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8/27 戰鬥報告4 z* L* S! |# h0 i, D5 _
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4 s" ^6 ]6 m8 U) IAFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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2 L) z7 U$ h8 M& YSub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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+ G; j% y3 c* F; TJapanese Ships! b9 s. Q1 x" w: C* r4 L" @
PC Ch 10
1 Q! q% m. F4 C+ u PC Ch 6
3 c0 h$ v8 V$ l- k9 Q1 b PC Ch 11
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Allied Ships
& I6 p8 Q, J% M4 V SS Sculpin+ s" r" ]+ H3 P/ v. y7 R- s' A
O: p& h h' W. Q( h8 OSS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10; k6 V, Y7 g' J& w
Sculpin diving deep ...., a' U/ k. Z7 | F* V% h
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships5 l! B" M. i; X/ p7 v1 V
CA Kumano* E& o% P# L2 l3 F
CA Suzuya
5 y, |4 g Z: ~" [ CA Atago4 F7 `- q Z+ q" y2 K4 B
CA Takao
0 T) m1 q4 ]: i" L3 t4 A( ? CL Tatsuta
' |$ ?) k( @' \& c( a; } CL Jintsu
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Allied ground losses:# F4 G3 R. W) E
20 casualties reported
* b3 \" d( `- z% V1 q+ U Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
: h1 U6 D, x' `7 E: l, u Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
8 U1 B1 }4 W1 D" X2 D8 k( y, W Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 2& |1 B* M) l2 {* w, l2 a- y
Airbase supply hits 1$ c; K* Z$ G2 h" }2 _; I4 g a
Runway hits 16 t: S) P& C! C# ~
Port hits 10# G( Y2 Z0 L. R4 ^ R/ v
Port supply hits 4- f: M# b2 o/ ^. I8 |
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141
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SS I-168
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2 |4 G1 D# ~/ a DD Russell
6 K, Z" r7 \ |& ]5 G9 D' T5 f, Y& [ DD Conyngham
& E4 N) Y* v" r2 n! h DD Dunlap' W0 k4 h0 o$ e% C2 f
' R, n! Z1 c* B. d! U& kSS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell$ F5 a2 D4 Q0 S
I-168 diving deep ....
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+ c( K, v$ l/ x/ |' aSub attack near Gasmata at 105,130! _) K6 u7 Q# v* R
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PB Magan Maru
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APD-22 p; k* B5 G0 V' G' d2 X
xAK Sakura Maru' }$ F% l" C7 J( _, d: o3 J% T2 N. y
PB Sozan Maru
3 w- J1 w8 y5 d0 b/ M, B# f PB Shosei Maru* q$ ]- @; e8 Z1 v4 P$ M# Q
PB Nikkai Maru$ z4 Z2 E3 O' t# L
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Allied Ships
3 j2 _1 M+ K1 T: w1 u SS Pickerel! K, o1 b; C' q; Z
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru
4 E0 o. _6 X# g& lPickerel diving deep ....) M' h* g9 D1 b
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)% U- C$ V# a+ e; h# v( `$ B
2 p$ r1 P- u$ g5 u$ ~2 p& ]' EWeather in hex: Severe storms
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3 J+ j- y% ^' F7 [( s! Q8 w/ K6 X6 aRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.% [0 V9 v; i7 V
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes% p# z0 h. ^6 }) ?; C$ B
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B-17E Fortress x 146 \" g! Y2 L+ w; n( m! }
: O. G2 ]- m" f$ cNo Allied losses; E( f* n7 S$ o- z
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled: q3 }& h- S& E6 a; B
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled) p; O$ {# h3 U. ^& Q
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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0 H" N. @9 e* q1 ], h: A) bMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)2 ?+ E" m: { O+ H/ z
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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5 u. {) Z* k+ Z/ ^# VRaid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet./ l5 [; H" |; ]6 C0 g
Estimated time to target is 4 minutes: ]3 S1 D1 Y6 Q q# c
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B-26 Marauder x 9: {' h' v, k W9 g7 _( Z. i: S7 @
P-39D Airacobra x 10* F( C2 M* ]5 W1 N" v, T6 T# T. \
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" ?2 b9 P3 s% P8 a! b3 e B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged; Z/ L8 g7 W+ P1 \7 a2 l5 |/ K; `1 c
* Q. S* A9 [1 {6 bJapanese ground losses:! Z5 C, @9 j3 _9 x
28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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B8 k, f: ^ e+ R( mAfternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
5 q" \: F" N& `2 |" B' NEstimated time to target is 7 minutes
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A6M2 Zero x 22' S: {6 N3 w$ L, y6 C' t0 X
G4M1 Betty x 28
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3 j/ Q# V9 n8 l9 @4 i8 g% } G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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Airbase supply hits 11' q2 j. B+ |* c, m/ F- r) d. F7 T; h
Runway hits 35
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ASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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Japanese Ships
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DMS W.21% J6 G# r- P6 Y! S& j9 k& ~ W
APD-2
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$ C3 D, Q3 h- _1 O. z) E PB Sozan Maru
: i% y, T6 S/ d PB Shosei Maru
4 Q% |5 ~: T+ w: b0 C PB Nikkai Maru
6 b R2 |; q% h+ g8 v1 o PB Magan Maru1 \2 `* s1 O F$ ~7 ]8 u: c. f
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