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8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 424 R, T. b! N$ X5 s. L+ k3 i
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n, `* ?$ p. }+ J, y/ iSub attack near Rabaul at 106,1282 D1 J9 y6 ^' Z8 a7 }2 O4 S- i
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+ @( b* J, R* H- J5 m PC Ch 10
$ h0 i6 [$ c7 G& C PC Ch 6
6 B f n* Y5 { PC Ch 118 W. z0 P3 h( C+ Q, [# Q& Z* B
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Allied Ships% x: \" B: S) j2 @/ @0 x' l: c5 h! ~
SS Sculpin4 b B$ \. j! Y' V. [7 [
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
+ V. R- z0 q6 ?Sculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 d. S# ~8 F; T5 f; a6 Z2 j
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Japanese Ships
7 X% [4 B' K5 u* M2 f CA Kumano+ i) ? I- U5 W5 R5 f0 P
CA Suzuya
6 C- L6 R5 N% J/ ]5 q5 s CA Atago8 M5 J; S" W# L0 t) x; N
CA Takao
3 F5 o) {1 _# c5 T+ S) X CL Tatsuta. f( u1 t3 b5 [& B2 `7 l
CL Jintsu5 H& z, j: `0 I/ S
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Allied ground losses:6 O" e" j4 i8 M! U1 s; m) f
20 casualties reported
1 P8 s9 c: F% r* q; n Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
\/ c5 A+ j2 L- m+ u) R3 |# n% [% f Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
1 c- a1 ?9 T' z4 |7 R" @ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled+ t9 i7 g2 @/ e- \
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Airbase hits 2+ }' C, }: J3 K$ m8 l
Airbase supply hits 1, V! d6 P, K! Y% L* U( {6 {6 B
Runway hits 16
. ]0 t% v4 P; }/ tPort hits 10, E7 l3 [+ P6 f$ I) b3 e9 T
Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,1410 Z8 f, W. S4 ~
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Japanese Ships
6 h9 L8 p) i: P% h6 k( Q9 N9 N SS I-168
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% |! }$ u: g! |4 Q& ^6 ^, xAllied Ships0 v, c2 S0 d- `/ s, F
DD Russell
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DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell9 a9 W$ U6 H- s+ z& O1 b q
I-168 diving deep ....# t1 h! @/ [1 b8 g( q
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% Q2 s; x& Q& c7 r" kSub attack near Gasmata at 105,1307 Q! G' l$ e# @, i
# F% A% u4 @: Z2 OJapanese Ships
) V, ~6 T9 L1 U% l6 s PB Magan Maru
, m1 i3 R5 A& X CL Katori" d8 e/ Q$ i, Y; H
DMS W.21: l0 l( l- ^4 c6 b; @- l
APD-2( E; k/ {0 ^$ c. u
xAK Sakura Maru
/ Y0 Y/ o* n* G, ~5 W4 j$ w PB Sozan Maru
( c- n9 I# ~ h PB Shosei Maru9 O# r: `' k7 \5 [2 u' S
PB Nikkai Maru- T4 R) {+ ]) O9 N- l y" D
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( N3 M3 l" m+ h L& } ` SS Pickerel
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
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1 a) p1 p1 ^) l& S" sMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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4 A$ C! E3 U$ y1 r+ Y2 t( D5 l! _Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.) _" b% t# c' e8 H) r) Z: ^; z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes: @2 s9 n! P! G3 j" r
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Allied aircraft
9 w6 y4 P+ \$ G9 ^/ c B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses
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@. A% g. G- o2 ZJapanese ground losses:2 z1 X* |2 p C* f9 X, \4 }
26 casualties reported$ I9 `9 p; x2 i0 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms3 P6 }0 g7 k) a- s0 \' d4 A/ d
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.9 _, `# P9 q) u. m3 p" Y- C, ~
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes, s. k. O; v6 A2 u+ S* j% J2 {
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B-26 Marauder x 9
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; p/ M ^8 [1 s# `/ jAllied aircraft losses8 {! M: g& Z2 A# r
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:$ U* |* F+ u2 {, U" c' ^
28 casualties reported$ e, |! x r& M0 B( T; n
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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" W/ c4 S8 z! Q. ]Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 0 G2 _, J! W& Y4 P
9 C$ U- _2 j8 N; sWeather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
1 L+ h, S2 t4 U! g7 s/ JEstimated time to target is 7 minutes% G6 i! D& v0 ]2 ^/ V
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Japanese aircraft2 @/ R6 p& }" Z9 i
A6M2 Zero x 22
# h1 a& K& s ^2 V G4M1 Betty x 288 v* x9 n; |1 q0 o$ u
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no flights
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Japanese aircraft losses
4 r9 p( o5 T. f G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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4 ~8 I. j. t5 Z7 e5 ]0 |3 ?8 J$ m SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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+ C2 t$ N$ d1 g; Y0 GAirbase hits 13
: O" y0 F" s; n- h/ l) _Airbase supply hits 114 P; J% ?. [! n
Runway hits 35: n% @! Y- k, t: D4 u6 b2 h
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru* e2 t5 T( Z0 f! E
PB Sozan Maru
6 w( _! e0 x) A1 L2 ^ PB Shosei Maru& M3 L5 }. p; Z v L; B
PB Nikkai Maru
' n, h. ~- |, |* T) h4 `$ V PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin" h+ o8 D7 O M7 N9 X3 M
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort: Q( D/ _1 f! \) w
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