8 W: ~1 i Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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- j( ~6 ]* B) k& J0 {1 UMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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9 j/ g5 z. }* W- [, K2 WWeather in hex: Severe storms5 u2 C/ e, E) j) r9 P- W
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
9 Y% K- o0 g r4 X; a PEstimated time to target is 4 minutes6 ` B; @, V* K* \7 |( z
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B-26 Marauder x 9
. ?/ h4 N$ z( U2 D$ Y P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
3 F* ?! R# Q( l4 `+ ^4 ] B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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5 V% a9 L, C- vJapanese ground losses:( `( }, O& D& M8 k: ?
28 casualties reported( o! D2 `2 u4 T. T; I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 q) x5 }; n+ j/ v. j0 ]; k Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 ~9 ?9 J, C0 D0 h' o; [/ ]( n1 T Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 M1 m5 J* Q2 t
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. [+ Y* \, N6 W' bAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 - N) R/ L/ ?, k
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
4 i& K$ \2 L& l* E3 X( _Estimated time to target is 7 minutes4 D9 ^, v4 k7 G1 X
g5 j' t4 B1 p) C5 n5 ^- d( kJapanese aircraft) o* e7 ?/ X: h. n4 d" |1 `4 ^9 |
A6M2 Zero x 22+ ~- g4 y- }# K& s6 q: E
G4M1 Betty x 28
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0 G! k& Z6 C2 c! t G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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4 |! N: J! G4 C4 D1 l9 G2 u& e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground% h1 R4 q- ]1 ]9 _3 L5 e
6 @. A! @* b- O! G9 CAirbase hits 13
4 T$ D; x1 E. m8 A* m6 d9 r" WAirbase supply hits 118 d5 o: S9 O) S1 U9 J
Runway hits 358 l) r2 T0 c/ q: g1 K! ^
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori& {8 [" m2 v0 `1 P2 r0 ?! o
DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru8 K8 g0 z; ^ L# B; t* C. H$ X
PB Sozan Maru
1 w r. V& F, C2 q PB Shosei Maru4 k0 y. M1 W) `
PB Nikkai Maru8 S+ T& g7 S+ a% Q
PB Magan Maru3 ~, h3 _8 g$ E9 b1 K' `8 I9 y* e. s
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SS Sculpin
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: Y. d Q$ P6 ~SS Sculpin is sighted by escort4 Z8 C, L1 S* |9 b& R
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