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8/27 戰鬥報告
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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( k6 N- e: T9 _Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128) b/ x6 H( G2 ^0 S( m& d9 U
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Japanese Ships
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SS Sculpin# g, D- N) y; x9 Z
+ c# p% ]+ i% ] J2 H. _SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
9 E X$ G1 O) J5 ]+ v( N/ FSculpin diving deep ....* J Y/ _( ~" [' ?6 l1 S/ C
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133' ^3 I/ r( @; @: a4 Z% c! l
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CA Kumano8 x' K9 |4 b! t/ X5 V+ Q2 p
CA Suzuya
; `; m1 Y, e3 k' s# j CA Atago6 ^! E' ^; }4 _
CA Takao2 V4 m: H1 s* x+ r
CL Tatsuta
4 f! g# ] b" ]' {5 L CL Jintsu+ s) h' y, a2 Y3 q
/ X2 w% s5 ?% N. U$ c5 nAllied ground losses:
% ~/ ^: D7 g* Y$ b: i" \+ ` 20 casualties reported n* F$ {5 e* _9 ^
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled8 i9 k5 O( q- \' Q q1 p" l- [
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled; H. R( ?0 v/ U7 J
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled3 g; [0 h, @1 f1 w
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Airbase hits 2* D; T9 E; ]- _( V7 M
Airbase supply hits 1 u# S- x& C6 c. a3 q9 T$ S
Runway hits 16
% A9 p# K3 c, i% rPort hits 10
* I' w- K/ X; s( QPort supply hits 4
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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Japanese Ships
* B2 {" R: A. s. o* o ~ SS I-168
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Allied Ships- G) n# v, m: B( U+ I" t
DD Russell
% f( r2 y/ V* c DD Conyngham1 {; j. s$ O( W% L% J. e
DD Dunlap0 S4 f, f7 \5 Q$ F! ^ {
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell" F3 w+ I' U' d) X h3 m2 P
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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! j Z1 F; {% [7 W: zJapanese Ships- S9 q j2 {" Q
PB Magan Maru1 w$ b( ^# W2 w {' s3 o, L
CL Katori8 Z( I$ v6 }2 q! b5 W
DMS W.21
& H, k R* @/ ~% ~. j: ^, X- i APD-2
3 S f/ l [ M8 w1 S xAK Sakura Maru
$ T, s4 m3 H1 P% M- j. { PB Sozan Maru
8 S6 d# |- q( E: g0 A7 z( p1 p0 H PB Shosei Maru
5 _ |) D4 V2 h% [1 _ PB Nikkai Maru' f/ e5 Z I9 P* l! c" l3 v
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Allied Ships
+ r, v2 j0 F' G6 |; F5 R SS Pickerel+ ~- r/ t/ Z2 T+ e6 \
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
, `# U# M5 V, N3 `& BPickerel diving deep ....# t- z# @ d. W) G; ~$ |* |2 ^
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.6 @9 Y1 i% G2 J# |3 z" E* ]
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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B-17E Fortress x 14; r( V0 J& W t" Y1 k
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No Allied losses
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26 casualties reported7 }/ B8 g% C; [- y# {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled8 H% e7 u7 r, m8 S
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled( i! K" s$ _1 {+ y. N+ G) F
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled( A7 {, I9 U6 i8 A8 E0 K K
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)
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1 X! @0 s# |6 O1 ~Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
% u L# _0 l3 OEstimated time to target is 4 minutes; ~ z% ]' S3 X0 r% p
; X8 t/ g* y5 UAllied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 10
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3 ~4 _+ c5 O* x0 p* XAllied aircraft losses
8 y3 E; u3 H2 f" X( R B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled7 ^8 S; D: T' n) X, m4 p3 g/ W" R
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled4 o" U3 ^% y" t8 Y* }- e& h0 a
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled) v5 R) r2 c. o! Y
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 6 x v4 |9 w p) C% r, P
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Weather in hex: Clear sky, I2 a8 j8 R( ~7 u
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
" W4 s& b7 f; ^6 p1 \Estimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 221 ~# i& Q& B, |$ W& |- ^$ [" Q: B
G4M1 Betty x 28
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged8 u8 L( Y: a) V, g
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase hits 13
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Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127/ q$ F; h7 l0 E- J" Q/ T; B
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Japanese Ships
L& |( A$ s- `& x( L6 V: E CL Katori
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xAK Sakura Maru
, E: C: `, U9 d0 L' K- ` PB Sozan Maru
# {8 w0 q9 T+ D2 ^9 M; s1 m PB Shosei Maru
8 c* ~) e- ~% b0 A0 h3 p) K PB Nikkai Maru
! S& f' W) C# G/ ?* F! l5 R PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin; ?# `& K' G* }6 Q5 k5 o+ z; j
6 V2 ?! d Z" \" ]! s- C5 C7 p3 YSS Sculpin is sighted by escort. y9 Q8 @* Q3 X+ Q; d! i
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