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9 O/ |' W: r# c' p/ N" H8/27 戰鬥報告# E; x& f7 @$ L( ^" ~$ m8 c5 P$ i
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/ N3 h' D; M3 s* `' @' T( tAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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4 y% {+ Y: n( F/ Z: X( v( z4 @Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 6# w; f I. g; v, H% B+ T, k5 y
PC Ch 119 c7 u L- @: [- W2 D' u& C ^
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3 b2 g! C0 B: G& t/ J* S SS Sculpin
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2 `. W& h G5 w' TSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
" J0 K4 j: Q6 S# u) S+ oSculpin diving deep ....# y s9 L* V) E
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: L2 K' q' z' {$ q5 CNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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( e" ]# B$ V) K5 F) _1 x7 o CA Kumano
8 Q# F$ a& I. ]7 T/ F. e; r( b# t CA Suzuya2 g0 ]+ d( y0 W' a
CA Atago
7 R5 W5 }3 h4 @) F: p CA Takao
: q3 i% B! J @: U9 v CL Tatsuta
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: R# M. J+ ^* n2 a, fAllied ground losses:2 |, H9 S) @9 \8 S& J2 P \
20 casualties reported
& T0 J h" q" M" b Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 h) p) z( s6 G: j Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled9 P1 y% C$ k# e) w
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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) D& u1 n: I/ ^5 NAirbase hits 2: S; {6 I1 P2 U3 R; h+ R* F
Airbase supply hits 1
8 O& M& R% B- RRunway hits 16
" `. `# o& F& I: x. x4 |Port hits 101 S: ?0 k- M3 _
Port supply hits 41 z1 u& L, q8 |- z6 Y
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141" Q0 H# ]' P( l! W
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Japanese Ships0 Q' B! ?$ z- O" I6 b0 z
SS I-168% d" e w4 Y* e7 `
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- X) p+ }4 N, \' f/ Z, P DD Russell" y. t+ K" f/ [
DD Conyngham! s: `+ H( x+ g* T# h2 e
DD Dunlap
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. r8 _7 c* ~! C4 DSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell+ c/ N1 w/ ?7 T, [1 ]& K
I-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,1302 R4 W6 ^8 c8 {+ h7 B
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Japanese Ships) x! _7 H0 H% e1 \
PB Magan Maru1 j& `! u' A$ t( a6 M% r
CL Katori, j! ]. b* [( h0 D1 W+ ^' k3 o
DMS W.21
$ t4 y: ?/ ]$ ~, C' Q- y$ ^ APD-2
' e Y+ c, b b: g. \9 n xAK Sakura Maru
8 q: f% r, T: \( J6 {) i PB Sozan Maru
( P2 C! G- U8 ^ PB Shosei Maru, A; W* v f( x# r( [
PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
% ]) [7 G% V1 }! u: ?# e2 I0 X) CPickerel diving deep ....( z6 E4 ~( ]9 a) c9 ?5 s' D7 }
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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# L+ W$ U0 n3 W0 R3 ]$ U3 l) O
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.+ t3 t5 ]' b4 ]2 z) m+ Z3 v4 @
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes
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* T/ e2 d* D2 P3 R5 X" HAllied aircraft! I% _- i0 N& Q/ D- O# P% y
B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses
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. J% ]) M9 W A2 }8 f# Y& \Japanese ground losses:
3 G: w. Q* i7 l% y 26 casualties reported
$ x+ o# `3 }) M1 j Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
: }1 Y: |, r0 m, E8 B) x$ _ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 R8 R/ E/ r7 |. U; L$ I. r& [- D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* A0 K" w9 U. A
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Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)& |0 c1 d3 M1 z" K' L+ y2 g
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! D6 v$ k& ~/ w2 p& iRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.& T! e: i4 X% J* f* m. K" Y
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes5 k- J1 c: G9 x! i# i' m) r0 p7 X; E
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Allied aircraft
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P-39D Airacobra x 10
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3 Z/ B8 U0 j/ ?Allied aircraft losses
1 i! S; L2 W4 g+ [7 m; r8 T) F b) K! i B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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& _& P: ~1 [2 C/ w eJapanese ground losses:
& s4 t8 e: _2 [$ u1 p 28 casualties reported
7 E, }* M7 W$ T5 q1 ?# T Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled5 `5 @1 c- D6 _% B) q
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled6 H) j1 u$ q# b4 q: E- j
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 m$ `- k9 Z2 q9 R! Q: pAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 l" B$ |. \6 h& o: i. J
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.6 N$ @5 s( A' v5 A8 Z; F& `. S
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes2 V( I1 h8 a2 O3 I1 ]" ^5 H" M
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Japanese aircraft
4 f/ O( n* n: z& n A6M2 Zero x 22
1 A4 T: ?$ `% `- n& H G4M1 Betty x 28
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0 P0 E2 a8 Q; C1 b no flights
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9 M. w: g+ @2 Q- ~& c0 xJapanese aircraft losses- V& v+ m: j5 R, J% }( k3 N5 r2 C
G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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7 s! y5 y4 `$ ?* d% jAllied aircraft losses
, w1 O4 N1 q; A" S. e SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground& K. L: p& z6 k# T8 Q
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Airbase hits 13, M8 x% m" X0 V3 R6 W
Airbase supply hits 11
1 ^3 S S* |; y1 _+ uRunway hits 354 o' w% L* U' h) _4 J" ~
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4 J K. R; a5 p3 F- @0 ~/ JASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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3 k5 S$ Q3 s4 X d1 hJapanese Ships
- i' N4 t- q% h CL Katori
7 H7 {2 Y( d/ }# R DMS W.21
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2 s7 j: O9 K, }; F: {( U6 ~0 k8 A xAK Sakura Maru
8 ~- ^0 i8 z0 P! P3 x& ^; `4 P PB Sozan Maru
+ G5 u. o1 k% P PB Shosei Maru
- ]' }" }4 C" K PB Nikkai Maru
" G& ^9 X0 M( _6 L1 l p3 ? C; Y PB Magan Maru
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SS Sculpin. D C- R. p& f; x% v* w% x
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