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# D1 k' l1 ~% e/ e5 F# g1 [+ p( C& CAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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3 D; E- m) H' s& I) pJapanese Ships
* [4 W) k8 N6 q- K# i, M PC Ch 10
7 U& [4 m9 Q; ?. ^) Q2 K PC Ch 63 F& A+ @" p7 U2 w
PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships& O8 C8 V, u+ p5 D
SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
6 `! B( C- W5 F8 u- TSculpin diving deep ....* {2 U# A8 V* G z# E: k7 D p
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
" J/ d/ S3 Y. G( J; {' _ CA Kumano
& G4 H; U& k+ b! a6 ?8 X+ Q CA Suzuya
& ~/ ~8 T1 J- ] G" \6 y CA Atago
& t( ~% G) |$ i# X9 { CA Takao! l: }1 }9 i- D- M% G& p- k
CL Tatsuta
9 j" k% r$ }' D/ V8 c+ ^( r/ t CL Jintsu" a/ m2 [6 q& F% R" T! Z
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Allied ground losses:7 ^3 ], e) s; u; Y# h/ v
20 casualties reported
# E0 \* p+ L& b4 r2 a/ V4 C7 ` Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled1 v$ C! p' l' l, B- n) G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled1 x. o9 }5 M i: z/ K' e3 `3 \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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n) \ K- K4 ?/ c' t/ lAirbase hits 20 _( l! |+ m4 D9 d4 J z
Airbase supply hits 1
8 Y- R7 ]0 V! _' I, D1 wRunway hits 16
0 X/ H7 @- m. l( HPort hits 10
0 Q, F3 v% k& x! c+ W4 GPort supply hits 4
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/ K8 y: [9 c" w3 t: Y# B' dSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141( m5 r& C/ R; r7 X
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SS I-168
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DD Russell
& l3 P4 W9 b' G DD Conyngham
! `6 b d- H6 f# `8 C DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell; q B6 V! `& {/ b
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,1304 E8 D5 A. J0 N3 N8 e O8 `
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PB Magan Maru
. `+ }: F8 w+ s; i# p CL Katori
3 ~; I5 F4 D! z: K8 [7 b DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru1 R, i7 U% G) }: L( e' y/ |
PB Sozan Maru4 ~5 J4 L5 B! B7 f# r% l5 Y6 Y6 M( o
PB Shosei Maru
9 J! h- j3 _; m& @5 q PB Nikkai Maru
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5 Y+ o" z$ r4 W, H# {8 `0 K3 h SS Pickerel4 Q3 u5 a2 E1 Q& K
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru' H5 W( ~+ _- W5 `) N1 v
Pickerel diving deep ....
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2 L) p6 j5 N7 i- bMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)2 n, o) |. @9 g# U l. C, V
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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! e% Q/ k% ]+ J F% x/ v0 B+ K" ORaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.3 r: q% p E$ q
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft: F# H, M# d5 A7 L+ A. e3 @
B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses8 w" |9 G) X' ^- e
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Japanese ground losses:
9 F8 k3 ]$ _' T' P' B" W7 i6 _ 26 casualties reported8 N' a$ \9 J5 Y0 \. E3 V8 E, ~
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled1 q }4 o9 U- v6 {
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled+ p5 A+ R! v$ V c$ Y! r1 B* N8 |
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) D4 ?- N7 ?3 h# h3 \
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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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$ I6 ^) f7 A$ cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
/ N) s# e0 P' t( g; c5 lEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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B-26 Marauder x 9
v9 l1 ]3 M+ N% @" b; L9 | P-39D Airacobra x 10
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: \6 e; @4 T$ a0 QAllied aircraft losses
3 [' m' ^6 v4 ? y2 x' z/ _ B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged" [7 L6 ~; G5 y: c7 `( h
# n7 Y! b3 V! i- h/ }Japanese ground losses:8 e! b9 c) V: p& J$ [+ h4 F& D. \
28 casualties reported" z/ w4 c' {/ r1 ?2 e& E$ V" z3 G
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 6 e4 W; s* T e- `
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Weather in hex: Clear sky% Z; j, w" {- U5 y, B2 I. u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.1 h. v f$ P6 V$ s% \! O
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes6 F/ ?& S. b% [3 v/ o4 V! K+ b
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Japanese aircraft" G. h% g; Z# c, o- N7 B
A6M2 Zero x 22% d) C# M$ }( I% M* V6 t7 T
G4M1 Betty x 28% q- I: u1 n/ X& f" _# t1 y
7 x0 D- w1 w/ ?& a5 X0 X0 pAllied aircraft! K+ R$ E. U- P6 ^0 O
no flights; n( w8 ^9 y# E7 d* B9 Y7 F! [) w
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7 H7 e- B/ }( A# p7 } G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged' T6 o- O& e( B5 Z
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, ?. d7 \$ L$ U( Y" _ SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase supply hits 11
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori% v( v5 A# T; Z' \& A
DMS W.21& D/ _ @* Z. }% ~5 j
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru
1 q. P( c: h: l) h3 K2 n PB Magan Maru1 f# o3 p X1 B4 ?4 z0 s
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; X, ^" G S/ @8 o- U ESS Sculpin is sighted by escort- E- L7 G; o3 v( f0 ?. W
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