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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42 t, T5 r s4 ]8 k, s
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships
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PC Ch 6" M5 N# g, ]- T% Y
PC Ch 11% O r% h6 y2 q2 U* E v+ N1 C
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SS Sculpin: z' N8 Y6 E! r( l% ?4 A: A) I
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10
$ S8 m6 T2 l( T- eSculpin diving deep ..... ^" Q$ C0 f# R6 l3 [
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Night Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,133
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Japanese Ships
2 A4 S2 E; c1 J. K2 W- V CA Kumano! f- i$ o/ Z2 W q; C' _. ~
CA Suzuya
5 E0 L# N1 G2 b+ t0 Z CA Atago& C$ H- w8 r4 d4 ?5 a6 L" J& |/ q
CA Takao
0 M# J* ]" @% k( ?7 Z CL Tatsuta
" R, b( c9 V) m% R CL Jintsu' V7 v2 a9 x* `; y' M. N
" v6 K6 T" h9 U3 n( P J- RAllied ground losses:4 z7 h' x+ I5 O- Z6 O
20 casualties reported' g% @7 a# F* d& e# Y) Y( R9 a; t
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
8 D! h0 Z" p& ]2 [ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled \! a- R7 H3 r* c+ g: Q) N
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled* P3 K# p8 P# v
- i8 F+ ^& r' n: p" r( D6 uAirbase hits 2
" G5 H, s5 X5 o) u9 u" AAirbase supply hits 15 G" q6 L' G, |; h9 i0 v
Runway hits 16: x( [" l: k4 j8 G
Port hits 100 Y/ D8 q/ U# E$ G: [, B! k! k
Port supply hits 4& P, w5 ~* T! l; Y9 d3 T8 u* W
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' O: N+ U! a( n, GSub attack near Kirakira at 114,1412 y0 C# ^5 x9 c. D
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SS I-168: A- I m7 L% @# w* r9 T& u
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Allied Ships8 v) P& h5 [4 L1 Z p; j. I, |
DD Russell0 [- Q; H$ t3 ` x, d) \
DD Conyngham/ \' k9 I B4 `9 u8 i) p7 {
DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
- _3 Z3 K+ a1 g3 p: HI-168 diving deep ....
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Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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; e1 {0 a$ Z4 ]7 R PB Magan Maru
- F9 N, ]; k8 H1 d CL Katori
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APD-2
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2 i# [! v3 M* I2 }& e PB Sozan Maru7 a5 k4 |: l \% G
PB Shosei Maru
3 i9 X. B; y3 t7 ^6 L. T PB Nikkai Maru0 N$ M$ D4 F% t* ~
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Allied Ships3 @+ z4 l! v' S0 e z! W: n
SS Pickerel
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+ g- B X0 k: I& ~SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru. P3 S4 _0 b6 s
Pickerel diving deep ....
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2 s; C3 l! [8 O d; m5 ?Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)' s1 a$ U) V4 p) g6 A% Q9 c
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Weather in hex: Severe storms# W9 M3 x4 ~# Q/ |: }; Z
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
7 Z+ x: C* r4 Y2 ~& X( I8 PEstimated time to target is 6 minutes8 O6 H6 ^- [- l0 n$ m
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Allied aircraft
, l+ i, r7 ~2 s6 A, B/ J9 f B-17E Fortress x 14
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No Allied losses
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Japanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
3 u2 a: h% P; l2 t3 [5 ^ Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled3 ]" j1 t# J1 {6 M; d
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; O, g6 u3 `1 RMorning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)& l! J0 a+ J4 N
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
3 N0 z$ j% I! d' v" p9 QEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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; K d7 W% F/ l- p, [ B-26 Marauder x 9
0 l- B y# z" U y P-39D Airacobra x 10' J" p4 [4 r$ ]2 V) d8 o, S% n
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Japanese ground losses:
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9 h2 {) {8 g; r; H: v3 ] Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
9 n6 z. D5 k. Q' R Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 0 C5 p' V5 j0 _1 }" M, h, ]
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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% D9 n3 A/ }" M1 L& TRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet.
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A6M2 Zero x 22
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Allied aircraft2 s) ^, Q) V1 Q2 e9 p) g" y! Z
no flights% n3 f. v2 s5 W( z( ?
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; C s( j0 { { G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged
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Allied aircraft losses
6 a( h! q. n r% S- n SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground
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, d1 a2 E0 L2 `7 N# IAirbase supply hits 11
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2 s. K+ W9 S$ i; yASW attack near Rabaul at 106,1270 Z- b; n9 y6 O1 \' A& ~: ~) }
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Japanese Ships
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DMS W.219 T. [$ L) Y }" d5 Q. g
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xAK Sakura Maru; z7 P3 S* G2 F8 V, B5 T7 f
PB Sozan Maru# n5 n3 U4 R8 o: T R
PB Shosei Maru
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PB Magan Maru
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Allied Ships
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort
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