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2 T4 r7 s2 B- r: b Y6 w# H8 j Q8/27 戰鬥報告3 H- w* P1 ~! h, Q* {* `# K/ _
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 423 _. J% g! h. d1 t
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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PC Ch 104 B* @/ x0 M1 |. h% i
PC Ch 67 j7 \. z6 ]; R- o
PC Ch 11
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SS Sculpin% t. s4 l& u0 q6 L e ]( V
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10) D3 W3 [0 Y" r6 a
Sculpin diving deep ....$ y& p+ _& U, l$ c, |7 c
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133- S; e9 c+ k7 Y R5 F3 w
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Japanese Ships* u; o6 J; h3 l) m5 N9 C
CA Kumano+ ]' }# R1 ~! F5 l& B6 m
CA Suzuya
7 t0 C$ O& m- D9 D$ A7 q8 Z# T1 ~ CA Atago9 _4 b$ g' T$ E1 ^5 ], r
CA Takao% @" _: ?, \1 s
CL Tatsuta
5 r- |. _: Z, [& }% } CL Jintsu& A1 s# A; _1 g7 S8 h6 l9 M/ N
0 w4 r! f8 C9 {; }$ ?8 AAllied ground losses:
& ~7 R' {1 C% p+ I 20 casualties reported
7 F2 Z ^( J- Q- c- L Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
G. a% ?. x3 u4 F: {+ s Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) k) ^& ?1 D. e- ^ a) r y# O3 u
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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# h# y1 D* z; X% ~1 CAirbase hits 25 q) k$ k& L7 `- D
Airbase supply hits 1
9 f' W4 b7 J6 @Runway hits 16
% n9 F( `2 E% t( |- Z8 jPort hits 10$ s9 [, `! H. o/ V( m/ [; R
Port supply hits 4% ~8 X4 ` m I6 B+ G z
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141( P7 I/ z1 n+ b; S8 B0 @
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Japanese Ships
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6 t5 H4 Q; |/ t( d2 ~ DD Russell- S+ u9 L6 i+ j4 \" x9 o2 X- `& j- c
DD Conyngham7 y1 S$ R% K* K6 }9 u7 z
DD Dunlap/ ~3 x5 q6 n9 \ W
- F t* F9 f0 W C4 BSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
$ F% t- l% ^6 p8 ~I-168 diving deep ....$ x; |& W" ~3 T o* e, U/ Q
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& s' O0 T% s; USub attack near Gasmata at 105,130. @, e, I5 t( J0 F8 ~$ f& h
0 ~4 R# k5 m/ ~3 @( cJapanese Ships
1 ^- w2 \1 a. i6 W8 S+ ]8 z PB Magan Maru _+ `, t4 [: [$ k5 W
CL Katori' W3 Z( m/ i0 K: }1 d7 v/ o
DMS W.21
$ V$ ^0 ]1 ?+ O7 b( s. G- G4 b2 m APD-2
" |8 S; N; R& F W9 W xAK Sakura Maru
M6 Y& _9 W9 { }5 M" z- t- A PB Sozan Maru
3 W3 N! B8 W- F PB Shosei Maru
* v* z' M, d) v6 B PB Nikkai Maru, a, c3 M& o& }5 x6 k
1 [9 r1 U0 p" K" gAllied Ships
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
5 X/ H6 q1 {0 f9 S6 PPickerel diving deep ....4 v L) k+ |) w, s/ N
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2 I" e0 U/ V' }1 [ `Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)& y# ] Y1 |0 s+ w* W G4 ~: D
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
+ G" M$ R- I. ^Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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Allied aircraft" D8 ?( o. @5 @( n- J) Y
B-17E Fortress x 14. H' z* j P& o4 w. W |" M* t
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No Allied losses
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
4 q& ^: k! k5 a7 `; `2 h Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
) P+ F' V7 e- { Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: |1 A! ~, A, W/ v$ \3 q
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2 V; @( r l5 J0 C: z) R" `/ _; aMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)* o3 M! j( R- i/ C, h" ]5 K, V7 `
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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* u0 W+ M# s* U( cRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.0 l% H8 }! p2 c2 d# Q
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes
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Allied aircraft
# p* P+ y1 d2 N; c B-26 Marauder x 9. ^ {0 B. g1 Q. X
P-39D Airacobra x 10 \3 P/ i2 x, S- `
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Allied aircraft losses0 a- p- l( V- T# x% q& K3 B
B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged% o& e0 y- K/ n4 |
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Japanese ground losses:8 U4 R* @" }7 Q: Y; q
28 casualties reported
6 x6 P0 e+ N/ q7 w0 L Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled! \$ v0 X$ J9 l" N# n$ S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% I6 ?$ k+ G/ B. M8 U+ r) j) u9 g Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled G# X. O0 a. D/ L4 q7 `, B
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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# c8 m4 W1 ]% a. q0 O# NRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
6 C6 Y# e. W6 e. gEstimated time to target is 7 minutes1 h0 g% R. a# j
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/ s8 F, I% X( Y$ d. @! } A6M2 Zero x 22/ y. Q6 C6 P2 Y3 m6 w" O# c
G4M1 Betty x 28
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no flights/ a6 a: {% k; Q$ J
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$ @8 C9 G- i5 ^$ ~5 A/ H9 f) } G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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B$ u- V8 |6 G0 j3 |+ q8 |' R2 hAllied aircraft losses
: w" z# s2 n4 @& r SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground: I. ], m9 h( E# q# b3 {0 d* q2 G
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Airbase hits 13+ T. k$ d- D" o) P
Airbase supply hits 110 u/ W6 o0 L# i7 F, j) ~$ V2 X! e
Runway hits 35' q6 k( y/ G( F: Q
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,1279 C- a5 U& h2 A* B+ W5 Z, J+ R) f
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CL Katori( y! F5 K( X& T6 C5 U
DMS W.21# q4 E( N% |" J9 _4 N
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru
% W" J, ^6 l% _ PB Shosei Maru4 }) s+ {: i; [* N7 n. m4 E
PB Nikkai Maru
% d6 {$ `) M+ s) t: [1 ~ PB Magan Maru
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Allied Ships2 q, T `! }& n1 x
SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort+ f; S7 x+ c: w: |4 j: j
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