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8/27 戰鬥報告: W0 m* d- N* T
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8 J9 H3 a; u. P4 n* @- v: dAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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PC Ch 10
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B! ~; ^ a. G8 D- W PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships9 K: }/ P$ p% i" k& z5 u, G
SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10: h! q; F* i5 Q
Sculpin diving deep ....# a) U9 Q) f, t6 v+ R
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: A9 t; y0 M4 e% ]2 LNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 _" L: [$ j7 t7 N+ J: w: G& e5 b
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CA Kumano+ s b! e N6 R8 O7 A
CA Suzuya. H7 L q! L4 T" n( F
CA Atago3 [4 M! n$ |& G ~ e6 V/ f* ]
CA Takao
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CL Jintsu! D, Y3 F. H# C* e: a! z' [
4 l, E6 | I7 B1 w' N" F/ yAllied ground losses:+ x- S! h& E* r7 s& `) {0 \$ ?
20 casualties reported
' l1 b( z7 d2 y# @% P3 o9 @5 Z% C Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
1 M) j3 @( |. A Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled% S @1 }; s' j) _
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled8 b2 Y/ p2 M1 F+ M
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Airbase hits 25 S. W; z7 r; C' @" R/ f
Airbase supply hits 1
; E8 a2 u2 U- z* B( `2 a9 s; tRunway hits 16, l E" O6 K, M0 v! L
Port hits 10; f. ?2 Z s( h0 T1 L1 v
Port supply hits 47 i, {$ [+ {8 B* A! y7 B& j
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! F S: ^# U, @6 f- NSub attack near Kirakira at 114,1411 p- U& I3 S1 t/ U6 o, e. f8 p
+ m$ r, j; ~. a2 U+ jJapanese Ships
, H8 X& ]# [9 C$ D SS I-168
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Allied Ships
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DD Conyngham
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,1306 K9 G* Z6 W* G
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Japanese Ships8 |2 f: h n9 d( Z3 U* j$ x' w. c( f
PB Magan Maru
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DMS W.21
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& Y& l! x9 L* P# y* X xAK Sakura Maru
' B5 G# o* c" n5 g PB Sozan Maru, f% c4 |; n) [9 f8 C1 R
PB Shosei Maru
: }7 B5 m( {% }4 k/ G* C& e! |! @ PB Nikkai Maru
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4 A X2 K0 r( U7 ?7 xAllied Ships
/ }% ^ Q0 F! Z. K1 y) z7 r$ |$ l, l SS Pickerel
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru9 _% U1 l# u' r8 k7 i! n
Pickerel diving deep ....
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)! X4 Q) ^# @ }+ O* B
1 v q; K$ r8 h" a5 rWeather in hex: Severe storms0 n, ~1 z* s& Q+ X
) x# \9 e- P2 F) MRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
. i; D" p# h% o! q: z2 L; N+ wEstimated time to target is 6 minutes
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+ M0 @) l; e2 }5 w( rAllied aircraft9 b. Y) G6 l& |: y. G0 d! p" ?3 N
B-17E Fortress x 14
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]7 \0 ~+ D6 MNo Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses: ^9 P3 i# b) C& X, {+ l1 _
26 casualties reported
! T+ e1 M; t; [( v( Y& [ Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled. E: D9 r- o, ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled A1 G( P5 _% C. m v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 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 storms
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
2 ?9 c' S5 M0 a& @Estimated time to target is 4 minutes( ]2 I! P3 q0 A
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B-26 Marauder x 9 |7 h, Y1 r o9 h
P-39D Airacobra x 10: {" ^4 P' N1 i# L7 [6 Z( B
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Allied aircraft losses
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Japanese ground losses:- E! ]/ P$ V0 ^' Z0 ~" \7 X3 v
28 casualties reported& @! o$ N H3 ]; S$ P3 H
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
0 M" d' R0 R6 E$ j+ U6 L/ w0 o Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% T8 Y" V& c* D4 z4 C& t7 ? Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 K" x8 o1 e4 b) D" j i
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; Z1 i6 i( R, C, H' m! j4 y9 NAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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# o5 \. T, Y3 r& ZWeather in hex: Clear sky
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" `$ M. h t: q( VRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
- k' P. f' X& LEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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Japanese aircraft2 g* v3 x4 f ?2 w
A6M2 Zero x 22
3 E6 ?+ V0 e- I8 G9 n5 d G4M1 Betty x 28) V( x5 m/ {8 ]2 K' u; H) x& J
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Allied aircraft
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses0 d5 x7 k9 d/ S; f8 p @( ]5 f
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13
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Runway hits 35% T! r o e/ G( Z1 I- ^
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori8 N* y/ c! L% t6 b9 l0 c
DMS W.21% v) s: t$ Q: [' L
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort% H1 ^% \4 {" O3 N; m
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