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+ o& N4 U) O/ {4 B, x0 pAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42: p, p0 [8 v5 @! i$ E
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/ F9 a. i) ]9 B. ]# ESub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships W, q& U4 q1 U' X' N* D
PC Ch 10" a' D# G _/ Y1 f
PC Ch 69 r L1 t% K: k" j0 P, l
PC Ch 110 r* F }2 F, I5 H9 O: Z
# J. z; U( U' E6 @) jAllied Ships6 Z! u& v( ?4 n8 _. [8 b% }0 D% l
SS Sculpin
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# k( v1 x. J* V3 n& E6 U& NSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10- u- O! r p% l* X
Sculpin diving deep ....# [5 `1 n5 }, w+ _: S l% g8 C
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% H5 V; W* k K# A" m8 C: JNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
9 X6 A1 w/ l. D$ M: o+ l8 N3 X" S CA Kumano: Q, a. L6 T' p- ~
CA Suzuya" S2 A1 c, W2 h, _4 [9 p" t
CA Atago
' Q) u; \. K5 N0 Z# r$ r8 | CA Takao5 ~4 H. o( M: S3 Z' H: s! S3 o9 o
CL Tatsuta
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; q6 f0 m* b6 _# U( F7 w1 jAllied ground losses:; B% B3 d, o% D/ f
20 casualties reported
- A- b4 [7 R" x2 M& f Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: \2 E) K; r. v I6 d2 h3 Z# ^
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled m! b3 f L" z; S# r
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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' D% ]0 M0 Z8 m$ yAirbase hits 2% d. P; U2 I L9 Z" Z9 A \2 J# x3 d
Airbase supply hits 1# B# Y$ B* c8 _: N
Runway hits 16+ w" e" o3 n: e' a8 {) g5 _2 J
Port hits 10
. e3 J2 V {* `/ c2 V6 {/ [# OPort supply hits 4$ P" r/ t9 ]0 T' \ E& U, Y" L9 N
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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7 ^6 t; Y6 O- _/ cJapanese Ships
) J7 p+ g5 {! k, f8 @: C1 ?* o7 D SS I-168
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Allied Ships) T2 H+ u& M! P: q( K
DD Russell9 [ Q% A' i7 Q6 K% A
DD Conyngham
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( S: s0 v/ n: HSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell7 w( H8 ]" t- A- c, u
I-168 diving deep ...., O$ S7 y$ h x$ \5 v
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9 }! g8 d+ Z9 n1 `( FSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships8 X: r. I7 K9 F7 ?
PB Magan Maru: Q% r+ f" I+ C1 f# s" b
CL Katori4 ], v4 o+ q' [$ t7 d; _
DMS W.21) t9 `; h- S8 u) i
APD-2
' H7 f( g# n* O; L S0 v xAK Sakura Maru4 V% |0 _7 e; S" Z# p& w Z- u
PB Sozan Maru
+ U8 P6 z* ~8 \ PB Shosei Maru
1 J" N. X$ q/ v- s. H: J6 H# O! Q PB Nikkai Maru
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Allied Ships
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% o9 o8 n- I! T$ z9 Z& s7 Y @SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
. b4 T/ C+ d# F1 Z* m1 j* xPickerel diving deep ....8 f0 L( D, K8 G) z
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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9 r4 W. l7 w9 ~% M' [8 f: o/ eWeather in hex: Severe storms( d5 o/ \4 |. k" t0 {8 }
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
# ^ M8 I) _# Y9 r" S! G4 ~Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft' i0 `7 }5 h8 W% h, N0 i
B-17E Fortress x 14* [" }/ a$ F. R! |9 W8 e
' U" S w9 J, ~. mNo Allied losses' }& ]6 x7 C& w# z' ?$ g1 `( G( u5 M
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Japanese ground losses:
1 h5 P, O) ?9 U1 l% ^ 26 casualties reported
" Z3 n$ U5 e' x2 k* p5 O- W& |9 N$ O Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
. A: s; R/ A, a! i# n/ V0 e0 T% I7 m( Y Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( L7 m, H* Y f @& B# V4 h, @/ {- }
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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3 @0 N @2 H& {) o+ n: a" KRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
4 T" o7 K" G: Q* |& Q' i8 EEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
4 n) s7 P% N; {! I1 H B-26 Marauder x 9
/ B0 j+ R3 t( Q' w P-39D Airacobra x 10- r' q: k% c4 n8 f4 ~
+ s: s. Y8 n6 k( T0 sAllied aircraft losses9 L2 H0 z' S6 ~0 S* ~0 Q# F
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
. O! F) p# ], F5 X2 H 28 casualties reported% o7 [' C f: X. K3 Z9 q! z
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled/ G& _; ~9 H8 j3 i
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
B% X% {/ V9 m+ a# \4 e, H Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 ; T! O9 N, |6 H- }- _
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
; Y& U8 h+ A" F B4 L) k" zEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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- s' ~9 ~/ _" ^& j) I9 \ A6M2 Zero x 22: Z9 o0 c8 b* W, a- d/ w
G4M1 Betty x 28
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- I0 @3 I( v5 @+ O4 o) CJapanese aircraft losses
7 p1 k* T6 A9 c5 J: R* i G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged0 p2 m" P+ K# M; y
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% {: W- p8 A [( J SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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3 B- @/ U8 ?7 C9 _! T/ eAirbase hits 13
0 a" `, q: Q; D; [# O- sAirbase supply hits 119 h# D" z! p) t& C
Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127) \$ ?. b( U4 E; M3 u
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DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
, f7 F" _9 d; m8 M I9 Y PB Sozan Maru
/ y' L* s* s' r% P3 W& Z! f PB Shosei Maru
* ^. W G5 r T+ i2 m! a PB Nikkai Maru% d5 Y$ i! m1 j* D- S
PB Magan Maru0 }; q% y% a- ^! n3 X# \
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Allied Ships
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4 w; M9 G' S; F3 I. ]SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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