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+ k/ O5 Y- i/ k8/27 戰鬥報告) g: N! A0 L- \+ b
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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- t, D# t3 z) `; T) _0 {5 t3 qSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships# t/ u: _ ?. x8 m
PC Ch 10
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PC Ch 11# p/ M m2 i5 u( i# Z' B' i Z
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Allied Ships3 C3 G$ b. C9 _; M4 y# M
SS Sculpin& A1 L" } P5 @3 W9 n) ^
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
: {, {- G4 ^# D8 eSculpin diving deep ....6 w6 [: z6 K( _* w
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5 g( f) G E# V# ^' VNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1335 R4 p% I. W$ Z. {$ s$ i$ I
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Japanese Ships
_ e+ e2 m% k! y( T, H& {: _ CA Kumano# B: `+ n! g6 X1 e
CA Suzuya
" p& _1 m0 n+ j' N CA Atago
: p9 @, [1 T n7 C" j CA Takao
) w% j2 W3 M" [ CL Tatsuta
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" r. k: V' B1 X. W% J* w& B5 X0 GAllied ground losses:/ }5 M& N, n& R3 b* s% X
20 casualties reported8 \2 d8 g. ]* c, u/ h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! j2 j& N- c3 o+ v
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled: o9 r) W" {; @/ z2 b6 K5 ^ v
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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( f$ m. I+ y; A; x+ x5 e8 ^Airbase hits 26 ]/ }7 k0 ~$ ~3 Y l
Airbase supply hits 1
8 e% R3 n9 o, y6 c1 z* ], yRunway hits 16
3 p( e8 r' E/ D2 EPort hits 10- z0 |5 _- k" Y
Port supply hits 48 S0 f( }' E5 h( r9 @
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! e: r9 ^/ K( d2 LSub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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Japanese Ships A. j) w4 H0 w6 Q8 u1 F: g
SS I-168
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( v& E0 X; j' c, B5 m) _: H, | DD Russell
+ i9 ^& q5 k' G. G9 V8 ~8 V5 C2 [# y* q DD Conyngham
& A2 J6 B+ N1 I" v: }7 \ DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell" p4 L6 {4 I) @+ Y! g8 u; n- ^( Z
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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+ R; M" q. O( ]; z: zJapanese Ships' b1 y) j0 v" P9 }
PB Magan Maru7 f3 ?/ m) [+ O3 \- b2 L
CL Katori/ x! n, @5 O) N* J" W
DMS W.21: Y0 R8 M9 s3 ~
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xAK Sakura Maru
/ Q5 Y# H& z) }$ Z& B- i! J4 v PB Sozan Maru
9 T: j/ a5 a' a% } PB Shosei Maru6 J' N, o4 r( r6 B* v/ W
PB Nikkai Maru; _* f3 N# |+ ~. m7 Q9 o9 }
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" n% r2 ?+ J9 F4 E SS Pickerel/ ~0 u6 |% d4 u; D" n0 ~
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru$ K R5 r) T: k; `- c5 v- \% z- f
Pickerel diving deep ....- J3 q% ~% V6 }" u; ^9 l& d
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/ N) ^, F2 N7 kMorning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)4 I$ j, O) f! m* q+ u
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
S: X2 ?2 C1 r# p% REstimated time to target is 6 minutes5 _0 P2 y- [8 `
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B-17E Fortress x 14
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1 T' ]5 I& E% s+ X7 U4 b! jNo Allied losses& S$ }% p( n; F7 R t
, t+ ]- a% u/ p9 d8 G0 _3 GJapanese ground losses:2 o! a; b, s. W H: c" V/ m' h
26 casualties reported
5 ^) K1 f( Y i/ K) Z! Y% U0 {9 H% ~7 W Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
& X1 ?; V- b" `! u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
% q7 v0 C7 e& O; k! R) } Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)1 P$ f& e9 i. w" H
( t& [4 T( t0 Q3 \Weather in hex: Severe storms
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P* Q0 g2 G8 G8 m7 m1 gRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
, c" ~9 Z& K8 [* u% x" AEstimated time to target is 4 minutes( i2 s E( b, O% v O0 U& x
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Allied aircraft$ M3 y1 f# Z/ T8 S
B-26 Marauder x 9& V* u$ V. j% ^0 e0 Z' n; O6 \/ P
P-39D Airacobra x 10
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B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:6 a! I. P( r9 A- I
28 casualties reported
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! {+ }* u2 T/ T) g* W7 b3 ]8 H& IAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 3 _6 r) \0 a) }
" g% A. L$ ?1 ZWeather in hex: Clear sky. b z9 e; q2 m: S w/ Y
2 I5 Q6 x) R0 n: J9 f8 S# gRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.) D o7 Y3 s- i; u
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes8 j1 M& o' N& z: X+ L
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Japanese aircraft2 n7 H, K; [! t0 H0 F' O! P
A6M2 Zero x 22
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no flights) [1 }5 t( h4 y5 ]! H
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; S2 K$ \) ] m! I G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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6 y. m; Z/ _6 |" }; N' t6 G5 i SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground# u6 M, s$ Y& m" {
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Airbase hits 13
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% f% O% A0 j* oASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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CL Katori# P4 ~" n: ]6 b: ^& B* r! A
DMS W.21
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xAK Sakura Maru
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PB Shosei Maru# f A2 C1 Z4 ~; @$ d( ~
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort( A; t. D& D. A2 \* ]( W! f
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