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( d; U% t& r; k" R8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships) [5 W! i: g5 i+ v2 R8 E
PC Ch 10: i: _; ]3 f3 P' }& P
PC Ch 6' i0 Y, V$ S3 J+ A! r* h
PC Ch 11% N- z" q0 d" A' ]+ d9 b
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# {5 ]- h0 O; w3 F SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
" C$ I8 O& n; J( L+ r3 gSculpin diving deep ....
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l1 M$ r' {+ e$ m% R2 q1 J$ ]Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1332 z& w, i) Y1 c+ r' i! b7 U! p
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Japanese Ships/ n, Z" z$ z# u# Z+ T
CA Kumano! N% w7 w/ b+ q! M5 N
CA Suzuya
9 O+ M8 x. _8 {' G CA Atago
4 a; q+ [& J, f8 y CA Takao
9 Y6 s' \4 w! x( P) J CL Tatsuta: y3 o5 E. u3 }( ?0 a* t
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: b/ z# H$ ?$ V/ y* ~Allied ground losses:
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; o( d% h& X% R0 K2 r Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
! X0 g- Y. _' o3 D( w Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled# R5 j/ T9 c5 ^& `$ I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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; u1 `3 R" W0 o! G5 b5 d* q! LAirbase hits 2
# d1 T8 k4 ~! m' A/ o3 {Airbase supply hits 1- l+ k- @# }$ L- D
Runway hits 165 p) J' W/ B2 B
Port hits 10: Z' A& l) y4 W( G, c
Port supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141* E. U2 @, w0 }. T
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7 s) S2 z1 a, ^$ ^# T% T% d& Y SS I-168; a+ X5 w0 b. y6 ^' v( L
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Allied Ships
: w- u& v2 Q6 U8 q6 u( w DD Russell
: m y( [+ J: T7 e( Q6 B7 U% m DD Conyngham
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* Q; D1 X4 l+ G- ySS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell) i9 [4 |& T1 c6 w$ V, w
I-168 diving deep ....
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% t! S- x0 ?# Y# v+ p7 a* |1 o" WSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130/ ]1 |6 a4 |4 t
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Japanese Ships
1 i/ m! \' v1 C5 g1 J+ _4 u PB Magan Maru
, P/ f4 u q: M* w5 d5 y$ x CL Katori
8 L; `5 O+ b7 r5 y7 b+ a DMS W.217 b. O0 ?8 \& E5 W' Q: J, h3 A0 K8 }) W
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xAK Sakura Maru
/ h/ s1 m- i) t; F( @3 l% Z PB Sozan Maru3 g& r2 A( x7 Q( f
PB Shosei Maru1 ?& K, D# ?/ \* c
PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships: K. @$ q6 {3 z/ B$ c4 Q( s% y* Q
SS Pickerel
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: V1 y; F0 {& X# U4 O6 OSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru5 k, [1 k7 O# v# y
Pickerel diving deep ...., `! ~- x5 U4 w6 T
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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" |2 [3 @! ]5 D3 L- ]# ~! e
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& W0 @# D7 Z( J; v
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft1 l' ]. m* \6 H2 U, O
B-17E Fortress x 14
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2 o( v& ^6 ^" ~7 S5 z% G- j/ VNo Allied losses
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26 casualties reported5 a, | B, L* X2 y/ E2 F
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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: l4 p9 O) s- v, c Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)! w( V/ B. g- x) a. }
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Weather in hex: Severe storms8 B/ [4 Y. Y8 }+ Q& }3 ?0 q
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
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Allied aircraft
$ `3 u' a1 K6 m0 `. j# i B-26 Marauder x 9. M/ j( v0 t( Z$ J
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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( }: I, Z4 [5 p( V9 l9 X8 cAllied aircraft losses
0 w6 O( Z( d3 V4 q( g ~- l B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:7 R5 ]9 ~& s- `0 G2 f( C
28 casualties reported7 }5 b, A! G6 h' g ?8 A1 S
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled, t. ^; N+ {: W; Q9 a" q/ @
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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2 ] ?1 _* F1 j' q& | KAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 8 Z9 ?( t( g& Z- C+ }2 l4 P
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Weather in hex: Clear sky. K; ]& A$ I# g- g9 \ t8 d$ L
' U" @) _4 m( S3 Z$ A, t* ~9 ERaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
! Y o, L" @+ ?( Q9 T6 ^Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
/ z5 C& @ S! ^ G4M1 Betty x 28
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Allied aircraft losses9 b3 Z8 B/ w) t* k; }' m: P5 x
SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground4 F: e: ]% [. h) M3 b
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( |; t- z" [1 x9 u* V/ ]Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori ?/ W ~' E/ T
DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
$ R6 ^2 @: ?. \' V% A PB Sozan Maru. w4 D$ S4 B: B/ W
PB Shosei Maru
; y5 D9 ?3 S7 r3 O$ h PB Nikkai Maru
3 l4 e, t" n5 ]3 }9 W% y PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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