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5 p' ?+ U+ x7 J' K) D% U8/27 戰鬥報告
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0 [+ r5 W" n t S% Y: l- JAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 426 @2 f8 L' C2 t
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7 @) o0 W2 h! U/ b! eSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
0 `$ G a% p. {) h) G PC Ch 10 I _4 S6 G8 K+ u
PC Ch 6
' G, m4 m3 L/ u5 Y6 j PC Ch 11
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SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10' R+ \3 N9 D" {1 I+ v
Sculpin diving deep ....
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: F" J1 F2 y% E$ P4 ^Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 p& F. c; v* }0 B5 G6 g
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Japanese Ships
% u' ^( h9 I4 S/ U/ e# M CA Kumano
' ~4 ~0 b3 ]' b+ X, C6 `9 q CA Suzuya
0 d8 q/ x5 _% p CA Atago
) o) @' i, [9 e CA Takao
U5 f$ r! U& b CL Tatsuta
8 L# c$ \4 s; G1 C CL Jintsu5 t( W/ @' M* x. s( u9 Z
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Allied ground losses:- p( A5 B ?; `! c* O2 E! ~7 z2 W w6 z
20 casualties reported4 h* K% F3 O" l2 A# j E0 m# I
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled2 w9 M+ V: I2 ~$ Q7 ~
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled. j. L) D( b' J2 M! k# v7 [
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled7 m9 c$ V7 t: z ]2 W* b% R: I
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Airbase hits 2
; A6 p+ T3 W0 i( }! r- s/ S% GAirbase supply hits 17 H' z8 p- e" n, _
Runway hits 16
' ^+ @/ m+ {! S5 O9 l" dPort hits 10
2 g$ V) \. c+ o2 b; { APort supply hits 4) I5 s$ w: w' b4 V' d
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' [0 W) C9 ?1 l( j) dSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141$ Z0 P1 J5 T2 ?2 F" R& L
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Japanese Ships
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Allied Ships% w6 s7 p/ @8 C& V: B7 i n% Y
DD Russell- s) A% X9 x' t- ^& S @9 K+ H
DD Conyngham+ a& N1 m5 E: ]0 S C
DD Dunlap2 |5 I/ F0 y3 e ]
+ Y" h7 f% |- j6 Y7 G; a* F/ H MSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell" E0 ~" R" _( D
I-168 diving deep ....( q) x& E/ j7 ^4 Z
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; N4 `2 y# q1 O5 v4 [Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,1304 s& s* d# ]8 ?4 P. w& }0 e2 w
3 J6 W' {" B/ _9 A q9 aJapanese Ships
2 b1 d$ I2 \$ i$ [& [* F B PB Magan Maru
" k2 b) Y: O3 Z8 @2 j+ I% i CL Katori
: p# K8 Y& R0 Y9 [8 M/ \8 Z DMS W.21
# v' E7 H7 b/ y0 C APD-2
0 A/ O/ E9 A$ J- S xAK Sakura Maru9 V# ^# f8 Y% {
PB Sozan Maru6 r1 `4 R& p1 ?# d+ S* \4 _
PB Shosei Maru2 D- b3 L% Z/ D: u& E
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel5 y% ~: q' a8 P; g. G+ s* P) K6 ^8 s
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru8 d" m5 s1 a1 O, L. P8 R7 }
Pickerel diving deep ...." e: M% ~+ D" c' b/ }2 U
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)0 y# p0 a3 O- B
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Weather in hex: Severe storms6 s& v% L, V3 F* X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ q/ b4 H. `! I( R" B+ |
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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0 ]- {& \" O8 d) w0 ~9 S8 o8 @- { B-17E Fortress x 14) ]# ^ |# k* g
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No Allied losses- j+ t% ^; }+ H5 l) w, v
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26 casualties reported
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/ c3 a$ \* Z) T8 t. a6 O Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
c, V! o7 _; S" S9 S9 }# a/ N) ] Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! V0 o) E* \# B
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)+ D' u" l% F$ T( L9 O
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. X' q. v% ^- GRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ A4 e& a4 ~4 F. p% [
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes: r& r% a" T) D
8 ~) F( E) l: N, eAllied aircraft1 S. i' g: k3 v) D8 f4 x6 A+ j
B-26 Marauder x 9- i7 i, j8 r) }% K
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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: Q' K8 H3 l9 y8 v8 i3 ?9 b B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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2 K: H0 g: n: E9 P/ v HJapanese ground losses:4 \9 Q3 e3 Q2 T8 _9 Q
28 casualties reported0 `4 ?8 g- ?" P) @( O8 Z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled) O q/ T! \$ S# h5 ]
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 A* F. \! a6 i
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes- ^& B& g- n( X* h3 [# O
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A6M2 Zero x 22
0 m/ L" x0 n" g; i3 Z8 g& I% j& \ G4M1 Betty x 280 u2 {7 N% s D! ~6 c0 u
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no flights$ m+ I# q! o6 P7 S; N5 ^
2 T8 t9 c1 F+ J6 Q& jJapanese aircraft losses9 j" T9 `, w* Y4 O n
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged; {8 O" l- A% c: |
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* N; T5 P1 L8 {) G/ ~( ?- l SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground) _; }8 F; V& F0 I3 F
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Airbase hits 13, K' }$ x- w+ x$ n
Airbase supply hits 11$ B, u8 N ^0 M$ g5 z
Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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Japanese Ships
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DMS W.21* U0 U2 c3 r& w1 ~+ C
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
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* _% |1 \, r' l! P PB Nikkai Maru- A' s L& ^$ w: r9 p) ^/ d
PB Magan Maru
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Allied Ships
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort6 j/ Z) D; ?% M3 e! `
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