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6 @9 T; f4 w: _+ i0 D' fAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42, X; ~( z3 ]; n' N% }: ~% e
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,1284 _2 i% T# q$ L
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Japanese Ships
/ r! o- F% @" i/ n* i+ S$ J PC Ch 10
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PC Ch 11% [9 {8 ]: H! |! \" }
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1 m% ?% F+ }4 v8 W# G+ C7 f2 J( @ SS Sculpin6 l4 c8 U3 t2 k$ a
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
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* k; k! q" ]( D tNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133# E/ k# U$ |5 \3 \. M
* L; K6 X) U3 E1 }+ K* ZJapanese Ships% d- ^ v% [: _+ N
CA Kumano) D( g7 a/ d! E$ T4 V, \
CA Suzuya) } @" a3 l2 n8 o- V/ r: U
CA Atago" e( B& e2 V+ o: N" X1 p3 o) t* u
CA Takao
; {/ _0 j; z# f( @& ^ CL Tatsuta
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20 casualties reported
5 T3 Y3 _5 c( |( T: y5 o Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
( ^6 }$ n2 z" f7 O- S, i |* O# a Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled" \1 F% ]3 r9 n( k& ]& w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled5 o2 ]& U& f; o" ?
. g9 w1 M, w+ q% r; b8 D! t8 _& WAirbase hits 2( @/ Q9 g7 c/ Z" z u6 |
Airbase supply hits 10 P7 `; v2 n" r
Runway hits 16# ?' B/ v: s* `( x0 P3 g
Port hits 10+ a: f1 g0 C7 t' D7 h+ z
Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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' V! q5 o/ b: U( `- t; K/ \8 ] SS I-168
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Allied Ships
; D+ c J: E& c0 Q# r DD Russell
0 f. R7 ~' B+ O1 J( B4 ? DD Conyngham
+ F. r/ {9 F7 n& z; g DD Dunlap% v4 G& i' s/ b2 n5 N1 l
1 L4 _; C! Q4 h; X# ~SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
. q( \# g" `0 _ ? N5 ]I-168 diving deep ....
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) D( z' N% _5 ]/ FSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130: Y7 n) O) ?6 _% ?2 I1 c5 z
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3 g& e. p% a; C* P; n2 z: u PB Magan Maru
9 k! f# r/ s1 \; X CL Katori
N, [8 X. C- v5 h DMS W.213 y$ |% E; D3 e/ r. v3 u9 a
APD-2" ~$ }9 `* T1 y4 \; q5 g/ s
xAK Sakura Maru1 U& f& \! F, M' v3 n
PB Sozan Maru
9 H2 m& f& o( ~ PB Shosei Maru7 d* t8 O! ] B2 n: n8 s6 g
PB Nikkai Maru
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" ?$ V9 g: R: D' L$ u SS Pickerel/ o, k f& f; D5 S6 T
4 J2 f2 p$ m0 D# `! v; e. e% C# }SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru7 s0 `# r+ j+ x% t* c% A$ @% ] S
Pickerel diving deep ....! Q n$ N- Z! P. r( Y6 G, d/ U
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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# P n7 h$ w1 AWeather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet. e! F& L4 h/ K0 }% H
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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' ^' f7 ]: ?; @1 TNo Allied losses) m3 J- a( v) g6 s9 O0 ^, ^
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Japanese ground losses:
$ {$ J/ k1 G, a6 B0 \* d" ] 26 casualties reported
8 \' K0 C4 g+ Q S g) g, L Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
$ T6 E. W& f7 R# f' n* k4 N Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled/ t3 i( u* L3 Z, M. }4 U) U H6 K2 L( b
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ @ ?( ]" L( ]) E+ K1 ?Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms: W. o+ w7 s( J2 o( y7 F. Q
4 W) G) ~. }+ {/ q5 IRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
; H4 w3 B; G" {Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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8 L+ e' w1 b% f) Y4 e. UAllied aircraft
& z, ~- b* q* `/ c B-26 Marauder x 9
/ f( c1 l0 U( k) J& n" Q P-39D Airacobra x 105 d! k6 r! D. {1 g; z
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Allied aircraft losses
/ @3 L0 O0 V: Q1 F Q B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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28 casualties reported) _6 \7 }. G4 U$ R3 w# r8 `
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' j' Z R/ m) Q9 N1 @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
5 }- S+ ?' k- [, y) t Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' J" M; J9 L! T0 V; ?3 D1 p8 h
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& a, g, u$ t. t7 K; i0 f8 \Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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. C/ c, c$ L+ |: s) F+ A) A" LWeather in hex: Clear sky
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3 J( q: S2 X; p9 @Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.+ R* T* |; j6 q- B/ G
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes' t$ }; R- m3 Z% H
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Japanese aircraft
& V0 g* q6 V6 k2 K2 o$ B: A& a* J A6M2 Zero x 22! g9 t, N8 W- W/ |7 i: r
G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft8 @; ~; K& w. O u5 D; x
no flights
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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9 U3 a; O+ s: V7 H9 `- u; \ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13
$ L; {4 l) A/ M& _/ m) \; fAirbase supply hits 114 m) \. S- k! t' N5 e
Runway hits 35) {' v$ a: f# J
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$ q; Z4 b5 s7 z+ q# ?- p# dASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127' ?& R* `2 d% S; S N
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Japanese Ships
$ W8 B. M1 n( K CL Katori
7 G, j3 h# N( @+ |! T3 j6 R DMS W.21
0 o6 h+ P/ [2 @ APD-2
# \: O4 P6 {2 q2 u4 J/ f* N3 h xAK Sakura Maru" G7 H+ K7 G3 h4 b6 B4 s3 z6 l4 Q
PB Sozan Maru. W& O6 p. ]! C) M
PB Shosei Maru6 [0 W& \1 C3 Z: t" F9 G2 w9 c
PB Nikkai Maru
8 ~6 c% ]; B; c& E9 _6 P PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin
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