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8/27 戰鬥報告0 @3 A, B! x/ u; T$ Z
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128+ |- ^5 b8 q7 Y( R8 @
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Japanese Ships+ {* m: k* N# W" I
PC Ch 10
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PC Ch 11
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SS Sculpin
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8 \- K; w5 ?! @SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10 S D2 s. p4 }5 c4 }
Sculpin diving deep ....
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. ^) Y$ ?" i9 ?* w; B( h2 h7 jNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
' X. ?( m1 U5 U Q1 }6 @8 D7 t3 ` CA Kumano
: L" w- `1 V* E CA Suzuya
; l3 z$ Y& m& a( }9 n g- S CA Atago. Z0 a. |4 G, r# q% F% A
CA Takao
?/ k4 y9 F9 I( y' U4 y( o CL Tatsuta+ b9 e q8 M( u9 Q& G5 \
CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: Q0 h8 E) l* K0 ~! Z$ I6 _, c
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" r, C/ d! ~' ?
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* b0 F7 A1 O. g" k$ q0 \
- o2 R$ y1 C+ ?3 bAirbase hits 2& h, o9 f/ S' _/ }. F& f1 V: h) {
Airbase supply hits 1
6 p- `: U3 Y1 ARunway hits 16
- o3 S; I1 l0 A& W APort hits 10
) b1 [9 `* @6 m. ~! o! }/ z9 ]Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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& d6 Z3 u& N2 K6 x/ ~% NJapanese Ships
0 s4 Q0 l# }) a& T SS I-1686 p3 [. n8 w( Y8 `0 I3 V }% i$ Q
5 a5 F2 t; Y8 `. w# bAllied Ships6 U: x: M$ {$ d- E. m+ d4 c
DD Russell3 Y1 J4 C: W, A, ?9 m# }( {- U
DD Conyngham
1 _% D9 y0 [$ [7 d DD Dunlap
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9 K2 |( \# e: b9 H' SSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell0 s/ C8 C. z. J! g& ]1 s0 r
I-168 diving deep ....3 p- E, E. |, ]/ ]; m4 n
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* N9 K" I3 e! n$ M( P2 vSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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, q# h- A+ Q z4 ^" NJapanese Ships
1 Y# J, [* g) n3 q/ K" I PB Magan Maru! F% k) o! o7 e e4 U0 t1 l
CL Katori
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APD-2' S# Z) S! ]2 w) H
xAK Sakura Maru
; I7 c8 y7 Y2 y5 k% `7 l PB Sozan Maru
, M5 w/ A! [$ Q$ q* j3 P4 P, G7 z. G PB Shosei Maru
; t' k$ `1 e' V2 w PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
3 m( [3 m0 P0 ^+ l1 R! O SS Pickerel
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6 I) e' l2 M A" bSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru/ u7 K! }3 L! ^
Pickerel diving deep ....( x; l7 ~$ ^ i- g t
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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' L0 E4 S% Y v% nWeather in hex: Severe storms! E% ], J! P R1 E& c, D; M
9 O9 f M) i; X+ E+ _+ ?; _! R- {Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% f+ ~; S2 k# |5 e8 kEstimated time to target is 6 minutes. @: t. X7 n" j* b: Q+ Z, Q' n
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7 O, w4 C/ |8 i2 G7 t5 |1 @ B-17E Fortress x 14: v6 ~6 }6 u4 ^0 \! N! K
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No Allied losses
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4 \/ F* g% ^2 c3 u( [4 L9 ZJapanese ground losses:+ x4 k$ P# z' j$ {9 X. u
26 casualties reported
! D0 Q/ x: W$ l2 V6 U7 O" o Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled; p5 ]8 A- G _6 {4 w8 D0 Y& |$ O$ a
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled D; I- \, @2 d2 P% v9 V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' ~1 U X" N9 l5 E1 w H# v
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% {1 v8 |; j) r- aMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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. x& t7 {! e5 v8 |; WRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
& l% @4 L) w9 v1 R* t, qEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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! N, T4 ~. Z: q5 y* C% k B-26 Marauder x 9
* [* g# [: Q+ [# x& Y P-39D Airacobra x 10' W; n7 ^& j+ e/ }
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! r9 ^; E: y) N B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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28 casualties reported( n) _/ p. c) y6 Y4 y' \# Y! T) T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled% a" t8 [8 {7 u! j4 T* H
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled- K8 H" O* A; H4 s2 s$ z) c; \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 : e4 y, g6 I- r
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- B' ~8 k- l- z% j" V( C8 x" D. M& KRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
3 ^. `# C3 `* T8 h; o, W2 UEstimated time to target is 7 minutes+ X$ r1 ^* o. h' _0 Y+ ~
& {) }/ t; v, w" h: n; _Japanese aircraft
; j# B8 {+ O% a4 A, F' g A6M2 Zero x 22. R# m5 T7 K# q- v; Z- E
G4M1 Betty x 28
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0 D5 }7 \" q% `8 e, TJapanese aircraft losses
/ i0 h4 ~3 J- B) p G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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, t+ G: z! G2 U$ j/ w SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground, [. ~! l0 ^1 F1 u& I
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Airbase hits 13: s. A; n2 d$ R# S0 ]# |6 A
Airbase supply hits 116 F' K5 V& u+ F8 y
Runway hits 35
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8 p7 ]5 N7 v$ LASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori
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xAK Sakura Maru
$ ^9 _" I$ B: L% J7 j PB Sozan Maru" u9 S$ V4 w/ D; b0 h& w7 }0 u$ U8 b
PB Shosei Maru9 l9 [/ r8 ]- H% ]
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Sculpin) p5 m: x4 q1 A7 D5 f; S
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