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8/27 戰鬥報告2 U/ E8 E1 c# u- \, [& l3 K
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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Aug 27, 42
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Sub attack near Rabaul at 106,128
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Japanese Ships# i) u7 k1 X/ N$ N1 |# c
PC Ch 10
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PC Ch 11, \ ^; w3 G; f& |
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Allied Ships" J0 b) R2 b) \8 d$ z
SS Sculpin
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SS Sculpin launches 4 torpedoes at PC Ch 10+ E0 Q8 Q' t$ w- A. h8 W
Sculpin diving deep ....
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3 S% z) b7 F& j" c/ K# ^/ sNight Naval bombardment of Milne Bay at 101,1338 s2 p! I$ |9 m# Z z
; d4 C) q* P) d5 VJapanese Ships2 I9 T1 n: b4 f# f) c
CA Kumano! Z+ W$ j- J4 w$ E4 q
CA Suzuya8 {1 L5 b% u5 X, w
CA Atago
8 Q" z' B' w0 O; r CA Takao5 ?3 x/ ` }0 e! d" q: D
CL Tatsuta: q: t* L- n- l9 N) s3 Q$ m
CL Jintsu, I5 F% `# Q8 B3 ]5 n
6 T5 d; p6 `. S* Y; M$ O; [8 J' ^ d: aAllied ground losses:
8 a& I& ?# ^8 Q 20 casualties reported$ Q8 ~" N, f. @$ H0 p" G1 W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 N y& J" ^/ t% F. P4 L' j
Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled$ {/ O8 y8 R5 q& l$ i+ C
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 3 disabled
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Airbase hits 23 ?9 z/ w# I6 ]! E6 `7 w* S) b
Airbase supply hits 1
7 w5 R5 J2 @ wRunway hits 16* n- v! I5 Y5 o
Port hits 10
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Sub attack near Kirakira at 114,141" i- I+ c) o% n* }% w# j6 L' h" P3 n
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SS I-168# q! }; R1 y7 D- R E
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$ T" o4 l: }7 g" L, w+ j: ^ DD Russell
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DD Dunlap
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SS I-168 launches 8 torpedoes at DD Russell
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" X: l9 e1 Q7 z+ T( V* ~Sub attack near Gasmata at 105,130
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Japanese Ships
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DMS W.21
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PB Sozan Maru
/ H" U/ B3 J/ v7 K9 | PB Shosei Maru
* s0 O0 L7 s" `3 L$ ^. T# R PB Nikkai Maru
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SS Pickerel
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SS Pickerel launches 4 torpedoes at PB Magan Maru1 T. z- X i/ P+ @* w! d3 ?: F% d
Pickerel diving deep .... j& l/ w& `' P. ]. h" {
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Morning Air attack on 4th Naval Guard Unit, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)" ^+ B( u0 H W" M# O+ o! H
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Weather in hex: Severe storms
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3 K& E8 c" _5 n" Y; PRaid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.: z8 N* }7 t5 z
Estimated time to target is 6 minutes7 Q7 y n- i6 I/ p3 Y1 M0 [2 e
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7 E/ v/ \' t2 I9 w/ J B-17E Fortress x 14
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) K, M) _4 V% u6 m4 i8 L0 h5 E# eNo Allied losses
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8 R- ?2 J/ u9 r- C, s' d* _# gJapanese ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
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Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& y! q+ G: P" a) D' p! m& x
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# y- Z0 l' K9 b" x9 S# u2 `Morning Air attack on Kure 5th SNLF, at 101,133 (Milne Bay)5 t2 @$ V5 M J* C
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Raid spotted at 18 NM, estimated altitude 16,000 feet.
- i0 q& u- ~* Z' h3 |: wEstimated time to target is 4 minutes
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( A! y! d; o3 J+ C B-26 Marauder: 1 damaged
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Japanese ground losses:
9 Y8 S" g. S) Q, D 28 casualties reported
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Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 2 disabled
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Afternoon Air attack on Milne Bay , at 101,133 ) G Z9 c: F( A, Z# i4 c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky3 N. R( T8 ^2 |4 f" A! F9 |7 g# N& g3 c
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Raid spotted at 20 NM, estimated altitude 8,000 feet. x9 h0 V6 g1 D# ] ~$ Q7 b7 z
Estimated time to target is 7 minutes$ s3 P* y N! a
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Japanese aircraft4 h6 _6 x9 g# e
A6M2 Zero x 22
" \/ `. q6 t5 z9 _ G4M1 Betty x 28/ F1 ~- r. @7 M; q4 p8 Z) r
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no flights/ \' [7 `) I0 \- a5 {
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G4M1 Betty: 2 damaged2 x3 _. n# h9 g
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 1 destroyed on ground& A- z0 c% f1 K: J& o8 ^
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P, t6 z- o) Z& _, O( ?8 e$ A4 D! |Airbase supply hits 11& Y( G6 N- h) q# i2 B w* Y" W
Runway hits 35; ~! F, `9 N7 R
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# l! H' V7 }4 tASW attack near Rabaul at 106,127
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DMS W.21& p' D1 T1 p$ }- x
APD-2
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PB Sozan Maru* d' ?5 W' J3 d: Y8 Y5 W
PB Shosei Maru
4 i( J. Y3 A" h PB Nikkai Maru
& N! Z8 P$ f! E5 p PB Magan Maru2 U$ w% d( D8 a! m0 _( v$ a
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SS Sculpin is sighted by escort; N! Y% U: }( h- q
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