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! T( d! @- K9 {" R b8 @6 t |8/27 戰鬥報告
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* n! X/ C& A! E4 ] {AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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. z( k0 k/ d3 T; _3 D, ?8 vSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1286 Y. j) r+ J; }9 i' S7 S. s, `3 U
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Japanese Ships
2 I& f8 l( a. a: F' h PC Ch 10
+ f7 q d4 ?# G% Z3 n! g PC Ch 6
, m0 @& z7 x( g& f: F& z, A PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships+ t9 S0 L" a* d- {; }) S- f
SS Sculpin
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- c# U: [" K- T- T0 |SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
% u0 W8 n) i; c- vSculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133/ Q( X; @7 t& ? N _8 g$ D
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Japanese Ships9 _8 z3 f) c- y+ [4 W( E$ y
CA Kumano& \3 Z0 K t7 i' I3 C, A
CA Suzuya
' Y6 ]8 C; Y. L q CA Atago
7 a- Q" v* `1 |! s& _2 I CA Takao
3 D! j- Q" d* K) c5 z# } CL Tatsuta
3 r+ { Q; W0 Q6 v' h CL Jintsu+ B& s2 S, N. ^* f, {7 B
4 _/ D+ _& K& u BAllied ground losses:
7 Z0 K; r7 X' W+ B! p( z 20 casualties reported
L4 w) N: R7 @2 n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 h+ x, i8 B, X6 k
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
; Z6 R) l! i# q) l& |( a$ u( ?6 _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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0 P6 j+ P) C' L4 o, pAirbase hits 2
& \* M, Q# G/ L" d! PAirbase supply hits 1 U+ l2 I6 k# Q* \& ]0 n
Runway hits 16
: B2 |% Q& ?0 M& qPort hits 109 u5 U6 U2 H' E! H' \2 a% S
Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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Japanese Ships. B+ \$ q* Q* v0 ~! N
SS I-168) r. F5 A7 ?9 Z: |% {
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Allied Ships
+ Q @ ]1 F3 _! |# o K9 R DD Russell
% f/ e6 R, W& [ DD Conyngham
8 K* A+ J' ?- l DD Dunlap
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2 x! \" ?8 `- G; ISS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
7 t* A" T: v. M; v0 ]8 v+ a' g! |4 KI-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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0 V8 l3 h$ c) qJapanese Ships
% r+ k. X1 O1 D1 p PB Magan Maru
4 ]4 Z- B7 t1 e1 H CL Katori
- h; B" l- P" y& t1 d DMS W.21) N# u* h$ h1 V* W+ \3 i
APD-2
, |5 ?! |& k/ G% Q) O# F xAK Sakura Maru+ G3 f9 }! A0 @) o X& l
PB Sozan Maru
q$ g6 l, n3 B1 v" J5 g# k PB Shosei Maru9 A5 A/ o7 L1 @: b
PB Nikkai Maru! x- z+ L! a0 c; W& K! F
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SS Pickerel' Q* ~0 o! _2 G* ?& @
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
# e$ o1 t9 a ~! M8 UPickerel diving deep ....
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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 storms/ s" c. J% T7 S/ ?
$ p! v! d$ b3 ~& B1 ~Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
6 ~/ p% I9 D) P+ @& TEstimated time to target is 6 minutes3 M2 [/ }' h/ b
$ u4 ]$ S2 [; A7 @% VAllied aircraft
& \# ]8 D( d% i! q( r$ `9 y B-17E Fortress x 148 y I3 o5 M) z7 C, ~+ L
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No Allied losses8 c" L0 q' j. X, z& Y+ ?. m* B
4 H2 R+ X. F w/ uJapanese ground losses:
% y0 j8 B1 d, O 26 casualties reported
6 r" I( l! \' ~8 W' v% Q Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 E9 o) d0 ]% Z9 V6 A: ^3 |4 s6 j1 b
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 ^( `3 O4 l4 F8 P0 M* O
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ @5 D: n% L2 ^; W8 E7 `9 A
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9 f9 g% U3 G+ M. |Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)! X$ z+ z( x. h
0 J# @+ Q4 \" ^3 B' {& ~) B7 zWeather in hex: Severe storms9 j, Z; H* I9 c. _
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
5 T n9 K8 z4 Y, QEstimated time to target is 4 minutes" h3 j! X8 X1 N2 s/ \
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B-26 Marauder x 9: R. A4 n: \) I6 T m+ }8 {+ L- ]
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:* H9 K, R& h5 h, l
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
' V: R# C6 j. \! a M1 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 : D3 {! K% I9 Q/ c2 z. F% C
9 x0 F* W: O* p; f+ q; t Y. j5 N: rWeather in hex: Clear sky. Z: |3 R% D3 R' M9 Q
% k0 {1 T4 v# w% m6 ?% l1 l, H! ARaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.8 Z' N3 l3 {+ ?2 {! C. Y, r
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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/ I: w7 r3 P7 V, FJapanese aircraft
3 I) C* K6 @) c, E/ @ A6M2 Zero x 22
9 S9 D z: h- [* I' M G4M1 Betty x 28
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no flights: _( u* f0 d' W; o& C# O9 H
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Japanese aircraft losses1 V' l2 Y9 ^) n) X
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground3 U8 @8 I* O, E
$ X' _6 b; w9 f) F1 VAirbase hits 139 J* e) s* e! Z0 }4 w; V
Airbase supply hits 11- l( ~% j( I% v, l) ]
Runway hits 35- [: b" ]3 l4 r) ?, K& ]( {4 j
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori) W7 s: k K, ]
DMS W.21
. ~, R1 s* A1 P4 z APD-2
2 U# T5 [6 E( U b+ l xAK Sakura Maru
# p+ n) G* C+ {4 `/ n% T. g$ ]% O& Y PB Sozan Maru
% |1 _ t' F4 I! g$ I, X2 l PB Shosei Maru
+ M, `- a) E* \) E0 z: I PB Nikkai Maru
9 l" m- G. s# g* w* I4 g' o& j PB Magan Maru9 R+ R6 ?& K% {
4 V& b* `# m- z) t! \4 d% XAllied Ships
& v! v* H# M; C# d- v# x SS Sculpin, E% T; f; o! ]/ z0 f
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort0 Y7 K, S2 I4 h P# ?" X* _& n
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