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8/27 戰鬥報告3 U( g! c" X9 M9 k2 l$ ], |& d% \
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, v) O8 y3 X6 L6 X4 P6 SAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 429 z2 S' T- }( e8 W- m4 R* n* C1 ?, T4 Q
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, o2 c& J3 a6 L0 y( R6 q! @Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
, u/ c' A. }6 g* W4 [ PC Ch 10( b# ~8 h% \, ~0 Y) M9 e
PC Ch 6) `: o) J7 m2 ^: |# H
PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships' @0 s7 X8 h4 N
SS Sculpin
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! P) ?" J) T- ]) ^& xSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10! Q; M/ y# I2 @5 Z
Sculpin diving deep ....
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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1 I% ~, _( `) g W) r; \ CA Kumano3 T) P9 F( s# |. K5 d
CA Suzuya) |- b5 U% j8 _9 W+ [
CA Atago1 @8 V( l; I9 O+ _: h0 s4 K
CA Takao& v# L- N) o3 H2 S" T$ u# K
CL Tatsuta1 }# }$ D# j8 g7 r3 i& {
CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:+ Q- T+ v# D4 ~+ ^* ^; [
20 casualties reported n& `$ j7 Q! X" W; X& c0 a; g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& m7 |& P, Y+ g7 j' I: G
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Airbase hits 2. C% L4 f* ^; N; q
Airbase supply hits 1* ]% O5 A/ U f3 B& i
Runway hits 162 O# j- K8 E H* }2 u
Port hits 101 ]3 A/ B- N* e* n- U3 u
Port supply hits 4
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) ?1 p) Q+ w# H3 l w& |1 MSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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+ P* n% \! y3 IJapanese Ships
9 v. e# [' R$ a2 w; u SS I-168: |: x3 t+ S: Q5 j: E/ R" F
, a& R% H/ k1 L9 R) a3 d5 YAllied Ships
( D$ s0 j& v% o! r7 @6 O DD Russell4 \. B0 O) L- r4 D% E
DD Conyngham
9 I$ K9 Y! Q f0 f: m DD Dunlap
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3 F3 S5 j' ~& l. t. m. c5 pSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell4 E. t' O1 A E' r
I-168 diving deep ....
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; L4 A3 e! x$ e' m) ASub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships
" G* ?0 G% P% K9 f' [& [4 G PB Magan Maru0 y4 e7 |, `9 w$ ]: {! q6 X$ v% i
CL Katori
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APD-27 Y+ D4 Q% B+ [0 _
xAK Sakura Maru$ N+ O' L" m& s" E$ W- z: E5 V; E
PB Sozan Maru( z' w7 V, r! [2 _9 b
PB Shosei Maru: ^& b" O' b" e
PB Nikkai Maru8 C# Q* j: i# a( J: m
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SS Pickerel, I: D: q" p' E' X j/ Z @; B% a8 J7 w
. B) r/ E) t0 {1 P* ~0 R3 F" GSS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
' D( O" [$ _9 z' _+ S& i- t( oPickerel diving deep ....
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4 _/ J+ J$ ~! ?& X6 n4 P sMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)" W' D: T" B& {8 p' A
, x& h- i+ q' I! v3 r( ?Weather in hex: Severe storms- @9 |# w3 \% B& k: P1 b& n: n
5 @" Y3 ~9 Z5 k1 c2 a0 { r6 }Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
) {# A8 G. H) O, JEstimated time to target is 6 minutes0 x; [5 j# ]2 V2 e% ?' r S
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Allied aircraft# v, _ o2 o. r. B4 C
B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses: N# k8 w' x1 ~7 w; |& M5 \( }
8 ?% D) L3 S$ x! g% sJapanese ground losses:* j5 a, |) E) u' {4 Q6 {, u
26 casualties reported$ E/ v6 @# L5 E) I: g
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled' z9 n' p% G) V) p- `
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 x: h* H1 p6 V7 o1 l
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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( a. ]7 r) T% S- V; Z* GMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)* m/ u$ C w- A
$ l+ C/ U, |9 h* I; QWeather in hex: Severe storms4 D, u6 b. u4 Z: f
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.$ h( X3 U5 ^6 L" n0 F9 k! J
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
' Y2 m" N' Z& l/ m: b% ~# H, R B-26 Marauder x 9" K0 M ]+ L p2 X
P-39D Airacobra x 102 H7 c, P" k( \
2 h/ d( I* I3 n9 g0 d$ ^Allied aircraft losses9 a5 |: A9 l( Z) M5 r) `
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged. S; [# A$ v8 ?9 u9 u5 Z( g. A; I) C
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28 casualties reported# `/ [" `- m# R+ w& w
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
( E3 N+ v$ P& C* z Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled* E( v0 g$ l, W+ `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 ?4 B, c+ U- G
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8 n( w# |* h9 ZAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 9 T1 U; ~/ L8 H0 m: z- o1 V
; `! F, M# t5 z( oWeather in hex: Clear sky' R# D, i( X- X
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. T# X8 ~; U+ ]0 P9 x8 H7 l
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22
0 n6 j% x; m& Y7 m4 C G4M1 Betty x 28
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no flights+ b0 u% M# U8 h* {3 n
9 b0 N2 e0 c+ y" f0 UJapanese aircraft losses5 _" M, z9 h( s* m
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground5 U" q2 U: k2 E" ~; _* p
5 [- ~# @: G* d, l5 r6 }Airbase hits 130 H4 X8 W* @9 k9 ~* `& K: e% d
Airbase supply hits 118 F" p) ~% ]* K2 |6 J$ t; `% ?( r
Runway hits 35+ i, x% _7 p+ P
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,1279 E+ V, w& E8 T9 Z# `- ]; E
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Japanese Ships
0 ~8 k9 O. _0 U0 G. n( ~& R' t6 D CL Katori
5 G0 a9 O4 p+ U) _ DMS W.216 L. d2 f4 @% q2 d' H0 s& Y
APD-27 D# F) N" R" \ e
xAK Sakura Maru* d# P+ @, m; q% w' p. z
PB Sozan Maru
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PB Nikkai Maru( f. K" K" C6 W, p5 q6 }$ C
PB Magan Maru! `; u6 L7 Z( |' z
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SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort4 K/ y2 `- e; T: p, h
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